US1569422A

US1569422A - Chest

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Publication number: US1569422A
Application number: US642A
Authority: US
Inventors: Dickson Earcle
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1925-01-05
Filing date: 1925-01-05
Publication date: 1926-01-12
Anticipated expiration: 1943-01-12

Description

Jan. 12 1926. l 1,569,422

- E. DICKSON CHEST .n

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Filed Jan. 5, 1925 2 sheets-sheet xr ...Il

Patented Jan. 12, 1926.

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EARCLE DroKsoN, OF'KITTAN'NfING; PENNSYLVANIA.

CHEST.

Application filed.,Y January 5, 1'9'2'51 T 0 all w om' Muay concern Be it. known-that I, EARoLni Dickson', a citizen of the United'l States, residingat"Kit-`` tanning, in the county of Armstrong andy State of Pennsylvania, have invented cer.- tain new and useful Improvenien'ts in a' Chest, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relatesfto improvements in chests or like receptacles, which may be constructed of relatively light materials, and embodies an improved bracing and locking construction to' make the same strong and durable. y

`The primary object vof this invention is the provision of an improvedlchest, particularly well adapted: for; receiving tools or the like, and which embodies walls and'a closure preferably constructedofl some light material such as wood, and embodying a no vel bracing and reinforcing construction rendering the same particularly welll adapted' to withstand4 roughl usage.

A further object of.: this invention. is.4 the provision of. a` chest, box, trunk, or like -receptacle embodying a novel. bracing. andA reinforcing construction, and having a novel locking. arrangement cooperating therewith in .an efficient. and compactworkingI relation.

Other objects and. advantages ofthis invention will. be apparent duringthel course of. the 'following` detailed.description.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a. part of this specification,fandiwherein simi` lar reference characters designate correspending parts throughout the severalviews,

Figure 1` isa perspective view ofthe improved chest or receptacle,.showingthe same closed and locked.

Figure 2` is a transverse. section taken through the improved chest in its closed locked position.

Figure 3 is a skeleton view of the bracing, reinforcing, and locking.v details of thisinvention. g

Figure 4l is a' fragmentary sectional View taken substantially on` the line 1V-4 of Fig.- ure 5, and more particularly showing. the improved locking features ofthe invention. g

Figure 5 is a fragmentary view, `partly 1n section, showing'locking details` of theV invention. v

Figure 6 is a .fragmentary lierspective view ofthe body and lid or closure of the chest, adjacentalocking device, with the lid Serial` Nb.- 642'.

slightly' lifted to more clearly designate the cooperating locking detailsof the improved chest',

In the drawings', wherein for the purpose of 'illustra-tion is' only shown a preferred einbodimentof this invention, the letter A may generally designate the improved chest, whichmay consist of' the body or receptacle portion Bhavilng alidr or Closure C hingedly cooperating therewith, and embodying improved r'einforcing and locking details D.

The improx'fed` body portion B may include a bottom 10`; front' and rear'walls 11 and 12 respectively; anden'd'Walls-l?) and 14. These walls and the'b'ottom` arev constructed of some light weight material, preferably wood, the same beingl of approximately 7/8 in thickness for the conventional1 typeof chest, al# though the thickness and the dimensions of th'esewa'lls and the bottom maybe varied to suit. T he body. `B' is ofcourse formed to provide the article receiving compartment 15, and is Aopenat the top thereoffand over which top the' closure C cooperates.

The closure' C includes the top wall 16, front flange 17; rear flange 18; andl end flanges 1.9; these' flanges being relatively short, and together' with the top wall 16 being formedof light weight'material, such as wood, andV preferablyofthe samenature as the materialv of' which the body walls are formed. The pocket provided inwardly of the closure. C forms anextension of the compartmentlk when theclosure isshut, as can be seen from FigureQo'f the drawings.

IThe closure C is hingedly connected to the body B by` means of

hinges

21 and 22; Each of" these hinges includes a section 24 bolted or secured, as by carriage bolts 25,.to the rear wall 19,at the top thereof, and being countersunk inwardly of the outer surface thereof'. Each of these hinges furthermore includes a sectioni25-hingedly connected to the section 241, and being secured to the rear fiange 18 of the closure C by means of cai" riage bolts 26 or the like and substantially as is illustrated in Figures 2 and S'of the drawings. These sections 25 are also countersunk inwardly of the outer surface of the rear flange 18 of the closure C, in order to compactly receive reinforcing details of the invention, aswill be subsequently described.

Referingv to' the'A reinforcing and locking f onstruction D, the same has been provided in orderto renden the chest body and closure strong enough to withstand the hardest usage, with the reinforcement still coinpactly arranged. The locking details which are cooperatively related with the reinforcing structure have been provided to render the chest burglar-proof to the highest degree possible with a light weight chest. C

Referring to the body reinforcing details,

nietal corner clips

28, 29, 30 and 31 are secured at the lower corners of the body B; said clips being of triangularl pocket forniation, and each including a plate portion adapted to overlie a front or back wall, a plate portion adapted to overlie an end wall, and a bottoni plate portion adapted to overlie the bottoni wall. Diagonal brace straps L32 and 323 are provided for the bottoni wall 10 of the body B; the saine beingl disposed at the inner surface of the bottoni wall 10, and having` the ends thereof secured to the bottoni plate portions of the triangular corner clips 2S to 31 inclusive, as by ineans of carriage bolts or securing elements 34. it is preferred that the diagonal straps 32 be countersunh inwardly of the inside surface of the bottoni 10, so that the top surface of this strap 32 lies flush with the surface of the bottoni 10, as is illustrated in Figure 2 of the drawings. rlhe diagonal strap 33 on the other hand lies on the top surface of the bottoni 10 and at the point of crossing of the saine with the diagonal strap 32 a carriage bolt or securing element :35 is provided, which extends through the bottoni wall 10, as do also the securing eleinents 34, so that the diagonal braces for the bottoni wall are secured to the corner clips and to the bottom wall also.

At the ends of the body B, just below the top edges thereof, and at the outer surface of said end walls 13 and 14, reinforcing and counertingl straps 37 and 38 are respectively provided for the walls 13 and 14, having right angled end portions bent to overlie the :front and rear walls 11 and 12 of the body B. The end wall 13 of the body B is ncvided Vwith diagonal cross braces 40 and 41., arranged at the inside surface of the end wall 1?); the brace 41 preferably being countersunk inwardly of thel inside surface of said wall. The ends of these diagonal braces 40 and 41 are secured to the corner clips 28 and 29 as by carriage bolts or like securingl elements ln analogous nlanner the upper ends of the cross braces 40 and 41 are secured as by carriage bolts or securing elements E to the top strap or brace 37. At the point of intersection of the diagonal braces 40 and 41 a carriage bolt or like securing eleinent 44 fat-tons said diagonal br ces to each other and to the end wall 1?, and the bolts or securing elements 42 and 4. are secured to the end wall 13.

Diagonal braces and 46 are provided at the inside surface of the end wall 14; the

brace 45 being countersunk inwardly of the inner surface of said end wall, and the lower ends of said diagonal braces being riveted or bolted as by carriage bolts or analogous securing elements 47 to the

corner clips

30 and 31 respectively. At their upper ends these diagonal braces or straps are riveted or bolted as by carriage bolt elements 48 to the top brace bar 38, and at the point of crossing of the diagonal braces 45 and 46 a wall securing bolt 49 is provided; all of the rivets or bolts 47, 48, and 49 extending through the end wall 14.

Diagonally disposed and crossing braces 50 and 51 are provided at the inside surface of the back wall 12; it being preferred to countersink the brace or diagonal strap 5() inwardly of the inside surface siinilar to that illustrated in Figure 2 of the drawings. At their upper ends the diagonal braces 5() and 51 are respectively secured to the iuturned portions 39 of the top braces 37 and 38 as by iueans of analogous securing

eleinents

52 and 53, which are likewise secured through the rear wall 12. At their lower ends the said diagonal bars or braces 50 and 51 are secured by similar bolts to the corner clips 31 and 28 respectively. At the intersection of the diagonal braces 50 and 51 a connecting bolt 54 is provided which secures the diagonal braces 50 and 51 and to the wall 12.

At the inside surface of the front wall 1l, diagonal reinforcing bars 55 and 56 are provided; the entire diagonal ineinber 55 being countersunk inwardly of the inner surface of the front wall 11, so that the outer surface lies flush with the inside surface of the said wall 11, and in similar manner the upper portion of the other diagonal brace 56 is bent at 57, just above the point of intersection of the diagonals 55 and 56, so that said upper portion of the diagonal 56 is likewise countersunk in the inner surface of the wall 11. The lower ends of the diagonal inenibers 55 and 56 are respectively secured as by bolts 58 to the corner clips 29 and 3() respectively, which also secures said diagonals through the front wall 11. At their upper ends the diagonals 55 and 56 are respectively bolted to the inwardly Hanged ends 39 of the top braces SS and 37 respectively, as by bolts 5S) which are secured through the front wall 1l. At the point of intersection of the diagonal ineinbers 55 and l 56 a wall connecting bolt 60 is provided, and at opposite sides of this intersecting point of the diagonals. other wall securing` bolts 61 may be provided. as is illustrated in Figures 1 and 3 of t-he drawings.

VTransverse reinforcing`

hoops

62 and 63 are provided for the body B, preferably two of the saine being provided. and the saine icing located about one fourth inwardly from the end walls of the body B. Each of the, hoops 62V and 63 includes connectingpor.-` tions extending about. the. front and rear walls and along thegbottoin of: the body B1. ttheir upper ends. at the baclrwall; 12, the

vhoops 62 and63 are. izivetedfor bolted, by

bolts 25LLA to the hinged section 24 of the hinges 21- and 22,;l said bolts 25?l preferably extending through the rea-r wall 12, aS. above` mentioned'. Attheirupper ends atthe front wallvo'lf'the body 3, each ot'- the saidrhoops' 'liront walll l., which adjacent their free endsy are bolted as at to the diagonal braces 552 and igthe walill; andthe outer portions offtho hoops 62. and 63, as is clearly shown in thediawings. It thus seen that at their upper ends the

hoops

62 and 63 each provides al lock eceiving opening 72, inthe recess 67, adapted to cooperate. in receiving certain locking mechanism to be subsequent,-

ly described.

Substantially U-shaped end bracing hoops and 76v are providedat: the endz walls lf3 and-1%, each ol. these hoops including an end wallv engagingportion 77 bolted as by bolts 78 to the end" wall diagonal braces. Furthermore, each of.A these end hoops T5-*and v76r includes the countersunlfront Wall, and rear wall r abutting. Aportionsvf which at; their,A outer endsare secured by bolts 80 to thev hoops 62: and 63, aswell as to the front and: rear walls andthe diagonal'braces for. said lront and: rear walls, and asiis. clearlyv i1-v lustrated in Figures land' 3,:0g'the draw. ings. Itis also to be noted that they hoops62.

and 63 at their bottoni portions mayV be secured as by bolts 81 to the bottom 100tthe bodyiB, and to the diagonal,bracesfor said bottom 10, as is illuslrated'in Figure ot the drawings.

Referring to the reinforcing andv locking Vlraturcs otwthe closure C, triangular shaped; angle clips 82,83, 84-v and are provided;

at. the corners of the closure, including plates which overliev the outeiu surfaces or. the top 16and.: front, back, and end wail. fianges thereof, Diagonal braces 86 .and 81j are. provided for the top 16, positioned at the inside surface; it beingI preferred to countersnilr the. brace 86.

Y y The. brace Strat, its ends is securedras by bolts 8SV andvz89'tof the corner clips 83 and S-iLtheSe 4bolts eX-v tendingthrough the top .wall 16. In similary manner the ends of the diagonal brace 87:

shaped; transverse braces and 9,6 are pro,- vided forv the closure C, at their rear ends being right angled at 9T, and secured-to the hinged portion 25 of the hinge 21, asby the bolts; 26, above mentioned., rlhese transverse braces andl 96 at the front ot' theelosure C, and at the outer surface ot the fro-nt liange 17are downturned ini'fight-angular relation, at 98;,thence inwardly turned at 99- below the lower. edge of the closure 'flange 17 thence upturned at 1,00n at the inside surt'ace off the front flange 1 7; thence flanged at 101 into parallel abutting relation with. the bottom surface ot the top 156, and being. secured to said top 16, by means of; Jolts 102. 'idioti-(uit endso't `the transverse braces 95 and96 are thus seen yto `loop about the flange 17, and they provide aligning*- openings 103vbetuf'eenthe intui'nedtlanges 99,-. and the lower edge 100, which are adapted to align with the opening 'T2 provided bythe. hoop 62 when thel closure C is shut. In this. relation ofv parts the upper end ot thehoop. 62 at the front Wall of the chest is disposed in the space between the facing edgesfofK the transverse braces 95 and 96, so that aI locking member 105 may be slippedthroughlthe. openings 72 and' r103,4 to lock theclosure ofthe chest. I

Transverse bracesl06 and107, altogether similar to vthe braces 95 and 96jare provided" adapted to cooperate with thehoop` 63, and at ytheir rear ends being downwardly tlaiigedv at 108 and secured to. theliinge-- 22, as by ineans ofJ the bolts 2.6. At their :toiwvardY ends they 'are downturned in rightangular relation, at- 109, exteriorlyy ofthe closurek frontfl'ange-1275 .thence inwardly flangedA at 110; thenceupwardly flangedl at 111 at the inside otjthefront closure flange 17; thence at their endsbent to underlie thetop 16 of the closure, at 112; the lastI flange 112 nientioned beingwsecured as by bolts 11? to the top 16. The transverse braces 106 and 10T` attheir front ends provide transverse openings 103 below'the lower edge 100 of the.

closure flange 17; in manner similar to that illustrated anddescribed.A for the y transverse braces 95'a1id96, and adapted to cooperate respectivelyvin recesses 116, and 11T provided' inwardly of the top edge-tot the iront wallV il, and each ci the-se losiqinjr members includesa body portion 118, and a locking shank`-119f as is illustrated in Figure.. The locking. shanks slide towaideach other in orden to place them in thsii recessesvto re L move` said locking shanl-:s from connection cated in theirI recesses 11G and 117` out of locking relation, the deeper recesses 6T do not receive any part of the locking shanks 119, and said locking shanks when retracted permit the closure C to be lifted on its hinge pintles as a pivot. Suitable kev operated lock structures 125 may be provided for each of the locking

members

105 and 115, the same being mounted in the wall 11, providing casings with key openings 126 therein, and with locking bolts 12T which operate upwardly through the recesses 117, in a direction at right angles to the sliding movement of the locking

members

105 and 115, so that said locking bolts 127 may .enter transverse openings 129 in the locking

members

105 and 115, when said locking members are in locking` position, in order to prevent sliding of the locking` members to an unlocked position. To facilitate the sliding of the locking

members

105 and 115 suitable edge openings or passageways 130 may be provided therein, to receive the key of the lockingl structures 125 to facilitate sliding of said members to an unlocked position. lt is to be particularly noted that atl the iuncture of the locking shanks 119 with the body 118 of the locking

members

105 and 115, suitable shoulders are provided which are adapted to abut the end edges of the transverse closure braces to limit the locking movement of the

members

105 and 115, and when in such position the lock structures 125 may be key operated so that the bolts 127 may enter or be withdrawn with respect to the openings 129.

To properly reinforce the top edge of th front wall 11 and to seal the recesses GT and 116 and 117 from communication with the chest compartment, it is preferred to provide a short piece of strap metal 135 secured at the inside surface of the front wall 11, and rearwardly of this is positioned a bracing member 13G, which extends for the length of the front wall 11, and secured at its ends to the end braces 25T and 25S, and also secured to the piece 135 as by bolts 140, which e.\;tend through the front wall 11.

From the foregoing` description of this invention it is apparent that a novel type of chest has been provided, which is light in weight, although which is properly reinforced and provided with locking mechanism to render the same burglar-proof. The bracing and locking' features are of particular merit. and while it is preferred to provide a chest having` approximately the dimensions of 10X?i0x13, yet these dimensions may be departed from if desired. rl`he diagonal cross bars of all of the walls and the closure have one of each of the same countersunk flush with the surface of the member in which it is disposed, and the front wall of the body B has also the upper portion of the other diagonal member countersunk. Wherever the reinforcing braces and straps cross each other, it is preferred to bolt the same together to each other and to the abutting wall.

Handles 150 are provided at the end walls 13 and 141, secured by bolts 151 to the said walls and the inside diagonal braces.

Various changes in the shape, size, and arrangement of parts may be made to the form of invention herein shown and described, without departing from the spirit of this invention or the scope of the claims.

claim:

1. chest comprising a bottom, front and rear walls, Iend walls, a closure, hinges pivotally connecting the closure to the rear wall, corner clips for said closure, corner clips for the lower corners of the chest, diagonal braces secured at the inside surfaces of the walls of the chest to said walls and at their lower .ends to said corner clips of the chest, diagonal braces interiorly secured to the closure and to the closure corner clips, 'transverse bands enveloping the front, bottom and rear walls of said chest, transverse bands for said closure, and locking means cooperating with said bands in securing the closure on said chest.

2. A chest of the class described comprising al body including a bottom, front and rear walls, end walls, lower corner clips for the body exteriorly thereof, diagonal cross braces at the inside surfaces of the front, rear and end walls secured at their' lower ends to their respective walls and to said corner clips, diagonal cross braces for the bottom of the body secured at their ends to said lower corner clips, cross straps at the upper edges of said walls of the body, means securing the upper .ends of said diagonal cross braces of the walls of the body to said cross straps, closure.. means hingedly connected to said body at the rear wall, said closure means including a top, depending front and rear flanges and end flanges, corner clips exteriorly secured to said closure, diagonal cross braces at the inner surface of the 'top of said closure secured at their ends to said top and to the corner clips of the closure.

3. A chest of the. class described con'iprising a body including a bottom, front and rear walls, end walls, lower corner clips for the body exteriorly thereof, diagonal cross braces at the inside surfaces of the front, rear and end walls secured at their lower ends to their respective walls and to said corner clips, diagonal cross braces for the bottom of the body secured at their ends to said lower corner clips, cross straps at the ripper edges of said walls of the body, means securing the upper ends of said diagonal cross braces of the walls of the body to said cross straps, closure means hingedly connected to said body at the rear wall, said closure means inclu-ding a top, depending frontand rear flanges and end flanges, corner clips exteriorly secured to said closure, diagonal cross braces at the inner surface of the top of said closure secured at their ends to said top and to the corner clips of the closure, a plurality of transverse hoops for the body reinforcing the bottom front and rear Walls, a plurality of transverse hoops for said closure reinforcing the front and rear flanges and the top thereof, and locking means cooperating with said hoops in maintaining the closure locked on said body.

4. A chest comprising a body portion including a bottom, front and rear walls, and end walls, a closure hingedly connected to said body at the rear Wall, transverse reinforcing hoops for the body extending about the front bottoni and rear Walls and at their upper ends providing openings at the. top edge of said front Wall of the body, transverse hoops across the closure in cooperating position with the hoops of said body providing openings at the free edge of said closure adapted tc align with the openings of said hoops of the body when the closure is in shut position, and locking means adapted for extension through said aligning openings to lock the closure on the body. e

A chest of the class described comprising a body including frontand rear Walls, a bottom, and end Walls, a closure, hinges connecting the closure to the rear Wall of the body, transverse hoops connected about `the body along the front and rear Walls and bottom thereof and at the front Wall along the upper edge thereof providing openings, said 4hoops at the rear Wall being connected With said hinges, transverse hoops carried by the closure connected at their rear ends to said hinges and at their front ends along the front edge of said closure providing openings adapted to align with the openings of the hoops of said body when the closure is in shut position, and slidable locking members carried b y said body adapted to extend through the aligning openings of the hoops of said body and closure when the latter is shut.

6. In a chest of the class described the combination of a body portion including a bottom, front and rear Walls and end Walls, a closure hingedly connected to the rear Wall of said body, said front Wall of the body at the upper edge thereof being provided with a recess, a locking member slidable in said recess longitudinally of the chest, and means carried by the front wall of the body and by said closure at its swinging end providing openings adapted to align When the closure is shut whereby the locking member may extend into said openings for securing the closure iu locked relation on the body.

7. In a chest of the class described the combination of a body providing a bottom, front and rear Walls, end Walls, said front Wall along the upper edge thereof being provided with a recess inwardly of said upper erge, a transverse hoop for the body including portions extending about the bottom and front and rear Walls, means securing said hoops to said Walls and bottom, said hoop at thefront Wall providing an upper end loop of said pair of members extend into the recess at the top of the-,front Wall of the body with the aligningk openings of said pair ofv members in aligningy relation with the opening provided bythe hoop of said body, and

La locking member slidably carried by the top edge of said front Wall of the body including a locking shank adapted to extend into the aligning openings for locking the closure on the body.

S. In combination a chest including a body portion and a closure, said body 4and closurel including intermeshing portions having transverse openingsthercin, a locking member movably carried to extend into said 'openings and lock the closure shut on said body, and a lock mechanism adapted to lock the locking member in locked position.

9. A chest comprising a bodyvincluding a front Wall, a bottom, a back Wall, and end Walls, said front Wall at the top edge thereof having a recess inwardly thereof, a locking member slidable in said recess, a member carried by the body extending into the recess and providing an opening aligning with the recess., a closure hingedly carried by the back Wall of said body, a member carried by said closure atthe free end thereof providing a projecting portion having a transverse opening therein, said projecting portion when theV closure is shut being adapted to extend into the recess of the front Wall of said body With the opening of said projection in aligning relation with said recess and the opening of the member of said body Whereby the sliding lock member upon movement may enter said aligning openings and loclf the closure on said body.

10. A chest comprising a body including a front Wall, a bottom, aback Wall, and end walls, said front Wall at the top edge thereof having a recess inwardly thereof,` a locking member slidable in said recess, a member carried by the body extending into the recess and providing an opening aligning With the recess, a closure hingedl'y carried by the back Wall of said body, a member carried by said closure at the free end thereof providing a projecting portion having a transverse opening therein, said projecting portion when the closure is shut bellO lit)

' adapted to extend into the recess of the `ont "all oi said body With the opening ot' said projection in aligning relation with said recess and the opening of the member of said body ivhereby the sliding lock mem- .,er may enter the openings and lock the closnrc on said body, and a lock member including a bolt adapted to engage the sliding lock member to hold the same locked.

11. In a chest cor truction the combination ol" a body ineludnig a bottom, 'front and rear valla and end Walls, a closure hingedly connected to the rear wall. of said body, said Jfront 'Wall ot' the body at the top edge thereoi' providing inwardly extending recesses, sliding locking members in said recesses adapted to move longitudinally oi the chest Within the area of the front Wall of said body, a member carried by the front wall of the chest adjacent each ot said recesses extending` npivardly into each of said re cesses and providing a transverse opening aligning ivith the recesses, spaced members carried by the closure including projecting ends so that a pair of each ot said ends are adapted to extend into each olf said recesses of the front Wall when the closure is shut, said projecting ends providing transverse openings therein adapted to align with the openingr in said member o'f the front Wall to receive the. sliding' locking members therein whereby to lock the closure on said body.

12. In a chest constrnction the combination of a body including a bottom, front and rear walls, and end Walls. a closure hingedly connected to the rear Wall ot said body, said front Wall of the body at the ton edge thereoi"- nrovidine; inwardly extending recesses, sliding locking members in said recesses adapted to move longitudinally of the chest Within the area of the front Wall of said body, a member carried by the front Wall ot' the chest adjacent each of said recesses extending npivardly into each of said recesses and providing' a transverse opening align- .ing with the recesses, spaced members carried by the closure including projecting ends so that a pair ol said ends are adapted to extend into each of said recesses oli the front Wall when the closure is shut, said projecting' ends providing transverse openings therein adapted to align with the opening' in said member ol.' the, vfront Wall to receive the sliding locking members therein whereby to lock the closure on said body, and key operated lock members for locking the sliding lock members in locked position. 13, A chest comprisir-g a body including front and rear Walls, a bottom, and end Walls, diagonal brace means interiorly o'tl each of said Walls secured thereto and in crossed relation for each oit said walls, corner cli''s at the loiver corners et said body. a closure hingedly connected to said rear Wall o' the body including a top Wall and front and rear and end flanges, corner clips for said closure, diagonal brace means crossed at the :inside surface of said top Wall, transverse hoops enveloping the body and closure and at the free end of the closure providing interengaging portions With transverse openings therein, and a locking member slidable on said body adapted to enter the transverse openings to lock the closure on the member.

14. A chest comprising a body including front and rear Walls, a bottom, -and end Walls, diagonal brace means interiorly ot each of said Walls secured thereto and in crossed relation for each of said Walls, corner clips at the lower corners of said body, aclosnre hingedly connected to said rear wall of the body including a top Wall and front and rear and end flanges, corner clips for said closure, diagonal brace means crossed at the inside surface of said top Wall, transverse hoops enveloping the body and closure and at the 'tree end of the closure providing interengaging portions with transverse openings therein, a locking member slidable on said body adapted to enter the transverse openings to lock the closure on the member, and key operated lock mechanism including' a bolt adapted to ext-end into engagement with the locking member to hold the same locked.

15. A chest of the class described come prising` a body including,` a bottom, front and rear Walls and end Walls, transverse hoops eXteriorly enveloping the body secured to the front and rear and bottom Walls, and end brace means secured to said transverse hoops and extending about the end and front and rear Walls, diagonal brace means interiorly ot said Walls. and means securing' said interior diagonal brace means and Walls with the transverse hoops and end brace means.

16. A chest of the class described coinprising a body including a bottom, 'lront and rear Walls and end Walls, transverse hoops exteriorly enveloping the body secured to the Yliront and rear and bottoni Walls, end brace means secured to said transverse hoops and extending about the end and front and rear walls, diagonal brace means interiorly ot said walls, corner ineinbers secured to said body and the ends ol' said diagonal cross braces, and means securing the diagonal brace means and Walls with the exterior hoops and end brace means.

TCRCLE DICKSON.