US1569784A - Laundry case - Google Patents

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Jan. 12 1926. 1,569,734

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LAUNDRY CASE.

Application filed May 28, 1924. Serial No. 716,421.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be itknown that I, HOWARD E. PLIMPTON, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Norwood, in the county of Norfolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and Improved Laundry Case, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to coverings or cases and particularly to an improved laundry case for boxes or fillers which co-act with the case to present a complete grip or suit case structure.

An object of the invention is to provide an improved case and filler arranged in such a manner that the filler will hold the case in position while the case in turn will protect the filler against injury and at the same time present means for holding the filler against collapsing or breaking when the de vice 1s 1n use.

A further object, more specifically, is to provide a case for a container wherein the case may be readily applied and removed at any time and when applied may be opened and closed without removal.

In the accompanying drawings Figure l is a perspective View of a case and filler closed and in position to be carried.

Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure l but showing the case and filler open; a

Figure 3 is a perspective view somewhat similar to Figure 2 but showing the filler alone.

Figure 4 is a longitudinal horizontal sectional view through Figure 1, approximately on line H, the same being on an enlarged scale.

Figure 5 is a transverse sectional view .through Figure l, approximately on line Referring to the accompanying drawings by numerals, 1 indicates What may be termed a filler and 2 the casing which is adapted to be applied to the filler 1. The casing, of course, may be applied to other containers but is particularly applicable to a filler similar to filler l which is formed with front flaps 3 and 4: adapted to be inserted into the pockets 5 and 6 of the casing flaps 7 and 8. Each of these casing flaps is provided with a reinforcing rod 9to stiffenthe flap and to help brace the flaps 3 and 4; when the device is in use.

The filler 1 may be an ordinary cardboard box folded as shown in Figure 3 or may be made from fiber or other material folded in a similar manner. filler 1 is of some comparatively cheap material While preferably the casing 2 is made from a good grade of canvas which not only covers and protects the filler 1 but presents a pleasing appearance. The casing flaps 7 and 8 merge into the top and bottom sections 10 and 11 of the casing 2 and these sections in turn merge into what may be termed the back section 12. End sections 13 are connected to the top and bottom sections 10 and 11 and to the back suitable lines of sure will be the filler 1. a

When the filler has been inserted as shown in Figure 2, the flaps 3 and 4 are inserted into the pockets 5 and 6 of flaps 7 and 8. Extending from one of the end members 13 is a front flap or covering member 14 which extends for the full length of the device shown in Figure 1 and in fact, overlapsthe opposite end. The flap or cover 1a is provided with straps 15 and 16 which co-act with the buckles 17 and 18 connected to suitable straps 19 and 20 secured to the end 13. The cover or flap 14 is provided with a member 21 which may be of any desired structure and which is adapted to contain a card for receiving an address and also receiving a postage stamp whereby the device may be sent through the mail. In fact, the entire structure is designed particularly for laundry cases to be used by students and, consequently, the filler 1 may be either of cheap construction or expensive construction and the casing 2 will act to protect and hold the parts in proper position. The idea is to permit the student to send home articles to be cleaned and to receive back the clean articles in the same way. It is, of course, evident that the device may be readily used by others than students and if desired, the case 2 may be used for covering ordinary suit cases or other containers which need the extra protection either by reason of besection 12 by stitching so that an encloprovided for the main body of ing fragile or of expensive material where Preferably, the

to match the casing 2. This strap is connected to the inner face of the covering member 14L and to the member 21 by suitable lines of stitching but is made of a sutlicient length to pass under the bottom 11, over the back 12 and across the top section 10 where it is fastened together by a suitable buckle 23. The top section 10 is provided with a suitable grip 24 which may be canvas or any desired material and may be stitched or otherwise secured in place.

What I claim is Y 1. A laundry case, comprising a filler formed with a pair of flaps serving as a lid therefor, a casing for said filler having a side wall formed of a pair of flaps one extending from the top wall of the casing and the other from the bottom wall thereof, and said filler being adapted to be fitted in the casing with its lid occurring adjacent the flaps forming a side wall of said casing, and each flap of the casing being folded upon itself along its free and longitudinal edge to form a pocket, said pockets being positioned for receiving the free edges of the flaps of the filler, whereby the flaps of the filler and the flaps of the casing may be opened and closed together, and a cover flap hingedly secured to one end wall of the easing and adapted to fold upon the casing flaps and extend the entire length of the casing, and means for securing the free end of the cover flap to the associated end of the casing.

2. A laundry case, comprising a filler formed with a pair of flaps serving as a lid therefor, a casing for said filler, having a side wall formed of a pair of flaps, one extending from the top wall of the casin and the other from the bottom wall thereoi? and said filler being adapted to be fitted in the casing with its lid flaps adjacent the casing flaps, and each casing flap having its free and longitudinal edge bent upon itself to form a pocket, said pockets being fashioned for receiving the free edges of the lid flaps of the filler, whereby the flaps of the filler and the casing flaps may be opened and closed together, a reinforcing rod secured along the free and longitudinal edge of each casing flap, a cover flap hingedly secured to one end wall of the casing and adapted to fold upon the casing flaps and extend the length of the casing, and means for securing the free end of the cover flap to the associated end of the casing.

HOWARD E. PLIMPTON.

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