US1575669A

US1575669A - Fastener for containers

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Publication number: US1575669A
Authority: US
Inventors: Albert R Wolf
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1925-10-09
Filing date: 1925-10-09
Publication date: 1926-03-09
Anticipated expiration: 1943-03-09

Description

March 9 1926.

A. R. WOLF FASTENER FOR CONTAINERS Filed Oct.

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Application filed Detoher 9, 1925. Serial m." 61,527.,

To all whom may concern:

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other suitable containers, and more particularly to a fastener for a slidable closure.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a highly novel fastening means for theslidable closure which is simple in its construction, efficient and reliable in its operation, strong, durable, easy to manipulate, not likely to easily become out of order, compact and convenient, and otherwise well adapted to the purpose for which it is designed.

ith the above and numerous other objects in view as will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in certain novel features of construction, and in the combination and arrangen'ient' of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed. I

In the drawings Figure 1 is an elevation of the box or container embodying the features of my invention.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary enlarged elevation thereof looking to the right of Figure 1 and showing the fastener in detail, and

Figure 3 is a detail section through the fastener.

Referring to the drawing in detail it will be seen that 5 designates any sort of con tainer which is provided on one side with a longitudinally or transversely extending cleat 6 adjacent the upper edge and on its opposite side with a similarly extending cleat 7 spaced from the upper edge. A bar 8 is attached to one edge of the cover 9, depends therefrom, and terminates at its bottom end in a reetangularly disposed extension. 9 fitting under the cleat 6. A bar-.11 is mounted at the opposite edge of the cover 9 and slides on top of the cleat 7. An angle plate 12 is fixed to the cover 9 and to the bar 11. A pair of

links

13 and 14 are pivoted at spaced points to the plate 12, and convergedownwardly toward each other. A clamping; device indicated generally by the letter A is pivotally engaged with the description.

lower ends of the

links

13 and 14. This clamping device A includes a casing 16 hav ing slidably mounted therein the shank 17 of a shoe 18 adapted to bear against the under surface of the cleat 7 This shank 1 7 is provided with an oval shape opening 20 in which is movable the cam 19 on the shaft 21 journaled through the casing and operable by the crank When the crank 22 is in the position shown in .the drawings, the shoe 18 is held in frictional engagementwith the under surface of the cleat 7, thereby preventingt sliding of the cover 9. Thus the cover 9 may beheld in a fully closed position against accidental displacement and may he similarly held in a partially open position. To slide the cover it is only necessary to swing the crank 22 in the position indicated by the arrow in Figure 3.

It is thought that the construction, operation, and advantages of this invention will now be clearly understood without a more detailed description thereof. The present embodiment of the invention has been disclosed in detail merely by way of example since in actual practice it attains the features of advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of the invention and the above It will be I apparent that changes in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or scope'of the invention as hereinafter claimed or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus descrihec the invention, what I claim as new is 1. In combination, a container, a cover slid-ably nmunted on the container, a cleat on the container, a pair of links engaged with the cover, a casing supported by the links, a shoe, a shank extending from the shoe into thecasing, a cam in the casing for pushingthe shank therefrom and forcing the shoe into frictional engagement with the cleat, and means for opera-ting the cam.

A fastening device for a container; wherein the container includes a slidable cover; con iprising a cleat adapted to be mounted on the container, a pair of links adapted to be engaged with the slidable cover, and a clamp supported by said links and adapted to engage under said cleat to frictionally engage the same to prevent the sliding of the slidahle cover.

..a combination, a. container, at cleat on one side of the container, a slidable cover on the container, a bar fixed to the cover and slidable on the top of the ole-at, an angle plate attached to the edge of the cover adjacent the bar, a pair of links attached to the angle plate, and depending downwardly therefrom and converging toward their bottom ends, a clamping mechanism engaged with one link and adjustably engaged with the other link.

4:. In combination, a container, a eleat on one side of the container, a slidable cover on the container, a bar fixed to the cover and slidable on the top of the cleat, an angle plate attached to the edge of the cover adjacent the bar, a pair of links attached to the angle plate, and depending downwardly therefrom and converging toward their bottom ends, a clamping mechanism engaged with one link and adjustably engaged with 1 the other link, said clamping mechanism including a casing, a cam rotatable in the easing, means for rotating the cam, a shank slidable in the casing and having an oval shaped opening for receiving the cam, and a shoe on the shank adapted to engage the under surface of the cleat.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

ALBERT R. XVOLF.