US1609466A - Automobile hanging trunk - Google Patents

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Patented Dec. 7,1926.

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MARY E. DEMPSEY, OF SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA.

AUTOMOBILE HANGING TRUNK.

Application filed November 14, 1925.

This invention relates to trunks and bags as carried on automobiles when touring and has for its principal object an improved mounting for such trunks whereby the trunk '5 may be readily hung on any desired portion of the automobile having a free edge and to which edge the trunk may be clamped and locked in position against easy removal by thieves.

In the drawings accompanying this specification my invention is clearly shown, Fig ure 1 being a perspective View of a portion of an automobile of the touring car type with a trunk suspended from the edge of the body in accordance with my invention and also resting upon the runboard. Figure 2 is a view looking outward from within the automobile showing the trunk suspended somewhat differently from the edge of the vehicle so as to permit the entire top of the trunk to open as a lid clear of the rail or edge of the vehicle. Figure 3 is an enlarged perspective detail of the clamping and looking device by which the trunk is suspended from the vehicle, and Figure 4 shows a modification of the clamp screw of the device.

In the figures, 1 represents the side wall of an automobile, 2 the door thereof, 3 the running board, 1 the trunk in Figure 1 and 4 the trunk in Figure 2, and 5 the special locking clamp by which the trunk is suspended.

In Figure 1 the trunk is shown resting on the running board 8 as well as being suspended by the clamps 5, tho in either showing of the trunk its weight may be wholly or partially carried by the clamps and the trunk may be further stabilized by a strap at each end as at 6 extending from an eyelet 7 projecting from the end of the trunk to another eyelet 8 projecting from the running board. 7

The special clamps 5 are arranged with a square seat 9 to fit over the edge of the side of the vehicle and an eyebolt 10 pivoted on a riveted pin 11 to swing from the full to the dotted position so that the bolt may pass either through the top wall of the trunk as shown in Figure 1 or through the rear wall as shown in Figure 2 and in either case be Serial No. 68,981.

firmly secured to the trunk bydrawing' the clamp tightly against the trunk wall by means of the nut 12 and washer 18.

When used as shown in Figure 1 the trunk 5 is made with a portion of its top wall 14:. fixed so as to provide a member for bolting the eyebolts, and in which case the trunk is provided with a lid 15 hinged to the fixed portion of-the' top wall as at 16, whereas when the eyebolts are fastened to the rear wall as shown in Figure 2 thelid 15 of the trunk may extend over the entire upper end of the trunk and hinge at 17 to the rear wall and thus, by reason of its overlappingedges 18 extending entirely around the trunk, be made proof against rain.

The clamp screw 19 is of relatively large diameter so as to get a large flat end or is provided with a swivel plate 20 as indicated in Figure 1 and at the end of the screw or on the swivel plate are formed small projecting spurs 21 directed towards similar spurs 22 projecting from the opposite wall of the seat 9.

When the clamp as described is seated over the rail of the body the screw is turned by means of a lever handle 23 pivotedthereto at 24 and through which means the rail is clamped between the opposing spurs 21 8 and 22 so that it cannot be removed.

After the clamp is secured as above, it is locked against unscrewing by swinging the handle either up or downin direction of the dotted are 25 to bring its yoked end 26 over either eye 27 of the clamp body and 'then looked thereto by means of a padlock as indicated at 28.

In the case of a large trunk extending along the entire side of the automobile any number of clamps may be used and an intermediate one only will require the pad lock.

In the position sh own the trunk interferes with opening the left hand rear door 2 but this is'of no moment, tho small trunks may be hung on the door only if desired, also such trunks may be hung either inside or outside of the vehicle, or from any other part of the vehicle wherein an edge of a member presents itself for clamping the devices in place.

By reason of the flat opposing surfaces of the clamp and the very small spurs 21 and 22 no appreciable injury resultsto the vehicle asthe small indentations caused by 5 the spurs are not noticeable.

I claim.:-' V 7 A trunk snp'portmg clamp having a seat adapted to straddle a rail, eyebolt piyoted to one end of the clamp adapted for bolting to the trunk, screw means cooperating With the seat for clamping the rail and means on the screw adapted for lockingthe same against revolution. MARY E. DEMPSEY.

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