US1629728A - Trunk lock - Google Patents

Description

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Patented May 24, ie?,

lievirei), sin rss iiazeizs .A :if-E N r ice.,

HENRY en: osGoon-,or fostiiiosii, wisconsin.

:TRUNK LOCK.

AJlqi'plieziticn; filed ,December tions together at Ypluralityv of points.

Secondyto provide :i trunk, such esdoscrihe'd, in Which the locking' mechanism is loeiitedon one of the' top walls ot the' trunk;

Third, to ,provide zi trun-lnsiioh as described, comprising @locking-har, that normall)Y extends outwardly bevond the edge oi thelti'ont ivsll of the section upon Which it is mounted, and means ior dravviiig said locking-har to u. position inside ofthe -seotion;r i

Fourth, to provide a trunk, such .asdei mechanism embodies ineens ttor tiiijlitlyY trmving'the sections together when the trunk is to`l ie closed and'tor forcing the sections` apart when the trunk is to he opened;

Fifth, to provide A trunk comprising locking means, such :is described shove. in coinhination with :i single lock f'lor holding the locking` ineens in locked position;

iii llinzillv, to provide a trunk, such as desc ieed, that is simple ,in construction, economical to manufacture undieasy to open :und close.

'Other ohjectstind advantages of my intvention will appear as thisdesoription pro- )roved lockino mechanism' rand Figure el; isa vertical sectionv taken on'line feel of Figure l. I

'The embodiment o'lA my invention :dis-

closed herein comprises tivo Sections 'A and B, euch of which consists of front and 'rear Walls and 6, respectively, upper and lower `Walls T zi-nd l8,:respectively,.and .eloottoin piv'otillv connectedlivith Vthe lookin-odiar ltfhvineiii-isfof -a rivet i179.

5, 1925. "Seiia1"No.l73,473.

Walk-9. 'The'iipperwvdll 7ofse'ction Biis hinged to the Vupg-iin" 'edgeo'f the loottom Wall Q'ot that section by means-othiiig'es lil sothzit'it can siv" Qj'nhout Va transverse axis.' tlnit is, about unV axis that'exten'ds at-an fungle to^tlie axis of thehinges,-not-shoivn,

that connect the ladjacent--edgesoffthe rear wells ot the tivo sections. i

A lguide plate -11' is riveted, lor otherwise secured, to'- thev insideot the ront'wzill1 5 Aof section B lund its loiver edgeis rolled over throughout its entire length, Cislshown et l2, and throughout -a portionl o'f'its-len-gth, :is sho-Wn ut'lS, toprovidey guides andretaiiiiing; means 'tor the locking-harde. Tliefouter end-otthis lockiiipghar is provided ivith lan inclined slot 15. A, link 1:6 is pivotallv'fconnected with Vthe inner end ofthe guide'plate il hy'inezins ot' a-rivet 1T, orfin anyiother suitable manner, and a fsecond link i8 vris the inner end vvof rllhe other ends of the links 16' und 18I overhip each other Azuid 'also overlap thellovver Vendy ott-he link 20nndare pivot-llyfsee-ured together hiv mea-neet` the 'rivettf2l- 'The' upper end ot the link 2O is-pivottillj7 connected with the'fend will 7 of section lBin such manner that ivhen' this endivzill is. moved lto zin open'position, the linkslfi and I8 ivill forme toggle lactuated by thelink 20 for drawingthe llocking-hai' .lf/L 'intoA the trunk,

'so'thst its outer end ivill not project vbeyond the edge of the Wall to whichit'isseoured.

llien theuppeiwvzill '7 of' AseetionlBis in its closed position, y:is shown in Figure l, the'link 2O forces the toggle linksinto-'extended position Vand moves'the'end'ofthe locking-har 14C out to a-position Where-the slot therein cauce-ect .vithi'he stud locking 'elementl Vcarii'iedbv' thei 4longitudinally 'reoiprocsting looking-har22 to lockthe'tivo sections ot'fthe trunk together.l VThe 4locking vhar 22 is v.guidedin its longitudinal'inoveinenth5T suitable-guide clips 22.`

A square, or o member 23 extends through'the upper'ivall 7 yofthe section Anezirthe inner edge of this wall, andipreferahly through a plate 2% on the outsideof the Wall 7. hook locking-member 25 hasn square opening 2formedtherein for receiving'thepivotmember 2350 as to insui'e'thehook '25 turning with 4the `pivot-inemluer. Washer 26 is interposed between' the lhook lockingnnein- .her ,25 fandtrlie rend wall oi". section A -lo ther non-circular pivot` Lk isheet niet :il

vsize as the pivot-men'iber 23. head Qt) on the outer end of the iiivo't-nieinl'icr prevents inward movement. thereo't and outward -movement ot the pivot-member prevented by the plate 30 havinpv the slot 3J, cnt therein for receiving the neck 32 formed on the inner end of the pivot-member 23. lVhen the plate 8O is moved to the position shown in Figure 3 and heldin place by means ot screws 33, or any other suitable means. outward movement of the pivot-member 23 is prevented. The part 28 et the hasp is pivoted on the part 27, as shown at 34. and its tree end carries a lock 35 that is adapted to be re ,eived in aco-acting` socket 3G countersunk in the outer tace ot the upper wall T of section B. A suitable key is provided tor i operating the` lock 35 in a manner well known to those skilled in this art.

The hook loekincrsmcmber 25 provided with a slot 3T for receiving,` the stud 38 that is secured to the inner face ot the upper wall 7 of section B, by means ot the plate 39, or in any other suitable manner.

From the above description it will he apparent that by unlocking` the loeltr 35 and lifting it upwardly. the part 2S ot the hasp can be used as a handle tor rotatingthe pivot-meniber 23, and that the movement of the hasp is communicated to the hook lockinganember 25V in such manner that when the hasp is moved. in one direction this member is unlocked trom the stud 38, and that when moved in the opposite direction it is locked to this stud.

One end oi a link 40 i. pivotally connected with the inner end of the hook locking-element 25g as shown at 41. and the other end ot the link 40 is pivotally connected. with one arm ot the bell crank lever 42, as shown at 43. This hell crank lever is pivotally .mounted upon the inner tace ot the top wall 7 of section h as shown at 114. and the other end of the bell cranltlever 42 is pivotally connected with the sheet metal link 45.. as shown at 46. The oppositie end ot the link 45 is pivotally connected with one end ot the bell crank lever 47 that is similar in shape to the bell crank lever ft2 and pivoted to the inner tace of the trent wall ot section A. as shown at. 48. This pivotal connection is shown at L19. The other end ot the bell crank lever 1T is pivotally connected with the locking-bar as shown at 50.

From the above'description it will be apparent that when the pivot-member 23 is rotated in one direction by means of the hasp 28, the stud 21 will be :forced into the slot 15 of the locking-bar 14 and drawn up to the position shown in Figure 1, thereby sew curely locking both sections together. Upon reverse rotation ot the pivot-member 23 the stud` 21 will be forced downwardly to a position that will release it trom the li'ickin bar 14 so that the two sections can inc opened. It will further be evidenti 'from a consideration ot the shape ot the slot V15, that when the stud 21 is moved upwardly in this slot .it engages the upper inclined edge ot the slot and tends to pull the two sec-tunis ot' the trunk together. It will also be apparent that when the stud 21 is moved downwardly it will engage the opposite side of the slot 'l5 and tend to push the two sections ot the trunk to an open position. .lt will also be apparent that by openingr the top wall oit section B. the locking-bar 111 can be drawn back into the trunk` where it will be out ot' the way. A balance strip 51. secured to seo tion A, and dowels carry all stresses when the trunk is locked (except simple tension) and additionaly tend to hold the top wall ot section B in locked position.

Frein the above description it will be ap*- par-ent that I have provided a trunk con-- struction in which two locking devices, or elements, are carried by walls extending at an angle to cach other but which can be operated by a single element carried by one of said walls. It will also he aiiparent that by placing) the lock and the means 'tor artuatincY the locking' mechanism on the lop wall of the trunk7 I have `made them easiliVY accessible and operable. l.

lVhile the desc iption and claims altached hereto refer to the trout and rear, upper and lower and bottom walls ot the sections ot' the trunk, thesetermsy are used merely in a relativeV sense and are not intended to limit my construction to the particular embodiment disclosed.

Thilo I have described the detz'iils ot construction ot the preferred embodiment et my invention. it to be clearly uin'lers'tmnl that my invention is not limited to these details. but is capable ot' other adaptations l (lll l l l5 and modifications within the scope ot the,

appended claims.

Having' thus described what I claim is:

1. A trunk comprising' two sections, each having front and. rear walls, upper and lower walls and a bottom wall. the `:nl iacent edges of' said rear walls being hinged together on a longitudinal axis.r the upper wall of one ot said sections beine` hinged thereon along` a transverse axis adjacent the upper end ot' the bottom wall ot said f ion, a pivot-member carried by the upper wall oit the other section. a lock hasp secured to the outer end ot said pivot-member. a hoe-l my inventioi'lE locking-element carried by the inner end Vsaid pivot-member, a stud locking-element Cil hinge'd upperwall for'holding-'said loc said; loekingdiiart inwardl3v vivlien said li.

'carried *by said *hinged upper Wall tor `coriaeting init-h said v-Al-ioo i blocking-element 'to "-lrold' sadjsections together,4 meeting ineans oirsaid hinged upper `Wall undf saidlhasp itor 'securin'gthetreeend ot said liasp to-said hinged upper Wall and torfholdingeaid p'iv- 'vl ot-'member an Ione (position, a vlocking-1mi' lmounted tofreciprocate ontlie-trontwall of the lsection carrying the? hin-ged upper -M-alh said locking-bai"having -aninchned slot at @itsv outer Aend, ineans f connected "with -said kin-gi'- har l in its outer-mest Vposition Whe-n said "l'i'inged upper-'Wall is closed a ndi to r dra-ivinel leed upper AWall fis f open, A`second vlocking-har 'said sect-ions and -ino-unted to lifeciproeate longitudinally thereof, said second-lockinghar liaving'a'stud loeln-ngeelenie-nt 1to1* conaiiied loeltiiig-liartov pull` the `tree edges ot said *front Wal-ls' together' 'n'li en said second lockingbar is'fmove'd" in Vone direction and yto i; aush `said Lfreef-edfres ha )art when said seci y C V'ondzlocki'npeharlis inovedin vanother direction. 4and "connections lbetween .sa-1d pivot- 'ineinber and said 'second lochingij-har ior :inovingfsaid stud'locking-element into unlocked 'position' ivhen said ha sp is'- turned to funlot'l 'said 'hook`loclring-e-leinent, and to llocked' position when saidc ha sp i isf turned to `move'saidhook locliing-elenicntlin locked position.

'A'trunk' coinprisin-g t-Wo sections, Aeach having front 'and rear Walls, upper and lowerfnagllsrand abottoni'wall,y tlm-adjacent 'edges o't' i said ,rea-r `walls l`'being hinged to-v yggether on a longitudinal .-axis, the upper Wall of one ot said sections heingijl'iing'ed thereonnlong' a" transverse axis adjacenty the yupper fend 'of thehottoni'ivall of' said seetion` a pivot-member carriedhy-the'upper lWall ofitlieother'section. a-;lockfhasp secured tothe outer :end of said gpivot-iirenihen a 'hook locking-element carried hythe Iinner .end ot saidlpivotfineniber, a studloclngrlelement vcarrie'd'by said hi'iig'ed upperf wall 'for conctinp .withgsaid .hook lockingeeleiiient to hold sai'd sections l'to t 'ether., (2o-actingT means on said hinged upper Wall and saidV stud locking-element for co-acting'with the- Walls of the slot ot said first named locking'g har to pull the free edges ot said front Walls together when said second locking-bar is i-noved in one'fdi-rection:and to push'rsaii'd free `edges yapart when -f-iaid fsecoznd iloc-liiiirgehar Vis vmoved in another :'.direetioin V4and con-nections lietiveen V'said lpivot-.nlieinber and;

said

second llocl'; "-bar :for v'inoviijig said look i ielement into'l unlocked positlonrwhen said liasp 'is Iturned to iii-nlock =said ihook locking-el erneut. Mrnd 'to -loclied position when said hasp is:y turnedr tozmove-saiad hook locking-elenient in locked :posit-ion.

*3. 'Aftrun-ltscoiii prising` two se'ctioiiis, aeach havingiront-and Yrear walls, uppeizan'dilower Intillsan'd ubottoin vwallyfilie adjacent edges ol. said rearivalls being"l'iingeditogether-on 4a longitudinal axisthe upperfwall 'otono of lsaid sections beinghingedthereonealong atransverse axis adiacenti the upperxenidot' the bottoni Wall of -said section, .a.pi^v:ot nieniber carried by the upper-Wall .ofithe other .section`r 4av loch hasp secured -to'the`r 'outer vendvot said pivot-ineniber`A coeacting nieans on-said hinged .upper :wall and'esaid or securing the free: lend of sai'dihasp to said hingedupper Iwall and torholding said pivot-member in one fposition, ,ia lock yii'i5} f-liar yn'iounte-d on the front Wall voliithe section carrying: the hinged.:upperxwallg said locking-har having ein 1incl-ined'slot Lat 4its vouterlend, a second locking-harcarri-edl'by l'together when said second locking-har the front Wall oi the otherct4 said"` thereot', `4said -second locking-'har.V having a stud loclting-eleiiient for lro-.actinoj :with the walls of tl-ie slot Oitsai'df st nainerllocliingbai' to pull tlietree edges o sa-id'fliront walls ,is ii-ieve'd in one direction v.and to ipush -said tree edges apart :when said Qseconddocking- Ebar Y is4 inove'd .in another direction, .and 'connections between :said pivot-'member .and vsaid second -loeliing-har for vmoving -suid stud sections "9- =andniountedito reciprocate long: udnially fst-ud locliirgeleinent intoyuiiloeleed position I -`viflien 4sa-id hasp is turned EtoV .unlock said hoolr locltinez-elen'ient,4 and tov looked position when said hasp is turned loainovesaidihooltl `loel ingelenient in `loczle'd position.

l. if trunlzcomprisingl tivo sections,- each havingv Efront -and 1rear walls` upper and 'lower Walls and bottoni-wa ttf the adiaeent edges Y of 'sai'd Yrear Awalls heinghinged 1tolether on a longitudinalr axis, the upper Wall ot one of said sections being hinged thereon along' a transverse avi-:is adjacent the upper end ot the `iootton'i wall of said section, a pivot-ineinber carried by the upper Wall of the other section` a lock hasp secured to the outer end of said pivot-member, cri-acting nieans on said hinged upper wall and said hasp Jfor securing` the tree end ot said hasp to said hinged upper Wall and for holding said pivot-member in one position, a lockinghar inountedY on the front Wall of the section cari-'ving' the hinged upper Wall, said locking-har having a slot at its outer end,a second locking-har carried by the front Wall l il fl Aof the other oit said sections and mounted to reciproeatr longitudinally thereo't, said second locking-bar having a stud lockingelement tor co--acting' with. the walls ot the slot of said first named locking-bar, and connections between said pivot-n'ieinber and said second loclingdial' i'or moving said stud locking-element into unlocked position when sali-d hasp is turned to unlock said hook loci;- ingg-elemcnt, aid to locked position when said hasp is turned to move said hook Vlocking-element in locked position.

5. A trunk comprising` two sections, each having` iront and rear walls, upper and lower rvalis and a bottoni wall. the adjacent edges oit' said rear walls being;` hinged together on a. longitudinal axis, a Qivot-menr ber carried by the upper wallY of one section, a lock hasp secured to the outer end ot said pivot-member, a locking-bar niiounted. on the t'ront wall of the saine section`- said locking;- bar having` an inclined slot at its outer end1 a second locking-bar carried by the front wall of the other oi said sections said second locking-bar havinga stud locking-element for co-acting` with the walls ot the slot ol1 said first named locking-bar, and connections between said pivot-ineinber and said second locking-bar tor movingv said stud locking-element into unlocked position when said hasp is turned in one direction, and to locked position when said hasp is turned in another direction.

' G. A. trunk comprising two sections, each having' 'front and .rear walls, upper and lower walls, the adpicent edges oit the rear walls being hinged together on a longitudi-y nal axis, a pair ot locking', cro-acting' means carried by said front walls, a second pair ot co-acting, lockingmeans carried by'said upper walls, connnon means carried by one oi said upper walls t'or actuating both pairs of locking' means to locked and unlocked positions, and means t'or locking1 said common means in one position.

7. A, trunk comprising two sections, each having;- tront and rear walls and an upper fall, one ot said upper walls being tiXed, coacting means on the trout walls of said` sections for locking said sections together,

essayes means whereby said locking means can be actuated, said last named means being mounted upon said fixed upper wall and independent ot the other upper wall, and connections between said actuatinp; means and said locking means.

S. EL troni; comprising two sections, each hinting walls extending' at' right angles to each other, co-actingmeans onadjacent walls ot said sections Vfor locking said sections together,l means on one ot the walls ot one ot said sections extending` at right angles to said lirst nainedwall whereby said locking moans can he actuated, and operating connections between said actuating means and said locking' means, the wall earrying said actuating' means being fixed and immovable with respect to the rest of its section.

i). A trunk con'iprisino; two sections hav-` ing` rear walls hinged together adjacent their edo-cs. a locking-bar mounted to move transversely voi the front wall ot one of said sections, the upper wall et said last named section beingv inovably secured thereto, connections between said movable upper wall and said locking-bar tor moving said bar outwardly and inwardly, respectively, when said upper wall is closed and opened, a locking-bar movably mounted on the front wall ot the other section and having means for teo-acting` with said iirst named bar to lock `said sections together, and means whereby said iockingar can be actuated.

10. A trunk comprising two sections, each having front and rear walls, the edges ot' the rear walls being hinged together, a locking-bar movably mounted on the front wall of one et said sections and projecting out wardly beyond the edge thereof when in position to loch said section-s together. means on the `lront wall of the other section tor co--acting` with said locking-bar to lock said sections together, and means connected with a portion of Said trunk and movable therewith tor drawing' said locking-bar into its section.

in witness whereof, I hereunto Vsubscribe my name this 30th dav of Noven'ibeiglQQ.

HERY B. GSGOOD

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