US1705436A - Suitcase frame - Google Patents

Description

. B. ZERENGA SUITCASE FRAME March 12, 1929.

Filed Nov. 18, 1926 INVENTOR.

ATTORNEY.

Patented Mar. 12,1929,

UNITED s rATes IBONAVENTURE ZERENGA, or NEW'YoRK, n. Y.

SUITCASE FRAME.

Application filediNfovembcr 18,1926. Serial 110,149,180.

This invention relates to suitcase frames and i particular to one constructed of wood, v which will be light and durable.

A particularobject of the invention is to 3 provide a suitcase frame which, when covered will close properly and in which the.

parts, such as the body and the cover thereof,

r will fit together without bulge or sagging, as has heretofore been the case in suitcase frames 10. which are made up without allowance for subsequent covering of leather or other material used in the trade.

Inthe making of the suitcase frame hereto-1 fore, much difficulty has been encountered due, to the fact that the cutting of the wood to form' the suitcase frame has resulted ultij matelyin crowding, due to the'methodof cutting, the crowding beingdue-to the covering of the frame with leather or other like 30. the various modifications in structure and relation contemplated, a drawing deplctlng a' preferred form has been annexed as a part of this disclosure and in such drawing, similar reference characters denote corresponding parts throughout all the views, of which,

Figure 1 isaview in perspective of my improved suitcase frame showing the same after it has been cut through with a saw to form a body portion and a cover therefor.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary edge view, in sectional elevation of the box or frame,'as it would appear after being cut by the saw at the point indicated by the dot and dash line.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the 5 line 33 of Figure 2 showing how the end and side portions of the box are placed together through the medium of the tongue and groove joints, which are well known in this type of construction.

Figure 4 is a sectional view similar to Figure 2 taken nearer the corner of the box and illustrating how the cover and body portion will fit together after the box has been cut through by a saw to be divided into a cover and body portion.

Figure '5 is asectional view taken on'the PATENT- oF FicE-g line 5-5 of Figure 4 and-shows the corner construction of the frame.

Figure 6 ,is a sectional view taken on the line 66 of Figure-4 showing the corner construction of the frame body. f Figure 7 is a combined View in section taken on the lines 77 of Figures 5 and 6, showing the construction of the frame at the 1 corner thereof.

. Figure 8 is atop plan view of one corner f of the box showing the undercut groove and the arrangement of the cornerpiece, having also a'groove cut therein, and.

V L F gure 9 1sav1ew lnsectional elevation showlng the completed,sultcaseor'trunk, the

same being covered with leather or other like material.

Referring to the drawing in detail, 5 indicates generally, the frame which is composed of side members 6 and end members 7,, joined atthe corner by the usual tongue and groove oint 8 and closed to form a completed box by the top 9 and bottom 10. Inthe making up of suitcase frames embodying wood or other like construc tion, a completed box is made which is closedon 'allsides'and the box f is then out as on theline 11 all around by a saw, thus forming an upper'orlid portion 12 and a body'portion 13.

This cutis made after the box 'jhas been' completed so that the parts will fit together squarely, as it isevident that it would be alculty has been experienced that when the lid 1 and body portion were subsequentlycovered' with leather or other material, as a finish for the suitcase, the same prevented the accurate closing of the lid on the box body and in this invention, I have endeavored to overcome this objection by providing a novel method of forming the body and lid portions so that, when they are covered with leather or other suitable material, they will fit together snugly and allow accurate and close fitting and closingof the suitcase cover.

It is evident, of course, that this construc-, tion about to be described can be employed for trunks or other boxes and, in carrying out my invention, I provide the end and side. pieces 7 and 6 respectively, with a cut back, groove 14, the face 15 of this cutback groove most impossible to make two halves of a boxf V and have theinfit together perfectly to form being disposed at an angle so thatthe upper edge of the side or end pieces 6 and 7 are thicker at their top edges whereby they can form a support to which the top 9 may be glued or otherwise secured. The side and end members are joined at their corners by the usual tongue and groove joint 8 and closed by placing thereon the top and bottoms 9 and 10 respectively.

When the entire box has been completed, a saw c'ut completely around the box is made at the groove 14, so that a lid is formed having a flanged edge, the inner portion of which is bevelled, due'to the angular face referred to. Y

In ord'erto provide a space into which the cover may set down over the edge of the body portion 13, I provide in the latter, a step-like groove 1'6,'into the edge of which the lower edge of the cover 12 may fit, the groove '16 being of such width as to allow plenty ofroom between the inner face 15 of the cover edge and the upper edge 17 of the box, or

7 .body portion 13. This willallow the box to be completely covered as at 18 with leather or other suitable covering material and, as shown in Figure 9, will allow plenty of room so that the cover 12 and body portion 1 3 may ...be hinged together in any suitable manner as at 19'and willclosesnugly and accurately,

thereby presenting no uneven surfaces and enhancing. the appearanceof the finished suitcase or boX.

In orderto brace the corners of the box,

I provide corner piecesv 20 which, as illus-' trated in Figure 9, allow for the cutting of the groove 16 at the corner of the box to provide the upstanding portion 17 therer around and allow slightly more room at the 40 cornerof the box than elsewhere, due to the fact that'the covering material mustbe cut and overlapped at this point as is apparent when filling in a space of shorter radius than the length of the material.

The corner of the boX lid may be provided with an insetportion 21 which conforms to the shape of the side edge of the cover and which maybe glued in place at the tongue and groove corners thereof, so as to brace the same and also to fit securely .at the corner of the box at which it is disposed.

It-is evident, therefore, that I have pro- States Letters Patent is vided a box construction in the nature of a suitcase or trunk frame, or in fact for use in any other manner in which the cover is so constructed that when the same is covered with leather or the like,'-it will snugly fit with and match the body portion of the frame, which has also been covered.

It is evident, also, that I have provided a frame construction which can be made at small cost and which will provide a standardized' frame construction which need not be operated upon by machinery or other cutting means to fit the same accurately together after it has been partially completed.

While I have illustrated and described my" 1 The method of manufacturing a suitcase frame which consists in'grooving'a plurality of side and endinemberson their in terior surface, oining the same together with a top and bottom to provide a closed bo'X, cutting the box at said grooved portions to form a cover and body portion and then.

grooving the top edge of the body portion so formed, so that the inner surface 'of' the cover edge will be in spaced relation with.

the top edge of the body. 7

2. The method of manufacturing a suitcase frame consisting in forming a tapering groove having a relatively long angularly disposed face at the upper edge of a body open at its top and bottom, applying a top to the body, applying a bottom to thebody and cutting through at thebottomof said groove, to provide a eoverand finally form-. mg a groove in the cut edge of the body to J receive therein loosely'the cut edge of said cover. i

In testimony whereof'I aiiix my l BONAVENTURE ZEBENGA, a s1

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