US1947838A

US1947838A - Wardrobe suitcase

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Publication number: US1947838A
Application number: US533098A
Authority: US
Inventors: Fiss Albert
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1931-04-27
Filing date: 1931-04-27
Publication date: 1934-02-20
Anticipated expiration: 1951-02-20

Description

Feb. 20, A. 55 1,947,838

- WARDROBE SUITCASE Filed April 27, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet l Feb. 20, 1934. A. FISS 1,947,838

WARDROBEYSUITCASE Filed April 27, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Feb. 20, 1934 1,947,838 '1 T OFFICE UNITED STATES PAT WARDROBE SUITCASE .Albert Fiss, St. Louis, Mo.

Application April 27, 1931. Serial No. 533,098

19 Claims. (01. 190-41) This invention relates to wardrobe suit cases construction and arrangement of the hinged and has special reference to equipment for use frame. in suit cases for holding mens and womens Fig. 8 is a view showing the end of the frame clothing in a manner to prevent the formation detached from the support to which it is hinged. of wrinkles and to maintain the clothing in a Fig. 9 is a perspective view showing a portion condition to be worn without re-pressing. of the garment supporting end of the frame.

An object of the invention is to provide a con- The case shown in Figs. 1 to 3, inclusive, and veniently portable luggage case or suit case havin which the present invention is embodied coming therein a hinged frame provided with a foldprises walls forming a body portion 1 having a loop w ing member around which the garments may be handle 2 pivoted to one side wall thereof and folded in a manner to prevent the formation of walls forming a top or lid portion 3 having one wrinkles, and which folding member cooperates side connected with the side of the body portion with the remaining elements of the invention to 1 by hinges 4. The hinges 4 connect the top or prevent the clothing from creeping and from lid portion 3 with the wall of the body portion 1 5 becoming wadded or massed in such a way as to thatis opposite from the wall to which the handle destroy the pressed condition of the clothing. 2 is attached. Locking and latching elements By this construction and arrangement, the cloth- 5 on that wall of the body 1 to which the handle 2 ing is maintained in a freshly pressed condiis secured are designed and arranged to be ention ready for wear without the necessity of begaged with cooperating locking and latching eleing re-pressed or ,re-ironed when removed from ments 6 on the corresponding wall of the top or '75 the case. lid 3 in order to hold the suit case closed.

Other objects of the invention are to provide A wall 7 having a length and width approxiimproved means for supp r 008138 d the mately equal to the inside length and width of like and for fold the Coats in a W y o prevent the suit case has its rear edge connected with I 535 the formation of wrinkles, and also to pr v d the rear or hinged wall of the lid 3 by a hinge detachably secured in connection with the suit case. and adapted to be Seated against the upwardly improved means for supporting Women's garvice 8, which permits the wall 7 to be moved with ments in a way to p e the formation of or independently of the lid 3, as desired. By Wrinkles; to provide attachments for supporting this construction, the wall 7 may rest flat upon the invention in conn ct wi t Suit C in the body portion 1 of. the suit case when the lid Such a W y as to Obtain the necessary room and 3 is opened, or the wall 7 may be moved along space for the invention without interfering with t t 11 3, or i ll 7 may be moved t the usual conveniences of the suit case; and to any intermediate position,

obtain all of the other advantages and useful The wall 7 cooperates with additional walls that H fects herein disclosed, refere ce being made to constitute a frame in such a way as to form, with the accompa y drawings, in Which said additional walls, a tray or compartment 1 is a Perspective View of an Open 51111? case The additional walls mentioned comprise a rear sontaining an embodiment of the Present inven- Wall 9, side walls 10 having their rear ends contionnected with the ends of the wall 9, and a bar 2 is a Vertical cross-Sectional View of the 11 having its ends attached to the walls 10, or the suit case showing difierent features of the Presfront ends of said walls 10, by means of angular em invention in operated posmmfl brackets 12. The lower edges of the walls 10 3 is an enlarged Sectional View Showing are designed and adapted to seat upon the marother features of the invention including the deginal portions of the Wall The front edge of Vice which the garment hOlder may be the wall '7 is hinged to a wall 13 that is designed Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing a portion nd rearwar d1 y inclined ends 14 of the walls 10. of the frame whereby the garments are maina 1 tained in condition for wear without re-pressing. The f i i 3 5 }:ig fgg g ig g gg gg d Fig. 5 is a perspective view of an open suit case m 5 351g 9 a 11 50 showing an attachment for use in supporting with fasteners 16 on the front surface of the wa womens garments, such as dresses and skirts. 13 when the Wall 13 1S Seated agamst the Fig. 6 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a dined ends 14 of the l gi s, t w embod in the invention shown in y be h81d in Connefl 101m W1 9 a sult case y g scribed in such a way as to cooperate with said Fig. 5. Y Fig. '7 is an enlarged detail view showing the frame to provlde a o p r tray- Hinges 17 are attached to the wall 9 and in connection therewith fasteners designed and adapted to be detachably connected with coopcrating fasteners 19 on the hinge extension 8 of the wall 7. Thus, the frame comprising the meinbers 9, 10 and 11 may be hinged to the rear wall of the lid 3 for movement with said lid or independently of said lid. Also, said frame comprising said members 9, 10 and 11 is capable of movement with or independently of the wall '7. In order to move the frame independently of the wall 7, it is necessary only to release the fasteners 15 from the cooperating fastener members 16. As shown, the fasteners 16 are ball elements de signed and adapted to be releasably engaged by socket elements 20 on the fastener members 15. A spring bracket 21 is attached to the rear wall frame member 9 in such a way as to be releasably engaged by a frame 22 attached to a coat hanger of conventional or any desired con struction. Th coat hanger frame 22 be easily detached from and engaged with the bracket 21 in order to facilitate and expedite the placing of coats 24 and other garments upon or in connection with the hanger the subsequent attachment of the hanger to the bracket 21, or the removal of the hanger from connection with the bracket 21 to permit the removal of the garments from the hanger.

A satisfactory method of use of this invention is to detach the hanger from the bracket 21; place the garments in connection with the hanger in the usual and familiar way; connect the hanger with the bracket 21 so as to prevent the hanger from slipping out of place; fold the garments along the pressed creased lines; detach the wall 7 from the walls 10; raise the

frame

9, 19, 11 from the line 7; drape the garments about and against and along the frame member 11 so as to extend the loose ends of the garments backwardly under the forwardly extended portions without the formation of any undesired creases or wrinkles; raise the wall 7 into contact with the walls 10 so as to hold the garments in proper posi- 3 tion without the formation of wrinkles and undesired creases; and then attach the fastener members 15 to the fastener member 16 so as to form a tray or compartment in which the garments mentioned are contained and held in proper position to prevent the formation of undesired creases and wrinkles.

The invention may be varied as shown in Figs. 5 to 9, inclusive, of the drawings. As there shown, the invention is embodied in a suit case comprising walls forming a body portion 25 having a loop handle 26 pivoted to one side wall thereof, and walls forming a top or lid portion 27 having one side connected with the side of the body portion 25 by hinges 23. The hinges 28 connect the top or lid portion 27 with the wall of the body portion 25 that is opposite from the wall to which the handle 26 is attached. Locking and latching elements 29 on that wall of the body portion 25 to which the handle 33 is secured are designed and arranged to be engaged with cooperating looking and latchin elements 30 on the corresponding wall of the top or li 27 in order to hold the suit case closed.

A wall 31 having a length and width approximately equal to the inside length and width of the suit case has its rear edge connected with the rear or hinged wall of the lid 27 by a hinge device 32 which permits the Wall 31 to be moved with or independently of the lid 27, as desired.

The wall 31 cooperates with additional Walls that constitute a frame such a way as to form, with said additional walls, a tray or compartment. The additional walls mentioned comprise a rear wall 33, side walls 34 having their rear ends connected with the ends of the wall 33, and a bar 35 having its ends attached to the walls 34 by means of an ular brackets 36. The lower edges of the walls 34 are designed and adapted to seat upon the marginal portions of the wall 31. The front edge of the wall 31 is hinged to a wall 37 that is designed and adapted to be seated against the upwardly and rearwardly inclined ends 38 of the walls 34. The walls 34 are equipped with flexible latch elements 39 desi ned and adapted to be engaged with fasteners 40 on the front surface of the wall 37 when the wall 37 is seated against the inclined ends 38 of the walls 34. Thus, he wall 31 may be held in connection with the frame described in such a way as to cooperate with said frame to provide a compartment or tray. Hinges 41 are attached to the wall 33 and have in connection therewith fasteners 42 designed and adapted to be releasably engaged with the hinged extension 32 of the wall 31. Thus, the frame comprising the

members

33, 34 and 35 may be hinged to the rear wall of the lid 27 for move ment with said lid or independently of said lid. Also, said frame comprising said

members

33, 34 and 35 is capable of movement with or independently of the wall 31. In order to move the frame independently of the wall 31, it is necessary only to release the fasteners 39 from the cooperating fastener members 40. As shown, the fasteners 40 are ball elements designed and adapted to be releasably engaged by socket elements 43 on the fastener members 39.

A garment holder frame comprising side members 44 and a transverse member 45 is pivotally connected with the walls 34 by brackets 46 at taohed to the frame members 44 and mounted on pivots 47 opposite the ends of the bar 35. This permits the frame to be folded over into the compartment or tray formed by the walls 33 and 34 in cooperation with the wall 31, or to be turned to any other position, including an out wardly extended position as shown in Fig. 6. In the outwardly extended position shown in Fig. 6, the end portions 48 of the frame members 44.- abut against the undersides of the brackets 36 and thus support the frame in its outwardly extended position. This is a great convenience because, in this way, the suit case can be mounted on a table 49, as indicated in Fig. 6, and the garment supporting frame can be extended outwardly and supported in its outwardly extended position to facilitate and expedite the placement and removal of garments.

Garments may conveniently be placed on this outwardly extended frame in a manner that is obvious by reference to Fig. 6 of the drawings, after which the frame can be folded over into the compartment. After the frame is folded over into the compartment, the wall 37 may be moved to position against the inclined ends 38 of the walls 34 and attached to said walls 34 by engaging the socket members 43 with the ball members 40. In case the garment is of such length as to require re-folding in order to be placed in the receptacle or tray, this re-folding can be easily effected by the operation clearly indicated in Fig. 5, which consists in raising the front ends of the members 34 so as to permit the downwardly extended ends of the garment to be extended rearwardly upon the wall 31. Thus, the garment is folded additionally against and about the bar 35 after which the pivoted frame 4445 is swung rearwardly and downwardly to complete the placement of the garment in position to permit the wall 37 to be attached to the ends of the Walls 34, as already described. The end of the swinging frame 4445 has disc members 50 attached thereto so as to seat upon the rear portion of the wall 31 and thus support the swinging frame 44-45 in a position so that the garment will not be crushed at any portion or place. On the contrary, the garment is loosely supported, but with suiiicient pressure to prevent the garment from slipping out of place and becoming wadded or massed.

In" both forms of the invention shown, the lid of the suit case is equipped with a flexible fastener member 51 having a socket 52 designed and adapted to engage with a fastener member 53 in connection with the wall 7 (Fig. 2) and wall 31 (Fig. 6). Thus, the special compartment embodying the present invention may be supported in connection with the lid of the suit case and moved with the lid of the suit case to open position when access is desired to the lower portion of the suit case. Obviously, detachment of the fastener device 51 from the fastener device 53 will permit the special compartment of the present invention to be swung downwardly onto the body of the suit case.

Both walls 7 and 31 are detachably connected with the respective suit case lids, so that either suit case may be readily transformed and changed from a suit case adapted for mens clothing, as shown on sheet 1 of the drawings, to a suit case adapted for womens clothing, as shown on sheet 2 of the drawings. Either form of the invention may be detached and substituted for the other so as to change the construction for use with men's clothing to a construction for use with womens clothing, and vice versa.

It is now clear that my invention provides means whereby various types of garments may be easily transported in suit cases without causing the garments to become wrinkled or to assume any condition unsuitable for wear. Freshly pressed garments may easily be placed in this suit case and maintained in a freshly pressed condition ready and suitable for wear for a considerable period of time.

The construction and arrangement of the invention may be varied within the scope of equivalent limits without departure from the nature and principle thereof. I do not restrict myself in any unessential respects, but what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a wardrobe suit case, a series of walls forming a compartment, an element connected with said compartment for supporting garments, a bar extending across said compartment and spaced from one of said walls in position to permit the garments to be folded around said bar, and means pivotally connecting said compartment with the rear of the suit case.

2. In a wardrobe suit case having a body and a lid hinged to said body, a wall hinged to the inside of the rear of said lid, enclosing walls cooperative with said first wall to form a receptacle, hinges connecting said enclosing walls with the inside of the rear of the lid of the suit case, and means for holding said enclosing walls in cooperative relation with said first wall.

3. In a wardrobe suit case having a body and a lid hinged to said body, a wall hinged to the inside of the rear of said lid, enclosing walls cooperative with said first wall to form a receptacle,

hinges connecting said enclosing walls with the inside of the rear of the lid of the suit case, means for holding said enclosing walls in cooperative relation with said first wall, a garment hanger device movable into and out of said receptacle for holding a portion of the garment at the rear of the receptacle, and a fold bar for the garment extending across the front of said receptacle.

4. In a suit case having a body and a lid hinged to the rear of the body, a wall hinged to the inside of the rear of said lid, enclosing walls cooperating with said hinged wall to form a receptacle adapted to be enclosed in the lid of the suit case, detachable means hinging said enclosing walls in connection with the inside of the rear of the lid, and detachable means for holding said receptacle within the lid.

5. In a suit case having a body and a lid hinged to the rear of the body, a wall hinged to the inside of the rear of said lid, enclosing walls cooperating with said hinged wall to form a receptacle adapted to be enclosed in the lid of the suit case, detachable means hinging said enclosing walls in connection with the inside of the rear of the lid, detachable means for holding said receptacle within the lid, and detachable means holding said hinged and said enclosing walls of said receptacle in cooperative relation to each other.

6. In a suit case having a body and a lid hinged to the rear of the body, walls forming a receptacle adapted to be enclosed in the lid of the suit case, detachable means hinging said receptacle to the inside of the rear of the lid, detachable means for holding said receptacle within the lid, detachable means holding said walls of said receptacle in cooperative relation to each other, and a garment folding bar extending across said receptacle.

'7. In a suit case having a body and a lid hinged to the rear of the body, walls forming a compartment adapted to be enclosed in the lid of the suit case, hinges holding said compartment in pivoted connection with the inside of the rear of the lid, detachable means for holding said compartment within the lid, and elements in said compartment for holding garments folded in a definite relationship.

8. In a wardrobe suit case having a body and a. lid hinged to said body, a wall hinged to the inside of the rear of the lid, enclosing walls cooperative with said first wall to form a compartment, detachable means for holding said enclosing walls in cooperative relationship with said first wall, and means for holding said compartment within the lid.

9. In a wardrobe suit case having a body and a lid hinged to said body, a wall hinged to the inside of the rear of said lid, enclosing walls coop-,- erative with said first wall to form a compartment, means hinging said enclosing walls to the inside of the rear of said lid for movement with or independently of said first wall, and detachable means for supporting said compartment within said lid.

10. In a wardrobe suit case having a body and a lid hinged to said body, a wall hinged to the inside of the rear of said lid, enclosing walls cooperative with said first wall to form a compartment, means hinging said enclosing walls to the inside of the rear of said lid for movement with or independently of said first wall, detachable means for supporting said compartment within said lid, and elements supported within said compartment for supporting garments folded in a prearranged relationship.

11. In a wardrobe suit case having a body and a lid hinged to said body, walls forming a compartment, means hin ing the rear of said compartment to the inside of the rear of said lid, a frame hinged within said compartment, and means for supporting said frame extended beyond said compartment.

12. In a wardrobe suit case, a bottom wall for a compartment, side walls for said compartment supported in hinged relationship to said bottom wall, a front wall for said compartment hinged to said bottom wall, means for supporting said front wall incooperative relationship to said side walls of said compartment, a frame, and means pivotally supporting said frame near the front of said compartment for swinging movements rearwardly into said compartment or forwardly to extend beyond said compartment, as desired.

13. In a wardrobe suit case, a bottom wall for a compartment, side walls for said compartment supported in hinged relationship to said bottom wall, a front wall for said compartment hinged to said bottom wall, means for supporting said front wall in cooperative relationship to said side walls of said compartment, a frame, means pivotally supporting said frame near the front of said compartment for swinging movements rearwardly into said compartment or forwardly to extend beyond said compartment, as desired, and means for supporting said frame extended forwardly beyond said compartment.

14. In a wardrobe suit case, a bottom wall for a compartment, rear and side walls for said compartment pivotally connected with said bottom wall, a front wall for said compartment pivotally connected with said bottom wall, detachable means for holding said front wall in cooperative relationship to said side and bottom walls, and a bar extending between the front portions of said side walls above said bottom wall.

15. In a wardrobe suit case, a bottom wall for a compartment, rear and side walls for said cornpartment pivotally connected with said bottom wall, a front wall for said compartment pivotally connected with said bottom wall, detachable means for holding said front wall in cooperative relationship to said side and bottom walls, a bar extending between the front portions of said side walls above said bottom wall, and means cooperating with said bar to hold a garment in said compartment in proper prefolded arrangement.

16. In a wardrobe suit case having a body section and a lid section hinged to said body section, a wall hinged to the inside of the rear of one of said sections, a pair of spaced members mounted between said wall and the top of said lid and each having one end hinged to the inside of the rear of said lid, a bar connecting the opposite ends of said members and cooperating therewith to form an open frame, detachable means for securing said wall to said members, and means pivoted to said members adjacent to said bar and cooperating with said bar to form an open frame and being movable from outwardly extended position beyond said bar to position extending from said bar toward the rear of the lid.

17. In a wardrobe suit case having a body section and a lid section having its rear portion hinged to the rear of said body section, members forming an open frame hinged to the rear of one of said sections and extending toward the front of the suit case, a wall having its rear edge hinged to the inside of one of said sections for swinging movements with or apart from said members, means detachably connecting said wall with said members, and members hinged to the front end of said frame and cooperating therewith to form an additional frame movable to outwardly extended position beyond said first frame and to position extending rearwardly from the front of said first frame to the rear of the suit case.

18. In a wardrobe suit case having a body section and a lid section having its rear portion hinged to the rear of said body section, members forming an open frame hinged to the rear of one of said sections and extending toward the front of the suit case, a wall having its rear edge hinged to the inside of one of said sections for swinging movements with or apart from said members, means for detachably connecting said wall with said members, members hinged to the front end of said frame and cooperating therewith to form an additional frame movable to outwardly extended position beyond said first frame and to position extending rearwardly from the front of said first frame to the rear of the suit case, and means for supporting said second frame in outwardly extended position beyond said first frame.

19. In a wardrobe suit case having a body and a lid having its rear portion hinged to the rear of said body, members forming an open frame hinged to the rear of said lid and extending toward the front of the suit case, members hinged to the front end of said frame and cooperating therewith to form an additional frame movable to outwardly extended position beyond said first frame and to position extending rearwardly from the front of said first frame to the rear of the suit case, means for supporting said second frame in outwardly extended position beyond said first frame, a wall cooperating with said first frame to form an enclosure within said first frame, and detachable means for ecuring said wall to said first frame.

ALBERT F188.