US1984698A - Luggage - Google Patents

Description

Dec. 18, 1934.

O. H. PLOTKIN LUGGAGE Filed April lO, 1931 Dec. 18, 1934. o. H. PLOTKIN LUGGAGE Filed April l0, 1931 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 @wwf LUGGAGE Filed [april lO, 1951 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Vials Patented Dec. 18, 1934 UNITED STATES l-mriz'NT AOFFICE y LUGGAGE Oscar H. Plotkin, Chicago, .111., lassignor to S. Dresner & Son, Inc., Chicago, Ill., ra corporation of Illinois Application April 10, 1931., Serial No. 529,014

11 Claims. (Cl. ,ISO- 41) invention relates to luggage, and its principal object is to provide improved means for suspending and retaining garments in traveling bags, such as'Gladstonelbags, suit-cases, and the f5 like, whereby the garments may be transported from place to place without becoming wrinkled.

Another object is to provide improved means for 20 `novel features of construction, arrangement land combination of parts hereinafter fully set :forth and claimed. Y

The invention is clearly illustrated in the drawings accompanying this specication in which- `'Figure 1 is a perspective view, partly broken away, of a Gladstone bag, equipped with garment "suspending and retaining means embodying Ya lsimple lorm of the present invention, the bag be- "in-g shown in Ya partially 'open condition;

Fig. 2 isa plan, partly broken away, illustrating one of the steps taken in draping a rgarment over "the garment suspending means;

' Fig. -3 is a view similar to Fig. 2, showing the garment completely draped upon `the Ygarment "35 `suspending means;

'45 s'ition assumedwhensupported upon a'rod or'bar Fi'g.l8 lis a detail vertical cross -section illustrating'aslightlyimodified 'form of the invention;

v4.EigfSJis an/end v'iew looking in the direction of thearrow-Q in Fig.*8, Aand showing certain bows in "50 lcross section;

l0 is a `detail'view, partly in elevation and partly in cross section illustrating a slightly modi- Tied type of fasteningmeans employed in the device;

"11 -is' a detail vertical cross sectionillustrating a Vfurther modified type of fastening means;

Fig. 12 is a detail section taken on the 'line 12-12 of Fig. 11;

Fig. 13 is 'a view similar to Fig. 12, showing the 5 detent in moved position; and

Fig. 14 is `a detail vertical cross section ltaken on the line V14 of Fig. 11.

Referring to lsaid drawings, and rst to Figs.

1 toj?, inclusive, which illustrate one embodiment 10 lof the invention, the reference ycharacter 1l designates a traveling bag or case, here `shown yin the form of a Gladstone bag, composed lof the two . sections 12 and 13 hinged together at 14 .in the customary manner, and having the usual vhandle 15, whereby the bag may be carried about, and

'the ordinary locking `means 16, whereby the two sections may be locked together. Ordinarily a door or dividing wall 17, usually hinged as at 18 to one of the sections, is provided for ,separating the contents of one section from the other, thus providing two separate compartments in which is placed wearing apparel and other ob'- jects which it is desired to transport. If desired, a pocket 20 vmay be provided on one side of the door 17 for holding small articles.

Each section l'or case 1'2 or 13 is open on one side and closedby the door 17. Usually an inter- 'nal nange 19 is provided adjacent `the open side of each sectionupon which the door k17 rests when 30 the `section lis laid on its side, and when the bag is closed said flanges 19 retain the door in up- Yright position between them.

vsuspend garments entirely within that section kof 'the case in which .the bow is contained. The 40 Vbow may be formed in `a variety of ways, and it is here shown'in the form of a tubular member "having fa 4horizontally extending garment suspending `bar 22, from the ends of which extend two arms Aor end members '23 which are prefer- 45 ably ilattened at their terminal ends and pivotal'ly `connected to brackets 24, as by rivets 25.

IThe 'brackets 24 `are Ariveted or otherwise Vsecured to the door 17 which may be reinforced at the pla-ces `of attachment by a `metal bar 26 extend- 50 ing along or through the `material of the wall. The pivotal connections between the bow and the door are located at a place adjacent the hinge lconnection between the two sections of the case, whereby when'the case'or bag is placed upright, y55

the horizontal bar portion 22 of the bow will be `the door.

disposed adjacent the upper end of the case or bag, the purpose of which will be presently set forth.

Means are provided for detachably securing the free end of the bow 21 to the door 17 and for holding the horizontal bar 22 of the bow in spaced relation thereto. Said securing means may take various forms, and in Figs. 1 to 6 ofthe drawings, are shown as comprising snap fasteners or buttons 27 secured. to the door and extending through adjacent the ends of the horizontal bar 22 and brackets 28 when attachedtothe snap fasteners 27 hold the horizontal bar 22 of the bow in fixed spaced relation with the door 17, whereby agarment is suspended freely upon the horizontal bar 22 without being crushed against the door.

Associated with the-bow .are `auxiliary means, herein shown as a Agarment hanger 29 .for retaining the garments in definitely folded disposition. The garment hangermay be swingingly attached'to the .door 17 at a place adjacent or in co-axial alignment with the hinge connection of the wall with the sections of the Vcase or bag, and preferably spaced substantially equally from the end members 23, and of less width than the spread of the end members.v Conveniently, the garment hanger 29 may take the form of the ordinary coat hanger having the usual cross bar 30 for suspending trousers, or other garments, and the garment hanger is here shown as detachably connected with the door 17, whereby it may be detached therefrom and used to suspend garments in a wardrobe or other clothes closet.

A hook member 31, in the form'of a flat piece lying parallel with the garmenthanger and having a swiveled connection therewith lnear its upper end, is formed with a headed neck 32Hat one end, whereby it maybe attached to a bracket 35 on the door 17, and its otherend is in the form of a hook 33, whereby the garment hanger maybe suspended from a bar or rod 34 whenv the garments are removed from the case or bag. It is to be observed that the hook member31 may be y,turned from the position seenA in Fig. 6, wherein it is employed to suspend` the garment Yhanger `on the door 17, to the position illustrated in Fig. 7,

slot 36, thereby bringing the head portion completely through the slot, in which condition the hook member is held against accidental disconnection.

As above stated, the garment suspending vmeans may be provided on each side of the door 17, and Fig. 8 illustrates such an arrangement of the parts. This figure also shows` the use of aplurality of auxiliary retaining means on a side of In this case, the brackets 24e, to which the bows 21 and 21a are pivoted, are of rsufficient length to accommodate the end members ofthe two bows, and the brackets 28aL of the bows are provided with co-acting snap fasteners or other detachable fastening means 27e, whereby the two bows may be detachably connected together.

As in the preferred form, the bow 21 is provided with detachable connections, such as snap fasteners, buttons, or the like, 27, for fastening its free end to the door 17. Garment hangers 29a and 29h, one for each bow, areprovided, as in the preferred formya'nd in``this case, the bracket 35a, to which the garmentrv hangers are Y detachably secured, has two slots and is made of eyes of bracket members 28 which are preferably i sufficient length to accommodate the hook memjbers of both garment hangers.

Y In the modified form of attaching means, between the 'bow and the door 17, shown in Fig. 10, a spring clip 27c is employed on the door and a headed stern 28c is employed on the bow 21 which Vis gripped between the two jaws of the spring clip 27C. As in the preferred form of the invention, the attaching means illustrated in Fig. 10 serves to detachably connect theendsofthe bow with the doorv and, atIthev same time, spaces the horizontal bar of the bow away from-the door so as to permit the garment, whichis draped over the bar, to hang Vfreely without being cramped betweenthe bar and door. l

Referring to Figs. 11, 12` and 13,wherein is shown a further modifiedform of releasably securing a plurality of bows to the door, `which comprises a plate 28c rigidly secured to the bow 21 and extendingjlaterally on opposite vsides thereof. Secured to one edge of the plate-28c is a spring detent 40 which` lies substantially parallel therewith `throughout its` lengtlr, but spaced therefrom at its freeend to permitan angle plate 41 attached to the door to pass therebetween, the plate having a slot 42 Awith which the detent co-acts to hold thebow 21 .relative to the door 17. The detent may bekprovidedfwith a thumb piece 43 extending through theplate 4,28C for convenient operation of the detent (seefgFig. 13). l

The bow 21a is similarly provided `with a. plate 28d and detent 40-which co-operate with an exltension of the plate 28c which has aslot 445therein, sogas to detachably secure thebow 21?to the bow 21. The bow 21 is heldin spaced rela.- tion to the door by the plate 28c abutting thereagainst, likewise the plate 28d holds'the bow` 21a in spaced relation to the-,bow 21 byV abutting yagainst the curved portion ofthe plate 28.

In the use of such a bag it may be found convenient in some instances toremovethenbows from the door 17. This may bereadily, accomplished by the use of a detachable hingejoint,V as

lwill be noted that a spacer 48 is mounted upon the lowerrnost pin between the bracket 24F the bow 21, so that there Awill be no interference be- .y tween the bows in moving them about the pins 45.

A suggested manner of'suspending andretaining a garment in the case or bag in ajneatlyn-folded condition will now `be described. The .case Vis fully opened and the free end of theibow i'srief -tached from the door and-swung back out offltlie way, after which the garment, such as fa coat, ,is placed upon the garment hanger theJliSual manner, as seen in Fig. 2, after Whichthe bow is .transfiere uw .tie gregreed@tiraggio the door by the snap fasteners 27 and 28. The sleeves and skirt portion of the garment are then draped over the horizontal member 22 of the bow, as seen in lig. 2, after which the two sections of the case are closed, and when set upright, the garment is suspended from the horizontal member of the bow in the section in which the garment is contained, the garment hanger 29 co-operating with the bow serves to retain the garment in a smooth folded condition, while the entire garment is suspended by the bow.

When unpacking the case, the garment hanger with garments suspended thereon may be placed on a bar or rod in a clothes closet or wardrobe. When it is desired to repack the case, the garment hanger with the garments thereon may be carried to the case, the garment hanger attached to the door 17, and the garment draped over the bow as above described.

I claim:

1. A case having two hinged together sections and a swinging door dividing said sections into two compartments, a bow comprising a substantially U-shaped frame adapted to extend along three sides of the door, bracket means releasably connecting the bo-w with the door for pivotally securing said bow in spaced relation to the door, said bow being capable of swinging on its bracket means independent of the door and also capable of 4swinging bodily with said door as a unit to and from a position suspending apparel.

2. A case having two sections hinged together and a door dividing said sections into two compartments, a bow comprising a substantially U- shaped frame having its ends swingingly mounted on said door and arranged to suspend a garment thereon in one of said compartments, and cc-acting fastening means on the door and outer portions of the bow for releasably securing the bow in a fixed spaced relation to the door.

3. A case having two hinged together sections and a swinging door dividing said sections into two compartments, substantially U-shaped bows swingingly mounted on each side of said door and arranged to suspend garments thereon in both compartments, and co-acting fastening members on the door and bows for releasably securing the bows in Xed spaced relation to opposite sides 0f the door.

4. A case having two hinged together sections and a swinging door dividing said sections into two compartments, substantially U-'shaped bows swingingly mounted on both sides of said door, co-acting fastening members on the door and bows for releasably securing the bows in xed spaced relation to the door, and garment hangers pivotally mounted on each side of said door and co-operating with the associated bows to sustain apparel.

5. A case having two hinged together sections each open on one side, a door hinged to one of said sections and dividing said case into two compartments, a substantially U-shaped bow the side arms of which are swingingly mounted on the door, an angle plate secured to the door, and a detent secured to the bow and adapted to cooperate with the angle plate to secure the bow in a xed spaced relation relative to the door.

6. A case having two hinged together sections each open on one side, a door hinged to one of said sections and dividing said case into two compartments, a substantially U-shaped bow the side arms of which are swingingly mounted on the door, an angle plate secured to the door, plates secured to the bow at points remote from its swinging mounting on the door, and detents attached to said last mentioned plates, the plates and detents co-operating with the angle plate to secure the free end of the bow tothe door and to prevent endwise movement of the bow when in locked position.

7. A traveling case having a section open at one side, a partition hinged to the open side thereof, a substantially U-shaped bow swingably connected at its ends to one side of said partition, and coacting means on said bow and partition for releasably securing the bow in fixed spaced relation to said partition.

8. A traveling case having a section open at one side, a partition hinged to the open side thereof, a substantially U-shaped bow swingably connected at its ends to one side of said partition, a clothes hanger pivotally mounted on said partition between the sides of said bow and adapted to sustain apparel draped over the bow, and coacting means on said bow and partition for releasably securing the bow in fixed spaced relation to said partition.

9. A traveling case having a section open on one side, a partition hinged to the open side thereof, a substantially U-shaped bow swingably connected at its ends to said partition adjacent the inner hinged end of the partition and coacting spacing means for releasably securing the bow in xed spaced relation to the partition adjacent the outer end of the bow.

l0. A traveling case having a section open at one side, a partition hinged to the open side thereof, a plurality of substantially U-shaped bows swingably connected at their ends to said partition, and coacting spacing means releasably securing the bows together and to the partition.

1l. A traveling case having a section open at one side, a partition hinged to the open side thereof and having brackets projecting from a side thereof, a substantially U-shaped bow swingably mounted on said brackets, a garment hanger swingably mounted on the partition coaXially with the mountings of the bow and cooperating therewith to sustain apparel which is draped over the bow, and means for releasably securing the bow in xed spaced relation to the partition, permitting the bow, partition and hanger to swing as a unit.

OSCAR H. PLOTKIN.

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