US2172588A - Collapsible trunk - Google Patents

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Sept. l2, 1939. F. LEICHTFuss COLLAPSIBLE TRUNK Filed March 2O,` 1936 IN VEN TOR.

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ATTORNEY Patented Sept. 12, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE/ 1 Claim.

The main object of this invention is to provide a trunk which is completely collapsible, so that when not in use for storing, may be concealed in a small and convenient space.

Ihe above and other objects Will become apparent in the description below in Which characters of reference refer to like-named parts in the drawing.

Referring briefly to the drawing, Figure 1 is a top plan View of the collapsible trunk showing the same in extended position with the cover in cross section.

Figure 2 is a side elevational view of the collapsible trunk with the cover in raised position.

Figure 3 is a cross sectional view taken on line 3--3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a side -elevational View of the collapsible trunk showing the same in partly collapsed position.

Referring in detail to the drawing the numeral I0, indicates the bottom of the trunk. The front edge of the bottom has a bar member II, attached thereto permanently and the rear edge also is provided with a bar I2, which rises to a slightly greater height than the bar I I. On the inside edges of these bars II and I2, hinge members I3, are provided. The hinge on bar II, is connected to the front collapsible wall I4, While the rear bar I2, also provided with a hinge has a rear wall I5 having depressions I5' in its upper edge (Fig. 3), attached thereto. End walls I6 and II, are secured to the bottom in collapsible condition by hinge members I8. The rear wall I5, has a U-shaped loop I9, secured thereto. This pair of loop members I9, engage straps 20, which are secured to the cover panel 2 I, at spaced apart positions on the underside of the panel. The panel is bounded on the front and end sides by a rim 22, which snugly fits around the three complemental sides of the trunk when in extended position. The strips 20, hold or retain the cover in position so that it canrbe slid rearward and rotated simultaneously. The end walls and front and rear wall of the collapsible trunk are retained in upright position by hook and eye members 23, which are arranged at the corners of the upright walls and When the trunk yis in position for storing, a tray 24, may be mounted on the hook and eye members. A lock may be provided on the cover rim 22, with a cooperating member on the front wall I4, to secure the trunk in locked position when in use. In assembling the trunk for use, the end walls I6 and I'I, are placed in upright position after the front wall I4, and rear Wall I5, have been similarly moved. When these walls are in upright position the hooks and eyelet members 23, are secured thus retaining the trunk in extended position. The straps 20, cooperating with members I9, permit the rotation and the sliding 5 of the cover panel at any position along the length of the straps, while the depressions I5 in the upper edge of the rear Wall provide for a smooth turning of the cover when the same is either lifted for guidance over the top of the 10 walls forming the trunk, or lowered into its posi-x tion parallel to ther rear wall of the trunk when the same is to be opened. In collapsing the trunk member the end walls I6 and I'I, are rst turned inwardly about the hinges la, and then 15 the front cover I4, is turned about the hinge I3, to lie llat on the end bases I6 and I'I, after which the rear wall I5, is similarly turned over about its hinge and the cover panel then rests upon the wall section I5.

It is to be noted that certain changes in form and construction may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

I claim:

In a collapsible trunk having a bottom, end 25 walls and a front wall and rear Wall having depressions in its upper edge, and foldable upon said bottom and a sliding cover, hooks attached to the inner faces of the endwalls and eyes attached to the inner faces of the front wall and 30 rear Wall adapted to be engaged by said hooks to keep the walls rigid in their unfolded position to constitute a trunk, said eyes at the front and rear walls of the trunk projecting into the same and hooks at the end walls of the trunk project- 35 ing into the same, forming a support for a removable tray, loops attached to the outer face of the rear wall and projecting above depressions formed in the upper edge of said rear wall, and parallel, comparatively Wide metal strips secured 40 at their ends to the inner face of the cover and slidably guided through said loops, said strips having inwardly bent portions near their outer ends into which the loops engage when the cover is in its open position depending parallel to the 45 outer face of the rear Wall, said inwardly bent strip portion in conjunction with the depressions in the upper edge of the rear Wall forming a swivel permitting a smoothly turning of the cover when the same is lifted for guidance over 50 FRED LEICHTFUSS. 55

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