US2357555A

US2357555A - First-aid kit

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Publication number: US2357555A
Application number: US332795A
Authority: US
Inventors: Robert R Seaton
Original assignee: ALPHONSE W WEHNER; RUTH NIEBUSCH
Current assignee: ALPHONSE W WEHNER; RUTH NIEBUSCH
Priority date: 1940-05-01
Filing date: 1940-05-01
Publication date: 1944-09-05
Anticipated expiration: 1961-09-05

Description

Sept. 5, 1944. R. R. S EATON FIRST AID KIT Filed May 1, 1940 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 I51 INVENTOR ROBER T R. SEATON BY FIG. 3.

Sept. 5, 1944. R. R. SEATON 2,357,555

' FIRST AID KIT Filed May 1, 1940 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 XNVENTOR ROBERT R. SEATON 4 TTOR Y Sept. 5, 1944. R. R. SEATON FIRST AID KIT Filed May 1, 1940 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTOR ROBERT R. SEATON ATTOR FIG.

Patented Sept. 5, 1944 FIRST-AID KIT Robert a. seam, Deer Park, Ohio, one-third to Alphonse W. Wehner,

Ruth Niebusch, Hamilton and one-third to County, Ohio assignor of Cincinnati,

Application May 1, 19i0, Serial No. 332,795

11 Claims. (Cl. 206-12) This invention relates to improvements in first rid kits of the so-called field type.

An object of the present invention is to provide a first aid kit which when closed presents a sturdy, compact easily portable unit adapted to withstand the jolts and rough handling to which such kits are subjected incident to emergency or war time use.

Another object of the invention is to provide a first aid kit of the character described which when opened provides a complete portable hospitalin which each of the various articles of equipment are presented in easily accessible'orderly arranged locations, whereby the physician may'instantly locate the desired articles without first having to search through the kit.

Another object of the invention is to provide a portable first aid kit characterized by a work tray which, when the kit is closed, comprises a lateral partition member which precludesshiiting of the various articles of equipment housed within the kit, and which when the kit is opened, comprises a sturdy, collapse-proof work table upon which the physician may place various articles of equipment, and the like.

Still another object of the invention is to pro vide in a first aid kit of the character described adjustable means for securely, though releasably mounting frangible articles, such as bottles and the like, whereby such articles are efi'ectively cushioned against shock.

A further object of the invention is to pr vide in a first aid kit a vertically shiftable compartment or rack, normally housed within the kit, but which is adapted to be elevated quickly and easily to anoperative position above the kit whereby its contents are rendered visible and instantly accessible'to the physician.

Still a further object of the invention is to provide an adhesive tape dispensing rack wherein rolls of tape maybe laterally shifted from a retracted to a fully extended position for rendering the tape'easily accessible to the physician.

Still a further object of the invention is to provide a first aid kit having the hereinabove described characteristics which is particularly adapted for mass production, which is dirt and fluid tight, and which is structurally strong and durable.

These and other objects of the invention are attained by the means described herein, and disclosed in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. l is a perspective view of a closed first aid kit embodying the present invention.

ered position.

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 but with the lid opened revealing certain details of the kit. Fig. 3 is a front view of the kit oi Fig. 1 in a fully opened ready for use condition. I

Fig. 4 is a vertical cross section through the closed kit of Fig. 1 along the line 44 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a vertical section taken through a portion of the bottle rack showing the construc tion of the bottle retaining means which comprises a detail of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is a vertical section taken, on line 8-6 of Fig. 5.

Fig. '7 is a horizontal section taken along line 'l--'I 01' Fig. 4. y

Fig. 8 is a view of a vertical section on line 8-8 of Fig. '1, showing the relationship of the various rack elements when the rack is in a low- Fig. 9 is a view similar to Fig. 8 but showing the rack in an elevated or fully extended position.

With reference to Fig. 1, the first aid kit comprises a substantially rectangular trunk like case or'outer housing III, which may comprise a top or lid member ii, opposed side walls i2, bottom i3, rear wall i4. and a two-piece front wall i5. Handles i6 and i1 may be provided on lid Ii and sides ,i2, as shown, to facilitate transportation of the kit from place to place. If desired, latching means denoted generally by the numeral l8, may be provided on the lid and front wall for securing the lid in a closed condition.

Front wall l5 comprises a pair of panels or doors i9 and 20, hingedly mounted one to the forward vertical edge of each side wall l2, by means. of hinges '23 and 24 as shown. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the

inner edges

25 and 26 of panels i8 and 20 are adapted for overlapping engagement when the panels are closed, Figs. 1 and 2.

As illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3, each of the panels i9 and 20 comprises the rear wall or one of .the so-called wing compartments 2i and 22, which are secured to and carried by said panels. Each wing compartment may include top and bottom elements I and iii, and opposed side elements I52 and I53, as shown. .Thespace bounded by these elements I52 and I53, and their respective rear walls may be suitably subdivided into a plurality of smaller or sub-compartments or pockets into which various medical supplies, and the like may be housed.

when the wing compartments i9 and 20 are nested (Figs.'1, 2-and 4), the bottom elements i5! overlie bottom wall i3 of the kit housing.

when lid is opened.

The interiors of the kit and each of the wing side elements I52 make coplanar abutment with side walls l2 of the kit. and side elements I43 are disposed in spaced parallel adjacency. Top elements erably in compartment 35.

In' order that the wing compartments may be securely retained in .a nested condition when the kit is closed, a vertically reciprocable lock pin 31 may be provided on panel or door 33. Pin 21 may be 'sl'idably mounted within guide bearing members 3| and 32 carried by wing compartment 22, as shown. Pinv 21 is normally urged upwardly by spring 28 whichcircumscribes. said pin between collet 33 and guide member 32. Theupper end of the lock pin'is adapted to be contacted by lug 29 carried by lid ll whereby the pin-\wil1 be forced downwardly so that the lower end thereof will engage catch member 30 disposed on bottom l3. Stop member 34 fixedly secured to pin 31 is adapted to engage the lower face of bearing member 3| for limiting the upward travel of said pin compartments are rendered accessible by swinging said compartments outwardly of the kit interior as shown in Fig. 3. It should be observed that when the compartments are thusly opened, the side elements I52 comprise a continuation of the kit side walls I2.

As clearly disclosed in Figs. 2, 3 and 4, a large central compartment 3! is provided between side walls l2 and disposed intermediate front and rear kit walls I and I4. This compartment may comprise a bottom I I3, a rear wall 40 and a top member I35, said rear wall being spaced from and parallel to rear kit wall l4 as disclosed in Fig. 4. The interior of the compartment may be suitably subdivided into a plurality of smaller pockets A disposed on opposite sides of a central portion B which may include one or more drawers C and an adhesive tape compartment D.

I50 of the wing compartments are pref-, the plane of the top wall I33 of fixedv tending between the tray and kit side walls may be dispensed with, without sacrificing stability and/orrigidity. v v In the preferred embodiment of the invention, a verticallyreciprocable bottle rack 4| is provided or housed within the space boundedby kit side walls I 2,, rear wall l4 and the rear wall 43 ,of compartment 3!. The generally speaking, a pair of spaced, parallel vertical end'members 43 and one or more horizontal bottle shelves 43 disposed therebetween, as shown. When the kit is closed, the bottle rack may be lowered into the kit housing, Figs. 2 and 4, whereby to be covered by lid ll. When the kit has been opened, said rack may b elevated, Fig. 3. whereby the contents thereof are disposed above top I34 of the central compartment where they are rendered visible and easily accessible to the P y i i In the structure disclosed in Fig. 3, the rack includes two bottle shelves each of which may be disposed in'the plane of compartment top I34, which functions as a shelf, upon which bottles from the rack may be placed.

It should be observed, Figs. 2 and 4, that when I the wing compartments are nested their respective open faces are adjacent to and in communication with the forward open face of the central compartment 35. A tray member 36 is hingedly secured to kit bottom l3, as at 31 in such a manner as to be swingable between a vertical closed, and a horizontal or fully extended position. When ina vertical position, the tray comprises a common wall or partition member between the open faces of the wing compartments and the open portion of the central compartment. In

the preferred embodiment of the invention, the surface area of the tray is substantially equal to the area of the forward open face of the centralcompartment whereby articles housed within the various pockets of the different compartments are precluded frombeing shifted from one com- Inasmuch as the structural features of opposite sides of the medicine rack are the same, only one side will be described for the sake of brevity. As disclosed in Figs. 7, 8 and 9, end member 43 is slidably mounted within may include an outer wall 45, a pair of opposed ends 43, each of which terminates in an inturned lip 4! which is parallel to wall 45. A pair of spaced runners orguide rods 48 may b permanently secured to opposite ends of outer face 45, as shown. The runners are adapted for sliding engagement with the spaced corners defined by the intersection of rear wall l4 and side wall II, and by the intersection of side wall I! with the rear wall of compartment '35. These corners each comprises a vertical guideway within'which a runner or guide rod 43 of track 44 is adapted to slide.

' vRack 4| is adapted to be supported in a partially elevated condition, wherein the upper of the two bottle shelves will be in a plane level with the top I35 of compartment 35, or in' a fully elevated condition, as illustrated in Fig. 3, wherein the lower bottle shelf is level with the compartment top.

partment to another while the kit is being Jostled around while closed.

It should be observed that tray 34 functions as a transverse reinforcing member for the kit housing when closed.

Atfer' the wing compartments have been opened, tray 36 is adapted to be lowered into a horizontal position, Fig. 3, to provide a work table extending forwardly of compartment 38 and between the wing compartments. Tray 38 is adequately supported in a horizontal position by reason of contact with that portion of the kit bottom which extends forwardly of hinge 31 to the forward free edge 33. In this manner, the need for auxiliary collapsible brace membe s ex- 7 plied to ring 51, the end members 43 As disclosed in Fig. 9, end member 43 is provided with a catch member 48 which is adapted to engage the upper edge Ii of track member 44,

which in turn is provided with 'a catch member II adapted to engage the upper edge of kit wall l2. Catch 43 may be yieldingly urged toward the track 44 by means of a spring such as 42, which may be carried by and secured to the end member as shown. Catch member may likewise be yieldingly'urged toward kit wall I! by means of spring 53, one end of which may be fastened to track 44 by means of the bolts or rivets 54, or the like.

In order to preclude accidental or unintentional separation of end member 43 from track 44 when the rack is being withdrawn from the kit, a longitudinal closed ended slot may be provided in the outer wall 45 of the track member with which an abutment member or pin 53, carried by end member 43, is adapted to cooperate.

In order to facilitate withdrawal of the rack from its lowered or retracted position, Figs. 2 and 4, a suitable knob or hand ring such as I! may be provided, Fig. 3. When a lifting force is apwill move upwardly relative to tracks 44 until rack may comprise.

a vertical track 44 which Pins 53 en-' gage the upper closed end of the track slots 98. Catch members 48 are preferably wider than slots 95 (Fig. 4), therefore they will remain fully retracted for sliding contact with the inner side of outer wall 45 of tracks 44 until they clear the upper edge of the tracks at which time they will spring outwardly to engage the upper track edge. It should be noted that the tracks are still housed within the kit and only the upper portion, that is only the upper of the two bottle shelves 42, has been rendered accessible to the physician.

Further lifting via ring 51, will result in lifting the track members relative to the kit whereby to permit catch members 50 to engage the upper edge of the kit side walls, Figs.'3 and 9. The rack thus fully extended is sturdy and cannot be dislodged or knocked over by reason of the re lationship between the lower end of the track members and the guideways in the kit corners. The raised rack may be lowered into the kit only after each pair of

catch members

49 and 50 have been deliberately released from their engaging edges whereby the rack may be telescopically received within the kit.

As disclosed in Fig. 3, a plurality of bottles, denoted generally by the numeral 60, are supported on bottle shelves 42. With reference to Fig. 5, it is seen that each bottle shelf 42 comprises a plurality of parallel members held together by means of a plurality of spaced anchor pins 18. Shelf 42 comprises a baseboard 61, a sheet 68 of resilient cushioning material, such as sponge rubber, or the like, and a cover plate 63. The lower or bottom edge 8| of a bottle is adapted to be inserted through an aperture 62 provided in the cover plate 63, whereby to engage cushion sageways 88 open at their front ends as'at 88 and closed at their rear ends as at 81. "A pair 'of spaced shaft

receptive notches

82 and 88 provided in the lower face 88 of the passageway;

Notch 88, hereinafter referred to as the rear.

notch, maybe disposed with its rear wallin vertical alignment with the rear end 81 of the passageway. Notch 82, hereinafter referred to as front notch 82, is preferably disposed as near to the forward edge 88 of the passageway as is practical. Y

When shaft 8| is seated in rear notch 88, the roll of tape 88 is in a retracted position. illustrated.

When shaft 8| engages rear notch 88, the rolls of tape 80 are entirely housed within com-'- partment D so as to clear tray 88 when it is in a vertical position. During those periods of time whentray 88 is in a lowered or horizontal posi tion shaft 8| may [be shifted forwardly'from rear notch 83 to engage the front notch 82, forposi tioning the rolls of tape 89 in the projected posi-' tion indicated by the broken lines, Fig. 4. When in this position the tape is presented to the physi-- cian in an easily accessible manner.

In the preferred embodiment of the invention,

the side walls of the front notch are inclined backwardly at an angle of from 15 to 25 degrees .from a vertical, as shown. This construction member'GS. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the sideedges of the resilient member are housed between a pair of upstanding side members 68 secured, one each, to a side of the baseboard 61, Fig. 6. The opposed side edges of cover plate 63 are preferably turned down to provide a pair of spaced flanges 89 disposed one in overlapping relationship with each upstanding side member.

The lower edge of a bottle is maintained within aperture 82 and in contact with resilient member 66 by reason of the bottle cap 64 being wedged against the under side of a baseboard or other member disposed in spaced parallelism therewith. As disclosed in Fig. 5, the upper portion of the bottle cap is preferably conical in form and is adapted to fit within or engage a complementary shaped indentation or recess 65 provided in the underside of the next higher baseboard, as shown.

Varying degrees of compression may be applied to cushion member 66 by means of the adjustable anchor pins 18, each of which may comprise a head member 1| which may be turned by means of a screw driver, coin, or other tool relative to the body portion I10, for controlling the distance between the cover plate 63 and baseboard 61.

By reason of the adjustment obtainable by manipulation of anchor pins 10, it is possible to compensate for the set and deterioration which occurs in rubber products with the passing of time, whereby the necessity of removal and replacement of the cushion may be deferred indefinitely. Such adjustable anchorage pins likes wise permit the individual physician to quickly andeasily vary the force with which the bottles are anchored or secured within the rack as the conditions under which the kit are used vary.

The adhesive tape rack, disclosed in Fig. 4, may comprise a pair of spaced horizontal pasfacilitates seating of shaft 8| therein when it is being shifted forwardly from rear notch 83. Such construction likewise permits the rolls of tape to be automatically lifted out of forward notch 82 and introduced into passageway 85 when the tray is swung upwardly from a horizontal to a verticalcondition. In order to insure proper seating of shaft 8| within the rearnotch after being thus unseated from the forward notch, thelower face I88 of passageway 85 may be inclined-toward the rear notch. Shaft 8| will roll or gravitate down the inclined face whereby to automatically en gage the rear notch. R

In the preferred embodiment of the invention the upper or top edge of the kit side walls |2 are provided with an inturned flange 288. This flange engages the outer edges of the upper wall I35 of the central compartment, and comprises a ledge under which the hinge-adjacent-edge of the top elements I50 of the wingcompartments fit when they are nested within the kit. manner the wing compartments cooperate with. and are so related to the bottom and side walls of the kit as to provide a'sturdy kit having a high degree of resistance against crushing, distortion and the like.

With reference to Figs. land 4, lid II is concave or dish shaped whereby to provide an area or fourth main compartment denoted generally by the numeral 90. The bottom and side walls of this compartment are formed by. the lid where-v as the compartment top may comprises, sheet of.

fabric 9| or other suitable material. It should be noted that when the lid is closed the compartment top 9| really becomes a bottom or supporting If desired, the top forming sheet of; fabric 9| may be secured along its outer edge to lid by means of slide fasteners 92, or by another suitable means which will permit the fabric to member.

be securely though removably secured to the lid walls as shown.. Sheet 9| controls access to com-' partment 98 in which may be housed a complete; kit of surgeon's first aid implements, splints-large bats of cotton, and the like. In this manner, the":

kit interior is not cluttered up with these bulky In this,

but essential articles although they are nevertheless easiLv available to the physician.

From the foregoing, it is apparent that I have provided a compact, sturdy, field-type first aid kit, which when closed comprises a rugged, reinwhereby said bottles are securely, though releasably maintained between said shelves.

3. A device as specified in claim 2 in which the cover member and baseboard are secured together It should be understood that various modifications and changes in the structural details of the device, such as, by way of example, providing suitable weather stripping to make the kit waterproof, may be made, within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

It should be noted that the bottle retaining means disclosed associated with rack 4| may, if desired, be provided in one or more'of the other sub-compartments of the kit. Such bottle retainingmeans may be adapted to house articles ranging in size from small, easily frangible ampoules to large jug-like containers which are quit sturdy and practically indestructible.

In those instances where it is desirable to provide means to permit the shelves which define the various sub-compartments to be vertically adjustable, suitable slotted end brackets, not illustrated, may be utilized, as is the common practice.

What is claimed is:

l. A first aid kit of the class described, comprising a trunk-like structure consisting'of a pair of opposed side walls, a bottom, a rear wall, a lid and a two panel front wall, each of said panels being carried by and hingedly secured to a side wall, a central compartment extending laterally between said side walls and being disposed intermediate the front and rear walls of said housing, said compartment including a rear wall spaced forwardly of the rear wall of said housing to form a pocket, and a top wall which forms a flat work shelf member spanning the opposed side walls of the structure at the top of said pocket, a medicine rack disposed within said pocket and mounted for movement to raised operative or lowered inoperative positions, said rack including a pairof spaced end members, a bottle shelf extending between and carried by said end members, and means for releasably maintaining said rack in a raised position with its bottle shelf in coplanar relationship to the fiat work shelf member. I

2. In a first aid kit of the class described, a

rack for bottles and the like, said rack including a pair of vertically spaced bottle shelves-between which bottles are adapted to be removably mounted, the lower shelf consisting of a baseboard, an apertured cover plate and a sheet of resilient material mounted between said baseboard and cover plate, means for securing said sheet of resilient material between said baseboard and cover member, the lower face of the upper shelf including a plurality of spaced indentionsdisposed one in vertical alignment with the center of each aperture in the lower shelf, the bottoms of bottles adapted to be inserted one each through an aperture in said cover plate to abut upon said resilient sheet, the tops of saidbottles adapted to yieldingly engage one each an indention of the upper shelf by means of adjustable elements whereby the distance between said cover member and baseboard may be increased or decreased to varythe. compression of said sheet of resilient material for varying the degree of force with which said bottles are mounted'and secured in place.

4. A first aid kit of the class described, comprising a trunk-like housing having opposed side walls, a bottom, a rear wall, and a pair of front walls hingedly secured one to the forward edge of each side wall, each front wall comprising the rear panel of a wing compartment attached to and carried thereby, each wing compartment including forwardly projecting top, bottom and side panels, said compartments adapted for movement to closed nested position inside of said housing, or to open extended position exteriorly of said housing with those side panels adjacent the hinged connection between the side panels and the forward edge of the side walls of the housing extending forwardly from and in the plane of their respective side walls, a central compartment permanently secured within said housing, said central compartment including a top wall spanning the opposite side walls of said housing, and a work shelf member hinged to the bottom wall of said housing for swinging movement to raised and lowered positions, said shelf member when in a raised position comprising a common division wall between the adjacent portions of the central compartment and the nested wing compartments and extending from the bottom wall of said housing to the top wall of the central compartment, said member when in a lowered position comprising a horizontal work shelf extending forwardly between the extended wing compartment to an obstructing relationship to prevent accidental or unintentional movement of said wing compartments from extended to nested positions.

5. In a first aid kit, a trunk-like receptacle consisting of a lid, bottom, opposed side walls, a rear wall anda two panel front'wall, each of said panels being hingedly connected to the front edge of a side wall, a fixed compartment open at the front permanently secured within said receptacle and being disposed laterally between said side walls, a pair of wing compartments mounted one to each panel for movement to closed nested and open extended positions relative to said receptacle, each wing compartment including oppOsed top, bottom and side walls, the bottom and side walls of said receptacle extending forwardly beyond the plane of the front open portion of said fixed compartment by a dimension at least equal to the depth of said wing compartments whereby to overlie the outer side and bottom walls of each of said wing compartments when nested, a work shelf member hinged'to the bottom wall of said receptacle along the front edge of the fixed compartment for swinging movement to raised and lowered positions, said work shelf member when in a raised position comprising a common division wall between and coextensive with the adjacent open faces of the fixed compartment and the nested wing compartments, said work shelf member when in a lowered position adapted to abut upon the forwardly extending bottom wall of the receptacle fol-establishing a horizontal work shelf member extending forwardly from said fixed tacle and outwardly between the extended wing compartments.

6. In a first aid kit, a'trunk-like receptacle consisting of a lid, bottom, olID S 'side walls, a

rear wall and a two panel front wall, each of said panels being hingedly connected to the front edge of a side wall, a

fixed compartment open at the front permanently secured within said receptacle'and being disposed laterally between said side walls, a pair of wing compartments mounted one to each panel for movement to closed nested and open extended positions relative to said re-'- ceptacle, each wing compartment including opposed top, bottom and side walls of said receptacle extending forwardly beyond the plane of the front open portion of said fixed compartment by a dimension at least equal to the depth of said wing compartments whereby to overlie the outer side and bottom walls of each of said wing compartments when nested, a work shelf member hinged to the bottom wall of said receptacle along the front edge of the fixed compartment for swinging movement to raised and lowered positions, said work shelf member when in a raised position comprising a common divi-' sion wall between and coextensive with the adside walls, the bottom andgreaterv than the vertical distance from the uppermost surface of the resilient cushion member to the top of its associated cap receptive recess, said bottle adapted tojbe mounted between said shelves by insertlng'the bottom of the bottle in, an aperture of the covermember of the lower shelf, after which the upper capped portion of the bottle is seated within its corresponding recess in the upper shelf, said resilient cushion member adapted to yieidingly urge the bottle toward the upper shelf, for maintaining the bottle cap in its associated recess against accidental 'or unintentional displacement,

' 9i In "afirst aid kit a compartment includin a pair of opposed side,.i ront and rear walls, a vertically shiftable medicine rack mounted within said compartment, said rack comprising a pair of spaced end members, a plurality of spaced paralleltransverse members interconnecting said end members, a movable track for each of said end members, guides for each of said tracks,and

guideways formed within said compartment one for each guide, catch members carried by each Jacent open faces of the fixedcompartment and the nested wing compartments, said work shelf member when in a lowered position adapted to abut upon the forwardly extending bottom wall of the receptacle for establishing a horizontal work shelf member extending forwardly from said fixed compartment, projecting forwardly beyond the forward edge of the bottom wall of said receptacle and outwardly, between the extended wing compartments and in obstructing relationship thereto to preclude movement of said wing compartments to or toward nested position when said work shelf is in a lowered position.

7. A first aid kit of the class described comprising a trunk-like structure consisting of a pair of opposed side walls, a bottom, a rear wall, a lid and a front wall comprising a pair of panels each of said panels being carried by and hingedly secured to the front edge of a side wall, a central compartment extending laterally between said side walls and being disposed intermediate the 'front and rear walls of said housing, said compartment indluding a rear wall spaced forwardly of the rear wall of said housing to form a pocket, and a top wall which forms a flat work shelf member spanning the opposed side walls of the structure at the top of and in front of said pocket, a medicine rack disposed within said pocket and mounted for movement to raised operative or lowered inoperative positions relative to said work shelf member, said rack including two rows of vertically spaced bottle shelves, and means for releasably maintaining said rack in a raised position with either of said bottle shelves selectively in coplanar relationship with the flat work-shelf member. v

8. In a first aid kit of the class described, a rack for bottles and the like, said rack including a pair of spaced end members and a pair of spaced, upper and lower shelves spanning said of said end members, said catch members located intermediate the length of said end members and positioned to engage the upper edge of the track members of the end-members to which they are attached, when the rack has been withdrawn approximately half way from said compartment, stop means carried by said end members and engageable with cooperative means on said tracks for precluding further upward movement; of the end members relative to their respective track members, and whereby said track members are fixed relative to and for vertical movement with said end members as the rack is further withdrawn from the compartment to a fully raised position, and a second palr' of catch members carried by and secured one/each to a track membar, and positioned to en age the upper edges of the compartment side walls when the rack has been withdrawn from said compartment to a fully raised operative position.

end members, said lower shelf comprising a baseboard, an apertured cover member and a resilient cushion member interposed between said baseboard and cover member, said upper shelf having a plurality of bottle cap receptive recesses provided therein, said recesses being disposed in vertical alignment one each with an aperture of said cover member, and a bottle the height of which including its cap member is of a dimension 10. In a first aid kit a compartment including a pair of opposed side, front and rear walls, a

' engageable withcooperative means on said track members for limiting the amount by which said end members may be lifted relative to their track members and whereby further lifting'of said end members will result in lifting of the track members and their associated guide rods relative to their guideways as the rack is lifted to a fully raised operative position, said stop member being positioned to limit the free upward movement of the end members relative to their respective track members when the rack has been withdrawn approximately halfway from said compartment, and means for maintaining the rack in a half raised and a fully' raised operative position.

11. In a first aid kit a compartment including a pair of opposed side, front and rear walls, a

6 a,as7,sss vertically shii'table medicine rack mounted within said compartment, said rack comprisinga pair of spaced end members, a plurality of spaced parallel transverse. members interconnecting said end members, a movable track for each of said end members, guide rods secured to and carried by each track, guideways formed within said compartment one for each guide rod, said end members adapted for vertical slidinl motion relative to said track members and said track members and their associated guide rods adapted for vertical sliding motion relative to said guideways. stop means carried by said end members and engageable with cooperative means on said track members for limiting the amount by which said end members may be lifted relative to their track members and whereby further lifting of said end members will result in lifting of the track members and their associated guide rods relative to their guideways'as the rack is lifted to a fully raised operative position, said stop member being positioned to limit the free upward movement of the end members relative to their respective track members when the rack has been withdrawnapproximately half way -i'rom said compartment,

and two sets of retaining members, one set secured to and carried by the end members and 10 positioned to engage the upper edge of the track members for maintaining the rack in a half raised position, the second set secured to and carried by said track members and positioned to engage the upper edge of the side walls of the compart- 1. mentifor maintaining the rack in a fully raised operative position.

. ROBERT R. SEATON.