US256578A

US256578A - mantz

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Publication number: US256578A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1882-04-18
Anticipated expiration: 1899-04-18

Description

(No Model.) I 2 sheets-sheet 1.

i C. MANTZ.

TRUNK.

No. 266,578. 8 Patentd Apr. 18,1882.

(No Model.) 8 sheets-s118818v 2.

V8. MANTZ.

TRUNK.

No. 258,578. Patented Apr.18,1882.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEETCE.

GYRUS MANTZ, 0F lVASHINGrTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

TRUNK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 256,578, dated April 18, 1882.

l Application tiled February Q3, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, CYRUS MANTZ, a citizen of the United States, residing at Washington, in the county of WashingtonLDistrict of C0- lumbia', haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Trunks; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, sucll as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying` drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which t'oriu a part of this specification, and in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved truuk. Fig. 2 is a transverse section thereof, and Figs. 3 and 4 are .views of ineditications of the same.

My invention consists in making the body and cover of the trunk of alternate layers of rubber and duck or textile material, and having a liningof wood and an intermediate layer of fabric, forming a cushion, as hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed.

To carryinto effect niyiuvention I construct the body and cover of the trunk of alternate layers of rubber A and duck or textile material A', which imparts thereto an elastic or readily yielding surface to prevent the puncturing or indenting the same incase of its contact with an obstruction while beinglhandled or shipped. The layers of the cover are fastened to a frame, a, at their lower inner ed'ges, and those of the body to a frame, a', at. their upper inner edges, as seen in Fig. 2, by rivets or otherwise.

Theinner surface of the trunk consists of a body orlining of wood, betweenwhich and the alternate layers of rubber and duck is interposed a cushion, B, made of suitable fabric, and which serves to prevent damage to the outer layers of the trunk, through being forced directly against an unyielding surface.

The layers of the body and cover may either be lapped upon and riveted to their ends, as seen at b in Fig. 1,ormolded solidly therewith, as seen at b in Figs. 3 and 4, with vthe band c adapted to conform thereto to eli'ect the re-enforcement of the trunk thereat to enable it. to withstand undue wear astis stood upon either lgend,asis usual in shipping orhandling trunks.

The cleats or strips d, for the attachment of the trucks c to the trunk and for re-enforcing or strengthening the bottom thereof, are molded solidly with the bot-tom, which enables the simultaneous aftixing ofthe strips to the body of the trunk with its manufacture and the dispensing with rivets or other fastenings for that purpose.

Strips of material D, composed of alternate layers of rubber and duck, may be fastened to the exterior of the cover and body of the trunk at its sides and top, as seen in Fig. 3.

It Will be observed that this trunk, while possessing sufficient elasticity to prevent its being punctured or indented bythe contact therewith of an obstruction, is also capable of resisting undue wear or being' easily damaged by rough handling or while being shipped.

It is obvious that the strips composed of alterna-te layers ofrubberund duck ortextile material may be applied to trunks of other construction.

I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent- Atruukhaving its bodyand covercomposed -of alternate layers of rubber and textile mate-