US2607653A - Clothes hamper - Google Patents

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Aug. 19, 1952 ER T 2,607,653

CLOTHES HAMPER Filed May 23, 1951 3e v INVENTOR.

' .Cor| Fuerst BY Qdwk ATTORNEY$ Patented Aug. 19, 1952 tionot-NesyfYol-k.

15., ascorpora- ApplicationMay as, 1951;.SerialNo; 227,783"- 7 invention relates "generally to"- clothes hampers:

One :object of 'ther'present invention is the provision'oi'. a clothes hamper having a main receptacle -iior soiled clothes and l linen "and a compartment which". may be used to contain" articles of a different character: segregated from the contents of ti-remaincompartment.

Another object of the present inventioniisi the provision" of a. clothes hamper which has: integrated. therewith. a; separate article comp'artment' which is-norma'lly' concealedafrom: view, for example,- when: the back .of: the; hamper is. dis:- posed'adjacentt'to: the wall of-a room.

I Anotheraohj ect: of the present inventionzisathe provision of a. clothes hamper which: has in tegratedtherewith a separate? article: comput ment,-.- the hamper resembling a: conventional hamper: inla'll respects-,rin the. normal .positioning of the hamper in-asroom. Another object of the-presentinvention is the provision. of .a clothes-hamper havingi'aseparate article compartment-L which is.-,of 1 improved con-:- struction. and. appearance and-iniwhichl articles, especially'abrush for clearnng the bowl of: a water closet, may be disposed and; concealed froinview. I.

Yet another object .of the present invention is the provision ofa clothesha mper having a separate article compartment which takes up no more .space thana conventional clothes hamper. .Other objects, features-and-advantages oithe invention. will become apparentas the descrip: tionthereof proceeds whenconsidered. inconnection with the accompanying illustrative drawingsinwhich; V

r Fig, 1-.is-a-iront-perspectiveview ofl'a..clothes hamper embodying;- the present. invention. the cover .being shown. in. open position;

Figc2'is aside elevational view oftlie'clothes hamper,;parts..being showncut away, forillus trative purposes l Fig. 3"isarear viewof thehampen; v I

Fig. 4 is a sectionalview taken on the lineal-l otFig. 3; and I Fig. 5 isa sectionalviewsimilar inga modification. V

,Refrrihg to thedrawings inv det L'Land more particularly to l'to 3 thereof there is shown ahamper H] which comprises aclosed bottom l2, uprightwall M; a top cover l6,.a rearwall. 1.8., and a separate. article compartment? Said rear wall IB may he made from woodlor sheet metal or any other suitable material; Wall 14 may, "be. made from any conventional material, suchas-wlcker'work, as indicated at W. The

LGlaims. (01. 312-211) v top-16 of thehamper lfl is hin'g'edto saidihamp'er at '22"andlis swlngable from the 'normally' olosed position shown inFigs. 2 and. 3 to an" open position' sho'wn'in Fig." lfor acess to the main oom- 'partment' which normally serves as a storage receptacle'for soiled clothes and linen. A's-shown in F154, the bottom: I 2 of the hamp'er' Innis suitably perforated as at 26, providing airiholes formain compartment 24' of'the hamper;

Inthe presently preferred embodiment oftlie invention, the" separate article compartment 20' is'constitut'ed' in part by a forwardly recesse'dzpora tion 128' of the" rearwall 18, as showntin: 1", Ziand' 4. Saidre'c'essedportion 2"fliisiofi'generally semi-circular cross-section, but it will'be-iunderfstood it may b'e any' otherrsuitablacontonr. The back of the compartmentiz'fl may be left' open andliesv in.'the: plane of' the' rear wall I8: *As shown, the recessed. wallportion 28 'of'the rear wall. l a extends vertically'ofxthe hamper forfthe full height/of "said rear wall and is positioned-sub stantiallycentrally thereof. It: will be readily apparent that therecessed wall portionzzl-of the rear wall 18- forms the upright sidei wallsr'iof the articlecompartment- 20-. 7: I With reference to Fig. 3, the separate-article compartment 20 isv provided-with a top wall-:30, which is preferably formed ofisheet metal which is secured atthe top 'of wall portion 28"internally ofthe latter. Said compartment alsovincludes a bottom member 32, anda plurality-0f horizon tally. disposed shelves 34 located intermediate the;top wall-Wand the bottom.member.'-3 2-:.which rests-onthe bottom 12- of the' hamper. For-ease ofconstruction and assembly, the top wallet, the bottom member"3 2"anditheshelvesfl may-be identically dimensioned and-0nstruoted so that ail ot-said part-s:maybe-massproduced; Ifide siredi the bottom member; 32, may-be removabie so that-said member may;be used-as a drip-pan, aswill-bereadilyunderstood .Top -30.,' member 32; andshelves fl are all providedwith-;periph-. erally extending flanges 36 so that said parts-may be readily secured to the recessed wallportion 28 01 the rear-wall I-8- byanyconventionalmeans. such asl'welding, riveting, and the lil e.-. member 32 0f: the compartment 20 tis removably securedwinsaid compartment to be usedasa drip pan, theflangesifi of said wall .32will bedisposed in upstanding dis-position so asto contain the drippings.-. Thetop wall 3 0 of the compartment 20. ha s-- suitablysecured. thereto. support provie 'sions such as hooks 38 for the support of a-wide variety of householdarticles in the compartment vlILior examplea brush B. Theshelves 3'4of the compartment 20' are provided with vertically depending from said hook in the vertical aligned J cut-out portions 40 of the shelves 34. I With reference to Fig. 5, there is shown a view of a hamper embodying the above described con-.5

In the modification cept in a modified form. shown in Fig. 5, the article compartment 20 is formed as a separate unitary structure 4]. Fer this purpose, the upright side Walls 14' of the that the opening of compartment 20 at the back of the hamper is closed by the bathroom wall adjacent to which the hamper is placed. When thus used in a bathroom, said compartment 20 provides a very convenient place to contain and conceal a water closet brush. It will be observed that compartment 20 is not provided with a cover gfor ,the acces openin gth ereof provided at the back of the hamper, this being unnecessary even when said compartment is used to contain various small articles not held in place, since the wall againstwhich the hamper is placed will act as a cover for said opening. However, it will be understood that it is within the scope of this invention to provide acover' for said compartment opening. Also, it willbeunderstood that if desired the top 30 may bemovable or removable to provide access to the compartment through the top opening hamper l0 include rear wall portions 42, only one of such wall portions being shown in Fig. 5, which are spaced apart for the reception therebetween' of the separate, unitary article, compartment'or structure 4|. The spaced rear wallpQ itions .42, of the side walls l4 form a continuation of said side walls'and may be fabricated from the samematerial as said side walls. Thus,,in the modification shown in Fig. 5, there is no rear wall panel [8 as in Figs. l'through 4, instead the side walls M are. provided with spaced rear wallzportions 42 which are a continuation of said side walls, and the article compartment 4| is positioned between and suitably afiixed to said rear wall portions 42. As clearly shown in Fig. 5, the ends of the rear wall portions 42 may be clamped in a longitudinal U-shaped clamp '44 it. being understood that said clamp 44 extends for the full length of said rear wall porti0ns42.

. The-article compartment-4| comprises upright side walls 28, a top wall 30, bottom wall 32 and shelves 34, as described in reference to Figs. 1 through 4, said compartment 4l however being formed as a separate unitary compartment. The ends of the upright side walls28' are provided with outwardly extending flanges 46 which are secured to the outside face of the clamp 44 in any conventional manner. In this' modified form, there is provided an angle iron bracing member 48 -which is 'suitablyafiixed to-theinside rear corners of' the side walls M, as by rivets 49, to

impart'further rigidity to the structure. It will thus be seen that the modified form of'construction of hamper I'll provides for the article compartment being formed as a separate unitary structure whereby hamper l0,'having a, separate article compartment 20, may have its manufacture and assembly facilitated. f

It will be readily apparent that the hamper [0, having the separate compartment 20, is readily adapted for a multitude of household uses, and the compartment 20 maybe used to contain a wide variety-of household articles. The separate article compartment '20; is completely concealed from view when the hamper is disposedadjacent to the wall of a room. In the normal positioning of the hamper in a room, it resembles a conventional hamper in all respects and takes up no more space than a conventional hamper. It is also readily apparent that the hamper In, which isof improved construction and appearance, may

be used to contain elongated articles such as bathroom brushes, which maybe stored and concealed from view inthe supplemental compartment'20. I

L'A'haniper of the presentinvention may be used to advantage in the bathroom andpositioned so of the hamper when cover I6 is opened.

While there is showniand described herein certain specific structure embodying the invention, it will be manifest to those skilled in theartthat various modifications and rearrangements of the parts may be made without. departing from the spirit and scope of the underlying;inventive-cone cept and that the same is not limited to the par.- ticular form herein shown and described except insofar as indicated bythe scope of the appended claims.' r1

.Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

. 1. A hamper,-comprising .an open. receptacle having atop, a bottom, and vertical walls including a. rear wall; said rear wall having a portion thereof recessed towards the front of the hamper and extending substantially.vertically. thereof, said recessed portion being-open at-the back-of the hamper and having a closed top and bottom and atleast one horizontally positioned shelf disposed intermediate said top ands 'bottom of said recessed portion, the latter forming 'a concealed compartment separated from said recep-r tacle for the storage of article'swhen said rear wall of said hamper is disposed-adjacent tothe wall of a room, and a top cover movable between open and 'closed positions, the latter position being effective tocover said receptacle and said closed top of said 'concealed'compart'ment. 7 2. A hamper having a main bompartment,'com-' prising a top; a bottom," andupright wall'sin cludin'ga rear 'wall, said rear wall having a por tion thereof recessed towards the fro'nt' of the hamper, said recessed portion extendinglongitudinally of the hamper for" substantially the length of said rear wall centrally thereo'f, said recessed portion forming a compartment separate from said main compartmentand having a closed top and bottom and a plurality of horizontally positioned shelves disposed'therein, said shelves having verticallyaligned cut-out portions adapted for the reception of elongatedarticles and said closedtop having means for supporting the elongatedarticles received in said cut-rout portions.

3. A hamper having a main compartment prising an open top, a closed bottom, and upright walls including a rear wal1 said 'rear'wall having an integral portion thereof recessed towards 'the front of th hamper and extending vertically .of the hamper for the full height 'ofsaid rear wall substantially centrally thereof, said recessed porition forming a compartmentseparate from said main compartment and having a closed top and bottom, a plurality of horizontally positioned shelves. secured to saidrecessed portion, said sepa' rate compartment being adapted to contain a plurality of articles separated from the contents of said main compartment by said integral portion of said rear wall, and a top cover movable between open and closed positions, the latter position being effective to cover said main compartment and said closed top of said separate compartment.

4. A hamper having a main compartment comprising an open top, a closed bottom, and upright walls including a rear wall, said rear wal1 having an integral portion thereof recessed towards the front of the hamper and extending vertically of the hamper for the full height of said rear wall substantially centrally thereof, said recessed portion forming a compartment separate from said main compartment and having a closed top and bottom, a plurality of horizontally positioned shelves secured to said recessed portion, said separate compartment being adapted to contain a plurality'of articles separated from the contents I of said main compartment by said integral portion of said rear wall, and a top cover movable between open and closed positions, the latter position being efiective to cover said main compartment and said closed top or said separate compartment, said shelves having vertically aligned cut-out portions adapted for the reception of elongated articles and said closed top having means for supporting the elongated articles received in said cut-out portions.

CARL FUERST.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Great Britain 1890

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