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TRUNK LOOK. No. 296,345. Patented Apr. 8, 1884'.

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UNITED STATES PATENT FRANK \V. MIX, OF INE\V BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE CORBIN CABINET LOCK COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent. No. 296,345, dated April 8, 1884. I Application filed January 11, 1884. (No model.) I

.T aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK W. MIX, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Britain, in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Trunk Hasps, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in hasps for trunks; and the objects of my improvements are simplicity of construction, economy in production, and to remove the strain from thepintle of the hasp, and thereby produce one of superior strength. I attain these objects by the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a front elevation of my hasp. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a vertical section thereof on line a: a; of Fig. 2, looking to the right. Fig. 4 is afront elevation of the base-plate of my hasp, and Fig. 5 is a front view of the hasp proper.

I have illustrated my hasp as adapted to receive a lock in its circular lower end, but my improvement relates to the manner of connecting the hasp proper to its baseplate, and consequently it is immaterial what construction is employed for the other parts.

A designates the base-plate, to which the hasp proper, B, is hinged. vided with arectangular opening, having bearing-shoulders a a at each end upon the side which is nearest the swinging end of the hasp. Upon the back of the base-plate, and at the ends of therectaugular opening, piutle-recesscs b, Fig. 2, are formed, as shown. The hasp proper, B, is provided with trunnions or pintles c, the same being formed on the end of the lateral projections d, the inner face of which is adapted to engage the bearing-shoulders c of the plateA. The base-plate A is also provided with a connecting-bar, f, Figs. 2 and 4, which extends across from shoulders at a to strengthen the plate. The front of this connesting-bar f is recessed at a point between the shoulders a a sufficiently to allow the body of the hasp B to extend downward from the shoulders. These two parts being thus formed, preferably by casting, are assembled by passing the pintle end of the hasp cornerwise from 50 the front through the rectangular opening in the base-plate, and after both pintles have been thus passed through the opening they are brought into the pintle-recesses, as shown.

Said plate is pro As in an ordinary trunk-hasp, a spring may be riveted to the back of the hasp for the purpose of throwing it outward when released, and the usual stop may be secured to the back of the base-plate, to limit the extent that the spring shall throw the hasp outward. Such spring and stop being well known in trunkhasps, it is deemed unnecessary to illustrate and describe them.

hen the hasp is swung outward, so as to stand at an angle to the base-plate, it will turn upon its pintles substantially the same as if the bearing-shoulders were not present; but when the hasp extends in a position substantially parallel with the base plate, then the in ner faces of the lateral projections (I will engage the bearing-shoulders a a, as shown most clearly in Fig. 2, and take all the pulling strain of the hasp, thereby practically relieving the pintles from any strain. This enables me to make the pintles smaller than could be done in case the pulling strain was brought to bear upon them. The construc-" tion is also very simple, and enables the hasp to be produced at a small cost.

I am aware of the existence of a patent to Lconhardt Uitting, No. 62,453, February 26, 1867, and I hereby disclaim the state of the art as illustrated therein.

I claim as my invention 7 1. The improved hasp, consisting of the base-plate having the opening with bearingshoulders a c at each end, and the hasp B, having the lateral projections d for engaging said bearing-shoulders, said hasp being also connected with the base-plate by means of a suitable pintle, substantially as described, and for the purpose specified.

2. The improved hasp, consisting of the base-plate having the opening and connectingbarf, with bearing-shoulders a a at each end thereof, and the hasp B, having the lateral projections 61 for engaging said bearing-shoulders, said hasp being also connected with the base-plate by means of a suitable pintle, and extended therefrom in front of the barf t0- ward the keeper, substantially as described, and for the purpose specified.

FRANK I MIX.

lVitnesses:

Gno. W. CORBIS, G120. B. GowLEs.

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