US506033A - Combined trunk and dressing-case - Google Patents

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W. BURKMAN. COMBINED TRUNK AND DRESSING CASE. No. 506,033,. Patented Oct. 3,1893.

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TACOMA, WASHINGTON.

COMBINED TRUN'KAND DRESSING-CASE. I

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 506,033, dated October 3, 1893.

Application filed February 8, 1893.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALFRID BURKMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Tacoma, Pierce county, State of Washington, haveinvented an Improvement in a Combined Trunk and Dressing-Case; andI hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the same.

Myinvention relates to the class of apparel cases, and especially to the sub-class of traveling trunks or cabinets.

It consists in the novel constructions and combinations hereinafter fully described and specifically claimed, whereby I am enabled to provide a combined .trunk and dressing case.

The object of my invention is to make a traveling trunk and dressing-case combined, in which everything placed in the same can easily be found without disturbing articles not wanted, and at the same time have a cheaply constructed, light, durable, and strong trunk.

By adopting the end position-for the trunk, when in use, it occupies the smallest possible space, and by having a stand for it to revolve on, it can be placed in a corner of a room, out of way, and the person using it will have convenient access to the different compartments, by turning the trunk around upon its stand.

The device, as here shown, is of a cylindrical shape, as that shape possesses several advantages, among which are that it can be made cheaper, stronger and lighter; but it is evident that a trunk made square, or any other shape, will serve a good part of my invention, namely, that articles placed in it can be kept separated, and made easy to find, and provision made for hanging outer garments. I do not, therefore, herein, confine myself wholly to the cylindrical shape, except in so far as the special peculiarities of construc-'. tion incident upon said shape are concerned.

Referring to the accompanying drawings for amore complete explanation of my invention,-Figure 1 is a perspective View of mycombined trunk and dressing case, showing it upended and serving as a dressing. case. Fig. 2 is a vertical section. Fig. 3 is a part horizontal section. Fig. 4 is a plan of the hinge.

To make the trunk there are two solid hot- Serial No. 461,516. (Nomodeh) BA, to which the Wall or. shell B is attached. Within .the trunk is one (or more) longitudinal partitions O the whole length of the inside of the trunk, forming a compartment or compartments for hanging up outer clothes. There are also one or more shelves or cross partitions D, and to both the longitudinal compartment and the shelves, access is had by doors a in the shell. I can put drawers in if I see fit.

E are metallic circumferential bands on the inside of the trunk, to strengthen the shell and doors, and these bands are cut for the door openings, and are bent outwardly at their severed ends, as shown at e, extending the thickness of the material of the shell of the trunk and doors. These ends are bent because the bands are made from a thin material, and when the doors are locked, the ends will abut together and not miss each other, so that the different pieces or sections of each band will constitute a whole ring, and sustain the walls or shell of the trunk.

, On the ends A inside of the trunk, are two metallic bands F, which are whole rings, and

overlap somewhat the door ends, as shown, and serve to sustain the sides or walls of the trunk, as well as the ends of the doors. On the outside of the trunk, there is a metallic band or ring G at each end. These bands extend over the sides of the trunk, to the plane of the ends'of the doors, and said end rings also extend over the ends of the trunk, and will thereby hold the ends to the sides.

H are strengthening cross-bars, extending over the ends,'and they can either be attached to the rings G, or be made a part thereof. These two end rings G are also connected with the parallel metallic strips I on the outside of the trunk, and thus the trunk is held firmly together outside, the parallel strips also protecting the body of the trunk.

The door hinges a are formed of adjacent longitudinal strips J secured to the outside of shell and door, and properly engaging. These strips J connect, top and bottom, the end rings G, and at the same time they are connected with the inside bands E by screws or rivets j through the trunk sides and doors. The doors have the parallel strips I in the same manner as the solid sides of the trunk.

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They are attached to the doors and abut against the end rings G on the trunk. On the free edge of the door is a strip K that extends over the edge. This strip is securely fastened to the door, and keeps it from being pushed in at this side.

The locks L attached to the doors on the inside are placed there to be protected, and they are placed on or in connection with the inside bands E, and so complete the connection of the same. Two or more locks are adapted to be operated by one key, and for this purpose any suitable mechanism may be employed.

In the compartment of the trunk intended for outer garments I have placed a series of rows of hooks L at or near the end. These hooks are intended to be made with a ring Z to close over, or other fastening or guard, the intention being that when the garment is hung and the trunk turned upside down the hanger of the garment shall remain on the hook. In order to keep the garments in position, either upside down or sidewise, I press the first hung garment against the longitudinal partition 0, by means of rubber bands M, or other guard. More garments placed in this compartment, are hung in like manner as the first, and'fastened, or held toward the first garments in same manner as the first garments are held against the partition 0, the intention being that if this clothes compartment be only partially filled, whatever is placed there will be found in same position after the trunk had been rolled and hauled around, as it was when first placed.

On the bottom end A of the trunk I make a socket-bearing N, preferably at the intersection of the cross-bars H. This receives the pin 0 of the stand 0, upon which the trunk is mounted when in use as a dressing-case. The trunk rotates on this pin.

I make the stand afolding one as shown, because it can be made light and small, and placed inside the trunk, when traveling, and when spread out, it gives a large bearing for the trunk to rest on, and is stifl": and solid.

The handles P in the trunk ends, I have made so as to close into their recesses 19 when not in use, and thus protect them from breaking. When pulled out they will assumea position at right angles to the trunk end and will be limited in this position by hearing against the frame pin which they are seated, and thus leave the hand free to carry the trunk. I use two spiral springs 10 wound around the inner bar of the handle or upon a connection between the two ends on which the handle oscillates. The two springs are wound right and left handed, one end of each of the springs being attached to the frame 19, and on the side toward the trunk, and the other end of each of the springs being attached to the handle itself. Now, by pulling the handle out of the recess the springs are wound harder, so that when the handle is released, the spring pulls it into the recess positively.

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

1. A combined trunk and dressing-case consisting of a suitably constructed trunk body or shell having its interior divided into compartments and doors afiording access to said compartments, said trunk having 1n one end a socket-bearing, in combination with a folding frame or stand having a pin upon which the socket-bearing fits, when the trunk is upended whereby the device may be rotated, substantially as herein described.

2. A traveling trunk constructed of disk shaped ends and a cylindrical body or shell, end ringsoverlappingandsecured to said ends and body, and a series of parallel strips secured longitudinally to the exterior of said body and having their ends underlying and connected with the end rings, substantially as herein described.

3. A traveling trunk constructed of diskshaped ends and a cylindrical body or shell with doors, end rings connecting the body and ends, circumferential bands on the interior of the body severed at the joints of the doors and bent outwardly to abut against each other, and the hinge strips of the doors secured to the body and doors and riveted through to the interior bands, substantially as herein described.

4. A combined trunk and dressing-case consisting of circular ends and acylindrical body with doors, said trunk being adapted to be upended and pivotally mounted to rotate, end rings securing the body to the ends, parallel longitudinalouter strips secured to the body and connecting the end rings, circumferential inner bands severed at the joints of the doors and bent outwardly to abut, hinge strips secured to doors and body and riveted through to the interior bands, and partitions within the body dividing it into compartments, sub stantially as herein described.

5. A traveling trunk and dressing case consisting of circular ends and a cylindrical body with doors and compartments, said trunk adapted to be suspended and pivotally-mounted to rotate, end rings securing the body to the ends, parallel longitudinal strips secured to the body and connecting the end rings, rows of hooks secured in one end of said compartment adapted to suspend the clothes in different layers and cross fastenings to hold each layer in place, substantially as herein described.

. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

WALFRID BURKMAN. Witnesses:

WILLIAM W. ATES, A. O. STOWELL.

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