US857441A - Trunk-rope fastener. - Google Patents

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110.857.441. Y PATENTED JUNE 1a, 19o?.

E. W. CARROLL & F. s; BAIRD.

TRUNK ROPE FASTENER.

APPLIOATION PIEDJ'ULY 28, 1906.

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EDWARD W. CARROLL AND lRRANK's. BAIRD, OR CONGRESS, ARIZONA TERRITORY.

TRUNK-ROPE FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 18, 1907.

Application filed. July 28,1906. Serial No. 828,186.

To @ZZ whom, t may concern:

.Be it known that we, EDWARD W. CAR- ROLL and FRANK S. BALRD, citizens of the United States, and residents of Congress, in the county of Yavapai and Territory of Arizona, have invented a new and Improved Trunk-Rope Fastener, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to a device ad-apted to be attached totrunks, boxes, chests and the like, for tightening and securely holding the ends of a rope or-cord used to rmly hold the trunk, box or the like in its closed position, and the object thereof is to provide a simple and inexpensive means which may be easily applied to any container whenever desired, and which completely conceals and protects the ends of the rope, whereby the latter can not readily become disengaged.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of the several parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth and pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specilication, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in `all the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a trunk shown in dotted lines and provided with my improved fastening means Fig. 2 is a plan view of the fastener and parts `used in connection therewith; Fig. Sis a plan view of the same when in an open or unlocked position; Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the fastener when in the position shown in F ig. 3; F ig. 5 is a longitudinal section on the line 5 5 of Fi 2,' and Fig. 6 is an elevation of the left-hand end of the fastener asshown in Fig. 2.

In the drawings we have illustrated our improved fastening means as applied to a trunk 1, and as employed to secure together the ends 2 and 3 of a rope surrounding said trunk. Preferably the fastening means is located on the top of the trunk and the end 3 of the rope passes first to a clip 4 and then around the trunk to the clip 4 again across an end the bottom and the opposite end of the trunk to a clip 6, and again around the trunk to the same clip and ending at the fastener.

The fastener comprises a plate 7, adapted to be secured to the top wall of the container in connection with which it is used, and this plate is provided with two projections 8 and 9, having enlar ed heads thereon and projecting upward from its surface.- Secured to the said plate by means of the projections 8 and 9 is a second plate 11, having two slips 12 and 13 therein, and through which the projections 8 and 9 extend. The plate 11 is thus securely attached to the base plate 7 and is free to slide thereon in a longitudinal direction. The edges of the plate 11 are preferably turned up at right angles to the surface of the plate and at one end thereof these edges are bent inward to form springs 14 and 15, adapted to hold the rope in contact with a suitable toothed or notched wheel 16, secured to the plate adjacent to the end thereof. The end ofthe rope .is passed between the spring end 14 of the side wall and the notched or iiuted wheel 16, and if desired it is extended around the wheel and outward between the wheel and the spring end ,15,

whereby the rope is tightly secured to the plate 11.

At the opposite end of the plate 1 1 the central portion is cut away and a part thereof turned up at right angles to form iianges 17 and 18.` Through the ends of these flanges and the ends of the upturned outer edges are secured rivets 19 and 20, by means of which the main lever 21is secured to the sliding plate 11.

The lever 21 is of substantially the same shape as the plate 11, and when in a closed position it completely covers and protects the said plate and its rope-holding means. The central portion of the pivoted end of the lever is cut away similarly to the sliding plate 11, and fianges 22 and 23 are' formed, which together with the down-turned outer iianges of the lever constitute a firm holding means for the rivets 19 and 20.

Intermediate of the length lof the lever and on the side which is adjacent the plate 11 when the lever is in its closed position, is located a rope-holding means similar to that on the sliding plate 11, comprising a notched wheel 24 and springs 25 and 26, secured to the lever on opposite sides of the wheel and normally pressing the rope against sai d wheel.

,The rope passes from the holding means through the cut-away portion and along the under side of a second lever 27 pivoted to the first-named lever intermediate the ends of This second lever 27 has an end the latter. portion 28 at right angles thereto and pro- IOO IOS

vided with a slot or perforation 29 through which the end of the rope may pass. This second lever protects and conceals the rope end and serves to hold the same in position. The plate 11 is preferably provided with an upturned catch 30, adapted to contact with a spring-pressed latch 31 carried on the under side of the main lever 21, whereby the lever 21 may be locked in its closed position.

In the operation of our improved device, the plate 11 is moved to its eXtreme position and the end 3 of the rope is firmly secured thereto. After the rope has been passed around the trunk in any suitable manner, the end 2 of the said rope is passed through the opening 29 of the lever 27 and :firmly secured to the lever 21 in the manner above described. At this time the parts are in the position shown in Figs. 3 and 4, and in order to tighten and securely fasten the rope the main lever is moved toward the right and in doing so the plate 11 is moved slightly to the left to take up any slack at the right-hand end. When a lever 21 is in its closed position it is locked or securely fastened down by the latch 81 and catch 30, whereby it is prevented from any accidental displacement. Whether the free ends of the rope project from the fastener, as indicated in Figs. 1 and 3, or whether they are concealed within the fastener, as indicated in Fig. 2, will depend entirely upon the length of the rope.

Our improved catch above described is preferably formed of pressed steel or malleable iron, thus making it very durable and not easily bent or broken.

It is evident that the specific details above described are not essential to our invention, and various changes may be made within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent,-

1. A rope fastener for trunks, boxes and the like, comprising a member, means carried thereby and adapted to receive and hold one end of a rope, a lever pivoted to said member, means carried by said lever and to which the other end of the rope is secured, and means carried by said lever and movable in relation thereto, and adapted to receive and guide the last mentioned end of the rope.

2. Means for fastening the ends of ropes, com rising a plate, means at one end thereof for olding one end of a rope, said means comprising a notched wheel and springs normally pressing the rope against said wheel, a forked lever having one end of the forks pivoted to the other end of the plate, and means on the under side of said lever intermediate the ends thereof for holding the end of a rope, said means comprising a notched wheel and a spring for normally pressing said rope against said wheel 3. A rope fastener for trunks, boxes and the like, comprising a plate adapted to be secured to the trunk or box, a rope-clamping means slidably connected to said plate, a lever pivotally lconnected to said rope-clamping means and adapted to have the other end of the ro e secured thereto.

4. rope-fastening means for trunks and the like, comprising a plate adapted to be secured to the trunk, a second plate slidably secured to the first-mentioned plate, means on said second plate for holding one end of the rope, a lever pivoted to the second plate, means on said lever to which the other end of the rope may be secured, and a second lever pivoted to the first-mentioned lever and through which the rope passes.

5. A rope-fastening means for trunks and the like, comprising a plate adapted to be secured to the trunk, a second plate slidably secured to the first-mentioned plate, means on said second plate for holding one end of the rope, a lever pivoted to the second plate, means on said lever to which the other end of the rope may be secured, means for locking the lever to the second plate when in closed position, and alsecond lever pivoted to the first-mentioned lever and through which the .rope passes.

6. Means for fastening the ends of ropes, comprising a plate, a member .at one end thereof to which one end of a rope is secured, a forked lever having the ends of the forks pivoted to the other end of said plate, and means on the under side of said lever intermediate the ends thereof for holding the other end of a rope.

7. A trunk rope fastener comprising a plate adapted to be secured to the trunk and having an upwardly-extending projection, a second plate having a slit therein adapted to receive the projection, whereby said second plate is held in sliding engagement with the first-mentioned plate, ropesecuring means at one end of said second plate, a forked lever having its forked end pivoted to the other end of said second plate, ro peesecuring means on said lever, a second lever pivoted to the first-mentioned lever intermediate its ends, and means for locking the first-mentioned lever to the plate, both of the rope-securing means being completely concealed and protected when the lever is in its locked position.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

EDWARD W. CARROLL. FRANK S. BAIRD. Witnesses for Carroll: R. A. SMITH, GUY H. BAILEY. Witnesses for Baird:

T. L. SMITH, P.L. WARREN.

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