US939575A

US939575A - Wardrobe-trunk.

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Publication number: US939575A
Application number: US48471009A
Authority: US
Inventors: George H Wheary
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1909-03-20
Filing date: 1909-03-20
Publication date: 1909-11-09
Anticipated expiration: 1926-11-09

Description

G. H. WHEARY.

WARDROBE TRUNK.

V APPLICATION FILED MAR. 20., 1969.

939,575., Patented Nov. 9, 1909.

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G. H. WHEARY. WARDROBE TRUNK. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 20, 1909.

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GEoneE H. WHEARY, or RACTlNE, Wisconsin;

WARDROBE-TRUNK.

' Specification of Letters Patent. Patented NOV. 9,1905%.

Application'filedmareh 20 1969. Serial No. 484 710. REISSUED To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE H. WHnAnY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Racine, in the county of Racine and State of \Visconsin, have invented .a new and useful lVardrobe-Trunk, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to Wardrobe trunks andone of its objects is to provide a trunk body having a wardrobe section mounted to swing into an upright position but which, when in such position, is disposed entirely outside the trunk casing, so as to in no wise interfere with the removal of any portion of the contents of the trunk or occupy any space within the trunk casing which might otherwise be used for packing purposes.

A further object is to provide a trunk of this type which is of very compact structure, simple and durable, and which permits the simultaneous useof the truhk both as a ed out in the claims.

packing case and a wardrobe,

\Vith these and other objects in view the invention consists in certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter more fully described and point- In the accompanying drawings the preferred forms of shown.

In said drawings :-Figure 1 is a perspective view of a wardrobe trunk constructed in accordance with the present invention, the trunk casing being open and the wardrobe section elevated. Fig. 2 is a central vertical longitudinal section through the trunk, the same being closed. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a modified form of trunk, the same being shown with its wardrobe section elevated. Fig. 4 is a section through one end of a modified form of trunk, the cover of said trunk being closed and the wardrobe section elevated.

.Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates a casing constituting the body of a trunk, thesame' being preferably of the steamer type, and having its bottom portion ments by as stra sv of hold means of partitions" 2-, means, such mg articles within thelvarious compartments. The casing is provided witha hinged cover 4: of the usual or any pre ferredform'j; H

One of the-endjwall ofjftli extend to theupp one of the links being the invention have been subdivided into comparts 3', being provided for the purpose but is instead provided with a panel 5 which is hingedly connected to it as indi.-' cated at (i. The wardrobe section 6 is secured at one end to thispanel, and when it is in its normal position upon the partitions 2 the said section projects above the walls of the casing 1 and also above the upper edge of the panel '5 in the same manner as does a tray such as ordinarily used in connection with trunks. Said section however does not extend such a distance as to prevent the closing of thecover 4. A strap 7 is secured to that end of the section 6 farthest removed from the panel 5, and extending laterally from said section are one or more studs 8 each of which is movably mounted within a slot 9 formed longitudinally within a link 10. The link is pivotally connected to the inner face of either the front or the rear wall of easing 1, and a notch 11 is formed in thefupper end of the upper wall of the slot 9, so as to receive the studs 8 when the section 6 is swung into an upright position as indicated in Fig. 1. As heretofore stated one of these links 10 may be located at each side of the section 6,

in Fig. 1 and the other link being indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2. The wardrobe section 6 is provided in that end thereof from which the strap 7 extends, with a supporting frame 12, designed to swing into or out of the section 6 and constituting a suport for a series of clothes-hangers 13 and or a frame 14. 'This frame. is designed to press against the garments suspended within the section 6 so as to hold them against displacement while the section is being raised or lowered, straps 15 being utilized for the purpose of binding the frame 14 against the clothing.

As heretofore pointed out when the section 6 is in its normal position it rests within the casing 1 and upon the partitions 2, the upper portion of the section above the upper edges of the we ls of the shown in full lines casing and into the closed cover 4. The

panel 5 of course closes the end of the cas-' it being thus held by the section 6. en it is des not'necess'ary devices of this character,

' tvis raised as ordinarily, and the secis then pulled into an uptightposibymeans of'the strap '7. r uring this ovement thestudsfistravelfwltltin the slots j rojecting 7 ired touse the trunk'it' is to stand itch-end, as in most' but, instead; the

9 until they assume positions beneath the notches l1, whereupon the links 10 drop into engagement with the studs and thus lock thesection 6 into an upright position. When said section is thus located it isdis posed entirely outside of the casing l and allpar'ts 0f the interior of the casing are thusreadily accessible and can he used for packing purposes.

If preferred, and as shown in Fig. 4, the

f links can be so arranged as to permit the cover 4 to be closed while the wardrobe section (5 is elevated. By referring to this figare it will be noted that the links 16 are curved and their pivots so located that when the wardrobe section 17 is in raised position the links will not interfere with the closing of the cover 18. In other respects this form crowns of hats, the end portions of the holders being in the form of pads into which hat-pins can be lnserted for the purpose of securing hats thereto. The wardrobe secsub-- 5 tion 23 of the trunk is mounted upon an end i panel 24 which is similar to the panel 5 heretot'ore referred to, and the bottom of the wardrobe section may be provided with a hat holder 25 similar to the holders heretofore referred to. The wardrobe section is means of one or more links 26 similar to the links. 10, and when the section is not 111 use the same can be swung downwardly on to the partition 20, so as to bring the panel 24- into closed position and permit the cover 27 to be lowered.

wlesigned to be held in raised position by i It is of course to be understood that various changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of the parts without departing from the spirit or sacrificing the advantages of the inventiml.

Whatis claimed is 1. A trunk comprising a casing, a closure for the top thereof, a hinged panel normally flush with and-constituting a portion ofone wall of the casing, means movably engaging the casing and panel to hold said panel at right angles to the end wall of the casing, and a wardrobe section mounted upon said panehthe panel constitutin the bottom of the section when said section extends upwardly from the outwardly extending panel and with its outer face open, said outer face constituting the top of the section when the panel is in alinement' with the end wall, said section being shiftable into the casing to constitute a tray.

2. A trunk comprising a casing, a closure for the top thereof, a panel hingedly connected to one end wall of the casing and normally tlush therewith, means movably connecting the casing and panel. for supporting said panel at right angles to the end wall of the casing, a wardrobe section mounted upon the panel, said panel constituting the bottom thereof, said section being shiftable into the upper portion of the casing to constitute a tray and into an upright posi: tion outside of the casing to constitute a wardrobe, the said section having an open face constituting the top thereof when the section is within the casing and the outer portion thereof when the section is in upright position outside of the casing,'the closure being movable to shut position while the wardrobe section is outside of the casing.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own. I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

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Witnesses:

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