US1060497A - Wardrobe-trunk and dresser. - Google Patents

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H. W. ROUNTREE.

WARDROBE TRUNK AND DRESSER.

- APPLICATION FILED FEB. 19, 1911 Patented Apr. 29, 1913'.

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H. W. ROUNTREE.

WARDROBE TRUNK AND DRESSER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.18, 1911. 1,96,491 Patented Apr. 29, 1913.

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ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO HENRY W. CGTTRELL, OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.

WARDROBE-TRUNK AND DRESSER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

liatented Apr. 29, 1913.

Application filed February 18, 1911. Serial No. 609,525.

To all whomizf may concern:

Be it known that I, I'IENRY N. ltoon'rnnn, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of and whose post-office address is Richmond, county of Henrico, and State of Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in \VardrobeTrunks and Dressers, of which the following is a full and clear specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective vie-w of my improved trunk opened to show its use as a wardrobe and as a dresser; Fig. transverse section of the trunk closed; and Fig. 3 a detail perspective view of the upper outer corner of the wardrobe section or frame.

The principal object of this invention is to so construct and arrange an upwardlyswinging wardrobe tray or section that it shall have a maximum capacity and at the same time permit the body of the trunk to be made of a length not materially, if any greater than ordinary trunks, the construction being such that when the trunk is closed I the garments in the wardrobe section will be prevented from being mussed and when opened the garments will be in position to be readily placed in the wardrobe section and removed therefrom, a special feature of importance being that any one of the garment hangers may be removed and replaced without disturbing the others; as more fully hereinafter set forth.

A further object is use as a dresser or chilfonnier, hereinafter set forth.

The trunk body is constructed in the usual or any improved manner except that its front wall is arranged to open outwardly and downwardly, being preferably constructed of two sections a and b, the lower one of which is hinged to the upper edge of a stationary section a of the front wall and the upper one of which is hinged to the upper edge of the aforesaid section b. As thus constructed this front wall may be opened downwardly and outwardly, either one or swung down and each section being provided with suitable devices for locking its ends to the front edges of the end walls (Z of the trunk when the trunk is closed.

to adapt the trunk for as more fully 2 a vertical both sections being capable of being i If desired other garment hangers, for convenience in gettmg at the contents removal of the garments wall may be folded inwardly under the lower section b, as is evident.

fit a suitable distance from one end of the trunk a vertical partition 6 is fixed, the upper edge of this partition terminating a suitable distance from the top of the trunk. Bet-ween this partition 0 and the end wall (Z farthest from the partion is mounted a series of drawer trays f which are adapted to he slid outwardly and be removed from the trunk when the front wall is opened downwardly.

Hinged to the upper edge of the partition 0 is the lower edge of the back wall 9 of the ward-robe frame or tray, and attached to the upper edge of this back wall 7 is an open rectangular frame it within which is mounted the rod 2' for supporting the garment hangers. At the rear edge of the wardrobe tray is a side wall 7' having its vertical edge fastened to the wall 9 and its top edge to the inner end bar of the frame it. The front edge of this wall j when the tray is raised to a vertical position abuts against the inner face of the adjacent end wall of the trunk body and is temporarily locked in that position by means of a spring bolt 70 or other fastening. The front of the wardrobe section is open, and the front edge of the wardrobe section is provided with a door Z which is hinged to the forward edge of the wall 9 and is adapted to be locked in a closed position by a suitable sliding bolt m whose upper end is adapted to enter a keeper a on the front end bar of the frame it. The frame'h is braced at the front edge of the tray by a bar 0 extending diagonally from the adjacent end bar of the frame it to the outer vertical edge of the back wall g.

It will be observed that when the wardrobe section is folded down into the trunk it extends from the partition 6 to the farther of the two end walls, and that when it is raised to a vertical position it will be locked by the bolt is in direct vertical alinement with the space formed at the end of the trunk between the partition 6 and the adjacent end wall, so that this space will afford ample room for the longest garments. It will be observed also that with my construction any one of the garment hangers may be removed and replaced without removing the this insertion and being accomplished of the trunk, the upper section a of the front l through the open front edge of the tray and being greatly facilitated by the opening of the door sections a, and b. In this way I avoid mutilation of the end wall of the i trunk and also avoid the necessity of em- I the ploying extensible garment hanger rods adapted to be drawn outwardly beyond the end of the trunk. The garment hangers can be of any suitable variety except that in every case they will be hung to the rod 11 in such a manner that they may be readily removed therefrom without the necessity of sliding them off either end of the rod; in drawing I illustrate the preferred hanger which is provided with an open hook which may be conveniently lifted off the rod 2' and the hanger and its garments easily removed edgewisely from the wardrobe space. It will be observed also that by hinging the front edge wall of the ward robe section that wall is made to constitute a door which may be opened outwardly when the wardrobe section is raised and which when the wardrobe section is folded down into the trunk will constitute the front edge wall of the tray and thus protect the garments while they are being folded down into the trunk or raised therefrom. Suitable straps 7) may be secured within the wardrobe section to assist in holding the garments in a compact condition while being transported. Also a board 9 and straps 1' may be arranged within the bottom of the end space for the purpose of packing therein suitable garments, where they will be out of the way of the garments hung in the wardrobe section.

Suitable vertical bat-tens or cleats 8 may be fastened to the inner faces of the hinged front sections a and b to embrace the front edges of the end walls of the trunk and the partition (2 to brace said walls and partition when the trunk is closed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is i 1. In combination with a trunk, of a wardrobe section pivoted between the front and back Walls of the trunk near one end thereof. the wardrobe section being thereby adapted to swing from a horizontal position within the trunk to a vertical position, means for holding the wardrobe section in a vertical position, said wardrobe section having its front edge open and being provided with a garment supporting rod in its top lying substantially parallel with the front wall of the trunk, the front wall of the trunk being provided wit-h a door section coincident with said open front edge of the wardrobe sect-ion, whereby when the wardrobe section is raised to a vertical position the garments shall hang within the trunk and any one of the garment hangers may be withdrawn edgewisely out through the front of the trunk without removing any of the other hangers or mussing the garments thereon.

2. In combination with a trunk, of a wardrobe section pivoted between the front and back walls of the trunk near one end thereof the wardrobe section being thereby adapted to swing from a horizontal position within the trunk to a verticalposition, means for holding the wardrobe section in a vertical position, said wardrobe section having its front edge open and being provided with a garment support-ing rod in its top lying substantially parallel with the front wall of the trunk, the front wall of the trunk being provided with a door section coincident with said open front edge of the Wardrobe section, whereby when the wardrobe section is raised to a vertical position the garments shall hang within the trunk and any one of the garment hangers may be withdrawn edgewisely out through the front of the trunk without removing any of the other hangers or mussing the garments thereon, said open front side of the wardrobe section having a door hinged to the front edge of its back wall, the lower end of this door extending down into the trunk below the top edge of the front wall thereof.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

HENRY W. ROUNTREE.

Witnesses:

W. HoLLADAY, O. E. FLANHART.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

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