US1067291A - Reversible wardrobe. - Google Patents

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E. H. WILSON.

REVERSIBLE WARDROBE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 5, 1911.

1,067,291. Patented July 15, 1913.

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E. H. WILSON. REVERSIBLE WARDROBE. APPLICATION FILED JAB; 5, 1911.

1,067,291. Pa ented July 15,1913.

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EDWIN H. WILSON, or oxroxm, MASSACHUSETTS.

- REVERSIBLE WARDROBE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 15, 1913.

Application filed January 5, 1811. Serial No 800,897.

'1 '0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that-I, Eowm H. \Vi'Lsou, a citizen of the United States, residing at Oxford, in the county of Worcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Reversible \Vardrobe, of which the. following is a specification.

The principal objects of the invention are to provide a simple, neat. and inexpensive construction which can be mai'lo-very strong and durable, and can be reversed to occupy two ditlercnt' positions; to provide a wardmbe which simply by swinging one part on another can be cii angml froljn-a form suit able for occupying the corner of a room, to one suitable to being placed against a projectiug angle of a. tvall; to provide a const ruci ion of the same in which the hooks for hanging clothing areconveniently placed in such position that the weight of the clothing will not tend to overturn the wardrobe; and to provide. a-convenient and simple arrangement whereby the clothing can be con; cealed by curtains or the like.

The invention also involves improvements in details of construction as will appear hereinafter.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a front elevation of a wardrobc constructed in accordance with this in vention. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary plan thereof showingone position of the parts. Fig. 3 is a similar view showing one position in full lines and a second foldcdposition in dotted lines; and Fig. 4 is :nfront elevation of the top of the. article in the full line position of Fig. 3. 1

The device is shown in a form in which it is provided with a pair of feet 10 adapted to rest on the floor, each of, the feet beingprovided with an inclined brace 11. The {feet and braces are connected with apair of uprights '1). which are provided with hinges 13 or the like for pivotally connecting them together. These hinges are located at the rear beyond the point at which the uprights Incet, when folded together. This permits a wide range of :uljustability as will appear hereinafter. .\lso for the purpose of facilitating this operation the inner edges 14 of the uprights are mitered ott or beveled preferably at an angle of l5 degrees to the front and rear surfaces. By this means the uprights can be. folded together as indicated in Figs. 1 and 2 to a position in which the of any desired character.

of hracesl5, and horizontal members 16 at the top are mounted on the uprights. and braces. On these braces '15 and horizontal members 16 are mounted clothing hooks 17 served that the braces and horizontal inembers l5 and 1G arclocated directly over the feet 10 so that the. weight of the clothing comes almost directly over the feet, and es pecially when the device. is set up in the position shown in Fig. 1 the weight of the clothing will not tend toupset the wardrobe.

Mounted on the tops of the horizontal member 16 are cover boards- 18. These serve for the purpose of holding fixtures 19 for curtain rods 201w which curtains ll can be hung'in position to cover the clothing on the hooks. These rods are shown as tel-escoping, but any desired kind of-curtain rod It to be ohcan be employed. The cover boards 18 also serve as shelves, and they'have iothcr functions, for example their inner ends are mitered off at the same mgleas the edges H of the uprights, and consequently when the device is set up as shown in Fig. 1, they serve as stops to limitits )osition to one in which the two members make right angles with each other. A hook .23 is mounted on the bottom of one of these covers so as to lock the parts together when in this position. llooks 24 hold the curtains at the ends.

' In addition to the position shown in Fig. 1, which the. wardrobe assumeswhen it is to .be set up in a corner of a room, it is capable of takingother positions, as for example, that shown lll full lines in Fig. 3 and in Fig. 4.. In the. latter case the hooks come on the outside-and the device is suitable for beingplaced on a projecting right-angled corner of a wall. In this case, on account of the particular angle of the edges 9:2 they form a straight surface, being in aliuement vith each other, thus adding to the appearance and general eti'ect of the device. In addition to that this straight surface which is contiguous with the surface formed by the edges 14 can be covered by an article of furnitnre having a flat back, as for example, a tail mirror, clock, or the like. It makes a particularly attractive article of furniture when covered by av mirror which obviously is most conveniently used in connection with a wardrobe. It will be. obvious, also, that have to be secured to the wall in any manner, and this is one of the important features of the invention. Of course when the device is to be packed up for'shipment or when it is out of use temporarily, the two .parts can be swung back togetherinto a very compact form,'as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 3, so that it requires very little room for storage or shipment. The device is de-.

signed for use in homes, otiices, and elsewhere, but is particularly valuable in hotels and the like where different guests require different. accon'nnmlations.

\Vhile I have illustrated and described a preferred embodiment of the invention, I am aware that many modifications can be made therein by any one skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention expressed in the claims. Therefore I do not wish to be limited to all the details of construction herein shown and (leseribed, but

What I do claim is As an article of manufacture, a wardrobe comprising two upright members hinged together and having horizontal. feet extending from their lower ends, members extending outwardly from said uprights directly over said feet, inclined braces between said upright and outwardly extending members, clothing hooks mounted on the front sides of said members and braces whereby the two uprights can be swung to a position in which the front sides of said members make areiiutrant anglewith each other, in which angle all the clothing hooks are located, and whereby they can-be reversed through threefourths of a circle so as to make an external angle with the clothing hooks on the outside of both legs thereof, and covers on both of said members, the edges of said covers nearest the hinges being beveled otf at an angle of substantially 45 degrees, whereby they serve as stops to limit the position of the members when swung inwardly to an angle substantially 90 degrees to each other, and whereby when swung outwardly to an external angle of substantially 90 degrees to each other the edges of the two covers form a straight line, and a curtain rod supported under the front edge of each cover.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, in the presence of two subscribing w it nosses.

IGDIVIN ll. \VILSON. \Vitnesses:

ALBERT I). FAY,

C. FORREST WESSON.

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