US1665353A - Trunk handle - Google Patents

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April 10, 1928.

M. GREENBERG TRUNK HANDLE Fild May 10. 1927 I ATTORNEY5,

Patented ApL IO, 1928.

MORRIS GREFNBERG, OF JERSEY CITY,'NEW JERSEY.

TRUNK :ErAnDLnQ V Application filed May 10, 1927. Serial No. 190,187.

This invention relates in general to handles for receptacles and more particularly to trunk handles one objectof the invention being vto provide a handle of this character which has a flexible and soft grip portion, such as leather, and-embodying novel and improved features of construction whereby the said grip portion is protected against wearbycontact with the metal or harder. or-

tions of the receptacle or trunk and agalnst injury by contact with the floor or ground as when the trunk is stood on end or pushed I aboutwith the handle on the underside Another object-is to provide a 'handleof the type including a flexible and soft grip portion, having slotsat its ends through which pass metallic studs or bolts for secur-' ing the handle to a receptacle, wherein said slots are reinforced or linedlby metal eyelets or the like and a flexible metal strip extends of the receptacle, and assumesaportion of Y the strains on the grip portion during lifting of the receptacle. 1

Other objects-are to proved construction which is durable, artistic so as to enhance the'beauty of the trunk, and

simple and inexpensive, and to obtainr other advantages and results as will appearfrom the following description. 3 m

I Referring to the accompanying drawings I in which corresponding andlike parts are designated throughout the several views by the same reference character,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a trunk handle embodying my invention showing the same applied to a trunk;

Figure 2 is a detached perspective View of the face side of the grip portion of the handle' Y Figure 3 is a similar view of the rear side of the grip portion; H a

Figure 4 is an enlarged horizontal sec tional' view taken on the line 44 ofFigure 1; c

' Inthe 7 presentinstance ends of the I cured'to the trunk by rivets jor bolts 4E. ,.The'

provide a noveland improved metal reinforcement or eyelet for trunk handles of the character described; to provide a handle 'having'a novel and im- Figure 5 is a detached perspective view of one of the metal reinforcing eyelets before its application to thehandle, and

Figure 6 is a planview of. the blank from which the eyelet is formed;

Specifically describing the illustrated embodiment of the, invention, the reference,

character A designates vthe grip portionof the handle which is preferably formedof which has itsends secured as at 'C to the 165 "flexible soft material .suchas leather, and Y trunk orother body B to be lifted or car 1 ried by the handle.

grip portion A have longitudinal slots 1 into which loosely pass studs 2 projecting from the inner. sides of substantially U-shaped 1 in clamps or clips 3- which have their ends se ends of the grip portionA underlie the clamps '3 and the studs 2 serve to connectthe grip portion to the trunk; Normally the I ,grip portionlies fiat against'fthetrunkas;

shown in Figures 1 and 4 ofthe drawings, but it may be flexed outwardly from the trunk to permita. handhold thereon by relative movementof theends. of the: grip p0rtion and the clamps 3 permitted by the-loose arrangement of the studs2, in the slots 1.; a

In accordance with the invention the slots 1 are vreinforced by metal eyelets D each of which preferably consists of a single piece of sheet metal stamped to the shape illustrated in Figure 6." fThus, each eyelet includes amain or -body portion' 5 vfrom the longitudinal edges ofiwhich; project ears '6 portions ofwhich as indicated at 7 are returned upon the body'portionand other portions 8' of which are disposed at substantially right angles to the body p0rtion. From the center of the bodyportion is stamped an ear 9 which forms the eyelet opening 10 and one endof which isintegral with thebody portion 5 at one end of said opening. At the end of the body portion opposite the ear 9 is another ear 11 which has a'portion 12 returned upon the body portion andanother part 13 disposedv at substantially right angles to the body portion; The eyelets are fitted into the slots 1 with the body portion "5 atvthe outer against the rear side of the gripportion as shown in Figure 3. With such a construc or face side of the grip portionA-and'the ends of the ears 6, 9, 11 bent or clinched tion it will be obviousthat the material of I vent any scratching'or rubbing of the leather thegrip portion will be prevented from contact with the clarnps-3 and studsEZ and the walls of the slots 1 will be reinforced by the eyelets against Wearandstrains incidentto use of the handle in lifting the trunk.

For protecting the face side of theigrip:

portion from contact with the ground or floor when the trunk is stood on end, and

also to assist in holding the grip portion normally fiatag'ainst the trunk and to- -reinforce the grip portionagainst strain incident to lifting the trunk, a resilient metal A strip 14lis arranged "on' the face side of the grip portion and lias--its ends connected to the eyelets D- for movement relative thereto.

In the present-instance the body portions-of the eyelets arefermed'withloops 15 ;a-nd the ends-of the-stripletpass -through saidloops and are returned upon thefstri p as shown in Fi ures 2' and "4. Preferably the-strip is' secured as'bya rivet'lfi to the grip portion,

but the ends of the strip have aslidin -connectionwith said eyelets to permit GXlII of the-gripportionf With this constructing, it Willb'eobvious that a strip 1ft will pregrippportion upon theground or a flooig and the; inherent res'i liency of the strip will tend 7 ris'assumedbythestripl. v the strip l i-add fe'rent forms.

normally 't'o flatten or straighten the grip portion Also when the grip portion is in use for' lifting the trunk, some of the strain v The -metal eyelets and materially to the "beauty of I the trunk, harmonizing with-the --regi1lar hardware of the trunk, and add to the suggestion ofstrength or;ruggedness. r g V I Of course, "the strip 1 4 maybe connected toorthe" eyelets in other ways than" that -illustrated, and the eyelet s may be made in dif- I am aware that reinforcement of thegslots of a/trunkhandle is not i 'broadlyfnew, andthatmetal strips have been utilized, in ;handles ie; 1 trunks and other articles; andwhile I, do notdesire to be understood as attemptingto, claim such old strucf the. prior .art. 1

tures, the detaileonstruction of my invention 1. The combination with .a body to be 1 carried, of a- -handle comprising a flexible grip portion having longitudinal :slots in its ends, metal reinforcing eyelets in :said slots, means nclud ng a stud'disposed in each of said slots for securi-ing said grip portion to said 3 body so that sa d grlp portion ;may lie substantially iflait against said body or i beflexed outwardly g therefrom; and

a spring strip extending glongitudinally of said grip portion and having itsends connected 3 to said eyelets for relative movement.

2. The combination with: a" body tou-becarried, of' a' handle comprising 'alflexible grip portion having longitudinal slots in itsflends,

metal reinforcing eyelets in said: slots, each comprising a body POI'tlOIl having a central opening and a plurality of integral Pears ex tending at right-angles tosaid body vportion and spaced-from theedges of said portion,

. said bodyportion being disposed upon the I faceside of -said- -grip-portion andZ'said iears extending {through said slots and having. their free ends clinched over. the rear side-, of said gripportionseach of said-eyeletsuhaving a loop projecting from-said bodyportion, j

a resilient metal strip on the e-face side 1 of said grip portionfhaving its ends returned' upon itselfeand passing looselythrough. said loops, and means-including astud disposed in each of said slots for securingsaidgrip portion: tosaid body so :that saidgrip portion'- may i lie substantially fiat against said body or'be'flexed outwardly therefrom.

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