US1637223A - Hatbox - Google Patents

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July 26, 1927'.

J. A. HOLTZMAN HAT BOX Filed March 5. 1926 2 Sheet-Sheetl 1,637,223 1927' J. A. HOLTZMAN HAT BOX Filed March 5. 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 iii) Patented July 26 1927.

UNITED STATES JOSEPH A. HOLTZMAN, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

HATBOX.

Application filed March 5, 1926. Serial No. 12,608.

, Tliisinveiition relates to cylindrical hat boxes with a flatbase and an object of this invention is to provide articles of this character which will be arranged to carry ladies hats as well as other articles of clothing without damage to the hat or other articles contained therein.

A further object of this invention is to provide a hat box which wlll contain a regulatable area for the hat. A further object of this invention is to provide for a hat box with double compartments. V I

\Vith these objects and other objectswhich may hereinafter appear, in view, I havejdevised the particular arrangement and combination of parts hereinafter set forthand more articularly pointed out in the claims appen ed hereto.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing forming a part hereof, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of case with single compartment showing tray in lowest position.

Figure 2 is a vertlcal section of the above in closed position.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of spacer.

Figure 4 is a side elevation of case with double compartment.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of tray fastened to inside of lid, thus forming a new compartment.

Figure 6 is a vertical section through case with double compartment; this view shows tray in raised position in full lines.

Figure 7 is a perspective view of tray removed from case.

Throughout the various views of the drawings, similar reference characters designate similar parts.

Examination of Fig. 1 shows a hat box with single compartment, also showing tray 11 in lowest position. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the tray removed from the case. This tray when inserted in the single compartment of Fig. 1 in the lowest position will rest on three hinges 12 consisting of two leaves or wings and pintle, attached to the upper edge of a spacer 12 inserted in the bottom of the box. The tray may be also supported by snap fasteners 11 inside the box, thus forming an entire new compartment. If the area is to be increased at the bottom of the box illustrated in Fig. 1 the tray can be raised and held by means of snap fasteners within the compartment.

The tray 11, if desired, can be removed and, inserted in the lid 1W of the hat box re ferred to in Fig. 1, which will create an entirely new compartment in the lid, which space can be utilized for small articles as shown by Fig. 5. This is accomplished by means of a snap fastener 10 in the lid as also shown by Fig. 5.

Fig. 2 shows vertical section of the single compartn'ient hat box shown in Fig. 1 but in a closed position, with the tray 11 in the raised position as shown by the dotted line, g

To recapitulate, Fig. 1 is the conventional ladies hat box improved with a spacer 12 Fig, 3, which is provided with three hinges 12, the leaves or wings of which may be turned inwardly to support a tray 11, Fig. 7 which tray is also secured by snap fasteners 11 to the inside of the compartment, making a snug bottom compartment for the hat and an upper compartment for other articles of clothing without interfering with or damaging the hat. If the hat requires more space the tray can be lifted by means of the snap fasteners. Further, if desired, the entire compartment in Fig. 1 could be utilized as a hat box by removing the tray and throwing up to vertical position the leaves or wings of the support hinges 12 on the space as shown by 3. The tray could then be placed in the lid of the hat box and held therein as shown by Fig. 5, making an entirely new compartment, inclependent of the hatbox.

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of a case 15 with two compartments 16, each having a lid 16. The upper lid 16 has a snap fastener 16 to hold the tray 17 in the lid to form a 2' closed compartment similar to that shown in Figure 5. This box is practically the same as the hat box, Fig. 1, except that there is a partition 15 which provides an additional compartn'ient on the reverse side of the box in which articles of clothing can be carried. In other words, the side with the deepest compartment is constructed exactly as Fig. 1, and the other side merely a single compartment which may be used as a hat box or for any other purpose. As shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 4, both sides of the box can be opened by means of hinges attached to the baseof the box.

Fig. 6 is a vertical section through the case with the two compartments. As shown in this figure the upper compartment shows the tray in a raised position in full lines and supported bytthe snap fasteners 17 in the same inanner as Fig. 2. The "bottom compartment, as shown by Fig. 6, contains a hat form H similar to hat form H, shown" in Figure 2; this is, however, optional with the user, as the form can be removed by means of snap fasteners and the space used ,for

other purposes. In this form the spacer 18 is shown "with the hinge leaves or Wings 18 disposed in vertical position.

It will be seen that the two styles of hat boxeswhich I have invented are very practicable. They can be utilized as overnight v partition adapted to detachably sup ort a hat formon its bottorn'lfacef where y the lower compartment may be used as a hat box and container for other articles.

2. A device ot the' class described co1nprising a hat box having a. hat containing compartment, a removable tray, and removablesspacmg meansavitlnn the compartment,

said s teiagueeans comprising a tubular collar adapted to fit within the hat compartment, for supporting said tray, whereby to regulate the area of the hat containing compartment.

Adeviceofthe class described com prising a'liat box having a hat containing compartment, a removable tray, and removable spacing means for supporting said tray, said spacer "comprising a 'tubnlar collar adapted to fit within inner perimeter ofthe hat comparti nenhand hinged leaves or wings at'thehi'pper end of thejcollar adapted to swing to horizontal pbsition for the tray to rest upon. 1

Signed at tl'iecity of Baltimore in the State or Marylandthis day of March,

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