US763801A - Knockdown case. - Google Patents

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' PATBNTBD JUNE 28, 1904.

. R. SGHOUTBN.

KNOCKDOWN CASE.

,QPLIGATION FILED JAN. 7. 1904.

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NO MODEL.

Arron/v5 rs PATENTED JUNE 28, 1904.

No. 763,801.A

R. SCHOUTEN.

KNOGKDOWN CASE.

APPLICATION FILED IAN. 7,1904.

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KNocKDowN CASE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 763,801, dated J une 28, 1904.

" Application Vfiled January '7, 1904. vSerial No. 188,051. (No model.)

` To @ZZ whom, 1in/tay concerwf Beit known that I, RICHARD SCHOUTEN, a citizen of the United `States, and a resident of Keokuk, in thel county of Lee and State of.

Iowa,`have invented a new and Improved vKnockdownl Case, of which thefoll'owing is during the return shipment or in storage.

I will describe a knockdown case embodying my invention and then point out the novel features in the appended claims. i

Reference is to be had tothe accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification,

'in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding' parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a knockdown case embodying my invention. is a vertical section thereof. Fig. 3 is a hori- Zontal section. Figs. L and 5 are respectively a side and an end elevation of the case as folded, and Fig. 6 is a sectional view of a hinge connection employed.

rlhe case comprises opposite side walls 1 2, a front wall 3, and a rear wall 4. Each wall consists of sheathing, the sheathings being of thin strong wood. In each wall the sheathings are secured to an upperbar 5, a lower bar 6, and an intermediate bar 7 It will be noted that the bars of the front wall overlap the ends of the bars connected to the side walls and also that the bars of the back wall overlap the ends of the side-wall bars.

Secured to the upper and lower sides of the front bars and to the rear bars at diagonally opposite corners are L-shaped hinge-plates 8.

The short mem bers of these hinge-plates overlap the bars of the side walls, and through perforations in these short portions pivotrods 9 extend, the said rods of course also eX- tending through the bars of the sidewalls, and they also project slightly below the bottom of the boX, and the projected ends are rounded, as indicated at 10, forming supports that may be easily slid over the floor when it Fig. 2V

is desiredto move the case from place to place. At the other corners `hinge-platesl 11 are secured to the Lipper and lower sides of the bars of the side walls, and their perforated ends overlap the bars ofthe front and rear walls, and through theA perforations of these overlapped ends pivotrods 12 extend similar to the pivot-rods 9. a The bottom board 13 for the case has hinged connection 14 with the inner side of the rear wall, so that saidbottom board may be swung upward against the inner side of said rear wall. When in itslowered position, the bottom board will reist on cleatsA 15, secured to the several walls. rIhis bottom board is locked in its lowered position by bolts 16 sliding thereon and engaging in recesses 17V in the front bottom bar 6. A cover 18 is so hinged to the rear upper bar 5 that when it is desired to fold the case the said cover may be turned against the outer side of the rear wall. The cover is provided with a hasp 19 for engaging with a staple 20 on the front top bar 5. At the portion where the L-shaped hinge-plates are arranged the sheathings of the side walls are provided with slots 21, which permit the movements of the hinges. When in use, the bottom board will keep the side walls in proper position, and to aid the same the cover at its inner side is provided with batten strips 22 for engaging against the inner side of the several walls.

VWhen not in use, the bottom board is to be i turned upward against the inner side of the wall to which it is hinged, the cover folded against the outer side of the wall to which it is hinged, and then the several walls may be swung together, as indicated in Figs. 1 and 5.

Thev L-shaped hinges permit the walls to be folded in-parallelism, and therefore several cases may be readily packed together one upon another.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. A knockdown case comprising four walls, each wall consisting of sheathing of thin material, horizontally disposed bars on the outside of the boX to which the sheathings are connected, the ends of the bars of the front and rear walls overlapping the ends of the bars of the side walls, L-shaped hinge-plates IOO at two of the diagonally opposite corners of the box having their longer sides connected to the upper and lower sides of the front and rear bars with their shorter sides overlapping the top and bottom sides of the end bars, said shorter sides being provided with apertures at their ends, plates attached to the upper and lower sides of the horizontal bars at the other diagonally opposite corners of the box, the ends of said plates lapping the top and bottom sides of the front and rear cross-bars and provided at said overlapping ends with apertures, said cross-bars having vertical apertures at their` corners registering with the apertures in said latter plates and the shorter ends of the L-shaped plates, rods extending downwardly through said registering apertures outside the sheathing of the box to form hinges, the end sheathings at points opposite the inner edge of the shorter side of the L-shaped plate being provided with apertures of a size to permit the passage of said ends when the box is folded, a bottom board hinged to the inner side of one of the walls and adapted to open upwardly against said wall when the box is folded, hatten -strips attached to the inner sides of the walls to support said bottom boards when lowered to position, the bottom bar and sheathing having a recess at the free edge of the bottom iiush with the top side thereof, bolts slidable on said bottom and movable into said recesses to lock the bottom in operative position, a cover hinged to one of the walls, and hatten-strips on the inner side of said cover for engaging the inner top edges oi' the walls, said cover being adapted to fold outwardly against the rear side of the box.

2. A lnockdown case comprising four walls, each wall consisting of sheathing of thin material, horizontally-disposed bars on the outside of the box to which the sheathings are connected, the ends of the bars of the front and rear walls overlapping the ends of the bars of the side walls, L-shaped hinge-plates at two of the diagonally opposite corners of the box having their longer sides connected to the upper and lower sides of the front and rear bars withv their shorter sides overlapping the top and bottom sides of the end bars, said shorter sides being provided with apertures at their ends, plates attached to the upper and lower sides of the horizontal bars at the other diagonally opposite corners of the box, the ends of said plates lapping the top and bottom sides of the front and rear cross-bars and provided at said overlapping ends with apertures, said cross-bars having vertical apertures at their corners registering with the apertures in said latter plates and the shorter ends of the L- shaped plates, and rods extending downwardly through said registering apertures outside the sheathing of the box to form hinges, the end sheathings at points opposite the inner edge of the shorter side of the L-shaped plate being provided with apertures of a size to permit the passage of said ends when the box is folded.

In testimony whereof` I have signed my name to this specilication in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

RICHARD SCHOUTEN.

Witnesses:

JosEPH SITTLER, HAM INMAN.

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