US1072089A - Collapsible wardrobe. - Google Patents

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J. M. CONNBLLY. GOLLAPSIBLE WARDROBE. APPLICATION FILED MAY. 8,1913. 1 072,089 Patented Sept. 2, 1913.

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To all whom itmcyamcem: legs 2 project through openings in a cap Be it known that I, Joanna M. Conmznm,

a citizen of the United "States, residing ct Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia.

5 and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful In! rovemente in Collapsible Wardrobes, of which the followin is a specification.

y invention relates to improvements in -;ollc .psible wardrobes, the object of the in-.

venti'on being to provide a device of this character which will support a. number of articles of clothing, yet which may be collapsed and readily carried in a suit case or 16 ltrunlt.

A further object is to provide a. collapsible wardrobe which comprises arms and legs connected by a telescoping standard, the lottor adapted to receive the arms and legs ltherein whcn'collnpsw so that the device will occupy but relatively small space when not in use.

A further object is to provide a. wardrobe of this character together with an improved flexible casing which may be removed and replaced as desired.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations and ar-- 80 xrangemcnts of ports as will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed outin the claims. I

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a view in elevation illustrating my improvemcnts showing the casing partly broken away at the top and illustrating the front flaps of the casin partially opened to disclose theinteriorof wardrobe; Fig.

.2 is a "iew in longitudinal section through ithe casing. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the casing frame?" Fig. 4 is a broken view in longitudinab section illustrating the c0llapsi blc clothes support inoperative position. Fig. 5 is a similar view showing the clothes isupport folded and collapwd. Fig. 6 is a View in section on an enlarged scale on the line 66 of Fig. 4, and Fig. 7 isa view in side elevation of the leg holding plate 10.

1 represents a tubular telescoping standiard supponted by tubular telescoping legs '2 at its lower end and provided at its upper end with two alined article supporting tubular telescoping arms 3, 3. The telescoping sections of standard 1, legs 2, and-arms 3 are provided with set screws 4 to secure the game at any longitudinal adjustment. The

6 which constitutes e casting and secured on the lower end of standard 1. This cap 6 has a conical central block"? against the inner end of which a block 8 is secured by a screw 9. The inner ends of the legs 2 lie against the sides of block 7 and bear against the bev elcd side edges of block 8 when the legs are in o retive position as indicated in Fig. 4.

To old them in this the shape 0 a Maltese cross and has rotary mounting upon a screw 11 projected through a central opening in plate 10 and screwed into block 7. Finger holds 12 are provided on plate 10, so that the latter may be turned, so that its ends bear against legs 2 and hold them at the angle indicated in Fig. 4. This poxitifion of the plate is shown clearly in cured therein by a cross pin 17. This plug 16 also projects into the other arm 3 when the arms are in alinemcnt as shown in Fig. 4, and holds the arms in this position. When it is desired to collapse the arms, they are moved longitudinally away from each other to draw the plug 16 out of the right hand arm 3, when both arms may be swung into parallelism by reason of the hinged connection 14, and then both arms may be forced through the sleeves 13 down into standard 1' as indicated in Fig. 7. It will thus be seen that both arms and legs may be moved inside the tubular telescoping standard 1, and this standard may be shortened so that the device will'occupy but very small space and can be readily packed in a trunk or traveling bag. In connection with this support, I provide a flexible casing 18 which is held in rectangular formation by a. telescoping frame 19 indicated most clearly in Fig. 3.

The casing 18 may be made of any suitable flexible material with a dome-like upper end 20 which has a. central reinforced opening 21 positioned over a knob or button 22 on the upper end of a post 23. This post 2 3 is adapt- 65 .ition, a locking plate 10is provided which is somewhat of ed to be screwed into a threaded socket 24 in plug 16, and the sides of the casing extend preferably in proximity to the floor so as to exclude dust and dirt.

The front of the casing comprises two curtains 25 which are adapted to be connected by snap buttons 26 or other suitable devices, and at their upper ends are connected to rings 27 which slide on the front member of frame 19. An overlapping flap 28 is pro videdon the dome-like top 20 of the casing to cover the rings 27 and the upper ends of curtains '25, and give to the casing a neat and attractive appearance.

It will be noted that with my improvements, the casing may be readily disconnected from the article supporting frame and folded into small space so that when the article supporting frame is collapsed and-the parts 'telescoped, the entire wardrobe may be packed in a suit case or trunk and readily carried from place to place.

The device may be readily set up'by any one of average intelligence, and by employing any suitable form of hooks 29 on the arms 3, a large number of articles of clothin may be supported thereon.

- arious slight changes might be made in the general form and arrangement of parts described without departing from my invention, and hence I do not limit myself to the precise details set forth, but consider myself at liberty to make such changes and alterations. as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentis:

1. A device of the character described, comprising a tubular standard, two collars hinged to the end of the standard and located at opposite sides thereof, said collars adapted to be positioned in alinement or be swung to a position over the tubular standard, tubular arms in said collars adapted to be positioned at right angles to the standard or' be moved into the standard, and means holding said arms in alinement with each other, substantially as described.

2. A device of the character-described, comprising a tubular standard, two collars hinged to the end of the standard and loard, tubular arms in said collars adapted to be positioned at right angles to the standard or be moved intothe standard, a pl fixed in one arm and adapted to be projecte into the other arm, coupling said arms and holding the collars against pivotal movement, substantially as described.

3. A device of the character described,

comprising a tubular"'standard, two collars hinged to the end of the standard and located at opposite sides thereof, said collars adapted to be positioned in .alinement or be swung to a position over the tubular standard, tubular arms in said collars adapted to 7 be ositioned at right angles to the standard or e moved into the standard, a plug fixed in one arm and adapted to be PIOJGOtGd into coupling said arms and hold- Y the other arm, ing the collars against pivotal movement, and legs supporting the ower end of said standard and adapted to be moved inside the standard, substantially as described.

4. A device of the character described, com rising a tubular standard, collars having inged connection to the up er end of the standard at o posite sides t ereof, tubular arms in said collars, and a lug *secured in one arm and projected into the other, substantially asdescribed.

5. A device of the character described, comprisin a tubular standard, collars having hinged connection to the up or end of the standard at o posite sides t ereof, tubular arms in said collars, a plu secured in one-arm and projected into t e other, said arms comprising a plurality of tubular telescoping sections adapted to be moved into. the standard. when the plug is withdrawn and the collars swung on their hinges to move the arms in tially as described. I

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

JOSEPH M, CONNELLY.

Witnesses:

R. H. Kean CHAS. E. P0123.

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