US1542807A - Luggage carrier - Google Patents

Description

June 16,

E. F. PAwsA-r LUGGAGE CARRIER Filed July s, 1922 FIGLI.

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Patented June 16, 1925'I uNlTED-srAT-Esj EwALDl n. rAwsA'r,

or sHniaoYGAN,` wiscoNsIN, Assrenon'` To WALD MANUFACTUR- ING COMPANY, or SHEBOYGAN,y WISCONSIN;

LUGGAGE CARRIER.

applicati@ aledfJuiy 8,1922. serial No. 573,663.

`To.` all whom tfmag/ cm1/cem.' 7- Y Beit known that I, EWAILD' F. PAWsA'r, a citizen of the.-UnitedStates,residing at Sheboygan, county of. Sheboygan and State offWisconsin, have invented new and useful A Improvements in* Luggage Carriers,` of

and will fold compa-ctly.

which the following is a speciiication.

This,v invention. relates i to improvements 'in luggage .carriersot the type adapted to be clam ed to a vehicle runing board to retain artic eslof luggage thereon.L

It is the object of this invention to produce a luggage-carrierof` the lazy tong type whichcan be easily and cheaply manufactured, ,and .which will lbereadily operative lMore particularly, it is the object of this invention to-produce aluggage vcarrier have ing a body portion ofthe lazy tong `type and standards 'for the ends of the carrier which can.` each be., made economically `from` fiat :Liend supports in rear elevation.

materi'alrand are nevertheless so shaped as` to-permit of a sliding and hinged connection to the body of thedevice.'

In thedrawings: .y f y l Fig.v 1 is a side elevation of aV luggage carrier embodying `this inventionas it appears vappliedto a vehicle running board.

Fig. 2 1s a front end. elevation of the same. Fim?) is a detail view showing one of the Fig- :4 is'y a detail View yshowing one of these supports in horizontalsection takenlon they liney 4--4 ofy FigureE and illustrating the modeof attachment of the body' of the,

l luggage .carrier thereto.

Fig. 5 `is a ViewV on a reduced scale illustrating the appearance ofthis improved lug narily desired that suchv luggage carriers the vehicle.

Vmade round in cross section. made clear 1n Flg. t wherein an intermeshallbe collapsible and thatthey may readily be vextended to any desired length within a wide range at the time of attachment to In' manufacturing a luggage carrierV of this type, I prefer to use the Vwell known lazy tong body shown at 11, wherein a plurality of bars `12 and 13 are Vpivyotally connected `intermediate ofv their endsv by rivets orbolts 14, and at their ends by simi lar rivets 15` and 16,1espectively. Obvicusly, the number of .bars so connected may be multiplified indefinitely. The mode of construction of this typeof luggage carrier-,.1

body is well known and it is not thought to need further description.

Ordinarily, in addition to the sup i ports hereinafter to be described, the .body 11 is provided with a central support for means of attachment to the running board preferably comprises` a U-shaped clamping element 18 with which a set screw 17 is' This U-shapedj element is rlveted or `otherwise secured to in4 threaded engagement.

the memberlS which is 4connected rto theluggage carrier body 11 vintermediate of its ,7o I 10. This central supportis very simple and ends by a rivet or bolt 16` similar to the l rivets 16,but elongated for the purposeor securing to the body of the carrier the memloer 18. This `central clamping device is preferablyA the same .as the central clamp which has been fully disclosed inmy co; pending application executed June 5, 1922.

At each end ot the body 11 of the luggage carriely. is an upright 19 wliiclrprovides' .Y

support for the device. These uprights are preferably made from a. single piece of Vscrap iron or a correspondingly formed strip of other metal. Intermediate the end's of the upright portion, its side margins 20 and 21 are bent rearwardly and brought together in-the manner shown -in Fig. v3, whereby the intermediateportion ot the upright is diate portion of the upright 19 is shown -in cross section. The upper extremityv 22 of the upright is not rounded in this manner, but is allowed to remain flat asan anchorage It is ordi-f Vbe described. Upon either side of the fiat for the bracing element 23 hereinafter to `This fact isf margins are made to comprise marginal' flanges 31 andv 32' from either side of the flat portions 33 and 34 which constitute the two legs of the L-shaped element 27.' It will be vunderstood that the entire structure illustrated in Fig. 3 including the flat, upper extremity 22 and rounded body portion of the upright 19,'together with the channelled, L-shaped element 27 at the lower end of the upright, is made of a single strip of metal bent to the desired shape by a simple process. The resulting structure is at once light and strong, being reenforced` throughout its length either by the rolled intermediate portion or by the flanges at either end.

For the purpose of clamping the uprights to the running board 10, I provide a U- Ashaped clamp 35 havingone elongated arm 3G adapted to rest upon the upper surface of the running board. The shorter arm 37 of the clamp is provided with a clamping bolt or setscrew 3S arranged to engage the lower side of the running board. The two arms 36 and 37 are so spaced apart by the intermediate portion SSof the clamp as to fitclosely between the shoulders 29 and 30 of the uprightvand the lower leg` 234 of the L-shaped element at the end thereof. The intermediate portion 38 of the clamp is secured by a rivet or bolt S9 to the upper leg 33 of the L-shaped element 27 and is confined between the fianges 31 and 32 of the upper leg. The arm 37 of the clamp contacts with the lower leg 34 of the L-shaped element and is similarly confined by the marginal flanges 31 and 32 thereof. As

previously stated, the clamp is securedv against upward movement relative to the upright by the fact that it abuts against shoulders 29 and 30 thereof. i

A brace 23 is preferably secured by a rivet or other desired securing means to the extremity of the elongated arm 8G of the clamp and extends upwardly and then horizontally to the upper extremity 22 of the upright to which it is secured by a rivet 40 or like means. 'The brace 2S) may, in turn, be braced or made rigid by an intermediate brace 41 attached thereto and to the arm. 3G of the vclamp in the manner Clearly shown in Fig. 2. f

The margins 20 and 21 of thev lt will be obvious from a scrutiny of Fig.

2 that the end support for the body 11 of rigid and strong support with a correspondingly secure mounting upon the running board. The clamp 35 is reenforced against the spreading of its arms 36 and 3i' by the peculiar structure of the upright 19 and ybrace 23. Similarly rthe upright is strengthcned by its association with the clamp and the brace, and the brace,'in turn, is rendered more serviceable in its function of securing luggage against longitudinal movement upon the running board by means of its peculiar mounting at the upper end of the upright and'by means of the adequate reenforcementgiven it by the clamp.

For attaching the body 11 of the luggage carrier to the uprights at either end thereof, I prefer to use anintegral collar and link unit, such as is shown at 41 in Figs. 1 and 4. Similar units vare used to secure the free ends of each of the bars 12 and 153 at the ends of the body 1l. Each unit includ-es a pair of spaced arms 42 and 43 connected adjacent their ends by a rivet or bolt 44. Between said arms an integral portion of the unit is bent to form an annulus or collar 45 of a size adapted to receive theminterme'diate rounded portions of the uprights 19. The axis of the collar or annulus 45 is preferably disposed wholly at one sidel of arms 42 and 43'in the manner clearly shown in Fig. 4 in order to facilitate the folding of the luggage carrier for v storage.

' None of the collars 45 are securedfagainst axial movement upon the rounded portions of their respective uprights 19. Due, however, to the fact that the rivets 44 are located at a considerable distance from the axis of the collars, a considerable moment is developed which tends to'cause the collars to bind upon the uprights upon some occasions. To the end, therefore, that this binding may not interfere with the ready opening and closing of the luggage carrier. I prefer to provide in the upper extremities of the bars 12 and 13 at the ends of the carrier body, elongated slots 46 through which pass the rivets or pins 44 which connect arms 42 and 43 of the link and collar units 41. A sliding and pivotal connection is therebyV estai'ilished which allows the bars 12 and 13 of the entire body 11 of the carrier to move naturally and freely when the carrier body is opened and closed.

To operate the luggage carrier, the body portion will first be expanded to the position in which it is shown in Fig. 1. The upper extremities of the links 12 and 13 at the pins S44 and kwill pivotabout said pins sufficiently to assumeth'eir yangular Vpositionl as shown.. Similarly, in wllapsing'the body portions, v'the upperfextremities of these 'bars will have their Yp'votal andsliding movement on' pins 44.. Q

With the body of the device collapsed, the end structures, including the upright 19, clamp 35, and the bracingelements 23 and 41, may be folded over the body in the manner shown in Fig. 5.` This folding oper ation is facilitated bythe fact that the collar 45 which comprises a part of the attaching unit 41 is 'offset from the remainder of the unit, thereby positioning the entire body atthe outside of the end structure Vand enabling these structures to be folded inwardly against the body. The folding operation is further facilitated byA the fact that the collars 45 are unsecured upon the rounded intermediate portions of uprights 19 and by the fact that said intermediate portions are rounded for` a distanceV greater than kthe maximum'separation of the two collars 45 at each end of the device. Thus, even with these collars at their maximum separation, it is possible to slide either of the upright structures axially through the set of collars threaded thereon and thereby to vdisplace one of the end structures relative Vto the other in a. manner enabling them to be folded together without interference in the manner shown in Fig. 5. This particular device is best folded by extending the bracing elements 23 and elongated clamp arms 36 of one end structure between the corresponding members of the other structure, as shown. f v

I claim:

In a luggagecarrier provided with a collapsible lazy tong body composed of pivotally connected bars, an upright provided with flat portions adjacent its extremities and tubularly rounded intermediate said flat portions, a collar threaded upon the tubularly rounded intermediate part of the upright, arms projecting laterally from the collar and spaced apart to receive one of said bars, and a pin connectingsaid arms, the bar received between said arms being slotted to receive the pin.

2. In a luggage carrier provided with a collapsible lazy tong body including a plurality of pivotally connected bars, an end support" comprising anV upright provided with flat portions adjacent its end and with an intermediate tubular portion, a pair of collars threaded upon said tubular portion,

spaced arms projecting laterally from said collars and adapted to receive between them the free ends of bars of the body, and pins connecting the spaced arms of each collar,

one of the body bars being apertured to re- Y ceve one of said pins and another of the of said' pins. i

3. 'A luggage .carrier end structure including anupright provided with an intermediate portion ybent to 'tubular form, a flanged flat element at the upperextremity of the upright, a marginally flanged v attaching member associated with the lower extremity of the upright, a U-shaped clamping device provided with an elongated arm and disposed within said attaching member confined between the' marginal flanges thereof, means for securing the clamping device to the attaching member at a single point and adapted to cooperate with said marginal flanges in rigidly positioning the attaching member relative to the clamping device, and a brace connecting the elongated arm of the clamping device with the flat element at the y bars being slotted vto receive the other upper extremity of the upright and confined between the flanges of said element.

4. A 'luggage carrier including a collapsible lazy tong body provided at its ends with apertured bars, uprights at the ends of the body comprising flat pieces of metal having intermediate portions of their margins bent arcuately in. transverse section, whereby ,to provide intermediate rounded portions and flat extremities, clamping devices adapted to engage ar vehicle running board and secured respectively to the said extremities of said uprights, collar and link units slidably and rotatably associated with the uprights and pivotally connected to the apertured bars at the bottom of the body, and similar units slidably and rotatably associated with the uprights and pivotally and slidably connected with others 'of the apertured bars at the upper end of the body.

` 5. A luggage carrier including a lazy tong body composed of pivotally connected bars, the free extremities of certain of said bars being apertured, uprights comprising strips having intermediate portions Vof their` margins bent arcuately in transverse section, whereby to provide intermediate rounded portions and relatively flat terminal extremities, collar and linkunits slidably and rotatably mounted on the uprights and pivotally connected with the apertured'extremities of bars at the bottom of said body, similar collar and link units slidably and rotatably mounted upon the uprights adjacent the top of the body and pivotally and slidably connected to apertured bars thereof, said collar and link units being formed to olfset the body laterally of said uprights, whereby said uprights are foldable on the body, and bracket means secured to the relatively flat extremities of said uprights and adapted to engage a running board. y

6. A luggage carrier end structure including an upright comprising an elongated strip of metal with the margins of the intermediate portions bent inwardly and brought togetherl inv tubular form, un ,integral footv ing :in upright comprising un elongated. at the lower extremity of said upright dis strip of metal Wit-hthe marginsof thernterposed at right angles thereto and provided mediate portions bent inwardly and brought 10 with marginal flanges, and corresponding together in tubular form, an integral foot 'flanges formed on said upright adjacent at the lower extremity of said upright and said foot.4 disposed at right angles thereto.' ZL A luggage carrier end structure includ- EWALD F. PAVVSAT.

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