US1566048A - Luggage guard - Google Patents

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R. c. G. sTAATs-oELs LUGGAGE GUARD Flgd July 11. 1924 NTM xNvENToR y FuDoLPf/(f'ra HTS ELS BY r /ML v AnoRNEYs Patented Dec. 15, 1925.

UNITED STATES rRUDOLPH C. G. STAATS-OELS, OF BROOKLYN, NEW`YORK.

LUGGAGE GUARD.

Application filed July 11, 1924. Serial No. 725,410.

To all whom it may concer/n,.-

Be it known that I, RUDOLPH C. G. STAArs-Onns, a citizen yof the United States, residing at Brooklyn, county of Kings, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Luggage Guards, of which the following is a specilication.

This invention relates to luggage guards, and while adapted for various ideas, is specially designed for use in connection with automobiles, and has for its main object to provide a device of the character described, that is simple in construction, effective in operation, and durable in use, and adapted to secure a` trunk, valise or other object to the running board of an automobile when in use, and which may be made of a standard pattern, and readily adjusted and attached to automobiles of different sizes, and when not in use folded into acompact package, and placed within the automobile in such a manner as to occupy but little space.

These and other objects of the invention are accomplished by the means hereinafter j, described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings; but it is to be understood that`l changes, modifications, and variations may be made therein without departing from the invention.

In the drawings in which similar reference numerals indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views,

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a luggage carrier embodying the invention, and attached to an automobile.

Fig. 2 is a vertical cross section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a carrier embodying the invention arranged as when in use and Fig. 4 is a horizontal section taken on the line 4 4 of Fig. 1.

As illustrated iny the drawings, l represe-nts the running board of an automobile and connected at its ends with mud guards 2.

Vertical standards 3 are attached to the ruiming board in any suitable manner so as to permit the standards to be folded inward and onto the running board, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2.

Preferably however the standards are connected to the running board by means of a clamp so as to enable the standards to be applied to the running ,board at any desired place, and for the purpose also of enabling the standards to be quickly attached to and removed from the running board.

To that end the standards 3 are preferably connected at their lower end with a clamp having a hub 4, a hinge pin 5, and clamping jaws 6. A thumb screw 7 is connected with one of said jaws and bears against the under side of the running board, so as to clamp the standards securely in position.

Braces 8 extend diagonally between, and connect two adjacent standards, the ends of said braces preferably engaging eyes 9 secured to the upper and lower portions of the standards.

The standards 3 are held against inward swinging movement by means of braces 10 which are provided on their upper end with a slot 11, said slot engaging thumb screws 12, nuts or other suitable means, adapted to securely clamp and Vhold the upper' endof the braces 10 in fixed position relative to the standards. This construction permits of swinging the braces 10 into substantially parallel relation to the standards when the guard is folded.

The standards are held against an outward swinging movement by means of a shoulder 13 formed on the lower end of said standards which is adapted to bear against a corresponding shoulder 14A formed on the hub 4 of the clamp which secures the standards to the ruiming board.

Cables 15 extending longitudinally of the running board are connected at their ends to the mud guards 2, in any suitable manner.

As shown in Fig. 4, the inner ends of the cables are secured to links or eyes 16 formed on, or connected with a clamp having jaws or plates 17 and 18. These jaws receive a flange 19 formed on the mud guard 2, and are firmly secured to said iange by means of a thumb screw 19.

By means of such construction, the cables may be readily attached to and removed from the mud guards when desired.

By means of such construction moreover, the cables may be made of a length adapted kto automobiles of various sizes by bending the ends of the cables over on to themselves as shown in Fig. 4 and fastening the ends in place by an ordinary cable clamp, or other suitable means. The intermediate portions of the cables are passed through guides 20 on the standards to support the cables against undue sagging.

While it is preferable to attach each standard 3 to a running board by means of a clamp that permits the standard to be placed at any desired part of a running board, and also permits the standard to be quickly attached to and removed therefrom, such construction may be modified if desired, and the lower end of the standard may be provided with a hinge section that engages a corresponding hinge section secured to the running board as shown in Fig. 3.

In such construction the standards may be detached from the running board by removing the hinge pins, and such construction permits of a limited adjustment of the position of the standards on the running board by securing hinge sections at various places on the ruiming board.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the drawings, the several advantages and benefits of the construction of the device clearly appear. i

It will be seen that the standards 3 braces S and transversely extending braces I0, with the ruiming board, and body of the car form a compartment adapted to contain a trunk, valise, bag, or other object and hold the same securely on the running board.

It will be further seen that such compartment ma, be placed at any desired position on the ruiming board.

YVhile the most and best advantages of the device may be obtained from the construction shoivn in Fig. l in some cases, if desired, the cables 15 may be omitted as shown in Fig. 3.

By the use of the cables however, advantages additional to those of the compartient structure may be obtained, comprising the provision by means of the cables for holding bulky or long articles on the ruuning board, comprising out'tits and other luggage.

In cases Where it is desired to provide for such bulky or long articles, the cables 15 and the mud guards of themselves may constitute the luggage guard, without the use of the standards 3, b 'aces 8, and transverse braces l0.

What I ciaim is:

l. A luggage guard including standards,

means to which said standards are pivotally connected capable of attachment to the running board of a vehicle to permit said standards to be swung to a position on top of said board, pivots carried by said standards, braces each having a longitudinal slot adjacent one end for receiving one of said pivots to permit of said brace being adjusted to a diagonal position relative to its associated standard with its free. end in engagement with said running board adjacent the inner edge thereof, and also permit of said bra-ce being moved to an inoperative position substantially parallel to said standard, and means for securing said brace in its adjusted post-ions` It luggage guard including standards, means to which said standards are pivotally connected capable ot' attachment to the running board of a vehicle to permit said standards to be swung to a position on top of said board, guides on said standards, cables extended through said guides and having their ends capable of attachment to the front and rearl mud guards of a vehicle, pivots carried by said standards, braces each having a longitudinal slot adjacent one end for receiving one of said pivots to permit of said brace being adjusted to a diagonal position relative to its associated standard with its free end in engagement with said running board adjacent the inner edge thereof, and also permit of said brace being moved to an inoperative position substantially parallel to said standard, and means for securing said brace in its adjusted positions.

In testimony whereof I have atlixed my signature.

RUDOLPH C. G. STAATS-OELS.

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