Combined register and first aid kit

Application filed July 20,

This invention relates to improvements in accessories primarily intended for use in connection with automobiles, and it consists of the constructions, combinations and arrange5 ments herein described and claimed.

An object of the invention is to provide such an accessory which serves the following two purposes; first, as a register upon which such essential data as the purchase of 10 oil, gas and tires, the filling of the battery, the date of greasing the parts of the chassis, etc., can be recorded, and second, as a first aid kit by which such paraphernalia as bandage material, adhesive tape, iodine, etc., 15 can be contained.

Another object of the invention is to provide an accessory of the foregoing character in which one of the foregoing features.coacts with the other to the end . that elements of 20 the kit comprise a foundation and retaining means for the register, and that the register sheets or cards provide a front buffer for keeping the otherwise loose closure of the kit in position.

Other objects and advantages will appear from the following specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which:—

Figure 1 is a perspective view of enough so of the interior of an automobile to illustrate the application of the improved accessory;

Figure 2 is a plan view of the latter, especially illustrating the features of the register;

Figure. 3 is a plan view of the accessory from which the loose closure is removed to illustrate the features of the first aid kit;

Figure 4 is a longitudinal section taken on the line 4—4 of Figure 1;

' Figure 5 is a cross-section taken on the line 5—5 of Figure 4; and

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the loose closure previously alluded to.

As has already been indicated, it is. the 45 purpose of the accessory to combine a register and a first aid kit for especial use in automobiles, and to make the combination in such a way that one feature depends upon the other in a measure and thus establishes a 50 mutual interdependence. By thus providing

1,817,706 extends near enough to the flanges 10 to close the passage at the left end thus to form a stop for the cards and lid.

These cards will comprise printed blank ⁵ forms with spaces for any kind of data that the motorist may desire to keep record of. It is deemed unnecessary to specify the nature of each card in detail, it being thought sufficient to refer to the exposed card in Figure ¹⁰ 2 as having spaces for the recording of the elates, quantities and costs of purchase of oil and gas, as well as places for the recording of the elates when the battery and tires were filled last. The cards will be assembled in ¹⁵ a pack and slid beneath the flanges 10, and when in place the elements of the first aid kit will provide a foundation therefor. Moreover, the pack of cards will be retained by a retainer lip 13 on the finger 14 of a loose ²⁰ plate or closure 15 which separates what might be known as the card compartment from the medi cine compartment.

The lip 13 acts as a brake for the lid 12 because it extends forwardly far enough to ?⁵ frictionally engage the under side of the lid, as shown in Figure 4, preventing the lid from working out to the right, and at the same time keeping the pack of cards in place. The pack of cards and lid in following the 30 front of the box will form a somewhat yielding pad, or a front buffer, so to speak, exercising a degree of pressure against the closure 15 and particularly preventing any motion or rattling thereof.

This closure serves as a table which will bear the pressure of writing should the motorist elect to make his record without removing the card from the box. It occupies its position against the end blocks 6 and 7 loosely ⁴⁰ so that it can be readily taken away in case the medical accessories must be gotten at quickly. It has an inturned flange 16 at the right -end which is seated against the inside of the block 7 to keep the closure in its posi⁴⁵ tion. The closure is not capable of being slid out, and when it becomes necessary to remove it, the finger 14 will be used to lift the closure straight out of the passage between the edges of the flanges 10. The width of the ⁵⁰ closure is slightly less than the distance between these edges.

The so-called medical compartment is divided by a partition 17 that separates a lead pencil 18 from such necessaries as bandage ⁵⁵ material 19, adhesive tape 20 and iodine 21. The purpose of the partition 17 is largely to keep these articles under some degree of pressure so that they will not shift around and rattle. The partition is inserted behind ⁶⁰ guides 22, and these extend from an adjacent wall 9 only far enough to provide an adequate hold for the partition 17, the partition being of such height that it will clear the guides 22 upon being slid up preparatory to its re⁶⁵ moval. One end of the pencil is made acces sible at a depression 23 of a hole 24 in the encl block 7.

In use, the accessory will be permanently secured to the wooden part 4 and filled with articles such as bandage material 19, adhesive tape 20, and iodine 21, as well as a pack of cards 11, before sliding the lid 12 across the front to retain everything in place. The lid may be made of metal or cardboard, but in any case serves to protect the writings on the front card 11, as well as prevent dust from getting into the medical compartment. The partition 17 and loose closure 15 are inserted in the proper . places during the process of filling the box. ₈₀

Upon the occasion of needing to make a record, the motorist will slide the lid 12 out to the right from behind the flanges 10 and find the card upon which the specific record is to be made. He may either shift the cards _g5around and use the closure 15 as a writing table, or he may take the required card out and do his writing elsewhere, but in the former instance, the closure 15 will serve as a backing and, in fact, is intended to serve go such purpose.

Should it become desirable to get at the iodine, etc., all of the cards, as well as the closure 15 and partition 17, will be removed. It is possible to take the bandage material 19 95 out by pulling it over the upper edge of the partition, and it is possible to remove the adhesive tape 20 by simply sliding the partition up high enough. The closure 15 is to be identified both with the first aid kit and with the 100 register. In respect to the first it serves as a cover, and in respect to the second it serves as a writing table.

The blocks 6 and 7 provide a foundation for the elements of the register, and the rec- ₁₀₅ord cards exert enough pressure upon the closure 15 to prevent rattling. Also, the lip 13 of the closure serves to retain the cards as well as act as a brake against the lid 12. ₁₁₀

The construction and arrangement of the improved register and first aid kit is that of a generally preferred form, but obviously modifications and changes may be made without departing from the spirit of the inven- 115 tion and the scope of the claims.