Improvements in Cases for Musical Instruments, such as Violins, Violas, Guitars, Banjoes, Mandolines, and the like.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Apr., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 9th Jan., 1893-Accepted, 4th Mar., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIfication.
Improvements in Cases for Musical Instruments, such as Violins,
Violas, Guitars, Banjoes, Mandolines, and the like.
WILLIAM SAMUEL HAYNES, Musical Instrument Dealer and GEORGES
CHARLES FOUCHER, Musical Instrument Dealer both of 14 Gray's Inn Road W.C.
in the County of London, trading as Haynes Foucher & Co. do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
That in place of making the 4 sides of a violin or other musical instrument
case (of the shape known as an oblong) of the same height and each of the said
4 sides in one piece, we divide the front side lengthwise into two similar portion>
of which the lower part remains fixed permanently to the adjacent sides and bottom
of the case, the upper part being fixed by means of a hinge of leather or other
suitable material to the upper edge of the lower fixed half of the front; the upper
half not being otherwise attached to the case is free to be let down for the purpose
of readily inserting or withdrawing the instrument from the case.
The upper
movable portion of the front can be further utilized for holding bows or other
articles by means of brackets or other suitable means of attachment.
The back part of case is likewise divided laterally by a hinge, the upper portion
in this case forming a part of the lid. These improved cases may be made of wood,
leather, or other suitable material.
Dated this 8th day of April 1892.
WILLIAM SAMUEL HAYNES.
GEORGES CHARLES FOUCHER.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cases for Musical Instruments, such as Violins,
Violas, Guitars, Banjoes, Mandolines, and the like.
We, WILLIAM SAMUEL HAYNES, and GEORGES CHARLES FOUCHER both of
14 Gray's Inn Road, Holborn, in the County of London, Dealers in Musical
Instruments, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement :-
This invention has reference to certain new improvements in cases for musical
instruments such as violins, violas, guitars, banjoes, mandolines, and the like.
The invention has for its object to provide a case of this class which is light
to carry and which is constructed in such manner that it is capable of containing
the accessories including the music thereby combining the instrument-case with
the porte-folio as will be hereinafter described. Moreover the instrument case is
neat in appearance and cheap to manufacture.
We now proceed to describe our said invention, reference being had to the
drawing hereunto annexed and to the letters of reference marked thereon.
The drawing represents a perspective view of our improved instrument case and
it consists of an oblong box made of thin wood or paste-board or leather or other
suitable and light material or substance. The front A and back B of the case are
of equal height, but the ends C extend upwards as shewn. The lid D (which is
shaped to conform to the ends C) is suitably hinged to the back B as shewn.
A strip of wood or other material E is hinged to or near the upper edge of the
front of the case as shewn and is adapted to close against the upwardly extending
ends C and to hold the bows which are held thereon by fastening-devices P and

page_text: projection Q. The case is provided with the usual fastening devices F and
lock G.
Within the case is a partition H dividing the interior into two compartments I, J
the former having a lid K hinged thereto and extending beyond the partition H
and shaped as shewn.
A piece of wood or material L is suitably hinged at M to the base of the case,
its upper edge resting against the partition H thus forming a pocket or receptacle
for resin, strings etc. Another pocket or receptacle is formed by the diagonally
arranged partition N as shewn.
The compartment J is intended to contain the body of the instrument which is
kept in place by reason of its edge entering into the cut-out portion of the
lid K, whilst its neck rests upon the lid. The compartment I is intended to
contain music whilst the remaining pockets or receptacles may be used for holding
smaller accessories such as strings etc.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
The herein described case for musical instruments, consisting of an oblong box
made of wood or leather or other suitable material or substance or any two or
more materials combined, the ends of the case being extended upwardly beyond
the front and back, the lid hinged to the back of the case, a narrow strip hinged
to the front of the case adapted to hold the bows by means of the fastening devices
shewn, a partition within the case dividing the interior into two compartments, the
one being provided with a hinged lid extending beyond the partition and made in
the shape shewn, a piece of material having its lower edge hinged to the bottom
of the case and its upper edge resting against the partition, and the diagonally
arranged piece of material forming a receptacle at the other end of the case, all
substantially as and for the purposes herein before set forth and illustrated in the
drawing hereunto annexed.
Dated this 9th day of January 1893.
WILLIAM SAMUEL HAYNES.
GEORGES CHARLES FOUCHER.