An Improved Method of Attaching Removable or Fixed Standard Boards in every Description of Dressing and Travelling Bags, Fancy Bags, Portmanteaus, Trunks, and such like.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Oct., 1886.
Complete Left, 4th June, 1887.
Complete Accepted, 22nd July, 1887.
RESERV
An Improved Method of Attaching Removable or Fixed Standard
Boards in every Description of Dressing and Travelling Bags,
Fancy Bags, Portmanteaus, Trunks, and such like.
ERNEST THOMAS WILKINS and PERCY CORNWALL WILKINS both of No. 11 Moor
Lane in the City of London Dressing and travelling bag Manufacturers do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
On all frames a set of hinges as seen in Sheet I figure "I" with a slot or hole “D”
as seen in, figure
"I."
On all boards to be affixed to frame on each end a plate "A" as seen in Sheet I
figure "II" with bolt or projecting pin "B" just large enough to pass through the
slot holes "D" figure I.
For better convenience or improved method of removing the standard board at the
two ends of board shall be placed the stand as, seen in Sheet II with the bolts "B"
passing through the stand and projecting outward.
(Where the stand is not used an ordinary bag spring as seen Sheet I figure G
between the bolts "B" will push the bolts B into their proper places. To take out a
board with the ordinary bag spring between the two bolts the board must be pressed
together at the two plates "A" and lifted out.)
The stand which hinges at F Sheet II has a spring fixed in such a position as to
throw the ends of stand as far apart from each other as the hinge F will allow thus
keeping the bolts B as far apart from each other as the stand will allow.
To affix the board to the frame take hold of the two top ends "H" of the stand with
thumb and finger and press together this will cause the bolts "B" to come as close to
each other as the stand will allow. Place the board over the open frame as seen in
figure III parralell with the bar K and in such a position that the bolts "B" are over
the slot holes "D" lower the board into its position with the bolts in the slot
holes "D" and leave go of the stand when the spring in the stand will act and
push the bolts as afar apart as the slot holes D will allow and the board will be
securely affixed to the frame.
To remove the board press the two top ends "H" together and lift the board out of
the frame.

page_text: An Improved Method of Attaching Removable or Fixed Standard
Boards in every Description of Dressing and Travelling Bags,
Fancy Bags, Portmanteaus, Trunks, and such like.
•
ERNEST THOMAS WILKINS and PERCY CORNWALL WILKINS both of No. 25
formerly No. 11 Moor Lane in the City of London Dressing and Travelling bag
Manufacturers 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 :-
On all frames a set of hinges as seen in Sheet "I" figure "I" with a slot or
hole "D" as seen in figure "I" On all boards to be affixed to frame on each end a
plate "A" as seen in Sheet "I" figure II with bolt or projecting pin "B" just large
enough to pass through the slot holes D figure 1. For better convenience or improved
method of removing the standard board at the two ends of board shall be placed the
stand as seen in Sheet II with the bolts B passing through the stand and projecting
outward. Where the stand is not used an ordinary bag spring as seen Sheet_1
figure "G" between the bolts B will push the bolts B into their proper places. To
take out a board with the ordinary bag spring between the two bolts the board must
be pressed together at the two plates A and lifted out. The stand with hinges at F
Sheet II has a spring fixed in such a position as to throw the ends of stand as far
apart from each other as the hinge F will allow thus keeping the bolts B as far apart
from each other as the stand will allow. To affix the board to the frame take hold of
the two top ends H of the stand with thumb and finger and press together this will
cause the bolts B to come as close to each other as the stand will allow. Place the
board over the open frame as seen in figure III parralell with the bar K and in such a
position that the bolts B are over the slot holes D lower the board into its position
with the bolts in the slot holes D and leave hold of the stand when the spring on the
stand will act and push the bolts as far apart as the slot holes D will allow and the
board will be securely fixed to the frame. To remove the board press the two top ends
H. together and lift the board out of the frame. The plans above referred to are those
filed with our Provisional Specification.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said invention
and in what manner the same is be performed we declare that what we claim is
1. The Simplicity of Construction and Manufacture both as regards durability.
and cost.
2. The Efficient and Complete manner in which our said invention can be applied
where the Subject (on which a removable object is to be placed in an upright condition)
is desired to be opened and shut.
Dated this 4th day of June 1887