Improvements in Trunks or Boxes for the Transport of Ladies' Bonnets, Hats, and the like.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Dec., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 22nd Sept., 189C-Accepted, 25th Oct., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Trunks or Boxes for the Transport of Ladies'
Bonnets, Hats, and the like.
I, ROBERT IRVINE, Junior, of Louvine Lodge, West Hartlepool, in the County
of Durham, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention relates to trunks or boxes whereby a convenient and safe means of
transport for ladies' bonnets hats and the like is afforded.
In carrying out my invention I provide a trunk or box of any suitable shape and
dimensions and I fit it with a number of removable frames having the sides composed
of bars which are adjustably placed in holes in the said frames so that their position
can be regulated according to the varying sizes of the bonnets or hats to be packed.
Over the said bars I pass a strip of fabric and secure the end of the same thereby
forming in the frame a number of compartments of varying sizes suited to the
different bonnets or hats.
Dated the 21st day of December 1889
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Trunks or Boxes for the Transport of Ladies'
Bonnets, Hats, and the like.
I, ROBERT IRVINE Junior, of Ragworth Hall, Norton in the County of Durham,
Engineer, 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 :—
My invention relates to trunks or boxes whereby a convenient and safe means of
transport for ladies' bonnets hats and the like is afforded.
In carrying out my invention I provide a trunk or box of any suitable shape and
dimensions and I fit it with a number of removable frames having the sides composed
of bars which are adjustably placed in holes in the said frames so that their position
can be regulated according to the varying sizes of the bonnets or hats to be packed.
Over the said bars I pass a strip of fabric and secure the end of the same thereby
forming in the frame a number of compartments of varying sizes suited to the
different bonnets or hats.
In order to enable my invention to be fully understood I will describe how it can
be carried into practice by reference to the accompanying drawing in which :—
Figure 1 is a perspective view of a trunk or box constructed according to my
invention for the transport of ladies' bonnets, hats and the like.
Figure 2 is a side elevation.
Figure 3 a plan and,
Figure 4 an end elevation of one of the removable frames.
Figure 1 is drawn to half the scale of Figures 2, 3 and 4.
Similar letters in all the figures indicate similar parts.
a Figure 1 is the trunk or box which is shewn adapted to receive four of my
removable frames but which may be made of any other shape and dimensions to suit
the number and size of the frames.
b, b Figures 2, 3 and 4 are the adjustable bars of my removable frames which are
passed through holes c, c in the top side bars d, d of the frame, their lower ends
entering corresponding holes in the bottom side bars e, e of the frame.
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page_text: fis the strip of fabric which I secure by one of its ends 9 to the frame and pass
over the adjustable bars 6 in the manner shewn clearly in Figure 3 so as to divide
the frame into a number of compartments of suitable widths, which can be varied to
suit the different sizes of bonnets or hats to be packed, by simply shifting the position
of the bars b. The opposite end of the strip of fabric is secured to one of the bars 6
or to the frame in any suitable manner.
The ends and bottom of the frame are closed in with canvas h. Four of these
frames, having been filled, are placed in the trunk or box a adapted to receive them,
the dotted lines in Figure 1 indicating the position of the said frames.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is: :-
1. A trunk or box for the transport of ladies' bonnets, hats and the like fitted
with a number of removable frames having their sides composed of adjustable
bars over which is passed a strip of fabric in such a manner as to divide the
frame into a number of compartments the size of which can be varied to suit the
various sizes of bonnets or hats to be packed, substantially as hereinbefore described
and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
2. The improved trunk or box for the transport of ladies' bonnets, hats and the
like herein before described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
Dated the 22nd day of September 1890.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.