Improvements in Name Holders for Trunks, Valises, and the like.
Year: 1895

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Name Holders for Trunks, Valises, and the like.
I, GEORGE WATSON LA BAW, residing at 76 Montgomery Street, Jersey City,
County of Hudson, State of New Jersey, United States of America, Architect
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Name holders have heretofore been provided, capable of attachment to the
surface of the trunk, valise or other article, and provision has been made for slipping
the name in between the surface of such trunk and the holder. This is objectionable
because there is risk of the holder being torn off the trunk or valise by the careless
handling to which the same is exposed, and in addition to this an incorrect name
or address can be slipped in from the outside, especially by any one familiar with
the construction of the name holder.
The object of the present invention is to prevent either of the aforesaid difficulties
arising, and such invention consists in a name holder having a frame that is set
into an opening in the trunk, valise or other similar article and contains a glass
which is protected from injury by being at or near the inner surface of the frame,
and such glass is advantageously made so that it can be removed from the inside
of the frame for cleaning or for the insertion of a new glass in case of injury, and a
movable flap is provided behind the glass for holding a card or plate with the name
or address closely adjacent to the glass so that the address cannot be disturbed or
changed except when the trunk is open.
The outer frame is of suitable size and provided with an inwardly projecting
flange adapted to the thickness of the wood, leather or other material composing
the trunk, and a frame is provided preferably made of two parts and the portion
being a rectangular plate with a central oblong opening, and the frame corresponding
in size and having an off-set flange adapted to receive the glass between the plate
and said off-set flange and it is advantageous to leave off the off-set flange from the
frame at one end so that the glass can be slipped in endwise between the parallel
off-set flanges of the frame and such glass is held at one end by the end portion of
such frame.
Upon the frame a flap is hinged, the hinge being of any desired character and
placed at the portion of the frame that is closed at the end, and this hinged flap
can be swung back for the insertion of a card or plate having the name or address
thereupon between such flap and the glass, such name plate or card preferably
fitting within the flanged portion of the frame and a suitable catch is provided for
holding the hinged flap when it is swung down toward the glass. This is preferably
in the form of a projecting latch passing into a mortise in the plate and the spring
of the plate forming the hinged flap will usually be sufficient to allow the latch of
the projection to catch within the mortise in the plate when the parts are pressed
down together, and the flap can be opened by pressure upon the thumb piece of the
flap adjacent to the latch so that the flap can be opened or closed with facility and
the parts are smooth on the inside and sufficiently strong to withstand ordinary use,
and the glass is at the bottom of the recess formed by the frame.
It is preferable to fasten the plates together by rivets or solder so that they
properly hold the glass and the flap, and the frame is advantageously a separate
piece to set into the opening made in the trunk, or valise, and rivets or screws are

page_text: provided to connect the frames together through the material of the trunk, thereby
holding the parts firmly to the trunk or valise.
Dated this 17th day of August 1895.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.
Improvements in Name Holders for Trunks, Valises, and the like.
1, GEORGE WATSON LA BAw, a citizen of the United States, residing at
76, Montgomery Street Jersey City, in the County of Hudson, and State of New
Jersey, U.S.A. Architect, 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 :-
Name holders have heretofore been provided, capable of attachment to the
surface of the trunk, valise or other article and provision has been made for slipping
the name in between the surface of such trunk and the holder. This is objectionable
because there is risk of the holder being torn off the trunk or valise by the careless
handling to which the same is exposed and in addition to this an incorrect name or
address can be slipped in from the outside, especially by any one familiar with the
construction of the name holder.
The object of the present invention is to prevent either of the aforesaid difficulties
arising and such invention consists in a name holder having a frame that is set in
an opening in the trunk, valise or other similar article and contains a glass which
is protected from injury by being at or near the inner surface of the frame, and
such glass is advantageously made so that it can be removed from the inside of the
frame for cleaning or for the insertion of a new glass in case of injury, and a
movable flap is provided behind the glass for holding a card or plate with the name
or address closely adjacent to the glass so that the address cannot be disturbed or
changed except when the trunk is open.
In the drawings,
Figure 1. is a front elevation
Fig. 2. is a horizontal section, and
Fig. 3. is a cross section.
The outer frame A is of suitable size and provided with an inwardly projecting
flange adapted to the thickness of the wood, leather or other material composing
the trunk, and a frame B is provided preferably made of two parts 2 and 3, the
portion 2 being a rectangular plate with a central oblong opening, and the frame 3
corresponding in size and having an off-set flange adapted to receive the glass C
between the plate 2 and said off-set flange 3, and it is advantageous to leave off the
off-set flange from the frame 3 at one end so that the glass can be slipped in endwise
between the parallel off-set flange of the frame 3, and such glass is held at one end
by the end portion of such frame 3.
Upon the frame B a flap D is hinged at 5, the hinge being of any desired
character and placed at the portion of the frame 3 that is closed at the end, and
this hinged flap may be swung back for the insertion of a card or plate having the
name or address thereupon between such flap and the glass, such name plate or
card preferably fitting within the flanged portion of the frame 3, and a suitable
catch is provided for holding the hinged flap when it is swung down toward the
glass. This is preferably in the form of a projecting latch 6 passing into a mortise
in the plate 2, and the spring of the plate forming the hinged flap D will usually
be sufficient to allow the latch of the projection 6 to catch within the mortise in
the plate 2 when the parts are pressed down together, and the flap can be opened
by pressure upon the thumb piece 7 of the flap D adjacent to the latch 6, so that

page_text: the flap can be opened or closed with facility and the parts are smooth on the
inside and sufficiently strong to withstand ordinary use, and the glass is at the
bottom of the recess formed by the frame A.
It is preferable to fasten the plates 2 and 3 together by rivets or solder so that
they properly hold the glass and the flap, and the frame A is advantageously a
separate piece to set into the opening made in the trunk or valise, and rivets or
screws are provided as at 8 to connect the frames A and B together through the
material of the trunk thereby holding the parts firmly to the trunk or valise.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
1. The combination for trunks and similar articles, of the flanged frame A
adapted to set around an opening in the trunk or valise, the frame B adapted to
set against the inner surface of the trunk or valise and means for connecting the
frames A and B together and to the trunk or valise a glass carried by the frame B
and adapted to receive behind it the card or plate with the name or address,
substantially as set forth.
2. The combination for trunks and similar articles, of a flanged frame A adapted
to set around an opening in the trunk or valise, the frame B adapted to set against
the inner surface of the trunk or valişe, and means for connecting the frames A
and B together and to the trunk or valise, a glass carried by the frame B and a
hinged flap behind the glass and adapted to confine the card or name plate,
substantially as set forth."
3. The combination for trunks and similar articles, of a flanged frame A adapted
to set around an opening in the trunk or valise, the frame B adapted to set against
the inner surface of the trunk or valise and means for connecting the frames A
and B together and to the trunk or valise, a glass carried by the frame B a hinged
flap behind the glass and adapted to confine the card or name plate, a latch
connected with the hinge flap for holding the same in position when closed,
substantially as set forth.
Dated this 1st day of June 1896.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.