Improvement in the Interior of Lids of Travelling Trunks and other Trunks and Boxes.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Oct., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 16th Aug. 1890-Accepted, 27th Sept., 1890
DRAVISIONAT
ADBCTINABIAN
Improvement in the Interior of Lids of Travelling Trunks and
other Trunks and Boxes.
I JOSEPH TONRY Hall Tin and Japan Works Temple Street Wolverhampton in the
County of Stafford do hereby declare the nature of my invention for the IMPROVEMENT
IN THE INTERIOR OF LIDS OF TRAVELLING TRUNKS AND OTHER TRUNKS AND BOXES to
be as follows
Consists in the Improvement (hereinafter described) in the Lids of Travelling
Trunks and other Trunks and Boxes; the object of my improvement is to use up
space that was previously wasted in the interior of the lid by putting a compart-
ment tray either open or with divisions as may be determined into the interior of
lid the same being fastened by means of joints or hinges at the back or ends of
trunk or boxes and fastened into lid by means of a catch and spring or other
means so as to be closed into interior of lid when not in use. This compartment
tray may be made in wood or metal as may be determined.
Dated this 24th day of October 1889.
TANDAR
Dated this 24th day of October 1889.
JOSEPH TONNI.
MARTY
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvement in the Interior of Lids of Travelling Trunks and
other Trunks and Boxes.
I JOSEPH TONRY of the Hall Works Temple Street, Wolverhampton in the County
of Stafford, Tinplate Worker and Japanner 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 :-
The chief object of this invention is to use up the space in the Interior of the
Lid of Travelling Trunks and other Trunks or Boxes by means of a hinged or
folding tray fitted with compartments to hold collars, cuffs, shirts ties etc. fastened
in such a manner as hereinafter described.
Figure 1. (one) of the accompanying drawing represents the tray and compartments
in use resting on the body of trunk or box.
(A A) is the back plate which is fastened into the lid of trunk or box by means of
screws and nuts or rivets at the holes (B B B). CC is a folding joint which
allows of tray being folded into lid or interior of trunk and fastened by means of
a leather strap or straps (D). E is a lid or cover which closes upon the top of
tray to keep small articles from falling out and this is jointed at (F F).
Figure 2 (two) represents the tray folded into the lid of the trunk or box when not
in use and fastened by means of a strap or straps G.
The tray may also be fixed or fastened in the interior of the lid of trunk or box by
means of leather straps instead of the folding joint (C C).
Having now particularly described and illustrated the nature of my inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
A tray or compartment for the interior of travelling trunks and other trunks
and boxes and made in such a manner as to fold into the interior of lid of trunk
as described with reference to the drawings on sheet herewith Figures 1 (one) 2 (two).
Dated this the Twenty-fourth day of July 1890.
TAONDIT MAXTO