An Sleepingse
Year: 1899

page_text: We, HARVEY HOAR PHILLPOT and CHARLES SELFE, of 15, Regent Street, London,
Departmental Manager and Secretary respectively of the Junior Army and Navy
Stores Limited, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
1
This invention has reference to an improved sleeping valise such as are largely
used by travellers and military officers, on active service, said valises being
adapted to be used as a kit hold all and when empty as a water-proof bed.
Sleeping valises as hitherto usually made consist of a central part made of
canvas or other suitable waterproof material and two side parts or flaps one wider
than the other so as to securely retain the kit in place. The narrow flap is
provided with eyelets and the opposite edge of the central part is provided with
a strip of leather also having eyelets so that the said narrow part may be secured
by means of cords or equivalents. This leather strip is a disadvantage as it
prevents the valise being rolled up into such a small compass as would be possible
without such strip. We overcome this disadvantage by substituting for such
strip a series of comparatively narrow lugs each forming or being provided with
And we make the side flaps comparatively long so as to enable the
person occupying the valise to cover himself completely and thus be sheltered
against the weather, and the upper end of our improved sleeping valise is
formed with a case or bag to contain the clothing or pillow and the lower end is
provided with a bag or equivalent into which the feet of the person using the
sleeping valise are placed to prevent exposure. The said central part is also
provided with a blanket and adapted to receive a mattress.
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Dated this 29th day of September 1899.
An Improved Sleeping Valise.
We, HARVEY HOAR PHILLPOT and CHARLES SELFE, both of 15, Regent Street,
London, Departmental Manager and Secretary respectively, of the Junior Army
Price 8d.1

page_text: and Navy Stores Limited, 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 an improved sleeping valise of the kind
extensively used by travellers, military officers on active service, and others,
said valise being especially adapted to be used as a "kit hold all" and, when
empty, as a waterproof bed.
In the accompanying drawings,
Fig. 1, shows in plan view, a sleeping valise, open ready for immediate use as
a bed, with our improvements adapted thereto.
Fig. 2, is a like view of the same, but shown partially closed.
Fig. 3, is a section taken on the line A A of Fig. 1, and
Fig. 4, is a section on the line B B of Fig. 2.
Sleeping valises as hitherto usually made, consist of a central part a made
of canvas or other suitable waterproof material and two side flaps of like material,
one wider than the other, so as to securely retain the kit in place.
The narrow flap is provided with eyelets 6' and the opposite edge of the
central part a is provided with a strip of leather also having eyelets so that the
said narrow part may be secured thereto by means of cords a³ or equivalents.
This leather strip is a disadvantage as it prevents the valise being rolled up
into such a small compass as is desirable, and would be possible without such
strip. We overcome this disadvantage by substituting for such strip a series of
comparatively short and narrow lugs a' of leather or like material each forming
or being provided with an eyelet a to receive a cord a³. And we make the side
flaps and comparatively long so as to enable the occupant of the valise to
entirely cover himself and thus be completely sheltered against the weather and
dampness of the ground.
The upper end also of our improved sleeping valise is formed with a case or
bag to contain the pillow or the clothing of the occupant, the same being
secured by means of a strap fi affixed to the aforesaid bag f and a buckle f
attached to a cover or joint piece f2 sewn or otherwise fixed to the central part a
of the valise. The lower end is likewise provided with a similar bag e to
receive the feet of the occupant to prevent exposure.
We provide the aforesaid central part a with a blanket of felt or other
material adapted to receive beneath it in the space a mattress or other suitable
soft material, the same being kept in place by a flap or joint piece attached to
the central part a.
The occupant being in position pulls over him the narrow flap band ties
himself in by means of the eyelets 6 and a² and cords. He more completely
envelopes himself with the other flap e tying the same by means of the cords
and the holes c and c, the aforesaid flap c having an extension c, provided also
with eyelets, this said extension being drawn under the occupant's head and
thus completely enshrouding him..
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that
what we claim is:-
1. In a portable sleeping valise of the kind described, the use of small narrow
Jugs sewn or otherwise attached to the central or bed part of the valise sub-
stantially as described and illustrated in the drawings.
2. In a portable sleeping valise of the kind described, the combination of a
central or bed part r, small narrow lugs a sewn or otherwise attached thereto
and two side flaps b and c each and all being provided with eyelets substantially
as herein before described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
3. In a portable sleeping valise of the kind described, the combination of a
central or bed part a, small narrow lugs a¹, two side flaps b and c, a blanket 4,

page_text: a foot bag e and a head or pillow bag f, the whole forming a "kit hold all" and
a waterproof bed substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated in the
accompanying drawings.
TY1
1000
HARVEY HOAR PHILLPOT.
CHARLES SELFE.
By their Agents,
Horn, Son & Co.,
151, Strand (next to Somerset House), London.