Improvements in Leather and Canvas Bags, Portmanteaus, and the like.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd June: 1894
Complete Specification Left, 17th Jan., 1895-Accepted, 13th Apr., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Leather and Canvas Bags, Portmanteaus, and
the like.
We, HARVEY HOAR PHILLPOT and JOHN BATHURST, both of the Junior
Army and Navy Stores, Limited, of 15 Regent Street, London, Inventor and
Secretary respectively, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:
This invention relates to improvements in leather and canvas bags, portmanteaus
and the like, and the object of this invention is to make leather and canvas bags
with fewer seams than bags, portmanteaus and the like made in the hitherto usual
manner.
In bags made in the hitherto usual manner, there are seams at the four edges of
the sides thereof and in portmanteaus made in the hitherto usual manner there are
seams at the vertical edges of the sides all of which seams are in addition to the
seams at the top and bottom ends of the said bag, portmanteau or the like, and our
invention consists in making bags, portmanteaus and the like of one piece of material
in the manner hereinafter described whereby all the seams at the edges of the sides
will be dispensed with.
In carrying this invention into practice we cut a comparatively small portion
from each corner of a preferably oblong piece of canvas, leather or other material,
of which the bag, portmanteau or the like, is to be made. Said cut out portions
are also preferably square or oblong so that the material from which they are cut
will have four projecting portions or wings extending from a common or main portion.
Two of said wings being preferably longer than the other two of the material.
From the centre of each of the longer projecting wings, we next cut a sufficient
part so that there are now six projecting wings (or four, excluding the end portions
of the material employed) which wings we fold or bend in such a manner that the
adjacent edges thereof made by cutting out the parts as described, will be brought
together and may be sewn or otherwise suitably joined together, thereby forming
the two halves of the bag, portmanteau or the like.
The bottom of said bag, portmanteau or the like, is formed by the middle part of
the main portion of the material, the width of said bottom being equal to the width
of the parts cut out from the centre of each of the projecting wings at the sides as
described. The opposite halves of the bag or the like, being made, are preferably
hingedly connected together and said bag or the like is provided with the usual
and necessary fittings and we prefer to protect the bottom end seans by caps or
the like.
A bag, portmanteau or the like made in the manner described, is stronger
and more durable than a similar article made in the hitherto usual manner, as
it is found that such articles wear quickly at the seams also its appearance is
considerably enhanced and the necessity of having to do so much sewing is
obviated.
We desire it to be understood that any requisite backing or its equivalent, may
be employed to prevent the bag sagging, and also that the corners or edges thereof
may, if desired, be protected in the usual manner.
Dated this 23rd das of June 1894
HORN & SON,
Applicants' Agents.

page_text: Improvements in Leather and Canvas Bags, Portmanteaus, and
the like.
We, HARVEY HOAR PHILLPOT and Jonx BATHURST, both of the Junior
Army and Navy Stores, Limited, of 15 Regent Street, London, Inventor and
Secretary respectively, 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 relates to improvements in leather and canvas bags, portmanteaus
and the like, and the object of this invention is to make leather and canvas bags,
portmanteaus and the like, with fewer seams than bags, portmanteaus and the like
made in the hitherto ugual manner.
In bags made in the hitherto usual manner, there are seams at the four edges of
the sides thereof, and in portmanteaus made in the hitherto usual manner, there
are seams at the vertical edges of the sides all of which seams are in addition to
the seams at the top and bottom ends of the said bag, portmanteau or the like, and
our invention consists in making bags, portmanteaus and the like of one piece of
material in the manner hereinafter described whereby all the seams at the edges
of the sides will be dispensed with.
In order that the invention may be readily understood, reference is made to the
accompanying drawings wherein like letters indicate corresponding parts throughout
the several figures and in which :-
Figure 1, represents a piece of leather or other material from which a bag or the
like is to be made.
Figure 2, is a perspective view of a bag or portmanteau, made in accordance
with the invention, anid bag or portmanteau being open, and
Figure 3, is a perspective view of a bag or portmanteau made in accordance
with this invention, said bag or portmanteau being closed.
In carrying this invention into practice, we cut a comparatively small portion A'
from each corner of a preferably oblong piece of canvas, leather or other suitable
material A of which the bag, portmanteau or the like is to be made. Said cut out
portions are also preferably square or oblong, so that the common or main
portion of the material A will have four projecting wings or the like 13, B'
extending therefrom. From the centre of each of the two longer wings B₁ we
next cut a sufficient portion B so that there are now six projecting wings, which
wings we fold or bend at the dot and dash lines so that the adjacent edges thereof,
made by cutting out the parts A', 1' as described, will be brought together and
may be sewn or otherwise suitably joined, thereby forming the two halves of the
bag, portmanteau or the like, as shown in Figure 2.
The bottom of said bag, portmantean or the like, is formed by the middle part C
of the main portion of the material A, the width of said bottom being equal to the
width of the parts B2 cut out from the centre of each of the wings B as described,
and we preferably provide the bag, portmanteau or the like, with a. suitable hinge
at A', by means of which the two halves of said bag, portmanteau or the like, are
more securely connected together.
A bag, portmanteau or the like made in the manner described, is stronger and
nore durable than a similar article made in the hitherto usual manner, as there
are no scams at any of the four edges of the sides thereof, it being found that such
articles wear quickly at said seains, also the appearance of a bag, portmanteau or
the like, made as described, is considerably enhanced and the necessity of having
to do so much sewing is obviated.
"We desire it to be understood that any requisite backing or equivalent may be

page_text: employed to prevent the bag or the like sagging, said bag, portinanteau or the like
being also provided with the usual and necessary fittings, and we prefer to protect
the corners or edges thereof in any usual manner.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
A bag, portmanteau or the like made of a single piece of canvas, leather or other
suitable material, substantially as and for the purposes described.
Dated this 17th day of January 1895.
HORN & SON,
Agents for the Applicants.