Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Feb., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 2nd Nov., 1896-Accepted, 5th. Dec., 1896
I, EVA KING, of 15 George Street, Hanover Square, London, W., do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in the construction and arrangement of
travelling trunks whereby, amongst other advantages, access to any desired article is
greatly facilitated.
According to my invention I provide or form one of the sides of the trunk
(preferably the front side) with a door or doors which when opened out disclose one.
or more drawers arranged within the lower part of the trunk and filling the space.
beneath the usual tray. The said drawers and door or doors would be furnished
with locks or other convenient fastenings. The tray may be divided or partitioned
according to taste and an improvement consists in providing the. same with a writing
slab which is detachably hinged at one edge to the tray so that it may be either used.
in its normal position or may be removed from the tray for use on the lap or
elsewhere as found most convenient. The trunk may be constructed of any of the
materials usually employed in the manufacture of travelling trunks and: would
preferably be mounted on castors so as to permit it to be readily moved about
a room.
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I, EVA KING, of 15, George Street, Hanover Square, London, W., 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 the construction and arrangement of
travelling trunks whereby, amongst other advantages, access to any desired article.
is greatly facilitated.
According to my invention, I provide or form one of the sides of the trunk
(preferably the front side) with a door or doors which when opened out disclose
one or more drawers arranged within the lower part of the trunk and filling the
space beneath the usual tray. The said drawers and door or doors would be
furnished with locks or other convenient fastenings. The tray may be divided
or partitioned according to taste and an improvement consists in providing the same
with a writing slab which is detachably hinged at one edge to the tray so that

page_text: it may be either used in its normal position or may be removed from the tray
for use on the lap or elsewhere as found most convenient. The trunk may be
constructed of any of the materials usually employed in the manufacture of
travelling trunks and would preferably be mounted on castors so as to permit it
to be readily moved about a room.
In the accompanying drawings:-
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a travelling trunk constructed in accordance with
my invention, and Fig. 2 is a detail.
a is the tray which rests upon the usual ledges and b b are the drawers, the number
of which may be varied according to taste, disposed within the lower part of the
trunk beneath the said tray. cc are doors provided in the front of the trunk and
having suitable fastenings, which doors when opened out permit of access to the
-drawers b. dd are rollers upon which the trunk is preferably mounted.
writing slab detachably connected by the separable hinges to the tray a so that it
may be either used in its normal position or removed from the tray for use on the
lap or elsewhere on the separation of the hinges by withdrawal of the removable
hinge pin g, (Fig. 2).
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 travelling trunk comprising the tray, the drawers beneath the latter and
the doors concealing and permitting access to the drawers, substantially as described.
2. A travelling trunk comprising the tray, the writing slab detachably hinged
thereto and the drawers beneath the tray, substantially as described.
3. In a travelling trunk, the combination with the tray thereof of a writing
slab and a separable hinged connection between the latter and the tray, substantially
.as described.
Dated this 26th day of October 1906
E. P. ALEXANDER & SON,
Chartered Patent Agents,
19, Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.