An Improved Method of Fixing Rollers, Castors, Wheels, or the like to Leather and Canvas Portmanteaux and Boxes, and Port- manteaux and Boxes of other similar Material.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Aug., 1886.
Complete Left, 5th May, 1887.
Complete Accepted, 28th June, 1887
An Improved Method of Fixing Rollers, Castors, Wheels, or the
like to Leather and Canvas Portmanteaux and Boxes, and Port-
manteaux and Boxes of other similar Material.
We WILLIAM HIGHFIELD JONES and BENJAMIN JONES trading under the name
or style of Jones Brothers and Company of Ablow Street, Wolverhampton in the
County of Stafford, Manufacturers, do hereby declare the nature of our invention
for AN IMPROVED METHOD OF FIXING ROLLERS, CASTORS, WHEELS OR THE LIKE TO
LEATHER AND CANVAS PORTMANTEAUX AND BOXES AND PORTMANTEAUX AND
BOXES OF OTHER SIMILAR MATERIAL to be as follows
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Hitherto there has been a great difficulty in fastening rollers, castors or wheels to
Leather and Canvas Portmanteaux and Boxes and Portmanteaux and Boxes of other
similar material. The pressure of the rollers, castors or wheels having no foundation
causes the bottoms of the Leather and Canvas Portmanteaux and Boxes and Port-
manteaux and Boxes of other similar material to bulge inwards.
To remedy this we claim the following improvements in the construction of Leather
and Canvas Portmanteaux and Boxes and Portmanteaux and Boxes of other similar
material. The Improvement consists of fastening underneath Leather and Canvas
Portmanteaux and Boxes and Portmanteaux and Boxes of other similar material,
two, four or more rollers, castors, or wheels on wood bars. This is done by the rollers,
castors or wheels- being securely fixed with clips, screws, nuts and screws and other
similar contrivances to the wood bars. The wood bars are secured underneath the
Leather and Canvas Portmanteaux and Boxes and Portmanteaux and Boxes of other
similar material, by being fixed on the bottoms of the said Portmanteaux and Boxes
by means of screws, nuts and screws, clips, rivets or other similar contrivances.
These wood bars are further secured by strong metallic caps at each end which are
rivetted, or screwed on the ends and bottoms of the Leather and Canvas Portulanteaux
and Boxes and Portmanteaux and Boxes of other similar material,

page_text: For making the bottoms of the Leather and Canvas Portmanteaux and Boxes and
Portmanteaux and Boxes of other similar material solid to secure the wood bars, wo
may use wood or sheet of metal covered with leather, canvas or other similar material
fixed on the bottoms of the said Portmanteaux and Boxes for stiffening and making
them solid to receive the wood bars and rollers. If only two rollers, castors or wheels
are used, they will be fixed as before described in the centre of the bars on the
bottoms of the Leather and Canvas Portmanteaux and Boxes and Portmanteaux and
Boxes of other similar material, so that if either end of the said Portmanteaux and
Boxes are depressed, they can be easily rolled along.
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page_text: An Improved Method of Fixing Rollers, Castors, Wheels, or the
like to Leather and Canvas Portmanteaux and Boxes, and Port-
manteaux and Boxes of other similar Material.
We WILLIAM HIGHFIELD JONES and BENJAMIN JONES trading under the name
or style of Jones Brothers & Co. of Ablow Street Wolverhampton in the County of
Stafford Manufacturers 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 :-
Hitherto there has been a great difficulty in fixing Rollers Castors or Wheels to
Leather and Canvas Portinanteaux and Boxes also Portmanteaux and Boxes of other
similar material in consequence of the Leather and Canvas giving way when filled
with goods, the pressure on the Rollers Castors or Wheels causing the bottom of the
Portmanteau or Box to bulge inward thus preventing the Rollers Castors or Wheels
from working. To remedy this we claim the following improvements in the con-
struction of Leather and Canvas Portmanteaux and Boxes also Portmanteaux and
Boxes of other similar material. The Improvement consists of fixing underneath
Leather and Canvas Portmanteaux and Boxes also Portmanteaux and Boxes of other
similar material, two four or more Rollers Castors or Wheels on woodbars. This is
done by the Rollers Castors or Wheels "being securely fixed with clips, screws, nuts
and screws or other similar contrivance on the wood bars. The woodbars are secured
underneath the Leather and Canvas Portmanteaux and Boxes also Portmanteaux and
Boxes of other similar material by being fixed on the bottoms of the said Portinanteaux
and Boxes by means of screws, nuts and screws clips, rivets or other similar con-
trivances. These woodbars are further secured by strong metallic caps at each end
which are rivetted, clipped or scrowed on the ends and bottoms of the said Port-
manteaux and Boxes. For making the bottoms of the Leather and Canvas
Portmanteaux and Boxes also Portmanteaux and Boxes of other similar material
solid to secure the woodbars we may use wood or sheets of metal covered with
Leather, canvas or other similar material fixed on the bottoms of the said Port-
manteaux and Boxes for stiffening and making them solid to receive the woodbars
and rollers. If only two Rollers Castors or Wheels are used they would be fixed as
before described in the centre of the bars on the bottoms of the Leather and Canvas
Portmanteaux and Boxes also Portmanteaux and Boxes of other similar material
so that if either end of the said Portmanteau or Box is depressed they can be easily
rolled along.
Referring to the accompanying drawing it represents a box made with our
improvements.
The Rollers Castors or Wheels are fixed underneath the Box as shewn at A A A A.
This is done by the Rollers Castors or Wheels being securely fixed as before described
on the woodbars B B. The woodbars are secured underneath the said Portmanteaux

page_text: and Boxes by being fixed on the bottoms of the said Portmanicaux and Boxes by
means of screws, nuts and screws, clips rivets or other similar contrivances. The
woodbars are further secured by strong metallic caps (marked (CCC) at each end
which are rivetted on the ends and bottoms of the said Portmanteaux and Boxes
as shewn at CCCC; or they may be fixed with nuts and screws or other similar
contrivances.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said Invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we claim is :—
1st. A Leather and Canvas Portmanteau or Box also Portmanteau or Box of other
similar material fitted with two, four or more Rollers Castors or Wheels fixed under-
neath the bottom of the said Portmantean or Box on wood bars substantially as
hereinbefore described.
2nd. The woodbars which are secured underneath the Portmanteau or Box by
being fixed on the hottom of the Portmanteau or Box as hereinbefore described.
3rd. The Metallic caps which are rivetted or otherwise fixed on the ends and
bottom of the Portmanteau or Box in order to further secure the woodbars as
heroinbefore described.
Duted the ith day of Nov 1887