IMPROVEMENTS IN DRESSING AND OTHER BAGS
Year: 1879

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Frederick Marx and Louis Marx, both of No. 20, Golden
Square, in the County of Middlesex, Dressing Case and Dressing Bag Manu-
facturers, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN DRESSING AND OTHER
BAGS."
Sealed the 17th October 1879, and dated the 8th August 1879.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Frederick Marx and Louis
Marx at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 8th August 1879.
FREDERICK MARX and LOUIS MARX, both of No. 20, Golden Square, in the
County of Middlesex, Dressing Case and Dressing Bag Manufacturers. IMPROVE-
MENTS IN DRESSING AND OTHER BAGS."
"
Our Invention relates to improvements in dressing and other bags, and it has for
its object to enable each of the heads or the upper portion of the bag, which com-
monly contain the fittings, to be opened independently of the body portion and of
one another. These heads are provided with inside hinged covers, which separate
their contents from the body of the bag, and in order to get at the fittings it is
necessary in the first place to open the body of the bag and expose its contents and
then to unfasten the covers and throw them back.
According to our Invention, however, the heads are hinged independently to the
frame of the bag, and the two heads, as well as the mouth of the bag are fastened
by a single lock of peculiar construction. This lock comprises both the ordinary
lock as well as three distinct spring catches, one for each head and one for the body
of the bag. To open one of the beads, it is simply necessary to unlatch it and
throw it back, without opening the other head or exposing the contents of the bag.
Instead of inner hinged covers, the beads are separated from the body of the bag
by partitions fixed to the frame of the bag. This Invention is not limited to
dressing or travelling bags but may, with equal advantage, be applied to bags used
for business purposes, such as by commercial travellers and others.
The independent heads may, moreover, be applied to bags consisting of an outer
box or body, having the heads mounted at top and furnished with a distinct inner
bag, which is so fitted within the outer body or bag as to be readily removable
therefrom when desirable.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Frederick Marx and Louis Marx in the Great Seal Patent Office on
the 7th February 1880.
FREDERICK MARX and LOUIS MARX, both of No. 20, Golden Square, in the County
of Middlesex, Dressing Case and Dressing Bag Manufacturers. "IMPROVEMENTS IN
DRESSING AND OTHER BAGS."
Our Invention relates to improvements in dressing and other bags, and it has for
its object to enable each of the heads of the upper portion of the bag, which com-
monly contain the fittings, to be opened from the outside independently of one
another and of the body portion, and vice versa. These heads have hitherto been
provided with inside hinged covers, which separate their contents from the body of
the bag, and in order to get at the fittings it has been necessary in the first place to
throw the heads and their covers back, thus opening the body of the bag and
exposing its contents, and then to unfasten the covers and throw them inwards,
back from the heads.
According to our Invention, these covers or partitions are hinged independently
to the frame of the bag, and, together with the two heads, are fastened by a triple
lock combined in one. This lock comprises three distinct spring catches, one for
each head and one for the body of the bag. To open one of the heads it is simply
necessary to unlatch it and throw it back, without opening the other head or
exposing the contents of the body of the bag. Instead of inner hinged covers, the
heads are separated from the body of the bag by partitions fixed to frames
similar to those of the heads, and hinged like the latter to the frame of the bag.
This Invention is not limited to dressing or travelling bags but may, with equal
advantage, be applied to bags used for business purposes, such as by commercial
travellers and others.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 is a cross section of the bag closed, one of the heads being represented in
dotted lines as opened independently of the other and of the body of the bag;
Figure 2 is a cross section of the same, the heads being thrown back or opened to
give access thereto without exposing the contents of the body of the bag; and
Figure 3 is a cross section, the partitions being thrown back as well as the heads,
giving access to the body of the bag without exposing the contents of the heads.
Figures 4, 5, 6, and 7, are details of the lock by which the heads and partitions are
secured in the closed position. A is the body of the bag and B, B', are the two
heads. C, C', are the two partitions enclosing the heads on the inside and
separating them from the body A. a, a¹, a¹, is the iron frame to which the body
of the bag is attached. b, 61, are the two frames which carry the heads B, B¹,
and c, c, the two frames which carry the partitions C, C. Both these pairs of
frames b, b, c, c¹, work on the same hinge joints a' at the extremities of the
frame a. They are quite independent of one another and the main portion of the
lock by which they are all secured is fixed on the frame c, which has attached to it
the usual handle for carrying the bag. To the partitions C, C¹, and to the inside of
the heads B, B', are attached the usual holders for the various fittings, which do
not need to be described. Figure 4 is a top edge view of a portion of the frames
b, b, c, c, (full size), slightly separated from one another to show the positions of
the lock and staples by which they are secured. Part of the lock. D is mounted on
frame c and part D¹ on frame c¹. The latter engages with a staple d fixed on
frame b. This portion D¹ of the lock is shown separately in longitudinal section
and end view in Figure 5. It consists merely of a lever bolt e acted on by a
spring and pivoted in a suitable box or case, and engaging at one end e² with
the staple d, which enters through a slot in the back of the case. The tail end of

page_text: the lever passes down through a slot in the bottom edge of the case and terminates
in a lateral projection e³ which, when the frame C' is closed against frame C, comes
beneath and is pressed upon by a spring push piece E, hereafter described, by
depressing which the bolt e is disengaged from staple d. Instead of a lever bolt, a
sliding bolt may be used, in which case the staple & would be edgewise instead of
flat or horizontal, and the lug e³ would enter a slot at the side of the lock case D,
and be pressed upon by a bevelled undersurface of the push piece E, so as to draw
the sliding bolt back and release the staple d, the pin e, hereafter referred to, not
being used in this case. f is a staple on the other frame b which passes through a
slot at back of lock D and engages with a spring bolt attached to a push piece F,
to be hereafter described. g, g, are a pair of staples on the frame c! which engage
with a spring bolt attached to the central push piece G of the lock D.
Referring to Figures 6 and 7, which show vertical and horizontal longitudinal
sections of this part of the lock, the section being taken through the case only;
E, F, G, are the three spring push pieces, of which E has a downwardly-projecting
pin e that passes through the bottom of the lock case and presses on the lateral
projection e³, as before described; F carries the bevelled latch or bolt f¹ which
engages with staple f; and G carries the pair of bevelled latches or bolts g¹, g¹, to
engage in the staples g, g. All three push pieces are on square blocks fitting the
lock case and sliding on guide pins rising from the bottom of the lock case, and are
pressed upwards by spiral springs surrounding said pins. H is a bolt laying along
the bottom of the lock case beneath the push pieces, and provided with projecting
stumps h, h', h², which, when the bolt H is thrown in one direction by a key in-
serted through a key hole in the push piece G, are brought at one movement beneath
the several push pieces and so prevent any of them being depressed to open any
part of the bag. i is a tumbler on a flat spring and falling in one of two
notches 2 to retain the bolt in whichever position it is left by the key.
Having described the nature of our Invention and the manner of performing
the same, we declare that what we claim as our Invention to be protected by the
hereinbefore in part recited Letters Patent is,-
1st. Mounting the partitions C, C¹, as well as the heads B, B', on separate metal
frames working on the same pins as those of the heads, so that the heads may be
thrown back independently of the partitions and of one another, substantially as
shown and described..
2nd. The combination with the four frames b, b¹, c, c¹, carrying the heads and
partitions, and working on hinges, as herein described, of the triple set of spring
bolts and push pieces, combined to operate and arranged to engage with staples or
catches on the several frames, so as to admit of their being opened independently,
substantially as shown and described.
3rd. The combination with the triple set of spring bolts and push pieces, combined
to operate as herein described, of the bolt which, when thrown by the key, locks
the whole of the spring bolts, by which the several parts of the bag are secured,
substantially as shown and described.
In witness whereof, we, the said Frederick Marx and Louis Marx, have
hereunto set our hands and seals, this Sixth day of February, in the year
of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and eighty.