An Improved Valise for Containing Bedding and the like.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Feb., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 16th Oct., 1893-Accepted, 18th. Nov., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Valise for Containing Bedding and the like.
We, HARVEY HOAR PHILLPOT, Inventor, and JOHN BATHURST, Secretary,
both of The Junior Army and Navy Stores, Limited, 15 Regent Street, London, W.
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This our invention relates to an improved valise for containing bedding, and our
invention consists of a new construction of a case or covering for bedding such as
is usually taken by officers when in camp or for field equipment.
Our improved valise consists of a bag or sack which is preferably made of
waterproof canvas, such as "Willesden" canvas, the end of the sack being pre-
ferably circular and bound with leather or other binding, the other end of the
valise has a loose neck or flap which may be drawn in and secured by a strap or
tied in any convenient manner, and the end of the valise is then covered with a lid
adapted to fit over the end of the valise and secured thereon by straps. The said
lid is also formed of waterproof canvas or a like material to that of which the body
of the valise is composed.
Suitable handles may be secured on either end of the valise for convenience of
transport and carriage of the same.
From the foregoing description it will be understood that the valise is so
constructed as to render it impossible for any rain or moisture, to get at the
contents of the valise which defect exists in valises of the ordinary construction.
Dated this 8th day of February 1893.
HORN & SON,
Applicants' Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Valise for Containing Bedding and the like.
We, HARVEY HOAR PHILLPOT, Inventor, and JOHN BATHURST, Secretary,
both of The Junior Army and Navy Stores, Limited, 15 Regent Street, 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 our invention relates to an improved valise for containing bedding, and our
invention consists of a new construction of a case or covering for bedding such as is
usually taken by officers when in camp or for field equipment.
The object of our invention is to construct a valise for containing bedding in
such a manner as that it shall be rain or wet proof and for the purpose of attaining
our object our improved valise consists of a bag or sack which is made of any
suitable waterproof material such as "Willesden" canvas, the said bag being pre-
ferably when viewed endwise, of a circular shape and bound at one end with leather
or other binding; the other end of the bag has a loose neck or flap which may be
drawn in and secured by a strap or tied in any convenient manner; and the end of
the bag is then covered with a lid adapted to fit over the end of the bag and secured
thereon by straps. The said lid is also formed of waterproof canvas or a like
material to that of which the bag is composed.
Suitable handles may be secured on either or both ends of the valise for the
convenience of transport and carriage.
From the foregoing description it will be understood that the valise is so
constructed as to render it impossible for any rain or wet to get at the contents of

page_text: the valise in the ordinary manner which defect exists in valises of the ordinary
construction.
In order that the construction of our invention may be better understood,
reference is made to the accompanying drawings wherein like letters indicate
corresponding parts and in which-
Fig. 1 represents our improved valise complete.
Fig. 2, represents the body or bag of our improved valise with flap extended.
Fig. 3, represents the body or bag of our improved valise with flap tied.
Fig. 4, represents the lid.
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In carrying out this our invention we construct a bag or sack 5 (Figs. 2, & 3,) of
any suitable waterproof material such as " Willesden canvas, and preferably when
the said bag is being viewed end wise, of a circular shape, and bound at one end and
at any convenient distance or distances therefrom, with leather or other similarly
suitable binding 6. The other end of such bag is formed or provided with a loose"
neck or flap, 7, capable of being drawn in and secured by a strap 8, or tied and
secured in any other convenient manner.
For the purpose of covering this end of the bag, and adapted to fit over it when
its loose neck 7, is drawn in and secured, we provide a lid 9, (shown separately in
Fig. 4,) of a suitable conformation, and constructed preferably of a similar material
to the bag. Such lid and bag are respectively provided with straps 10, and
buckles 11, so as to enable said lid and bag to be securely fastened together and
thereby form our improved valise (ride Fig. 1).
Either or both ends of the valise may be provided with suitable handles 12, for
convenience of transport or carriage.
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 :-
In a valise, the combination of a bag or sack, formed or provided at one end
with a loose neck or flap capable of being drawn in and secured, and lid adapted to
fit over and be secured to such end of the bag when its loose neck or Hap is drawn
in and secured, for the purpose and substantially in the manner hereinbefore
described.
Dated this 16th day of October 1893.
HORN & SON,
Applicants' Agents.