An Improved Box or Receptacle for Holding or Carrying Ladies' Hats, Bonnets, and the like.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Nov., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 17th Apr., 1896-Accepted, 23rd May, 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Box or Receptacle for Holding or Carrying Ladies'
Hats, Bonnets, and the like.
I, MARY ANN SARAH JAOKSON, of 35 Mardale Crescent, Edinburgh, County
of Midlothian, N.B., Gentlewoman, 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 an improved ladies bonnet box chiefly for the object of
bolding two or more bonnets or hats and preventing them being crushed especially
when travelling.
The box is made of any of the ordinary materials such as leather or stiffened
canvas. As an example, I make the box of elongated shape with a hinged lid on
the top and 1 divide the box into three divisions by means of two dividing boards
which may be made adjustable so as to vary the sizes of the divisions as may be
desired. The inside of the lid may be fitted with pockets for holding gloves, veils,
etc.-Each bonnet therefore being separated from the other is not liable to get
crushed or damaged. The handle for carrying the box may be on the top of the
lid; but the handles may be at one or both ends.
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A further advantage of my said bonuet box is that by standing it up on end,
it forms a convenient cupboard for a bed-room for keoping bats, bonnets and
the like.
Dated this 15th day of November 1895.
JOHNSONS,
115 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Applicant's Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Box or Receptacle for Holding or Carrying Ladies'
Hats, Bonnets, and the like.
I, MARY ANN SARAH JACKSON, of 35 Mardale Crescent, Edinburgh,
Gentlewoman, 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 an improved box or receptacle for holding or carrying
ladies' hats, bonnets, and the like.
Figure illustrates the box constructed and fitted in accordance with my
invention.
Figure 2 is a modification in the use of the box.
The inside of the box is provided back and front with wooden or other strips A
which act as guides for the reception of the divisions which may be of wood or.
cardboard or other material. Both sides of the boards b may be provided with
tapes or their equivalent B for the purpose of retaining a ladies hat or bonnet
against the side of the board. The ends of the box may be similarly provided with
tapes so that the box as illustrated is capable of holding six hats or bonnets.

page_text: The divisions of the box may, as shewn, be readily varied.
For example, I may
have three or more division boards, or one division board only, or the division
spaces may be varied: It will thus be seen that each hat or bonnet being
separately held against its division board is prevented from getting crushed or
damaged, especially when travelling and at the same time the place where each hat
is, can be seen, at a glance: Also all packing of the hat or bonnet may be
dispensed with and the packing and carrying of ladies' hats and bonnets much
facilitated and damage prevented.
My said box is readily converted into a hat or bonnet cupboard by standing it
up on end as shown in Figure 2, the box thus forming a convenient receptaole for a
dressing-room, the hats or bonnets being laid upon the boards which are now
converted into shelves which can be adjusted as required by means of the grooved
rests A.
The inside of the lid may be made provided with pockets C, Lat-pin cushion D,
and strap for brush, E.
The divisions strips A may be attached to the inside of the box in any con-
venient manner: or they may be secured to a false side, which side is attached to:
the inside of the box either permanently or otherwise.
The box may be made of any ordinary material or it may be canvas covered.
Also the guide strips and division boards may be of any suitable material..
My invention is not necessarily limited to the carrying of ladies' hats or bonnets
as it may be used for general travelling purposes.
It may also be used as a gentleman's box, the inside of which is capable of being
divided or sub-divided at will. The division boards may be used for carrying a
gentleman's hat or hats; or for carrying shirts, in which case the shirts would be
secured flat against the sides of the division boards and thus be prevented from
being crushed.
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The box may also be used for commercial travellers" purposes, when it is desired
to divide or sub-divide the box at will for the purpose of packing and carrying
samples and the like.
When not required, the division boards can be taken out and laid upon the
bottom of the box.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my inven
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
The improved box or case for carrying ladies' hats, bonuets and other articles :
also for other purposes, substantially as herein before described and shewn in the
Specification and drawings.
Dated this 19th day of February 1896.