Improvements in Travelling Dressing Bags.
Year: 1892

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Travelling Dressing Bags.
I GEORGE HOATH of 70 King Street Regent Street in the County of London
Dressing Bag Maker 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:-
Heretofore it has been usual to open travelling dressing bags from the centre of
top or heads the opening being worked on two pairs of hinges which connect the
top or heads to two crossbars.
The objects of my invention is to make the crossbars a suitable length to allow
a lid to fit between the two heads, this lid I secure to one of the crossbars by a
leather or metal hinge, the said lid will extend from the said crossbar (which will
be at back of bag) to top of front.
To the other crossbar I secure a flap by a leather or metal hinge, this flap will
meet the lid at top of front, a lock is fastened to this flap to receive staple which is
fastened to lid at top of front.
The two heads I make with narrow caps to the frame the same as usually
employed for back heads of travelling dressing bags.
The lid and flap I make with wide caps to the frame the same as usually
employed for front heads of travelling dressing bags, so that when the bag is
closed the caps of frame on lid and flap will overlap or cover caps of frame which
is on the two heads.
With this travelling dressing bag I can arrange the toilet and other fittings in
the heads lid and flap.
In order that my invention may be readily understood I proceed to describe the
same fully with reference to the accompanying drawings.
The leather or other covering of bag is not shown for sake of clearness except in
case of dotted lines K. K which is an outline of bag to give effect.
Fig. 1 shows bag when open, A. A are the heads with staples 1. to receive
bolts d d thus securing the two heads when bag is closed B is the lid which is held
in position when bag is open by two metal bars or quadrants i. these quadrants
having a hole at each end and are fixed in the following manner; a hole is made in
crossbar J' and a similar hole is made in bar of lid one end of quadrant is placed
through the hole in crossbar J' the other end is placed through the hole in bar of
lid when in this position a pin or screw is fixed in each hole at end of quadrants
to secure them. h. is a bar to which handle of bag is fastened, J J are the
crossbars. C is the flap to which lock f is secured to receive staple g when bag is
closed.
Fig. 2 is bag when closed showing top of lid B with bar h to which handle is
fastened C is front of flap A. A' are the heads.
Fig. 3 is the quadrant i on an enlarged scale the base of which m being the
portion which is passed through crossbar J¹.
.
Fig. 4 is a plan of Fig. 1 with section lines E E and D. D.
Fig. 5 is a section of Fig. 4 on line D. D. showing elevation of lid B.
Fig. 6 is a section of Fig. 4 on line E. E. showing true shape of lid B.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is-
1. The construction of a bag with the two crossbars a suitable length to allow a
lid to fit between the two heads.

page_text: 2. The construction of a lid to fit between the two heads, the said lid extending
from crossbar at back of bag to the top of front of bag.
3. The construction of a flap which will extend from crossbar J herein before
mentioned to top front of bag.
4. The combination of the two crossbars made a suitable length to allow a lid to
fit between the two heads; of a lid to extend from crossbar at back of bag to
top of front and of a flap to extend from crossbar at front of bag to meet lid at top
of front.
Dated this 2nd day of A
1000