A Head-rest for Railway Travellers, applicable also as a Bag or Receptacle, and for other purposes.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application. 16th Nov., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 16th Aug., 1890-Accepted, 4th Oct., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Head-rest for Railway Travellers, applicable also as a Bag or
Receptacle, and for other purposes.
I, ROBERT EDWARD GLEN of 28 St. Enoch Square Glasgow, in the County of
Lanark, Merchant do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The purpose of this invention is for the greater comfort of railway travellers & relates
to a combination of useful articles forming a pillow or cushion for resting the head &
embracing a velure or hat dresser and a receptacle or pocket for holding small articles,
with the means of attaching the saine to the rail of the rack usually to be found in
railway carriages, or to a walking stick placed in the rack & raising and lowering the
pillow or cushion or combination to suit the convenience of the traveller.
In carrying out this invention, a cylindrical or other form of pillow or cushion is
adopted, by preference a cylindrical form as is hereinafter described. This pillow or
cushion may be constructed in the following various manners. The inside is composed
of a soft material, such as cotton, wood or other wool, horsehair, feathers &c., and is
enclosed in a lining of stout cotton or other material. This inner pillow or cushion is
then covered, principally if not entirely with either velvet, silk, satin, cotton, chintz
or leather, preferably by the first mentioned material velvet, so as to form a velure for
dressing and polishing hats, but if made principally of the other mentioned materials,
then to form a velure, portion of the outer covering to be made of velvet. The inner
pillow or cushion may also be formed by making a bag, also preferably in a cylindrical
form, of india rubber firmly jointed by means of gutta percha or india rubber solution,
the one end of the bag having a loop or tag fixed thereto with rubber solution,
the other end being provided with a brass or other metal mouthpiece, whereby the
bag may be filled with air and retained, so as to form when filled, an air cushion
or pillow. This air cushion or pillow is then covered with velvet, silk, satin, cotton,
chintz, leather &c., preferably also with velvet so as to form a velure; but if made
principally of any of the other mentioned materials, then to form a velure, portion
of the outer covering to be made of velvet. The receptacle or pocket for small
articles is then formed by sewing round three sides, a piece of any of the fore-
going materials upon the outer covering of the pillow or cushion; the fourth side
being left unsewn to form the mouth of the pocket, another piece if required may
be sewn immediately over the mouth to form a lid to the pocket, also means
suitable in the shape of a button or hook, for keeping the pocket or receptacle
closed. The raising or lowering of the pillow or cushion to suit the comfort of
the traveller may be accomplished in the following manners. A piece of cord of
the requisite length, composed of silk, cotton, hemp, leather, catgut &c., is then
attached to the pillow or cushion, forming a suspender of the whole combina-
tion of articles, an end of the cord to each end of the cushion or pillow.
Midway between the ends of the cord that are attached to the pillow or cushion,
the cord is tied or sewn together in the form of loops, and into each of these
loops may be placed a rigging thimble, or the length of the cord may be reduced,
and in place of loops, a piece of light chain, or a series of metal rings or clasps
can be employed, or a brass or other metal chain may be used, and to one or both
ends of the chain is affixed a spring or other hook for running through the rings which
are attached to each end of the pillow or cushion, so as to catch on or fix to any of the
links of the suspender or chain; or a narrow strip of leather, or other material in the
shape of a strap may be used, with holes punched or eyeletted half way up at both ends,
and a buckle or hook attached to each end of the pillow or cushion; or to each end
of cushion or pillow is attached a ring or loop, or any other suitable means of attach-
ment to one of these rings or loops a cord is then fixed; a piece of metal, wood or

page_text: vulcanite through which is pierced or bored three holes, or a piece of wire with three
twists forming three loops or rings is then obtained, and through two of these holes the
unattached end of the cord is then drawn, then it is slipped through the ring or
loop &c. at the other end of the pillow or cushion, and fixed to the piece of metal,
wood, or vulcanite, through the third hole, or through the third twist or ring of the
piece of wire. A metal or other double hook as nearly as possible in the form of
the letter S is then required for the attachment of the whole apparatus to the rail of
the carriage rack, or to a walking stick placed in the netting of the carriage rack, and
by means of the loops or the light chain or series of metal rings or clasps &c., whichever
may be adopted, the pillow or cushion may be raised or lowered as required; or by
preference the raising of the whole combination, pillow or cushion, velure and
receptacle or bag may be effected in the following manner; an S hook with an eye
or twist between the upper and lower ends of the hook is employed. Depending from
this eye or twist, and fixed thereto is a metal chain. Through the lowest link of this
chain is run the cord attached to the pillow or cushion; one end of the S book is then
attached to the rail of the rack, or through the rack netting, to an ordinary walking
stick; then by simply slipping any link of the chain over the lower portion of the
Shook, the pillow or cushion is raised to the requisite beight.
Dated this Brighth dan CN
1000
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Head-rest for Railway Travellers, applicable also as a Bag or
Receptacle, and for other purposes.
I ROBERT EDWARD GLEN 28 St. Enoch Square, Glasgow, Commission Agent
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:-
The purpose of this invention is for the greater comfort of railway travellers, and
relates to a combination of useful articles, forming a pillow or cushion for resting the
head, and embracing a velure or hat dresser, and a receptacle or pocket for holding
small articles, with the means of attaching the same to the rail of the rack usually to
be found in railway carriages, or to a walking stick, placed in the rack, and raising
or lowering the pillow or cushion or combination to suit the convenience of the
traveller.
In carrying out this invention a cylindrical or other form of pillow or cushion is
adopted, by preference a cylindrical form, as is hereinafter described, this pillow or
cushion may be constructed in the following various manners; the inside is composed
of a soft material, such as cotton, wood or other wool, horsehair, feathers &c., and is
enclosed in a lining of stout cotton or other material. This inner pillow or cushion is
then covered, principally if not entirely with either velvet, silk, satin, cotton, chintz or
leather, preferably by the first mentioned material velvet, so as to form a velure for
dressing and polishing hats, but if made principally of the other mentioned materials,
then to form a velure, portion of the outer covering to be made of velvet; the inner
pillow or cushion may also be formed by making a bag, also preferably in a cylindrical
form, of india rubber firmly jointed by means of gutta-percha or india rubber solution;
the one end of the bag having a loop or tag fixed thereto with rubber solution, the
other end being provided with a brass or other metal mouthpiece whereby the bag may
be filled with air, and retained so as to form an air cushion or pillow; this air cushion
or pillow is then covered with velvet, silk, satin, cotton, chintz, leather &c., preferably
also with velvet, so as to form a velure; but if made principally of any of the other
mentioned materials, then to form a velure portion of the outer covering to be made of
velvet, the receptacle or pocket for small articles is then formed by sewing round three
sides a piece of any of the foregoing materials upon the outer covering of the pillow or
cushion. The fourth side being left unsewn to form the mouth of the pocket; another
piece if required may be sewn immediately over the mouth to form a lid to the pocket,
I

page_text: also means suitable in the shape of a button or hook for keeping the pocket or
receptacle closed. The raising or lowering of the pillow or cushion to suit the comfort
of the traveller may be accomplished in the following manners: A piece of cord of the
requisite length composed of silk, cotton, hemp, leather or catgut &c., is then attached
by means of a metal staple and ring, through a covered button of wood or other
material; to each end of the pillow or cushion forming a suspender of the wholo
combination of articles, an end of the cord to each end of the cushion or pillow.
Midway between the ends of the cord that are attached to the pillow or cushion,
the cord is tied or sewn together in the form of loops, and into each of these loops
may be placed a rigging thimble, or the length of the cord may be reduced, and
in place of loops, a piece of light chain, or a series of metal rings or clasps can
be employed, or a brass or other metal chain may be used, and to one or both
ends of the chain is affixed a spring or other hook, for running through the rings
which are attached to each end of the pillow or cushion, so as to catch on or fix
to any of the links of the suspender or chain, or a narrow strip of leather or other
material in the shape of a strap may be used with holes punched or eyeletted half
way up at both ends, and a buckle or hook attached to each end of the pillow
or cushion, or to each end of the pillow or cushion, is attached a ring or loop or
any other suitable means of attachment, to one of these rings or loops a cord is
then fixed. A piece of metal, wood, or vulcanite through which is pierced or bored
three holes, or a piece of wire with three twists forming three loops or rings is
then obtained, and through two of these holes the unattached end of the cord is
then drawn, then it is slipped through the ring or loop &c. at the other end of
the pillow or cushion, and fixed to the piece of metal, wood, or vulcanite, through the
third hole, or through the third twist or ring of the piece of wire. A metal or other
double hook as nearly as possible in the form of the letter S is then required for the
attachment of the whole apparatus to the rail of the carriage rack, or to a walking
stick placed in the netting of the carriage rack, and by means of the cord with loops,
or the light chain or series of metal rings or clasps, or leather strap, or plain cord,
whichever may be adopted, the pillow or cushion may be raised or lowered as required.
Having now particularly described, and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, 1 declare that what I
claim is
A simple apparatus combining several articles necessary to the comfort of
railway travellers viz. a rest for the head adjustable so as to suit the height of any
traveller, a velure for dressing or removing the dust from the hat and a pocket for
containing any small articles."
Dated Sixtoonth November 1080