Improvements in Trunks, Portmanteaus, and like Carriers.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Feb., 1896
Complete Specification Lett 24th Nov 1893-Accepted. 26th Feb., 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Trunks, Portmanteaus, and like Carriers.
1, EDWARD ALBERT RICKETTS, Japanners Foreman, of 99 Ormonde Terrace,.
Cannock Road, Wolverhampton, in the County of Stafford do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
I construct a carrier (or tray, or frame,) which may fold, be rigid, or collapseable,.
made of iron or any other material.
1 arrange in the carrier (horizontally or vertically) grooves or projections for
the reception of one or more loose partitions of wood or any other material, to
which partitions may be attached, or between which may be placed, wearing
apparel or any other articles. The improved carrier is adaptable for trunks,.
portmante or any such like receptacles, or may be used alone.
The purpose of my improvement is to prevent the articles placed in a trunk or
portmanteau fitted with my improved carrier, from being crushed by their own.
weight or any other pressure.
Dated this 25th day of February 1896.
EDWARD ALBERT RICKETTS.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
improvements in Trunks, Portmanteaus, and like Carriers.
I, EDWARD ALBERT RICKETTS of 99 Ormonde Terrace, Cannock Road,.
Wolverhampton in the County of Stafford, Foreman Japanner 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 object of my invention is to provide a frame or carrier to prevent the
crushing of articles when packed in a trunk, portmanteau or any such like
receptacle.
I construct a frame, or tray, or carrier. I arrange in the frane, horizontally or
vertically, grooves or projections for the reception of one or more loose partitions
of wood or any other material, to which partitions may be attached, or between
which may be placed wearing apparel, or any other articles.
To make my invention plain, reference is made to the accompanying drawings
shewing one form of frame or carrier, which is shewn with vertical partitions, Figure 1
shewing an isometrical view, the frame or carrier being marked H. with the slots
marked A. B. C. D. F. on one side, and the slots A B C D' F' on the opposite
side, bolding between them the loose partitions marked A 2. B 2. C 2. D 2. F 2.,
that is to say the partition A 2 is moveable from the slots A and A', and so on
with each of the other partitions; Figure 2 shewing a top view with the slots
marked A. B. C. D. F. on the one side, and A B C D F on the opposite side,
and the loose partitions A 2. B 2. C 2. D 2. F 2. as in the corresponding Figure 1..

page_text: Figure 3 shewing a side view, and the bars or hearings that carry the slots A B
C D F shewing through the frame marked H.
The saine reference letters denote a corresponding part in each figure of the
carrier.
It is intended the said frame or carrier shall be used by being placed loosely in
a trunk or portmanteau of a suitable size to receive it, so that if not required it
may be taken out and the space in the body of the trunk can then be used for
articles not requiring the use of the partitioned carrier.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my inven
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed declare that what I
claim is--
The use of a frame or carrier with detachable partitions sliding in grooves or
projections, to be used in trunks, portmanteaus and the like.
Dated this 23rd day November 1896.
EDWARD ALBERT RICKETTS.