An Improved Travelling Bag.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Oct., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 11th July, 1893-Accepted, 12th Aug., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Travelling Bag.
I HARBY HYLTON-FOSTER of Tolworth Hall, in the Parish of Long Ditton
Surrey, Gentleman do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention relates to collapsible travelling bags and has for its object to
remedy the inconveniences of the ordinary two compartment Gladstone bag and to
provide a bag of which the whole depth or capacity is available to receive articles
which could not be contained within a bag of the ordinary two compartment type,
a special feature of the invention being that the bag although having but a single
compartment nevertheless possesses all the advantages of the two compartment
bag as regards balance of weight whether packed or not and facility for carrying
in the hand.
For this purpose the bag is made in the usual way of making such bags except
that it is of about twice the depth of one of the compartments of an ordinary
Gladstone bag, the bag mouth having the usual marginal frame and being closed
by a flat lid whose frame is hinged to the bag mouth frame within which the lid
frame is adapted to fit and to which it is locked by the usual lock and bolt
fastenings, the latter being, however, applied at the ends as well as at the front
side of the lid so as to ensure a perfect closure of the bag.
In addition to the hinged metal frames around the bag mouth and lid the bag is
provided with an internal frame situated, at about half its depth to which the
carrying handle is affixed so as to occupy a central position and ensure an even
balance and consequently an upright pendent position of the bag when carried by
said handle. This internal central frame comprises a rigid bar, extending the
whole length of the bag and end straps connecting the ends of the bar to the rear
or bottom side of the bag so as to relieve the leather covering of the bag of the
strain. The bag is encircled by the usual straps and when these are tightened up
the bag collapses symmetrically at opposite sides of the central frame so that
externally it presents the appearance of the usual two compartment bag.
As above mentioned the whole depth of the bag is available as one capacity so
that a hat well may be placed within the bag to receive a hat, thus dispensing with
the use of a separate hat box.
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Travelling Bag.
I, HARRY HYLTON-FOSTER, of Tolworth Hall, in the Parish of Long Ditton,
Surrey, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
40' manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in
and by the following statement :—
My invention relates to collapsible travelling bags, and has for its object to
remedy the inconveniences of the ordinary two-compartment Gladstone bag and
.:

page_text: to provide a bag of which the whole depth or capacity is available to receive
articles which could not be contained within a bag of the ordinary two-compartment
type, a special feature of the invention being that the bag although having but a
single compartment nevertheless possesses all the advantages of the two-compart-
ment bag as regards balance of weight whether packed or not and facility for
carrying in the hand. .
Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this
Specification, wherein
Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved bag, full and closed.
Figure 2 is a perspective view of the bag, empty and lying on its side with the
lid thrown back ready for packing.
Figure 3 is an end view of the bag, only partly filled or quite empty and closed.
Figure 4 is a perspective view, on a reduced scale, shewing in their proper
relative positions the three metal frames which distend the body of the bag, the
covering as well as the lid and its frame being supposed removed.
The same letters of reference indicate like parts in all the figures.
For the purpose of this invention, the body A of the bag is made in the usual
way of making such bags except that it is of about twice the depth of one of the
compartments of an ordinary Gladstone bag and is distended by preferably three
metal frames BCD of which the central frame C and the frame D which distenda
the mouth of the bag are essential whilst frame B may or may not be used as
preferred. The central frame C preferably extends around the four sides of the
bag and it occupies a position midway between the frames BD. These frames BD
may extend round three sides of the bag, as shewn in Figure 4, or around all four
sides like frame C,, all the frames being made of the angle iron generally employed
in such bags. The covering A constituting the bag body is preferably in one
piece extending the whole depth of the bag from frame D to frame B and it is
attached to the three frames in the manner usual in bag making. The bag mouth
is closed by a flat lid E formed of leather, stretched on a metal frame in the usual
way, and the said frame is hinged at d d to the bag mouth frame D within which
the lid E is adapted to fit, as shewn. The lid is locked to the frame D by the
usual lock F mounted on frame D and by the usual bolt fastenings G also mounted
on frame D and engaging with hooked catches g fixed to the frame of the lid E,
these bolt fastenings being, however, applied at the ends of the lid, as well
as at either side of the lock F, so as to ensure a perfect closure of the ends of
the bag.
To the ceutral frame C the carrying handle H is affixed, so as to occupy a
central position with regard to the depth and length of the bag and thereby ensure
an even balance and consequently an upright pendent position of the bag when
carried by said handle H. The bag is encircled by the usual straps and when
these are tightened up, the bag body A collapses symmetrically at opposite sides
of the central frame the leather covering being creased at the corners of the bag
so that it tends to fold in manner represented and presents externally the appearance
of the usual two-compartment bag.
As above mentioned the whole depth of the bag is available as one capacity, so
that a hat-well may be placed within the bag to receive a hat, thus dispensing with
the use of a separate hat-box.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is-
The herein described collapsible travelling bag having its mouth entirely at
one side of the bag closed by a hinged lid and having a frame midway of its
depth to which the carrying handle is attached, the bag body folding symmetrically
at either side of said central frame so that balance of the bag, whether wholly or
partially filled, or empty, is preserved in carrying the bag by its handle and the

page_text: whole depth of the bag is available as a single compartment, substantially as
specified.
Dated this 11th day of July 1893.
H. HYLTON-FOSTER,
By A. M. & Wm. Clark,
53, Chancery Lane, London, Chartered Patent Agents.