Improvements in and relating to Hand and Travelling Bags, Trunks, Boxes, and similar Receptacles.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Mar., 1895-Accepted, 4th May, 1895
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Improvements in and relating to Hand and Travelling Bags, Trunks,
Boxes, and similar Receptacles.
I, HUGO OTTO SYLLWASSCHY, of 10 Merseburgerstrasse, Leipzig-Plagwitz, in
the Empire of Germany, Merchant, 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 improvements in hand and travelling bags, boxes and
similar receptacles.
It is usual to make small receptacles, such as hand and travelling bags, trunks,
boxes, cases, and the like, if no special value is attached to great durability and
strength, of thick paper or paste-board, covered or not with cloth. The articles
made up to the present time of such material are so undurable that they cannot be
recommended in cases where a comparatively long use is intended. This more
especially refers to receptacles, which in form of hand or travelling-bags are
repeatedly used and put down at any place without great care being exercised.
The object of this invention is to employ means by which greater durability,
stiffness and supporting capacity is imparted to such receptacles, without greatly
increasing the weight or the cost of manufacturing the same.
This means consists in entwining with or drawing through the walls of the
receptacles, split bamboo, such as used for chairs.
This invention is shown in the annexed drawing illustrating constructional forms
of the same.
Figure 1 represents an open hand-bag.
Figure 2 shows a closed hand or travelling bag with its handle arranged centrally
at the top.
Figure 3 is a larger case for domestic and business purposes.
As will be seen in Figure 1, the cane or bamboo à drawn through incisions or
slits provided at certain distances apart in the lateral walls and in the bottom, is at
its upper free ends held by means of edge-bindings which consist of thick paste-
board or sheet-metal strips.
In the travelling bag Figure 2 the cane or bamboo is drawn in the same manner
through incisions or slits provided in the lateral walls and also in the top and
bottom-folds of the said bag.
In the box shown in Figure 3 the top and bottom are reinforced by means of
cane or bamboo drawn cross-wise through the same.
When applied in this manner, the cane or bamboo forms a number of bands,
which help to support the weight of the articles placed in the receptacle so as to
relieve the bottom of the same.
In case special stiffness is to be attained, the other wall surfaces of the receptacles
may likewise be entwined with cane or bamboo, which extends at a right angle to
that shown in Figures 1 and 2 and which thus constitutes a wide-meshed netting of
great supporting capacity, which is filled up by the stuff.
As a substitute for caue or bamboo, I may also use thin, narrow strips of
metal.
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:
Hand and travelling-bags, trunks, boxes and similar receptacles made of paper,

page_text: paste-board, cloth or the like, which are stiffened and reinforced by means of split
cane or bamboo or strips of metal drawn through or entwined with the material
used, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 29th day of March 1895.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.