IMPROVEMENTS IN DRESSING AND TRAVELLING BAGS
Year: 1885

page_text: I WILLIAM CANDLAND of 36 Pentonville Road in the County of Middlesex,
Salesman do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for IMPROVEMENTS
IN DRESSING AND TRAVELLING BAGS to be as follows:-
The invention has for its object improvements in bags whereby the same are
according to one arrangement capable of being used as a dressing bag and at the
same time as a travelling bag for containing shirts and other articles of clothing
whilst, when desired, that portion of the bag containing articles or fittings usually
contained by a dressing bag can be removed and placed on a dressing table or
elsewhere, when the bag can be used as an ordinary empty bag for any desired
purpose.
In carrying my invention into effect I construct the bag with or without pockets
in the inner sides thereof and when employing such pockets I apply flaps to cover
their mouths. I also construct a lift out tray or well of leather or other suitable
material to closely fit the interior of the bag; this tray or well I make at the
corners with expanding gussets and I fix to the upper edges of the ends of said
tray or well flanges or supports to enable it to be supported on the upper part of
the body frame of the bag. I also in some cases form the said tray or well
shallower than the bag so as to leave a space between the bottom thereof and the
bottom of the bag to contain shirts and other articles of clothing or otherwise.
I in some cases apply a lock to enable the tray or well to be locked in position
and I also in some cases fit a flap or door in the bottom of such tray or well to
enable articles to be placed in, and removed from the space at the bottom of the
bag without previously removing the tray or well,
The flanges or supports of the tray or well may be sc made as to make the space
underneath the same secret.
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The expanding gussets of the bag or well facilitate the insertion and removal of
articles from the lower pockets.
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If desired the tray or well may be made of the full depth of the bag.

page_text: I WILLIAM CANDLAND of 36 Pentonville Road in the County of Middlesex,
Salesman, 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 invention has for its object improvements in bags whereby the same are
according to one arrangement capable of being used as a dressing bag and at the
same time as a travelling bag for containing shirts and other articles of clothing
whilst when desired that portion of the sbagléontaining the articles or fittings
usually contained by a dressing bag can be removed and placed on a dressing table
or elsewhere, when the bag can be used as an ordinary empty bag for any desired
purpose.
In carrying my invention into effect I construct the bag with or without pockets
in the inner sides thereof and when employing such pockets I apply flaps to cover
their mouths. I also construct a lift out tray or well of leather or other suitable
material to closely fit. the interior of the bag; this tray or well I make at the
corners with expanding gussets and I fix to the upper edges of the ends of said
tray or well flanges or supports to enable it to be supported on the upper part of
the body frame of the bag. I also in some cases form the said tray or well
shallower than the bag.so as to leave a space between the bottom thereof and the
bottom of the bag to contain shirts and other articles of clothing or otherwise.
I in some cases apply a lock to. enable the tray or well to be locked in position
and I also in some cases fit a flap or door in the bottom of such tray or well to
enable articles to be placed in and removed from the space at the bottom of the bag
without previously removing the tray or well.
The flanges or supports of the tray or well may be so made as to make the space
underneath the same, secret..
The expanding gussets of the tray or well facilitate the insertion and removal of
articles from the lower, pockets.
If desired, the tray or well may be made of the full depth of the bag.
And in order that my said invention may be more clearly understood and
readily carried into effect I will proceed aided by the accompanying drawings
more fully to describe the same...
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS."
Figure 1 is a transverse section taken on the line 1, 1, of Figure 2 showing a
dressing or travelling bag constructed according to my invention, and Figure 2 is
a longitudinal section thereof, Figure 3 is an end elevation and Figure 4 is a plan
showing the bag in its open position...
Figure 5 is an end view of the tray or well separately and Figure 6 is a plan
thereof.
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In all the figures like parts are marked with similar letters of reference.
a, represents the bagr which is constructed with pockets a¹ in the inner sides
thereof, flaps a being employed to cover their mouths and a represents a pocket
placed on the outer side of the bag such pocket being closed by a flap at which
latter is retained in its closed position by a catch or turn button a³ and if desired a

page_text: similar outside pocket may be placed on the other side of the bag or any one or all
of the pockets may if desired be dispensed with.
The bag is furnished with a carrying handle a and lock or fastening a7 as is
usual
b represents a lift out tray or well which may be formed of leather or other
suitable material and is constructed to closely fit the interior of the bag a. This
tray or well b is formed at the corners with expanding gussets b¹ in order to
facilitate the insertion and removal of articles from the lower pockets thereof, and
I fix to the upper edges of the ends of such tray or well, flanges or supports 6' to
enable it to be supported on the upper part of the body frame of the bag a.
The flanges or supports b' are furnished with turn-down or folding handles b³
such handles bs being formed with return pieces or flanges b' to clip on to the
edge of the bag a as shown more particularly at Figure 3 in order to hold the tray
or well b firmly in position.
The flanges or supports 6 of the tray or well b are so arranged as to conceal the
junction of such tray b with the bag a and when it is desired that the space o shall
be kept secret the handles b³ are dispensed with.
The tray or well b is formed shallower than the bag a so as to leave a space o
between the bottom of such tray b and the bottom of the bag a for the reception of
shirts or other articles of clothing or otherwise; or the tray or well b may be
constructed to occupy the full depth of the interior of the bag a
I in some cases employ a lock (not shown) to enable the tray or well 6 to be
locked in position and I also in some cases fit a hinged flap or door 65 in the
bottom of the tray or well b and furnish it with a lifting loop 6 to enable articles
to be placed in and removed from the space c at the bottom of the bag a without
the necessity for previously removing the tray or well b.
By using shorter bottles and placing the brushes in the head of the bag, the
depth of the tray or well b may be reduced, thus leaving a deeper space c for the
reception of shirts and other articles of clothing or otherwise.
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. In a dressing or travelling bag the employment of a removeable tray or well b
to contain the usual fittings of a dressing bag substantially as herein shown and
described and for the purpose stated.
2. In a dressing or travelling bag the employment of a removeable tray or
well b formed shallower than the bag a in order to leave a space underneath the
same substantially as herein shown and described and for the purpose stated.
3. In a travelling or dressing bag the employment of a tray or well b constructed
with gussets b¹ door or flap 65 and supporting flanges b' substantially as herein
shown and described and for the purpose stated.
4. In a travelling or dressing bag the employment of pockets a¹ provided or not
with flaps a in combination with a removeable tray or well 6 substantially as
herein shown and described and for the purpose stated.
5. In a travelling or dressing bag the employment of pockets a¹ provided or not
with flaps a', a removeable tray or well 6 constructed with gussets b', flanges b*
and flap or door 6 substantially as herein shown and described and for the purpose
stated.