Improvements are Applicable to other Cases and Boxes.
Year: 1886

page_text: Improvements are Applicable to other Cases and Boxes.
We, WALTER THORNHILL and HUBERT THORNHILL trading together under the
style or firm of Walter Thornhill and Company of 144 New Bond Street, Dressing
Case and Travelling Bag Manufacturers, and ALFRED WATSON, of 3 Alma Villas,
Manor Park Road, Willesden, Commercial Traveller, both in the County of
Middlesex, 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, reference being had to the accompanying
drawings and to the letters and figures marked thereon, that is to say :-
The object of our Invention is to construct or arrange travelling-dressing bags,
or cases, or other boxes, or cases, in such a manner that access may be readily had'
to any portion of the contents thereof, without it being necessary to open and
disturb the entire contents of the bag or case proper. For this purpose, our Inven
tion consists in the combination with a travelling dressing-bag, or case, or
other box, or case, of "fall-down" boxes or trays hinged to the bag or box proper,
and so arranged that, when not in use, these "fall-down" boxes or trays lie con-
cealed by the body of such bag, or box proper, but when it be desired to get at the
contents thereof, this can be readily done by liberating the said "fall-down" boxes
or trays.
We proceed with reference to the accompanying drawings to fully describe our
Invention as applied to a travelling dressing-bag, although it will be obvious that
the improvements may equally well be applied to other boxes, or cases. The
same letters of reference indicate like parts in all the figures.
Fig. 1 (Sheet I) is an end view of the improved travelling dressing-bag, closed.
Fig. 2 is also an end view, but opened.
Fig. 3 is a cross section of the bag, closed.
Fig. 4 is a plan or top view, but with the "fall-down" boxes and the jaws open.
Our improved travelling dressing-bag is composed, as usual, of a body A, but
which, for the purposes of our Invention, is provided on each of its sides, and along
its entire length, with a recess or chainber B, into which takes or fits a "fall-down'
box C, or tray, binged at c. These boxes or trays are furnished with lids or covers,
D hinged at d, and they are retained in place, when in their closed position, by
flaps d*, provided with a lock and key, or other suitable fastening. In the middle

page_text: of the box A, and between the two recesses or chambers B, there is a space E,
which extends the whole length of the bag, and which, together with the "fall-
down" boxes or trays C, are used for purposes of packing, or for extra fittings.
The jaws G, H, of the bag A, as well as the outer and upper sides F, of the
recesses or chambers B, may be used for receiving the toilet, or other fittings.
The ends of the bag may be provided with the usual gusset pockets J, and
flaps J¹
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In another arrangement or modification shewn in figs. 5, 6, 7 and 8 (Sheet II)
which views are similar to those shewn in figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4, the
fall-down"
boxes C, or trays, instead of being hinged along the bottom of the bag, or case, are
here hinged at a given height along the sides thereof, so as to leave, at the lower-
most part of the said bag, a compartment or space E, for purposes of packing.
This compartment or space answers to that shewn at E, fig. 3.
The "fall-down" boxes or trays when closed fill up the upper portion of the
space E, which exists in the whole length of the bag, as well as in the whole width
of the same.
These boxes, or trays, when in their closed position, rest upon
ledges a, provided at the ends of the compartment E, and may lie against one
another, as shewn in fig. 7. The outer and upper side of the space or recess B,
together with the jaws of the bag, form a compartment for the reception of toilet,
or other fittings.
Although, by reason of our construction, it would appear that the interior
capacity of the bag proper is somewhat diminished or restricted, yet, in reality,
such is not the case, as the lost capacity is made up for by the "fall-down" boxes
or trays.
Having now described the nature of the said invention, and in what manner the
same is to be performed, we declare that we claim :-
1. The construction of travelling dressing-bags, or other boxes, or cases, in the
manner substantially as herein described, whereby access may be had to any
desired portion of the contents thereof, without it being necessary to open and
disturb the entire contents of the bag, case, or box.
2. In combination with a travelling dressing-bag, the "fall-down" boxes or
trays, hinged along the bottom edge of the bag, and arranged to lie, when closed,
in chambers or recesses provided for their reception in the body of the bag proper,
as described and shewn with reference to figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the drawings.
3. In combination with a travelling dressing-bag the "fall down" boxes or
trays, hinged at a given beight, along the sides of the bag or case, and arranged
to be received, when closed, in a space formed therefor in the body of the bag
proper, as described and shewn with reference to figs. 5, 6, 7 and 8 of the drawings.
Dated this 19th day of October 1886.