An Improved Luncheon Basket or Case.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 26th June, 1891
Complete Specification Left, 3rd Mar., 1892-Accepted, 14th May, 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Luncheon Basket or Case.
1, The Honourable and Reverend HENRY BLIGH, Vicar of Hampton Hill,
Middlesex, Clerk in Holy Orders, The Vicarage, Hampton Hill, Middlesex, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The luncheon basket or case may be made of wood, tin or basket work.
It is composed of two parts united together by hinges, somewhat after the fashion
of a portmanteau or ordinary "Gladstone bag." When closed the basket or case
may be fastened by a strap, which may be used also, when it is open, to keep it
rigid and prevent it from closing, or it may be secured in other ways when open
or closed.
The two parts of the basket or case are provided with lids attached by hinges
to the outer edges, so that when the basket or case is open and secured by the
strap or otherwise, these lids may be folded back and used as tables, they being
supported by stays secured within the interior of the basket or case.
These lids are furnished with plates knives forks and spoons properly secured so
that they may remain in situ, all ready for use, without having to be moved, when
the basket is open and the lids turned back.
My invention constitutes therefore an improved luncheon basket or case which
serves for the double purpose of a table and a lunch basket.
Dated this Twenty-fifth day of June 1891.
HENRY BLIGH.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Luncheon Basket or Case.
Hon. and Rev. HENRY BLIGH The Vicarage, Hampton Hill, Middlesex Vicar
of Hampton Hill 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:-
The luncheon basket or case is composed of two parts A united together by
hinges, somewhat after the fashion of a portmanteau or a Gladstone bag. When
closed it may be secured by straps, with handle fixed to one of them, riveted to
the basket and which by reversing them may be used also to keep
open (B. B.), or it may be fastened otherwise.
rigid when
The two parts (A.) of the basket or case are provided with lids (C.) attached
by hinges to the outer edges, and when the basket or case is open, and made rigid,
these lids (C.) may be folded back and used as tables, supported by stays (D)
attached to them.
Further the two parts constituting the basket or case may be provided with false
bottoms (E), each furnished with two receptacles (F) for bottles glasses &c.,
the receptacle being connected by a partially revolving crank (H) bound to the
edge of the false bottom (E), the short ends of which crank (H) run up and
down behind wires attached to the corners of the receptacles (F), so that when
the false bottom is on a level with the edges of the opened basket, it can be
supported by the cranks (H.) resting upon the edges, and the receptacles hanging
outside, and when returned into the basket the receptacles (F) can slide into their
position without being inverted.
The baskets or cases may be made of basket work and wood, or any other
combination of suitable material.

page_text: 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. A luncheon basket divided into two parts (A), united together by hinges after
the fashion of a portmanteau or Gladstone bag.
2. The lids (C.) attached to the edges of each half of the basket, and their
supporting stays (D).
3. The false bottoms (E) in each half of the basket, and the method of using
thein in combination with the receptacles (F) for the bottles &c. attached to them.
4. A continuous level table formed by the turned-back lids (C) and the false
bottoms (E) raised up.
Dated this 22nd day of Wahrnerv 1800
HENRY BLIGH.