Improvements in Portmanteaus, Trunks, Valises, Hand Bags, and the like.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Mar., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 26th Sept., 1898-Accepted, 19th Nov., 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Portmanteaus, Trunks, Valises, Hand Bags, and the
like.
I, FRANZ HIRSCHLER, of I Johannesgasse, No. 1, Vienna, Austria, Merchant,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in portmanteaus, trunks and valises and
the like which have mainly for their object to enable stiff or collapsible hats to
be conveniently contained therein.
According to my invention I provide at the one end of the portmanteau &c.
a receptacle for a hat which is accessible through an opening at the outside closed
by a cover. The said receptacle has a cylindrical portion corresponding to the
cylindrical part of a hat, which projects into the space of the portmanteau, and
which is preferably made collapsible like a Gibus" hat, so that when the recep-
tacle is not required to contain a hat, such cylindrical part can be collapsed so
as to render increased space available in the other part of the portmanteau &c.
.
On the accompanying drawing is shewn by way of example a valise or travelling
bag constructed according to my invention.
Fig. 1 shews a longitudinal section with the hat receptacle distended, and Fig. 2
shews the same view with the receptacle collapsed.
To one end wall of the valise a, which as shewn, is formed of two folding
flaps al a suitably secured, is attached the hat receptacle b, consisting of a large
shallow part 6 for containing the hat brim and hat brush, and of a smaller
cylindrical part 62. The latter projects from the vertical partition c into the
interior of the valise and is constructed in a similar manner to a collapsible or
Gibus" hat, so that when not required to contain a hat it can be collapsed as
shewn at Fig. 2, thus leaving more room in the other part of the valise for packing
other articles.
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It will be seen from the above construction, that the stiff hat d Fig. 1 can be
carried safely in the valise without deterioration, and can be introduced into and
removed from the receptacle without disturbing the other contents of the valise.
Dated this 3rd day of March 1898.
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Portmanteaus, Trunks, Valises, Hand Bags, and the
like.
I, FRANZ HIRSCHLER, of I Johannesgasse, 1, Vienna, in the Empire of Austria,
Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the
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same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement:
This invention relates to improvements in portmanteaus, trunks, valises, hand
bags and the like which have mainly for their object to enable stiff soft or
collapsible hats to be conveniently contained therein.
The invention consists in providing at one end or side of the portmanteaus or
other such receptacle a separate chamber for the reception of a hat, which chamber
is accessible through an opening at the outside closed by a cover.
This chamber
has a cylindrical wall corresponding to the cylindrical part of the hat, and projects
into the portmanteau and is preferably made collapsible in such a manner as a
"Gibus" hat, so that, when the chamber is not required for use, the cylindrical
part thereof collapses so as to render increased space available in the interior of the
portmanteau or such receptacle.
The accompanying drawings illustrate a valise or travelling bag a provided
according to the invention, in which
Figure 1 is a longitudinal section with the collapsible hat chamber distended,
and,
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Figure 2 is a corresponding longitudinal section with the hat chamber collapsed.
In carrying the invention into effect as illustrated in the accompanying draw-
ings a valise a is provided of leather or other suitable material and of a convenient
size, shape and design, and one end of the valise a is formed of two folding
flaps a a suitably secured to the valise while a vertical partition c is provided
within the interior of the valise leaving a shallow space b¹ for the reception of the
hat brim and a hat pad e or the like; a smaller cylindrical part 62 being secured to
the partition c and constructed in a similar manner to a collapsible or Gibus
hat so that when the chamber b is not required to contain a hat the cylindrical
_ part 62 collapses, thus leaving additional room in the interior of the valise for pack-
ing other articles. From the drawings it will be seen that the silk hat 6 Figure 1
can be carried safely in the valise without damage and can be introduced into and
from the hat chamber without disturbing the other contents of the valise. The
interior of the valise is provided with pockets f g for receiving a hat brush h
and clothes brushes or the like.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is:
1. A portmanteau, trunk, valise, hand bag or like receptacle provided with a
collapsible hat chamber projecting into the interior thereof which is accessible
through an opening upon the outside closed by a cover substantially as herein-
before described.
2. A portmanteau, trunk, valise, hand bag or other receptacle provided substan-
tially as herein before described and illustrated.
Dated this 26th day of September 1898.
MARKS & CLERK,
18, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., and
13, Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents.