US2686580A - Combined brief and overnight bag - Google Patents

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Aug. 17, 1954 w. c. DONNELLY COMBINED BRIEF AND OVERNIGHT BAG 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed March 19, 1952 N JNVENTOR.

Aug. 17, 1954 w. c. DONNELLY 2,686,530

COMBINED BRIEF AND OVERNIGHT BAG Filed March 19, 1952 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR.

' MM dgmeg Patented Aug. 17, 1954 COMBINED BRIEF AND OVERNIGHT BAG William C. Donnelly, New York, N. Y., assignor to Dorco, Inc., Chicago, 111., a corporation of Illinois Application March 19, 1952, Serial No. 277,404

Claims.

This invention relates to a brief bag and has special reference to a combined brief and overnight bag which may be used to carry toilet articles and such articles of apparel a will be required for a few days, in addition to any desired papers.

When a professional or business man is required to take a trip for a day or two, he usually requires a brief case for papers and the like and a traveling bag or suitcase for hi clothes and personal effects. With the present combined bag, papers may be carried in one side or compartment and toilet articles and sufficient apparel for a few days may be neatly packed in other parts of the bag and maintained in unmussed condition. Upon arrival at the intended destination everything may be quickly removed, and the bag thereafter used as a brief bag for papers alone.

An object of this invention i to provide a combined brief and overnight bag which may be used to carry, in addition to papers, all articles necessary for a trip of a day or two.

Another object is to provide such a bag in which the articles of clothing are kept neat and unmussed at all times.

Still another object is to provide a combined brief and overnight bag in which the various toilet articles and small articles of apparel are confined within case or containers and kept from moving about.

A further object is to provide a bag of the above type in which papers are kept separate from the other articles carried in the bag.

A still further object is to provide a very compact, neat appearing bag of minimum weight.

Further objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description and claims when considered together with the drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a combined brief and overnight bag embodying the present invention in closed position;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the bag shown in Fig. 1 in open position with various articles packed therein;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view illustrating the various articles that may be carried therein and the places in which they are intended to be carried; and

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2 with all articles removed.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, there is shown a combined brief and overnight bag embodying the present invention comprising a brief case II of the folder or fiat opening type having opposed, substantially parallel, flat side members 12 and I3 connected together by a connecting or hinge portion M which is preferably integral with the side members I2 and I3. Each of the side members is provided with a marginal, inwardly extending flange portion :5 on the ends and outer side. The inner edges of the flanges are provided with cooperating slide fastener teeth I6 which may be opened and closed by the usual slide l1. Handles l8 are provided at the outer longitudinal sides for carrying the case.

Secured to the central hinged portion Is for swinging movement are a pair of substantially rigid dividers I9 which are intended for receiving therebetween the papers carried in the bag.

In packing the bag, a pair of shirts with collars attached may be arranged with the collars located adjacent the ends of side 13 and facing upwardly. Substantially round, rigid boXes or containers of a size to fit within the collars of the shirts, are provided for the combined purpose of maintaining the shirt collars in neat, un-

mussed condition and also to hold toilet articles,

cuff buttons, collar buttons etc. The circular containers 2! are preferably somewhat higher than the width of the flange portions I5, and may be made of fiber, leather, metal or other lightweight, fairly rigid material which will not be readily crushed. As shown particularly in Fig. 3, the boxes 2| are provided with a cover 22.

In the particular construction shown, a pair of crossed straps 23 are employed to hold each of the boxes 2| in its intended position. The outer ends of the pairs of strap may be removably secured to the flange l5 by snaps 24.

their outer ends, a rivet 25 secures them to the bottom of the container 2|. From the rivet 25 the straps pass around the side of the container may be removed from the container when desired and then replaced and held in proper position by the snaps at the free end of straps 23. When positioned in shirt collars the containers 2! are turned over as shown in Figs. 3 and 4 to bring their bottoms uppermost and the straps 23 passing completely around them.

An elongated folder 2! preferably made of At the intersection of the straps, a short distance from' leather, cloth or other flexible material is provided for the purpose of enclosing articles such as socks, neckties and handkerchiefs. It is preferably wide enough to receive neckties and in length is somewhat less than the width of the flat sides I2 and I3. In the form shown the ends 29 and 31 f the folder 2? overlap, and a side flap 32 may be employed also. If desired, means such as snaps may be provided on the cooperating ends 3| and 29 to hold them together. The adjacent end of the folder 21' is removably secured to the outer flange I5 suchas by means of snaps 3 3. This permits the folder 21 to be swung up out of the way so that shirts may be positioned in the case, after which the folder is swung down to lie upon the shirts.

For the purpose of holding the folder 2 in its normal position, shown in Fig. 2, a securing strap 35 is removably connected at its ends to the bottoms of circular containers 2I by snaps 36 or other suitable means.

In addition to the shirts, ties, socks and handkerchiefs which may be packed in the side I3, papers 31 may be positioned between the dividers I9 and additional clothes such as pajamas, underwear and the like may be packed between the side I2 and the adjacent divider I9. When the clothes and papers are packed as above described, they will be held fixed and in an unmussed condition and the toilet articles will be kept in the containers 2I. Whenever it is desired to use the combined brief and overnight bag as a brief bag alone the clothes, together with the containers 2 I and straps 23 and 35, may be removed, leaving the entire case for use as an ordinary brief bag.

With the above construction, the bag may be very quickly packed when it is to be used for a trip. Although it will carry a large number of articles, the bag is quite compact requiring very little room.

While I have shown and described a particular embodimentof the present invention, it is manifest that various changes and modification may be made therein without departing from the invention and therefore I wish this to be limited only by the prior art and the appendedclaims.

I claim:

1. In a combined brief and overnight bagcomprising a flat-opening brief case having opposed substantially fiat parallel sides secured together along one edge, a substantially flat elongated container having a length somewhat les than the width of said sides for being positioned in one of said sides transversely thereof, a pair of stiff substantially circular containers'of a size to fit into a shirtcollar for being removably positioned adjacent opposite ends of said side, and securing means having a portion extending between said circular containers and portions connecting said circularcontainers to said ends and passing sub stantially about said circular containers.

2. In a combined brief and overnight bag comprising a fiat-opening brief case having opposed, substantially flat parallel sides secured together along one edge, a substantially fiat elongated container having a length somewhat less than the width of said sides removably positioned in one of said sides transversely thereof, a pair of stiff substantially circular containers of a size to fit into a shirt collar removably positioned adjacent opposite ends of said side, securing means releasably connecting said circular containers together and to the adjacent ends of said side, and a pair of dividers connected to the closed edge of said case.

3. In a combined brief and overnight bag comprising a fiat-opening brief case having opposed, substantially fiat parallel sides secured together along one edge, a substantially flat elongated container having a length somewhat less than the width of said sides removably positioned in one of said sides transversely thereof, a pair of stiff substantially circular containers of a size to fit into a shirt collar removably positioned adjacent opposite ends of said side, and securing means releasably connecting said circular containers together and to the adjacent ends of said side, said securing means being free of said side intermediate said circular containers.

4. In a combined brief and overnight bag .comprising a fiat-opening brief case having opposed, substantially flat sides secured together along one edge, a substantially flat elongated container having a length somewhat less than the width of said sides removably positioned in one of said sides transversely thereof, a stiff substantially circular container of a size to fit into a shirt collar removably positioned adjacent one end of said side, and securing mean releasably connected to said container and to the ends of said side for securing the container in position adjacent one end of said side, said securing means being free of said side from said container to adjacent the far end of said side.

5. In a combined brief and overnight bag comprising a flat-opening brief case having opposed substantially fiat sides secured together along one edge, a pair of stiff substantially circular containers of a size to fit into a shirt collar removably positioned adjacent opposite ends of one of said sides, and securing means releasably connecting to said containers together and to the ends of said side for securing the containers in position adjacent the ends of said side, said securing means being free of said side intermediate said circular containers.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Glickman June 15, 1943

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