Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Jan., 1898-Accepted, 26th Feb., 1898
We, SAMUEL LIPPMANN and CHARLES SCHÖNERT, both Manufacturers, of 85,
Kiraly Utza, and 285, Budaörsi ut, respectively, Budapest, Hungary, 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 present invention consists of an improved device for closing and sealing sacks,
said device being made of metallic wire or band or of both materials combined, and
being easily and conveniently manipulated.
And in order to render the present Specification more easily intelligible reference
is had to the accompanying drawing in which similar letters of reference denote
similar parts throughout the several views :-
Fig. 1 is a view of one form of carrying the invention into practice,
Fig. 2 a detail of Figure 1,
Figs. 3 and 4 are view and detail end view of another modification,
Figs. 5 to 8 shows views of a further modification, with the closure in the open and
closed positions,
Figs. 9 to 12 show views in elevation and plan of a closure made of metallic band,
the same being shown in the open and closed positions.
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The device shown at Figs. 1 and 2 consists of a ring formed of the two sections a
and b hinged together, the former having at its free end a loop or bow c hinged
thereto by means of a pin d and the latter being bent round at or near its free end
to form the loop e in which a ring g is supported, and having beyond the said loop e
a second loop or eye in which the locking bar or lever h is supported. This lever is
bent round at s and provided at its free end with a hook h¹.
In operation the sections a and b are placed round the part of the sack or bag to
be closed, the lever h is passed through the loop c and bent back far enough to allow
of the insertion of the hook h¹ into the ring g thus securing the closure, which may
easily be sealed in any convenient manner.
In the modification shown at Figures 3 and 4, the ring is formed of two sections a
and b, the latter having a bow e formed therein in order to render it more elastic and
also for purposes of sealing and the former having hinged thereto a bow c. The end
of the section b is bent round at right angles and provided with a pivot d, on which
the hook h¹ having shank or shaft h is free to rotate.
In operation the parts or sections a and b are placed round the neck of the sack or
bag, the shank h of the hook h¹ is inserted through the bow c and turned backwardly
until the shank h lies approximately in line with the section b. The shank may be
sealed to the part b by passing a cord or wire through the eye e and round the shank
and sealing in the ordinary manner.
Figs. 5 to 8 of the drawings show a combined arrangement consisting of metallic

page_text: wire and band metal. In this case the bow a is semicircular in form, and has the
bar b hinged to one end thereof, whilst the opposite end is bent to form a bow c. The
bar b is made double (Fig. 5) and has formed thereon, intermediate of its length
upwardly extending bends e, whilst a flat bar h is pivoted at d to the bend k of
its free end.
In operation the bow a is placed round the neck of the sack, the bar h is then
inserted through the bow c and also the end of the bar b, thereupon the bar h is
turned backwardly so that it comes between the upwardly extending bends e of the
bar b and may be sealed by passing a cord or wire through the bends e, in the known
manner, In order to prevent the closure from slipping off the sack, the interior of the
part a is provided with spikes or grippers, f which penetrate the material of the sack
or bag and prevent slipping.
In the further modification shown in Figs. 9 to 12 the device is made entirely of metal
band. The bow a has one of its ends bent round at right angles or nearly so and
rolled up to form a pin d, a hole a¹ being stamped in proximity to the said pin. The
corresponding end of the band b is bent round the pin d and formed to a loop e,
through which the seal containing cord or wire is inserted.
One end of the bar b is hinged to the bar h, which is provided with a slot i to
embrace the bend e.
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In operation the bend a is placed round the neck of the sack and the lever h
inserted through the orifice c at the end of the section a and then turned back
and doubled over the bend or loop e, through which the seal is effected. Spikes may
be stamped out of the part a in order to prevent the closure from slipping off the neck
of the sack or bag.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is :-
1 Device for closing sacks, which consists of a ring formed of one or more,
elastically or pivotally connected sections, which may be opened out and are closed or
locked by means of a lever bar, in the manner and for the purpose substantially
as described.
2: A device for closing sacks, consisting of a ring formed of sections a and b, a bow c
pivoted to the free end of the former, an eye formed in the latter near its free end and
a ring g therein, a closing lever h pivoted to the free end of b and having bends and
hook h¹ and adapted to engage the said bow c in the manner and for the purpose
substantially as described.
3: A modification of the device covered by Claim 1, consisting of the combina-
tion of a ring formed of two sections a and b, the former having pivoted to
its free end the bow or loop c, the latter having the eye e formed therein
between its ends, and having a bend at 8 and a pivot in its free end to receive 4
the eye formed at the back of the closing hook h¹, the shank h of which is
adapted to be passed through the bow c and turned back until the latter
lies in the hook of said lever bar substantially as described.
4-A modification of the device claimed, which consists of the combination of a
bow a having hinged to one end the double bar b, having upwardly extending 4
bends e, and a closing or locking lever d of flat metal hinged to its free end, a
bow c formed at the opposite end of the bow a, and spikes ƒ ƒ formed in the
inside of the latter to engage the neck of the sack substantially as described.
5-A modification of the device claimed, consisting of the combination of the
band-metal bow a having at one end the orifice a¹ and having the metal of said 5
end rolled round upon itself to form the pivot pin d, a flat metal bar b hinged
to said pin and having its end bent round over said pin and looped downwardly
to form an eye e, and a closing or locking bar h hinged to the free end of b
and having hook, shank and orifice & in the manner and for the purpose
substantially as described.

page_text: 6-The device for closing the necks of bags and sacks and sealing the same,
substantially as described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 11th day of January 1898.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicants.