Improvements in Blue Bags.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Feb., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 28th June, 1892-Accepted, 23rd July, 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Blue Bags.
I, SAM DYSON of Parkfield House, Elland, Yorkshire Gentleman do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
My invention consists in combining a float of any type with an ordinary blue bag
to cause the latter to float on the surface of the water.
The float employed may be of any buoyant material such as cork, wood, rubber
or other substance or combination of substances in any form whatever such as a
disc, ring, sphere or slab; or, it may consist of a metallic casing or the like filled'
with air or an inflatable bladder or other flexible contrivance. The blue can either-
be loose in the bag or if solid be pressed into a square, oval round or other shape.
The float can be employed in various ways. For instance, the bag can either be.
suspended from the float by its string or attached to the float by cementing or
otherwise; or the float could be contained in the mouth of the bag and the latter
closed by string twisted round the float and tied. The float may be contained
within the bag, or it could be partially or wholly embedded in the blue proper or
be in the form of a perforated shell to contain the blue, or if desired, particles
of buoyant material could be incorporated with the blue in the process of manu-.
facture, the object in every instance being as stated to render the blue bag and its
contents buoyant by the employment of any form of float to reduce its specific
gravity and to cause the same to float on the surface of the water.
If desired an attractive advertisement could be formed on or attached to the top.
of the float or bag.
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JAMES STEVENSON,
Gray's Inn Chambers, 20, High Holborn, W.C., Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION,
Improvements in Blue Bags.
1, SAM DYSON of Parkfield House, Elland, Yorks. Gentleman, 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 :-
My invention consists in combining a float of any type with an ordinary blue bag.
to cause the latter to float on the surface of the water.
The float employed may be of any buoyant material such as cork, wood, rubber
or other substance or combination of substances in any form whatever such as a
disc, ring, sphere, or slab ; or, it may consist of a metallic casing or the like filled
with air; or, an inflatable bladder or other flexible contrivance. The blue can.
either be loose in the bag or if solid, be pressed into a square, oval, round or other
shape. The float can be employed in various ways. For instance, the bag can
either be suspended from the float by its string, or attached to the float by cementing.
or otherwise; or, the float could be contained in the mouth of the bag, and the
latter closed by string twisted round the float and tied. The float may be contained
within the bag, or it could be partially or wholly embedded in the blue proper or
be in the form of a perforated shell to contain the blue; or if desired, particles of
buoyant material could be incorporated with the blue in the process of manufacture,
the object in every instance being, as stated, to render the blue bag and its contents

page_text: buoyant by the employment of any form of float to reduce its specific gravity and
to cause the same to float on the surface of the water.
The hereinbefore referred to float may with equal facility be adapted to other
household articles employed for washing and cleansing purposes etc., whilst if
desired an attractive advertisement could be formed in or attached to the top of the
float or bag.
In order that my invention may be the better understood I have annexed the
accompanying sheet of drawings, referring to which,
Figure 1 is a representation of the device according to my invention representing
float and blue bag attached to or suspended by string.
In Figure 2 I have shewn bottom of blue bag cemented to the concave side of
float, bag floating in an inverted position.
Figure 3 shows a hollow float.
Figure 4 is a representation of a hollow perforated ball in two pieces. The blue
is placed inside and the bag holds the ball together.
Figure 5 is a representation of a ring form of float, in accordance with my
invention, the bag being supported and mouth of same closed by screw stopper or
plug.
Figure 6 is a representation of another arrangement of ring form of float, in this
case the ends of the string would be secured to top of float and then tied round
mouth of bag.
Figure 7 represents float made up, or formed of a disc, with stem floating as
shown.
Referring to Figures 8 and 9 it will be seen that the top of the float could be
used for advertising purposes.
Referring again to Figure 9 it will be seen that the float might be round, oval,
or square and be made of or consist of wood, cork, or any other buoyant material
made same shape as blue over which the bag is drawn and the top of same tied
(fastened) round the bottom of float.
Figure 10 is a modification of my device in accordance with which the float may
assume a round, oval, or square formation and may be made of cork, wood, or any
buoyant material inserted in the top of blue and the bag tied round the top with
string or otherwise.
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 :-
1st. The improvements in blue bags substantially as herein set forth and shewn
in the accompanying sheet of drawings.
2nd. The means of giving buoyancy to an ordinary blue bag substantially as
Jerein described and shewn in the accompanying sheet of drawings.
Dated this 25th day of June 1892.
JAMES STEVENSON,
Gray's Inn Chambers, 20, High Holborn, W.C., Agent for Applicant.