Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Mar., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 20th Sept., 1895-Accepted, 28th Oct., 1895
GEORGE GATHERCOTE 146 Wood Vale Honor Oak London Manufacturer do
bereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
A new shape in a tobacco pouch.
Two pieces of sheet india rubber or other material are to be joined together
round the edge about two thirds of the circle, as represented by Figs. 1 & 2,
A A to be joined to B B. From the same material two pieces represented by
Figs. 3 & 4 are to be joined round the lower half, G G to be joined to H, H.
The piece marked Ĕ. E. ou Fig. 3 is to be joined to the top part of Fig. 2 as
marked D. D.
The piece marked F F Fig. 4 is to be joined to the top part of Fig. 1
marked C. C.
A slot can be made in either piece Fig. 3 or 4 as marked, to serve as opening
to the interior.
Fig. 5 represents the shape of finished pouch.
The same principal can be applied to other shapes, square, obloug, oval etc.
Dated this 28th day of February 1895.
I, GEORGE GATHERCOTE of 146 Wood Vale, Honor Oak, London Manufacturer
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 invention relates to an improved construction of tobacco pouch which
prevents the accidental escape of tobacco therefrom and retains the tobacco in a
good condition for use.
My improved tobacco pouch is represented in the accompanying drawings in
which
Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4 are views of the separate parts employed in the construction
of one form of my improved tobacco pouch and Fig. 5 is a face view and Fig. 6 is
a vertical cross section of the said completed pouch.
Fig. 7 is a face view and Figs. 8 and 9 are vertical cross sections of a slightly
modified construction of my improved tobacco pouch.
I preferably make my improved tobacco pouch of circular form as represented
in the drawings but it will be evident that the shape may be somewhat varied
without departing from the peculiar character of my invention.
The body of the pouch is formed of two preferably circular pieces of india
rubber or other material a. b represented separately at Figures 1 and 2. Picces c. d
shown separately at Figures 3 and 4 and of shape on their upper edges o' d' to
correspond with the outline of the upper edges a¹ 6 of the pieces a. b shown by the
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page_text: thin lines in Figures 1 and 2 are cemented along their upper edges to said upper
parts ab and the parts a. bare cemented together along the edges of their lower
parts ab represented by thick lines. In the pouch shown at Figures 1 to 6 the
lower edges o d of the parts c. d are cemented together and the part d is provided
with an opening through which access can be bad to the interior of the pouch.
I preferably apply strengthening gussets e to the angles of connection of the
parts b. c. d strengthening strips d' at the ends of the opening and a strengthening
strip daround the lower joined edges of the parts c. d.
Instead of obtaiuing access to the interior of the pouch through an opening d³ in
the piece d as shown in Figures 4, 5 and 6 a similar opening in lion thereof cau
be made in the piece c.
In Fig. 6 I have shown the part d somewhat distorted from its normal position
to show the opening inore clearly.
In the modification shown at Figures 7, 8 9 the pouch is shown in its normally
closed position at Figures 7 and 8 and in its opened position at Fig. 9. Figures 8
and 9 having the width apart of the parts somewhat exaggerated to facilitate
illustration.
In this modification I dispense with the opening in the piece d or with a
similar opening in the picce c and in lieu thereof leave the lower parts c³ d
uncemented and therefore free of each other to afford access to the interior of
the pouch and I preferably apply a strengthening strip around the lower
edge of the part d and a similar strengthening strip c³ around the lower edge of
of the part c.
In each of the pouches above described I also apply strengthening strips f. g at
the junction of the parts a d and b. c respectively by which means I cause the said
parts to remain more perfectly in their required normal position, that is to say,
to fit closely the one within the other and thereby retain the tobacco within the
pouch and prevent as far as possible the escape of moisture therefrom.
It will be seen by reference to Fig. 9 that in obtaining access to the pouch the
part or flap d is turned over away from the part or flap c and against the part a
theroby leaving a free opening or mouth at the upper part of the pouch.
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. The improved construction of tobacco pouch substantially as herein shown
and described.
2. A tobacco ponch constructed of parts a. b. c. d. substantially as herein shown
and described.
Dated September 20th 1895.
HARRIS & MILLS,
23 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents,