improvements in the Method of Securing Sheets or Bags Employed for Packing Yarn, Wool, Fibre, or other Material, the said Improvements being also Applicable to Tents, Wagon Covers, and the like.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Mar., 1888 RESERVE C
Complete Specification Left, 30th Nov., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 29th Jan., 1889
improvements in the Method of Securing Sheets or Bags Employed
for Packing Yarn, Wool, Fibre, or other Material, the said
Improvements being also Applicable to Tents, Wagon Covers,
and the like.
I, GEORGE DYSON SYKES, of the firm of Harrison and Sykes, Upperhead Row,
Huddersfield, in the County of York, Manufacturers, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to sheets or bags employed in packing yarn, wool,
fibre, or any material, and also refers to tents, wagon covers, and the like. In packing
yarn, wool, fibre, and other material, it is customary after the sheets or bags have
been filled to fasten the open end of such sheets or bags; in some cases by means
of skewers and in other cases by means of rings or D shaped loops with tabs put
through the rings or loops, or eyelets fixed through the tabs and then rudely stitched
or attached to the sheet or bag on the outside, in which case twine or cord is passed
through the rings, loops, or eyelets to close the open ends of sheet or bag.
My invention consists in a novel, neat, safe, and firm method of attaching hooks
or loops made from metal or other suitable material of sufficient strength, to the
open ends of the sheets or bags and to the outer edges of tents and wagon covers,
whereby the mouth of the sheet or bag can be safely closed and quickly reopened
again, and in the case of tents and wagon covers, they may be extended to any
degree of tightness.
In carrying out my invention I preferably stitch or secure on the inner edge of
the mouth of sheet or bag a suitable width of webbing or any other material, for the
purpose of giving increased strength to the sheet or bag; or I may attach the
material to the outside of sheet or bag, and I then pass the ends of a loop through
the outside of the sheet or bag's mouth, such ends or prongs passing through the
thickness of the sheet or bag and through the additional thickness of webbing or
other material, after which I pass over the ends or prongs of the loop a washer or
plate, against which the projecting prongs or ends are riveted or otherwise made
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page_text: secure, or holes may be made in the ends of the loop and a cotter or pin passed
through to hold the loop firmly in position, or the ends of the loops may be made
secure in the mouth of the sheet or bag by any other mechanical means or devices.
If corresponding loops are attached to the opposite side of the bag's mouth, the
loops may be drawn together by means of cord, or one of such devices may be a
loop and a corresponding device may be a hook, when they may be attached after the
manner of hooks and eyes.
By attaching loops or hooks to the mouths of sheets or bags, or to the outer edges
of tents or wagon covers, in the manner above described, the parts are not only
durable but neat in appearance, and a ready means is afforded for closing the sheet or
bag and making the contents secure.

page_text: Improvements in the Method of Securing Sheets or Bags Employed
for Packing Yarn, Wool, Fibre, or other Material, the said
Improvements being also Applicable to Tents, Wagon Covers,
and the like.
I, GEORGE DYSON SYKES, of the firm of Harrison and Sykes, Upperhead Row,
Huddersfield, in the County of York, 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 :-
This invention has reference to sheets or bags employed in packing yarn, wool,
fibre, or any other material, and also refers to tents, wagon covers, and the like.
In packing yarn, wool, fibre, and other material, it is customary after the sheets or
bags have been filled to fasten the open end of such sheets or bags, in some cases by
means of skewers, and in other cases by means of rings or D shaped loops with
tabs put through the rings or loops; or eyelets fixed through the tabs and then
rudely stitched or attached to the sheet or bag on the outside, in which case twine
or cord is passed through the rings, loops, or eyelets to close the open ends of sheet
or bag.
My invention consists in a novel, neat, safe, and firm method of attaching hooks or
loops, (made from metal or other suitable material of sufficient strength) to the open
ends of the sheets or bags and to the outer edges of tents and wagon covers, whereby
the mouth of the sheet or bag can be safely closed and quickly reopened again, and
in the case of tents and wagon covers they may be distended to any degree of
tightness.
In order that my invention may be better understood, I will now give reference to
the accompanying sheet of drawings illustrative thereof, wherein
Fig. 1 represents the mouth of a bag fastened up by means of my improved
fasteners.
Fig. 2 is an enlarged view of one of my improved eyelets, and
Fig. 3 represents one of my improved hooks.
Fig. 4 is a section of Fig. 2, and
Fig. 5 is a section of Fig. 3.
The letter a represents a piece of webbing, leather, or other material which may
be stitched or otherwise secured to the sheet, and it is employed to give strength and
stability to the bags. These forms of fasteners are made with a stud b, which passes
through a hole or eyelet made in the canvas e and webbing, after which a washer or
plate is put on the end of the stud, which is then riveted, so that the loops and
hooks are inade secure, as will be easily understood. Fig. 6 shews how the button e
is inserted into the opening f of the loop, when the shank g of the button e is drawn
down into the contracted part of the opening as shown in dotted lines Fig. 6,

page_text: whereby the hook and eye are secured, and the mouth of the bag closed. It is
obvious that when the mouths of bags are provided with this construction of hook
and eye, such bags can be readily closed and opened again.
Fig. 7 shews a slightly modified form of the parts already described, but in this
case the opening fis only contracted on one side, but the two devices are substantially
the same.
Fig. 8 illustrates substantially the same form of fastener, but in this case there
are two openings f.
Figs. 9 and 10 shew two other forms of hooks and eyes, which may be attached to
the mouths of bags, whilst Fig. 11 shews loops which may be drawn together by
cords h, and made secure by knotting, or the said cord may be threaded through
all the series of loops after the manner of bootlace.
By attaching loops or hooks to the mouths of sheets or bags, or to the outer
edges of tents or wagon covers, in the manner above described and shewn in
the drawings, the parts are not only durable but neat in appearance, also forming a
ready means of being connected and disconnected.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invèn-
tion, and shewn by drawings how the same is to be performed, I would have it
understood that I do not limit myself to any particular method of fastening loops
and hooks to the canvas, as a variety of means for attaching hooks may be employed,
but what I claim as my invention is :-
Firstly. The employment of fasteners such as those shewn and described, for
fastening or closing the mouths of bags.
Secondly. The employment of fasteners such as those shewn and described, for
attachment to sheets of canvas, wagon covers, tents, and the like.
Dated this 29th day of November 1888
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Halifax, Agents.