improvements in vases, 1001 Dags, and the like.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Sept.. 1895
Complete Specification Left, 11th June, 1896-Accepted, 25th July, 1896
improvements in vases, 1001 Dags, and the like.
A communication from SAMUEL BAYLISS LEONARD, of 1716 Arapahoe Street,.
Denver, Colorado, United States of America.
I, ALFRED JULIUS BOULT of 323 High Holborn in the County of Middlesex,
Chartered Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
:-
This invention relates to valises tool bags and the like applicable for various
purposes and particularly suitable for use on cycles. In carrying out the invention
I form an outer case or sheath into which the bag or pouch slides, a strap or
equivalent being connected to the inner end of the pouch and passing through.
the closed end of the sheath, and by pulling this the pouch can be drawn into
the sheath, and the strap or equivalent being then secured preferably by a spring
snap holds the two parts in their closed position, the strap thus serving the treble.
function of (1) drawing the pouch into the sheath, (2) holding it there by being.
itself fastened, and (3) serving as a stop to prevent the pouch from being entirely
removed from the sheath. The last effect is obtained by providing an excrescence,.
which may if desired be the spring or other catch or a portion thereof which
is too large to pass through the slit in the end of the sheath through which the
strap itself passes.
The valise may be provided with straps for attaching it to a cycle and it may
be specially shaped to fit any required part and it may have a handle or equivalent,,
by which it may be carried. A tab, loop or equivalent may be secured to the
outer end of the pouch by which it can be withdrawn from the sheath.
Dated this 15th day of August 1895.
BOULT & WADE,
Agents for the Applicant.
A communication from SAMUEL BAYLISS LEONARD, of 1716 Arapahoe Street,
Denver, Colorado, United States of America.
I, ALFRED JULIUS BOULT, formerly of 323 High Holborn but now of
111 Hatton Garden, in the County of Middlesex, Chartered Patent Agent, 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 relates to valises, tool bags and similar receptacles (in this
specification, and claims referred to as valises) applicable for various purposes and.
particularly suitable for use on cycles.

page_text: The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying
drawings in which
Fig. 1 is a view showing the improved receptacle attached to a cycle; in this
figure only a portion of the cycle is shown and the valise is represented in
longitudinal section in its closed condition.
Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the pouch open.
Like letters indicate like parts throughout the drawings.
In carrying out this invention there is provided an outer case or sheath A into
which the bag or pouch B slides. A strap or equivalent C is connected to the
inner end B (Fig. 1) of the pouch and passes through preferably an eyelet or
frame D fitted in the otherwise closed end A' of the sheath A.
The strap or
equivalent C is provided with a spring snap or device C adapted to engage with a
stud E (Fig. 1) secured to the underside of the sheath A, this device C¹ being
preferably too large to pass through the eyelet D.
By pulling the strap or equivalent C, the pouch can be drawn into the sheath A
and when the pouch is quite "home" it may be retained in this position by
engaging the spring snap C¹ with the stud E as shown in Fig. 1.
The strap or equivalent C fulfils three functions, viz. ;—
1. Drawing the pouch B into the sheath A,
2. Holding it in that position by being itself fastened to the stud E, and
3. Preventing the pouch B from being entirely withdrawn from the sheath A,
this being effected by the device C' engaging with the eyelet D when the pouch is
opened to its full extent.
The valise may be provided with straps F for attaching it to a cycle say for
example as shown in Fig. 1, and it may be specially shaped to fit any required part
of the machine and if desired may be provided with a handle or equivalent by
which it may be carried.
A tab loop or equivalent B2 may be secured to the outer end B3 of the
pouch B by which it can be withdrawn from the sheath.
The before described valise may be modified without departing from the
essential features of the invention for example instead of the device C serving to
prevent the complete withdrawal of the pouch B from the sheath A any other
means may be employed for the purpose, and though it is preferable, especially
when the receptacle is made of flexible material such as leather, to employ an
eyelet D, this may be dispensed with and the strap C allowed to work through
merely a slot in the sheath-end B'.
In the drawings the valise is represented as constructed of leather but it is to be
understood that it may be made of other suitable material for example, metal.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion, as communicated to me by my foreign correspondent, and in what manner the
same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is;-
1. In a valise the combination with a sheath and a pouch movable in the sheath
of a strap or equivalent secured to the inner end of the pouch and passing through
an opening in the otherwise closed end of the sheath substantially as described.
2. In a valise the combination with a sheath a pouch movable in the sheath and
a strap or equivalent secured to the inner end of the pouch and passing through
the closed end of the sheath of a spring or other catch and a stud or equivalent
substantially as and for the purpose described and illustrated in the accompanying
drawings.
3. In a valise the combination with a sheath a pouch movable in the sheath and
a strap or equivalent secured to the inner end of the pouch and passing through
the closed end of the sheath of an excrescence on the strap substantially as and for
the purpose described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
4. In a valise the employment in combination with a sheath and a pouch
movable within it of a strap or equivalent such as C serving for drawing the

page_text: pouch into the sheath retaining it in its closed position and preventing its complete
withdrawal from the sheath substantially as described.
5. The combination and arrangement of parts constituting the complete valise
substantially as described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
-Dated this 11th day of June 1896.
BOULT & WADE,
Agents for the Applicant.