like.
Year: 1885

page_text: the like.
I FRANCIS WEINTRAUD of Nicholl Square, Aldersgate Street, London, Manufac
turer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention, which has been communicated
to me from abroad by Messrs Weintraud & Co of Offenbach / Germany to be as
follows:-
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:
The object of this invention is to affix to the joint pivots of a bag frame, or to extra
pivots thereon, bars which can by means of links jointed to them and to the side
frames, cause the lower part of the bag to open out to the same extent or nearly so,
simultaneously with the opening of the mouth, and to close in a similar manner or
to any desired extent, or be kept extended when the mouth is closed, the bars being
slotted to allow of these changes being effected.
For the purpose of this invention the pivot pins of a bag frame, if the article be
a bag, are each formed with a projecting head or stud, over which a bar is fitted
and free to move up or down by a slot in said bar. The opposite end of the bar
has two links or rods jointed to it and these at their opposite ends are jointed to
clips on the two edges of the sides of the bag upon which they have a motion
when the bar is moved up or down by the opening or closing of the mouth.
The bar at each end of the bag may be connected to an extra stud of the bag
frame.
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The invention is applicable to all bags having an expansible bottom or a bottom
capable of being made expansible and having a metal frame with mouths opening
from end joints.

page_text: I FRANCIS WEINTRAUD of Nicholl Square, Aldersgate Street, London, Manufac
turer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention, which has been communicated
to me from abroad by Messrs Weintraud & Co of Offenbach / Germany, and in
what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :-
The object of this invention is to affix to the joint pivots of a bag frame or to
extra pivots thereon, bars which can by means of links jointed to them and to the
side frames cause the lower part of the bag to open out to the same extent or
nearly so simultaneously with the opening of the mouth and to close in a similar
manner or to any desired extent or be kept extended when the mouth is closed,
the bars being slotted to allow of these changes being effected.
For the purpose of this invention, which will be understood by reference to the
annexed drawings, the pivot pins of a bag frame A (if the article be a bag as
shown at Figure 1) are each formed with a projecting head or stud B over which
a bar C is fitted and free to move up or down by a slot D in said bar C. The
opposite end of the bar has two links or rods E, E, jointed to it and these at their
opposite ends are jointed to clips F, F, on the two edges G, G, of the sides of the
bug upon which they have a motion when the bar is moved up or down by the
opening or closing of the mouth.
It is evident that it is far more easy to put in and take out parcels from a
receptacle opened in such a way than from the bags hitherto used.
If the bag is closed after putting in the various parcels then it expands at the
bottom in proportion to their volume, while the bar C moves up into the position
shown at Figure 2, the slot D sliding upon the pivot pin stud B.
Figure 3 is a side view of the bag fully opened and Figure 4 shows the position
of the parts when the bag is completely closed.
The bar at each end of the bag may be connected to the bag frame in any
convenient manner according to the design of the bag to which the invention is
applied.
The invention is applicable to all bags having an expansible bottom or a bottom
capable of being made expansible and having a metal frame with mouths opening
from end joints.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is :-
Fitting expansible side or end frames to hand bags, and other bags, and port-
manteaus having mouths opening from and joints as herein before described and
shown on the drawings.