Improvements in connection with or relating to Tool-bags or Valises as Applied to Cycles.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Apr., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 16th Jan., 1895-Accepted, 23rd Feb., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in connection with or relating to Tool-bags or
Valises as Applied to Cycles.
I, CHARLES HAMMOND, of 5 Primrose Place, Fulham Road, Sparkhill near
Birmingham, Leather Worker, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention
to be as follows:-
My invention relates to improvements in bags, or valises, of the kind employed
for carrying tools, (aud made of leather) and connected to a convenient part of the
cycle.
invention thus:
I will describe my
The ends of the bag or valise have hitherto been made of leather and secured in
their position by stitching. I dispense with this and the consequent labor by
providing a metallic mount, or rim of a required shape and depth, sufficient to
receive a looking glass, and a back piece thereto, made of wood, or leather, or other
suitable material, the said mount or rim has a series of holes, and when placed in
its position it is affixed to the body of the bag by passing small screws through.
The back of the ends that is the inner part of the bag or valise, and other
convenient parts of the interior of the bag is provided with bands, or pockets to
receive plaster, or bandage a pair of scissors, as convenient for use in case of
accident.
The interior part of the flap which encloses the bag and its contents is arranged
to receive thereon printed matter bearing upon the sport of cycling, the said flap
being secured by a fastening. The whole is presentable, and of utility.
Dated 16th April 1894.
THOS. KENDRICK,
3, Cherry Street, Birmingham, Agent.
Improvements in connection with or relating to Tool-bags or
Valises as Applied to Cycles.
I, CHARLES HAMMOND, of 5 Primrose Place, Fulham Road, Sparkhill, near
Birmingham, Leather Worker, do hereby declare the nature of iny said 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 relates to improvements in bags, or valises, of the kind employed
for carrying tools, (and made of leather) and connected to a convenient part of the
cycle.
I will describe my invention thus:
The ends of the bag or valise have hitherto been made of leather and secured in
their position by stitching. I dispense with this and the consequent labor by
providing a metallic mount, or rim, of required shape and depth, sufficient to
receive a looking glass, and a back piece thereto, made of wood, or leather, or other
suitable material, the said mount or rin has a series of holes, and when placed in
its position, it is affixed to the body of the bag by passing small screws through.
The back of the ends that is the inner part of the bag or valise, and other
convenient parts of the interior of the bag is provided with bands, or pockets to

page_text: receive plaister, or bandage, a pair of scissors, as convenient for use in case of
accident.
The interior part of the flap which encloses the bag and its contents is arranged
to receive thereon printed matter bearing upon the sport of cycling, the said flap
being secured by a fastening. The whole is presentable, and of utility.
And in order that this my said invention may be more fully understood, I shall
now proceed more particularly to describe the same, and for that purpose I shall
refer to the several figures on the sheet of drawings hereunto annexed, the same
letters of reference indicating corresponding parts throughout all the figures.
Fig. 1 is a front view in elevation of a tool bag or valise closed for carrying tools
and other requirements, in connection with a cycle, and constructed according to my
invention.
Fig. 2 is a view in elevation as Fig. 1, but with the front brought down to shew
the interior and to illustrate and describe the manufacture of same.
Fig. 3 is an end view in elevation of same.
Fig. 4 is an end in view in section of same.
a is the case or covering of leather or other suitable material for forming the
tool bag. is a metallic mount or rim, one being at each end of the tool bag and
constructed to receive the looking glass cas Figs. 3. 4. that is one glass in each
mount at each exposed end and also the back piece d shown in Fig. 4, which is of
wood leather, or other suitable material, the mount or rim is provided with a series
of holes e, which are arranged all round at a required distance and these holes
correspond with holes in the back piece d, the case or covering a, by preference I
form from one piece of leather, and is provided with holes f, to correspond with the
holes in the mount or rim b, and back piece d.
e,
The case or cover a formed as may be required is bent around the entire edges
of bb forming a flap or overflap and secured by passing screws or nails as 9, which
is clearly shown in Figs. 1 3 and 4.
In some cases I may prefer to bend the case or cover a, around the mounts or
rims in connection with the back d and make the holes in each part as I proceed
to screw or nail it down.
In Fig. 2 I shew the bands or pockets in the interior to receive plaister, or
bandage, and scissors, and on the flap of the interior of a I propose affixing cycling
matters such as Rules of the Road and Time for Lighting.
In Figs. 1 and 3 ii are straps secured to the back part of a by forming two slots
through which one end of the strap is fed, this end is then secured to a by the
employment of an eyelet in a well known manner.
The flap is secured by a fastening. I thus construct a tool bag or valise and
dispense with any sewing.
I do not limit myself to the form or configuration of parts as shewn on the
drawing as I may vary these according to my requirement.
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 combination, of a, the case or cover with the mounts or rims band
looking glass c c and backs d d secured thereto by g with h h the bands or
pockets substantially as and for the purpose herein before described and shewn on
the sheet of drawings.
2nd. The general construction and combination of the several and respective
parts, substantially as and for the purpose herein before described and shewn on
the sheet of drawings.
Dated 16th L
1005
THOS. KENDRICK,
3, Cherry Street, Birmingham, Agent.