An Improved Combined Handle and Fastening for Boxes, Bags, and the like.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 24th June, 1892
Complete Specification Left, 24th Mar., 1893-Accepted, 13th May, 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Combined Handle and Fastening for Boxes, Bags,
and the like.
I SAMUEL EDWIN WILLS of 31 Benthal Road, London N. in the County of
Middlesex, Gentleman do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
:-
The object of this invention is to make a simple combined handle and fastening
for boxes bags and the like.
According to this invention as applied to a box (for example) I connect either
to the cover or body of box two short tubes having a space between them and to
either the body or cover (not having the said tubes) I fix another tube so that it
shall come in between the two tubes aforesaid when the cover is shut down and I
fix a handle so that the ends thereof (which are some distance apart) may slide in
the first mentioned tubes and also in the third tube when the case is closed in
order to fasten it but when the handle is slid in an opposite direction it will be
released from the centre and one of the other tubes and thus unfasten the
cover.
Dated this 24th day of June 1892
BROWNE & Co.,
9, Warwick Court, W.C., Agents for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Combined Handle and Fastening for Boxes, Bags,
and the like.
I SAMUEL EDWIN WILLS of 31 Benthal Road, London, N. in the County of
Middlesex, Gentleman, 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 object of this invention is to make a simple combined handle and fastening
for boxes bags and the like.
According to this invention as applied to a box (for example) I connect either
to the cover or body of box two short tubes having a space between
them and to either the body or cover (not having the said tubes) I fix
another tube so that it shall come in between the two tubes aforesaid when
the cover is shut down and I fix a handle so that the ends thereof (which
are some distance apart) may slide in the first mentioned tubes and also in
the third tube when the case is closed in order to fasten it but when the handle is
slid in an opposite direction it will be released from the centre and one of the other
tubes and thus unfasten the cover.
And in order that my said invention may be better understood I will describe
the same with reference to the accompanying drawing.
The drawing shews my invention as applied to a bag.
Fig. 1 shews bag closed and Fig. 2 bag open.
a. b. c shew short pieces of tube fixed on to the frame of bag the pieces a and c
being so fixed to one side of the frame that the piece b. which is fixed to the other
side may go in between them when the bag is shut, and the handle d. is bent so
that the ends may not meet but have a distance left between them about the
length of the tube b. so that by moving the handle in the direction of the arrows
flight (when the bag is closed) it will pass through the three tubes a. b. and c. and

page_text: thus lock the frame together and in order to open. the bag the handle is moved in
an opposite direction by which the-tube-b. will be released. It will be seen that a
portion of the tube a. is extended at a! so that the bag cannot be opened when the
handle is turned over to the opposite side shewn on the drawing.
Altho I have shewn my invention as applied to bags it is obvious that it is
equally applicable to boxes and the like by having the tubes a. and c. on the box
andib on the cover or vice-versa.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I. declare that. what I
claim is
The improved.combined handle and fastening substantially as set forth.
18 24th day of Marc
BROWNE & Co.,
9, Warwick Court, W.C., Agents for Applicant.