Improved Clothes Pin Bag or Carrier.
Year: 1891

page_text: e of Application, 2nd June, 1891-Accepted, 4th July, 1891
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Clothes Pin Bag or Carrier.
I, JAMES TAYLOR SARGENT, of 20 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of my invention, and in what manner the
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement in writing:
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This invention has reference to and comprises a new or improved portable
construction of clothes pin bag and carrier and arrangement and combination of
the parts of same, which has a collapsible mouth, and will be more simple and
useful than the appliances heretofore in use for carrying clothes pins.
And in order that my said invention, and the manner of performing or carrying
the same into effect or practice may be properly understood, I have hereunto
appended an explanatory sheet of drawings representing the clothes pin bag and its
parts in various positions.
Figure 1 is a perspective view showing one arrangement of the improved con-
struction of bag or sack in use as suspended from a clothes line in its open position.
Figures 2 and 3 are elevations to an enlarged scale of the improved clothes pin
bag in its open and closed positions respectively. While Figures 4 and 5 represent
views at right angles to each other or a plan and edge view of the swivelling hinged
frame or jaws fitted at the mouth of the bag. Figure 4 being shown with the jaws
open, and Figure 5 as closed.
Referring to these drawings.-The clothes pins are carried in a bag A formed of
cotton or other fabric of an ordinary miniature sack shape with the improved
opening and closing hinged frame or jaws a a¹. As shown in these drawings, the
frame is constructed of two semi-circular or curved hoop pieces or jaws of wire a a¹
threaded through an open hem in the upper part of the bag A, and bent or coiled
at their ends into eyes at a" and hinged or jointed together by a fulcrum preferably
a hollow rivet or pin b which also grips the fabric. One of these segmental hoop
parts a has its ends beyond the fulcrum a" extended as short levers at opposite
sides of mouth of sack A, both under the ends of the other hoop parts a and with
hook eyes at their outer ends to which is attached the ends of a cord c. This cord c
has attached to its upper central part a hook el which slides on the clothes rope
shown in Figure 1. In its open position as shown in Figures 12 and 4 the clothes
pins can be removed from the bag A with perfect ease, and when not required for
use it can be closed to the position shown in Figures 3 and 5, or be coiled up or
folded up into lesser form at the mouth, the jaws a al being adapted for being
retained in either open or closed position when so set by the hand, by means of the
weight and gravity pull of the sack A upon the hinged frame a to a² and supporting
cord c.
B
Although I have here only shown in the drawings one arrangement of opening
and closing hinged frame or jaws, it is to be understood that other equivalent
constructions may be adopted with hinged or collapsing jaws or frames to form an
opening and closing sack arrangement.
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.
First. The construction or arrangement and combination of the parts of a clothes
pin bag or sack which can be suspended from a clothes line, and provided with
hinged or adjustable opening and closing jaws or frames at its mouth operated to
remain open or closed by the weight of the sack, substantially as herein described
in reference to and by way of application shown in the accompanying drawings.

page_text: Second. A clothes pin bag or sack provided with opening and closing or
collapsible jaws or frames at its mouth substantially as and for the purposes herein
described in reference to and by way of application shown in the accompanying
drawings.
Third. The method of forming a clothes pin bag with collapsible mouth or jaws,
substantially as set forth.
Dated the 1st Jun 1801
W. R. M. THOMSON & Co.,
96, Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Agents.