A Device for use in the Manufacture of Leather and other Bags.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Mar., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 22nd Dec., 1897-Accepted, 22nd Jan., 1898
I, HENRY LOVESAY, of 21, Sears Street, Camberwell, in the County of London,
Bag Maker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a device for use in the manufacture of leather and
other bags..
In the manufacture of leather and other bags it is necessary that the material
forming the body of the bag and the frame thereof should be held together in
position while being sewn or otherwise connected together. For this purpose it
has been the practice to tack or fix the parts together by making stitches at inter-
vals. This, however, is a tedious process and frequently results in the surface
of the material being damaged.
According to my invention I dispenso with the said tacking or stitching and
employ a kind of clamping device several of such devices being applied for holding
the body of the bag and frame together while being stitched. The device may
consist of a piece of spring metal curved to form arms to embrace the parts to be
connected and having the end of one arm provided with a pin designed to enter the
leather or other material while the end of the other arm is bont to form a hook
adapted to be sprung over and engage one edge of the bag frame.
Instead of the hook an eye may be formed in the end of one arm to receive the
pin on the end of the other arm when passed through the leather or other material.
In some cases to prevent the device from becoming detached I employ a ring or
link which is passed over and embraces the two arms.
Instead of the two arms being formed integral they may be jointed together
compass or scissor-wise, a link of the kind just described embracing the arms to
hold them together.
By my invention it will be seen that a great saving of time is effected as the
clamping devices can be instantly fixed and no damage to the leather or other
material can result.
A Device for use in the Manufacture of Leather and other Bags.
I, HENRY LOVESAY, of 21, Sears Street, Camberwell, in the County of London,
Bag Maker, 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 a device for use in the manufacture of leather and

page_text: In the manufacture of leather and other bags it is necessary that the material
forming the body of the bag and the frame thereof should be held together in
position while being sewn or otherwise connected together. For this purpose it
has been the practice to tack or fix the parts together by making stitches at inter-
vals. This, however, is a tedious process and frequently results in the surface of
the material being damaged.
According to my invention 1 dispense with the said tacking or stitching and
employ a kind of clamping device, several of such devices being applied for holding
the body of the bag and frame together while being stitched. The device may
consist of a piece of sprung metal curved to form arms to embrace the parts to be
connected and having the end of one arm provided with a pin designed to enter
the leather or other material while the end of the other arm is bent to form a
hook adapted to be sprung over and engage one edge of the bag frame.
To enable my invention to be clearly understood reference is had to the accom-
panying drawing, in which:-
Figures 1 and 2 are elevations at right angles of my device for use in the manu-
facture of leather and other bags;
Figure 3 is a section of a bag frame shewing the device applied.
a is the piece of spring metal and b, c are the arms thereof. d is the pin on
the arm b designed to be passed through the leather or other material e (Figure 3)
of the body of the bag to be attached to the bag frame f and between the two
bars and of the said frame, which bars are covered with the usual leather
or the like i. The end of the arm c is bent to form a hook j designed to be sprung
over and engage the bar of the bag frame f as clearly shewn in Figure 3.
By the employment of several of the said devices arranged at intervals along the
bag frame and having their pins d engaging with the leather or other material e,
the latter is thus held in position while the usual stitching is passed therethrough,
through the leather or the like i and between the bars g, of the frame f.
Instead of the hook ; an eye may be formed in the end of the arm c to receive
the pin on the arm 6 when passed through the leather or other material.
Instead of the two arms being formed integral they may be jointed together
compass or scissor-wise, a link embracing the arms to hold them together.
By my invention it will be seen that a great saving of time is effected as the
clamping devices can be instantly fixed and no damage to the leather or other
material can result.
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:-
1. A device for use in the manufacture of leather and other bags having arms one
of which is provided with a pin designed to enter the material to be stitched to the
bag frame while the other arm is shaped to embrace the bag frame, substantially
as described.
2. The device for use in the manufacture of leather and other hags substantially,
as hereinbefore described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 22nd day of December 1897
HENRY LOVESAY.