An Improved Means for Attaching Name Plates to Articles Liable to be Lost, such as Umbrellas, Travelling Bags, Overcoats, and the like.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Jan., 1889
Complete Specification Left. 28th Oct., 1889-Accepted, 23rd Nov.. 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Means for Attaching Name Plates to Articles Liable
to be Lost, such as Umbrellas, Travelling Bags, Overcoats, and
the like.
I, EMIL HORN of Riesa a. d. Elbe, in the Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire,
Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention has for its object a frame to hold the name plate, which may be a
slip of paper, leather, metal etc. on which the owners name is inscribed, such frame
to be attached to any article liable to be lost such as umbrellas, bags, over-coats,
dog collars and so on, whereby such articles might be restored to their owners.
For the purposes of my invention I take a thin metal plate, in the middle of
which I make a slit lengthways. Perpendicularly upon and at each end of this
longer slit 1 make two other slits so that the three slits together form a double T.
Two more slits are made perpendicularly upon and on one side of the long slit each
a little way from the one T arm, with which it is parallel and equal in length. The
metal can now be folded back and shaped in such a manner that grooves are formed
to hold the name plate, the face of which becomes visible through the opening formed
in the metal plate on account of the flaps that are pulled back.
The small flaps formed by the two last named short slits and the T armis are folded
by themselves in such a manner that they become hinges receiving the joint pins of a
lid which serves as a cover for the name plate. A spring serves to keep the cover
firmly against the frame.
The complete frame as above described is fastened when required in any convenient
manner, holes being made in the frame so as to receive tacks, screws, string and
the like.
C. R. BONNE & Co.,
Applicant's Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Means for Attaching Name Plates to Articles Liable
to be Lost, such as Umbrellas, Travelling Bags, Overcoats, and
the like.
I, EMIL HORN of Riesa an der Elbe, in the Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire,
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 :-
My invention has for its object a frame to hold the name plate, which may be a
slip of paper, leather metal etcetera on which the owners name is inscribed, such
frame to be attached to any article liable to be lost such as umbrellas, bags,
overcoats, dogs collars and so on whereby such articles might be restored to their
owners.
The manner in which I prefer to carry my invention into effect is shewn in
the accompanying drawings of which Fig. 1 and 2 represent the frame to which the
name is attached, Fig. 3 the cover and Fig. 4 represents the complete contrivance
consisting essentially of connecting the parts shewn in Fig. 1 and Fig. 4, with each
other.
For the purpose of my invention 1 take a thin metal plate which I cut to any
convenient or ornamental shape such as for instance as shewn in Fig. 1. In the
said metal plate A I punch the slits a and a¹ and also the broken slits band b¹.

page_text: Sometimes I make a slit right across from a to a¹ as shewn in a dotted line,
which enables me to fold the central part back thus leaving a square opening. The
folded back portion I shape in such a manner that a groove is formed in which the
name card can be inserted, but as I find the method adopted in the drawings to be
the most convenient and best way of proceeding I always use that method.
The slits a and a' are for the slip of paper, leather etcetera with the name, to be
passed through in such a manner that each end of the slip with names passes through
the slit. The broken slits band are intended to form hinges, for which purposes
the piece of metal cut loose at three sides is rolled up as shewn in Fig. 2, leaving of
course the open spaces d and d¹.
From a similar thin sheet metal I cut the part shewn in Fig. 3 and which is
intended for a cover to the part shewn in Fig. 2. It is provided with two pins c
and c', which when inserted in the curled up parts 6 and 6', form a complete
hinge.
A spring is fixed between the hinges in such a manner that the cover is always
kept firmly pressed against the main body A, it being intended that the cover should
only be lifted for the purpose of looking at the name.
In Figure 4 the contrivance is shewn complete, with the lid open.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to bo performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The means for attaching name plates to articles liable to be lost consisting
essentially in a metal plate in which slits are punched for holding slip of paper or the
like on which the name is inscribed, and to which plate a hinged cover is fitted
substantially in the manner as and for the purpose described and as shewn in the
domino
London, October 28th 1889.
EMIL HORN.
Per C. R. Bonne & Co.,
41, Eastcheap, E.C., Registered Patent Agents.