provements in and relating to Mail Bags.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Oct. 18 5-Accepted 7th Dec.. 1895
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION
Improvements in and relating to Mail Bags.
I, AUGUSTUS PHILIP HAUSS, a citizen of the United States of America,
residing at New Albany, in the County of Floyd and State of Indiana, United
States of America, Gentleman. do heichy 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
1
This invention consists in new and valuable improvements in mail pouches,
which will be hereinafter fully described and claimed
The objects of my invention, which are accomplished by the means hereinafter
specified, are, to greatly increase the durability of the regulation mail pouch,
and to fasten the rings on the same so that they will not constantly be pulling or
teaning out, us 1g now the case, which at present causes the pouches to be
constantly sent to the repan shops, which keeps a large percent of the pouches out
of service and necessitates a laiger number of pouches to meet the demands of
the Service.
These and the other features of my invention will be hereinafter
fully set forth.
Refering to the accompanying drawings, in which the same numerals of
reference indicate corresponding parts in the several views-
Figure 1 is a side elevation of a mail pouch embodying my invention;
Figure 2 is a bottom plan of the same,
Figure 3 is a detail view of one of the reinforcing straps;
Figure 4 is a sectional view on line - of Figure 1;
Figure 5 is a sectional detail view of the bottom of the pouch, showing the
bolt-hook and ring in full lines ;
Figure 6 is a detail view of the plates and book separate
Figure 7 illustrates in detail the ing fastener at the mouth of the pouch;
Figure 8 illustrates in detail the tying cold and its clasp for the iniddle of the
pouch.
Referring to the several parts by then designating numerals-
Each
1 indicates the pouch, being formed of duck of the regulation size, and having
a bottom of either duck or leather. I provide each pouch with two wide re-
inforcing straps, preferably of leather, one of which is shown in detail in Figure 3;
these stamps being of exactly similar shape, and being secured one on the outside
and the other on the inside of the pouch, registering with each other
reinforcing stiap 2 is formed with a central oval enlargement 3, which fits at the
middle of the pouch bottom, as shown, the strap then running up the pouch on
each side to the mouth of the same, where it is formed with the enlarged or
T-shaped extremities 4. The two straps are secured one on the outside and one
ou the side of a pouch, exactly registering with each other in position, and are
secured by a series of rivets, 5, placed every four or five mehes.
6 and 7 iudicate an outer and an inner metal plate, corresponding in form,
which, after the straps 2, 2 are in position, are secured centially to the bottom of
the pouch, as shown, one on the outside and the other registering with it on the
inside of the bottom; the two plates having livet holes 8 near their ends by means
of which they are secured by rivets passing through the outer plate, the outer
stiap 2, the pouch-bottom, the inner strap, and the inner plate, as shown in the
sectional view, Figure 5. The plates are formed between their end rivet openings
T

page_text: with the two openings 9, 10; those of the outer plate registering with those of
the inner plate, 9 being the seat-opening for the stem, and 10 the socket opening
for the hook-end of the bolt-hook.
The ordinary suspending ring. 11, is secured to the bottom of the pouch by the
bolt-hook 12, the threaded stem and the hook-end of which pass through the outer
plate openings, the outer strap, the pouch-bottom, and the inner strap, which are
formed with holes registering with those of the plates, and then through the
inner plate, the bolt-hook being held in this position either by a wing-nut 13 on
its theaded stem, or by a split-key passing through its stem.
The mouth of the pouch, which is closed by any of the usual fastenings, has its
suspension ng seemed to it by the eye-strap 14, formed of a single metal piece
doubled upon self and having an eye forged at its center, the lapping ends of
the strap being formed with registering apertures, 15, the flat meeting strap-
ends being inserted under the end of the stap 2, where they are secured either
permanently, by inveting, but preferably as shown in Figure 4, by means of
balts 16, having wing-nuts 17, or split keys may be used in place of the nuts.
It will be seen that by securing the eye strap 14 removably, and by the peculia
construction of the fastening at the bottom of the pouch, of the removable bolt-
hook, that should ang break under the sudden strains to which they are
subjected, it can be replaced by any one, thus doing away with all necessity for
sending the pouches to the epan shop, which is non necessary when a ing
breaks or tears out, as by loosening the wing-nuts of the bolt-hook or eye-strap
bolts, these two parts can be instantly shipped out and a new ung 01 ngs placed
in position and again secured. Also it will be seen that the bolt-hook, held in the
reinforcing straps and the metal plates 6, 7, does away with all danger of the
mg tearing out, which now frequently happens, the metal plates rendering it
impossible for the hook to tear out In like maune the metal eye-stiap 14, holds
the ing at the mouth securely and prevents its teating out.
The leather reinforcing stiaps unung the full length of the pouch and passing
around its bottom, on hoth the inside and outside, and 1veted together, add
greatly to the strength, durability and length of wear on hie-time of the regulation
mail-pouch, as will be readily seen.
The center of the pouch is provided with an exterior cord, 18, about one-eighth
of an inch thick, the ends of which pass through two small holes 19, in a slip-
plate 20, then extremities being knotted to prevent their shipping out of said
plate. This cord takes the place of the usual stiap used to draw up and reduce
the size of the center of a mail pouch when it is to be taken on a tiam or
delivered from the same by a mail bag receiver and deliver, and its advantage
is that can be drawn up and tied, either with or without the same fastening
used on the mail bags, in less time than the strap commonly used
mampulated
can be
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
1 claim, is.
1 A mail pouch having one and outer plates secured to its bottom, said plates
hasing coincident holes or openings designed to register with similar holes oi
openings in the bottom of said pouch, a bolt hook passed through raid holes or
openings, ang removably held by said bolt-hook, means for removably securing
said bolt hook in place, and inner and outer reinforcing straps extending from the
bottom of said pouch on each side to the mouth theicof, substantially as
set forth
2 A mail pouch having inner and outer plates secured to its bottom, said plates
having coincident holes of openings designed to register with similar holes or
openings in the bottom of said pouch, a bolt hook passed through said holes on
openings and having one of its members screw-threaded, a ring removably held
by said bolt-hook, a threaded wing-nut working on said threaded member, and

page_text: einforcing straps extending from the bottom of said ponch on each side to the
month thereof, substantially as set forth
3. The combination with a mail pouch, of the outer and inner metal plates
attached to the bottom thereof and having the registering openings forming a
seat opening and a socket opening contiguous to the seat, a bolt hook adapted to
have longitudinal movement in the said seat to disengage its hooked end from
the socket opening, means to retain the bult in place and the hook thereof in the
socket opening, and a ring removably held in the hooked end of the bolt,
substantially as described.
4 An improved mail pouch, comprising a pouch having a suitable fastening at
its mouth, the wide outer and inner opposite straps secured thereto and extending
from the mouth of the pouch along one side to its bottom, across the bottom,
and along the other side to its mouth, the metal plates secured on the outside
and inside of the bottom and formed with the registering openings, the bolt
hook movably secured in said openings, and a ting removably held in the hooked
end of the bolt, the eye-strap secured at the month end of the pouch and a
ring removably held in its eye, substantially as set forth.
Dated this 22nd day of October 1895.
JENSEN & SON,
77, Chancery Lane, London, W C., Patent Agents.