Improvements in Fastenings for Portmanteaus, Travelling Bags, and the like.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Apr., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 6th Jan., 1890-Accepted, 29th Mar., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fastenings for Portmanteaus, Travelling Bags, and
the like.
We GEORGE SMALL & JAMES PARRISH, Lock & Travelling Bag Frame Manu-
facturers, Gas & Hot Water Engineers & Fire Proof Safe Makers, of Wenlock
Buildings Ironmonger Row Saint Lukes London in the County of Middlesex do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
Our Invention has for its object improvements in fastenings for portmanteaus,
travelling bags and the like whereby the ends thereof are secured in an efficient and
effectual manner and consists of a plate of suitable shape and material having cast in
one with or separate therefrom two or more pins for securing the plate to the frame
of the bag or other receptacle. The plate at or near its centre has an arched projection
on its upper side in which a V or other shaped bar works having fixed on each
end thereof wings or ears which lap over each side of the frame of the bag
thereby keeping it from flying open. Upon the underside of the plate a suitable
spring is fixed which actuates upon the flat sides of the V bar thus keeping the ears
or wings in position when the bag or receptacle is closed or open.
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GEORGE SMALL.
JAMES PARRISH.
COMPLETE
SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fastenings for Portmanteaus, Travelling Bags, and
the like.
GEORGE SMALL and JAMES PARRISH Lock and travelling bag frame Manufacturers
Wenlock Buildings Ironmonger Row London E.C. 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 :-
Our invention has for its object improvements in fastenings for portmanteaus
travelling bags and the like, whereby the ends thereof are secured in an efficient and
effectual manner, and consists of a plate of suitable shape and material, having cast in
one with or seperate therefrom pins for secureing the plate to the frame of the bag or
other receptacle. The plate at or near its centre has an arched projection on its upper
side in which a V or other shaped bar works having fixed on each end thereof wings
or cars which lap over each side of the frame of the bag, thereby keeping it from
flying open. Upon the underside of the plate a suitable spring is fixed, which actuates
upon the V sides of the bar, thus keeping the ears or wings in position when the bag
or receptacle is closed or open.
The ears or wings of this clip will remain up in position for opening the bag and
will keep down when the bag is closed.
In order that my invention may be properly understood and readily carried into
practice I have appended hereto a sheet of Drawings on which
Fig. 1. is a side elevation of a clip constructed according to my invention.
Fig. 2. is a plan and
Fig. 3. is a plan of the underside thereof.
The metal plate A has cast in one with, or separate therefrom screws or pins B, C,
for attaching same to bag or other receptacle, and is arched at or near the centre
thereof to receive the V or other shaped pin or spindle D shewn in dotted lines
in Fig. 1. to which the wings or ears, E, are securely fastened said ears E overlap
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the sides of the frame of the receptacle and thus keep it from flying open.
suitable spring F is provided to act upon the flats of the spindle Ď so that when
the bag is opened or closed the wings will remain up or down as the case may be.
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.
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1. The construction of a clip or fastening for portmanteaus and other receptacles
having the ears or wings attached to a V shaped pin or its equivalent and being
kept in its open or closed position by means of a spring acting thereon substantially
as herein described and shewn in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 6th day of January 1890.
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GEORGE SMALL.
JAMES PARRISH.