Improvements in Fastenings to be Used for Bags or for other Purposes.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Jan., 1887
Complete Left, 24th Oct., 1887
Complete Accepted, 16th Dec., 1887
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fastenings to be Used for Bags or for other
Purposes.
I BRYAN GEORGE DAVIES COOKE of Colomendy near Mold, North Wales Esquire do
hereby declare the nature of my said Invention to be as follows
In fastenings used for bags or for other purposes which fastenings are undone by
pressing down a stud the bag is very liable to be accidentally unfastened. The
object of my Invention is to remedy this defect for which purpose I make the stud
so that it can be moved away from the position it must occupy to act upon the
fastening. When the bag or other article is to be opened the stud is moved over
the opening by which its stem will, on pressure being applied to the said stud,
descend to operate the fastening to unfasten the bag or other article.
Dated this 24th day of January 1887
J. H. JOHNSON & Co.,
47, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C.,
Agents for the said B. G. D. Cooke.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fastenings to be Used for Bags or for other
Purposes.
I BRYAN GEORGE DAVIES COOKE of Colomendy near Mold North Wales Esquire
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:-
Fastenings used for bags or for other purposes which are undone by pressing down
a stud are very liable to be accidentally unfastened. The object of my Invention is
to remedy this defect for which purpose I make the stud so that it can be moved
away from the position it must occupy to act upon the fastening. When the bag or
other article is to be opened the stud is moved over the opening by which its stem
will on pressure being applied to the said stud descend to operate the fastening to
unfasten the bag or other article. Or the sliding stud may be provided on the under
side with an inclined surface which when the stud is moved is caused to act upon the
fastening to open the bag.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings is a perspective sectional view of a
fastening constructed according to my Invention and Figures 2, 3, are modifications
which will be hereinafter referred to.
A represents the hinged metal bands secured to or forming the mouth of a hand
bag to which is attached a lock or fastening A. B. provided with the stud C which
upon being depressed effects the opening of the bag. This stud in the ordinary
construction of fastening is made to project above the surface of the bands A and
through an opening in the cap piece D and is liable to be accidentally depressed and
the bag unintentionally opened thereby causing considerable inconvenience.
According to my Invention as illustrated by figure 1 in order to obviate this defect
I make the stud of such a length that when the bag is closed its top is flush with
or slightly below the surface of bands A and I provide an additional stud C¹ fitted to
slide longitudinally in a slot provided for the purpose in the cap piece D.
This stud is maintained in its normal position out of contact with the stud C by
the spring E or its equivalent in which position the lower end of the stud C¹ rests
upon the bands A.
To unfasten the bag the stud C₁ is pushed from its normal position to the opposite
end of the slot in the cap piece D in which position it will be over or upon the stud C
so that by pressing down the stud C³ the stud C will also be depressed and the
opening of the bag thereby effected. When pressure is removed from the stud C₁ it
will be caused under the action of the spring E to return to its normal position
shewn in the drawing and the bag may be closed by pressure on the bands A in the
ordinary manner.
The stud ( is provided with a key hole corresponding to that in the stud C so
that when the one is over the other the bag may be locked in the ordinary manner.

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The stud is steaded in its longitudinal movement by a plate F attached thereto
another plate G being fitted to slide with the stud on the upper surface of the cap
which plate is made sufficiently long to cover the slot in the cap in whatever position
the stud is in thereby preventing the entrance of dirt and covering the slot from view.
Figure 2 shews an arrangement similar to that shewn in figure 1 but without the
external plate G.
Figure 3 illustrates a modification in which the stud C in its normal position
projects above the surface of the bands A and is depressed for the purpose of opening
the bag by means of an inclined piece H on the underside of the plate F carrying
the stud and fitted to slide in guides I in the cap piece D. If desired a spring
as in figure 1 may be employed for maintaining the projection out of contact with
the stud when the bag is closed. To open the bag the inclined piece is moved
by means of the stud Calong the slot in the cap piece Dinto the position shewn
in figure 3 thereby depressing the stud C and unfastening the bag.
Having now described and particularly ascertained the nature of the said Inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
First. In fastenings for bags and other purposes wherein a stud is depressed for
undoing the fastening means for preventing the fastening being accidentally
undone substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated by the accompanying
drawings.
Second. In fastenings for bags and other purposes of the kind hereinbefore
described the combination with the stud C of the longitudinally moveable stud (
substantially as and for the purpose herein before described with reference to the
accompanying drawings.
Third. In fastenings for bags and other purposes of the kind herein before
described the combination with the stud C of the moveable inclined piece H
arranged to operate substantially in the manner and for the purpose hereinbefore
described with reference to Figure 3 of the accompanying drawings.
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J. H. JOHNSON & Co.,
47, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London,
Agents.