IMPROVEMENTS IN LOCKS AND FASTENERS FOR TRAVELLING BAGS, PORTMANTEAUS, AND OTHER SIMILAR PUR- POSES
Year: 1877

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Moritz Wolfsky, of Water Lane, Blackfriars, in the City
of London, Merchant, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN LOCKS AND
FASTENERS FOR TRAVELLING BAGS, PORTMANTEAUS, AND OTHER SIMILAR PUR-
POSES."
Sealed the 10th May 1878, in pursuance of an Order of the Lord Chancellor, and
Sealed the 10th May 1878, in pursuance of an Order of the Lord Chancellor, and
dated the 27th October 1877.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Moritz. Wolfsky at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents on the 27th October 1877.
MORITZ WOLFSKY, of Water Lane, Blackfriars, in the City of London, Merchant.
"IMPROVEMENTS IN LOCKS AND FASTENERS. FOR TRAVELLING BAGS, PORTMANTEAUS,
AND OTHER SIMILAR PURPOSES."
This Invention consists of improvements in the construction of locks and fasteners
for. travelling bags, portmanteaus, and other similar, articles, whereby a lock and
fastener is so constructed that it not only secures a perfect locking and fastening,
but combines great simplicity, neatness, and security.
The principal part of the lock or fastener is.mounted on the outside of the main
part of the frame, the top being of the shape of a barrel in which the actuating
mechanism is contained.
:
One half of the barrel piece is fixed to and in one with the principal part of the
lock, and the other half is. hinged to the aforesaid. fixed half at the top in such a
manner, that: on these two halves of. the barrel piece being pinched or squeezed
together, the moveable half is driven in and coming in contact with a stud, piece
on a bottom plate, which is slotted so as to receive and retain the catch on the other
half of the frame of the.bag.
There is a spring to actuate the.bottom plate in the usual manner, that is to say,
on closing the bag the catch comes in contact with a properly. constructed projection
in the bottom plate, and has sufficient power to drive that plate. back, against. the
force,of the spring actuating the bottom plate.

page_text: When the bag is completely closed, the catch has advanced far enough for the
aforesaid described projection to come opposite the slot in the catch, at which time
the spring actuating the bottom plate returns the plate to its normal position, and
the projection enters the slot in the catch and secures the bag.
To produce additional security there is a locking apparatus, which locking is
performed in the following manner-After the bag has been closed and the catch
secured, as before described, the bottom plate can be locked in that position by a
sliding bolt, the tail piece on which, by means of an ordinary key, can be moved
until it is on the other side of the bend of a spring holding the same, and thus
prevents any movement of the parts until it is again unlocked.
It will thus be seen that all that is necessary to open the bag is by simply
squeezing the barrel, which action releases the spring.
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SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Moritz Wolfsky in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 10th May
1878.
MORITZ WOLFSKY, of Water Lane, Blackfriars, in the City of London, Merchant-
"IMPROVEMENTS IN LOCKS AND FASTENERS FOR TRAVELLING BAGS, PORTMANTEAUS,
AND OTHER SIMILAR PURPOSES."
This Invention consists of improvements in the construction of locks and fasteners
for travelling bags, portmanteaus, and other similar articles, whereby a lock. and
fastener is so constructed that it not only secures a perfect locking and fastening,
but combines great simplicity, neatness, and security.
The principal part of the lock or fastening is mounted on the outside of the main
part of the frame, the top being of the shape of a barrel in which the actuating
mechanism is contained.
And in order that this my said Invention may be properly understood and
'readily carried into effect, I will proceed to describe the same with reference to the
annexed Drawings, wherein;-
Fig. 1 represents a front elevation of lock; Fig. 2 plan of the same.
Fig. 3, plan of the under side of lock.
Fig. 4 represents a sectional elevation.
Fig. 5, a plan view with the top a removed.
And 'Fig. 6 is a sectional elevation shewing the plate c'locked.
The same letters of reference indicate similar parts in all the Figures.
One half of the barrel piece a is fixed to and in one with the principal part of
'the lock, and the other 'half a'is hinged to the aforesaid fixed half at the top in
such a manner, that on these two halves of the barrel piece being pinched or squeezed
together, the moveable half a¹ is driven in, and coming in contact with a stud piece b
on a bottom plate c, which is slotted so as to receive and retain the catch on the
other half of the frame of the bag.
There is a spring d to which the bottom plate in the usual manner, that is to
say, on closing the bag the catch comes in contact with a properly constructed

page_text: projection e in the bottom plate c, and has sufficient power to drive that plate back
against the force of the spring actuating the bottom plate.
When the bag is completely closed, the catch has advanced for enough for the
aforesaid described projection e to come opposite the slot in the catch, at which
time the spring actuating the hollow plate c return the plate to its normal position,
and the projection e enters the slot in the catch and secure the bag.
To produce additional security, there is a locking apparatus, which locking is
performed in the following manner :-After the bag has been closed and the catch
secured, as before described, the botton plate c can be locked in that position by a
sliding bolt, the tail piece or which, by means of an ordinary key can be moved
until it is on the other side of the bead of a spring g holding the same, and thus
prevents any movement of the parts until it is again unlocked.
It will thus be seen that all that is necessary to open the bag is by simply
squeezing the barrel, which action releases the spring.
Having thus described the nature of my said Invention and the manner in which
the same is or may be carried into effect, I declare that what I claim and desire to
be secured to me by the herein-before in part recited Letters Patent is, the peculiar
arrangement and combination of parts, together forming the improvements in the
construction and manufacture of locks and fasteners for travelling bags, portmanteaus,
and other similar purposes, substantially as herein-before described, and as par-
ticularly shewn by the several Figures on the annexed Drawings, or any mere
modification thereof.
In witness whereof, I, the said Moritz Wolfsky, have hereunto set my hand
and seal, this Seventh day of May, in the year of our Lord. One thousand
eight hundred and seventy-eight.
MORITZ WOLFSKY. (L.S.)