Bags, Portmanteaus, and for other Purposes.
Year: 1885

page_text: Bags, Portmanteaus, and for other Purposes.
We, JOHN BOULTBEE BROOKS of Great Charles Street Birmingham in the
County of Warwick, Manufacturer, and JOHN HOLT of New Road, Willenhall, in
the County of Stafford, Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of said
invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN LOCKS AND OTHER LIKE FASTENINGS FOR
SECURING BAGS, PORTMANTEAUS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES to be as follows:-
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Our invention consists in constructing locks and other like fastenings as herein-
after described for securing bags portmanteaus and other articles; such for
example, as till locks, box locks, padlocks and other locks or fastenings for like
purposes; and our said invention consists in so constructing the said locks, that
the number of movements or parts are reduced to a minimum. The fastening
constructed being simple in its construction, efficient in its action, and not liable to
get out of order by use.
The lock or fastening consists essentially of a sliding bolt fixed respectively in
its shot or withdrawn positions by a hold fast tumbler or lever, the end of which,
engages with teeth or notches on the edge of the bolt, the bolt being released shot
and withdrawn by a key provided with a double bit which raises at the same
time the locking tumbler and shoots or withdraws the bolt for locking or unlocking
the fastening.
For convenience of description, we will describe our invention in connection with
a bag lock.
The frame carrying the lock is of a rectangular box form, having fixed upon its
bottom side the peg onto which the barrel of the key takes and turns; and
situated upon one side of the said peg, a bolt slides, which has upon its outer edge,
and near its middle rack like teeth or depressions, with which the bit or bits on
the one side of the barrel of the key engages; while the forward end of the said
bolt has other depressions or rack teeth into, or with which, a tooth or detent on
the end of the tumbler or lever engages. The tumbler or lever which is upon
the other side of the peg, is jointed at one end. A spring is attached to the
said lever at its jointed end, while the free end of the spring rests against a stop.
The bolt also carries vertical stumps which prevent the downward movement of
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page_text: the locking part of the frame carrying the nozzle, unless the stumps are opposite,
or become coincident with gaps or openings in the locking frame, the said locking
frame is guided by uprights or guiding bars encircled by springs for taking back
the frame into its normal position. The movable frame is provided with standing
out inclines or catches with which the staple loops engage for fastening the bag
either in its locked or unlocked position. The top enclosing plate of the frame bas
a sleeve, through which the nozzle slides, when the stumps carried by the bolt are
coincident with the gaps in the movable nozzle plate. The key for locking and
unlocking the fastening has a bit or bits disposed on opposite sides of the barrel of the
key. These bits act simultaneously and respectively upon the bolt and holding or
locking tumbler or lever. The key has also double distance guides higher up the
barrel of the key than the acting bits. These guides allow the key only to turn when
the sliding parts of the fastening are in their proper positions. The bits of the
key have the usual gaps or notches for taking into suitably shaped wards on the
acting edges of the bolt and tumbler described.
To lock the fastening after the introduction and engagement of the staples
of the other part of the fastening with the fastening inclines, partially rotate the
key, when the bit upon one side raises the locking tumbler or lever and removes
the tooth on its end from in front of the tooth on the forward end of the bolt, thus
allowing the bolt to be shot by the movement of the other bit, on the partial
rotation of the key. On the bits of the key ceasing to act, the tooth or detent
of the tumbler or lever, engages again with the bolt, and locks or fixes it. The
bolt in this position has carried the vertical stumps away from the holes in the
nozzle or locking plate; so that the said plate is incapable of sliding within the
frame, thereby holding and locking the staples behind the fastening inclines or
catches described.
To unlock the fastening, the reverse action takes place, so as to bring the
stumps carried by the bolt coincident with the holes in the nozzle or fastening
plate.
Although we have described double or duplex bits upon the barrel of the key,
yet triple or quadruple bits may be employed with like effect, which work and
engage with double or other suitable number of bolts or levers.
JOHN BOULTBEE BROOKS.
JOHN HOLT.
By Henry Skerrett,
6, Livery Street, Birmingham,
Agent to the Applicants.

page_text: Bags, Portmanteaus, and for other Purposes.
We, JOHN BOULTBEE BROOKS of Great Charles Street, Birmingham, in the
County of Warwick, Manufacturer, and JOHN HOLT of New Road, Willenhall,
in the County of Stafford, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of said
invention for " IMPROVEMENTS IN LOCKS AND OTHER LIKE FASTENINGS FOR
SECURING BAGS, PORTMANTEAUS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES," and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement :-
Our invention consists in constructing locks and other like fastenings as herein-
after described for securing bags, portmanteaus and other articles, such for example,
as till locks, box locks, padlocks and other locks or fastenings for like purposes;
and our said invention consists in so constructing the said locks, that the number
of movements or parts are reduced to a minimum. The fastening constructed
being simple in its construction, efficient in its action, and not liable to get out
of order by use.
The lock or fastening consists essentially of a sliding bolt fixed respectively in
its shot or withdrawn positions by a hold fast tumbler or lever, the end of which,
engages with teeth or notches on the edge of the bolt, the bolt being released shot
and withdrawn by a key provided with a double bit which raises at the same
time the locking tumbler and shoots or withdraws the bolt for locking or unlocking
the fastening.
For convenience' of description, we will describe our invention in connection
with a bag lock.
The frame carrying the lock is of a rectangular box form, having fixed upon its
bottom side the peg onto which the barrel of the key takes and turns; and situated
upon one side of the said peg, a bolt slides, which has upon its outer edge, and near
its middle, rack like teeth or depressions, with, which the bit or bits on the one
side of the barrel of the key engages; while the forward end of the said bolt has
other depressions or rack teeth, into or with which, a tooth or detent on the end
of the tumbler or lever engages. The tumbler or lever which is upon the other
side of the peg, is jointed at one end. A spring is attached to the said lever at its
jointed end, while the free end of the spring rests against a stop. The bolt also
carries vertical stumps which prevent the downward movement of the locking part
of the frame carrying the nozzle, unless the stumps are opposite, or become coincident
with gaps or openings in the locking frame; the said locking frame is guided by
uprights or guiding bars encircled by springs for taking back the frame into its
norinal position. The movable frame is provided with standing out inclines or

page_text: catches with which the staple loops engage for fastening the bag either in its
locked or unlocked position. The top enclosing plate of the frame has a sleeve
through which, the nozzle slides, when the stumps carried by the bolt are coincident
with the gaps in the movable nozzle plate-The key for locking and unlocking the
fastening has a bit or bits disposed on opposite sides of the barrel of the key.
These bits act simultaneously and respectively upon the bolt and holding or locking
tumbler or lever. The key has also double distance guides higher up the barrel of
the key than the acting bits. These guides allow the key only to turn when the
sliding parts of the fastening are in their proper positions. The bits of the key
have the usual gaps or notches for taking into suitably shaped wards on the acting
edges of the bolt and tumbler described.
To lock the fastening after the introduction and engagement of the staples of
the other part of the fastening with the fastening inclines, partially rotate the key,
when the bit upon one side raises the locking tumbler or lever and removes the
tooth on its end from in front of the tooth on the forward end of the bolt, thus
allowing the bolt to be shot by the movement of the other bit, on the partial rota-
tion of the key. On the bits of the key ceasing to act, the tooth or detent of the
tumbler or lever, engages again with the bolt, and locks or fixes it. The bolt in
this position has carried the vertical stumps away from the holes in the nozzle or
locking plate; so that the said plate is incapable of sliding within the frame,
thereby holding and locking the staples behind the fastening inclines or catches
described.
To unlock the fastening, the reverse action takes place, so as to bring the stumps
carried by the bolt coincident with the holes in the nozzle or fastening plate.
Although we have described double or duplex bits upon the barrel of the key,
yet triple or quadruple bits may be employed with like effect, which work and
engage with double or other suitable number of bolts or levers.
We will now proceed to describe with reference to the accompanying drawing
the manner in which the same is to be performed.
Figure 1 represents in back elevation partly in vertical section a bag lock con-
structed according to our invention, the lock being in its unfastened position with
the staple plate or loop removed. Figure 2 is also a part vertical section of the
said bag lock fastened, with the loops of the staple plate shown in section. Figure 3
is a plan of figure 1 with the upper part of the lock removed, so as to exhibit the
tumbler and locking bolt carrying the fixing stumps. Figure 4 shows the saine
with the bolt shot, and fixed in its fastening position. Figure 5 represents how
the bits of the key simultaneously raise the locking tumbler, and shoot or with-
draw the bolt, for locking or unfastening. Figure 6 shows a back elevation of the
lock with the movable frame depressed, for liberating the loops of the staple plate.
Figure 7 shows a plan of the staple plate fastened or engaged with the catches
carried by the movable frame. Figure 8 is a front elevation of the bolt. Figure 9
is a front and side elevation of the key provided with double bits.
The same letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures
of the drawing.
a is the frame of the lock which is of a box form, and having fixed upon its
bottom side the peg a³ upon which the barrel of the key turns. c is a sliding
bolt with a rack like depression and tooth c³ with which one of the bits 62 of the
key bengages, while the forward end of the said bolt has other depressions or rack
like teeth ca, into or with which, a tooth or detent d² of a tumbler or lever d
engages The said tumbler is jointed at d³. d is an inclined cut away part on
the inside edge of the tumbler, and wherein one of the bits 62 of the key b works.
A spring e attached to the pivoted end of the lever, while the free end of the
spring rests against a stop a³. The bolt c also carries vertical stumps c', which
taid stumps prevent the downward movement of the sliding frame of which latter

page_text: carries a pusher or nozzle ƒ ƒ³ f³ are holes in the frame f, through which the
stumps pass on the downward movement of the movable plate f for liberating
the loops g of the staple plate g.
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The said movable locking frame f is guided by vertical pins a' encircled by
coiled springs h disposed between the underside of the movable plate f and the
bottom of the frame a. These springs are for the purpose of taking the said frame
back to its normal position on the passage of the loops g' of the staple g over the
inclined catches f; or after the pusher f2 has been released on the liberation of
the parts.
The top enclosing portion of the frame, carries a sleeve i wherein the sleeve f
slides when the stumps carried by the bolt are coincident with the gaps which
pass through the movable nozzle plate.
The key for locking and unlocking the fastening is provided with bits b² b²
disposed on opposite sides of the barrel of the key. The lower bits b³ ³ act simul-
taneously and respectively upon the bolt c and tumbler lever d. The key barrel
has also double distance guides higher up the barrel and are marked b³. These
upper bits b³ allow the key to turn when the sliding parts are in their proper
positions.
To lock the fastening, after the loops g² of the staple g have been engaged behind
the vertical sides of the inclines f', partially rotate the key when the bit 62 upon
one side raises the locking tumbler d and removes, the tooth d² from in front of
the tooth c³, thus allowing the bolt to be shot by the partial rotation of the key
(as represented at figures 2 and 4)-On the bits on the key ceasing to act, the
tooth of the tumbler engages with the bolt and locks or fixes it in the position to
which it has been brought-The reciprocating movement or change of position of
this bolt, has carried out the stumps cf from the front of the holes f², thereby
preventing the movement downwards of the frame f, and so locking the staple
loops behind the fastening inclines f*.
To unlock the fastening, turn the key in the reverse direction, when the stumps c+
are brought opposite the holes f³, when the nozzle plate f can be lowered, by pres-
sure applied at f2, thereby liberating the staple loops g² from the backs of the
notches f, thus allowing the fastening, or the bag to which the fastening is attached,
to be opened.
In figure 10 the stumps carried by the bolt c engage with the staple loops or
gaps g instead of being moved under the solid parts of the sliding frame f, and so
preventing the frame from being depressed on the fastening being locked. The loops
instead of being closed, they are left open on one side to admit of the stuinps
passing through the gaps, as best seen in figure 11-Thus on the throwing or
withdrawal of the bolt, the stumps c¹ are made to enter or leave the loops through
the gaps g².
The direct fastening of the staple plate by the stumps of the bolt, the nozzle f
is allowed to be depressed, whether the lock be fastened or not, thereby minimizing
the liability of injury thereto.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that
what we claim is
First. The improvements in the construction of locks and other like fastenings,
for securing bags, portmanteaus and for other like purposes, whereby the key which
is provided with double bits, is made to act upon both the tumbler lever and
fastening bolt at the same time, so as to simultaneously raise the said tumbler
lever and shoot or withdraw the fastening bolt, for the locking or unlocking of the
fastening, substantially as described and illustrated.
Secondly, Fastening or securing the locks of bags and other like articles, by
making the stumps carried by the fastening bolt, engage with the staple loops or

page_text: openings, thereby allowing the pusher nozzle to be lowered, whether the bag
or other article be fastened or unfastened; substantially as described and set
forth in figures 10 and 11 of the accompanying Drawing.
JOHN BOULTBEE BROOKS.
JOHN HOLT,
By Henry Skerrett,
6, Livery Street, Birmingham,
Agent to the Applicants.