IMPROVEMENTS IN LOCKS FOR TRAVELLING BAGS AND SIMILAR ARTICLES
Year: 1878

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to William Robert Lake, of the Firm of Haseltine, Lake, &
Co., Patent Agents, Southampton Buildings, London, for the Invention of
"IMPROVEMENTS IN LOCKS FOR TRAVELLING BAGS AND SIMILAR ARTICLES."
A communication from abroad by Messieurs Huppe and Bender, of Offenbach
on the Maine, Germany.'
Sealed the 23rd May 1879, and dated the 28th November 1878.
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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said William Robert Lake at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 28th November 1878.
WILLIAM ROBERT LAKE, of the Firm of Haseltine, Lake, & Co.,. Patent Agents,
Southampton Buildings, London. "IMPROVEMENTS IN LOCKS FOR TRAVELLING
BAGS AND SIMILAR ARTICLES." [A communication from abroad by Messieurs
Huppe and Bender, of Offenbach on the Maine, Germany.],
This Invention relates to locks for travelling bags and similar articles. The chief
novel feature of a lock constructed according to this Invention is the arrangement
of the trigger or button by means of which the lock is operated. The said trigger
instead of being at the front side or at the top of the lock is placed in line with the
bag or other frame so that in unison with a button placed at the opposite side of
the lock a very neat appearance is given to the exterior of the locking box.
In carrying the said Invention into practice the whole locking device is enclosed
in a box which is easily fixed to the frame. Upon an isolated lock plate which fits
exactly into the said box is placed a locking piece provided with notches and a
catch hook. The said locking piece revolves upon a pin, and is moved by a key to
effect the locking.
To the lock-bolt sliding beneath the aforesaid lock plate are fastened two pins or
studs, also a small traversing piece. The said lock-bolt is provided with a recess of
such a shape as to form a projecting part behind which the bolt-staple enters.
As the said lock bolt slides beneath the lock plate the latter is furnished with a
slot and a lateral notch in order to allow of a to-and-fro motion to the aforesaid

page_text: pins or studs; one of these pins passes through a hole made in a cylindrical part of
the trigger by means of which the opening of the lock is effected.
When pressing the said trigger forward the aforesaid projecting part of the lock-
bolt will be released from the bolt-staple and the two halves constituting the bag
frame may be separated while the bolt-lock will be drawn back to its original
position by a spring attached to the said bolt-lock by the said traversing piece.
A piece entering one of the notches in the said locking piece causes, by turning
the key, the said locking piece to make a partial rotation, and the aforesaid
catch hook grasping one of the pins or studs consequently prevents the lock-bolt
from being any longer moved forward by the trigger, therefore the locking is
effected.
In order to keep the locking piece in place at its two extreme positions it is pro-
vided with two notches, into which fits the elastic end of a spring catch, the other
end of which is fastened to the lock-plate. When the spring end lies in the notch
provided for the purpose in the locking piece the locking device is locked, when in
another notch in the same piece the lock-bolt may be moved forward by the trigger
and one of the pins or studs.
The pieces constituting the locking device are put into the aforesaid box in the
following manner :—
The lock-plate with its accessory pieces is first put into the box from below, then
in a like manner the lock bolt; but to be able to put the latter in its place care
must be taken to bring the hole of the trigger in line with the pin; thus the whole
is put together excepting a spring, which is to be placed afterwards, and the purpose
of which is to bring the lock bolt always back in its original position after having
opened or closed the halves of the frame.
When the box with locking device is mounted on the frame the lock-bolt being
level with the seat of the latter slides freely upon the surface of the frame.
In order to give to the exterior of the locking device a neat appearance a second
trigger is fixed opposite to the movable one. These triggers or buttons may be
of any suitable form, and may be provided with decorations, either engraved or in
relief, as desired.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said William Robert Lake in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
27th May 1879.
WILLIAM ROBERT LAKE, of the Firm of Haseltine, Lake, & Co., Patent Agents,
Southampton Buildings, London. "IMPROVEMENTS IN LOCKS FOR TRAVELLING
BAGS AND SIMILAR ARTICLES." A communication from abroad by Messieurs
Huppe and Bender, of Offenbach on the Maine, Germany.
This Invention relates to locks or locking devices for travelling bags and similar
articles. The chief novel feature of a lock constructed according to this Invention
is the arrangement of the trigger or button by means of which the lock is operated.
The said trigger instead of being arranged at the front side or at the top of the lock is
so placed on the bag or other frame in line with or opposite to a stationary button
placed at the opposite side of the lock that a very neat appearance is given to the
exterior of the locking box.
Figure I is a front view of my improved form of locking device, and
Figure 2 is a longitudinal section of the same.
Figure 3 is an end view, and
Figure 4 is a top view of the said locking device.
Figure 5 is a transverse section on the line 3, 4, Figure 2.
Figures 6, 7, and 8 shew in horizontal section the locking apparatus and the
spring catch in connection with the same.
Figure 9 is a transverse section on the line 1, 2, Figure 2.
Figures 10 and 10a are front views of the locking device placed upon the frame
of a travelling bag, and
Figures 11, 12, 13, and 14 represent detached portions of my improved locking
device, hereinafter referred to.
In carrying the said Invention into practice the whole of the locking device is
enclosed in a box or case A which can be easily attached to the bag frame. Upon
the detachable lock plate B (Figures 2, 11, and 12), which fits exactly into the said
box A, is placed the locking piece D provided with notches, d, d, d² (see Figure 7),
and also the catch hook d³. The locking piece D turns upon the pin c, and is moved
by the key b to effect the locking.
To the lock-bolt C sliding beneath the aforesaid lock plate B are fastened a pin or
stud c¹ and a pin c², as shewn in Figures 2, 13, and 14, and also a small cross-piece
or traversing piece c³. The said lock bolt is provided with a recess of such a shape
as to form a projecting part c¹ behind which the bolt-staple centers, as shewn in
Figures 8 and 9.
As the lock-bolt C slides beneath the lock-plate B the latter is provided with a
slot e and a lateral notch e', as shewn in Figure 12, in order to allow of the to-and-
fro motion of the pin c² and the pin or stud c¹. The pin c² passes through a hole in
the cylindrical part of the trigger F, as shewn in Figure 2, by which means the
opening of the lock is effected. When the said trigger is pressed forward or
inwards the projecting part of the lock-bolt will be released from the bolt-
staple c³, and the two halves constituting the bag frame may be opened or
separated while the lock-bolt will be drawn back to its original position by
the spring f¹ attached to the said lock-bolt by the cross-piece c³.
When the
lock-bolt Cis being operated the aforesaid locking piece D occupies the position
indicated in Figure 7, and when the two halves of the bag frame are closed
and it is desired that the locking device should be locked the piece D is turned
into the position shewn in Figures 6, 8, and 12 by means of the aforesaid key b.
In turning the key to effect this object the portion 61 of the said key enters

page_text: the notch d of the piece D and causes the said piece to make a partial rotation,
so that it occupies the position shewn in Figure 6, in which position the catch
hook d³ grasping the pin or stud c¹ prevents the lock-bolt from being moved further
inwards or forward by the aforesaid trigger F, thereby securely locking the two
portions of the bag frame together.
In order to hold the piece D in place at the completion of its movement in either
direction it is provided with two notches d', d², into which fits the elastic or yielding
end of the spring catch g, the other end of the said spring catch being fastened to
the lock plate B, see Figures 6 and 7. When the end of the said spring catch lies
in the notch d' the locking device is locked, and when the end lies in the notch d²
the lock-bolt C may be moved forward or inward by means of the trigger F and
pin c².
The pieces constituting the locking device are placed in the box A in the following
manner- -The lock-plate B with its accessory pieces, see Figures 11 and 12, is first
placed in position in the box from below, and the lock-bolt C, shewn in Figures 13
and 14, is then inserted from below in a similar manner, care being taken in placing
the same within the box to bring the hole h of the trigger F in line with the pin c²;
the whole of the mechanism is thus put together, with the exception of the spring f¹,
which is placed in position afterwards, and which serves to bring the lock-bolt back
to its original position after the same has been moved in the opening or. closing of
the two halves of the bag frame.
When the box or case with the locking device is mounted on the frame the lock-
bolt C being flush or level with the seat of the latter, slides freely upon the surface
of the said frame.
In order to give to the exterior of the locking device a neat appearance a second
or stationary trigger F¹ is fixed in line with or opposite to the movable trigger F.
These triggers or buttons may be of any suitable form, and may be provided with
decorations, either engraved or in relief, as desired.
Having thus fully described the said Invention as communicated to me by my
foreign correspondents, and the manner of performing the same, I wish it understood
that I claim,-
First. The arrangement of the operating trigger or button, as shewn upon the
bag or other frame, in combination with a second or stationary trigger or button,
thereby giving to the exterior a symmetrical and neat appearance, substantially as
described.
Second. The construction of the locking device, consisting of the lock-bolt, and;
the lock-plate, with their accessory parts, and of the trigger or button F, substan-
tially as and for the purpose set forth.
Third. The application and construction of the locking piece and spring-catch
whereby the locking device may be locked by means of a key, thereby preventing
the moving of the trigger or button F, substantially as described, and as shewn in.
Figures 6, 7, and 8 of the Drawing.
In witness whereof, I, the said William Robert Lake, have hereunto set my
hand and seal, this Twenty seventh day of May, in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and seventy nine.