Improvements in Tobacco Pouches, Purses, Bags, or other like Receptacles.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 19th May, 1896
Complete Specification Left, 19th Feb., 1897-Accepted, 1st May, 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Tobacco Pouches, Purses, Bags, or other like
Receptacles.
I, EDMOND WALTON DICKINS of 122 Wallwood Road, Leytonstone, in the
County of Essex, Traveller, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
The invention relates to improvements in tobacco pouches, purses, bags, or
other like receptacles, and the primary object thereof is to obtain a tobacco pouch
which in use will be practically dust-proof, easy to open and close, capable of
holding the maximum quantity for a given size pouch, exceedingly durable, whilst
at the same time it will be easy to produce.
In carrying the invention into effect as applied to a tobacco pouch, a bag or
pocket of circular or other shape is formed preferably by uniting two discs or
pieces of india-rubber at their edges.
In the centre of one of these dises an incision, preferably semicircular is made,
thus leaving an opening which constitutes the mouth of the pouch and forming a
tongue attached at its base to the body of the pouch.
To the underside of this tongue is cemented a lip so shaped that it will pass into
the mouth of the pouch and engage the underside thereof.
To the upper side of the tongue and to the body of the pouch is cemented a disc
of rubber of larger diameter than the mouth, which constitutes the cover or lid,
and is adapted in the closed position of the parts to fit upon the exterior of the
pouch, over and around the mouth.
The tongue thus forms a distance piece to separate the lip and the cover a
sufficient distance to form a space for the reception of the material bordering the
mouth of the pouch.
By this arrangement of parts the mouth of the pouch will be efficiently closed,
the flexibility thereof will be in no way impaired, whilst there will be no liability
for the pouch to split at the mouth inasmuch as there is no
seam at that
point, nor is the same subjected to any strain in the opening and closing
operations.
In some cases in order to form a convenient means for carrying two kinds of
tobacco, two pouches of the character hereinbefore described are at their hacks
connected together by means of a button or stud passing through perforations
therein or they might be cemented or otherwise connected together.
The pouch is if desired provided with a puncture in the body thereof, which
whilst it admits of the escape of air under pressure yet does not allow of the
passage of the dust.
Although the device is herein before described as formed of india-rubber, and to
be employed as a tobacco pouch, it will be understood that it is capable of being
formed, partly or wholly of other material, and that by varying the dimensions
according to requirement it may be employed for other purposes such for example
as a sponge or towel bag or the like.
Dated this 10th day of May 1900
WHITE & WOODINGTON,
27 Southampton Buildings, London, Agents.

page_text: Improvements in Tobacco Pouches, Purses, Bags, or other like
Receptacles.
I, EDMOND WALTON DICKINS of 122 Wallwood Road, Leytonstone, in the
County of Essex, Traveller, 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:-
The invention relates to improvements in tobacco pouches purses, bags, or other
like receptacles and the primary object thereof is to obtain a tobacco pouch which
in use will be practically dust-proof easy to open and close, capable of holding the
maximum quantity for a given size pouch, exceedingly durable, whilst at the same
time it will be easy to produce.
In carrying the invention into effect as applied to a tobacco pouch, a bag or
pocket of circular or other shape is formed preferably by uniting two discs or
pieces of india-rubber at their edges.
In the centre of one of these discs an incision, preferably semicircular is made,
thus leaving an opening which constitutes the mouth of the pouch and forming a
tongue attached at its base to the body of the pouch.
To the underside of this tongue is cemented a lip so shaped that it will pass into
the mouth of the pouch and engage the underside thereof.
To the upper side of the tongue and to the body of the pouch is cemented a disc
of rubber of larger diameter than the mouth, which constitutes the cover or lid
and is adapted in the closed position of the parts to fit upon the exterior of the
pouch over and around the mouth.
The tongue thus forms a distance piece to separate the lip and the cover a sufficient
distance to form a space for the reception of the material bordering the mouth
of the pouch.
By this arrangement of parts the month of the pouch will be efficiently
closed, the flexibility thereof will be in no way impaired, whilst there will be
no liability for the pouch to split at the mouth inasmuch as there is no seam
at that point nor is the same subjected to any strain in the opening and closing
operations.
In some cases in order to form a convenient means for carrying two kinds of
tobacco, two pouches of the character hereinbefore described are at their backs
connected together by means of a button or stud passing through perforations
therein or they might be cemented or otherwise connected together.
Although the device is hereinbefore described as formed of india-rubber, and
to be employed as a tobacco pouch, it will be understood that it is capable of
being formed, partly or wholly of other material, and that by varying the
dimensions according to requirements it may be employed for other purposes
such for example as a sponge or towel bag or the like.
And in order that the said invention may be more clearly understood and
readily carried into effect, I will proceed aided by the accompanying drawings
more fully to describe the same.

page_text: Figure 2 is a transverse section taken on the line 1-1 of Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a similar view to Figure 1, but showing the pouch in its open
position.
Figure 4 is a transverse section taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 3.
Figure 5 is a side or edge view with part broken away representing a double
pouch.
Figure 6 is a plan of a purse constructed according to the present invention and
showing the same in its closed position.
Figure 7 is a transverse section thereof taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 6.
Figure 8 is a similar view to Figure 6, but showing the purse open.
Figure 9 is a transverse section taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 8 and
Figure 10 is a transverse section of a sponge towel or similar bag representing
the application of the invention thereto and showing the same in its closed
position.
In the several figures in which like parts are indicated by similar letters of
reference the thickness of the material of which the pouch, represented at
Figures 1 to 4, is formed is exaggerated in order to clearly show the construction
thereof.
Referring to Figures 1 to 4 a represents the body of the pouch which is formed
circular or it might be of other shape, by uniting two discs or pieces of india-
rubber by their edges at the point a but the body, bag or pocket a might be
otherwise formed.
In the centre of one of these discs previous to uniting them a cut or incision a*
preferably semi-circular in shape is made as shown at Figure 1 thus leaving an
opening a which constitutes the mouth of the pouch, and at the same time forming
a tongue a attached at its base to the body a of the pouch.
To the underside of the tongue a is cemented a lip a³ so shaped that it can be
passed or worked into the mouth or opening a³ of the pouch so as to engage the
underside of the material surrounding such opening.
To the upper side of the tongue a, and to the body a of the pouch is cemented a
disc a of rubber of larger diameter than the mouth a³ which constitutes the cover or
lid, and is adapted in the closed position of the parts to fit upon the exterior of the
pouch over and around the mouth a³ as represented at Figures 1 and 2.
The tongue a thus forms a distance piece to separate the lip a and the cover or
lida a sufficient distance to form a space for the reception of the material of the
body a of the pouch bordering the mouth a³.
By the arrangement of parts herein before described the mouth of the pouch will
be efficiently closed, the flexibility thereof will be in no way impaired, whilst there
will be no liability for the pouch to split at the mouth inasmuch as there is no seam
at that point nor is the same subjected to any strain in the opening and closing
operations.
If desired and as represented at Figures 6 to 9 the cover or lid a* may be
dispensed with but this arrangement would obviously be inferior to that herein-
before described.
In the example given at Figure 5 a double pouch is shown suitable for carrying
two kinds of tobacco, and in this case two pouches of the character hereinbefore
described are at their backs connected together by means of a button or stud a
passing through perforations therein, or they might he cemented or otherwise
connected together as will be readily understood.
Although the device is herein before described as formed of india-rubber it
will be understood that it is capable of being formed partly or wholly of other
material.
In the example given at Figures 6 to 9 the invention is shown applied to a purse
assumed to be made of leather although it is evident that it might be of other
suitable flexible material.
In this case the cover or lid a is dispensed with as it is not necessary that the
device should be air-tight but the tongue a' and lip a' are retained and a portion a"❤

page_text: of the lip is cut away and passed through a slit a* in the tongue a to form a tag
to facilitate the opening and closing of the purse.
In the example given at Figure 10 the invention is shown applied to a sponge or
towel bag or the like, and in this case the parts are similar to those lastly herein-
before described but the material of which the bag is composed would preferably
be india-rubber instead of leather.
It will be obvious that the device is capable of being formed partly or wholly of
other materials than those hereinbefore shown and described, and that by varying
the shape and dimensions according to requirements it may be employed for other
like purposes without departing from the principle of the invention.
Having now particularly described and 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 :-
1. In a tobacco pouch, purse or the like, forming an opening or mouth and a
closure therefor by a semi-circular or other cut or incision leaving a tongue
connected with the body substantially as herein shown and described.
2. In a tobacco pouch, purse, or the like the combination of a tongue formed by
a semi-circular cut or incision thereby constituting an opening or mouth and a
closure therefor and a lip fixed with the inside of the tongue and adapted to
engage the inside of the body surrounding the mouth substantially as herein shown
and described.
3. In a tobacco pouch, purse, or the like, the combination of a tongue formed by
a semi-circular cut or incision thereby constituting a mouth and a closure therefor,
a lip fixed with the inside of the tongue and adapted to engage the inside of the
body surrounding the mouth, and a cover fixed to the outside of the tongue and
adapted to engage the outside of such body substantially as herein shown and
.described.
Dated this 10th day of February 1897
WHITE & WOODINGTON,
27 Southampton Buildings, London, Agents.