Year: 1888

page_text: I, CHARLES WILLIAM ALLEN, of Deer Park, in the County of York and Province
of Ontario, in the Dominion of Canada, Journalist, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to provide a contrivance that will effectually hold
distended, by means of tension, the mouth of a bag or sack, and that will successfully
perform this function without perforation of, or other injury to, the bag or sack, and
whether or not such bag or sack be furnished with rings, eyelet-holes, loops, cords, or
any other special facilities for attaching it.
Having reference to the accompanying drawings,
Figure 1 represents the contrivance of my invention, in perspective, as set upon a
bar of wood, forming its support.
Figure 2 illustrates, in perspective, the manner in which a bag or sack is attached
to the contrivance.
This contrivance consists of the frame A B C D, having at the corners A and D the
downwardly turned projections a b, c d e, fg, and hk l, forming jaws whereby it
may be attached to a bar or other suitable support. The effect of having the said jaws
wider as they extend is that they will firmly grip supports of various widths. The
effect of having the rear projections form the angles c d e and hk is that the con-
trivance may be set at an angle to its support when the operation of filling a bag
upheld by it is commenced, and that, when desired, by an upward touch of the shovel
under the front of the frame, it may be readily brought into a horizontal position.
From the upper surface of the frame, and near to the corners A and D, rise the
two pairs of studs or posts m and n and o and p, to serve the purpose hereinafter
described.
The method of attaching a bag to this contrivance is as follows:-The mouth of the
bag or sack is introduced upwards within the frame, and the rim thereof is turned,
outwards and downwards, first over the front B C and then over two studs, either the
pair m and n or the pair o and p, according to the circumference of the mouth of the
particular bag attached, so that the tension produced by the strain borne by and
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page_text: distributed between the front of the frame B C and the pair of studs firmly upholds
distended the mouth of the bag or sack.
In the case of mail-bags or sacks of other kinds furnished with rings, eyelet-holes,
or other special facilities for attachment, the studs may be allowed, if desired, to
penetrate the said rings, eyelet-holes, etc.
In the case of bags of abnormal size; the same may be conveniently attached to
this contrivance, if constructed for a bag of smaller dimensions, by the simple
expedient of twisting the rim thereof before straining it over one or both the studs
employed.
The contrivance hereinbefore described may be made of iron, steel, brass, copper,
or other suitable material and it may vary in form, dimensions, or weight, according
to the many different uses it can be advantageously applied to, the example illustrated
by the accompanying. drawings and herein described having been selected as
calculated to plainly exhibit the purpose of and end accomplished by the invention.
What I claim as my own invention and desire to secure by patent is as follows,
viz. —
(1) In a bagholder, the combination of a frame, having at the inner corners jaws
formed of downwardly turned projections and upon its upper surface pairs of posts
or studs, substantially as and for the purposes herein before set forth.
(2) In a bag-holder, the posts or studs, substantially as and for the purposes
herein before set forth.
(3) In a bagholder downwardly turned projections that diverge, substantially as
and for the purposes herein before set forth.
(4) In a bagholder, the angle in the rear downwardly-turned projections, sub-
stantially as and for the purposes hereinbefore set forth.
Dated this Sixth day of February 1888.

page_text: New and Useful Improvements in Bagholders.
I, CHARLES WILLIAM ALLEN, of Deer Park, in the County of York and Province
of Ontario, in the Dominion of Canada, Journalist, 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 object of my invention is to provide a contrivance that will effectually hold
distended, by means of tension, the mouth of a bag or sack; and that will success-
fully perform this function without perforation of, or other injury to, the material
composing such bag or sack.
Having reference to the drawings left with the provisional specification:
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Figure 1 represents the contrivance of my invention, in perspective, as set upon a
bar of wood forming its support.
Figure 2 illustrates, in perspective, the manner in which a bag or sack is attached
to the contrivance.
This contrivance consists of the frame A B C D, having at the inner corners A
and D the downwardly-turned projections a b, c de, fg, and hk l, forming jaws
whereby it may be attached to a bar or other suitable support. The effect of having these
jaws wider as they extend from the frame is that they will firmly grip supports having
different widths. The effect of having the rear projections form the angles c d e
and hk is that the frame may be set at an angle to its support when the operation
of filling a bag placed upon it is commenced, and that, when the bag is nearly full, a
slight upward touch under the front of the frame will cause the latter to assume a
horizontal position. From the upper surface of the frame, and near to the corners A
and D, rise one or more pairs of studs or posts, in the illustrations shewn as m and n
and o and p, to serve the purpose hereinafter explained.
My method of attaching a bag or sack to the contrivance above described is as
follows: The mouth of the bag or sack is introduced upwards within the frame, and
the rim thereof is turned, outwards and downwards, first over the front B C and then
over two studs-either the pair m and n or the pair o and p, according to the circum-
ference of the mouth of the bag or sack, to the end that the strain, borne by and
distributed between the front of the frame and the pair of studs, shall firmly distend
and uphold the mouth of such bag or sack.
In the case of bags of abnormal size, the same may be conveniently attached to this
contrivance (if constructed to suit a bag of smaller dimensions) by twisting the rim
thereof (so as to take up the slack) before straining it over one or both of the studs
employed.
In the case of mail bags or other sacks furnished with rings, eyelet-holes, loops, or
similar special facilities for attachment, the studs may be allowed, if desired, to
penetrate such rings, eyelet-holes, etc.
The contrivance hereinbefore described may be made of iron, steel, brass, copper, or
other suitable material, and it may vary in form, dimensions, and weight, according

page_text: to the many different uses it can be advantageously applied to, the example illustrated
by the drawings left with the provisional specification and herein described having
been selected as calculated to plainly exhibit the purpose of and the end accomplished
by my invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is :-
(1). In a bagholder, the combination of a frame, having at its inner corners jaws
formed of downwardly-turned projections and upon its upper surface posts or studs,
substantially as and for the purposes hereinbefore set forth.
(2). In a bagholder, the posts or studs 'm, n, o, and p, substantially as and for the
purposes herein before set forth.
(3). In a bagholder, the diverging downwardly-turned projections a b, c d e, fg,
and h kl, substantially as and for the purposes hereinbefore set forth.
(4). In a bagholder, the angles c d e and hk in the rear downwardly-turned
projections, substantially as and for the purposes hereinbefore set forth.
Dated this 8th day of May 1888.
CHARLES WILLIAM ALLEN.
By his Attorney,
Alfred Henry Allen.