Improvements in Rug and other Carrying Handles and Straps.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Oct., 1888
Complete Specification Left. 8th July. 1889-Accepted, 10th Aug. 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Rug and other Carrying Handles and Straps.
I, JOHN BOULTBEE BROOKS of Great Charles Street, Birmingham in the County of
Warwick, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:
My invention has for its object principally to render' more convenient and efficient
in use, rug and other carrying and carrier handles and straps as herein-after
described.
The rug carrying handle consists essentially of a cross bar or handle part, with
upright rectangular shaped loops at its ends, and within and to the said loops, the
straps are coiled and connected.
A carrying and carrier strap consists of one of the said end loops, with its strap
and loop connections.
I will first describe my invention in connection with a rug carrying handle, which
consists of a cross bar or handle part, with long rectangular frame-shaped loops
disposed at its ends, and at right angles, or in planes at right angles thereto. These
said frame like loops preferably depend below the plane of the said handle, whilst
directed across their middles are strap connection bars, and around which the carrying
straps are coiled within the middle of the opening of the loop.
The lower end bar of the frame of each loop, has connected to it, a short supple-
mentary strap connection, with a buckle or other fastener at its end, and to which the
outer end of the primary strap is connected when in use.
When the handle is in use, the straps are uncoiled the desired extent from within
the loops, and with the ends of the said straps connected to the buckles of the
supplementary strap lengths as aforesaid.
When out of use, the primary straps of which their inner ends are connected to
the middle cross bars as aforesaid, are coiled or wound around the said middle
bar or bars, and threaded through the openings left between the coiled straps, and the
insides of the top and bottom bars of the frame of the loop, until the desired length
of strap has been wrapped up into an evolved roll or coil.
The rug carrying strap constructed according to my invention, consists of one of
the aforesaid ends without the handle part, that is, a long rectangular frame with a
transversely directed middle bar or bars, to which the inner end of the primary strap
is connected, and around which the strap itself is wound into a coil within the
frame.
The supplementary strap length is connected as before to one of the end bars.
The application of my invention to other carrying handles, straps and carriers,
differs in no essential respect from its application to the articles as herein before
described.
1000
JOHN BOULTBEE BROOKS.
By Henry Skerrett,
Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Rug and other Carrying Handles and Straps.
I, JOHN BOULTBEE BROOKS of Great Charles Street, Birmingham in the County of
Warwick, Manufacturer, 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: -
*My invention has for its object principally to render more convenient and efficient

page_text: in use, rug and other carrying and carrier handles and straps, as herein-after
described.
The rug carrying handle consists essentially of a cross bar or handle part, with
upright rectangular shaped loops at its ends, and within and to the said loops, the
straps are coiled and connected."
A carrying and carrier strap consists of one of the said end loops with its strap and
loop connections.
I will first describe my invention in connection with a rug carrying handle, which
consists of a cross bar or handle part, with long rectangular frame-shaped loops
disposed at its ends, and at right angles, or in planes at right angles thereto.
These said frame-like loops preferably depend below the plane of the said handle,
whilst directed across their middles are strap connection bars, and around which
the carrying straps are coiled within the middle of the opening of the loop.
The lower end bar of the frame of each loop has connected to it, a short supple-
mentary strap connection, with a buckle or other fastener at its end, and to which
the outer end of the primary strap is connected when in use.
When the handle is in use, the straps are uncoiled the desired extent from
within the loops, and with the ends of the said straps connected to the buckles of
the supplementary strap lengths as aforesaid.
When out of use, the primary straps of which their inner ends are connected
to the middle cross bars as aforesaid, are coiled or wound around the said middle
bar or bars, and threaded through the openings left between the coiled straps, and
the insides of the top and bottom bars of the frame of the loop, until the desired
length of strap has been wrapped up into an evolved roll or coil.
The rug-carrying strap constructed according to my invention, consists of one
of the aforesaid ends without the handle part, that is; a long rectangular frame, with
a transversely directed middle bar or bars, to which the inner end of the primary strap
is connected, and around which, the strap itself is wound into a coil within the frame.
The supplementary strap length is connected as before, to one of the end bars.
The application of my invention to other carrying handles. straps, and carriers,
differs in no essential respect from its application to the articles as herein-before
described.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings, represents in front elevation, a strap
carrier handle, constructed according to one form of my invention.
Figure 2 represents an underside view of the same, showing the position of the
base loops of the frame loops.
Figure 3 represents an end elevation of figure 1, and figure 4 is a transverse
vertical section on the dotted lines A B of the said figure 1.
Figure 5 shows my new or improved strap carrier handle, provided with carrying
straps, which admit of being taken up, or reduced in length, and the superfluous
part of it, coiled around the cross. bars of frames, disposed at the ends of the handles,
as represented.
Figure 6 represents an end elevation of figure 5, whilst figure 7 represents a'
transverse section, upon the dotted lines CD of the said figure 5.
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The same letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures.
a is a handle or cross bar, having frame loops b at its two opposite ends, and each
of which said frame loops, is sub-divided crosswise about its middle, by twin cross
bars, thus leaving upper and lower loop spaces 63, 64, and a middle divisional space 66,
through which latter, the inner end of a carrying strap c is secured; and through
the loop spaces 63, 64, the other end of the strap passes, in coiling it around the cross
bars 62, as a centre.
The bases of the frame loops as aforesaid, have circular or open-bottomed loops 66,
to the outer sides of which, strap tabs d, with buckles d', are connected; and when
the carrying, straps are in use, their ends c3 are connected to supplementary tab
straps d, by buckles d².
Thus, when the straps are too long for the article to be carried, the superfluous
lengths, or parts of them, are coiled within the frame loop, and around the central

page_text: twin bars, (or a single cross bar,) and with the outer ends of the straps secured to the
supplementary ones by buckles.
In the modification figure 8, the means for taking up, or carrying the superfluous
portions of the straps, is shown in the form of bars, with their top sides made fork
like, and their undersides provided with a loop, from whence the supplementary or
tab strap is directed.
a is the handle, b is a cross bar, with a longitudinal strap gap 63, made through its
middle, and with uprights 63, directed from its upper side, and a depending loop 6º,
directed from its underside.
The inner ends of the straps employed in connection with the handle, are passed
through the piercings 6, and there affixed; and on the straps requiring to be taken
up, or their lengths reduced, the same are coiled around the bar b, as a centre, and
then buckled to a supplementary strap depending from the loop 6º.
Figure 9 represents one end of a carrier strap handle, provided with improvements
made according to one form of my invention. In this particular form, the frame
loops at the ends of the handles, are made to rotate, and so coil up the superfluous
portions of the strap.
Figure 10 represents a transverse section of figure 9, upon the dotted lines E F,
whilst figure 11 shows a part vertical section of the said figure 9, with the carrier
strap removed.
a is the handle or cross bar, with pivot or axis a² at its end, around which, the
frame-loop b, turns as a centre; and which frame loop carries a bow or catch b³,
which takes over a snug or horn projection a³ at the end of the handle, at its junction
with the axis or pivot as aforesaid. is a carrying strap, with its inner end c³, as
best seen in figure 10, connected through the pivot or axis a², whilst the middle part
of the strap is wound or coiled around the said pivot, by turning the frame loop;
and further, the end of the strap is connected to the supplementary d, by a
buckle d².
It will be understood that both ends of a handle, carry strap taking-up means as
herein described
In taking up a superfluous quantity of strap, turn the jointed bar or catch b², into
the position as represented in dotted lines, then rotate the frame loop, and when
sufficient strap has been taken up, again affix the frame loop, by taking the jointed
bow or catch over the horn or snug a³, back to its former position.
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Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
First Providing the ends of strap handles, or strap carrier handles, with frame
loops, or loops wherein superfluous lengths of strap are coiled, substantially as set
forth.
Secondly-Providing the ends of strap carrier handles, with middle divided and
base loops b, 62, 63, 64, 6, 66, substantially as described and set forth in figures 1 to 7
both inclusive of the drawings.
Thirdly-Making the ends of strap carrier handles, with fork or bar ends, around
which, the superfluous parts of carrying straps are wound, substantially as described
and set forth in figure 8.
Lastly Employing in connection with a strap carrying handle, of rotating ends
or looped ends, whereby the superfluous strap length or lengths, is or are conveniently
packed into a small compass, by a rotary movement, and which parts of the said ends,
are constructed, arranged, and locked in position, by means substantially as described
and set forth in figures 9, 10 and 11.
Dated this 1st day of Tule 1880
JOHN BOULTBEE BROOKS.
By Henry Skerrett,
Agent for Applicant.