Improvements in Appliances Used for Carrying Rugs, Books, Parcels or other Articles.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Jan., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 8th Oct., 1889-Accepted, 23rd Nov., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Appliances Used for Carrying Rugs, Books,
Parcels or other Articles.
WE, JAMES SMITH WHITAKER, Medical Student and JOHN OSWALD WHITAKER
both of Carlton Villa, Wilmslow in the County of Chester do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Our invention relates to appliances used for carrying rugs books, parcels or other
articles and our invention consists in apparatus simpler in manufacture, construction
and use than appliances hitherto in use for the said purpose.
According to one arrangement of our invention we employ a handle formed of
wood or other suitable material and bands of indiarubber or other suitable material.
In the said handle we form nicks, notches, grooves or openings each so formed
that when one of the bands of indiarubber or other material has been strained so as to
enable it to be passed into one of the nicks, notches, grooves or openings before
mentioned such band will be retained therein. One end or a portion of each of the
bands of indiarubber or other suitable material may if it be so desired be secured
permanently to the handle before mentioned by being placed in one of the nicks,
notches grooves or openings or in any other suitable manner.
When an appliance constructed according to this arrangement of our invention
is employed to carry a book or books or a parcel or a rug or other article or articles
the bands of indiarubber or other suitable material are each passed around the book
or books or other article or articles and secured by being strained and placed in one
or more of the nicks, notches, grooves or openings formed in the handle above
mentioned.
We in some cases provide the bands of indiarubber or other suitable material or the
handle above mentioned with a clip or clips or attachment or attachments by means of
which one end or both ends of each of the bands of indiarubber or other suitable
material may be confined.
According to another arrangement of our invention we employ in conjunction with
a handle provided with a nick, notch groove or opening or nicks, notches grooves or
openings as above mentioned, one band only of indiarubber or other suitable material
which band of indiarubber or other material may be provided with a clip or clips or
attachment or attachments by means of which one end or both ends of the said band
of indiarubber or other suitable material may be confined.
Dated this Soventh day of January 1889
W. T. CHEETHAM,
Manchester, Agent to the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Appliances Used for Carrying Rugs, Books,
Parcels or other Articles.
We, JAMES SMITH WHITAKER Medical Student and JOHN OSWALD WHITAKER
both of Carlton Villa, Wilmslow in the County of Chester 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 :-
Our invention relates to appliances used for carrying rugs, books, parcels, or other
articles and our invention consists in apparatus simpler in construction and use than
appliances hitherto in use for the said purpose.
According to one arrangement of our invention we employ a handle formed of
wood or other suitable material and bands of india-rubber or other suitablo clastic
material.

page_text: In the said handle we form nicks, notches, grooves or openings, each so formed
that when one of the bands of india-rubber or other material has been strained so as to
enable it to be passed into one of the nicks, notches, grooves or openings before
mentioned such band will be retained therein. One end or a portion of each of the
bands of indiarubber or other suitable material may if it be so desired be secured
permanently to the handle before mentioned, by being placed in one of the nicks,
notches, grooves or openings or in any other suitable manner.
When an appliance constructed according to this arrangement of our invention is
employed to carry a book or books or a parcel or a rug or other article or articles
the bands of indiarubber or other suitable material are each passed around the book or
books or other article or articles and secured by being strained and placed in one or
more of the nicks, notches, grooves or openings formed in the handle above
mentioned.
We in some cases provide the bands of indiarubber or other suitable material or the
handle above mentioned with a clip or clips or attachment or attachments by means of
which one end or both ends of each of the bands of indiarubber or other suitable
material may be confined.
According to another arrangement of our invention we employ in conjunction with
a handle provided with a nick, notch, groove or opening, or nicks, notches, grooves
or openings as abovo mentioned, one band only of indiarubber or other suitable
material which band of indiarubber or other material may be provided with a clip or
clips or attachment or attachments by means of which one end or both ends of the said
band of indiarubber or other suitable material may be confined.
In order that our invention may be understood and carried into effect we have here-
unto annexed a drawing in which Fig. 1 is a front view, Fig. 2 a plan, and Fig. 3 an
end view of one form of appliance constructed according to our invention. The same
letters of reference are applied to corresponding parts in all of the said figures.
In Figs. 1, 2 and 3, a is a wooden handle secured in any convenient manner to a
frame of metal. To the frame bare secured parts c so bent as to leave between one
portion of each of the said parts c and another portion c² thereof a notch, nick or
groove A.
Into each of the notches, nicks or grooves A, is secured one end of one of two
bands d of indiarubber or other suitable elastic material. The end of each
of the bands d of indinrubber or other suitable elastic material may be secured in
the notch, nick or groove A intended to receive it, by the said end of such band d
of indiarubber or other elastic material being stretched so as to pass into the said notch
nick or groove A and then allowed to contract longitudinally.
Figs. 4 and 5 show inside view and end view respectively, the appliance as applied
to carrying a parcel or package.
Each of the bands d of indiarubber or other suitable elastic material after being
passed around the parcel or package B is stretched so as to be capable of being passed
into the notch, nick or groove A intended to receive it and is allowed to contract
longitudinally after being inserted into the said notch, nick or groove A. The bands d
of indiarubber or other suitable elastic material must before being secured be stretched
to such degree that the parcel or package B will be secured as closely by the appliance
as may be necessary.
In Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, we have shown each of the bands d of indiarubber
or other suitable elastic material as secured to the frame b of the appliance by
means of one notch, nick or groove A, but in some cases, we provide the frame b
of the appliance with two notches, nicks or grooves A, for securing each of the
bands d of indiarubber or other suitable clastic material. An appliance constructed
according to this modification of our invention is shown in Fig. 6, of the accom-
panying drawing, Fig. 6 being a side view of the said appliance. The frame b
of the appliance is provided at each end with two parts c which parts are so bent
as to form notches, nicks or grooves A by means of which the band d of indiarubber
or other suitable elastic material at the said end of the frame b may be secured to the
said frame b.

page_text: Figs. 7 and 8 of the accompanying drawing show an appliance constructed
according to our invention, Fig. 7 being a side view and Fig. S a plan of the said
appliance. In Figs. 7 and 8, 6 is a metal frame to which is secured by rivetting or
other suitable means a handle a of leather or other suitable material. The ends b₁
of the metal frame bare bent so that they are provided with notches, nicks or
grooves A in which the bands d of indiarubber or other suitable elastic material
are secured after being passed around the parcel or package to which the applianco
is to be secured.
We in some cases provide the bands d of indiarubber or other suitable clastic
material with a clip or attachment or clips or attachments as shown in Figs. 9
and 10. Fig. 9 being a side view and Fig. 10 an end view of a portion of one
of the bands d of indiarubber or other suitable elastic material with a clip or
attachment e applied thereto. The clip or attachment e which we form with a
a part e by means of which it is secured to the band of indiarubber or other
suitable elastic material to which it is applied is secured to such band d of indiarubber
or other suitable elastic material near to one end of such band d. The clip or
attachment e is also provided with projecting portions e² which constitute a clip
which when passed upon another portion of the band d of indiarubber or other suitable
elastic material serve to confine the end of such band d as shown in Fig. 5.
Figs. 11 and 12 are side views illustrating another form of appliance constructed
according to our invention. In the form of appliance illustrated by Figs. 11 and 12
the metal frame to which the handle a is secured is provided at each end with a
part e in which are formed two notches, nicks or grooves A in each of which is placed
à band d of indiarubber or other suitable elastic material which is, when the appliance
is to be used, passed around the article to be carried by means of the appliance.
Fig. 11 illustrates the handle a and frame alone and Fig. 12 illustrates the manner
in which the appliance is employed in carrying a parcel or package B.
Another form of appliance constructed according to our invention is shown in
Figs. 13 and 14 of the accompanying drawing, Fig. 13 being a sido view and
Fig. 14 an end view. In Figs. 13 and 14 a is a handle which is secured to a metal
frame b. The metal frame is provided with one notch, nick or groove A in which
are secured as above described, the ends of a band d of indiarubber or other suitable
elastic material which is passed around the parcel or package B as shown in Figs. 13
and 14. Instead of the appliance being provided with one notch, nick or groove A
as shown in Figs. 13 and 14, the appliance may be provided with two nicks, notches
or grooves A as shown in Fig. 15, each of such nicks, notches or grooves A serving
to secure one end of the band & of indiarubber or other suitable elastic material after
such band d has been passed around the article or parcel B.
The band d or bands d, d of indiarubber or other suitable elastic material which
is or are employed in each of the appliances constructed according to our invention
may be of a circular or rectangular or other suitable section and may be made of any
suitable strength.
If it be desired the band or bands of indiarubber or other suitable elastic material
employed in an appliance constructed according to our invention may instead of
being simply inserted in a notch, nick or groove A, or notches, nicks or grooves A, be
passed through an opening or openings provided with a notch, nick or groove or
notches, nicks or grooves, adapted to secure the ends of the band or bands of
indiarubber or other suitable elastic material employed.
We would point out that our invention being capable of being carried into effect
in a variety of forms, we do not confine ourselves to the use of our invention in the
forms illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said Inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. For carrying rugs, books, parcels or other articles an appliance such as is
herein described comprising a handle provided with a band or bands of indiarubber

page_text: or other suitable elastic material and a nick, notch, groove or opening or nicks,
notches, grooves or openings to receive and hold the band or bands of indiarubber or
other suitable elastic material.
2. For carrying rugs, books, parcels or other articles an appliance consisting of
a handle and a band or bands of indiarubber or other suitable elastic material and
constructed and employed substantially as herein before described.
3. In an appliance for carrying rugs, books, parcels or other articles a band of
indiarubber or other suitable clastic material secured to a handle by being inserted
into a nick, notch, groove or opening or nicks, notches, grooves or openings, formed
to receive it, in a handle substantially as hereinbefore described.
4. In an appliance for carrying rugs, books, parcels or other articles bands of
indiarubber or other clastic material secured to a handle by being inserted into
nicks, notches, grooves or openings substantially as hereinbefore described.
5. In an appliance of the kind hereinbefore described a clip or attachment or
clips or attachments employed to confine the end or ends of the band or bands of
indiarubber or other suitable elastic material and constructed substantially as berein-
before described in reference to and illustrated in and by Figs. 9 and 10 of the
accompanying drawing.
Dated this Seventh day of October 1889
W. T. CHEETHAM,
Manchester, Agent to the Applicants.