Year: 1888

page_text: I, ISAAC BRAGER of 35 Aldermanbury, in the City of London, Commission Merchant,
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 manufacture a tobacco pouch which will present a
wide opening or mouth for the convenient and ready introduction and removal of the
tobacco, which will effectually prevent any escape when closed, and which will not be
liable to split or wear at the ends of the opening or mouth. The pouches generally known
as Horsey's in which, when shut, one half containing the tobacco is enclosed within
the other half, are not readily filled, nor can the tobacco be conveniently removed
therefrom; further the ends of the mouth very soon split or tear owing to the
strain put upon them while the one half of the pouch is being pulled over the other
half.
My improved pouch is represented in the annexed drawings in which Figure 1 is a
front view of the same when open and Figure 2 a transverse section through the
line 11 of Figure 1; Figure 3 is a transverse section of the pouch when the
inner flap hereinafter described has been pushed down behind the tobacco so as, to
enclose or cover it. Figure 4 is a transverse section of the pouch when closed.
The pouch is composed of a body part ab constituting the receptacle or pouch
proper, and of inner and outer flaps c and d, the inner flap e being preferably made in
a piece with the front body part a and the outer flap d in a piece with the back body
part as is shown in the drawings. The front and back body parts are permanently
secured together at the bottom and side edges by sewing or otherwise. The tobacco
having been introduced into the pouch when open, as in Figures 1 and 2, the inner
flap c is folded inwards over the tobacco and tucked or pushed down between it and
back body part b as seen in Figure 3. Then the outer flap d is folded (on the line 2,
Figure 1) over the upper part of the inner flap and over the front body part a as seen
in Figure 4, and is secured to the latter by a fastening. Any suitable fastening may
be employed; that shown in the drawings consists of a stud e projecting from a plate f
secured to the part a of an eyelet g on the flap d to fit over the stud e, and of a cover
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page_text: plate, attached to the plate by a spring hinge which retains it whether in the
closed position (Figure 4) or in the open position (Figures 1, 2 and 3). ii are clips
or clamps to strengthen the upper part of the connection between the front and back
body parts a and b.
The form of the pouch shown is approximately that of a half oval; but it may be
of any other desired form such as square or half round to suit different tastes. It
may be made of leather, real or imitation, or of india rubber or any other suitable
material.
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 1
claim is
A tobacco pouch composed of a body part or pouch proper a, b, an inner flap c, an
outer flap d, and a fastening device, substantially as hereinbefore described and
represented in the annexed drawings.