Improvements in Fastenings and Handles for Bags or Sacks.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 6th May, 1891
Complete Specification Left, 9th Dec., 1891-Accepted, 9th Jan., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fastenings and Handles for Bags or Sacks.
JOHN THURLOW 26 Cleves Road Eastham Essex, Seaman, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
For the better security of the contents of any ordinary bag or sack, such as is
usually fastened with a cord or string, and to make the top part of the bag water-
tight when required, and by securing an handle or handles to same the bag or sack
becomes more portable. To fasten the bag, gather the top part of the bag together
in folds, in the same manner as is done when to be tied with a string.
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Two peices of metal or any other suitable materials is used to press the folds
firmly together, by placing one peice on each side of the folds, and by applying
screw, or screws, or any other pressure that may be most convenient, which may
be in connection with the handle or handles or otherwise, one peice of metal or any
other suitable materials is forced towards the other, with the folds of the bag
between the two parts that are pressed together, both ends of the parts that are
pressed together are to be protected in such a manner so that the folds of the top
part of the bag cannot be drawn from between, and by loosening the screw, or
screws, or any pressure that may be applied, the fastener becomes detached from
the bag, and may be transferred to any other bag or sack.
Dated this 5th dow of Move 1001
JOHN THURLOW.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fastenings and Handles for Bags or Sacks.
JOHN THURLOW 26 Cleves Road Eastham Essex Seaman 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 is to press two, or more parts, of metal, wood, or any such suitable
material together, to fasten up the mouth of bags, sacks, and the like, instead of
tying the mouth of the said bags, or sacks, with string, and when necessary to
secure an handle, or handles, to one, or more, of the said parts, that are pressed
together, for the purpose described above, so that the said bags, or sacks, become
more portable.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Figure 4, shews two parts pressed together, with two thumb screws, letters A,
and B denotes the two parts that are pressed together, letter E denotes the screws,
made to work with an hinge, one screws at each end of part A, letter D denotes
a slot at each end of part B.
To fasten the bag by this method, the top part of the bag is gathered into folds,
and placed between A, and B, the screws E, is placed into the slots D at each
end of part B, by tightening up the screws the mouth of the bag may be made
watertight.
Figure 5, shews parts A, and B, with a rounded form, with the folds of bag
marked L, between, by using this rounded form, the pressure is applied quicker,
and there is no edges to injure the material of the bag.
Figure 3, shews the parts A, and B pressed together, with the folds of the bag
marked L, between, letter H, denotes the handle, and all part in connection with
the same, letter F denotes a bar to keep A and B together, letter P denotes holes
D

page_text: in a part that is in connection with part A, letter D denotes slots, in a similar part
connected to part A, on the right side of the figure, letter K denotes a padlock."
To fasten the bag with this method, the folds of the bag is placed between A, and B,
then pressed firmly together with the hand, one end of bar F is inserted into hole P,
then bar F is placed into slot D, bar F prevents A and B from coming off the folds
of the bag marked L, letter K denotes a padlock which may be applied to prevent
bar F from being lifted, to unfasten the bag, bar F is lifted out of slot D and then
removed from hole P and A, and B, is open for the bag to be removed.
Figure 1, shews another plan of Figure 3.
Figure 2, shews a plan of bar F.
Figure 6, shews another form of handle that may be applied, lettered H.
Figure 7, shews A, and B made in three peices of metal, made to work with an
hinge between C, and A, letter H denotes an handle for the sack to be lifted by.
To fasten the sack by this method the top part of sack is gathered together, in
the same manner as when to be fastened with a string, parts A, and B is placed
round the parts of the sack that is gathered together, then part B is pressed into
the hook formed on part A, care to be taken to place the open part of the hook
on the end of part A, toward the bottom of the sack, the handle marked H is made
to project outside of the hook, when the sack is lifted by the handle H, the hinge
between C, and A, allows parts A to press tighter on the sack.
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: :―
1. To press two or more peices of metal, wood, or any such suitable material
together, to fasten up the mouth of bags, sacks, and the like, instead of fastening
up the same with string.
2. To secure an handle or handles to one, or more of the said parts, that are
pressed together, for the purpose described in the Specification, and to press the
part together without an handle or handles.
3. To apply such pressure as may be most convenient, for pressing the aforesaid
parts together, according to the size of the bag or sack, the material what the bag,
or sack, is made of, and the weight of the contents of the bag, or sack, requiring to
be fastened.
Dated this 9th day of December 1891.
JOHN THURLOW.