Year: 1897

page_text: I EDWARD STEPHENS COPEMAN of 34 Victoria Road, Kensington Middlesex do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
I make a circular plate or disc of tin or any other suitable metal or substance and
At one point of the
of any suitable dimensions but preferably about 2 in: diameter.
circumference I form a handle for a leather or other strap or attachment to pass
This handle may be formed by
through to secure the label to a bicycle or box.
cutting the metal disc with a projection of half or three quarters of an inch square
and cutting a hole or holes therein through which the strap can be passed, or the said
handle may be formed by soldering on a wire loop or in any other suitable manner.
On this circular plate I form a rim or projection of a 16th or an 8th of an inch
deep by turning up the metal disc all round the circumference or so much thereof as
may be required except if necessary for the space occupied by the handle above
described. The above forms the case or receptacle. The label itself -consists of a
circular piece of paper card-board or other material one or more of which will fit
loosely into the case above described and may preferably be printed or marked with lines
shewing the spaces on which the address may be written as hereinafter mentioned.
These labels can also be bored with a hole in the centre through which the in or
bolt hereafter described will pass.-Outside or over the cardboard circular label last
described I place another disc of cardboard or other suitable material of the same
size, but preferably of a different color but with a space cut out in the bottom half
leaving exposed a sufficient portion of the circular label underneath to write on such
label the station or destination required. The outer disc last described, which I
refer to as the outer cover may also have a projection at the top which will fall
into the space left for the handle in the rim secondly described above so as to form a
check and prevent this outer disc revolving. The whole three or more discs will be
kept together by a pin or bolt attached or not to the centre of the bottom or outer
metal case and passing through the cardboard labels and cover securing them all
tightly together with a nut on the outside. Or the said metal case labels and outer
cover can be attached together by a spring or any other suitable contrivance besides
or instead of the bolt or not described.
The method of using this invention will be as follows:-
Place one or more of the cardboard labels in the outer case with the pin or bolt
passing through the centre of them then place over them the outer cover or disc
with the space cut out of it as above described, place on the nut and screw the whole
together. The name and address of the passenger may be written or printed on the
outer cover and the destination on the space exposed on the label underneath.
This label can be revolved by loosening the nut and by turning the label partially
round a fresh clear space will then be provided so that each label can be used four

page_text: times and when written over on one side the nut and outer cover can be removed the
label turned over and used the same number of times on the back or a fresh
cardboard label put in its place.
I, EDWARD STEPHENS COPEMAN of 34 Victoria Road, Kensington, W. Solicitor,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is
be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement: —
My invention consists of an improved luggage or bicycle label. For the purpose
of my invention I make a circular plate or disc of tin or any other suitable metal or
substance and of any suitable dimensions but preferably about 2 in. to 3 inch
diameter. At one point of the circumference I form a lug or device for the 1
attachment of a leather or other strap or the like to secure the label to a bicycle or
box. This lug or device may be conveniently formed by cutting the metal dise with
a projection of half or three quarters of an inch square and cutting a hole or holes.
therein through which the strap can be passed or the strap may be secured to the
lug by a rivet.
On this circular plate I form a rim or projcetion of a 16th. or an 8th. 2
of an inch deep by turning up the metal disc all round the circumference or so
much thereof as may be required except if necessary for the space occupied by the
lug above described. The above forms the case or receptacle. The label itself
consists of a circular piece of paper, cardboard or other material, one or more of
which will fit loosely into the case above described and may preferably be printed or 2
marked off with lines shewing the spaces on which the destination of the luggage
or bicycle may be written as hereinafter mentioned. These labels can also have a
"hole" in the centre through which the pin or bolt hereinafter described
will pass.
Outside or over the cardboard circular label last described I place another disc of 3
cardboard or other suitable material of the same size, but preferably of a different
color but with a space cut out in the bottom half, leaving exposed a sufficient portion
of the circular label underneath to write on such label the station or destination
required. The outer disc last described which I hereinafter refer to as the outer
cover may also have a projection at the top which will fall into the space left in the 3
rim for the lug hereinbefore described so as to form a check and prevent this outer
disc revolving. All the three or more discs will be kept together by a pin or bolt
attached or not to the centre of the bottom or outer metal case and passing through
the cardboard labels and cover securing them all tightly together with a nut on the
outside.
Or the said metal case, labels and outer cover can be attached together by a spring
or any other suitable contrivance besides or instead of the bolt and nut described.
In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a face view and Figure 2 a vertical
section of a label made according to my invention; Figure 3 is a face view of the
outer cover and Figure 4 a face view of one of the cardboard discs.
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a is the circular plate or disc, 6 the lug or device thereon for the attachment of
the strap for securing the label to a bicycle, box or other article. c is the strap, it
is shown as attached to the lug b by a rivet d, but other means of attachment may
be adopted, such for example as a slot or hole in the lug 6 for the strap c to pass
through. e is a recess cut at the lower edge of the disc a to allow of the cards being 5

page_text: taken hold of and moved by the thumb and finger. f is the rim formed round the
disc a except where the lug b and the recess e are situated. g is a screw passed
through a hole in the centre of the disc a and fitted with a nut h. i represents
discs of cardboard or other material. These discs, of which there may be one or more,
are placed within the rimmed disc a and have a central hole to allow of their fitting
over the screw g. They may be marked or divided off in the manner for example
seen in Figure 4, into spaces on which the destination of the luggage or cycle may
be written or they may be left plain. k is the outer cover or disc.
It has a
projection at the top to fall into the space left at the upper part of the rim at the
lug b. The cover k has a piece cut out at m to expose the portion of the disc i
below on which the destination is or has to be written. The cover k has like the discs i
a central hole to fit over the screw g.
The method of using this label is as follows:-Place one or more of the cardboard
labels i in the outer case a with the screw or bolt 9 passing through the centre of
them, then place over them the outer cover k, place on the nut h and screw the
whole tightly together. The name and address of the passenger may be written or
printed on the outer cover k in the manner shown for example and the destination
can be written on the space exposed on the disc i underneath. The disc i can be
revolved by loosening the nut h and by turning the label i partially round, a fresh
clean space will then be provided. Each disc i can thus be used four times and when
written over on one side the nut and outer cover can be removed, the disc i
turned over and used the same number of times on the other side or a fresh cardboard
disc can be put in its place.
Although I have shown the discs as being circular which is the preferred form,
yet they may be of other shape such for example as rectangular with more or less
rounded corners. In this case the disc i could not be turned while within the
rimmed plate a but would have to be taken out and placed in a different position
when a fresh destination had to be written thereon.
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. In a luggage or bicycle label, a disc, plate or open faced case having a device
for attaching it to an article of luggage or to a bicycle, one or more cardboard or other
discs placed within the said disc, plate or case, to be marked with the destination of
the said article or bicycle, and an outer cover or disc placed over the cardboard discs
and having a space or opening to allow of a portion of the outermost cardboard disc
being seen and written upon, substantially as herein before described.
2. The improved luggage or bicycle label made substantially as hereinbefore
described and shown in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 18th day of November 1897.
J. C. MEWBURN & ELLIS
55 and 56 Chancery Lane, London. Chartered Patent Agents.