Improvements in Hand and other Bags.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Feb., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 28th Nov., 1893-Accepted, 13th Jan., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Hand and other Bags.
I, JOHN BOULTBEE BROOKS, of Great Charles Street, in the City of
Birmingham, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention relates to hand and other bags, of a trunk construction or case type,
and has for one of its objects, an extended or wide-opening mouth entrance, and for
another object, an improved construction of frame and jointing.
Thus my invention consists in the first part, in so constructing and fitting the
mouth entrance to the bag, that the same admits of opening out to a considerable
extent beyond the width of the body of the bag, hence an advantage in introducing
or placing articles into the interior body part of the same; in the second part, to
the construction of the frames of the before-cited first part, which consists
essentially of cranked and folding half covers, jointed to the sides at points con-
siderably below the open top, and in the third part, to the joints of hand and other
bags generally.
In carrying out the first and second parts of iny invention, I take a trunk or
square shaped body part, with upwardly extended ends or walls, and with the said
ends or walls comprehending the entire inside breadth and height of the bag to be
made. The angles or corners at the tops of these ends or walls are preferably
rounded off, and form the tops to the ends of the bag.
The cover to the open mouth comprehends both the breadth and also the upper
portions to the ends of the bag, and is made in two folding, cranked and length-
wise sections, jointed or turning upon the opposite sides of the ends of the bag, and
at a distance from the tops thereof.
The inside configuration of the said folding sections is of the same figure as the
upper parts of the ends, whilst the said folding sections have rabated or flanged ends,
so that when the folding sections are turned forward on their joints to close the
mouth entrance, the said flanged or rabated ends outwardly overlap the boundary
edges of the upper parts of the bag-body.
Thus, the folding half-sectional covers are each made of an angular figure, and
with the inside of one angular half presented to the inside of the other angular half,
when the said halves are brought together for closing the open mouth.
The outside ends of the said sectional half covers are hinged or jointed, as
aforesaid, to the ends of the body part, and with the leather or other material
preferably forming the sides extending from the bottom of the bag to the outside
edges of the folding sectional cover parts. When the meeting edges of the folding
half-covers are brought together, the whole of the bag has a square or box-like
figure.
I propose to make the frame part of the mouth in the following manner :-
I form a middle part of a breadth and depth equal to as much of the upper part
as is desired to be comprehended by the middle frame, and to the terminations of
the said middle part of the frame, I joint the frames of the folding half covers, and
which frames are of the figure of a right angle respectively, and with the ends also
rabated or made angularly, so as to outwardly overlap the boundary edges of the
middle frames.
In gaining access to the bag, one only of the sectional half covers may be turned
back, and when both are turned back, the entrance to the bag is open to the extent
of its hoodth or to about double of it

page_text: In carrying out the third part of my invention, which has for its object, the
keeping of the mouth of a bag fully open or fully closed, I provide each side of the
joint ends of the frames respectively with eyed bearings, which come together
lignable, upon a pin or axis carried by portions of one end of the frame, and with an
interposed spring coming between the said-end portion of the frame, and the eyed
bearing of the said end."
The contiguous or opposed faces of the bearings have be and she locks, with the
he lock of the one, (which is in the form of a V-shaped projection) taking into the
she lock (which is of the form of a V-shaped notch) of the other.
When the frame of the bag is fully opened out, the locks are coincident, and take
one within the other, and so also when the frame is fully closed, but when the bag
is neither fully opened or fully closed, then the he lock rides upon the opposed and
plain face having the she lock within it.
The frame has thus imparted to it, besides the lock, a stiff joint when opening or
closing.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION..
Improvements in Hand and other Bags.
I, JOHN BOULTBEE BROOKS, of Great Charles Street, in the City of Birmingham,
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 relates to hand and other bags of a case or box-shaped type that
is, the bag, when closed, has a square form and has for its object primarily, an
extending or wide-opening mouth.
Thus my invention consists in the first part, in so constructing and fitting the
mouth entrance to the bag, that the same admits of opening out to a considerable
extent beyond the normal width of the body of the bag, hence an advantage in
introducing or placing articles into the interior body part of the same; and in the
second part, in the joints of hand and other bags generally.
In carrying out the first part of my invention, I take a trunk or square shaped
body part, with upwardly extended ends or walls, and with the said ends or walls
comprehending the entire inside breadth and height of the bag to be made. The
angles or corners at the tops of these ends or walls are preferably rounded off, and
form the tops to the ends of the bag.
The cover to the open mouth comprehends both the breadth and also the upper
portions to the ends of the bag; and is made in two folding angle-ended longitudinal
sections, jointed or turning upon the opposite sides of the ends of the bag, and at
a distance from the tops thereof.
:
The inner cross configuration of the said folding sections is of a like figure as
the upper parts of the ends, whilst the said folding sections have rebated or flanged
boundary edges, so that when the said folding sections are turned forward on their
joints to close the mouth entrance, the said flanged or rabated edges of the end
outwardly overlap the boundary edges of the upper parts of the bag body, whilst
the flange of the one longitudinal section overlaps the meeting edge of the other
longitudinal section.
Thus, the folding half-sectional covers are each made of an angular figure, and
with the inside of one angular half presented 'to the inside of the other angular
half, when the said halves are brought together for closing the open mouth.
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page_text: The outside ends of the said sectional half covers are hinged or jointed, as
aforesaid, to the ends of the body part, and with the leather or other material
forming the sides preferably extending from the bottom of the bag to the outside
edges of the folding sectional cover parts. When the meeting edges of the folding
half covers are brought together, the whole of the bag has a square or box-like'
figure.
I propose to make the frame part of the mouth in the following manner :-
I form a middle part of a breadth and depth equal to as much of the upper.
part as is desired to be comprehended by the middle frame, and to the terminations
of the said middle part of the frame, I joint the frames of the folding half covers,
and which frames are of the figure of a right angle respectively, and with the ends
also rabated or made angularly, so as to outwardly overlap the boundary edges'
of the body frames.
In gaining access to the bag, one only of the sectional half covers may be :
turned back, and when both are turned back, the entrance to the bag is open to the
extent of about double its breadth.
In carrying out the second part of my invention, which has for its object, the
keeping of the mouth of an ordinary bag fully open or fully closed, provide
each side of the joint ends of ordinary frames respectively with eyed bearings,
which come together lignable upon a pin or axis carried by portions of one end of
the frame, and with an interposed spring coming between the said end portion of
the frame, and the eyed bearing of the said end.
The contiguous or opposed faces of the bearings have he and she locks, with
the he lock of the one, (which is in the form of a V-shaped projection) taking
into the she lock (which is of the form of a V-shaped notch) of the other.
When the frame of the bag is fully opened out, the locks are coincident, and
take one within the other and so also when the frame is fully closed, but when the
bag is neither fully opened or fully closed, then the he lock rides upon the opposed
and plain face having the she lock within it.
The frame has thus imparted to it, besides the lock, a stiff joint when opening
or closing.
Two or more locks may be employed if necessary.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawing represents in perspective, a hand-bag
(open) having a wide-opening mouth and a parting cover, constructed, arranged
and fitted with improvements made according to my invention.
Figure 2 represents, in transverse vertical section, the said bag when closed,
showing the overlapping meeting edges of the parting cover, and also the over-
lapping meeting edges of cover and body ends, and also the frames of the said
cover to the mouth entrance, and the jointing of them to the body part.
Figure 3 represents a like sectional view as Figure 2, but with the parting cover
part of the mouth entrance thrown back, so as to give the entrance to the bag a
wide berth, or otherwise an extended amplitude, so that articles can easily be
introduced to the interior thereof or be removed therefrom.
In Figures 1 to 3, a is the body of the bag, composed of leather or other suit-
able material, and having an open top a', opposite erect sides a², closed bottom a³,
and ends a', with upper or top extensions a³, each being bordered by a metal
frame a, to which the angle frames b', of the parting half covers b, b, are jointed
at . Thus each of the said parting cover parts or sections consists of a metal
frame with end flanged edges united together by a longitudinal flanged
edge, thereby forming a continuous frame from joint to joint. Now the cover
section b, has an overlapping flange 66, at the edgings, which takes over the
topside edging 67, of the edge , of the section 6, when the cover sections or
closures are closed as in Figure 2.
The leather forming the sides a³, of the bag is made continuous with or out of
one piece with the section cover parts b, b.
Now it will be seen that the ends are of the height and breadth of the general
body part, whilst the sides are of a less height than the ends, thus leaving

page_text: -clearances ġ, at the upper parts of the sides, and at the opposite ends of the said
clearances, the set-down joints of the bag are placed.
c is the handle of the bag and d'is the lock.
Figure 4 represents the joint part of an ordinary folding bag, which consists of
ordinary frame parts a, b, having joint ends a', respectively, and riding
and turning upon a headed pin or rivet ³, made fast to the lower part a³, of the
frame a', and with an interposed spring f, coming between the said part a³, and
the opposed side of the joint 6, and which joint has upon the other side a he-lock 6,
which takes into a she-lock or notch a', formed in the opposed side of the joint a'.
It will be understood that when the bag is fully opened the frames are in a
direct line as represented and when closed they come together with the he lock of
the one taking into the she lock of the other.
When the said joint is to be applied to bags whose frames open only to a right
angle then the locking notches are arranged at right angle distances apart.
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. A hand or other bag, having ends of the height and also of the breadth
of the general body part of the same, and sides of a less depth than the ends,
thereby leaving side clearances at the mouth entrance, and which mouth entrance
and clearances are closed by a sectional parting cover having set down joints,
substantially as described and set forth in Figures 1, 2 and 3.
Secondly. A hand or other bag, having clearances at the upper parts of the sides
and ends of the breadth and depth of the general body of the bag, fitting or
providing the open top and sides of the bag with a parting and set-down-jointed
sectional cover, with each section being angular-shaped in cross section, so that
when the said cover is opened out, an extended mouth is given to the bag,
substantially as described and set forth in Figures 1, 2 and 3.
Thirdly. The improvements in the construction, arrangement and fitting of bags
substantially as described and set forth in Figures 1, 2 and 3.
Fourthly. In the joints of bag frames, interposing between a portion of the
joint of one member and a portion of the joint of the other member, which
respectively have he and she locking devices, a coiled spring f substantially as
and for the purpose as described and set forth in Figure 4.
Dated this 27th day of November 1893.
JOHN BOULTBEE BROOKS,
By Henry Skerrett,
6, Livery Street, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.