Improvements in Paper and other like Bags.
Year: 1894

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Paper and other like Bags.
FREDERIC EDWARD HOLLYER Stanley Villa Hamilton Road Brentford
Middlesex Jeweller do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
For the purpose of description I take an ordinary paper bag, which, as now used
has to be rolled together at the mouth to secure its contents.
My improvement consists in strengthening the two edges at the mouth of bag
by means of cardboard, cane, linen, wood or other suitable material and cutting a
hole through to admit the hand for the purpose of carrying, thus forming a handle
and at the same time keeping the bag closed; where necessary a string or other
fastening may be provided to secure the mouth so that it cannot by chance
come open.
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I, FREDERIC EDWARD HOLLYER, of Stanley Villa, Hamilton Road, Brentford,
in the County of Middlesex, Inventor, 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 :-
This invention relates to improvements in and relating to paper bags and the
like, and my invention consists in strengthening the two sides of a paper bag or
the like at the mouth of said bag by means of strips of cardboard, straw board, or
thick paper, strips of linen, strips of wood, or other strips of suitable material,
and cutting an aperture through said strips so as to form a handle. My invention
further consists in strengthening the two sides of a paper bag or the like at the
mouth of said bag and cutting an aperture through both sides of said bag
immediately under the strengthening strip, said aperture to form the handle.
In order that my invention may be readily understood, reference is made to the
accompanying drawings wherein like letters of reference indicate corresponding
parts throughout the several figures, and in which :-
Figure 1 represents a side elevation of one form of my invention.
Figures 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 represent in side elevation alternative forms of my
invention, and
Figure 7 represents a cross section of Figure 6, on line -y thereof.
In carrying out my invention and referring firstly to Figure 1, 1 strengthen the
mouth a of a bag A at each side of said bag, by means of strips of cardboard,
strawboard, thick paper, linen, wood or other suitable materials. Said strips are
fixed either to the inner or to the outer side of the bag A by means of a suitable
adhesive, and I next cut a suitable aperture B through the bag and the strips,
about as shown, which aperture forms the handle for carrying the bag. If desired,
the two sides of the bag may be tied together by means of a cord, which may

page_text: be passed through the aperture B, and in order to prevent said cord slipping
I preferably form the top edge of the bag and strips with a notch cover which the
cord may he passed. In order to still further ensure that the bag shall not
accidentally open, I may form the bag and strips with apertures 6 (Figure 2),
through which apertures a cord may be readily threaded or laced, and fastened.
The strips of strawboard or the like extend across the full width of the mouth
of the bag, or said strips may be fixed to the middle portion only of the mouth of
the bag as indicated in Figure 3, in which event the side portions of the mouth of
the bag may, if desired, be folded in as shown.
In order to prevent the accidental escape of granular substances such as rice,
when carried in my improved bag, I may fix the strengthening stripe provided
with the aperture forming handle, to the sides of the bag at a suitable distance
below the top edge of the said bag as indicated in Figure 4, so that the portion d
may be folded down in the usual way thereby closing the mouth of the bag.
In place of the strengthening strips shown in the figures already referred to, I
may employ cane, wire or other narrow strengthening strips as indicated in Figure 5,
in which event the aperture B forming the handle is cut through the material of the
bag at a position immediately under said narrow strengthening strip.
As a further alternative I may form the strengthening strip integrally with the
bag A. For this purpose I form each side of the bag with suitable extensions
each of which extensions I fold, either outwardly or inwardly substantially as shown
in Figures 6 and 7, said folded portions being next fixed against the sides of the
bag, preferably by means of an adhesive, each side of this form of my improved
bag being provided with an aperture B as shown in Figure 6, and also if desired
with a notch c or aperture as shown in Figures 1 and 2.
By my invention the vertical strain on the bag is evenly distributed along the
strip of strengthening material rendering my improved bag more serviceable than
bags hitherto made.
I wish it to be understood that I do not confine myself to any particular material
of which the strengthening strips may be made, and also that said strengthening
strips may be fixed either to the inside or to the outside of the bag.
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. A paper bag or the like provided with strips of suitable strengthening
material for the purpose and substantially as described and illustrated.
2. A paper or other like bag provided with strips of strengthening material and
apertures B for the purposes and substantially as described and illustrated.
3. A paper bag or the like provided with strips of strengthening material having
apertures B and 6 for the purposes and substantially as described and illustrated.
4. A paper bag formed integrally with strengthening strips said strengthening
strips being provided with apertures B ali for the purposes and substantially as
described and illustrated in Figs. 6 and 7.
Dated this 101 1
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BAL IN VULLY LUNDr
F. E. HOLLYER,
By his Agents, Horn, Son & Co.,
Somerset Chambers, 151 Strand, London.