Improvements in Closing-devices for Bags, Pouches, Purses, and the like.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Dec., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 6th Jan., 1892-Accepted, 2nd July, 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Closing-devices for Bags, Pouches, Purses, and
the like.
I, SIGMUND KOHN, of 9, Mathieu Strasse, Berlin, German Empire, Merchant,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to bags, pouches, purses and the like, made of fabric,
leather or any similar material, and more especially to the kind of the same having
an extensible collar which is contracted in its closing position and expanded when
the bag etc. is to be opened, a lid or cover fitting over said collar when the bag is
closed. The object of my improvements is first to cause the lid to open by itself
upon a slight pressure being applied to the collar, and thereby to prevent the
device from being injured by persons not acquainted with the mechanism thereof
trying to open the same. The second object of my improvements is to prevent the
hand of any person holding the bag to be hurt by the projecting angles of the
mentioned, extensible collar, when the same is open.
I attain the first of these objects by means of a spring which opens the lid when
the collar is slightly contracted in its closing position, and the second by covering
the upper edge of the extensible collar with the same piece of fabric of which the
bag is made, or with a special border.
The arrangement by ineans of which I prefer to carry my invention into effect is
illustrated in the accompanying drawings, of which :
Fig. 1 shows a bag with my improved closing-device attached thereto, the bag
being closed.
Fig. 2 is a detailed cross-sectional elevation of the lid and closing-device, showing
the spring for opening the lid.
The extensible collar consists of a series of rods loosely pivotted to another
in their middle and at their ends. It is apparent that, when drawing apart the
two eyes e e fastened to opposite rods, the lid being open, the collar will be
extended until said rods r, which at first were in a nearly vertical position, come to
lie álmost horizontal.
I secure the fabric of the bag to the upper end or at least to the upper half of
the rods, whereas hitherto it was fixed to the lower edge of the extensible collar.
The most preferable way is to fasten the fabric f to the upper end of the rods, as
shown in the drawing, but I do not limit myself to this construction; I may also
secure the fabric f to the lower ends of said rods, provided a second piece of
fabric, forming a border to the first, be fixed to the latter and to the upper edge of
the extensible collar.
At
The lid is at hinged to one of the rods and the opposite rod ² has a catch c
over which the curved edge d of the lid is pushed in order to close the bag.
the hinge-joint there is provided a spring of any suitable kind, which tends to
open the lid d; I prefer to employ a torsion spring for this purpose, as shown at s
in the drawing, and the same may indifferently be fixed to the lid or to the same
rod to which said lid is hinged, or also to the hinge itself.
The operation of the device is the following: In order to open the bag, I apply
As soon as the
a slight pressure on the rod and thereby drive back the catch c.
edge d of the lid is released, the springs opens said lid, and the collar » may then
easily be extended by drawing apart the eyes e e. The fabric which is secured to
the upper ends of the rods covers the same and prevents them from injuring the
hands of the person holding the bag. The manner of closing the bag hardly needs
description, being the usual one, and I may briefly state the same to consist in

page_text: contracting the extensible collar and in pushing hereafter the curved edge d of
the lid over the catch c.
The hereinbefore described invention is applicable for all sorts of pouches, bags,
purses and a great many of similar articles. It is also feasible to combine a muff
with a bag made according to my improvements, and in fact it is impossible to
mention here all the applications which might be made of
my invention.
Dated. Berlin. this 30th day of November 1891
SIGMUND KOHN,
By Robert Deissler,
Attorney.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Closing-devices for Bags, Pouches, Purses, and
the like.
I, SIGMUND KOHN of 9, Mathieu Strasse, Berlin, German Empire, 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
My invention relates to bags, pouches, purses and the like, made of fabric,
leather or any similar material, and more especially to the kind of the same having
an extensible collar which is contracted in its closing position and expanded when
the bag etc. is to be opened, a lid or cover fitting over said collar when the bag is
closed. The object of my improvements is first to cause the lid to open by itself
upon a slight pressure being applied to the collar, and thereby to prevent the
device from being injured by persons not acquainted with the mechanism thereof
trying to open the same. The second object of my improvements is to prevent the
hand of any person holding the bag to be hurt by the projecting angles of the
mentioned extensible collar, when the same is open.
I attain the first of these objects by means of a spring which opens the lid when
the collar is slightly contracted in its closing position, and the second by covering
the upper edge of the extensible collar with the same piece of fabric of which the
bag is made, or with a special border.
The arrangements by means of which I prefer to carry my invention into effect
are illustrated, on the drawing sent in with Provisional Application, on which:
Fig. 1 shows a bag with my improved closing-device attached thereto, the bag
being closed.
Fig. 2 is a detailed cross-sectional elevation of the lid and closing-device, showing
the spring for opening the lid.
The extensible collar r (Fig. 1) consists of a series of rods r¹ loosely pivotted to
one another in their middle and at their ends. It is apparent that when drawing
apart the two eyes.e e fastened to opposite rods r', the lid being open, the collar
will be extended until said rods r, which at first were in a nearly vertical position,
come to lie almost horizontal.
I secure the fabric of the bag (Fig. 2) to the upper end or at least to the upper
half of the rods, whereas hitherto it was fixed to the lower edge of the extensible
collar. The most preferable way is to fasten the fabric f to the upper end of the
rods, as shown in the drawing, (Fig. 2) but I do not limit myself to this
construction; may also secure the fabric to the lower ends of said rods ',
provided a second piece of fabric, forming a border to the first, be fixed to the
latter and to the upper edge of the extensible collar.
The lid is at hinged to one of the rods (Fig. 2) and the opposite rod² has
a catch cover which the curved edge d of the lid is pushed in order to close the
bag. At the hinge-joint there is provided a spring of any suitable kind, which
tends to open the lid 7; prefer to employ a torsion spring for this purpose, as
shown at in the drawing, and the same may indifferently be fixed to the lid / or
to the same rod to which said lid is hinged, or also to the hinge itself.

page_text: The operation of the device is the following: In order to open the bag, I apply
a slight pressure on the rod and thereby drive back the catch c. As soon as the
edge d of the lid is released, the spring opens said lid, and the collar may then
easily be extended by drawing apart the eyes e c.
The fabric which is secured to
the upper ends of the rods covers the same and prevents them from injuring the
hands of the person holding the bag. The manner of closing the bag hardly needs
description, being the usual one, and I may briefly state the same to consist in
contracting the extensible collar and in pushing hereafter the curved edge d of
the lid over the catch c.
The hereinbefore described invention is applicable for all sorts of pouches, bags,
purses and a great many of similar articles." It is also feasible to combine a muff
with a bag made according to my improvements, and in fact it is impossible to
mention here all the applications which might be made of my invention.
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 device for opening and closing bags, pouches, purses, and the like, the
extensible collar (r), the upper part of which is covered by the fabric of the bag
or by a special border secured to the same, for the purpose as described.
2. In a device for opening and closing bags, pouches, and the like, the com-
bination with a lid (1), hinged at (4) to the extensible collar (7), of the spring (s)
tending to open the lid (1), substantially and for the purpose as described.
3. In a device for opening and closing bags, pouches, purses, and the like, the
combination with a lid (7), hinged at (4) to the extensible collar (), and having a
curved edge (d) adapted to snap over the catch (c) on collar (r), of the spring (s)
tending to open the lid (1), substantially and for the purpose as described.
Dated this 4th day of January 1892.
By Robert Deissler,
SIGMUND KOHN,
38, Alexander Strasse, Berlin, C., Germany, Agent for the Applicant.