Improvements in or relating to Bags, Portmanteaux, and the like.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Oct., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 22nd July, 1893-Accepted, 26th Aug., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Bags, Portmanteaux, and the like.
I, HENRY RICHARDSON, of 77 Finsbury Pavement, London E.C. Athletic
Outfitter do hereby declare the nature of my said invention to be as follows:-
My invention cousists in the application of detachable handles to convenient
parts of bags, portmanteaux, and other similar receptacles (hereinafter referred to
as bags) in such a manner as to improve the facilities for handling and carrying
such bags.
In carrying out my invention I form eyelets, slots or other suitable provisions in
or upon the bag, preferably near the ends, through which a headed bolt is passed,
a handle of leather or other material being attached thereto.
The bolt is retained in position by a Hy-nut, split-pin or other suitable means
and is of sufficient length to allow of opening the bag without removing the bolt.
Instead of the bolt, 1 may form hooks, clips etc. on the ends of the handles in
such a manner as to engage eyelets or slots or other devices formed in or upon the
bag; and in some cases I employ a strap thickened at one part to form a handle,
the strap passing through suitable attachments fitted to the bag.
By the use of my invention, the bags such as, for instance, cricket bags, retain
their proper shape, and distortion is prevented, while their portability is greatly
increased.
Dated 22nd October 1802
GEO.
DOWNING,
8, Quality Court, London, W.C., Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Bags, Portmanteaux, and the like.
I, HENRY RICHARDSON, of 77 Finsbury Pavement, London, E.C., Athletic
Outfitter, do hereby declare the nature of my said 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 consists in the application of detachable handles to convenient
parts of bags, portmanteaus, and other similar articles (hereinafter referred to as
bags") in such a manner as to afford improved facilities for handling and carrying
such bags.
In carrying out my invention I form eyelets, slots, or other suitable provisions, in
or upon the bag, preferably near the ends, through which a headed bolt is passed; a
handle of leather or other material being attached to the bolt. The bolt is retained
in position by a fly-nut, split-pin, or other suitable means, and is of sufficient length
to allow of opening the bag without removing the bolt.
Instead of the bolt, I sometimes form hooks, clips &c. on the ends of the handles,
in such a manner as to engage eyelets, slots, or other devices, formed in or upon
the bag; and in some cases I employ a strap thickened at one part to form a
handle, the strap passing through suitable attachments fitted to the bag.
By the use of my invention, the bags (such as, for instance, cricket bags) retain
their proper shape, and distortion is prevented; their portability being greatly
improved.
And in order that my said invention may be particularly described and ascertained,
reference is hereby made to the accompanying drawings, in which similar figures of
reference indicate corresponding parts.

page_text: Fig. 1 is an elevation of a portion of a cricket bag.
Fig. 2 is an elevation of my improved bolt handle.
Fig. 3 is an elevation of my improved handle formed with hooked ends.
Fig. 4 is an elevation of my improved handle fitted with snap-hooks.
5 is an ordinary cricket bag. 6 is one of the eyelets formed therein, of which
there may be four-two at each end. 7 is my improved handle, formed of leather
encasing a steel core; or of other analogous materials capable of affording a
sufficient amount of stiffness. 8 is a metallic bolt attached to the handle shown in
Fig. 2. 9 is the bolt head. 10 is a fly-nut. In Fig. 3 the handle 7 is shown fitted
with hooks 11 formed in one with the spring steel or other metallic core. In Fig. 4
the handle is shown fitted with snap hooks 12, 12.
Either of the handles shown in Figs. 2 and 3 may be used in connection with the
eyelets 6 in the bag 5; the bolt 8 (Fig. 2) being passed through the eyelet holes,
and the handle attached thereto as shown; or the hooks 11 (Fig. 3) being slipped
through the eyelets.
The handle shown in Fig. 4 may be used with bags having staples, links, or
other suitable provisions for receiving the snap hooks 12.
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 bags, portmanteaus, and the like, the application and use of detachable
handles, constructed, arranged and operating substantially as herein before described
and illustrated by the drawings.
2. The improvements in or relating to bags, portmanteaus and the like,
substantially as and for the purposes herein before described and illustrated by the
drawings.
1
GEO. DOWNING,
8, Quality Court, London, W.C., Agent.
GEO.
DOWNING,
8, Quality Court, London, W.C., Agent.