Improvements in or relating to Devices for Securing Hold-alls, Luggage-wrappers, Collapsible Bags, Folded Tents, and other like Articles.
Year: 1898

page_text: PROVISIONAL DIUITION
Improvements in or relating to Devices for Securing Hold-alls,
Luggage-wrappers, Collapsible Bags, Folded Tents, and other
like Articles.
I, EDWARD PIERCY HENDERSON, Bengal Civil Service (Retired), of "Rotherby,"
Jenner Road, Guildford, in the County of Surrey, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to devices for securing hold-alls, luggage-wrappers,
collapsible bags, folded tents, and other like articles. In applying this inven-
tion, for example to a wrapper consisting of a rectangular piece of material I
attach longitudinally so as to run from end to end of the wrapper, one or more
straps or strips on which at stated intervals, of say for example, six inches, are
placed rings, loops or the like preferably of metal. At the end of each strap
or row of rings is a buckle and a short free strap. After placing articles within
the wrapper and rolling or folding it up the free strap is passed through the
nearest ring and then through the buckle when it may be drawn tight and
fastened.
It will be seen that with this arrangement there is no occasion to have long
loose straps, the rings on the fixed strap being so placed that whatever be the
size of the roll a ring will be sufficiently near to the short strap and buckle to
enable the former to pass through the ring and be fastened.
In applying this invention to a hold-all or wrapper fastened by a single strap,
a triangular flap is formed at one end the fixed strap carrying the series of rings
running from the apex of the triangle longitudinally down the length of the
back of the hold-all. The free strap and buckle are fixed at the apex of the
triangular flap where the pull takes place in fastening the roll; thus an even
pull is exerted throughout the breadth of the wrapper. For larger types of
hold-alls two or more fixed straps with rings and corresponding free straps and
buckles may be employed. In this case however, if an even number of straps
are employed, it is not convenient to have the triangular flap though preferably
the corners at the extremity of the wrapper are rounded or cut off so as to give
somewhat the same action as takes place in the wrappers provided with the
single strap and triangular flap. Where an odd number of free straps and
buckles are provided the triangular flap may conveniently he employed, one
strap and buckle being situated at the apex of the flap and the remainder
attached down its sides.
A fastening such as above described may be employed for securing the
pockets or flaps of a hold-all or similar article in place of the strap and buckle
commonly employed for this purpose.
The strap carrying the rings may be attached to the material forming the
main portion of the wrapper or other article in any convenient manner, also

page_text: the rings or loops may have any form found desirable, but they are preferably
made square with a friction roller similar to the loops on some forms of buckle.
If desired a series of buckles and one free strap may be employed in place
of the series of rings and one free strap and buckle, or a series of short free
straps and one buckle or a series of short free straps and buckles and one loop
may be utilised, the idea being the same in each case.
In place of attaching the series of rings or the like upon a strap or strip
fixed to the wrapper or other article the latter may have the rings fastened to it
direct, but it is preferable to employ a strap of some inextensible material to
take the strain of the fastening off the material of which the article to be fastened
is made.
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The fastening above described may be applied to many different purposes
where it is not desirable to have long loose straps, thus for example the present
loose straps of a Gladstone bag may be replaced by short free straps, buckles and
loops arranged in either of the ways described above. A similar arrangement
may be made in knapsacks and wrappers of various sorts or in articles such as
tents or the like which may carry on themselves a device for fastening them
together when folded and rolled up.
Datad this Orth day of Don 1000
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Devices for Securing Hold-alls,
Luggage-wrappers, Collapsible Bags, Folded Tents, and other
like Articles.
I, EDWARD PIERCY HENDERSON, Bengal Civil Service (Retired), of "Rotherby,"
Jenner Road, Guildford, in the County of Surrey, 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:-
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This invention relates to devices for securing hold-alls, luggage-wrappers,
collapsible bags, folded tents, and other like articles. In applying this inven-
tion, for example to a wrapper consisting of a rectangular piece of material, I
attach longitudinally so as to run from end to end of the wrapper, one or more
straps or strips on which at stated intervals of say, for example, six inches, are
placed rings, loops or the like preferably of metal. At the end of each strap
or row of rings is a buckle and a short free strap. After placing articles within
the wrapper and rolling or folding it up the free strap is passed through the
nearest ring and then through the buckle when it may be drawn tight and
fastened.
It will be seen that with this arrangement there is no occasion to have long
loose straps, the rings on the fixed strap being so placed that whatever be the
size of the roll a ring will be sufficiently near to the short strap and buckle to
enable the former to pass through the ring and be fastened.
In applying this invention to a hold-all or wrapper fastened by a single strap,
a triangular flap is formed at one end the fixed strap carrying the series of rings
running from the apex of the triangle longitudinally down the length of the
back of the hold-all. The free strap and buckle are fixed at the apex of the
triangular flap where the pull takes place in fastening the roll; thus an even
pull is exerted throughout the breadth of the wrapper. For larger types of
hold-alls two or more fixed straps with rings and corresponding free straps and

page_text: buckles may be employed. In this case, however if an even number of straps
are employed, it is not convenient to have the flap triangular, but preferably
the usual rectangular end of the holdall or wrapper is extended so as to form a
flap with sides sloping inwards to the straps, so as to give somewhat the same
action as takes place in the wrappers provided with the single strap and tri-
angular flap. Where an odd number of free straps and buckles are provided the
triangular flap may conveniently be employed, one strap and buckle being
situated at the apex of the flap and the remainder attached down its sides.
A fastening such as above described may be employed for securing the
pockets or flaps of a hold-all or similar article in place of the strap and buckle
commonly employed for this purpose.
The strap carrying the rings may be attached to the material forming the
main portion of the wrapper or other article in any convenient manner, also
the rings or loops may have any form found desirable, but they are preferably
made rectangular with a friction roller similar to the loops on some forms of
buckle.
If desired a series of buckles and one free strap may be employed in place
of the series of rings and one free strap and buckle, or a series of short free
straps and one buckle or a series of short free straps and buckles and one loop
may be utilised, the idea being the same in each case.
In place of attaching the series of rings or the like upon a strap or strip
fixed to the wrapper or other article the latter may have the rings fastened to it
direct, but it is preferable to employ a strap of some inextensible material to
take the strain of the fastening off the material of which the article to be fastened
is made.
The fastening above described may be applied to many different purposes
where it is not desirable to have long loose straps, thus it may be employed in
conjunction with coats, rugs or wrappers of various sorts or with articles such
as tents or the like which may thus carry on themselves a device for fastening
them together when folded and rolled up.
In the accompanying drawings
Figure 1 shows the invention applied to a wrapper or hold-all, the latter being
illustrated in the opened position.
Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the wrapper rolled up and fastened.
Like letters indicate like parts throughout the drawings.
The wrapper A, which consists of a rectangular piece of suitable material,
is preferably formed at one end with a triangular flap A. Near the edge of
this triangular flap are attached three straps B two of them being placed near
the lateral edges of the wrapper while the third is placed between them at the
apex of the triangle. Each strap is provided with a buckle C, fastened to the
wrapper near the point of attachment of the strap. Running longitudinally
down the back of the wrapper from each strap is arranged a strip of strengthening
material D, such as leather, webbing or the like, and on this strip are mounted
at suitable intervals apart a number of loops E. In length the straps B are
only a trifle more than double the length of the interval between each loop, so
as to be always long enough, when the wrapper is rolled up as shown in Figure 2,
to be passed through the nearest loop in the series corresponding to each strap,
and then passed through the buckle and fastened. As will be seen, whatever the
diameter of the wrapper when rolled up, there will always be a loop adjacent
to each short strap.
By providing the end of the wrapper with a triangular or sloping-sided flap,
such as A', the pull of the straps is better distributed throughout the breadth
of the material A, and tends to prevent the edges of the wrapper from opening.
The wrapper may be provided with a handle F attached in some suitable manner
and position, preferably fixed above a stiff rod attached within the wrapper
to prevent buckling.
With a fastening such as above described, an ordinary rug may be made self-

page_text: fastening or may even serve the
purpose of a wrapper, the rug carrying
attached to one side one or more series of loops and one or more corresponding
short end straps and buckles and a conveniently placed handle, the arrange-
ment being such that when the article is used as a rug no inconvenience will
be experienced from the straps which are too short to get in the way, and
need not project beyond the edge of the rug.
Another application of the invention is to a garment, such as a mackintosh
or overcoat, which may be provided on its inner side with one or more straps
and buckles and the necessary series of loops, and a conveniently placed flat
handle, the garment thus carrying in itself the means for enabling it to be
fastened when rolled up. The straps can be attached sufficiently far above the
bottom edge not to appear below it when not in use.
It will be understood that the triangular or sloping-sided flap A', shown in
the wrapper illustrated in the accompanying drawings, is not essential in apply-
ing the fastening device to other articles."
The invention may be applied to such collapsible articles as ordinarily require
a long strap to fasten them.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:
1. The provision on a rolled article of fastenings at intervals whereby the
article to be fastened can be secured whatever its size when rolled up sub-
stantially as described.
2. The provision on a collapsible article of fastenings at intervals whereby
the article to be fastened can be secured whatever its size when collapsed sub-
stantially as described.
3. The combination with a strap and buckle of a series of loops arranged at
intervals apart upon the article to be fastened substantially as described.
4. The combination with an end strap buckle or loop of a series of buckles or
straps arranged at intervals apart upon the article to be fastened substantially
as described.
5. A hold-all wrapper or rug carrying fastenings arranged at intervals apart.
with or without bands such as D substantially as and for the purpose described.
6. The combination with a triangular or sloping-sided flap such as A¹ on the
article to be fastened of one or more straps and buckles and one or more series
of loops arranged at intervals apart upon the article to be fastened substantially
as described.
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7. The combination with a mackintosh overcoat or similar garment of one or
more series of fastenings attached to the garment substantially as and for the
purpose described.
8. The complete fastening device substantially as described or illustrated in
the accompanying drawings.
9. The complete wrapper and fastening device substantially as described or
illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 1st day of Mar 1899
BOULT & WADE,
Agents for the Applicant.