Improvements in Clips for Gladstone and other Bags.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Dec., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 9th Jan., 1891-Accepted, 28th Feb., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Clips for Gladstone and other Bags.
I, GEORGE HONNOR GREGORY, of 3, Park Road, Leyton, in the County of
Essex, Silversmith, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention to be as
follows:-
The object of my invention is to fit Gladstone and other bags with improved
clips, whereby the opening, closing and securing of such bags is greatly facilitated.
My invention consists of a stationary slotted plate screwed or rivetted to the
horizontal plate, at the top of the bag. Upon this plate a sliding box is fitted,
inside which a pair of vertical guides are provided, and in or between these guides,
a vertical bolt is fitted, which bolt is pressed downwards by a spring. The lower
part of the bolt passes through the slot and also through a slot in the frame, its
lower end being chamfered in two directions, to enable it to rise and lift over the
plate of the staple, when the upper part of the device is free to slide upon the lower
fixed plate, and also when the mouth of the bag is closed. A spiral or other suitable
spring is fitted in the upper part of the device, one end of the spring being attached
to a provision in the upper part, and the other end of the spring being attached to a
provision on the lower fixed plate. This spring so operates as to return the upper
plate to its normal position, when the bolt is not held by the staple.
When the upper part of the device is caused to slide upon the lower plate, the
bolt rises over the staple, and becomes fixed on the other side of the plate. The clip
is then in an unfastened state, and the bolt is so retained by the staple until the bag
is opened, when the upper plate and the bolt return to their normal position. The
mouth of the bag may be again secured by merely closing it; the staple lifting the
bolt and allowing it to lock in the act of closing.
One, two or more clips may be fitted to the bag, and the clips may be so modified
as to act either horizontally or vertically; the staples being fitted to one part of the
hinged frame and the clip to the other part. Also the lower fixed plate may in
some cases be dispensed with by utilising the frame of the bag as a substitute for
such plate.
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GEO.
DOWNING,
8, Quality Court, London, W.C., Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Clips for Gladstone and other Bags.
I, GEORGE HONNOR GREGORY, of 3, Park Road, Leyton, in the County of
Essex, Silversmith, do hereby declare the nature of our said invention, and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
The object of my invention is to fit Gladstone and other bags with improved
clips, whereby the opening, closing, and securing of such bags is greatly facilitated.
And in order that my said invention may be particularly described and ascertained,
reference is hereby made to the accompanying drawings, in which similar letters of
reference indicate corresponding parts.
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Clips for Gladstone and other Bags.
I, GEORGE HONNOR GREGORY, of 3, Park Road, Leyton, in the County of
Essex, Silversmith, do hereby declare the nature of our said invention, and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
The object of my invention is to fit Gladstone and other bags with improved
clips, whereby the opening, closing, and securing of such bags is greatly facilitated.
And in order that my said invention may be particularly described and ascertained,
reference is hereby made to the accompanying drawings, in which similar letters of
reference indicate corresponding parts.
Fig. i is an elevation of my improved chip.
Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of the same.
Fig. 3 is a plan of the fixed plate.
Fig. 4 is a plan of the underside of the sliding box, and
Fig. 5 is an elevation of the clip showing the position when unfastened.

page_text: My invention consists of a stationary slotted plate a, screwed or rivetted to the
horizontal plate b, at the top of the bag. Upon the plate a, a sliding box c is fitted.
a' is the slot in the plate a, in which the vertical pillar guides d d slide. e is a
vertical bolt, which is pressed downwards by the spring. d' is a plate screwed to
the provisions d d. b is a slot in the plate b. The lower part of the bolt e passes
through the plate and the slots a' and b. The lower end of the bolt e is
chamfered in two directions, as shown at e¹ e to enable it to automatically rise and
lift over the staple g, attached to the other horizontal plate of the bag. k is a
spiral spring, one end of which is hooked to the box c at m, and the other end is
hooked to the plate a at n. This spring k operates so as to return the sliding box c
to its normal position, when the bolt e is not retained by the staple g, as shown in
Fig. 5.
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When the sliding box c is moved by hand from its normal position (the bag being
closed) to the position shown in Fig. 5, the bolt e automatically rises over the
staple by the action of the incline e, and falls again outside the staple, thus
becoming fixed by the staple. The clip is then in an unfastened state, and is so
retained by the staple until the bag is opened, whereupon the bolte and box c
return to their normal positions.
When the bag is closed, the clip automatically locks the bag, the bolt e being
lifted by the inclined surface e¹ of the bolt e.
One, two, or more clips may be fitted to the bag, and the clips may be so modified,
in form and action, as to operate either horizontally or vertically; the staples being
fitted to one part of the hinged frame and the clip to the other part. Also the
plate a may, in some cases, be dispensed with, by utilising the frame of the bag as a
substitute for such plate.
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. An improved clip for Gladstone and other bags, consisting of the combination
of a sliding box c fitted with a sliding bolt e, having its end chamfered in two
directions, as at ele; such bolt being pressed inwards by a suitable spring f, and
the sliding box c being fitted with a spiral or other spring & to return it to its normal
position, substantially as herein before described and illustrated by the drawings.
2. The general construction, combination and arrangement of the several and
respective parts, together forming my invention of improvements in clips for
Gladstone and other bags, substantially as herein before described and illustrated
by the drawings.
Doted 8th Tonuen 1901
GEO. DOWNING,
8, Quality Court, London, W.C., Agent for Applicant.
GEO. DOWNING,
8, Quality Court, London, W.C., Agent for Applicant.