Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 28th July, 1890
Complete Specification Left, 6th Apr., 1891-Accepted, 18th July, 1891

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fastenings for Hampers and other Articles which
do or do not Fold or Collapse.
I JANE REED Spinster of 66 Basinghall Street London E.C. 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:-
The bottom fastening is composed of a bolt which runs through the substance of
hamper or other article, said bolt having a handle inside & a hook outside to take
hasp which is secured by reversing the bolt & hook by inside handle, the said bolt,
hook & handle being in one piece & secured to side of hamper or other article by
plates bolts & muts, the said hasp being similarly secured to bottom of hamper.
The lid fastening is composed of sequent bars through iron loops coming up
through lid, one at each end & two in front, the two end bars to be secured by the
two front ones moving right & left the said two front bars emanating from a part
of the lid hasp which is bolted onto lid & has two loose or hinged parts attached,
a sort of chain, one plate or link of which turns down & fastens the front
bars & the hasp mits on top of hamper whilst the other plate or link secures the whole,
when padlocked on to loop in front. See drawings sent before with Provisional
Specification.
DRAWINGS DESCRIBED.
Fig. 1 is the flat view of hasp A. A. & shewn also in Figs. 9* & 9 which is
hooked & closed on to bottom of hamper.
Figs. 2 & 3 shew plates for inside of hamper 6. & outside C. C.
Figs. 4 & 5 shew catch hook flat & edgewise d. d which has to be turned down-
wards for putting hasp on outside, when hasp is on, the handle is. again turned
upwards securing hasp as shewn in Figs. 9 & 9, said handle being secured by
spring catch J. which is then on bolt f. as shewn on Fig. 8.
Figs. 6 & 7 shew spring catch flat & edgewise G G which goes on to bolt F as
shewn on Fig. 8.
Fig. 8 shew's elevation of lock inside of hamper.
Fig. 9 shews elevation of lock-hasp outside of hamper.
Fig. 9 shews all the parts B B C C D D & F. in position but without the
spring catch G. G which goes on bolt F. The space between plates B & C in this
figure is to be fill'd by wicker work of hamper, through which bolts E & F& hook D
pass, all being tightly secured by bolts E & F of proper length.
Fig. 10 shews edge view of hasp for lid when thrown open.
Fig. 11 shews side view of bar M M.
Figs. 12 & 13 shew flat & edge views of staple PP PP' shewn in Fig: 16.
Figs. 14 & 15 shew flat & edge views of padlock loop & plate O. O to take hasp L
for locking in front of hamper. when turned down.
Fig. 16 shews sequent bars N. N & M. M with chain hasp H. K. L the large
link H with car-holes for bolts M. M being firmly fixed to lid by bolts with
nuts on outside, the square holes in links K & L fitting onto & securing, nuts on
plates H & O when lock'd.
These drawings are all about full size, except chain hasp & padlock plates H. K
LO which are half size & the sequent bars M & N which are quarter size.
The hasp which fastens the bottom differs from all others inasmuch as it is acted
on by a hook which is moved from inside the hamper when empty & cannot be got
at when full & is invented to meet the requirements of my patent folding
hamper 16576 the bottom of which is hinged same as the lid & is in itself
unique.

page_text: The top hasp & bars differ from all others by fastening ends as well as front of
hamper on a consecutive system of bars fastening each other in regular order from
ends to centre of front where a simple pad-lock secures the whole.
Having now particularly described & ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion & in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
my claim is
The system of constructing fasteners for hampers & other articles (which do & do
not collapse) by means of hasps hooks & catches as hereinbefore described both
singly, collectively & as a whole.
JANE REED.