Improvements in seHOOL
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application (in United Kingdom), 8th Sept., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 8th Sept., 1899-Accepted, 17th Mar., 1900
Improvements in seHOOL
I, HENRY SCHLOERB, of 500, West 159th Street, Manhattan Borough, City,
County and State of New York, U.S.A. Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particu-
larly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:
My invention relates to satchels for carrying school-books and the like; and
it comprises, essentially, a device of this character of simple and efficient con-
struction, together with the embodiment of a device for containing pencils and
other small articles, the latter being arranged for convenient access, whether the
envelope forming the satchel be either open or closed and strapped.
Briefly, the invention consists of a flat board of approximately the area of the
largest school-book to be carried and for which it serves as a backing, the said
board being carried in a vertical position by a handle attached thereto. The
board is provided with a sheet of flexible material of considerably larger area, the
said sheet being cemented against one side thereof and its extending edges form-
ing flaps to fold over the opposite side of the board and to therewith form an
envelope to contain books, the envelope being secured by a pair of straps ex-
The covered side of the board (in
tending from opposite ends of the board.
contradistinction to the envelope side) is provided with a mounting which is
secured thereon and which has a recess provided with a lid to form a receptacle
for pencils and other small articles.
In the drawings accompanying this application.
Figure 1 is a vertical side view of the satchel, showing the pencil receptacle
and the surplus flexible material extended in open form; and
Figure 2 is a vertical edge sectional view showing the envelope closed and con-
taining books.
In said figures, A indicates a flat board of wood, paper or other suitable material
of sufficient stiffness to serve as a backing and support for a number of books,
as A¹, to be bound thereupon. The said board is of an area sufficient to lie over
the largest sizes of school-books with which it is intended to be used to protect
the edges thereof and form an ample backing therefor. Upon one surface, as a
of board A, I lay a sheet of flexible material, B, as cloth or the like, said sheet B
even surface thereover. The
being cemented to the board and presenting an
sheet B is of sufficiently greater area than the board A for its edges to extend
considerably beyond the edges of said board, the surplus material serving to fold

page_text: over upon the reverse side, as a¹, of board A and with the board to form an envelope
or receptacle to contain books and the like such articles being thus completely
inclosed and protected from injury. A pair of straps b¹, one of them bearing
a buckle 62, are secured at the ends of board A, being connected thereto by
fastening plates or hinges 63 b, and said straps when the envelope is formed are
united to keep the envelope closed and to bind the books or the like contained
therein against the board A.
A handle C is secured at one end of the board A, as at c being connected to the
fastening plate or hinge 6³, whereby the package can be carried in a vertical de-
pending position.
Bearing in mind that the surface a of board A has been covered with sheet B,
which latter is cemented thereto to present a neat surface, I utilize said covered
surface a upon which to place a strip of wood or other suitable material D, having
a central slot d, the said strip D being cemented or otherwise securely attached
upon the cloth covered surface a of board A. The depth of the strip D, and con-
sequently the depth of the slot d, is sufficient to permit said slot to serve as a
container or receptacle for pencils and other small articles, such as school-child
requires to carry. A lid, preferably of thin sheet metal, is placed over the slot d
to cover it said lid being hinged upon the strip D, as seen, and being provided
with a suitable catch-fastening. The lid, may however, be in the form of a
slide, if desired, and have running grooves therefor upon strip D in place of the
hinges and catch fastening.
Thus when the satchel is prepared for use, i.e., having books and the like within
the envelope at one side of the board and a receptacle at the other side of the
board containing pencils, the envelope being closed and strapped, the complete
device may be conveniently carried by the handle to and from school and it will
be observed that the pencil-receptacle may be opened and used without undoing
the envelope, as may the envelope be opened and used without regard to the
pencil-receptacle, the two containers being separately available, although being
in one package. It will also be observed that the cloth forming the envelope
(which may be of fancy material) when folded over the books forms a perfect and
complete envelope for them and the stiffened board, the envelope thus forming
a neat containing and protecting covering, while the board forms an ample con-
cealed backing and support for the books, and the pencil-container, which may
be ornamental, alone is exposed outside the envelope.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said in-
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:-
A school-satchel comprising a board, a flexible sheet of suitable material
which is secured to one side of the board, and which has its edges extending a
suitable distance beyond the edges of the board and adapted to be folded to form
a receptacle, a strip D secured to the board and forming a receptacle, and a lid
for the receptacle combined with suitable hinges also secured to the board, straps
secured to the hinges, and a handle secured to the same hinge to which one of
the straps is secured, said handle being attached to the outer part of the board,
substantially as shown.
Dated this 8th day of Sentember 1800
F. W. BARNER,
Applicant's Agent.