US1510142A - Handle and method of making same - Google Patents

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Sept. 30 v. 1924.

M. J. GOLDMAN HANDLE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME Filed Jan. 10.

IIVVEIVTOH A/omm J. GowM/M A TTORNE Y Patented Sept. 30, 1924.

UNITED STATES MORRIS JACOB GOLDMAN, OF STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK.

HANDLE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME.

Application filed January 10, 1923.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Monnrs JACOB Gonn- MAN, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Staten Island, in the county of Richmond and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Handles and Methods of Making Same, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to handles such as are used for luggage and similar leather articles and has for its principal object to improve upon the construction of the handle and also to provide a new and improved. method for constructing the handle.

It has heretofore been a common practice to construct these handles with a metal reinforcing rod encased in a plurality of folds or wrappers of paper suitably shaped to pro vide a handle grip, and to cover the paper with a strip of leather which is pounded and worked to the desired curvature and then cemented or glued to the paper, the overlapping edges of the leather strip belng joined together on the top of the grlp by sewing a seam through the edges as close to the grip as possible, after which the surplus leather of the overlapping edges is cut or trimmed off. This type of grip is expensive to make because of the labor required, and also because of the waste of leather, it being necessary to leave a wide margin of leather for the overlapping edges in order to provide a sufficient amount of material to be received in the sewing machine which has to be trimmed off after the seam is completed. Furthermore, the seam produces an objectionable projecting ridge and the threads of the seam break after the handle is in use a short time allowing the leather covering to become detached thereby necessitating frequent repairs.

I am aware that it has been proposed to make the handle foundation of a pair of similar halves of sheet metal which are soldered together, but the handle having the sheet metal filling is not only subject to the objections noted above, as the leather covering must be sewed in the same manner but is also subject to the objection that the leather covering can not readily be glued or cemented to the metal.

A further object of this invention is to provide a new and improved construction for an article of this type which will not only involve less labor costs for its produc- Serial No. 611,700.

tion, and require less material for its construction, but which will be more substantial and therefore give better service but by presenting a substantially smooth surface without projecting ridges will present a more pleasing appearance aswell as afford a more comfortable grip for the hands.

For the accomplishment of these and such further objects as will hereinafter be apparent to those skilled in the art to which this appertains, the invention consists in a method for producing the handle and in the construction, combination and arrangement of the parts of the handle as herein specifically described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein is shown a preferred embodiment of the invention, but it is to be understood that changes, variations and modifications may be resorted to which fall within the scope of the claims hereunto appended.

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification and wherein like reference characters indicate corresponding parts through the several views,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the foundation or filllng members of the handle shown disassembled but in similar positions with respect to each other when assembled.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a handle embodying my invention, portions being broken away to show the int rnal construction.

Fig. 8 is a top view of the structure shown in Fig. 2 similarly broken away.

Fig. 4 is a transverse section through a handle illustrating the manner in which the leather covering is inserted into and secured to the foundation and Fig. 5 is a transverse section of a completed handle.

As shown in the drawings, the numerals 10 indicate two similar halves of the main foundation or filling of the handle which halves are of the curved configuration common to handles of this character and which may be of any suitable material, such as papier mach, wood, fiber or the like, to which glue or cement will readily adhere, and which will enable the halves to be solidly constructed without adding undue weight to the handle. I prefer to use papier mach for constructing the foundation halves, each of which is provided with a central groove 11 adapted when the halves are brought into contacting relationship to provide a pocket in which is snugly received the reinforcing metal rod 12 which is provided at its extremities with the eyes 13, adapted when the parts are assembled to align with the apertures 14 provided in the foundation halves 10.

The handle is preferably covered with a piece of leather 15, in the usual manner and is secured to the bag or other article by means of metal rings 16 to the straps l? in the usual and well known manner.

In constructing the handle the foundation halves are preferably moulded of paper pulp in a suitable Inold'which is provided with pins to form the apertures 14 and a suitably formed rib or projection to produce the grooves 11, thisoperat-io'n preferably being carried out in a suitablep'ress. After the halves have been moulded, the flat inner sides are coated with 'glue, orcement and the halves are brought together, tl1e metal reinforcingstrip being inserted into one of the r s.-

The leather covering strip 15 is then coated on its inner facewith glue or cement and placedaroundth'e foundation with the overlapping ends of the strip on the upper side and with the ends arranged to overlap the upper line of juncture between the halves A flat tool having a tapered end such as indicated at 18 (Fig. f) is then used to push the "ends of the leather strip in between the foundation halves, the turned in ends being suitably coated wit'lr'glue onceinent, after which the handle is firmly pressed together and placed aside toallow theadhesive to set, a cross section of the finished handle appeering as shown in Fig. 5. It will be understood that by cdating the inner side of the leather covering with adhesivenot only produces a smooth finished surface butalso aids to hold the entire handle together in a secure compact form.

It will be understood that although I have shown and prefer to use a metal reinforcing rod in the center of the filling, that this rod may be dispensed with-as the filling constructed as described is sufficiently strong to give satisfactory service without the metal rod.

Having thus "described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by LetlersPa't'ent, is:

1. A handle of the type set forth comprising a f lling consisting of a pair of similar substantially solid halves constructed of fibrous material, the inner faces of said halves being providedwith a groove, a'metal reinforcing rod received in said groove and encased by said halves, said halves being secured together by a suitable adhesive to form a compact substantially solid structure.

2. A handleof the type set forth comprising a filling"consisting of a pairof similar substantially solid halves constructed of fibrous material, the innerfaccs of said halves being provided with a groove, a metal reinforcing rod received in said groove and encased by said halves, said halves being secured together by a suitable adhesive to form a con'n not substantially solid structure and a leather strip entirely covering said lill- 'ing and having its overlapping ends inserted between the inner faces of said halves and retained therein by said halves when said halves are scchred by said adhesive.

3. it. handle of the type set forth comprising a filling consisting of a pair of similar substantially solid halves constructed of fibrous material the "inner faces of said ha ves being provided. with a groove, :1 metal reinforcing rod received in said groove and encased by said halves, said halves being secured together by a suitable adhesive to form a compact substantially solid structure a leather strip entirely covering said filling and having its 0 u'lapping ends inserted bctween the inner faces of said halves and retained therein by said halves when said halves aresecurcd by said adhesive, the inner side of said leather covering and its overlapping ends having a coating of adhesive thereon whereby said covering this in sccurely holding the halves of the filling in a compact substantially solid structure.

1-. A handle of the typeset forth comprising a filling consisting of a pair of similar substantially solid halves, a leather strip entirely covering saidfilling and having its ends inserted into and secured between the inner ciintacting faces of said halves, and a coating of adhesive between said filling andstrip wl'lereby said strip will cause saidhalvesof the filling to be securely held together to form a compact substantially solid structure.

5. A handle'of the type set forth comprisinga filling consisting of a pair of similar substantially solid halves hzwinghhived outer faces and substantially plane inner faces adapted to be brought into contacting engagement, and a leather strip entirely covering said filling and having 'its ends insorted into the secured between said plane inner faces whereby the use of projecting scams'or stitchingisavoided, and means to securely hold said halves with said inner faces in contacting engagement \vliereby a compact substantially solid structure is formed.

6. The method of making a handle of the type set forth which consists in forinirlg a pair of similar lilling or foundation halves, having curved outer faces and plane inner faces, coating the saidinner faces with :idhesive, placing said inner faces in juxtaposition, wrapping said halves with a leather covering inserting the o vcrlapl'iing ends of said leather covering between the juxtaposed inner faces of said halves and pressing the lill) handle to cause the adhesive to secure said halves and covering in a compact substantially solid structure.

7. The method of making a handle of the type set forth which consists in forming a pair of similar filling or foundation halves, having curved outer faces and plane inner faces, coating the said inner faces with adhesive inserting a metal reinforcing rod in a suitable pocket formed by said halves placing said inner faces in juxtaposition, wrapping said halves with a leather covering, inserting the overlapping ends of said leather covering between the juxtaposed inner faces of said halves and pressing the handle to cause the adhesive to secure said halves and covering in a compact substantially solid structure.

8. The method of making a handle of the type set forth which consists in forming a pair of similar filling or foundation halves, having curved outer faces and plane inner faces, coating the said inner faces With adhesive, placing said inner faces in juxtaposition wrapping said halves with a leather covering between which and said halves a coating of adhesive is applied inserting the overlapping ends of said leather covering between the juxtaposed inner faces of said halves and pressing the handle to cause the adhesive to secure said halves and covering in a compact substantially solid structure.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 29 day of November A. D. 1922.

MORRIS JACOB GOLDMAN.

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