US1684839A

US1684839A - Hand bag

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Publication number: US1684839A
Application number: US199749A
Authority: US
Inventors: Joseph N Lowe
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1927-06-18
Filing date: 1927-06-18
Publication date: 1928-09-18
Anticipated expiration: 1945-09-18

Description

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" J. N. LowE HAND BAG L Filed June 18, l1927 Mam: E

INVENTOR ljJEP/e//K 0n/f /f ATTORNEY Patented Sept. 18, 1928. y

`UNITED STATES JOSEPH- N. LOWE, F NEW YORK, N. Y.

, 'HAND BAG.

Application led June 18, 1927. lSerial No. 199,749.v

This invention relates to a hand bag which is adapted to carry ladiesl hats, wearing ap parel, toilet articles, or the like.

Among the objects of the invention it con- 5 templates provision of a handle preferably in the form of a single closed loop which is attached to the surrounding wall or peripheral band of the bag at points adjacent the opposite edges of the said wall, so that the lli-handle extends. transversely, with a View to enabling the opening and closing of the bag without interference by or interference with the handle. Other incidental vadvantages will become apparent from the description, l such handle being preferably of a size that it may be readily slipped over the arm of the one who is carrying the bag.

These being among the objects of the present invention, the same consists vof certain 90 features of construction and combinations of parts to be hereinafter described and then claimed with reference to the accompanying drawin s illustrating the preferred embodiment o the invention, and in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved bag provided with a hookless fastenin(Y device, the bag vbeing closed;

ign 2 is a perspective view of the same in open condition;

Fig'. 3 is an enlarged sectional detail of that portion of the bag to which the handle is applied; l

Fig. 4 is a still further enlarged sectional detail, the parts being exaggerated to show clearly the way the upper end of the handle is secured to the bag; and

Fig. 5 is a similarly exaggerated view showing how the other end of the handle is secured to the bag.

The preferred construction of the bag will first be described so as to enable a clearer understanding of the novel features with respect to the handle. The bag shown comprises a surrounding main wallll constituting preferably a peripheral band defining the outline or contour of the bag if it be cylindrical, and at the opposite edges of the surrounding wall there are

side walls

12, 13 which are preferably parallel with each other when the bag is closed. The wall 11 is provided with a lining 14 of suitable fabric and the end walls or

disk sides

12, 13 are respectively provided with

linings

15, 16 of similar material. Adjacent the side wall 13, the surrounding wall 11 has a free edge 17, and adjacent the other edge there is provided a folded strip 18 in the nature of piping en- I' closing a cord 19. The piping is located between the inturned edges ofthe side wall 12 and the surrounding wall 11 to add to the finished appearance of the bag, and the inturned edges of the surrounding wall and its lining, the wall 12 and its lining, and the folded strip or piping 18 are overlapped by a binding 20, the wholev being secured together by stitching 20". The edges of the side wall 13 and wall 11 are secured together preferably in the manner of seam illustrated in the upper left hand corner of Fig. 3, which however is a section through the mouth portion of the bag. .A folded strip 21, in the nature of piping enclosing a cord 22, is interposed in the seam, which is finished interio'rly by a binding strip `23 which extends over the inturned edges of the side wall 13 and a finishing strip 25. Preferably, stretching meanssuch as a ring or hoop 24 may be employed for holding the side wall 12 or the side wall 13 taut and smooth.l

The finishing strip 25 has sewed thereto a tape 26 so that it is carried by the side wall 13 whenv it is open or closed. A finishing strip 27 is also provided which is preferably folded and secured by stitching 28 which extends through the surrounding wall 11 and its lining 14. This folded finishing strip 27 extends lengthwise of the surrounding wall or peripheral band 11 and is located in proximity to the mouth of the bag, it enclosing another tape 29 which protrudes therefrom. Thefree edge of the tape 29 is provided with suitable fastening members 30 and the adjacent edge of the tape 26 with other fastening members 31, so that the

fastening members

30 and 31 may be mutually engaged and be disengaged by the operation of a slide 32k which is provided with a finger-piece 33, such fastening means constituting hookless metal fastenings. tening adjacent the free edge portion 17 of the surrounding wall enables the same to be freely operated. A cardboard or fiber board stiffening strip 34, in one or more pieces,'is inserted between the surrounding wall 11 at its lining and extends in vknown manner throughout the entire length of the surrounding wall, so as to suitably reinforce the'surrounding wall and maintain the shape thereof. Further detail of the parts which have been described is unnecessary fora clear understanding of the improvement now to be described.

The location of the hookless fasasl -it will be seen that that end of the handle which is adjacent themouth portion of the bag is passed between the folded strip 27 and the surrounding wall 11, and the line of j stitching 28 passed through the said end so that that end of the handle is buried or hidden within the structure of the bag itself. It is evident that one or more rivets could also be passed through said end of'the handle if desired; or, a line of stitching in addition to the stitching 28 could be run through the said parts. On referring to Fig. 5 it will be seen that the lower or other end of the handle extends into and through the seam which is finished by the binding 20, and that the line of stitching 20 also passes through this end of the handle.

By reason of the burying of the ends of the handle within the structure of the bag, as distinguished from the bag and its cover, it is obvious that a v'ery simple handle construction is provided and that the ends thereof are hidden from view so as to impart neatness and an attractive appearance to the bag. It will also be seen that the said handle is practically secured at both ends to the stiffening strip 34, so that all strains on the handle are distributed throughout the strip, and particularly at that end of the handle adjacent the mouth portion of the bag the strains are not localized at one point as would be the case if the surrounding wall or peripheral band 11 were not stifl'ened or reinforced throughout. The described construction also enables the finishing strip 27 to perform two functions, that is, to furnish a body or supporting portion for one of the tapes of the hookless fastening, and to hide and cover over one end of the handle.

What I claim as new is:

1. A hand bag, comprising a surrounding wall, opposite side walls, one vof `which is seamed around the bag to one edge of the i surrounding wall and the other ofwhich is secured to the wall for movement, so as to provide a mouth to the bag, fastening means for detachably securing the movable wall to the surrounding wall and closing the mouth, a flexible handle extending transversely of the surrounding wall and having one end secured at the edge of the said surrounding wall, and covering means for the ther end of the handle, and between which covering means and the surrounding wall the said other end is applied to the said wall, said covering means adjoining the movable wall of the bag when the movable wall is closed.

2. A hand bag, comprising a surrounding wall, opposite side walls, one of which is seamed around the bag to one edge 0f the surrounding wall and the other of which is secured to the wall for movement, so as to provide a mouth to the bag, fastening means for detachably securing the movable wall to the surrounding wall and closing the mouth, a flexible handle extending transversely of the surrounding wall, and a finishing strip on and extending lengthwise of the surrounding wall and located adjacent the mouth of the bag, said strip having the fastening means associated therewith, and the flexible handle having one end secured in the seam at the edge of the said surrounding wall and the other end secured to the surrounding Wall and finishing strip and lying beneath the said stri i.

A hand bag, comprising a surrounding wall, opposite side walls, one of which is seamed around the bag to one edge of the surrounding wall and the other of which is secured to the wall for movement, so as to provide a mouth to the bag, fastening means for detachably securing the movable Wall to the surrounding wall and' closing the mouth, a handle extending transversely of the surrounding wall, and a flexible strip upon and extending lengthwise of the surrounding wall and located adjacent the mouth of the bag, and the handle having one end secured at one edge of the said surrounding wall and the other end secured to the surrounding wall and lying beneath the said strip.

JOSEPH N. LOWE.

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