US1897341A

US1897341A - Initial or ornament holder for women's hand-bags and other articles

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Publication number: US1897341A
Application number: US637659A
Authority: US
Inventors: Staufert Rudolph
Original assignee: Robbins & Staufert Inc
Current assignee: Robbins & Staufert Inc
Priority date: 1932-10-13
Filing date: 1932-10-13
Publication date: 1933-02-14
Anticipated expiration: 1950-02-14

Description

R. STAUFERT 1,897,341

INITIAL OR ORNAMENT HOLDER FOR WOMENS HAND BAGS AND OTHER ARTICLES Feb. 14, 1933.

Filed OCT.. l5

ai@ f@ Patented Feb. 14, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEY RUDOLPH STAUFERT, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO ROBBINS STAUFERT, INC.,

OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS INITIAL OR ORNAMENT HOLDER FOR WOMENS HAND-BAGS AND OTHER ARTICLES Application led October 13, 1932, Serial No. 637,659.

The invention relates to initial or ornament holder for womens hand-bags, and other articles.

One of the important objects of the invention is to construct a womans hand-bag with a finished backed and framed opening` into which may be inserted a separate member upon which is secured initials, monogram, ornaments, or the like, the separate member being readily removed from the opening7 and leaving the opening in as finished a conditionk an insert bearing other initials than those of the owner, or other identifying means, ornaments, or the like, in position in the bag, thus permitting the hand-bag to be interchangeable in its use by various persons who may use a multiplicity of initialed inserts at different tim-es with the same hand-bag.

Another object of the invention is to construct the hand-bag with its insert in suchv a manner that a contrasting color scheine may be utilized, this being accomplished by having the bag of one color, or material, the iinished backing of the opening in another color, or material, and the insert of a third color, or material, the difference in material sometimes being suiiicient to make the color contra-st.

An additional object of the invention is to construct the handbag in such a manner that the insert bearing the initials, monogram or the like, will be held in position in the opening in the bag without danger of sliding, slipping or falling out, since the insert is made longer longitudinally than the opening in the bag, and the holding material of the bag is secured around its entire perimeter,

whether that perimeter be rectangular, square, oval or otherwise.

It is another object of the invention to con-A struct the insert with a stiifening member,

which nevertheless is iiexible, such as 'whale bone, spring steel, cardboard or otherv matef rial, so that the insert may be flipped or snapped into place underneath the extending edges surrounding the insert opening in the bag, and constituting the frame of the open ing. f A further object of the invention is to enable the owner of the bag to have a mult-iplicity of inserts bearing initials, ornaments, various society or sorority emblems or other in-r dicia, and also of a character to suit various dresses or costumes, so that the bag may be satisfactorily used on various occasions.

- Another object of the invention is to provide the bag with a double-ornamentation feature, in that'the finished insert or backing of the opening may itself be ornamental, and in addition thereto the insert carries an ornament or other device, and since the facing or backing is itself ornamentahthe additional ornament or device may be attached directly to the facing without the use of the insert, in that case.

An additional object of the invention is to.

construct the bag with an opening and its associated insert in any position .or at any angle, and either on the outside or the inside portions of the bag.

It will be understood that the invention may be used with other structures than womens hand-bags, for instance, on suitforms of ornamental backing, it being obvious that various changes and modifications in the structure may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention, as expressed in the appended claims forming a part hereof. f

ion

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is an elevational view of the end portion of a womans hand-bag showing a stitched frame in the fiap of the bag, the

'5 frame containing the removable initialed insert,

Figure 2l illustrates the portion of the flap ofthe bag with the insert removed and revealingV a backing having stitched ornamentation,' i

Figure 3 is an elevational view of a portion of the bagillustrating a `finished backing with dierent ornamentation and with the removable insert removed, o Figure 4 is a transverse sectional view on the line 4-4 of Figure 1,` and illustrates the flap of the bag, the frame for carrying the removable insert and the insert bearing initials, n i

Y F igurev 5 is a longitudinal sectional view on the'line 5-5of Figure. 1, and illustrates Y the flap ofthe bag with the framed opening a There is a certain amount of give in the frame therein and theremovable insert within the Vframe, Y Y

Figure 6 is a view taken from the rear of the insert, parts being broken away to show the flexible stiffening member and the manner vof securing the initials'or other indicia,

Figure 7 is a transverse sectional view of the removable insert on the line 7 7 4of Figure 6, and Y Figure 8 is a side elevation of the initialy or other indicia showing its fasteningprongs. The womans hand-bag, of leather or other suitable material, has the body portion 10 to which is secured the flap 11. The flap 11 is constructed with the outer portion 12 and the inner lining 13 with a supporting member or filler between. Y

The Vflap 11 is cut and a portion thereof removed to form an opening. 14. The edge portions of the outer Hap portion 12 adja-` cent the opening 14 are turned inside and folded back against themselves as shown at 15, with intervening filling 16. i 1

A finished backing piece 17 is placed back of the opening 14, the edge portions of which are stitched to the flap 11 by Vmeans of the stitching 18. The stitching 18 extends O around the entire edge portion of the backing piece 17 and secures it to the front portion 12 ofthe flap of the bag at a line within the folded edge portionsv of the Vportion 12, to form the insert supporting frame 19.

5' The stitching 18 extends through the front portion 12 of the flap, the finished backing piece 17, the inner lining 13 andall the inter mediate fillers, but does n ot catch or hold the inturned portion ofthe frame 19.

It will thus be seen that the frame 19 extends from the stitching 18 above the separate finished backing piece 17 and is more or less v flexible because its inner end is tucked under but is -not fastened to Vthe backing piece.

.2, as an ornamental feature in the flap 11 of the bag. The backing piece 17 extends beyond the stitching 18 on all sides, to the desired extent.y The ornamentation in this instance is secured by the cross stitching 2,1 extending throughout the backing piece 17, and as shown, presents a' multiplicity of diamond shapes. It will be obvious that any form of stitchingmay be employed in the Abackingpiece 17 and that the backing piece 17 which always presents a finished appearance, may be of any ornamental form, or havedirectly attached to it any added orna ment, emblem or device..

In Figure 3 there is shown a different form of ornamental` backing in the4 opening 14. The backing piece in this case is a piece of material 21a which has ,fastened to it an,

additional piece of material 22 which has been cut out to form an ornamental design i showing anumber of triangles with cross bars. Any cutout design or .character of material may be used. In other'respects the construction of Figure 3 is identical with that ofthe other figures of the drawing.

. The removable insert'23 which is placed in the opening 14 of the fiap back of the flexible frame 19 is constructed with the face portion y24, the whale bone, spring steel, ory other: flexible stiif'ening means 25, the backing or lining 26 and intermediate` fillers. The ini tial or other ornament 27 having

4the fastening prongs

28, 28 is secured to the outer in sert strip 24. p

It/will be seen that the removable insert Because of this narrowness ofthe insert, "a

small space 35 is left between the edge 29 of the frame portion 33 and the top` of then' insert 23, and a corresponding small space 36 is left between the edge of the lower frame portion 34 and the bottom of the insert Because of the construction just described it will be seen that when the insert 23 is placed in the opening 14 against the backing and 30 may be slipped or snapped into'place f under the frame portions 31 and32, and held in place inthe opening 14 when the insert" straightens itself. In orderl to remove the insert and exchange it for another in the same bag, to obtain a different color, initial .or

is longer at its

narrow ends

29 and 30,* than the distance between the

corresponding ends

31 and 32 of the opening 14, and that the insert is narrower than the distancebe-l tween the edges 33`vand 34l of the frame 19.v

ornament, the finger nail is inserted in the

space

35 or 36, and the insert is raised out of the opening 14, and its

ends

29 and 30 raised from the

flexible frame portions

31 and 32.

Having thus described the invention, What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent l. In an article of the class described, the combination of a main body member, an aperture in said body member, stitching entirely surrounding said aperture, the stitching being outside the perimeter of said aperture to form a frame Which entirely surrounds the aperture, and a removable, flexible element adapted to be inserted in said opening from above the said opening, the side and end stitching not permitting the sliding into said opening of said removable element.

2. In an article of the class described, the combination of a main body member, an aperture in said body member, an ornamental finished facing member placed against the back of said body member, said finished facing member completely covering said aperture, stitching through said body and facing members, said stitching entirelyl surrounding said aperture.

3. In an article of the class described, the combination of a main body member, an aperture in said body member, an ornamental finished facing member placed against the back of said body member, said finished facing member completely covering said aper ture, stitching through said body and facing members, said stitching entirely surrounding said aperture, said stitching being away from the perimeter of said aperture to form a frame around said aperture, the material of the body member at said aperture being turned in and under to form a finished edge at the perimeter of said aperture.

4. In an article of the class described, the combination of a main body member, said body member having an aperture, a backing piece secured to said body member, said backing piece completely filling the aperture and extending beyond the perimeter of the aperture on the under side of the body member, stitching connecting said body member and backing member, said stitching entirely surrounding the aperture, said stitching being sufliciently :tar from the perimeter of said aperture to form a frame, the exposed face of the backing being finished in as high a degree as the exposed face of the body member, and a removable flexible insert adapt-ed to be snapped into and held in place Within said frame, said finished backing piece and said removable insert each being ornamented thus causing said body member to have a double ornamental feature.

5. In an article of the class described, the combination of a main body member, said body member having an aperture, a backing piece secured to said body member, said backing piece completely filling the aperture and extending beyond the perimeter of the aperture on the under side of the body member, stitching connecting said body member and backing member, said stitching entirely surrounding the aperture, said stitching being suciently far from the perimeter of said aperture to form a frame, the exposed face of the backing being finished in as high a degree as the exposed face of the body member, a removable insert adapted to be snapped linto and held in place Within said frame, said finished backing piece and said removable insert being adapted to be ornamented thus causing said body member to have a double ornamental feature, said removable insert being provided as a part thereof With springy material to give the insert flexibility.

In Witness whereof. I hereunto subscribe my name this 12th day of October, A. D.

RUDOLPH S'IAUFERT.