US2015888A

US2015888A - Hand-bag construction

Info

Publication number: US2015888A
Application number: US22509A
Authority: US
Inventors: Ferrara John
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1935-05-21
Filing date: 1935-05-21
Publication date: 1935-10-01
Anticipated expiration: 1952-10-01

Description

Oct 1935- J. FERRARA HAND BAG CONSTRUCTION Filed May 21. 1935 INVENTOR John F errara ATTORNEYS I Patented l, 1935 g I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HAND-BAG CONSTRUCTION John Ferrara, Brooklyn, N. Y. Application May 21, 1935, Serial No. 22,509 9 Claims. (01. 150-29) This invention relates to hand-bags. To the inner faces of blocks l and 25 I at- It is the general object of this invention to tach, preferably by gluing, a lining whose halves 4 devise a hand-bag construction which shall be are designated as 32 and 42. neat and trim in formation and appearance and The tops. of the

blocks

15 and 25 are pref- 5 at the same time shall be secure and solid in erably grooved as indicated at l8 and 28, these construction; in which the bag material shall grooves preferably sloping in slightly from near be well secured all along its edge so that it will the outer edges and sloping in steeply from near not pucker and be deformed and in which at the inner edges. the same time a minimum of final-assembly The ends of the blocks are grooved the same 10 fastenings are required. way, as indicated at' 19 and 29. 10

Further objects of the invention are to achieve To the outer faces of the blocks i5 and 25 I the above with the greatest ease of assembly and attach, preferably by gluing, the bag proper, of in particular to do. so without crimping metal leather, fabric, or other material, its-two halves over the leather or other bag material in a'ssembeing indicated as 33 and 43.

l5 bly, since such operations require special ma- The top edges of the bag member are folded chinery and skilled labor and result in considerover the tops of the blocks and glued thereto, able spoilage of expensive leather or other mapreferably lying flat against the wider sides of terial. I the grooves.

Further objects will become apparent during At the ends also a margin of the bag material 20 the course of the following description. is preferably folded over and glued in the groove 20 In the drawing, in the same way. The lining also is preferably Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a hand-bag folded over the edge and down into the groove. made in accordance with my invention; The lining and outer bag material are provided Fig. 2 is a horizontal section on the line 2--2 with holes corresponding to the holes 16 and in Fig. l, but with some of the parts spread 26, the holes being preferably formed all the 25 apart; way through after the lining and outer bag ma- Fig. 3 is a vertical section on the line 3-3 of terial have been glued to the blocks. Fig. l; it will be seen that the assembly of my hand- Fig. 4 is a sectional view of a modification; bag is very simple. The lining and outer bag Fig. 5 is a partial elevation of the modification material are glued to the blocks. The block as- 30 shown in Fig. 4; semblies are then placed inside the flanged frame Fig. 6 is a sectional view of another modiflmembers in which they .just fit nicely. The cation; and grooves in the tops and ends of the blocks facili- Fig. '1 is a partial elevation of the modiilcatate assembly, for they prevent the edges of the tion shown in Fig. 6. leather or other material from catching against 35 The hand-bag of my invention as illustrated the edges of the frame members upon insertion in Figs. 1-3 comprises a frame'consisting of two of the block assemblies. Also the grooves promembers ill and 20 pivoted together as at 30. vide room at the ends of the blocks for the extra A clip 3| is provided to lock the frame members thickness of leather or other material where it 40 together. a Ls folded at the corners, thus avoiding having 40 The frame members have horizontal top either bumps or loose edges. flanges H and 21 and vertical flanges I2 and 22 After the block assemblies have been inserted, running the length of the bag, and end flanges headed

bolts

34 and 44 are screwed into-the inl3 and 23. ternally threaded lugs l4 and 24. These simple 45 The frame members have internally threaded operations which can be performed by practical- 5

lugs

14 and 24 secured to the outer walls of the ly anyone, complete the assembly of the handvertical flanges l2 and 22, pointing outwardly bag, giving a neat, simple article, in which the and preferably ending short of the outer edges only holding means which show are the heads of of the top flanges. the bolts, which can be formed as stars, or as Vertically rigid spacer blocks or bars l5-and buttons of contrasting color, or in many other 50 25 of wood or the like flt within the Us formed ways, to actually enhance the appearance of the by the flanges, and are approximately flush with hand-bag. the outer edges of the top flanges. These blocks Variations of this construction, generally simihave

holes

16 and 26 therethrough corresponding lar thereto, may be employed. For example, the

tothe lugs l4 and 24, threadedlugs, holes, and headed bolts may be 55 I dispensed with and instead flat-head screws may be screwed into the ends of the blocks through countersunk holes in the end flanges. As another alternative, nuts could be set into the blocks, not visible from the outside, and bolts screwed into them through countersunk holes in the vertical longitudinal flanges.

In Figs. 4 and 5 I have illustrated a modification of my invention in which the general assembly with pivoted double frame is the same as that of Figs. 1-3 but the flanged frame member 50, having horizontal flange BI and vertical flange 52 and provided with threaded lugs 53, has fltted therein a unitary assembly consisting of a vertically rigid block 54 to which are attached cover member 55 and liner member 66, secured thereto by gluing, by tacks 51 as shown, or otherwiseprovided only that the securing points must not be so widely spaced as to allow pulling and puckering of the bag. The block assembly is then fastened on by headed bolts 58.

With this construction it is to be noted that the block, cover, and lining are all assembled to the frame structure at one operation, with a .minimum of fastening to be done at this relatively awkward stage, the cover and liner having been fastened to the block beforehand. Also that the block is visible across the top outside the cover member, which makes possible a unique and attractive appearance when the bar is formed of molded plastic, plated metal, or other goodlooking material, which preferably is of a color contrasting with the cover material. Also that a minimum of attaching mechanism is visible on the outside, while adequate continuous or closely spaced fastening is provided for the flexible cover material itself.

In Figs. 6 and '7 is shown another modification in which the general assembly with pivoted double frame is the same but in which frame member 60 has horizontal flange 6|, vertical flange 62, and studs 63, which need not be .threaded. The liner 64 and cover 65 are secured, by gluing, sewing, as illustrated, or otherwise provided only that the securing points must not be so widely spaced as to allow pulling and puckering of the bag-to a reinforcing bar or block 66. This reinforcing strip need not be thick, but need only serve as a bridge so that if the strip itself is supported at a few points, for example, two, it will be vertically rigid enough to keep the entire top edge of the cover member supported substantially in line, whereby pulling and puckering is avoided. The reinforcing strip 66, cover member 65, and liner 64 have holes corresponding to the studs 63, whereby they flt over the studs and against flange 62. A block or bar 61 has holes 68 bored part way into the inner face thereof into which the studs 63 seat when the block 61 is placed within the angle of the frame member. In this modification end wings 68 are provided on the frame member, and these are bent over the block after insertion thereof. Thus the wings together with flange 62 hold the block into a determined plane, and the studs 63 hold it within that plane. At the same time a minimum of attaching means is visible on the outside and the cover and liner are securely held all the way along by their substantially continuous fastening to the reinforcing strip 66, preferably augmented by a tight frictional fit produced in bending over the wings 69.

It will be understood that many variations from the above embodiments may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention. and

also that the hand-bag" need not be of the size and shape indicated in the drawing but may be an over-night bag or any kind of purse, bag, or piece of luggage, Just so long as it embodies the construction of my invention. Hence I wish to be 5 limited not to the specific forms disclosed herein, but only to the scope of the appended claims, in which the term hand-bag" is not to be understood as limited to any one type of portable container but rather as applying broadly to any type of hand-bag coming within the spirit of this invention.

I claim: I

1. A hand-bag comprising a pair of pivoted L-section frame members backed up together and 15 open at their bottom and outer sides, threaded lugs on the non-adjacent faces of the side flanges thereof. a block. assembly for each of the frame members, a bag cover member secured to both blocks, holes through the blocks registering with 20 the threaded lugs, and cooperating threaded and headed members extending into the holes in the blocks and securing the blocks to the frame members.

2. A hand-bag comprising a pair of pivoted 25 L-section frame members having their open faces at the bottom and outer sides, blocks to flt-within said frame members, a bag cover member extending over the outer faces of the blocks, means to secure said bag cover member to said blocks, a 30 liner extending over the inner faces of the blocks between said inner faces and the frame members, and means independent of said first-mentioned securing means to secure said blocks to said frame members. 35

3. In a hand-bag a frame member having a longitudinal vertical flange and a longitudinal horizontal flange, a block member fltting within the angle formed by said flanges, a liner between the inner face of the block and the 40 vertical flange and secured to the block, and a cover over the outer face of the block and secured to the block.

4. In a hand-bag a frame member having a longitudinal vertical flange and a longitudinal horizontal flange, a block member fltting within the angle formed by said flanges, means to secure said block member to said frame member, and a bag cover member extending over the outer face of said block and over between the top of said block and the horizontal flange of the frame member, said bag cover member being secured to said block.

5. In a hand-bag a frame member having a 55 longitudinal vertical flange and a longitudinal horizontal flange, a block member fitting within the angle formed by said flanges, means to secure said block member to said frame member, a bag cover member extending over the outer face of 60 said block and over between the top of said block and the horizontal flange of the frame member, and a liner member extending up between the inner face of said block member and the vertical flange of the frame member, said cover member 55 and said liner member being secured to said block member by means independent of the means for flange of the frame member, said cover member 6. In a hand-bag an L-section frame member, an assembly to flt in said frame member com- 70 prising a block member having a groove in the top thereof and a bag cover member extending over the outer face of the block member and over the top thereof into said groove, means to secure the bag cover member to the block member, and 75 independent means insecure the block assembly within the frame member.

7. In a hand-bag an L-section frame member, an assembly to fit in said frame member comprising a block member having a groove in the top thereof and a bag cover member extending over theouter face of the block member and over the top thereof into said groove, means to secure the bag cover member to the block member, a liner member extending over the inner face of the block member and over the top thereof into said groove, means to secure the liner member to the block member, and independent means to secure the block assembly within the frame member.

8. In a hand-bag having a pair of outwardly and downwardly angled frame members, a cover, a liner, a pair of first blocks fitting within the angles of said frame members and having the top side edges of the 'cover and liner secured thereto all along their lengths without any large enough spaces between points of attachment to permit pulling and puckering, a pair of second blocks fitting outside said first blocks within the angles of the frame members, means common to blocks of both pairs to prevent endwise and vertical movement thereof, and means acting on the blocks of the second pair to hold both against movement away from the vertical flanges of the frame members.

9. A hand-bag comprising a pair of pivoted L-section frame members, each of said frame members having a vertical inner flange and a horizontal outwardly extending top flange, the bottom and outer side of each of said frame members being completely open and free from additional flanges over such sides, a block fitting within the space defined by the angle of each frame member, said block being of substantial thickness, its outer face being substantially flush with the outer edge of the horizontal flange of the frame member and said block extending a material distance in under said flange, a bag cover member extending up along a side face of each of said blocks, and means for securing said bag cover member in place in relation to said frame members, and means for securing said blocks within the angles of said frame members, said lastnamed means being so arranged as to be effective in securing said bag cover member in place.

JOHN FERRARA.

CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION.

Patent No. 2,015,888. October 1, 1935.

JOHN F ERRARA.

It is hereby certified that error appears in the printed specification of the above numbered patent requiring correction as follows: Page 2, second column, line 68, claim 5, strike out the words "flange of the frame member, said cover member" and insert instead securing the block member to the frame member.; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this 5th day of November, A. D. 1935.

Leslie Frazer (Seal) Acting Commissioner of Patents.