US2284212A - Handbag - Google Patents

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HANDBAG Filed May 29, 1940 '2 Sheets-Sheet 1 3nnentor:

* MAE KAHZOW Gttornegs May 26, 1942.

w. M. KANZOW I 2,284,212

HANDBAG Filed May 29, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 13m 556 A S WILLIE M66 KnNzow GttomegS Patented May 26, 1942 l j HANDBAG Willie Mae Kanzow, Knoxville, Tenn.

Application May 29, 1940, Serial No. 337,891

4 Claims) (g1. 15o 10') This. invention .relates to hand bags, purses, laundry bags and the like andsmoreespecially to an article of this typehaving means associated therewith for automatically closing the same. a flexible bag having. the opposedsides of its opening removably attached to adjacent turns of a coiled wire. The coiled wire also serves as a handle and due to the natural tendency for the turns or convolutions to rest against each other in contracted position, it is evident that the attached sides of the bag opening will normally remain in closed position.

It is therefore, an object of this invention to provide a hand bag, purse or the like, comprising a flexible bag having the opposed sides of its opening removably attached to adjacent turns of a coil spring handle. In, the present showing of the invention, there are about one and one-third turns in the coiled springhandle, therefore, the overlapping-ends extend. approximately one third of the circumference of the spring and have mounted thereon the opposed edges of the bag opening. This typeof construction permits the bag to be easily attached or removed from the handle and when once attached, it will not More specifically, the invention relates to removed and a ball inserted over the end of the handle. f. .1 Referring more specifically:to.the drawings, the; numeral I 0 denotes a suitable'flexiblebag or container which is formed from any suitable material such'as' cloth, leather or the like. The

opposed sides of theopening of thebag. ..If desired the edges maybe pinked or in case material is used that does ,notiray, raw edges may beprovided. Figure 3 showsthe bag'structure in the position that it assumes prior to being inserted upon a suitable-handle: y s

Figure 4 shows the typeof handle, employed for the bag shown in Figure 3...;This handle come prises a coiled wire I! having its, ends overlapping each;other.; These'ends may bepointed so that they can easily-penetrate, suitable ballsg knobs become detached of itsownaccord.v Furthermore, the coiled spring has ,the necessary resiliency to permit the bag to be opened as widely as desired, but when the sidewalls are released the bag will return to closed position.

Some of the, objects of the invention having been stated, other objects will appear as the description proceeds, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is an elevation of my, improved hand-. bag;

Figure 2 isa vertical sectional view taken along the line 2-2 in Figure 1; I 7

Figure 3 is an isometric view of the flexible container or bag portion as it appears; prior to being inserted upon the handle;

Figure 4 is ,an isometric view of the handleor other ornaments I,8, which are made of sponge rubberpandserve to prevent the container from becoming detached. 1 1

When it is desired ;to assemble the bag and handle, it is necessary to remove the balls I8 fromthe sharpened ends of coiled wire l1. Then the pointed ends of the wire I! are laced through the upper opposed edges I4 and I5 of the bag |0.- It isnecessary, however, to pleat the upper edges of the bag so that the sharpened ends of the wire ll will penetrate a series of overlapping pleats or folds 20 and 2|. Therefore, when thetwo opposed sides l4 and I5 of the bag [0 are pleated and penetrated by the ends of the coiled wire l'!, the wholejbag will, assume a substantially circular or half moon appearance as shown in Figure'l. The; shape of the handle causes thebag to assume this position. After the ends of the wire I? have been properly installed, theballs iii are again placed on the ends of the wire to prevent the bag from becoming detached. Since the coiled wire has an inherent resiliency therein, tending to cause the overlap-. ping portions to rest against each other, it is seen that the balls l8'will each contact an adjacent turn in the wire I! and-be normally held in such contact by virtue "of thisresiliency; Therefore,

when the coiledwire I1. is in a normal position, the upper end of the bag I0 will be closed in the manner shown in Figures 2 and 6. This type of construction eliminates the necessity of sewing the handle to the bag or of providing perforations for the wire to go through. It also elimithe arcuate wire. The lower end'of the bar 25 has a forked portion 2I which is adapted to engage-the adjacent turn in the coiled Wire ll in the mannershown in Figure 7 when it is desired to hold the bag in opened position.

g It is often desirable to eliminate sharp points or ends on the handle structure tojprevent in-,

slipping through the bag by adhering to the metal through suction, as well as serving as ornathe edges of the bag are laced on the ends of jury, especially where the balls l8 are made of a V i been set forth a preferred embodiment; of the soft material and are easily detached. On the other hand, a sharp point is necessary when in. serting a bag on the handle,

Figure 8 shows the end of; a handle l'lawith'a restricted end portion llb integral therewith, the other portions of the handle being identical to handle I'L Apointed' member 30 removably' fits over portion l-lli when a bag is being inserted on ,the 'handle; said pointed member-also being adapted for initially punching the balls 18 prior to the same being inserted thereon. After insertpunching the balls, thefpoin'ts 30- are removed from the ends of the handlefleaving the blunt the needle points from rusting.

ments. In this way the necessity of having special devices for holding knobs or other materials to the handle is eliminated. Eighth, when the bag handle is used in connection with a sewing bag, the knobs or balls |8 serve as a needle or pin cushion, and at the same time prevent The rubber knobs are also silent, and do notmar or scar furniture. Ninth, if desired, the handle can be laced through the bag at various distances from the bag top, thereby making the bag shallow or deep, which features make it possible to adjust the capacity ofthe bag.

In ,the drawings and specifications there has invention, and although specific terms are employed, they are used in a generic and descrip-' L .A handbag comprising; a flexible. container having an opening and a spring steel looped member having its ends'overlapping each other 1 and occupying parallel positions a'ndextending ing the .bag on the handle and after initially restricted ends 30 exposed. Then these blunt ien'cy in the handle llcloses thebag automati eliminating the necessity for a fastener 'to keep V of the present invention are as fOllOWSLFiISt, the spring re'silcally thereby eliminating the necessity of some I sort of hinge for opening and closing and also inopposite directions and having an inherent resiliency to press the overlapping ends towards each other, the -overlapping .ends being's'ecured to the container on opposite sides of the opening,

whereby the loopedmember serves as a handle for the bag and the overlapping ends normally hold the opening in closed position. I w

2. A handbag having ahandlef'ormed from a spring steel looped member having overlapping endsoccupying a parallel relation toiieach other and projecting in opposite directions, a flexible container having an opening therein, each of said overlapping ends being secured to the container at a separate" and opposite side of the openthe bag closed. Second, the handleis unbreakable, easily kept clean, and will not 'become detached from the bag or purse as handlesof-tendo on other types of conventional bags. Third, this handle can be made round, oval, square'ortriangular, as long as the overlapping portions which are laced through the bag remainin such a position as to give the proper resiliency necessary to normally keep the bag closed; Fourth,

upon detaching the'handle from the bag, the bag s- 3.1A .han'dbag comprising a flexible container having an opening therein and a bent resilient bar forming a complete loop and extending more than 350 degrees and having its ends overlapping and parallel to each other, and extending in opposite directions, said bar having an inherent tendency to press the overlapping 'e'ndstowards each other andbeing secured to opposed sides of the container adjacent said opening, whereby artistic half moon shape which is desirable.

Without this handle, the half moon shape can only be obtained by cutting in that shape; Fifth,

the handle. Sixth, the handle can -be plated comin'g'detached."

4. A handbag comprising a flexible container having an opening therein, -a bent resilient bar forming a complete loop and extending more than 360 degrees and having its ends overlapping and parallel'to' each i'other' and extending in opposite directions, said ends being'slidably secured ient bar 'for preventing the container from beto'the bagon opposedside's of said openingsaid with chromium, nickel, silver, gold or theelike so i that the bag can have the necessary ornamental appearance. If desired, a stiiT cover can be made forthe handle out of any-suitable material such 7 as; rubber, cloth, leather with the corresponding ornaments attached, without departing from the.

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bar having an inherenttndncy to press the overlapping ends towards eachother whereby the opening is held in normally 'clos ed position, and members mounted on the ends ofsaid bar for preventing the container becoming de- 1 we rev e

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