US296704A - Jambs b - Google Patents

Description

(No Model.)

J. B, MURRAY.

MAIL BAG.

. Paten-ted Api. 85 1884.y

JAMES B. MURRAY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

MAIL-BAG.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 296,794, dated April 8, 1384.

(No model.)

To all whom, t may concern Be it known that I, Jiiiuns B. MURRAY, of the city, county, and State of New York, have inview ofthe top oi' the bag; Fig. 2, a likefront view; Fig. 3, a front view of the top of the bag when opened; Fig. 5, a sectional View of Fig. l at :c fr; Fig. f1, the same sectional view with the strap withdrawn; Fig. 6, an enlarged View of the strap, and Fig. 7 a sectional view of the strap at y y.

A represents the front of thebag, and A the rear. The bag may be constructed of leather, canvas,or any other suitable material; and I remark that my invention may be used as saddle-bags. The bag may be of any suitable form; but the top should be dat when closed.

B represents the doubling or extra thickness of leather or other material, preferably' encircling and attached to the top of the bag to protect it from wear. One side of the bag, or preferably oi' the doubling, may be extended on the rear side into the nap N, to fold over the front of the bag and'close its mouth.

F F represent the hooks, preferably attached tothe flap, preferably by rivets n n', and which, when the bag and the flap folded over it are closed, pass through the slots M M in the top of thebag and project on the rear side sufciently far to allow the locking-strap C, provided with the flange or strip D, to be drawn under them. These hooks F F are made preferably of steel or chilled iron. Instead ofthe above arrangement, I remark that the hooks I- F may be otherwise attached-21s, e. g., where there is no flap to one side of the bag itself, so that when it is closed they will pass through slots on its other side and project; or they may be attached to a lap fastened onto the front of thel bag A. just below the doubling B, and adapted to i'old upward over the doubling, and to allow the hooks F F to pass through the slots M M. This strip D may consist of one ormore thicknesses of material, and'may be fastened to the strap C by rivets or sewing, but preferablyr by both. The strap G preferably comes enough below the hooks F F to take hold of it in pulling it through, and may be permanently attached to the lap of the bag by the staple L, by rivets, or otherwise.

E and G are metallic plates to guard the slots at each end of the strap C.

I is the usual metallic destination-plate, which may be attached to the flap N by the staple J but any other destinati oil-card device might be used in its stead.

H is a staple, also attached to the flap N; and K, any. suitable padlock.

The hooks F may, if desired, have their front fore arm inclined a little inward, and the slots M may be cut a little larger at the bottom, to diminish the risk of the hooks catching in the bag when being withdrawn. If the sides of the mouth of the open bag, as shownin Fig. 3, beclosed together and the iiap be now folded forward over the mouth, the hooks F F will pass through the slots M M, and will project in the rear, as shown in Fig. Land thelockingstrap C may be quickly drawn longitudinally under the hooks F F, its strip or iiangeD lill- 'ing up the space within the hooks, and the slotted end ofthe strap C may be slipped over the staple H, the destination-plate I may be pressed over it, and both may be secured by the padlock K. It will now be readily seen that the bag is securely closed, as until the padlock is unlocked the bag cannot be opened without destroying it, for the side A cannot be withdra-wn without breaking the hooks F, and the ap cannot be withdrawn without breaking the hooks or tearing the strip D from the strap C. These are both made of suiiicient strength and firmness to resist all usual strains. The bag is readily unlocked, as it has been locked, by simply withdrawing the strap C longitudinally.

VVhatI claim as my invention, and desireto f secure by Letters Patent, is-

l.4 The combination, in a bag, of rigid hooks attached to one side of the bag or to a flap,

and adapted, when the bag is closed, to pass through its other side and project, with an independent exible locking device adapted to be drawn under said projecting hooks, and thereby prevent the opening of the bag, substantialiy as described. A

2. The combination, in a bag, of rigid'hooks attached to one side, adapted, when the bag is closed, to pass through its other side and pro- 1o ject, with a flanged locking-strap adapted to be drawn under said projecting hooks, thereby preventing the opening of the bag, sub stantially as described.

3. The combination, in a bag provided with slots near its top, of a flap with rigid hooks attached, adapted, when the bag is closed and the flap fo1ded,to pass through and project beyond the slots, with an independent flexible locking device adapted to be drawn under said projecting hooks, substantially as and for the 2o purposes described.

4. The combination, in a bag provided with slots near its top, of a flap with rigid hooks attached, adapted, when the bag and iiap are closed, to pass through and project beyond the 25 D, substantially as and for the purposes de- 3o scribed.

Signed at New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 3d day of March, A. D. 1884.

JAMES B. MURRAY.

Witnesses:

FRANK M. CLUTE, HAYWARD JOHNSTON.

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