US307698A - Bag-holder - Google Patents

Description

(No Model.)

W. J. YENGLING.

' BAG HOLDER. No. 307,698. Patented Nov. 4, 1884.

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Eb; .EICIFICATIQN forming part of Letters Patent No. 307,698, dated November a, 1884.

Application filed Jam 1!), 1884. (No model.)

T0 aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I. WILLARD J. YENG- LING, a citizen of the United States, residing at Minerva, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bag-Holders; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

"his invention relates to bagholders; and it consists in the novel construction and combination of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective, Fig. 2 aplan view, and Fig. 8 a rear elevation, of a device constructed accordim to my invention. Fig. 4 shows a modification.

The standard or upright A. may be mounted on a suitable portable base, a, or be other wise supported, according to the wishes of the maker. One side of this standard is provided with teeth a, so as to more securely hold the bag-holding frame at any desired point to which it may be adjusted. I have shown these teeth on the rear of the standard; but manifestly they may be arranged on the front edge of said part without involving a departure from my invention.

The bag-holding frame consists. essentially, of the arms B B, the sliding bar 0, and a retracting-spring, I), together with a suitable support. The arms B have their outer ends bent or otherwise suitably formed at b to engage and hold one side of the bag, and are connected at their inner ends by a cross bar, B, which is perforated at b and fits over and is movable vertically on the standard A. It will be seen that the weight of the arms, &o., will cause the walls of opening Z) to bind against the standard and hold it at any point to which it may be adjusted vertically. This will be effected if the standard be smooth; but by using the teeth a the frame is held more firmly, as will be appreciated. I have also shown a setsmew, at, turned through the bar B and bearing against the standard so as to lock the frame at any desired point. As

before indicated, the teeth and set-screw may be dispensed with, and the frame 13 B, &c., be held merely by its weight, causing the binding on the standard before described. The bar 0 is held and slides near its ends on the arms 13, and is bent back or otherwise properly formed at its ends G .to engage and hold the side of the bag opposite that held by the points of the arms. The retracting-spring D connects the cross and supporting bar with the sliding bar and operates to draw the sliding bar toward the cross supporting-bar. I prefer to use this ring as the retaining device; but, where so desired, it may be substituted for by the construction shown in Fig. 4, in which a pivoted bar, E, has depending pins 6, adapted to engage the sliding bar and hold same in positican. a

In using the retaining device shown in Fig. 4 it is necessary to push the sliding bar back by hand until the bag is properly stretched when the bar is lowered so its pins will hold the sliding bar, while the spring-retaining de vice automatieall y retracts and retains the said bar, and is therefore preferred.

It is manifest that instead of using the standard, &c., the crossbar B might be secured directly to a wall or other suitable support; or the arms 13 could be extended outward from such wall, and the spring or other retaining device be also secured directly to the said wall.

In operation the mouth of the bag is caught at one side over the points of the arms, and at its other side over the ends of the sliding bar, the latter bcin g adjusted forward into position to enable the easy placing of the bag thereover when it isretraeted by the spring or hand and held by the retaining devices before described.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,

1. A bag-holder comprising a suitable standard or support, arms supported on and projected from said support and adapted at their ends to engage the bag, a bar extended between said arms and supported and movable thereon, and adapted to engagethe bag,and retaining means, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, with asupport and the arms extended therefrom and adapted at the ends to hold the bag, of the sliding bar and the connecting the cross and sliding bars, substan- 1c retracting and retaining spring, substantially tially as set forth. as set forth. In testimony whereof I afiiX my signature in 3. The combination of the standard, the presence of two witnesses.

cross-bar, )erforated centrally and fitted over and movalgle vertically on the standard, the \VILLARD XENGLING arms projected forward from the opposite ends of the crossbar, the bar sliding on the said arms, and the retracting and retaining spring \Vitnesses:

JNo. F. JEROME,

\VILLLAM UNGER.

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