US360112A - Strap-loop for bags or satchels - Google Patents

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0 REINISGH STRAP LOOP FOR BAGS 0R SATGHELS.

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STRAP LOOP FOR BAGS 0R SATGHELS. No. 360,112. Patented Mar. 29, l88'7.

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CHARLES REINISCH, OF NElVARK, NE\V JERSEY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.360,112, dated March 29,1887.

A pplicaiion filed December Ell, 1886. Serial "Yo. 232,144. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES REINISCII, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvenicntsin Strap-Loops and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the inventiomsuch 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 letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The object of this invention is to provide a strap-loop for bags or satchels which will effectually prevent the buckle and end of the strap from falling into the month of the bag, thereby causing much annoyance in closing the bag, particularly when the bag is packed full and both hands are occupied in drawing the sides of the mouth together.

The invention is further designed to so construct a loop that it will not cause any abrasion of the strap, but will enable the said strap to slide freely through the same and without bending and breaking the strap.

In the views of the drawing in which said invention is illustrated, Figure 1 is a view of the top of a bag or satchel, the buckle and a portion of the strap on one side being broken away to more clearly show the receiving-loop. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the loop de' tached from the bag. Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the frame portions of the bag and an attached loop shown in an opened position, and indicating the position of the buckle and end of the strap when the month of the bag is opened. Fig. 4 is an end elevation of the strap loop, to which is attached arotating bag-catch, and Fig. 4. is aperspective view of a different form of strap-loop.

On Sheet 2, Figs. 5 and 6 are plan views of portions of the bag-frame, to which are secured two forms of a combined bag-catch and strap-loop. Figs. 7 and S are sectional views taken centrally through the catch portion of the combined loop and catch shown in Fig. 6, closed and open, respectively. Fig.9is a perspective view of the combined loop and catch shown in Fig. 6. Fig. 10 is a perspective view of the pivoted catching-tongue shown in Fig. 5; and Fig. 11 is a similar view of a socketpiate, in which said tongue is pivoted.

Similar reference-letters are employed to indicate corresponding parts in each of said views.

As indicated in said above-described views, the improved strap-loop consists of a loop, a, projecting laterally from a base-plate,b, which is riveted or otherwise secured to the framesection 0 of the bag, and which is either cut away atd,leaving a rounded portion,e, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, or may be left solid, as in Fig. l.

The base-plate is secured to the portion 0 of the frame in such a position that the loop portion a projects backward away from the mouth of the bag, as illustrated in Fig. 3, the opposite frarne-section,f, closing under and into the section 0, as shown in Figs. 7 and 8. By virtue of this arrangement of the strap-loop and the construction of the same the buckle end of the strap 9 is thrown upward and away from the mouth of the bag when the same is open, substantially as indicated in Fig. 3 .and is thereby prevented from dropping into the mouth of the bag.

The rounded portion 6, or the top of the solid base-plate, is of great importance in effecting this result in conjunction with the laterally and backwardly projecting loop, as there is nothing directly above the strap to cause the buckle end to project straight forward over the mouth of the bag, the portion 0, or the solid portion of the base-plate, holding the said end of the strap projecting upward and away from the month. Moreover, the position of the loop allows the strap to lie in such a position that it is not bent at a sharp angle, or caused to come in contact with any sharp corners which would cut or abrade the same. The width of the opening in the loop is sufficient to permit the free insertion of the tongue of the strap when buckled, Fig.1,thus rendering theleather loop usually provided on straps to receive the tongue unnecessary.

By reference to Figs. 1, 3, and 4 of the drawings it will be seen that the loop portion a is not situated directly above the frame-section to which it is secured, but projects sidewise and away from and over the edge of said section, so that there is nothing beneath the strapopening to interfere with the insertion of the strap. By this arrangement the strap-opening may be made of sufficient width to receive the tongue or free end of the strap after the same has been passed through the buckle, thereby doing away with the ordinary leather loop used on straps, and by thus removing said leather loop the strap may be pulled through the strap-opening in the loop until the buckle rests upon the top of the base-plate of said loop and is held away from the mouth of the bag. When two thicknesses of the strap-i. 6., the body of the strap and the end thereof-are passed through the loop a, they are held tightly therein, as the strap-opening is preferably made ofjust sufficient width to receive the body and end ofthe strap, and by thus binding the strap it is prevented from slipping around the bag.

In the strap-loops heretofore made a plate or casing. of about the width of the frame-sections towhich it is secured, having a simple openingthrough the sides of the same, has been used; but by this form no support to the buckle end of the strap to hold the same away from the mouth of the bag was provided, as the strap passed directly over and in contact with the frame-section. As an improvement on this common form, an opening has been made in the top of the plate and the strap passed through one of the side openings and up through said top opening, but having no projecting =loop extending beyond the edge of the frame-section, as is provided in my improved loop. In said last-named device provided with the top opening the strap is bent at a very sharp angle and is liable to be cut by the sharp corners of the loop, particularly when the strap is buckled tightly around the bag, and also the buckle is not thrown upward away from the mouth of the bag, while in my improved loop the base-plate, or that portion of the loop which is secured to the frame-section, is raised up from the frame, as is shown in 'Fig. 3, between the loop and the mouth of the bag, and thereby carries the buckle away from the said mouth of the bag.

The base-plate may be grooved at h to receive the ordinary pivoted bag-catch, t.

On Sheet 2 is illustrated two forms of a combined strap-loop and bag-catch, which in their combined form co-operate to securely fasten the bag, and also to enable the same to be more readily opened.

In Fig. 5 is shown one construction, which consists of an opening or slot, 9', in the baseplate, the sidesof said slot converging toward each otherin an opposite direction from that in which the loop to projects. To the section f is pivoted an angular catching tongue or plate, k, the sides of the portion is which engage the slot being inclined similarly to thesides of said slot, so that when said portion and said slot are in engagement the strain upon the frame-sections tends to wedge the said catchingplate more firmly in said slot.

In Figs. 6, 7, and 10 is shown a form of construction in which a parallel-sided slot and catching-tongue are used, the holding engagement thereof being caused by a pin, Z, projecting from the slot j into one or more elongated or wedge-shaped slots, k, in the portion is of the catching-tongue. i

In releasing the catching-tongues in either of the. above-described forms, the strap is drawn tightly around the bag, thereby forcing the frame sections closer together and the catching-tongue from its holding engagement with the slot. The downward pressure of the strap upon the portion 0 of the base-plate materially assists in disengaging said tongue and slot.

Having thus described my invention, I desire to claim the following:

1. A strap-loop adapted to be used on bags or satchels, consisting of a base-plate having a raised portion, e, and a loop, a, projecting laterally therefrom, and constructed and arranged to direct a strap, when inserted therethrough, over said raised portion, for the purposes set forth.

2. In abag or satchel, the combination, with the outer section of the frame, of a strap-loop secured thereto, consisting of a baseplate having aloop, a, projecting laterally therefrom away from the mouth of the bag when opened.

and a raised portion, 6, between said loop and the mouth of the bag, for the purpose set forth.

3. In a bag or satchel, the combination, with the frame-sections 0 f thereof, of a strap-loop secured to the frame-seetion'c, consisting of a base-plate having a tapering slot therein, a loop, a, projecting therefrom away from the mouth of said bag, and a raised portion, 6, between said loop and the mouth of the bag, and an angular catching-tonguevpivotally attached to the frame-section f, and constructed and arranged to engage with the tapering slot in the base-plate, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the invention set forth above I have hereunto set my hand this 9th day of December, 1886.

CHARLES REINISCH.

Witnesses:

FREDK. O. FRAENTZEL, FREDK. F. CAMPBELL.

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