US427676A

US427676A - Mail-pouch

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Publication number: US427676A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1890-05-13
Anticipated expiration: 1907-05-13

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B. EDGAR.

MAIL POUCH.

No. 427,676. Patented May 13, 1890.

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MAIL POUCH. No. 427,676. Patented May 13, 1890.

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MAIL POUCHl No. 427,676. Patented May 13, 1890.

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BUTLER EDGAR, OF SUNBURY, PENNSYLVANIA.

MAIL-POUCH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letterslatent No. 427,676, dated May 13, 1890.

Application tiled February 6, 1890. Serial No. 339,410. (No model.)

To aZZ whom, it may concern: y

Be it known that I, BUTLER EDGAR, a citizen of the'United States, residing at Sunbury, in the county of Northumberland and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mail-Pouches; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others Askilled in the art to which it appcrtains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The object of my invention is to produce mail-pouches simple in construction, durable in use, easily and readily opened by Whoever has the right, and as near as can be impossible to be entered without violence by those who have not the right, iiexihle, yet `firm, and in every respect thoroughly adapted to the purpose for which they are made and used.

The nature of my invention is set forth in the specification and claims.

Figure l is a front View of the pouch when in use, showing the staple D, the lock which fastens it, and the tag which contains the directions and its connections. Fig. 2 is a rear View of the upper section of the pouch, showing its mouth, the interior llap B, the staple D, and the line of contact Where the exterior flap C is attached to the Wall of the pouch along the line y y. Fig. 3 is a cross-section on the linea; @c of Fig. l. Fig. 3% isla rear front view of the pouch when open to receive its contents, showing the interior flap B, exterior flap C, aprons A and Gr, and segments H, I, and J and their connections. Fig. .tis a View ot the blank or skeleton for manufacturing the pouch. Figs. 5, 6, and 7 are details of iiaps B and G-that is, showing the segments and aprons. Fig. S is a perspective View of the tag-holder E, containing the directions.

A, Fig. l, denotes a inail-pouch ot the ordinary size made of heavy durable leather, canvas, or the two combined.

Vith the exception ot certain parts hereinafter described in detail, the pouch may be cut, in its entirety or in sections, from the material of which it is made and firmly riveted together along one side and on the bottom.

B, Fig. 2, is an interior flap, part of the main pouch extending above the line of its mouth 'from three to four inches, according to the size and capacity desired, and carried out with the square corners a litt-le more than flush with its sides when the pouch is closed. This flap B may be made integral with or attached to the body of the pouch. The purpose in so extending the extremities of the fiap a little more than iiush with the sides ot' the pouch is a protection against the mouth ot the pouch springing open by rough hand ling and a general security against entering it by any means which does not result in its destruction. This flap folds down evenly and closely over the mouth of the pouch, and When the pouch is closed for use is iirmly held in its place by the staple D and fia-p C, and, as stated, is designed to prevent egress ont of or ingress into the pouch. This flap, when folded into position over the mouth of the pouch, reaches doivn to and is in complete contact with the flap C where the latter is riveted to the wall of the pouch. Attached to the rear face of this iiap B by riveting to its upper edge and partially down its ends is an apron A, Figs. 39,- and 7, made of heavy leather corresponding in length to the length of the Hap or Width of the pouch and covering the iiap down to the mouth of the pouch. The lower side of this apron is not i'astened. The open ends ot the staple pass through the upper or riveted side of the apron, and by means of an immovable cap may be firmly fastened to it and to the flap B.

II, I, and J, Figs. 2, 3, and 4, are segments of the flap B, and are designed to strengthen the mouth and to give and preserve the form and firmness of the upper part of the pouch. Two of these segments Il and .l are extensions and may be made integral parts of this flap. Connected with it and extending therefrom they are folded around, equally in eX- tent, the sides of the pouch and arc riveted to the rear of the pouch immediately below its mouth. The segment I is detached-that is, not an integral part of the iiap B-and of the same Width as the segments H and J, and occupies the full space between them and the same position in relation to the mouth of the pouch, and like those just described is firmly riveted to the rear of the pouch imme diately below its mouth.

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G, Figs. {if} and 6, is an apron of about the same size as that of the apron A above described, and may be said to be a companion piece to it. It is riveted to the rear front Walland Within the mouth of the pouch on the side opposite the flap B, which flap is a part of or secured to the front of the pouch. This apron G is fastened within the mouth of the pouch sufficiently down from its edge to insure complete firmness and extends suf- 'ficiently far above the line of its mouth to correspond to the unfastened portion of the apron A The length of this apron G corresponds to the width of the pouch measured on its inside. Vhen the pouch is closed for use, the apron G slips under the apron A between it and the flap B, thus absolutely sealing the mouth of the pouch.

C, Fig. 2, is an exterior flap-that is, one designed to be folded over the interior flap B-and is made of heavy leather or other suitable material firmly riveted to the rear wall of the pouch along the line y y and at such distance below its mouth as to be just below the end of the flap B when the latter is folded down to its place, as above described. The lower Yor fixed end of the flap covers the surface of the pouch fully from side to side and suiliciently below the mouth of the pouch to rivet it securely. This fiap folds over the iiap B and over the work end of the pouch in the direction of its length. From the point in this flap where it is riveted to the pouch it is truncated equally on both sides toward its outer end to about one-half its width, as may be necessary in use. The outer end, by means of the slot a, slips over the staple D and is there secured by the lock. (Shown in Fig. l.) Along the inside of this flap, riveted to each edge, from its outer end to the line of attachment to the main body of the pouch, are two segments c c, Figs. S-- and 5, about two inches wide, as use may require. Also there is attached to this flap, to the inside of the outer end, for about one-third its length, the segment c', filling the entire space between the segments c c. The segments c c are designed and are put in their place to prevent the stretching and enlarging of the fiap to which they are attached, and the segment c is designed to give firmness and strength to the flap where it receives the,

staple D.

D, Figs. l and 3, is an iron staple of suitable length and strength, its open ends securely riveted onto the front side of the flap .B and onto the opposite side of the same flap by an immovable cap, if need be, near its center measured laterally and about one inch from its upper edge. IVhen the pouch is closed for use, this staple passes through both walls of the pouch and through the outer or movable end of the fiap C and through one end of the tag E, and then receives the lock.

E, Figs. l and 8, is an adjustable tag-holder, whose length and breadth are regulated by use, made of two pieces of heavy leather of unequal lengths ff. The bottom or longer piecef exceeds the upper in length and projects at either end sufficient to permit cutting in each end two parallel slots b Z). The upper or shorter piece j" is riveted to the lower along their corresponding edges, except so much of the end next the staple neces-` sarily left open atji, Fig. 8, to introduce the card containing the directions. This tagholder lies across the pouch when it is fastened at right angles to its length, and is kept in position at one end by a metallic-capped button F, Fig. l, inserted through the slot Z2 and riveted to the side of the pouch, and the other end,A by means of a similar slot, slips over the ,staple D. These slots l) ZJ are of sufficient length to give to the tag-holder a moderate freedom of motion transversely to the axis of the pouch, which does not interfere with or impair its flexibility or utility. The function of this tag-holder is to receive and protect the mailing directions of the pouch inserted through the opening f2 in the end next the staple and secured in its place by said staple if the space between the upper and lower parts of the tag-holder is not a sufficient guard.

I'Iere it may bc remarked that my device contemplates only one staple, which closes and controls all and every egress and ingress of the pouch and renders unnecessary straps and all other appendages except the tagholder and lock.

Having thus described my improvement, I claiml. In a mailpouch, the interior flap B, having the segments II, J, and I, and the apron A',

secured to said flap, in combination with the exterior flap C, having the strengthening-seg ments c and c secured thereto, and the apron G, secured to the rear wall of the pouch within its mouth and adapted to engage with the apron A on the fiap B, all subsgintially as described.

2. In a mail-pouch, the flap 13, having the segments II and J folded around the-sides of the pouch and secured to its rear wall, the segment I, filling' the space between the segments- II and J and likewise secured to the rear wall of the pouch, and the apron A', secured to the outer edge of the flap B,in combination with the'flap C, secured to the rear wall of the pouch and strengthened by the IIO segments c and c', the staple D whose open Y ends arc riveted to the front side of the flap B, and the tag-holder E, secured to the front of the pouch by the button F and adapted to engage the said staple, whereby the pouch is securely locked, all substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

BUTLER EDGAR. Witnesses:

L T. RoHReAcH, C. SToRRs.