US581827A

US581827A - Bag-fastener

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Publication number: US581827A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1897-05-04
Anticipated expiration: 1914-05-04

Description

(No Model.)

L. LANDRETH.

BAG FASTENER.

No. 581,827. Patented May 4, 1897.

WITNESSES Warren STaTns FaTnnT Trice.

LEOPOLD ITANDRETII, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO ANNA I. LANDR-ETII, OF BRISTOL, PENNSYLVANIA.

BAG -FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 581,827, dated May 4, 1897'. Application filed February 3,1897. Serial No. 621,790. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, LEOPOLD LANDRETI-I, of the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented an I m provement in Bag-Fasteners, of which the following is a specification.

My invention has reference to bag-fasteners; and it consists of certain improvements which are set forth in the following specification and shown in the accompanying drawings, which form a part thereof.

The object of my invention is to provide a cheap and practical bag fastener especially adapted to seed -bags, which are usually formed of textile fabric, the construction of fastener being such that the bag can be quickly and positively sealed for shipment and readily opened when desired.

The fastener is so made that it can be used repeatedly.

In carrying out my invention I form a U- shaped metal jaw having free ends, to one of which is attached a flexible cord, and the other being so shaped as to provide a hook about which the cord may be looped. The jaw is preferably formed of wire and made with elasticity and is provided at one or more places with coiled portions, between the coils of which the cord may be passed for sealing purposes, as will be more fully described hereinafter.

My invention will be better understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved bag-fastener in position for sealin a bag. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same before being applied to the bag, and Figs. 3 and 4- are similar views of modifications.

A represents a bag of merchandise.

B is the top of the bag, bent over, as is customary in sealing it, and C is my improved bag-fastener applied thereto.

More specifically referring to the bag-fas toner, it consists of a U-shaped part formed by the arms E and I), which may be connected by means of a spring-coil F. The free end of the frame E is coiled, as at e, and to this is secured one end of the tying-cord G. The free end of the arm D is bent over in the form of a hook (I. In Fig. 3 the coil F is made so that as the bag is being sealed the said coil tightens, whereas in the construction shown in Figs. 1 and 2 it is put under reduced tension. There are numerous ways by which the free end of the cord G may be secured to the metallic portion of the fastener, one of which ways is shown in Fig. l and is especially adapted to the construction when the coiled portion F is used.

Referring to Fig. 1, it will be seen that when the fastener C is applied over the closed end B of the bag the cord G is first hooked over the loop (Z and the two arms E and D drawn up tightly. The cord is then passed between the coils of the part c, thence around the bag to the coils F and drawn between them, thence over the coils and once again between the same. In this manner the main grip on the bag is produced by the metallic portions. Of course it is evident that by making the cord G sufficiently long it may be wrapped several times about the bag before being caught in the coils.

In the construction shown in Fig. 4 additional coils II are shown upon the arm D and only a single loop at F to provide the clasticity. In this case the cord G would be looped about the coils II .in place of F.

It is self-evident that, broadly considered, my invention may dispense entirely with the coils F and also the coils II, since the cord G may be looped over the hooked portion d and then caught in the coils (2 alone, as it is not necessary that the same shall pass about the bag itself. In this case sufficient flexibility should be given to the parts E I) to obviate the necessity of using the coils F.

In practice I prefer to form the fastener of strong wire, but it may be formed of metal of any kind and of any cross-section suitable for the purpose.

While I prefer ihe construction shown, I do not limit myself to the minor details thereof, as these may be modified without departing from the spirit of my invention.

hat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A bag-fastener consisting of a U-shaped metal jaw having the free end of one arm made hook-shaped, in combination with a flexible cord secured to the end of the other arm.

2. A bag-fastener consisting of a U -shaped metal jaw having the free end of one arm made hook-shaped and the free end of the other arm coiled to form a loop, in combination with a flexible cord secured to the loop of the jaw.

3. A bag-fastener consisting of a U shaped jaw formed of two arms connected together by a coiled spring portion and having the free end of one arm made hook-shaped, in combination with a flexible cord attached to the free end of the other arm.

4. A bag-fastener consisting of a U -shaped flexible metallic jaw having at one place thereon a coil and having further the free end of one arm made hook-shaped, in combination with a tying-cord secured to the free end ofv the other arm.

5. A bag-fastener consisting of a U-shaped flexible metallic jaw having a coiled portion, in combination with a flexible tying-cord secured to the metallic jaw and adapted to be gripped by the coils of the coiled portion.

In testimony of which invention I have hereunto set my hand.

LEOPOLD LANDRETH.

Vitnesses:

R. M. HUNTER, \VM. L. EVANS.