US1082476A - Bag-fastener. - Google Patents

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A. PETRIE.

yBAGr FASTENEB. APPLIOATION FILED oo'r. 2s. 191s.

Patented 1380.23, 1913.

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UNTED STATES FA'IENI` OFFICE.

AUGUST PETRIE, F WEST ALLIS, WISCONSIN, ASSGNOR TO MILWAUKEE STAMPIN G COMPANY, 0F WEST ALLIS, WISCONSIN.

BAG-FASTENER.

,l 17932,@76, i Specification of Letters Patent. Patgnted DBC, 23, 1913.

Application tiled October 23, 1913. Serial No. 796,801.

To all fai/10m it may concern.' Like parts are identified by the same ref- Be it known that I, AUGUST Pn'rniaa citierence numerals throughout the several zen of the United States, residing at VVeSt views, p Allis, county of Milwaukee, and State of lrepresents the under-lappingframemem- Wisconsin, have invented new and useful ber which is provided withv a retaining 60 Improvements in Bag-Fasteners, of which bracket 2,which bracket is rigidly connectthe following is a specification. ed with said frame member by the rivet 3.

'Y My' invention relates to improvements inv 4 represents the over-'lapping frame memthat class of bag fasteners in which a vertiber which is provided with slots 5, 5 for theV cal locking member ira-rigidly aftixed to a reception of the fastening lugs 6, 6 and 65 horizontal plate, which plate is pivotally with a slot 7 for the reception of the vertical connected to the over-lapping frame member locking member 8. The vertical locking of the bag by a hinge and in which the lockmember 8 is rigidly connected with the hinge ing mechanism is adapted to be thrown into plate 9 by a plurality of lugs 10, 10 which ,15 and out of locking engagement witha retainare upset or otherwise secured in the aper- 70 ing catch by turning said horizontal plate on ltures 11, 11 of said hinge plate. its supporting hinge. 12 is a metallic box which serves as a I am aware of the fact that the locking means of supporting the locking mechanism member of a bag fastener has previously upon and securing it to the over-lapping been connected tov the over-lapping frame frame member 4, said box 12 being provided -75 member of such bag by a hinge pin, which with a pair of. lugs 6, 6, as previously de'- pin extends through the inclosing walls of scribed, by which the same is rigidly and such locking member, also that a spring permanently secured to the over-lapping plate adapted to hold the locking member in -member 4,-as Shown in Fig. 1

its locked andA unlocked .position has pre- It will be understood that the lugs 6, 6 are 80 viously been connected with such inclosure first' formed in alinement with the end memby one or more rivets.- bers 13 of said box so that when attached to The object of my present invention is, the over-lapping members 4 they are inserttherefore, among other things, tosc improve ed through the apertures 5 when they are i0 and simplify the constructionvofthe locking turned back against the under surface of 85 mechanism that the same may be made said frame member,- as shown in said Fig. 1, quicker and better` and at a less expense than whereby said box, is permanently secured in bag fasteners of this class as heretofore conplace. The hinge plate 9 is connected with structed. the respective vertical sides of the box 12 5 My invention is further explained byrefby the hinge pin 14.` Heretofore it has been 90 erence to the accompanying. drawings' in common in this class of fasteners to extend which` the hinge pin 14 through .the ,vertical walls Figure l represents a side view in vertical' 15, 15 of the box. By my construction, section of the locking mechanism secured to however, the ends of the hinge pin 14 termi- D the frame members of a traveling bag. nate within the box and said ends are rigidly Fig. 2 is a transverse section drawn on line and securelyfastened to the hinge plate 9 :1eof Fig. 1 as the same would appear. by and between a pair of lugs 16. Ther lugs looking in the direction of the arrows in 16 are fformed integrally with the hinge Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a transverse section drawn Vplate 9 and said plate and lugs are formed i on line jz/-y also looking in the direction of flexible metal which permits of said lugslOO l indicated by the arrows in said Fig. 1. Fig. being Vbent around said hinge pin, as shown 4 is a bottom view of the device removed vin Figs. 1 and 6. ,'Evhe hinge plate 9 is also ,from thebag' frame. "Fig: 5 is a vertical provided with a central lug 17 which is section of the device in process of construcadapted to bear against the spring 'plate 18,

tion removed from the bag frame. Fig.l 6 is whereby the locking member 8 is securely 105 a similar view to thatrshown in Fig. 5 showretained in both itslocked and unlocked po- 'ing the hinge plate .pivotally secured in sition, as shown .in Fig. 1 and as indicated placeland Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the by dotted lines in' saids figure: YVhen the hinge plate shown in Figs. 1, 5 and 6 vertical locking member 8 is 1n its locked moved from the other coperating parts, position, as shown in Fig. 1, the spring plate` 18 is adapted to bear against the extreme end of said central lug 17, as shown in Fig-s. 1 and 6. lVhen, however, the vertical locking member 8 is thrown back and brought out ofits locking position, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1, the spring plate 18 is adapted to bear against the side of said lug 17 thereby serving to hold the vertical locking member 8 in its open position.

The hinge pin 11 is preferably provided at its respective ends with semicircular bearing collars 22, 22, which are interposed between'said hinge pin and the opposing surface of the box 12, said bearing collars serving to form a uniform bearing surface for said hinge pin, whereby it is free to turn in its bearings with a minimum resistance,

It will be understood that thebox 12 is formed of flexible sheet metal adapted to be struck up with dies and when so formed it is provided with asemi-cylindrical member 19,

shown in Figs. 1, 5 and 6, for the reception of the ends of the hinge pin 141.K The spring 18 is provided with a longitudinal slot 20. The slot 20 is adapted to'be placed over and around the vertical locking plate Swhen the lug 21 is inserted through the slot 20 and turned back against the under side of said spring, as shown in Figs. 1 and 4, whereby said sprlng 18 is securely retained in place.

'It will, of course, be understood that the over-lapping frame member 4 is secured to the under-lapping frame member 1 by bringing the hinge plate 9 to the horizontal position shown in Fig. 1, whereby the vertical locking member 8 is caused to engage the bracket 2 of the under-lapping frame member. It will also be understood that the bag is unlocked by a reverse movement of said hinge plate 9.

Having thus described my invention what vI claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is- 1. In a baglock of the describedolass comprising a hinge plate, a vertical locking member aiiixed to said plate and a support ing box aixed to. the over-lapping frame member of the bag ;-a hinge pin secured to said hinge plate and having its respective ends terminating within the vertical walls of said supporting box, a vertical locking member secured to said hinge plate, a spring plate adapted to hold said hingeplate in its bearings in said supporting box, means for securing said spring plate to said supporting box against the retaining bearings of said hinge plate and means for securing said supporting box to the over-lapping frame member oi. the bag.

2. A bag lock ot the described ela-ss comlapping member of a bag frame, a spring retaining lug formed integral with said box, a plate hinged to said supporting box, a locking member affixed to said hinge plate, a spring plate provided with a longitudinal slot for the recept-ion of saidlocking member, a retaining lug, said lug being` inserted through said slot and'turned back against the under side of said spring plate, said lug being adapted to retain said spring plate in yielding Contact with the retaining lugs of said hinged plate. 1

3. In a bag lock of the described class comprising a hinge plate, a vertical locking member aliXed to said plate and a supporting box aiiixed to the over-lapping frame cular bearing plate located beneath the respective ends of said hinge pin, a hinge plate secured to said pin and a locking `member secured to said hinge plate, a spring plate secured to said supporting box and adapted to bear against one end of said hinge plate, means for securing said spring plate in contact with said box andmeans for securing said box to the over-lapping frame member of the bag.

In testimony whereof 1 aiiix my signa'- ture in the presence of two witnesses.

` AUGUST PETRIE.

. f Witnesses: JAB. B. ERWIN,

IRMA D.' BREMER.

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prising a supporting box aiixed to the overmember of the bag, a hinge pin, a semi-cir-

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