US1610966A - Garment bag - Google Patents

Description

Dec. 14 1926.

- B. l. RIKE GARMENT BAG Filed Dec. 6, 1924 ,mm INVENTOR. BERT'ON R/KE,

A TTORNEYS.

Patented Dec. 14, 1926.

UNITED STATES FFTQE,

BERTON I. BIKE, OF DAYTON, OHIO, ASSEGNUR TO THE BIKE FOLDING BOX COMPANY. OF DAYTON, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF 01-110.

GARMENT BAG.

My invention relates to garment bags.

It is an object of my invention to provide a garment bag which may be either open at the top or side, which can be quickly and positively closed without the least strain on the closing members and which can be supported in a rigid and positive manner w thout the possibility of moths or dust entering the bag through the supporting elements.

It is a further object to provide means for supporting a plurality of-hangers within the be l t is also essential in a garment bag which is sold on a very close margin of profit to have a highly economical structure easily manufactured and easily assembled.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a garment bag embodying theinvention, showing the front side thereof.

Figure 2 is a perspective of the rear portion of the bag showing the method of attachment of the outside supporting plate;

Figure 3 is a perspective with the bag partially in section showing the inside sup porting plate;

Figure 1 is a section on the line k4 of Figure 1; and

Figure 5 is a detail plan view of the clamp and the means of supporting the clamp on the bag.

Referring to the drawings in detail, 1 designates the front wall of a bag. 2 designates the rear wall of the bag. The bag may he formed of a series of pieces or a single sheet closed on the edge 3 and open on the opposite edge. The top of the bag in the form shown is bent over as at 4 and pasted upon the rear wall 2. Mounted upon this overlapping portion 1 is the outside supporting plate 5 having at its upper end an aperture 6 for receiving the ring 7 of the supporting hook 8.

This outside plate is fastened to the rear outside portion of the bag by the tongues or spurs 9 projected through slots 10 as well as through the rear wall 2 and the overlapping portion l of the front wall 1. These tongues are turned over and clamped on the rear wall of the plate 5. This plate 5 pro j ects above the upper edge 11 of the bag.

These tongues are an integral part of the inside supporting plate 12. They project rearwardly through the bag walls and are then turned over on the plate 5 after passing through the apertures 10 in the plate.

' This inside plate 12 has its upper edge 13 beneath the turned over portion of the front wall 1 beneath the upper edge 11.

This plate 12 is provided with one or more outwardly and upwardly extending tongues 14 struck out of the metal plate 12. These hooks it so formed serve as supports for garments or hangers upon which the garments are mounted, thus enabling the user of the bag to have a plurality of garments supported within a single bag.

in the preferred form shown of a side entrance bag it will be noted that the two walls 1 and 2 of the bag are rolled upon one another to form a seal generally designated 15. This folded edge of the bag must be kept in folded position and tightly clamped to prevent the entrance of undesired materials.

To this end I provide a series of spaced fabric loops 16 adjacent the folded edge. Around the mouth of this bag opening is pasted an extra reenforcing strip 17.

Thus when the edge is folded over twice there are eight thicknesses of paper folded together forming a bulky fold embraced by the spring clip generally designated 18. This spring clamp is pulled on from the outside inwardly so that the tongue 19 struck up from the Clamp plate 18 embraces the rear outside portion of the bag while the main portion embraces the fold. A second tongue 20 is struck up from the end of the main portion and then bent down over the loop 16 for attaching the loop and spring clamp together.

If desired. this loop 16 may have its other end disposed between the reenforcing strip 17 and the back wall. This forms a convenient method of ataching the loop.

It will be understood that I desire to comprehend within my invention such modifications as may be necessary to adapt it to varying conditions and uses.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is 2- A garment bag formed of sheet material comprising front and rear walls with the upper part of the front wall folded over the upper edge of the rear wall. and overlapping the outer face of said rear wall and adhering thereto, a vertically elongated inside overlap and opposite the upper part of the inside plate, said outside plate having apertures through which said spurs extend and clinch on the outer side of said outside plate, said outside plate having its upper part extending above the upper edge of the adjacent rear Wall of the bag, and a hook attached to the uper end of the outside plate.

In testimony whereof, I ZLll'lX my signature.

BERTON I. BIKE.

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