Book-carrier.

Application filed October 28, 1912. Serial No. 728,093.

To dll whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Mary Fetnen, residing at Jersey City, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented 5 a new and Improved Book-Carrier, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in that class of appliances or devices utilized for carrying school books and the like, and 10 it primarily has for its object to provide a device of the general character noted, of a simple and inexpensive construction, in which the parts are especially designed for easy adjustment for carrying a larger or 15 smaller number of books, or similar school articles, so they may be conveniently held and without injury to their edge portions.

With other objects in view that will hereinafter appear my invention comprises a 20 book carrier that embodies the peculiar and novel arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, specifically pointed out in the appended claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved book carrier, the same being shown as used for carrying a number of books. Fig. 2 is a similar view, that portion of the carrier opposite to that shown in Fig. 1 30 being illustrated. Fig. 3 is a vertical section of the same on the line 3—3 on Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a horizontal section taken on the line 4—4 on Fig. 3.

In its practical arrangement, my im35 proved carrier includes a carrying strap 1, which serves as a binding and retaining member, and it is of such length that a portion thereof may be utilized as a loop or carrying member 10, and is adjustably so 40 combined with the other portions of the said strap 1 whereby it may be readily lengthened or shortened to suit the sizes of the book, or other packages, to be carried thereby, and whereby to form either a loop 45 for fitting over the shoulder, as shown in Fig. 1, or as.a hand loop, as shown in Fig. 2. Strap 1, which I term the carrying strap,— has one end made fast to the cross bar 50 of an ordinary strap buckle 5, and the said 60 strap 1 is of suitable length to provide for forming the longitudinal loop portion 12 that passes lengthwise over and receives the package of books or other articles, as is clearly shown in Fig. 3, by reference to 66 which it will be noticed., the said strap 1 has its free portion held in slidable engage ment with the buckle 5 so as to readily adjust the length of the long loop book retaining portion 12 to suit the. character of the package. The free end of the strap after 60 it passes through the buckle 5 passes on through a buckle (Ϊ that is slidably mounted on the strap, and on around the books forming the loop portion 12 before mentioned, and the sai<l strap 1 in passing around the 65 books also passes through a bail 3 that is slidably mounted thereon and that part of the free end of the strap that passes through the bail 3 extends back to and is secured on th« cross bar of t he buckle 6. The loop per- 70 tion 12. under the adjustment of my carrier shown in b ig. 1 may lx¹ a shoulder engaging loop and when adjusted as shown in Fig. 2 it serves as a handle. By reason of connecting the strap 1. at the different points 75 mentioned and in. the manner shown, the said strap can be almost instantly lengthened or shortened to suit the longitudinal extent.of the book or package receiving loop portion 12 and the other or carrying portion 80 likewise adjusted to serve as either a shoulder engaging loop or hand hold.

2. designates what I term a binder strap which cooperates with the. strap 1 and is disposed crosswise thereof, it passing trans- 85' versely over the package of book's, as shown. Strap 2 is of such length that, it may be. readily lengthened or shortened to suit the size of the package, and it has one end fastened to the cross bar 40 of an ordinary 90 strap buckle 4 and the other end fastened to a loop or bail member 7, that slidablv engages the body of the strap 2 adjacent the buckle 4.

To provide for a. desired setting of the 95 cross strap 2, the latter is slidably joined with the opposing longitudinal members of the strap 1, and for such purpose the said members of the strap 1 and the co-e.ngaging portions 22 of the strap 2 are slidably'joined 100 by the wire bail or loop members 8. that engage the crossed portions of the straps 1 and 2,. and .in such a manner that they can be easily slipped longitudinally or laterally to shift the points of crossing of the straps, 105 as conditions of the package may make necessary. By arranging the longitudinal and the cross straps as stated, the said straps can bo quickly adjusted to suit the length and the width, of the package to be carried by sim- 110 ply sliding the buckles that join the ends of the respective straps 1 and 2 with their body

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1,082,017 portions. To further hold the straps 1 and 2 to their proper adjustment on the package of books and from readily becoming loosened, as the package is swung during the δ carriage thereof, protecting members 9 of heavy leather or like flexible material are provided to fit over the upper and lower edges of the books and like protective members 91—91 provided to fit over the opposite 10 side edges of the book, the members 91—91 cooperating with the cross strap 2, and the members 9—9 with the strap 1. Each of the protecting members has a pair of slots 92—92 near each end whereby to form keep15 ers 93—94 for engaging the respective straps 1 and 2, the latter passing through the slots 92 and under the keepers 93—94, as shown. By passing the straps 1 and 2 through the ends of the protectors, as shown and de20 scribed, the exposed portions x of the said strap in addition to acting as the edge clamps can be also readily utilized as keepers for holding supplemental articles, such as, for example, a pencil holder 35, and 25 when thus utilized the said supplemental articles are preferably formed of leather or other like fabrics whereby to permit of readily forming the pouch or pocket with a cut loop or keeper 36, with which the por30 tion x of the strap may be engaged as shown, it being understood that solid articles such as a rule 36 may be also readily slid under the strap portion x and held clamped as shown in Fig. 2.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the drawing, the advantages and the manner of use of my device will be readily understood.

For the accommodation of school chil40 dren, my invention presents the greatest convenience, since by simply adjusting and sliding the several buckles the package engaging loops of both straps can be easily set to clamp the books lengthwise and crosswise 45 and when adjusted as desired the books will be firmly held and without danger of accidental separation or loosening from each other.