Untitled record

(No’Model.)

M. HONINGER.

SCHOOL BAG.

No. 294,622. Patented Mar. 4, 1884.

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Attorney^·

N. PETERS. Fhoto-Uthographer. Washington, D. C.

United States Patent Office.

MICHAEL HONINGER, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JOHN C. PICKELMANN, OF SAME PLACE.

SCHOOL-BAG.

SPECIFICATION forming· part of Letters Patent No. 294,622, dated March 4, 1884.

Application, filed October 18,1883. (Ko model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Michael Honinger, of the city of Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented a new and 5 useful Improvement in School-Bags, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in school-bags, and has for its object to construct the bag in such manner that the various artiio cles usually carried in school-bags can be readily placed and secured in the same, and that the bag can be carried in a variety of ways, thereby adapting the same bag for use by girls or boys, as may be required,

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a school-bag provided with my improvements. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the same with the cover raised and broken off. Fig. 3 is. a vertical cross-section 20 in line x x, Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the bag with the cover raised.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts in the several figures.

A represents the body of the bag, composed 25 of a front plate, a, end plates, a' a', a bottom, a², and a rear plate, a³, the latter being lower than the front and end plates, and provided with a catch, 1).

B represents the co ver of the bag, constructed 30 of leather or other flexible material, and forming a continuation of the front plate, a. The cover B is provided near its end with a perforation, V, adapted to engage with the catch 1). The end plates, a’ a’, are constructed of wood 35 or other rigid material, and the cover B, front plate, a, bottom d², and rear plate, a³, are all constructed in one piece, of leather or other flexible material, and secured to the edges, of the end pieces, a', by tacks, thereby produc40 ing a strong and durable bag in a simple and inexpensive manner.

c c represent vertical grooves or ways formed on the inner sides of the end pieces, d a', and adapted to receive a slate, D, which latter 45 reaches to the upper ends of the end pieces, a', and confines the books and papers placed in the body of the bag when the cover B is opened.

E represents receptacles for pencils, penholders, &amp;c., secured to the inner side of one 50 of the end pieces, a', of the bag.

ff represent straps secured to the inner side of the cover B, for holding a ruler, F.

G represents a handle secured to the upper side of the cover B by cross-straps g, and designed to be used for carrying the bag in the 55 hand.

Η H are snap-hooks secured to the outersides of the end pieces, a’, near their upperends; and I represents a strap, provided at its ends with rings i, adapted to be engaged in 60 the snap-hooks H, as represented in dotted lines in Fig. 1, when the bag can be carried by the strap 01 er one shoulder.

K K are snap-hooks secured to the underside of the bottom a², near its front edge; and 65 L is a snap-hook secured to the middle of the front plate, a, near its upper edge. The strap I is provided at its middle with a ring, m, which can be engaged in the hook L when the end rings are engaged in the hooks K K, as 70 represented in Fig. 1. When the strap is arranged in this manner, the bag can be carried on the back, with the strap I passing over both shoulders.

The back plate, a³, is made only high enough 75 to receive and hold the lower end of the cover B, the slate D taking the place of a rear plate, which extends to the upper end of the body of the bag. Upon opening the cover and removing the slate, ready access is had to the 80 interior of the bag.

My improved school-bag is very strong and durable, and very convenient both as to the reception of the various articles and as to the manner of carrying the bag. 85