US1923687A - Receptacle frame - Google Patents

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R. PRAHAR Aug. 22, 1 933.

HECEPTACLE FRAME Filed Feb. 7, 1951 TmQSTZR BY MA fi Patented Aug. 22, 1933 Parser res 1 Glaim.

This invention relates to recepacle frames and has more particular, reference to concealed frames for handbags of the type wherein the fabric of the bag is carried over the side of the frame and has its edge locked to the inside of the frame.

Heretofore hand bags with concealed frames have utilized an upwardly opening channel for receiving an edge of the fabric but such constructions afforded no means other than a channel wall for attaching the locking means and because of the thin edge the locking means had to be attached by soldering with the result that the channel was obstructed and difficulty was was experienced in smoothly inserting the fabric.

Furthermore, the continual closing and opening of the soldered lock members had a tendency to bend the frame or break off.

The present invention while utilizing a fabric receiving channel also employs an auxiliary channel, the upper surface of which affords means for applying a locking member which may be inserted in a drilled opening (not feasible in the single channel), afiords strengthening means for the fabric receiving channel and the depending wall of the auxiliary channel affords a smooth finished contact of the opposed members when the bag is closed.

While one embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, it is to be understood that this embodiment merely serves as an illustration of the underlying principles of the invention so that they may be readily understood by those skilled in the art and is not intended as limiting the invention to the specific form disclosed therein.

In said drawing:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation, partly fragmentary the channels in position to receive the fabric.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary cross section showing the channels in position to receive the fabric Fig. 3 is a section of Fig. 1 on the line 3-3 and showing the manner in which the fabric is locked to the frame.

Continuing now by way of a more detailed description, frame members A and B are hinged at A to afford the usual bag construction as will be readily understood. Each of the frame members A and B have an upwardly opening channel C and a downwardly opening channel C, the channels being formed from a single metal blank and having the wall C1 in common. The fabric edges D are turned over the upwardly opening channels 0 and locked therein by compressing the channel walls as will be evident from an inspection of Fig. 3. It is also however within the contemplated scope of the invention that instead of clinching the fabric by compressing the walls that a filler piece might be used as will be readily understood or that the fabric be otherwise attached. The laterally projecting flanges E of the downwardly opening channels serve to receive locking members F and the opposed walls F affords a finished contact when the bag is closed.

The locking members F may be secured to the flange E in any convenient manner either by dulling an opening or by soldering or in fact any convenient method, the flange admirably affording a substantial footing for the lock member.

It is claimed:

A receptacle frame comprising a pair of hinged opposed frame members, each of the frame members having a downwardly opening channel having dependent walls, the inner walls of the downwardly opening channels of the opposed frame members contacting with each other when the frame is closed, and an upwardly opening fabric receiving channel having upwardly extending walls, one of the inner walls of the upwardly opening channel being common with a wall of the downwardly opening channel and the ends of the upwardly extending walls being adapted to be forced into locking engagement with a fabric to clamp the same.

ROBERT PRAI-IAR.

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