CA1101959A - Bag alarm device - Google Patents

Bag alarm device

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CA1101959A
CA1101959A CA307,568A CA307568A CA1101959A CA 1101959 A CA1101959 A CA 1101959A CA 307568 A CA307568 A CA 307568A CA 1101959 A CA1101959 A CA 1101959A
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bar
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alarm device
lock
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Arthur B. Fitchett
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Abstract

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE

A bag alarm device utilizes a bar slideably affixed to the interior surface of a closure flap of a handbag extending outwardly from the marginal edge thereof. A pair of electrical contacts are urged into a closed position when the free end of the bar is pulled outwardly from the marginal edge of the flap by unauthorized means other than releasing the free end of the bar from locking engagement with a lock secured to the body of the bag. Closure of the contacts is maintained until the bar is permitted to return to its normal unextended position following opening the lock and releasing the bar in a an authori-zed manner. An alarm device, including audible and visual alarms, is energized by a battery carried by the bag when the contacts are in the closed position.

Description

Thl~ ln~entlon relates to bag alarm devlces and more partlcularly to tbst class operable upon an attempt to open ;~ the bag ln an ~nauthorlzed iashlon.

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The prlor art abounds wlth antl-theit devlces whlch slgnal the attempted unauthorlzed removal oi a bag irom the possesslon oi the owner and the unauthorlzed openlng o~ the baB. Unlted States Patent ~3,701,140 lssued on October 24, 1~72 to R.W.Dlxon dlsclo~es an audlble alarm constltutlng a part o~ a lady's purse and 60 constructed that a ~udden pull or kerklng iorce exerted on the purse handle wlll cause the alarm to be actuated. The alarm uDlt 18 80 constructed that lt wlll contlnue to operate untll a part oi the unlt 18 dlsmantled to e~iect a deactl~atlon ; oi the alarm.
Unlted States Patent ~3,893,096 lssued on July 1,1975 to D.
Tuccl et al teaches a handbag alarm ~ystem ior handbags whlch are closed by a clasp, lncludlng an alarm electrlcally coupled to a dlrect current source, an ou-of~ deactlvatlng swltch, and a pressurc responsl~e swltch to pro~lde posltlve and rellable actu-atlon oi the alarm, lndlcatlng unauthorlzed openlng oi the handbag.

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i.9S9 , ~ oth o~ the a~orementloned patent~ serve dlsslmllar purpos~6. The Dlxon dlsclosure EJounds an alar~ upon the Appl~catlon o~ a sudden pull on a pur~e handle and the Tucci p~tent sounds an alarm upon the unauthorlzed openlng o~ the bag.
The Tuccl apparatus however, requlre~ the u~er to purposerully hut of~ the alarm on each occa~lon that the b~g 1~ to be opened in an authorlzed Danner.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved bag alarm device.

Most bags of good quality are provided with locks in one form or another. The locks may be of the combination variety, key operated variety, or a simple twist cam lock amongst others.

Common to each of the most popular locks is a bar which extends from the flap closure of the bag adapted to be releasably secured to the body of the bag by the lock mechanism. The present invention provides an apparatus which senses a substantial pull-like force being exerted upon the bar when an attempt is made to open the bag by means other than releasing the bar from the lock mechanism ln an authorized manner. Be retaining the bar in its "pulled"

position, the alarm will continue to sound, or visibly signal, until such time that the bag is opened in an authorized fashion and the bar is permitted to return to its normal "unpulled"

position.

~ccording to the present invention there is provided a bag alarm device comprising means mounted on said bag to provide a source of direct current, alarm means mounted on said bag and electrically connected to said direct current means, pull responsive switch means mounted on a closure flap of said bag, said pull responsive switch means having an elongated external component having a longitudinal axis, said component extending outwardly from said closure flap, a portion of said external component releasably locked with a lock secured to a surface portion of the outside surface of said bag when said closure flap is overlying said surface portion thereby maintaining said bag in a closed condition, a set of contacts being maintained in an open circuited condition when said portion is locked with said lock, said set of contacts being disposed in a closed circuited condition upon the application of a pulling force applied to said closure flap in a direction of tne longitudinal axis of said component tending to dispose said portion of said component further outwardly from said closure flap whilst said portion of said component is maintained locked with .
said lock, means to releasably maintain sai.d set of contacts in.
said closed circuited condition following said application of v said force, means to unlock said lock, releasing said porti.ontherefrom without disposing said set of contacts into said closed circuited condition, said set of contacts connected to sai.d alarm means.
A specific embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which:
Figure 1 is a perspective view of the present invention.
shown Mounted to a closed bag.
Figure 2 is a perspective view of the present invention illustrating the ~ag, shown in Figure 1, in an. opened condition.
Figure 3 is a schematic diagrarn of the electrical components utilized in the present invention.

The structure and method oi iabricatlon oi the present lnventlon 18 applicable to a bar having a sub6tantially T-shape wbose leg 18 adapted to sllde wlthln a cavlty iormed by 8 U-shaped brac~et secured adJacent a msrglnal edge to the lnternsl surince oi a closure il8p oi a bag. The "cap" oi the T prohlblts the bar irom unllmlted extenslon ln the dlrection outwardly irom the marglnal edge oi the ilap. A hellcal sprlng urge~ the bar 80 that the iree end oi the bar ls pulled towards the marglnal edge oi the il8p. One marglnal edge oi the leg oi the bar 18 serrated such that the serratlons are engaged by the cam-llXe end oi a pawl sprlng blased lnwardly toward the serratlons. The other end oi the pawl ls iitted wlth an ar~ whlch when manlpu-lated per~lts the cam-llke end oi the pawl to dlsengsge irom the serratlons. The pawl 18 plvotably secured, intermedlate lts ends to the lnterlor surface oi the ilap. Thus, the bar can be maln-talned ln a normal extended posltlon by the pawl engaglng oDe serr~tlon and urged lnto a locklng pO8~ tlon by the actlon oi the sprlng on tbe bar. The bar mar be pulled outwardly irom the ~arElnal edge oi the flap causlng the pawl to engage another serratlon, locklng the bar ln the super extended posltlon.

, , ' ll~g59 A pslr o$ contactg are ~ecured to the lntsrnal ~uriace oi `- the ~lap and electrlcally en6a6e the cap end o~ the bar when the bar 18 in the ~uper extended posltlon. The free end of the bar, adJacent the leg of the T-shape thereoi, 18 adapted to engage a comblnatlon lock mounted on the sur~ace o~ the body of the bag ln a normal fashlon. Appllcatlon Or an unauthorlzed openlng iorce causes the bar to extend outwardly, lnto the super extended posl-tion, electrlcally connecting the contacts together, energlzlng an alarm apparatus by a power source, carrled by the bag. The alarm apparatus includes an audlble alarm, and li deslred, a vlsual alarm connected 1~ parallel therewlth.
Now referrlng to the ~lgures, and more partlcularly to the embodlment lllustrated ln Flgure 1 showlng a baB lO havlng a comblnatlon lock 12 afflxed to a body portlon thereoi. A closure $1ap 14 lo adapted wlth plate 1~ utillzed to mount bar 18 there-to. ~Iarglnal edge 20 o$ the ilap 18 shown ad~acent to lock 12.
Lamp 22 18 shown mounted to closure ilap 14. In normal use, tumblers 24 are dlsposed lnto the correct pos1tlon permlttlng bar 18 to dl~engage $rom lock 12 by movlng ln the dlrectlon oi arrow 26. An unauthorlzed force, ln the dlrectlon o~ arrow 28, applled to ~lap 14, causes the d1stance betweeD polnt 30 on bar 18 and marEinal ed6e 20 to lncrea~e.
Flgure 2 shows bar 18 dlspo6ed partlally wlthin U-shaped barcket 32 and urged ln the dlrectlon o~ arrow 34 by the actlon sg :
o~ 6prlng 36. Pawl 38 1~ adapted wlth A cam~ e end 40 engaging ~electlvely one o~ serration6 42. Arm 44, when depre~sed ln the dlrection o~ arrow 46, over rldes the expan~lve propertles o~
~prlng 48, thereby permittlng cam-liXe end ~0 ~rom disengaglng 6ald one serratlon. When a ~orce 1~ applled to bar 18 ln the dlrectlon o~ arrow 5~, the cap end 52 o~ the bar, electrlcally lnterconnects contact6 54 secured to the lnterlor surSsce 56 o~
closure flap 14. Dotted lines 58 and 60 slgnl$y conductors con-cealed wlthin the wall6 o~ the bag as do dotted llne~ 62 and 64 coupled to lamp 22. ~attery 66 and audlble alarm devlce 68, such as a buzzer, are ~hown mounted to the interior sur~ace of the body o$ the bag. Tongue 70, a~lxed to bar 18, 18 adapted to enter slot 72 to be captured by the locking mechanlsm o~ lock 12.
Flgure 3 lllustrates battery 66 ln a serle6 electrlcal circult wlth contacts 54, adapted to be Jolned together electrlc-ally when bar 18 1~ moved upwardly ln the direction o$ arrow 50a.
Audible alarm 68 16 6hown ln 6erles wlth contacts 54 and battery 66. Wires 62 and 6~ are shown connectlng lamp 22 ln parallel wlth alar~ 68, lI a vlsual alarm is deslred.
One o~ tbe advantages o~ the present lnventlon 16 a bag alarm device whlch does not lnteriere with the normal use o~ the bag.
Another advantage oi' the present invention is a bag alarm device which actlvates only ~hen the bsg 18 opened or attempted ;
to be opened ln an unauthorlzed iashlon.
Stlll another advantage of the present lnventlon 1B a bag alarm device whlch need not reveal the presence oi such a devlce mounted to the bag.
Yet another advantage oi the present lnventlon 18 a bag alarm devlce ln accordance wlth the precedlng advantages, whlch 1~ slmple ln con~tructlon, relatlvely lnexpenslve and effectlve for lts partlcular purposes.
Thus there 18 dl~closed ln the above descrlptlon and ln the drawlngs, an embodlment Or the lnventlon whlch iully and eifect-lvely accompllshes the ob~ects thereoi. ~owever, lt wlll become apparent to those skllled ln the art, how to make variatlons and modlilcatlons to the lnstant lnventlon~ Thereiore, thls lnventlon 18 to be llmlted, not by the ~pecliic dlsclosure hereln, but only by the appendlng clalms.

Claims (7)

The embodiment of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:
1. A bag alarm device comprising means mounted on said bag to provide a source of direct current, alarm means mounted on said bag and electrically connected to said direct current means, pull responsive switch means mounted on a closure flap of said bag, said pull responsive switch means having an elongated external component having a longitudinal axis, said component extending outwardly from said closure flap, a portion of said external component releasably locked with a lock secured to a surface portion of the outside surface of said bag when said closure flap is overlying said surface portion thereby maintaining said bag in a closed condition, a set of contacts being maintained in an open circuited condition when said portion is locked with said lock, said set of contacts being disposed in a closed circuited condition upon the application of a pulling force applied to said closure flap in a direction of the longi-tudinal axis of said component tending to dispose said portion of said component further outwardly from said closure flap whilst said portion of said component is maintained locked with said lock, means to releasably maintain said set of contacts in said closed circuited condition following said application of said force, means to unlock said lock, releasing said portion therefrom without disposing said set of contacts into said closed circuited condition, said set of contacts connected to said alarm means.
2. The bag alarm device as claimed in claim 1 wherein said lock is a combination lock,
3. The bag alarm device as claimed in claim 1 wherein said external component comprises a T-shaped bar having marginal edges, a U-shaped bracket fixedly secured to an internal surface of said closure flap, one of said marginal edges having saw tooth serrations therein, said bar being disposed in sliding engagement within a cavity formed by said bracket and said internal surface, a pawl pivotably secured to said internal surface, said pawl having a cam-like end, first means to bias said cam-like end into said serrations, said set of contacts including a pair of stationary contacts fixedly secured to said internal surface, second means to bias said portion of said component towards said cavity along said longitudinal axis of said component, a part of said bar electrically connecting said pair of stationary contacts together when said portion is urged in a direction away from said cavity whereby said pawl and said serrations maintain said pair of stationary contacts and said part of said bar in electrical engagement thereby.
4, The bag alarm device as claimed in claim 3 wherein said releasable contact maintaining means comprises an arm fixedly secured to said pawl, said pawl releasing said pair of sta-tionary contacts from said electrical engagement with said portion of said bar when said arm is manually depressed dis-engaging said cam-like end from said serrations.
5. The bag alarm device as claimed in claim 1 wherein said alarm means comprises an audible tone generating apparatus.
6. The bag alarm device as claimed in claim 5 further comprising a visible light generating device.
7. The bag alarm device as claimed in claim 1 whereby said component is slideably affixed to said closure flap and whereby said portion thereof extends outwardly from a marginal edge of said flap.
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US4665389A (en) * 1985-09-12 1987-05-12 Susan Clendening Personal distress signalling device

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4665389A (en) * 1985-09-12 1987-05-12 Susan Clendening Personal distress signalling device

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