US1022976A

US1022976A - Purse.

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Publication number: US1022976A
Application number: US54312310A
Authority: US
Inventors: John Specht
Original assignee: H B HARDENBURG AND Co
Current assignee: H B HARDENBURG AND Co
Priority date: 1910-02-10
Filing date: 1910-02-10
Publication date: 1912-04-09
Anticipated expiration: 1929-04-09

Description

J. SPEGHT. PURSE.

APPLICATION IILED IEB.10, 1910.

1 O22,97 6, Patentgd A111 9, 1912.

COLUMBIA PMNOURAPH c0., WASHINGTON. n. c.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN S FEGHT, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR T0 H. B. HARDENIBURG- AND COMPANY.

PURSE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 9, 1912.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN SPEOHT, a citizen of the United States, residing atNew York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Purse, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to purses or pocketbooks, and the object of the invention is to provide a cheap and simple purse adapted to contain either bills 1 or coins, or both, which may be readily opened to the full area of the bottom and retained in this position for the insertion or removal of the bills or coins, and which, when closed, will be fiat so asto occupy a small space and be readily carried in a bag or pocket without causing any distortion of such receptacle.

A purse embodying my invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and

r the invention consists in certain novel features thereof, all of which will be hereinafter first fully described and then particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the purse in its folded or closed position. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the purse open. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical section. Fig. 4 is a plan View showing the blanks from which the body and the flap are formed.

In carrying out my invention, I employ a flexibly jointed metallic frame consisting of a pair of side links 1, to the ends of which are pivotally attached U-shaped end frames 2, the inwardly-projecting arms of these U-shaped end frames being of such length that the said endframes may be folded in between the links 1 and meet at the longi tudinal center of the same in a plane substantially parallel with the bottom of the urse.

The body 3 of the purse is formed of a single piece of leather or other flexible material having the requisite durability, the said material being first cut into the form of blank shown in Fig. 5, in which it is shown as consisting of a central body or bottom portion 4 with leaves 5 projecting from the sides of said central body portion. The meeting edges 6 of the leaves 5 are f sewed together to form a gusset 7, whereby the said leaves will be brought into a position substantially at a right angle to the .bottom and will form the ends and sides of the body. The edges of the sides and ends of the body, thus formed, are secured to the flexible metallic frame by being inserted between the inwardly-projecting flanges of the parts of the frame and then riveted thereto in a manner which will be readily understood by those skilled in the art. A flap 8 is provided and this flap has a straight edge 9 and a curved edgelO which extends from the ends of the straight edge, as clearly shown in Fig. 4:, the flap being secured to the body portion by having its'straight edge 9 sewed or otherwise secured to the straightedge of one of the ends of the body before the body is secured to the metallic frame. The end of the flap will consequently be secured to the metallic frame by the same operation which secures the leather body thereto and will depend from the frame when the purse is open, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, it being understood that the finished face of the flap is arranged next to the finished face of the body so that when the purse is closed and the flap is folded over the end bars of the frame, the finished face of the flap will appear above the end bars of the frame so as to give an attractive finish to the purse. 'The socket member 11 of a fastening clasp is secured to and carried by the said flap 8, and this socket member is adapted to engage a stud member 12 which is secured to the opposite end of the body, as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying vdrawings, it will be seen that I have provided a purse which may be readily folded into a small compass to be easily carried in a pocket or small bag, and which may be used to contain bills or coins, or both, and that either end of the purse may be opened independently of the other end. When the metallic frame is extended fully, the entire interior of the purse will be exposed, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, so that bills may be easily inserted or removed from the purse. When the purse is to be closed, the end members of rial, so that the time consumed in making the purse is reduced to a minimum and economy effected in the manufacture. Inasmuch as the flap is arranged at one end only of the purse, small pieces of material may be utilized therefor, and as the flap and the body are secured to the frame at a single operation, the purse may be rapidly and cheaply produced in quantities. Furthermore, a saving of material is effected and the finished purse is free from bulkiness.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A purse comprising a flexibly jointed metallic frame, a flexible leather body consisting of a bottom, sides and ends, and a single leather flap having its inner end secured to an end edge of the body, the overlapping edges of the body and the flap being rigidly secured to the metal frame, the remaining portion of the flap being free and depending along the end of the body toward the bottom, the free end of said flap and the opposite end of the body being provided with interlocking fastening members adapted to engage when the flap is folded over the meeting ends of the closed frame.

2. A purse comprising a flexibly jointed metallic frame, an integral flexible leather body consisting of a bottom, sides and ends, the meeting edges of said sides and ends being sewed together, and a single leather flap secured at one end to an end edge of the body with the finished face of the flap next the finished face of the material of the body, the end edge of the body and the edge of the flap secured thereto being secured to the metal frame causing the flap to depend from the top of the purse toward the bottom of the same, and the free end of said flap and the opposite end of the body being provided with interlocking fastening members.

3. A purse comprising a flexibly jointed metal frame composed of U shaped end frames connected by links, a flexible body made of a single piece and consisting of a central portion constituting a bottom, and leaves projecting from said central portion and constituting sides and ends of the body, the meeting edges of said leaves being sewed together to form flexible corners, and a single flap secured at one end to an end edge of the body, the said end edge of the body and the attached end of the flap being secured to one of the end frames by the same fastening means, and the flap depending from the end frame when the purse is open and being arranged to be reversed over the meeting ends of the frame when the purse is closed and interlocked with the opposite end of the body.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN SPECl-IT.

Witnesses:

ANTHONY A. CARLIN,

A. G. HAMMOND.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of I'atents, Washington, 1). G.