US1082190A - Safety watch-pocket. - Google Patents

Description

B. G. DODDS.

SAFETY WATCH POCKET.

APPLICATION FILED MAYZB, 1912.

1,082,190, I Patented Dec. 23, 1913.

COLUMBIA PLANDBRAPH C0-. WASHINGTON. n. c,

UTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BELLE C. DODDS, 0F BLACK MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA.

SAFETY WATCH-POCKET.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BELLE C. Donne, citizen of the United States, residing at Black Mountain, in the county of Buncombe and State of North Carolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Safety latch-Pockets, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in safety watch pockets and the object of my invention is to provide a pocket adapted to receive a watch and provided with a pin fastener by means of which it may be attached to the clothing of the wearer or to the covers of a bed or the like.

A further object of my invention is to construct a pocket of flexible material such as cloth or chamois which shall be open at one side to permit the insertion of a watch and to so form the open side of the pocket that the edges will be normally held in close contact with each other to prevent the easual disengagement of the watch and also to prevent the sagging of the pocket when the watch is in place. And a still further object of my invention is to improve the construction and increase the efficiency of watch pockets of the above described character.

WVith these and other objects in view, the invention will be more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and then specifically pointed out in the claims which are attached to and form a part of this application.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is a perspective view of the rear of my improved watch pocket, showing the pin fastening device by means of which the pocket may be secured to the clothing of the owner; Fig. 2 is a central vertical section, showing certain details in construction; Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the pocket, parts being broken away to better show its construction; Fig. a is a section on the line 4-4: of Fig. 3, showing still further details of construction. Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view of the upper back portion of the pocket in the process of construction, showing the plate attached to the extended tongue.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawing by the same reference characters.

The preferred embodiment of my safety watch pocket consists primarily of a front Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 28, 1912.

Patented Dec. 23, 1913.

Serial No. 700,258.

and are stitched together in such a manner that their straight edge portions form the mouth or opening of the pocket. The edge portion of the front 10 is folded outwardly upon itself and secured by spaced rows of stitching 13 to provide a hem 14- divided to form two housings for a purpose which will be explained hereinafter. The back member of the pocket has its free edge portion slightly reduced in width to form a tongue 16 to the free edge portion of which is secured a narrow strip of spring metal 16, the ends of which extend beyond the sides of the tongue. The tongue is then rolled about the strip 16 in such a manner as to provide it with a covering of two thicknesses, as shown, leaving the ends of the strip uncovered.

In order to suitably stiffen the mouth of the pocket and hold the pocket in shape, I have provided a plate 17 preferably formed of resilient metal and having its ends 18 perforated, as shown at 19, to receive rivets 20. This plate is mounted against the outer face of the back body member with its upwardly extended end portions positioned one upon either side of the folded portion 16 of said member which therefore serves as a cushion to prevent the striking of the watch against the edge of the plate when being positioned in the pocket. Plates 21 are also perforated in such a manner that when positioned against the outer face of the front member of the pocket, the rivets securing the plate 17 will pass through the plates 21 and also through the exposed ends of the plate 16 and will therefore firmly bind both the front and rear pocket members between the plates and prevent all ripping of the seams. The stiffness of the plates 16 and 17 tend to normally hold the edge portions of the mouth of the pocket in close engagement against each other and to further assist in this and also to prevent the front member of the pocket from sagging under the weight of the watch, I have provided relatively stiff helical springs 22 which are run through the housings formed by the divided hem l4 and the ends of which are secured by the rivets 20 which secure the plates in place. As will be readily seen, these springs which are under tension, will stiffen the free edge of the front member of the pocket and prevent the same from sagging, thus greatly decreasing any liability of losing the watch by its slipping from the pocket.

In order to provide means for readily attaching the pocket to the garments of the wearer or to any other suitable support, I have provided the plate 17 at one end with spaced ears 23 between which is pivoted one end of a pin shank 2%, the other end of which engages in a suitable keeper 25 car ried by the opposite end of the plate 17, this pin shank 2% (to-acting with the plate to form a safety pin for attachment of the pocket.

It will of course be understood that the pocket may be made of any suitable material, other than chamois skin, if desired, and in various sizes to adapt it for use with different sizes of watches. It will further be understood that with light watches, one of the springs 22 may be omitted, if desired, and that with heavy watches, if found necessary, a third spring may be added.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A watch pocket including front and back members of flexible material secured together about their edges and unsecured along one edge to provide an opening, the free edge of the front member being folded outwardly and stitched to form parallel housings, the free edge of the back member being reduced and extended to form a tongue, a strip of resilient metal secured to the free end of the tongue and extending at its ends beyond the same, the tongue being rolled about the metal strip, helical springs positioned in the housings, a resilient metal plate positioned along the free edge of the back member and below the metal strip,

binding plates positioned against the front member opposite the ends of said plate, rivets passed through said plate, springs, strip ends and binding plates, and a pin fastening device carried by said plate.

2. A watch pocket including front and back members of flexible material secured together about their edges and unsecured along one edge to provide an opening, the free edge of the back member being reduced and extended to form a tongue, a strip of resilient material secured to the free end of the tongue and extending at its ends beyond the same, the tongue being rolled about the resilient strip, a resilient member secured to the free edge of the front member, and means for securing the free ends of the resilient member and the resilient strip to each other.

3. A watch pocket including front and back members of flexible material secured together about their edges and unsecured along one edge to provide an opening, the free edge of the back member being reduced and extended to form a tongue, a resilient plate secured to the outer face of the back member and provided with upwardly directed ears at its ends, a resilient strip secured to the free end of the tongue and extended at its ends beyond the same, the tongue being rolled about the resilient strip to bring its free ends into alinement with the ears of the plate, means for fastening said strip to the ears of the plate, and resilient members secured to the free edge of the front member and by their ends to the plate.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

BELLE C. DODDS. [1,. s]

\Vitnesses R. E. CURRIER, C. A. DIOKEY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

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