US1172460A - Carrying-pouch for watchmen's time-registers. - Google Patents

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I C- H. JENKINS- CARRYING POUCH FOR WATCHNIENS TIME REGISTERS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 5,1912. 1,172,460, Patented Feb. 22, 1916.

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CARRYING POUCH FOR WAT CHMEN'S TIME REGISTERS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 5. 1912.

1,172,460. Patented Feb. 22, 1916.

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CHARLES H. JENKINS, or BELLEVILLE, NEW JERSEY, nssrsNon ro, NEWMAN cLocK 00., or NEW YORK, Y., A CORPORATIGN on EW YORK.

CARRYING-POUCH FOR WA'ICI-IMENS TIME REGISTERS.

1 Specification of Letters Patent. I t t e 22, 191

Application filed January 5, may Serial No. 669,706.

To all whom it mag concern: I

Be it known that 1, CHARLES- H. JENK NS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Belleville, county of Essex, and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Carrying-Pouches for Watchmens Time-Registers, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention, which forms the sub ect matter of this application, relates to carrying pouches for watchmenstime registers, one object of which is to provide an improved pouch or carrying case for the clock for the purpose of protecting the latter from injuries from the weather or other agencies while the watchman is making his detour. Pouches of this character have formerly been gashed in the upper portion thereof andthrough these gashes protrude means which are secured to the clock casing and which serve as connections for carrying straps. In using. these older pouches in rainy weather the water runs down the straps and the gashes serve as avenues through which the water runs into and about the clock casing.

It is one of the principal objects of this invention to so connect the clock to the pouch and the pouch to the carrying straps that the above difficulties are avoided.

A further object consists in so connecting the clock to the pouch that an: liability ofthe clock falling therefrom is avoided.

A further object of the invention consists in providing the pouchitself' with a' strap which, in addition to possessingthe advantages detailed above, will also maintain the pouch in upright position when being carried about in use.

Still further objects of the invention will appear from the detailed; description given below and from the claims appendedhereto.

Referring to the drawing which shows the preferred embodiment of my invention Figure lfshows a carrying pouch with a watchmans clock secured therein, said'pouc-h be-' ing in open position. Fig. 2 shows the pouch in closed position. Fig. '3 1s a sectional view of the body portion 11 and of the face of the clock showing a different method of securingthe clock and pouch to- I gether. Fig. 4: is a front view of the device shown in Fig. 1. V y The reference numeral 10 designates the outer casing or cover portion of the pouch into which the inner casing or bodyportion 11 is adapted to telescope. The body por tion is suitably hinged as at 12 to the cover portion. All these parts are made of leather the hinge itself being suitably riveted or otherwise secured to the two portions. Within the body portion 11 is a watchmans clock 13 secured thereto by means of the screw-threaded and removable fastening means 14 passing through perforations in the body portion 11. As here shown two such means are provided with conical heads adapted to fit in conical sockets provided inv the washers 15. These washers are rather large and serve to clamp a substantial portion of the pouch which immediately surrounds the perforations. The screw-threads of the fastening means 14 engage with corresponding threads in the casing of the clock 13 and fixedly secures the latter to said pouch.

From the above description it will be apparent that the clock is not exposed at all to the elements. Heretofore it has been customary to provide the clock casing with protruding rings to which the carrying strap is directly. connected. This construction necessitates the formation of large holes through both the cover and body portions of the pouch through which the rings project. Such constructions are detrimental to the clock itself, especially in rainy weather, as the water will flow in large quantities down the straps thence to the clock mechanism which is exposed by said perforations. WVith my improvedconstruction I do away with all perforations in the cover and body portions, excepting the perforation, not

falling therefrom is effectively eliminated. T he securing means together with the washers 15 are so constructed as not to interfere in the least with the closing of the pouch. In Fig. 2 the pouch is shown as closed, a tab '16 with perforations l'l'being provided on the front of the'pouch for engaging with a suitable buckle 18. A grille 19, hav1ng lattice worlr 20, is formed in front of the pouch to protect the face of the clock. The cover portion is provided with carrylng straps 21 22,.and 23 which are connected to thecover portion by riveting or otherwise securing the same to the rings 2%, 25 and 26 respectively. The strap 22- is connected. at 27 to strap 23 and serves to maintain the pouch in upright position as the same is being carried about.

This results from the fact that as the pouch V which the strap 22 is connected to the pouch away from the point 27 where the said strap 22 is connected to the strap 23. l/Vhen the pouch is in upright position there is only a small amount of slack, if any, in the strap 22. Hence as soon as the pouch begins to oscillate about the points 28 and 29 as a center of oscillation the strap 22 becomes taut and arrests the further movement of said pouch. It will thus be apparent that the amount of oscillation ofthe pouch which takes place in being carried about depends entirely upon the amount of slack in the strap 22. If there is substantially no slack in said strap there will be substantially no oscillation.

In. Figs. 3 and 4: I show a slightly different method of securing the clock to the body of the pouch. Instead of passing the securing means through the periphery of:

the body of the pouch and the clock casing, the former is secured to the latter by passing the securing means through the front of:the body portion and through the face of the clock. In this case the grille flange 19 serves very admirably the'purpose served 1' by the washers 15 in Fig. 2.

It is obvious that slight changes may be resorted to. F or instance, it is quite apparent that it is not essential, although preferred, to have the securing means for the clock at the places shown. They may be placed at any point or points on the periphery or may protrude through the front of the body portion. Hence, such changes,

and other changes may be made without departing from the true spirit and scope of my invention.

lVhat Iclaim is 1. Ina carrying pouch fora watchmans time register, in combination, a clock, a

body portion closed at the upper and ,side portions thereof to exclude rain or dust;

means projecting through said bodyportion and engaging with the clock to secure said clock in saidbody portion, a cover imperforate, at itsupper and side portions a hinged to and telescoping over said body portion, .two carryingstraps connected tosaid cover portion on the'periphery thereof and substantially opposite: to each other,

and a third strap connected'to the periphery of said pouch and substantially midway be-;

tween the aforesaid straps.

2. In a carrying pouch for a watchmanls time'rigister, carrying'means for said pouch comprising two straps connected to the pe-. riphery of said poucl1,said connectionsbeing at a distance fromeach other, and a single strap'located also on :the periphery of the pouch substantially midway between 1 the.

aforesaid straps'and connected to one of the aforesaid straps to maintain thepouch normally in upright position and to avoid undue oscillation. of thespouch-j 3. In a carryingpouch fora watchman.s

time register, incombination, a recording clock, a substantiallycircular shaped closure.-

for the clock made in two parts, one part adapted to'fit overthe clock, meanspassing through said closure for securingthe clock securely therein, the other part'of the.

closure adapted to telescope over the first part of said closure member, a hinge adapted to secure together the parts of the :closure, a strap member upon one of the parts of the closure and a buckle secured to the other part of the closure for maintaining.

part of the closure in adjusted relation,- straps having their ends'secured in the periphery of the outer closure" part and ,on"

opposite sides thereof, and a third strap secured at one end to the periphery of the outer closure member midway betweenthe points of securement of the other strap .110 to one-ofthe other straps to maintain. the closure normally in an upright position and members and havingits other end secured to avoid undue oscillation of the pouch;

4:. A carrying pouch for a watchmans" recording clock, a substantially circular, shaped closure forithe clock made'in two parts and having its ends substantially-flat, one part adapted to fit over the lock, the other part adapted to telescope over the, first mentioned part, a hinge adaptedlto:

time register, comprising in combinatioma secure the parts together, means upon the 7 parts of the closure for maintaining themun y adjusted relation, means passing through the telescoped' portion ;ofthe casing. into the clock for securing the clock thereto, an

openingfin the front end of the closure'to. give aview of the front of the clock, means 1' the periphery of the outer part of the cloin said opening to protect the clock from position and to avoid undue oscillation of injury, two long straps having ends secured the closure and the clock carried thereby. to pass over the shoulder of a Watchman, In testimony whereof I aflix my signature and a short strap having an end secured in in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses. h

- CHARLES H. JENKINS.

sure and having its other end secured to Witnesses: one of the long straps between its ends to WM. BOHLEBER, maintain the closure normally in an upright W. LAWSON DYER.

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Washington, I). G. V

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