US1548155A - Article container - Google Patents

Description

Patented Aug. 4, 1925.

ERNEST E. MILBRAD, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

ARTICLE CONTAINER.

Application led October 29, 1923. Serial No. 671,443.

T o all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, ERNEST E. MILBRAD, citizen of the United States, resident of Minneapolis, county of Hennepin, and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Article Containers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to article containers of the type more particularly adapted to be carried in a pocket. For example,vthis con- `adapted to have the keys secured thereto so that the keys may be retained within the case or may be easily moved to exposed operative position.l

The object of the invention is to provide an improved article container.

Other objects of the invention will more fully appear from the following description and the accompanying drawings and will be p pointed out in the annexed claims.

In the drawing, there has been disclosed a structure designed to carry out the objects of the invention but it is to be understood that the invention is not 'confined to the exact features shown as various changes may be made within the scope of the claims which follow.

In the drawing: y

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the container in open position with the keys exposed for use;

Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1 but with the container closed, the front wall of the container being broken away to show the position assumed by the contained keys;

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the container to show a modified form wherein the strap is extended to provide an opening tab for the cover or flap; and

Figure 4 is a sectional view on the line 4-4 of Figure 3.

In the embodiment of the invention which is shown for purposes of disclosure, there is illustrated a simple form of container which consists of two pieces of material, such as leather, fabric or imitation thereof, which are cut to provide a front 6 and back 7 of the container. These two pieces are preferably secured together in order to leave one edge open, such as the upper end 8. These pieces may be secured together as by the row of stitching 9 which extends along the three sides of the container. The back 7 of the container may be made longer than the front 6 thereof and may be shaped to provide a suitable cover or flap'll. A suitable fastening means may be employed for the purpose of retaining the cover in closed position. Such fastening means is here shown as being of the well-known ball-and-socket type. The ball 12 may be secured to the front face of the front piece while the complementary socket 13 may be secured to the flap 11. Y

This container is adapted to have articles securedthereto in such manner that they are held'to the Vcase but may be moved from a position within the container to a useful position outside of the container without being separated therefrom. The novel means of effect-ing this result consists of a relatively narrow elongated or strip-like member, such as the strap 15 which may conveniently be made of the same material as that of the container. This strap is adapted to be disosed within the container and the inner end thereof is preferably held at the end of the container opposite to its open end by means of the stitching 9. The other or outer end ofthe strap is preferably permanently Secured to the inner face of either the front or back of the container. outer end of the strap is secured, by means of the fastener-socket 13, to the piece forming the back of the container. Furthermore, it should be noted that, when a flap is used, ihe strap extends along the inner side of the Articles, such for example as a key-ring 16, may be passed about the strap and be slidable therein so that the keys 17 and their ring may be moved to a position within the container as shown in Figure 2 or may be slidably shaken, upon inversion of the container, to the exposed position shown in Figure 1. the container interioris preferably a permanent one vin order to prevent any liability of loss of keys and ring.

In the modified form shown in Figure 3, the strap is provided with an integral extension 19 which projects beyond the fastener socket. When the flap is moved to container-closing position, this strap exten- As hereshown, the

The fastening of the strap to lll sion or tab projects below the Vflap alone the outer t'ace ofthe front of the container. rlhis projecting tab presents a convenient finger grip which is advantageous in the repeated opening and closing ot' the container.

In use, the articles are normally heldwithin the container which may be closed by its flap. llllhen it is desired to use an article such as a key 17, the {iap is opened by means of a pull upon the tab which separates the ball-and-socket fastener. The container may then be inverted and shaken whereupon the keys will slidably drop to assume a position wherein their ring is held by the strap at its juncture with the flap and the keys will be presented below the flap in convenient position ter use.

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

1. A container for articles includingl tron-t and back parts secured together to leave an open end, a flap carried by the back and adapted to cover the open end, complementary fastening elements carried by the flap and by the front part and cooperativelyadapted to fasten the flap-to the front part whereby the container may be closed, a strip member disposed within the container and having one end secured to the container away from the open end and having its other end secured to said Hap, its intermediate portion being disconnected from both front and the back said strip member being adapted to have an article slidably secured thereto whereby upon closure of the flap the article may be retained within the closure and, upon opening of the flap, the article may slide entirely out of the container but held thereby by the outer secured end of the strip member in a position adjacent the end oi' the flap.

'2. A container for articles including front and bach parts secured together to leave open end, a flap carried by the back part extending beyond the front part and toldable over the open end of the container, a strip member disposed parallel within the container but having one end extending beyond the front part, said end being secured to the flap, said strip having its other end secured to the interior wall of the container, adapting' the container te have an article slidably secured thereto and movable over its secured outer end to its secured inner end.

3. A container for articles includingY trout and back parts secured together to lerve an open end, a flap carried by one part and adapted to be closed over the open end and demountably fastened to the other part, a strip member disposed within the container and adapted to have an article slidably se* cured thereon, one end of the strip memher being fixed to the end portion ot the container opposite to said opening,l and the other end portion ot the strip member being secured to the inner tace of said Hap and extending a distance beyond the edge of the flap to provide an exposed tab when the flap is in closed position. Y

1. container for articles including front and bach parts secured together to leave an open end, a flap carried by the back part and adapted to be closed over the open end, complementary fastening elements carried bi the iiap trent part cooperatively to fasten the flap in closing position, a strip member disposed within the container and adapted to have an article slidably secured thereon, one end ,ot the strip member bei gg; fixed te the end portion ot the container away from said opening and the other end portion ot the stripmember being ixed to the inner. face ot the .tlap by one of Asaid con'inleinentary fastening elements, said strip member having an lintegral extension beyond said flap fastening; to vprovide an exterior tab when the ilap is in closing position.

in witness whereof, have hereunto Set my hand this 27th Yday of 0ctober, 1923.

ERNEST E. MILBRAD.

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