US1718437A - Hand bag - Google Patents

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` June'25, 1929. .1. sENKRAN-rz HAND BAG Filed June 27, 1927 TTORNEYS.

Patented June 25, 1929.

JOSEPH ROSENKRAN TZ, OF SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

HAND BAG.

Application ied June 27, 1927. serial No. 201,869.

rlhis invention relates to improvements in handbags, undersarm bags, and the like, and is directed more particularly to mea-ns for securing a purse therein in such a manner that it may be moved relative thereto.

Hand bags are under-arm bags of the type to which the invention relates usually comprise an outer pocket book enclosing, among other things, a smaller inner purse, the purse being secured to the pocket book by having one of its sides `stitched or otherwise fastened to an inner side wall of the pocket book. The purse ordinarily is provided with hinged sides to facilitate its being opened, and snap catches to hold it closed. Then the purse is thus secured to the pocket book, it is difficult to open it; and it is therefore subjected to strains so that it becomes loosened from the hand bagl and tears and destroys the hand bag lining.

The principal object of this invention is the provision of a hand bag or .under-arm bag which has a purse supported therein in such a manner as to be movable so that it may b'e tilted as may be desired with reference to the pocket book and thereby be readily accessible for opening or closing, and is accomplished by the provision of novel means for pivotally supporting the purse between the walls of the pocket book.

The invention is adapted for broad application, but in the form at present preferred will be described in connection with the accompanying drawings in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a hand bag which embodies the novel feature of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section'through the bag showing particularly the means for pivotally supporting the purse within the bag; and

Fig. 3 is a sectional View through a plait of the end wall of the bag showing one of the clamps embracing the same.

Referring to the drawings in detail, l represents an under-arm bag or pocket book which has fiont and rear side walls 2 and 3 hingedly connected or joined as usual at their lower sides for a relative swinging movement. A flap 4 is provided at the upper side of one of the side walls and, as is usual, is arranged to be brought into overlapping relation with the other of said side walls. End walls 5 are fixed to the front, and rear walls 2 and 3 are arranged to permitthe relative swinging movement thereof the walls to lie closely adjacent one another when the bag is closed by the flap 4.

A pocket book P is provided which preferably comprises a bag like portion of suitable iexible material which has its upper edges of its sides fixed to or secured to U- shaped frame members 8 in the usual and well known manner. These members 8 at their lower ends are hinged together by pivot rods 9 to facilitate their being moved between opened and closed position and cooperating snap fasteners l0, of usual form, are provided on the frame members which are adapted to lock together for holding the purse closed. The pivot rods 9 extend outwardly from the frame members 8 and are connected to supporting and clamping members ll.

These members l1 are preferably of a substantially rigid and bendable material and are U shaped in cross section so that their opposite side walls may embrace a plait such as 7 of the end walls of the hand bag. The sides of the members 1l are pressedV or bent towards one another as shown in Fig. 3) so as to firmly grip the outer faces of the material forming the plait so that they are supported by the plait and thereby support the purse frame members 8.

By means of the structure just described, the purse may be moved relative to the pocket book or hand bag as by tilting so that it may be positioned as may be desired to facilitate its being readily and easily opened or closed without the tendency to put the lining of the bag under strain, which would tend to injure it.

Other means than that shown may be e1nployed for mounting the purse within the bag for movements relative thereto, but the form disclosed will enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention.

I am aware that many changes ma be made in the form of the invention wit out departing from the scope thereof, and I prefer therefore to be limited by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description.

lVhat I claim is:

l. An article of the class described comprising in combination, a hand bag having Walls opposite 'ends thereofprovided with plaits, a. purse having` pivotally connected frame members whereby the purse maybe` opened or closed and rigid members attached to a plait of the bag at each end and supporting said pivotal connection whereby the purse is maintained in spaced relation to the Walls of the bag when the .bag is open.

2. An article or the class described'comprising` in combination, a hand bag having Walls at opposite ends thereof each provided with a plurality of plaits and a purse having,- pivotally connected frame members Whereb the purse may be opened or closed, the saic pivotal connectionsv bei-ng` supported by Central pleite of seid opposite Walls whereby the purse may tilt relativ/e to said bag and` may be shifte'd'bodily towards one Wall ort-he other of the bag.

8. Anvart-icle-of tlie-classqdescribed comprising` in combination, a hand bag having walls at opposite ends provided With plaits, channel members embracing a plait oil' each vof saidiopposite-end Walls, a puree having relatively movable 'frame members which are pivotally connected at opposite ende to said channel members whereby the Said members may Amove relative to one another andto the Said'bag.

ntestimony Whereofl have affixed my Signature.

'JOSEPH RSENKRANTZ.

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