US187760A

US187760A - Improvement in fasteners for pocket-books

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Publication number: US187760A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1877-02-27
Anticipated expiration: 1894-02-27

Description

. is a strap, which is passed through the rings UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN H. JANTZEN, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANTA.

IMPROVEMENT IN FASTENERS FO R POCKET-BOOKS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 187,760, dated February 27, 1877; application filed December To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN HERMAN JA TZEN, of the city of Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, havein-' vented certain new and useful Improvements in Fasteners for Pocket-Books, Hand-Bags, and other analogous articles 3 and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, and the letters of reference marked thereon.

The Object of my invention istosecurely fasten the flap of a pocket-book and other similar articles without the use of either lock or key, and at the same time to providea fastener that is not liable to get out of order, and which can he quickly and easily manipulated.

Referring to the drawings, A is the front of thepocket-hook. Bisaninnerflap,coveringthe pockets, and G is an outer flap, provided with a strap, a. The outer flap folds over the inner, and is fastened down with a strap in the usual manner. The front A is provided with rings 1 2 3. The inner flap, B, is furnished with eyelets a c 0, Corresponding in position with the rings] 2 3, so that when the flap is closed down over the front the rings are in position to pass through the eyelets and appear above the flap, as shown in the drawing. To one end of the flap is secured a cord or strap, d, I

and to the other end a similar cord or strap, 01. The free ends of these cords d d are provided with rings 6 e, and these ends are connected together by passing end of cord d through the ring e before connecting the ring a to it. D

l 2 3 when the inner flap is pressed down over the rings. The ends of this strap are provided with eyelets f f. Through the eyelet f is passed the com d permanently, and through the eyelet f is passed the cord d when the flap is fastened down, asshownin the draw- 7 ing, but at Other-times it is disconnected.

Such being the construction of my improvement, the method of operatingit is as follows The flap being fastened down, as shown in the drawing, to unfasten it, draw the cord dthrough the eyeletf until the end ofthe strap I will pass through the eyelets c c c, and then pass the free end of the strap D through these rings. Next, pass this end ofthe strap through the ring c. Then pass the ring 0 through the eyeletfin the end of the strap, and press the latter down flat on the flap, and the book is fastened.

The ends of the cords being connected together, a convenient handle is formed by them for carrying the pocket-book, satchel, hand-bag,

or whatever article the device may be applied to. If held in the hand it is, of course, next to impossible for the pocket-book to be picked. If attachedto a waist-belt it can be opened without detaching it.

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

As an improvement in fasteners for pocketbooks, 850., the combination, with the flap B, provided with the eyelets 123,0f the rings 0 c c, strap 'D, having eyelets ff, and cords d d, provided with the rings e e, substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore described and set forth.

JOHN HERMAN JANTZEN.

Witnesses:

JOHN WILLIAM MOORE, WILTON O. DONN, ANDREW HUMBEBT.