US2013485A - Decorative device - Google Patents

Description

Sept. 3 1935- w. A. BARY ET A1. 2,013,485

DECORA'IVE DEVICE Filed Feb. 27, 1953 1NVENTORS Aff/10 S/de /SAy Patented Sept. 3, 1935 Skidelsky,

New York, N. lf.,

assignors to Changette, Inc., New York, N. Y., a corporation of New York v Application February 27, 1933, Serial No. 658,700

10 Claims.

Our invention relates to decorative devices, especially such items of art as may be attached to or used in connection with articles of Wearing apparel, accessories thereto or other surfaces to be decor-ated.

The object of our invention is to combine in a single article of manufacture an attractive decorative device primarily for the purpose of adornment, having a thin metal panel which will partially, and in some cases entirely, conceal a thin, iiat receptacle for money or small change, which receptacle can manually open and close quickly but will for the most part be unnoticed by the eye of the uninitiated.

The usual decorative devices serve only to decorate, whereas our device attracts the eye as a decorative means, serving simultaneously in its preferred embodiment, as means for concealing, partially or completely, a thin quick opening change purse, thus constituting among decorative devices a new item in art manufacture having pronounced utility, inexpensive to make, simple to apply to the article or surface to be decorated and novel as a piece of merchandise in the decorative arts trade.

In use, our decorative device may be suitably pinned or otherwise attached to a coat, sweater, dress, scarf, coatsleeve, glove, handbag, the inside upholstery of an automobile or any other suitable object and from which nickels, dimes, quarters, pennies, tokens or a bill may be quickly abstracted without going to the trouble of producing or opening in public the conventional form of purse and running the risk of perhaps spilling accidentally the contents thereof. Our decorative device may even be carried loose in the inside of a bag or in a persons pocket.

The main features of our invention include an attractive panel of relatively thin material, preferably artistically embellished in a manner to focus attention thereto, said panel comprising the cover of a thin coin receptacle in which, when closed, coins lie latwise, and closely adjacent to each other and to said cover, said cover or said thin coin receptacle embodying in its structure a fastening means for fastening or attaching the thin decorative device as la unit to any object'to be artistically embellished.

In accordance with our invention the panel may constitute a decoration in itself, or when used as a base, for a decoration which may be engraved, embossed, painted, etched or other- Wise applied or placed on the surface of said panel, also for the purpose of beautifying any Wearing apparel to which it is fastened or adding decoration to any other object to which it may be attached. In other Words, it is designed to catch and hold the attention of the passerby. At the same time capable of containing coins or tokens, preferably placed in an orderly manner in said receptacle and held in position therein by resilient means and in a way by which any special denomination of coin may bek quickly abstracted, even with one hand, if necessary and without the risk of dropping any of the coins remaining in said receptacle regardless of the way, or the position in which said receptacle is attached 'to any other object (that is, straight, sidewise, upside down, etc.,) our decorative device serves a useful and ornamental purpose.

In the preferred embodiment of our invention the coins are kept in position by means of a spring, the coins being exposed t0 View by means of a cover or covers which serve as panel or base for decorative or advertising purposes. The cover may slide, pivot or hinge, the coins being held in channels or rails in the sides of the coin holding receptacle.

Attached to an object to be decorated, our decorative device may be pinned, sewed, snapped, riveted, slidably fastened or secured temporarily or permanently to the object to be decorated and we provide either holes or fastenings or both, in the decorative device for this purpose. In the accompanying drawing we show a pin, made as a part of said decorative device, the pointed end of which is suitably-guarded in such a manner that said fastener will not endanger the hands of the owner of said decorative device if used or carried loosely inside of a bag or a. pocket Without being fastened to another object. In the drawing the pointed end of the pin is shielded by a thin metal guard pressed out of the sheet metal forming the back of the decorative device. The pin hinge is formed from the same sheet metal curled backwards, the pin consisting of a continuous piece of wire bent at right angles to form a hinge and having an upwardly and outwardly bent portion in its longest side tohold the decorative device snugly to any object to Another feature is the scalloped shaped resilient means, which in the present instance is a spring or springs located in the coin tracks on each side of the coins, and in which the coins slide, to keep the coins in position so they will not spill out of the receptacle when they are not supposed to, and yet holding them with the proper tension to effect their easy release by the movement of the thumb of the operator or the movement of the abovementioned two small ears attached to the hinged portion of the cover when said cover is slid back, exposing the coins within the receptacle, and then slid forward with the two ears behind the coin, pushing the coin outwardly.

With the foregoing objects and features in mind we now refer to the drawing in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of our decorative device in its closed position;

Figure 2 is a similar perspective view of our decorative device in its open position;

Figure 3 is a rear view of the device illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, it being shown in its closed position;

Figure 4 is the side view of the same decorative device, closed;

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken at right angles through the center of the decorative device shown in perspective in Fig. 1;

Figure 6 illustrates the scalloped spring retaining members, shown in position on either side of the coins in Fig. 5;

Figure 7 is a view of the decorative device mounted on the front of a ladies handbag;

Figure 8 shows the slidable means of fastening the decorative device to the ladies handbag, shown in Fig. '7.

Figure 9 is a view in perspective of the spring mounted hinged end of sliding cover or panel of our decorative device.

Figure 10 is a part-sectional view, showing the device applied to an umbrella handle.

In the drawing a decorative panel I in Figure l serves as a sliding cover for coin receptacle 2 fastened by pin 3 to any article to be adorned. The flatwise placement of the coins d and 4 are shown in Figure 2 in the receptacle 3 disclosed to view by the sliding back of panel I and its spring hinged end 5, the spring 6 holding the end 5 down vertically over the end of the coin receptacle when the panel is in its closed position as shown in Figure 1.

In Figure 3, holes are shown for sewing the receptacle 2 onto wearing apparel or any accessory such as the handbag shown in Figure l where receptacle and sliding panel constitute a decorative device of taste and attractiveness, yet concealing from view the utilitarian nature of the item as a coin holder for quickly obtaining small change without the need of opening the pocketbook and thus possibly spilling its contents. The sewing holes referred to are designated by numerals 'I, l, in Figure 3. In the same rlgure a guard is shown pressed up out of the sheet metal at 8 said guard 8 being open on one side to admit pin 3 at 8a.

In Figure 4, a double bend in pin 3 illustrates at point 3a how the pin is shaped to hold the material to which it is att-ached and at the same time lie flatwise so that it will not cause the decorative device to wobble or be positioned in any way but at upon the material or article to be decorated. In Figure 3 the pin 3 is bent at right angles at 3b to form, with the turned up end portion 3c of the sheet met-al bottom of said receptacle, a hinge.

A corresponding rolled portion 3d causes the decorative device to lie flat on the article to be decorated.

Figure 5 shows how the panel I slides in the sides of the receptacle 2 and how the coins 4, 4, and Ila, ta, and db, tb, t-into their respective positions, coins 4 and 4b being held by scalloped spring retainers, whereas coins la lying side-byside in between coins i and lib are not held in positions by springs but are` free to slide, if they are small enough, such as dimes and pennies. It will be noted that the decoration on panel is prominent to attract the eye, the panel itself however, concealing the utilitarian nature of the decorative device, that of holding coins and the like.

Figure 6 shows the scalloped design of the retaining springs, in Fig. 5, designated by the numerals 2a and 2b on each side of each row of coins, slidingly held in the grooves and restrained from sliding too abruptly by sai-d retaining springs, or so called resilient means.

In Figure 7 the device illustrated in Fig. 1, is shown mounted on a ladies handbag, decorating the bag, but giving no hint of the fact that it conceals coins which can be quickly made available for cariare or the like, without in any way requiring the opening 4of the handbag itself, or running the chance of losing the contents of the handbag in the usual hurried efforts to find a small coin quickly. Numeral I, indicates the Idecorative device, numeral 28, the handbag.

In Figure 8 a small pair of rails are either fastened on or pressed out of the bottom of the receptacle bottom member 2 of decorative device shown in Fig. 1, said rails or flanges being alternative to the pin form of fastening device shown in Fig. 3 and Fig. 4. The rails are designated by numerals ZI and 2|. the Iobject to be ornamented is shown at 23, said plate having flanged gui-des at 22 and 22 to receive and hold our decorative device by rails 2i and 2| to the object to be ornamented at 24, which object may be the upholstery of an automobile,

the carrying ribbon on an umbrella, a ladies dress or suit .or a ladies handbag, as the case may be. Small ears 25 and 25 are provided as stop members to prevent over sliding of member 2 when mounted on member 22, by rails 2l and 2I.

In Figure 9 the two ears 26 and 26 are bent down from hinged end of panel I, the hinged end designated at 5 the spring hinges shown as numeral 6. The ears assist in the removal of the A plate suitably fastened to A top coins by getting behind the coin and serving K means which in the present instance is a small bit of solder fastened to the under side of the cover and designated in Fig. 2 by the numeral 33. It will also be noted that the sliding space for coins @a is made possible by the channels Ion each side of the receptacle 2 in which decor-ative panel I slides.

In accordance with Rule 43, set forth on page 11 of the Rules of Practice, U. S. Patent Office, notice is hereby given to the public that a divisional patent application, divided from this pres- #i5 ent patent application, is now pending in the U. S. Patent Oiice, said divisional patent application c-arrying claims relating to and dening the mechanical features of this invention, which mechanical features could obviously not be claimed in this application on a Decorative dev1ce.

Our invention may use any equivalent structure falling Within the scope of the appended claims:

We claim:

1. A decorative device to be used as an ornament on an article to be decorated, said device comprising a receptacle shaped base, means for rigidly holding said base to said article, and a slidable decorative panel mounted on said base, said panel carrying a raised decoration.

2. A decorative device to be used as an ornament on an article to be decorated, said device compriisng a receptacle shaped base, means for rigidly holding said base to said article, and a decorative panel carrying a sunken decoration slidably mounted on said base.

3. A decorative device to be used as an ornament on an article to be decorated, said device comprising a receptacle shaped base, means for rigidly holding said base to said article, a movable decorative panel mounted on said base, and a movable decorative door associated with said panel.

4. A decorative device to be used as an ornament on an article to be decorated, said device comprising a receptacle shaped base, means for holding said base to said article, a slidable decorative panel mounted on said base, and a hinged decorative door hingedly mounted on said panel.

5. A decorative device comprising in combination, a receptacle shaped base, a slide on said base, a slidable decorative panel mounted on said base a slide on said panel co-operating with said slide on said base and a movable decorative door associated with said slidable panel.

6. A decorative device comprising in combination a decorative receptacle shaped base member, a slide on said base member, a decorative slidable panel member, a slide on said panel member co-operating with said slide on said base member, mounted on said base member and a movable decorative door associated with one of said members.

7. A decorative device comprising in combination a decorative receptacle shaped base member, a slide on said base member, a decorative slidable panel member, a slide on said panel member co-operating With said slide on said base member, carrying a raised decoration and mounted on said base member and a movable decorative door associated with one of said members.

8. A decorative device comprising in combination a decorative receptacle shaped base member, a slide on said base member, a decorative slidable panel member, a slide on said panel member co-operating with said slide on said base member, carrying a sunken decoration and mounted on said base member and a movable decorative door associated with one of said members.

9. A decorative device comprising in combination, a receptacle shaped base, a slide on said base, a slidable decorative panel mounted on said base, a slide on said panel co-operating with said slide on said base, and a hinged decorative door associated with said slidable panel.

10. A decorative device comprising in combination a decorative receptacle shaped base member, a slide on said base member, a decorative slidable panel member, a slide on said panel member co-operating with said slide on said base member, mounted on said base member and a hinged decorative door associated with one of said members.

NINA SKIDELSKY. WOLDEMAR A. BARY.

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