US2087922A

US2087922A - Portemonnaie

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Publication number: US2087922A
Application number: US77513A
Authority: US
Inventors: Mayer Leon
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1936-05-02
Filing date: 1936-05-02
Publication date: 1937-07-27
Anticipated expiration: 1954-07-27

Description

July27, 11937. j, MAYER I v 7 2,087,922 v PORTEMONNAIE I filed m 2; 1936 I Patented July 27, 1937 FORTEMONNAIE I Leon Mayer; Chicago, Ill. Q.

Atpna on' May 2, isssgserial No. 77,513 4- Claims. (01. 150-35) 4 I portemonnaies or pocket books of the type adaptedto carry bills, coin and an owners identification card.

This" invention relates to A known'type of such portemonnaie consists of a flexible outer leather Ior cloth cover'of a generally rectangular form, that is folded on a central transverse line, such fold forming anintegral hinge, and enclosing when folded a coin recep-.

tacleand/or a bill fold, and means for separably locking the two halves in folded position.

My present invention has to do with portemon naies or pocket .booksof this general type, and

.its general object is to provide improvements in.

thestructural features 'of such articles .as will render them more durable, compact, 'capacious' and c'onvenient in use, andinpwhichflall of the various articles carriedthereby will be kept separate from eachother and any: article c-antbe removed without danger, of losing any, other are b ticle. More specific objects are, to-provide an improved "form of bill fold, to provide in association with the bill fold, a flap beneathwhich the bills maybe inserted edgewis'etokeepthein from readily dropping'out or" falling apart when the bill foldfis opened, to provide between thebill fold'and the. cover aconvenient pocket for an owners identificationfcard and to. provide in the V upper side of said pocket a window through which the card is visible when the bills have been removed.

Other objects and attendant advantages of the invention will be'apparent to persons familiar with portemonnaies of this type from the following description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing in which I have illustrated one approved embodiment of the invention well adapted to effectuate the stated purposes and objects thereof, and wherein Fig. 1 is a plan view of the device with the body and bill fold both in open position. I

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 22 of Fig. 1.

Figs. 3 and 4 are sections at right angles to i the section of Fig. 2 on lines 3-3 and 4-74 respectively of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary section in the same sectional plane as Fig. 3, showing the flexible bill confining flap turned back and illustrating its mode of attachment to one edge of the bill fold. I i i' Fig. 6 is a perspective detail view of the bill fold blank. I I

A backing member ID of generally rectangular form and a lining l I, united by a continuous line of stitching I2 constitute the cover of the portemonn'aie or purse. Between the margins of the to formmatinghalves designated as entireties'by 5 and comprising a central portion ll and right and left foldable wings or flaps l8and l9 continuous with theopposite edges of the centralportion ll. This centralportion' ll of the flap is fastened to the lining ll of the left section by F a line of stitching extending along three sides thereof, the fourth side beingleftiopen'for the 5"v insertion of an identification card 2'! or the like bearing the name and address of the owner, and the central section I 1 is-cut out to formJa window opening 22 above thecard. The face of-7 the card is preferably protected from soiling by the overlying bills by a transparentwindow23, preferably of celluloid,'that is secured in position along three edges by :thestitching 20. On one end of the central portion ll'of the bill-fold is an integral extension 24 that, as shown in Fig. 1 is folded inwardly toform ahem, and between the hem and the underlying body portion of the bill I fold'is inserted an end edge portion oraflexible transparentj flap 25,. also preferably of celluloid, that is securedat one edge by the stitching 20, as best shown in Fig. 5. The function of this flexible flap 25 is to lie across the central portion of one or more bills'indicated at B in Fig. 5 to hold the bill or bills against accidental escape'when the bill foldis opened. Preferably the hinged end of the flap 25 is also adhered to the hem 24 by cement J 26. Where a strip or sheet of celluloid is attached solely by-stitching, and is repeatedly bent on the stitching as a hinge, it soon cracks and breaks, and is thus shortlived. I have found 40 that by attaching the celluloid flap 25 in a manner and by the means above described, when it is bent back to permit removal of the bill or bills, it takes substantially the form shown in Fig. 5 and thus avoids the destructive sharp bend above referred to. 1

On the outerside of the top bill fold flap I8 is mounted the male element 21 of a glove fastener, that cooperates with the female member e, 28 mounted in a tab 29 attached to the cover by 5 the stitching l2, whereby the bill fold withthe bills therein is normally maintained locked in folded position. I

On the other half. l6 of the portemonnaie is mounted a coin receptacle. This preferably takes the form of an envelope formed with a back wall 30, and a front wall 3|, united on three sides by the stitching II, which of course secures them to the cover. As shown in Fig. 4, the side walls of the envelope are formed with bellows folds 32 to enlarge the capacity of the receptacle, and on;

the free edge of the back wall is an integral closing flap 33 overlapping the free edge of the front wall 3|, said flap and front wall being equipped with the two members 34 and 35 of a glove fastener. The edge of the back wall 30 carrying the flap 33 is left unsecured to the cover lining H, so that between the latter and the back wall 30 is formed a pocket which may be used for the reception of stamps, cards, and other flat articles.

The cover backing and lining, the bill fold, and the coin receptacle are preferably made of a high grade of soft leather which, of course, is highly flexible transversely, so that the capacity of the article for bills, coins, stamps, cards and the like is considerable; and, when the two halves are unfolded to remove either a bill or coin, either the bill fold or the coin pocket may be opened without disturbing the locked position of the other. The flexible bill retaining flap 25 is a valuable adjunct of the article since, when the bill fold is opened, it keeps the bills from readily dropping out or falling apart enabling one or more to be readily slipped out without disturbing the others.

Changes in the details of structure and arrangement may be resorted to within the purview and scope of the claims.

I claim:

1. A portemonnaie of the type described, comprising a generally rectangular cover foldable on its transverse center line to form mating halves, and comprising a backing and a lining for said backing stitched along its edges to the latter, a bill fold including a single sheet of material havinga window opening in its central portion and stitched on three sides of said Window opening to the lining of one of said halves to thereby form a card pocket and having end flaps foldable on each other above said central portion, and a flap attached at an edge thereof to an edge of said bill fold above said window opening and adapted to overlie a bill or bills lying on said bill fold.

2. A portemonnaie of the type described, comprising a generally rectangular cover foldable on its transverse center line to form mating halves, and comprising a backing and a lining for said backing stitched along its edges to the latter, a bill fold including a single sheet of material having a window opening in its central portion and stitched on three sides of-said window opening to the lining of one of said halves to thereby form a card pocket and having end flaps foldable on each other above said central portion, and a transparent flexible flap stitched at one edge thereof to an edge of said bill fold above said window and adapted to overlie a bill or bills lying on said bill fold.

3. A portemonnaie of the type described, comprising a generally rectangular cover foldable on its transverse center line to form mating halves, and comprising a backing and a lining for said backing stitched along its edges to the latter, a bill fold including a single sheet of material having a window opening in its central portion and stitched on three sides of said window opening to the lining of one of said halves to thereby form a card pocket and having end flaps foldable on each other above said central portion, a,transparent window beneath said opening attached at an edge thereof to and between said bill fold and lining, and a flap attached at an edge thereof to an edge of said bill fold above said window opening and adapted to lie across a bill or bills lying on said bill fold.

4. A portemonnaie of the type described, comprising a generally rectangular cover foldable on its transverse center line to form mating halves,

and comprising a backing and a lining for said backing stitched along its edges to the latter, a bill fold including a single sheet of material having a window opening in its central portion and stitched on three sides of said window opening to the lining of one of said halves to thereby form a card pocket and having end flaps foldable on each other above said central portion, a flexible transparent window beneath said opening stitched at an edge thereof to and between said bill fold and lining, and a transparent flexible flap stitched at an edge thereof to an edge of said bill fold above said window opening and adapted to lie across a bill or bills lying on said bill fold.

LEON MAYER.