US3144065A

US3144065A - Pocketbook construction

Info

Publication number: US3144065A
Application number: US233525A
Authority: US
Inventors: Jr Raymond A Burgio
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1962-10-29
Filing date: 1962-10-29
Publication date: 1964-08-11
Anticipated expiration: 1981-08-11

Description

Aug. 11, 1964 R. A. BURGIO, JR 3,144,065

POCKETBOOK CONSTRUCTION Filed Oct. 29, 1962 INVENTOR. RA Y/V/OND A. BUQG/O J2- A Troy/v5 Y United States Patent O This invention relates to pocketbook construction and refers more particularly to a pocketbook which has a support frame for carrying a pocket radio or a cigarette case, and the like, in an externally accessible location on the pocketbook.

Pocketbooks are used for carrylng a variety of personal objects, such as lipsticks, keys, notebooks, billfolds,

etc. Since most of these personal objects are small in size, the user may place them at random within the pocketbook. On the other hand, it is not always convenient for the user to carry more bulky objects such as pocket radios, cigarette cases and cameras in the pocketbook for the reasons that they take up too much room, and make it difiicult to locate other smaller objects when needed. Thus, if one desires to carry a pocket radio, for example, it is necessary to utilize a separate carrying case, an expedient which burdens the users by requiring that they exercise care that the radio is not accidentally misplaced. On the other hand, it would be preferable to carry the pocket radio in the pocketbook, as there is less likelihood that a user accustomed to carrying a pocketbook will misplace it.

It is, therefore, the primary object of the present invention to provide a frame for a pocketbook for carrying a bulky object, such as a pocket radio therein and which makes the radio readily accessible for playing without opening the pocketbook.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a pocketbook construction which facilitates carrying bulky objects therein.

Other objects of the present invention will become apparent in the course of the following specification.

In achieving the aforementioned objectives of the present invention, it was found advantageous to provide a pocketbook which has an opening extending through one side. A frame is connected to the pocketbook and extends around the perimeter of opening. The frame has an outer section of regular shape and includes integral flaps which extend inside the pocketbook and engage the inside thereof for securing the frame. The frame also includes top and bottom integral shoulders which extend a distance into the pocketbook and act to support the object to be carried. The shoulders include integral resilient clip members which engage the object and thus add to the security with which it is carried in the frame. It

is preferable that the shoulders each extend into the pocketbook at an angle slightly less than normal to the side thereof so that the object carried by the frame will project out of the pocketbook more at one end than the other. In use, the object to be carried, as for example, a pocket radio, is inserted inside the frame, being supported therein by the shoulders and clip members. Inasmuch as the shoulders are inclined as above described, one end of the radio and hence its controls will project beyond the side of the handbag allowing for the controls to be manipulated from the outside.

In accordance with the present invention, the bottom shoulder of the frame may be pivoted to the frame to permit swinging the object, as for example a cigarette case, partly out of the pocketbook to provide better access to the object. In this case, the top of the frame may include a pivoted retainer plate which is used to retain the cigarette case in the frame instead of using a top shoulder member.

The invention will appear more clearly from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings showing, by way of example, the preferred embodiments of the inventive concept.

In the drawings:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of a pocketbook having a frame for carrying a pocket radio and constructed in accordance with the principles of the present invention;

FIGURE 2 is a front View of the support frame carried by the pocketbook;

FIGURE 3 is a sectional view of the frame taken along line 3-3 of FIGURE 2, the frame being shown secured to one side of the pocketbook; and

etbook 10, constructed according to the present invention.

The pocketbook is made with an opening 11 in the front 12 thereof. A frame 13 is connected to the front of the pocketbook and extends around the perimeter of the opening 11. As is illustrated in FIGURE 1, the frame 13 is intended for use in supporting a bulky object such as a pocket radio 14 in the pocketbook.

Referring now in greater detail to FIGURES 2 through 4, the frame 13 which is made of metal, preferably of a stainless type, comprises parallel spaced

side members

15 and 16 and top and

bottom members

17 and 18 made integral with the

sides

15 and 16. The

side members

15 and 16 have integral flap pieces 19 and 20, respectively, which extend inwardly in the pocketbook through opening 11, and which are folded over tight against the inner face of the material 21 forming the front 12 of the pocketbook (FIG. 3). In this manner, the frame 13 is securely connected to the pocketbook.

A shoulder piece 22 is connected to top member 17 and extends inwardly thereof into the interior of the pocketbook 10. The shoulder piece 22 includes a flanged back 23 which helps to support the pocket radio 14 and position it within the frame member. Similarly, a shoulder piece 24 is connected to bottom member 18 and has a flanged back 25. Of course, the shoulder pieces could also be made integral with the top and

bottom members

17 and 18 to facilitate making the frame 13 from a single sheet. As shown in FIGURE 3, the

shoulder pieces

22 and 24 extend into the pocketbook at an angle slightly less than normal to the front 12 of the pocketbook. This permits the pocket radio 14, which is shown in phantom respectively. The ends of each clip member are adapted to engage on the sides of the pocket radio 14 to hold it securely in the frame member.

The manner in which the pocketbook of the present invention may be used for carrying an object like the above-described pocket radio is best illustrated in FIG- URES l and 3. The radio 14 is inserted in frame member 13 with the bottom of the radio resting on the shoulder piece 24. The

clip members

28, 28 and the flanged back thereon, position and hold the bot-tom of the radio securely. Likewise, the

clip members

27, 27 on shoulder piece 22 also engage and hold the top of the radio. The radio is thus held in the pocketbook and is carried therewith by the user. Since the radio projects out of the pocketbook more at the top than at the bottom, the radio controls 26 are easily manipulatable and the radio need not be removed from the pocketbook for playing. Since the object carried in the pocketbook, in this case the radio, completely fills the expanse of the opening 11, there is no chance that other objects contained within the pocketbook can accidentally be lost through the opening. However, absolute security in this regard can be achieved by covering the inside of the pocketbook over and adjacent the opening 11 and frame 13 with a piece of cloth (not shown) sewn to the material 21.

FIGURE 5 shows another form of frame member which may be used on the pocketbook when it is desired to carry therein an object which has to be partially swung out of the pocketbook in order to be opened as, for example, a cigarette case. The frame member 40 has top and

bottom members

41 and 42, and integral side members 43 and 44.

Flap pieces

45 and 46 are made integral with side members 43 and 44, respectively, and serve the same purpose previously described for frame member 13. Shoulder piece 47, on which the cigarette case is supported, is swingably connected to the bottom member 42 by means of a hinge 48. The shoulder piece 47 also has a flanged back 49 and a pair of resilient clip members 50, 50', which serve the same purpose as that previously described for the like par-ts on frame member 13. A stop plate 51 is connected to bottom member 42 and extends inwardly thereof under shoulder piece 47 to support the latter and to act as a stop to prevent the shoulder piece from swinging down below the level of the top edge 52 of the bottom member. Frame member 40 also includes a retainer plate 53 swingably mounted by means of a hinge 54 to top member 41. The retainer plate extends across the opening in the frame member and partly over the side members 43 and 44 as shown in FIGURE 5. It is held flat against the frame member 40 by the

resilient prongs

55 and 56 made integral with side members 43 and 44, respectively. In use the frame member 40 is connected to the pocketbook in the same manner as previously described for frame member 13, the

flap pieces

45 and 46 being folded tight against the inside of the front of the pocketbook. Let us assume that a cigarette case (not shown) is mounted in the frame member 40. The bottom of the cigarette case would lie supported on shoulder piece 47 and the

clip members

50, 50 would gird the sides of the cigarette case near the bottom to hold it securely in the frame member. The top of the cigarette case would lie disposed inwardly of the retainer plate 53. To swing the cigarette case out of the frame member sufficiently to permit it to be opened, one first exerts a pull on retainer plate 53 to overcome the retaining grip of

prongs

55 and 56. The retainer plate is then swung upwardly and clear of the opening in the frame member. The top of the cigarette case is then pulled outwardly which causes the cigarette case to swing partly out of the frame, since shoulder piece 47 will swing upwardly toward the side members 43 and 44. The swing of the shoulder piece 47 and hence the cigarette case will be checked when the clip members 50', 51 contact the inner surface of the side members 43 and 44. At this point, however, the cigarette case will be sufiiciently exposed to allow its top to be opened. To return the ciga- 'rette case to its initial position, one merely pushes it back into the frame until shoulder piece 47 rests on top of stop plate 51. At this point the retainer plate 53 is swung back down to engage

prongs

55 and 56 so that the retainer plate will act to hold the top of the cigarette case within the frame member.

While there is above disclosed but some embodiments of the pocketbook with built in support frame, it is possible to produce other embodiments without departing from the inventive concept herein disclosed.

What is claimed is:

1. In a pocketbook having an opening in one side, a support frame for supporting a pocket radio and the like, comprising spaced top and bottom frame members, a pair of side frame members integral with said top and bottom members and extending between the ends thereof, said frame members extending around the perimeter of the pocketbook opening, flap pieces integral with an inner edge of each of said side members and extending in substantially parallel spaced relation to the side members in a direction away from the inner edges thereof for engaging inner surfaces of the pocketbook, shoulder pieces firmly connected at one end to the top and bottom frame members and extending inwardly thereof into the pocketbook, each of said shoulder pieces having an integral back portion at the other end and extending normal thereto in the direction of the other shoulder piece, and resilient clip members carried by the back portion of each of said shoulder pieces.

2. In a pocketbook having an opening in one side, a support frame for supporting a pocket radio and the like, comprising spaced top and bottom frame members, a pair of side frame members integral with said top and bottom members and extending between the ends thereof, said frame members extending around the perimeter of the pocketbook opening, flap pieces integral with the inner edge of each of said side members and extending in substantially parallel spaced relation to the side members in a direction away from the inner edges thereof for engaging inner surfaces of the pocketbook, shoulder pieces firmly connected at one end to the top and bottom frame members and extending inwardly thereof into the pocketbook, each of said shoulder pieces having an integral back portion at the other end and extending normal thereto in the direction of the other shoulder piece, and a pair of resilient clip members firmly connected to the back portion of each shoulder piece and extending in opposite directions at each side thereof, said clip members extending beyond the inner edges of said side members.

3. In a pocketbook having an opening in one side, a support frame for supporting a pocket radio and the like in accordance with claim 1 wherein said shoulder pieces extend in parallel planes which are inclined to the plane containing said frame members.

4. In a pocketbook having an opening in one side, a support frame for supporting a pocket radio and the like, comprising spaced top and bottom frame members, a pair of side frame members integral with said top and bottom members and extending between the ends thereof, said frame members extending around the perimeter of the pocketbook opening, flap pieces integral with an inner edge of each of said side members and extending in substantially parallel spaced relation to the side members in a direction away from the inner edges thereof for engaging inner surfaces of the pocketbook, a shoulder piece swingably connected at one end to the bottom frame member and extending inwardly thereof into the pocketbook said shoulder piece having an integral back portion at the other end and extending normal thereto in the direction of said top frame member, a pair of resilient clip members firmly connected to the back portion of said shoulder piece and extending in opposite directions at each side thereof, said clip members extending beyond the inner edges of said side members, a stop platefirmly connected to said bottom frame member beneath said shoulder piece, a retainer plate swingably connected to taining said retainer plate in contact with said side memsaid top frame member and extending across said frame bers comprises resilient prongs integral with said side beyond the inner edges of said side members, and means members. for maintaining said retainer plate in contact with said id b 5 References Cited in the file of this patent 5. In a pocketbook having an opening in one side, 21 UNITED STATES PATENTS support frame for supportmg a pocket radio and the like 2,055,569 Z010 tow Sept. 29, 1936 in accordance with claim 4 wherein said means for main-

Claims

1. IN A POCKETBOOK HAVING AN OPENING IN ONE SIDE, A SUPPORT FRAME FOR SUPPORTING A POCKET RADIO AND THE LIKE COMPRISING SPACED TOP AND BOTTOM FRAME MEMBERS, A PAIR OF SIDE FRAME MEMBERS INTEGRAL WITH SAID TOP AND BOTTOM MEMBERS AND EXTENDING BETWEEN THE ENDS THEREOF, SAID FRAME MEMBERS EXTENDING AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE POCKETBOOK OPENING, FLAP PIECES INTEGRAL WITH AN INNER EDGE OF EACH OF SAID SIDE MEMBERS AND EXTENDING IN SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL SPACED RELATION TO THE SIDE MEMBERS IN A DIRECTION AWAY FROM THE INNER EDGES THEREOF FOR ENGAGING INNER SURFACES OF THE POCKETBOOK, SHOULDER PIECES FIRMLY CONNECTED AT ONE END TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM FRAME MEMBERS AND EXTENDING INWARDLY THEREOF INTO THE POCKETBOOK, EACH OF SAID SHOULDER PIECES HAVING AN INTEGRAL BACK PORTION AT THE OTHER END AND EXTENDING NORMAL THERETO IN THE DIRECTION OF THE OTHER SHOULDER PIECE, AND RESILIENT CLIP MEMBERS CARRIED BY THE BACK PORTION OF EACH OF SAID SHOULDER PIECES.