US539902A - Safety-pocket for garments - Google Patents

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(No Model.) H. MASON.

SAFETY POGKET FOR GARMENTS. No. 539,902. Patented May 28, 1895.

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SAFETY-POCKET FOR GARMENTS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 539,902, dated May 28, 1895. Application filed July 10, 1894. Serial No. 517.086- (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY MAsoN, residing at Plymouth, in the county of Litchfield and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Pockets for Garments and other Articles, which invention is fully set forth and illustrated in the following specification and accompanying drawings. The object of this invention is to make a safety-pocket for garments and other purposes, the contents ofwhich cannot be removed until the pocket is opened by a lever or similar attachment.

The invention, which is an improvement upon the invention described and claimed in Patent No. 501,229, issued to me July 11, 1893,

will first be described in detail and then set forth in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 shows in front elevation my garment-pocket, in a closed position, attached to a waistcoatpocket, part of the waistcoat being broken away to show the location of the device. Fig.

2 shows the pocket in front elevation, de-j tached and opened, the bag being shown in dotted lines. Fig. 3 is a back view of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a side view of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a view in plan of Fig. 2. Fig. 6 illustrates a detail of construction hereinafter described. Fig.

7 shows a modification in construction hereinafter described. y. In said figures the several parts are respectively indicated by reference-numbers as fol-j.

lows:

The number 1 indicates a plate which may.

be fastened to the waistcoat 2, or other garment, by clasps, wire, or thread, passing Said plate is which is passed a curved wire 10, whose ends are inserted in slots 11 in the plate 1. Thewire 10may be dispensed with, if desired, and

I the equivalent construction shown in Fig. 7

substituted therefor. In this latter figure the eyes-S, 9, on the sliding bars 6, 7, are made of greater length and are curved or bent toward each other as clearly shown at the points 8, 9 in said figure.

Pivoted to the plate 1, at the point 12, is a lever 13, the long arm of which passes upa link 16, and also one end of a link 17., A

curved wire 18 has one of its ends secured to the plate 1 and its other end passes through one end of the link 16 and through the sliding-bar 6 and slot 4, and is secured to said sliding bar. Another curved wire 19 has one of its ends secured to the plate 1 and its other end passes through one end of the link 17 and through the sliding-bar 7 and slot 5, and is secured to said sliding-bar.

Attached by wire or thread 20 to the slidingbars 6, 7, and suspended between the curved wire 10 andthe plate 1, is a bag or pocket 21 of kid or Chamois leather, or other material, into which the articles desired to be kept in the pocket are deposited. Said bag may also be secured, if desired, to the vest or other garment, at the point 22. The curved wires 18,

19, act as springs for the sliding bars 6, '7, to

close the mouth of the bag 21.

The operation of the device is as follows: The plate 1, with its attached parts, having been secured to the garment, the mouth of the bag 21 is opened by moving over the lever 13 until it is retained by the catch 15 on the I spring-rod 14, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The

desired article, such as a watch, is then depositedin the bag 21 and the lever 13 released from the catch 15. Said lever will immediately spring back to the position shown in full other, thus automatically closing the mouth This closing of the bag 21 as shown in Fig. 1. of the mouth of said bag, will render impossible the removal of the watch or other article deposited therein until after the jaws 18, 19, have been re-opened. The auxiliary wire- attachment 10, or 8, 9*, whichever may be used, will assist in preventing such removal. When the wearer of .this pocket desires to remove mo the article he moves the lever 13 into engagement with the stop 15, thus opening the spring I purpose of forming the mouth of the pocket.

The attachment is applicable to a bag as well asto a garment-pocket.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim- 1. In a safety pocket for garments or other articles, the combination of a metal plate; sliding bars adapted to slide on said plate; a flexible bag secured to said bars; springs, for closing the mouth of said bag, secured to said plate and to said bars; and a lever for operating said bars and opening the mouth of said bag.

2. In a safety-pocket for garments or other articles, the combination of a metal plate provided with slots; sliding bars adapted to slide in said slots; a flexible bag secured to said bars; springs for closing the mouth of said bag, secured to said plate and to said bars; and a lever for operating said bars.

3. In a safety pocket for garments or'other articles, the combination of a metal plate; sliding bars adapted to slide on said plate; a flexible bag secured to said bars; springs, for closing the mouth of said bag, secured to said plate and to said bars; a lever for operating said bars and opening the mouth of said bag; and a catch for said lever.

4:- In a safety-pocket for garments or other articles, the combination of a metal plate provided with slots; sliding-bars adapted to slide in said slots; a flexible bag secured to said bars; springs for closing the mouth of said bag, secured to said plate and to said bars; a lever for operating said bars; and a catch for said lever.

5. In a safety pocket for garments or other articles, the combination of a metal plate; sliding bars adapted to slide on said plate; a flexible bag secured to said bars; springs, for closing the mouth of said bag, secured to said plate and to said bars; a lever pivoted to said plate; and links connecting said leve'r with said sliding bars. V

6. In a safety pocket for garments or other articles, the combination of a metal plateprovided with slots; sliding bars adapted to slide in said slots; a flexible bag secured to said bars; springs, for closing the mouth of said bag, secured to said plate and to said bars; a lever pivoted to said plate; and links connecting said lever with said sliding bars.

7. In a safety pocket for garments or other articles, the combination of a metal plate; sliding-bars adapted to slide on said plate; a flexible bag secured to said bars; springs, for closing the mouth of said bag, secured to said plate and to said bars; a lever pivoted to said plate; links-connecting said lever with said sliding bars; and a catch for said lever.

I S; In a safety pocket for garments or other articles, the combination of a metal plate provided with slots; sliding bars adapted to slide in s aid slots; a flexible bag secured to said bars; springs, for closing the mouth of said bag, secured to said plate and to saidbars; a lever pivoted to said plate; links connecting said lever with said sliding bars; and a catch for said lever.

9. In asafetypocket. for garments or other articles, the combination of 'a metal plate; a flexible bag; springs secured to said plate for closing the mouth of said bag; a lever for opening the mouth of saidbag; and an 'auxiliary wire-attachment, substantially as described in front of said plate for the purposes set forth.

10. In a safety pocket for garments or other articles; the combination of a metal plate; sliding bars adapted to slide on said plate; a flexible bag secured to said bars; springs, for closing the mouth of said ba'g,secured to said plate and to said bars; a lever for opening the mouth of said bag; and an auxiliary wire attachment in front of said plate for the purposes set forth'.

11. In a safety pocket for garments or other articlcs, the combination of a metal plate; sliding bars adapted to slide on said plate; a flexible bag secured to said bars; springs secured to said plate and to said bars for closing the mouth of said bag; a lever'fo'r opening the mouth of said bag; and bent wires as 8, 9, secured to said sliding bars in'front of said plate for the purposes set forth.

12. In a safety pocket for garments or other articles; the combination of a metal plate; sliding bars adapted to slide on said plate; a flexible bag secured to said bars; springs secured to said plate and to said bars for closing the mouth of said bag; a lever pivoted to said plate; links connecting said lever with said sliding bars; and an auxiliary wire-attachment in front of said plate for the purposes set forth.

13. In a safety pocket for garments or other articles, the combination of a metal plate; sliding-bars adapted to slide on said plate; a flexible bag secured to said bars; springs se- IIO cured to said plate and to said bars for cl'osarticles, the combination of a metal plate; bent wires as 8", 9, secured to said sliding sliding bars adapted to slide on said plate; a bars in front of said plate for the purposes flexible bag secured to said bars; springs seset forth.

cured to said plate and to said bars for clos- HENRY MASON. ing the mouth of said bag; a lever pivoted to Witnesses: said plate; links connecting said lever with VIRGINIA O. LANGDON,

said sliding bars; a catch for said lever; and I SARAH 0. MA SON.

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