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US1250743A
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  • This invention relates to electrically-protected holders 'for pocketbooks, Wallets, or other valuables, and it hasparticular relation toan improved holder, ⁇ vhich is adapted to be carried in the pocketorother visecom veniently used andwhich will afl'ord'ieflec tive protection against the loss of valuables carried in pocketbooks,-wallets or theflike,
  • the object of my invention is to provide a simple andim'pr'oved device of the cha,rac-,
  • a furtherobjectfof my invention is to "produce, a protective device of 7 this characteravhich will effectively; guard against an attack upon the holder itself by an attemptto cut into the wallsgor' parts thereof vith a metallic instrument,
  • F gure 1 is a front V1GW ofjthe improved holder, partly broken away toshow theinterior construction, and illustrating also; the connection with themam holder of a ,separate case for carrylng the battery and alarm mechanism.
  • FIG. 2 is an edge View of theholder, partly broken away to show the interior construction.
  • a h v Fig. 3 is a cross-section, on the line wj-w,
  • F i g. 4 is av cross-section, on the line ill-f7 nowadays Fig.1. .7
  • The; holder also comprises a b ite dM4 8 1w- Application fil'ed July 2s,19 15. i Seral No, 42,243. 1;
  • suitable 1 mensions .and constructed of flight metal, such as; will, offer resistanceto. cutting (for nstance, ahunn'ium) ,Qthough it ;ma y be con;
  • the casing ,l g is -;ad;apted to 1 be gcarr ed ,in the -pocke t; or-; othe'r- ⁇ vise;; used as desired @for j: the ⁇ protection; ,of; yal able gaii ti; a e and un r 2 it co itions f; 1-1 3 i s dimensions are; suchgasivill conven ently re ceilve "andhold a vpoo ketbook, wvall et or the like, containing valuables, or other valuable art cles, For instance, in;practice,-the.
  • main casing may be approximately 5,v inches in height; byes ⁇ "inches in; vidth and. 1 inch win deptln; Saigl- ,casingv may be covered .lwit-li leathenor otherjmaterial, to formjan attractive and.finisheclexterior, as desired, and it comprises; front-land s r. side ⁇ avalls: 272, end yvall s.
  • the casing lr has n 191 11 i ?11te J- :5-sf f en'ce nt i insertion; or; removal of the pocketbookfor otherifarticle to be gprotectivlyJCarIied thereby, but it vvill ⁇ beunderstood:tliat fa suitable top closure,g;hinged or otherwise mountechLmay be employed ifrdesired.
  • Tlie casing 51s; also: preferably providedg; under conditions inavhich it i sf es 'ie'cia ll'y intended f serr ii ,r e i' e i e tireeket t "a suitable gcatch, as at: 6, pro e'etmg ,exterlorly at-the. top ofgorie ofi its fside walls and, adaptedgto engage foverthegedge of. the
  • pocket-to retainthejholder invi'ts normal operative :;p'o'sition therein, andlit: is also preferably proyided intjej'riorly with suitable means for holding the I pockethookor wallet in retained position v-hfcnplacedwithin the casing,
  • suitable means may consist'of bowedplate springsas at 7, carried by and projecting"interiorly from,the end ivalls 3 of the c ingane adapted to. tensionally bear -ilgai.nstll theedges of the pocketbook contained therein.
  • the'retol Th is, ba lw portion constitotes ⁇ a movable false. bottom; and it is pref erably constructed :asfan, inclosure having bottom ,andside Walls andladapted to have 5 t ve mo ei nt t a d f m e ot om or thepmflin body, of :the-v casing ⁇ , the 'sli'dltem-tea ablsleeee ti ii beti ea he; h ilya ee e is i1:-
  • these springs normally exert their tension to spreadthe bod-y 1 and bas'e;8 from each other with relation to their relatively slidable mounting, and within the base portion' 8 are mounted the main contacts of'the electricalcircuit by which the holder is elec trically protected.
  • these contacts comprise an arm',1-L, projecting upwardly from the bottom of the base 8,'and an arm, 15, projecting downwardly from the bottom 4 of the body 1, these arms having oppositely projecting contact points, as at 16, which will come together, to complete the circuit, when the body 1 and base 8 areattheir'farthest point of relative extension under action of the springs 12'.
  • the casing 1 is in the preferred construction provided with a lining consisting 'oft'wo' metallic plates, 1 7]and 18, re-
  • a controlling switch as at 20, which, in the preferred construction herein shown, is located at a convenient pointupon the casing 1 and manually operative exteriorly thereof.
  • This switch may be'of any suitable or adapt- 7 ed construction, and may be of atype adapted to be key locked if'desire'd;
  • the controlling switch is normally closed, and thus under normal conditions does not affect the completion' of the protective circuit in its contacts 14: and 15 'by' action of the springs 12.
  • this nor- I mally-closed controlling switch for governing the action of thecircuit may be located at any convenient or desired point of the device or mechanism. is 1 r V
  • the battery source of electrical energy for the protective circuit, andthe alarm mechanism may be conveniently'located as desired with relation tothe holder.
  • the embodiment of my invention under conditions in which a compactronstruction is desired, involving a single holder device adapted to ,be carried 1n 1ts entirety in one pocket or'otherwise conveniently used, the
  • the battery, as at 21, and the alarm device, as at 22 are preferably located in the bottom compartment or'base portion 8, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4.
  • the battery, as at 23, and alarm device, as at 24. arellocated in a separate casing or holder, 25, adapted to be carried in the vest-pocket or other location separate from the main holder 1 and connected therewith by a suitable chain or cable including conductors in the protective circuit.
  • the separate casing'25 is preferably of small and convenient size, simi-. nrtoa watch case, and.
  • connection between the separate casing 25 and the main holder maybe of any adapted flexible character providing the circuit connections, but in thepreferred construc-' tion herein shown it consists of a chain or cable, 26, in which are interwoven two conducting wires, 27 and 28, suitably insulated and respectively in connectionwith'opposite polarities of the battery source.”
  • connection between the separate casing'25 and the main holder is protected against an attempt to cut through the same with a metallic instruy ment, as such an'attack would close thecirtothe leather or flexible body or housed therein to form the circuit connections.
  • the improved holder constituting my invention is not essentially limited to uses in which itis carrie'd in the pocket, but that it will under other and various conditions of use,'such as when placed or retained in operativeposition at any desired location, serve as an ef fective electrically-protected device for containing pocketbooks or wallets or other articles of value which by gravity action will retain the main contacts 14 and 15 open while such articles remain in the holder.
  • the'nor f mally-closed switch 20 is'a'djusted to ope position when the device is n'ot-iinuse- 01 when the main'cont actsl kand '15 are closed under conditions atother times than ,When
  • the switch 20 is brought to its normally-closed position, to close the circuitat the switch and enable the operatloir of the circuit under conditions involvingthe" withdrawal of the pocketbook or article by'puncturingor cutting.
  • the circuit connections are aS fOllOWS:
  • the circuit above described will actuate the alarm through the completed circuit as follows: From one side of the battery 23 through the conductor 27 and across through the metallic, instrument to the conductor 28 and through said conductor 28 to and across the alarm device 24 and to the opposite side of the battery 23., It will be understood that under some conditions of an attempt to cut through the chain or cable 26 the conductors 27 and 28 will be brought together and thuscomplete the circuit without the intermediate'agency of a metallic instrument orv if the metallic instrument is removed from contact therewith, and the same conditions would be true with reference to the lining conductor plates 17 and 18 if they were brought together under a puncturing or cutting attack to complete the circuit without the intermediate agency of a metallic instrument.
  • circuit connections as shown in the diagrammatic illustration in the drawings, with the holder in the position illustrated in Fig. 3, under the conditions of the compact construction in which the battery 21 and alarm device 22 are located withinthe bottom compartment 8 of the holder in lieu of the location of the battery and alarm device in a separate casing having a flexible conducting connection with the holder, are
  • the alarm upon the operation of the device to close the main contacts 14 and 15, the alarm will be actuated by the completed circuit as follows: from one side of the battery 21through the conductor 31 and lining conductor plate 17 to the contact 15'and across the contacts 15 and 14 and through the conductor 29 and conductor 32 to and across the alarm device 22 and to the other side of the battery 21.
  • the circuit to actuate the alarm willbe completed as follows: from one side of" the; battery21: through ⁇ .the.concluetor ;tQ.-
  • Suitable electrio connection of the circuit including the battery 21 and alarm device .22 may be made with the normally-closed controlling switch 20, to enable operation of said switch to open and close the circuitas desired; which connection may be such thatrthe circuitconnection through the conductor 32 will be intercepted by the switch, as will be readily, understood. r
  • the supplementary pocket casing 25 with its batterv23'and' alarm 24 would not usually be employed, and inversely when the separate pocliet holder type 25 is employed it would not be neces-' sary to have the jother'tvpe of 'alarm mecha-. nism inclusive of the battery 21'and alarm 22 in the base of the main holder 1.
  • a safety holder for pocketbooks and other articles comprising a Cflsing constitut-f ing a receptacle an inclosure for the protected article,'a supplementary base portion forming an extension of and slidably carrying said casing so that the casingaiid ex tension base move one upon the other, tensional means for forcing said casing and base portion from each'othe'r in their relatively sliclable movement, an alarm means,
  • a safety holder for pocketbooks and other 'articles comprising a casing cons'ti-' tuting a receptacle and inclosure for the protected article, a supplementary base portion forming an extension ofand' sliolably carrying said casing so that the casing and extension base move one upon the other, an
  • alarm means and co-acting ,means respectively carried by said casing andsaid 'base 7 portion and operative under the relatively slidable movement thereof tocause the actuation of the alarm when the casing slidably operates.
  • a safety holder for pocketbooks and other articles comprising a casing constitilting a receptacle and, inclosiurefor the'pro tected article, 9 sup lementar base por+ tio'n forming an extension of and slidably carrying said casing so that the casing an'd eatension fbase move one 'upo'n 'the' -other,
  • tensional means for forcing said casing and base portion rromeach other in their rela tively islidable movement, an" alarm means, and co acting means respectively carried by said casing and said base porti'on-and op' f1.
  • tensional means being subject ,to' "con traction under the gravity actio'n of'the arti- 1?? Wltlllfl' th'ebasing" "and said co ac't-injg' means being Operative to cause the" acitu ation of the alarm upon the withdrawal ot" the article from the casing and "the release;
  • pocket books and otherarticles comprising a casing constituting a receptacle and incflosure"for the" protected"- article, a supple mentarybase' porti'on”forming an extens on of slidably carrying'saidcasing sothat the casing aiidextension base move one upon'fthe” other, tehsional meansfor forcing saidi "casing" and base portion from each other their relatively” 'slidable movement,
  • said t ensional means being subject to the gravity" action of the "'article within I the casing, whereby-the withdrawal of them- 16;A' "electrically-protected holder for the casing'and the release of its g 'avity'f ar'ztion' ⁇ iv ill cause 'the actuation of thealarm'i" 7 'electrically protected holder for pocketbooksand other articles, comprising 1 casing'co'ristitutiifg a receptacle and" inclosu re for the protected article, a supplejmentarybase portion formlng an extension of and shdably carrying said casing so that the casing and extension base move 1 of and slidably carrying said casing so that the casing and extension base move one upon the other,,tensional means for torcingsaidcasing and base portion from each other in their relatively slidable movement, an alarm means, an electric circuit includ ingsaid alarm means, and contact means in said circuit and respectively carried by said
  • An electrically-protected holder for pocketbooks and other articles comprising a casing constituting a portable receptacle, an alarm means portablycarried separately frcm'said receptacle, an electric circuit includingjsaid alarm means, means'included in'said circuit'and carried bysaid recep tacle and operatable by the vvithdrawal of the'article from the casing to operate the circuit and cause the actuation of the alarm, and a flexible connection extending from said separately-carried alarm means to'said receptacle and comprising conductors in eluded in said circuit.
  • An electrically-protectedholder for pocketbooks and other articles comprising a casing constituting a portable receptacle, an alarm means portably carried separately from said receptacle, an electric circuit i'n eluding said alarm "means, contact means carried by said'receptacleand included'in said electric circuit and operatable under the gravity action of the article Within the receptacle to operate the circuit'and cause the actuation of the alarm upon the withdrawal of the article from the receptacle
  • Copies of an; patent may be obtained for and the release, ofits gravity action, and a flexible connection extending from said separately-carried alarm means to said receptacle and comprising conductors included in said circuit.
  • An electrically-protected holder for pocketbooks and other articles comprising a casing constituting a portable receptacle, a supplementary easing'portably separate from said main casing, an alarm means carried by said supplementary easing, an electric circuit including said. alarm means, means included in said circuit and carriedby said main casing and operatable by the withdrawal of the article from the casing to operate the circuit and cause the actuation of the alarm, and a; flexible connection extending trom said supplementary casing to said mam casingrandcomprising condUCtOlS'lIlClLldQd in said circuit.
  • pocketbooks and other articles i comprising a casingconst tutlng a portable receptacle
  • an elec; tr c circuit ncludmg'sa1d alarm meanaeontactmeans carried by said-main casing and casin and comprising conductors included holder f at ⁇ pocketbooks and other articles, com' arising' portable casing having two relatively 'ni'ov able portions one of which constitutes a re ceptacle or container for'inclosing and-lre-l taining the pocketbook or other article, supplementary casing portab'ly separate fromsaidmain casing,fan electric circuit including a flexible: connection extending between said supplementary casing and main casing and'comprising circuitfcon-j duetors, an alarm'" means inclosed .within'.
  • said supplementary casing .and included in said circuit and contact'fmeans inc'ludedjin said circuit'and' respectively carried by the relatively movable portions of' said main casing and operatable under the movable ao-f tion thereof to operate thecireuit and cause the actuation of the alarm.

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J. 'P. WILLIAMS. v ELECTRICALLY PROTECTED HOLDER FOR POCKET BOOKS AND SIMILAR ARTICLES.
APPILCATION FILED JULY Q8, 1915- Patented Dec. 18,1917.
, sortie rItrT'cHARn WILLZIAMSQoF New-s mis I E EcTRIoAnnY-PRorEoTnnHornet;iron eo xemo gs Annsnviiteit enriches,
To all whom it may concern: V v
Be ltliHOWn that 'I, J OI-IN P. WILLIAMS, a citizen of the United States, and resident of New -York, in the county'and State of New 'Yorlgjha've, invented certain new and useful Improvements .in Electrically-Pro- I tectedlloldersf forrPocket-Books and Similar Articles,Of-"Which-the following is a specification. 9
This invention relates to electrically-protected holders 'for pocketbooks, Wallets, or other valuables, and it hasparticular relation toan improved holder, \vhich is adapted to be carried in the pocketorother visecom veniently used andwhich will afl'ord'ieflec tive protection against the loss of valuables carried in pocketbooks,-wallets or theflike,
or other valuables carried by thexholder;- V viThe object of my invention is to provide a simple andim'pr'oved device of the cha,rac-,
ter above" set forth, whichgwill be conyen;
ient and effective in serviceand operation,
and \\'l1lCl11 affords efl'ctivej-protection against the loss of; pocketbooks or similar valuable articles, and against attack by pickpockets, by automatically giving an, alarm tothe'person carrying the device ifan at tempt is.}mad'e to remove the contents of the holder. A furtherobjectfof my invention is to "produce, a protective device of 7 this characteravhich will effectively; guard against an attack upon the holder itself by an attemptto cut into the wallsgor' parts thereof vith a metallic instrument,
In the drawings- F gure 1 is a front V1GW ofjthe improved holder, partly broken away toshow theinterior construction, and illustrating also; the connection with themam holder of a ,separate case for carrylng the battery and alarm mechanism.
' cally. j
.Fig. 2 is an edge View of theholder, partly broken away to show the interior construction. a h v Fig. 3 is a cross-section, on the line wj-w,
F i g. 4 is av cross-section, on the line ill-f7?! Fig.1. .7
Tn thedrawings, the electrical connections with the holder are shown diagrammati- ,Correspon ding parts 7 indall the. figures are denoted by the same reference characters, I r V 3 v V ,7 Referring to the drawings, l designates main o y: iith h laee whi h sewer Specification of Le segme t;
4 The; holder also comprises a b ite dM4 8 1w- Application fil'ed July 2s,19 15. i Seral No, 42,243. 1;
orcasingof suitable 1 mensions: .and constructed of flight metal, such as; will, offer resistanceto. cutting (for nstance, ahunn'ium) ,Qthough it ;ma y be con;
structedfany other sui-table or adapted A mater-1:11 The casing ,l g is -;ad;apted to 1 be gcarr ed ,in the -pocke t; or-; othe'r-\vise;; used as desired @for j: the} protection; ,of; yal able gaii ti; a e and un r 2 it co itions f; 1-1 3 i s dimensions are; suchgasivill conven ently re ceilve "andhold a vpoo ketbook, wvall et or the like, containing valuables, or other valuable art cles, For instance, in;practice,-the. main casing -may be approximately 5,v inches in height; byes} "inches in; vidth and. 1 inch win deptln; Saigl- ,casingv may be covered .lwit-li leathenor otherjmaterial, to formjan attractive and.finisheclexterior, as desired, and it comprises; front-land s r. side} avalls: 272, end yvall s. ,8 .3.and a bottom,-l,, form ng an inclosure for the pocketbook or \vallet ngliich cl epositedor; placed ,thereiny; In the construction 'as heigeiir shownlthe casing lrhas n 191 11 i ?11te J- :5-sf f en'ce nt i insertion; or; removal of the pocketbookfor otherifarticle to be gprotectivlyJCarIied thereby, but it vvill {beunderstood:tliat fa suitable top closure,g;hinged or otherwise mountechLmay be employed ifrdesired. Tlie: casing 51s; also: preferably providedg; under conditions inavhich it i sf es 'ie'cia ll'y intended f serr ii ,r e i' e i e tireeket t "a suitable gcatch, as at: 6, pro e'etmg ,exterlorly at-the. top ofgorie ofi its fside walls and, adaptedgto engage foverthegedge of. the
pocket-to retainthejholder invi'ts normal operative :;p'o'sition therein, andlit: is also preferably proyided intjej'riorly with suitable means for holding the I pockethookor wallet in retained position v-hfcnplacedwithin the casing, Such latter means may consist'of bowedplate springsas at 7, carried by and projecting"interiorly from,the end ivalls 3 of the c ingane adapted to. tensionally bear -ilgai.nstll theedges of the pocketbook contained therein.
partmenti or base portion, ,8, carried by the main body} and sl'idahly mounted with r2 lation .the'retol Th is, ba lw portion constitotes {a movable false. bottom; and it is pref erably constructed :asfan, inclosure having bottom ,andside Walls andladapted to have 5 t ve mo ei nt t a d f m e ot om or thepmflin body, of :the-v casing}, the 'sli'dltem-tea ablsleeee ti ii beti ea he; h ilya ee e is i1:-
by extensions or flange plates, 9+9, projecting upwardly fromthe end Walls of the base and slidably operating parallel to the end walls 3 of the body'l, the relative sliding movement being limited by pins, 10, projecting laterally from'thc sides 3 of the body 1 and operating in slots, '11, 'in the fiange plates 9. The normal relative position between the body 1 and 'base 8 is maintained by coiled springs, 12, contained within the base compartment and interposed between the bottom thereof and the bottom 4 of the body'l. These springs normally exert their tension to spreadthe bod-y 1 and bas'e;8 from each other with relation to their relatively slidable mounting, and within the base portion' 8 are mounted the main contacts of'the electricalcircuit by which the holder is elec trically protected. In the preferred construction, these contacts comprise an arm',1-L, projecting upwardly from the bottom of the base 8,'and an arm, 15, projecting downwardly from the bottom 4 of the body 1, these arms having oppositely projecting contact points, as at 16, which will come together, to complete the circuit, when the body 1 and base 8 areattheir'farthest point of relative extension under action of the springs 12'.
From the foregoing description, it will be understood that, when the'holder is placed in the pocket or any other desired operative position with the base portion 8 underlying the body portion 1, thearms 14 and 15 will be in operative contact under action of the springs 12 'toforce the relatively slidable body land base 8 from each other. Then, when the pocketbook or wallet is inserted in theholder it acts by gravity. against the tension of the springs 12 and causes the sliding action of the'base 8 and body 1 toward each other, thus carrying thecontactarms 14 and 15 fromjcontactand holding the circuit open at that point. 'This open con tact will be maintained, under the gravity conditions just described, so long as the I. Wallet or otherarticle remains in'the holder,
but upon the removal or withdrawal'of the wallet from'the holder the gravity pressure thereon is released and the'springs 12' operate to press the relatively sl'idable base 8 and body 1 apart and thus bring the contact arms l l and 15 togethe d close the circuit at that point r j I To protect the holder against an attempt to cut into the walls thereof witha metallic instrument, the casing 1 is in the preferred construction provided with a lining consisting 'oft'wo' metallic plates, 1 7]and 18, re-
'spectiv ely,"'(or a; siii-table'arrangem'ent ;of
wires or conductors corresponding to such plates) ,W'hichare separated by "ail-insulation, such as'a fiber-sheet, 19, andare respecti-vely' in "connection-With the electrical "1 s-reactive base portion 8 being preferably constituted circuithof the holder at opposite polarities thereof. Thus, an attempt to penetrate or cut the casing of the holder with a metallic instrument at any point protected by the lining construction just described, will close the circuit across the insulated lining plates and thr ough the metallic instrument and cause the actuation of the alarm.
Included also in the protective circuit is a controlling switch, as at 20, which, in the preferred construction herein shown, is located at a convenient pointupon the casing 1 and manually operative exteriorly thereof.
This switch may be'of any suitable or adapt- 7 ed construction, and may be of atype adapted to be key locked if'desire'd; The controlling switch is normally closed, and thus under normal conditions does not affect the completion' of the protective circuit in its contacts 14: and 15 'by' action of the springs 12. It will be understood that this nor- I mally-closed controlling switch for governing the action of thecircuit may be located at any convenient or desired point of the device or mechanism. is 1 r V The battery source of electrical energy for the protective circuit, andthe alarm mechanism, may be conveniently'located as desired with relation tothe holder. In the embodiment of my invention under conditions in which a compactronstruction is desired, involving a single holder device adapted to ,be carried 1n 1ts entirety in one pocket or'otherwise conveniently used, the
battery, as at 21, and the alarm device, as at 22 (which in the present instanceis shown as an electro-magnetic bell or buzzer), are preferably located in the bottom compartment or'base portion 8, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. I have also shown in Fig. 1 another embodiment of the arrangementof the battery andv alarm device, under different conditions of desired use, in which'the battery, as at 23, and alarm device, as at 24. arellocated in a separate casing or holder, 25, adapted to be carried in the vest-pocket or other location separate from the main holder 1 and connected therewith by a suitable chain or cable including conductors in the protective circuit. The separate casing'25 is preferably of small and convenient size, simi-. nrtoa watch case, and. may beo'f anysuit able contour, and it may also be protected by a hmng'arrangement In clrcuitand similar to that before described with reference to the casing 1,-to protect said small separate cas-- ing against an attempt to pun'cture-or cut into the same wlth a metallic-instrument.
The connection between the separate casing 25 and the main holder maybe of any adapted flexible character providing the circuit connections, but in thepreferred construc-' tion herein shown it consists of a chain or cable, 26, in which are interwoven two conducting wires, 27 and 28, suitably insulated and respectively in connectionwith'opposite polarities of the battery source." Under these conditions of construction the connection between the separate casing'25 and the main holder is protected against an attempt to cut through the same with a metallic instruy ment, as such an'attack would close thecirtothe leather or flexible body or housed therein to form the circuit connections. It will'also be understood that the improved holder constituting my invention is not essentially limited to uses in which itis carrie'd in the pocket, but that it will under other and various conditions of use,'such as when placed or retained in operativeposition at any desired location, serve as an ef fective electrically-protected device for containing pocketbooks or wallets or other articles of value which by gravity action will retain the main contacts 14 and 15 open while such articles remain in the holder.
I will now proceed to describe the circuit connections as shown in the' dia'grajmmatic illustration in the drawingsfunder which the device is electrically operative to actuate the alarm" in case of. withdrawal or removal of the contentsof the holder or an attack upon thedevice by puncture or cutting' Then the pocketbookor walletfor other val-' uable article is'placeid in the casing 1 and 'pressed'down into place,the gravity'action against the tension of the springs 12 causes the casing 1 and base portion 8 tomove tog wardeach other in their relatively slidable mounting and the main contacts 14, and 15- are correspondingly moved from each other and the protective circuit is retained openat that point. It "may be here"mentioned, that,f in the practical use of the device, the'nor f mally-closed switch 20 is'a'djusted to ope position when the device is n'ot-iinuse- 01 when the main'cont actsl kand '15 are closed under conditions atother times than ,When
it' is desired to actuate the alarln, thus retalnlng the circuit open at sa1d switch; but,
after the pocketbookor fcther article 1s placed in the holder and thecontactsf'l l and p 15 are'then opened, the switch 20is brought to its normally-closed position, to close the circuitat the switch and enable the operatloir of the circuit under conditions involvingthe" withdrawal of the pocketbook or article by'puncturingor cutting. v
from the holder oran attack upon thedevice *VVith the holder in the positioniillustrated m na e land 3, under thel in whichrthe 'battery- 23 l l' device are located withi'nythe separatewasing 25,
and the :main contacts a 14 and 15 1 are: open under the gravity action ofthe pocketbook orarticlewithin the holder, the circuit connections are aS fOllOWS: The lining conductorplate17 is'in electrical connection with the'main Contact 15, and tromsaid-plate the wire conductor 27=of the chain or cable 26 extends toone sideoft-he battery ,23 within the separate casing 25, and from the other side of said battery the wire conductor 28'of the chain or cable 26 extends to one side of the-alarm device 24:within the separatecas- 1ngf25 and across sa1d alarmdeviceand from the other sidethereof to one side of the"normally-closed controlling switch 20. From the otherside of said switch a conductingwwire, 29, extends'to the mainscontact 14C, and from said conductor 29 a branch conductingwire', 30, extends to the lining conductor plate 18, the conductor 29'beingf 1 thus in electrical plate 18'. I i
The operationof the circuit above 'de-" scribed, upon removal ot-the pocketbook'or' other article-fromthe casing 1, causing'the main contacts 14 and, 15 to close'underac-= tion of the springs'12,"will actuate the alarm through the "completed circuit as: 'follows from one side of the battery 23 through the conductor 27 and the lining conductor plate 17 to the main contact 15 and across-theclosed contacts 15 and' '14 and'through1the conductor 29 to the normally-closed control ling switch 20 and through-the conductor 28 to andacross the alarm 'de'vice'2 andrtothe other'side of the battery 23." 7-1 The operation of said abovedescribed circuit, in case of an'attackby an attempt topuncture or' cut through the'lining plates '17 and-18 with a'metallic instrument, with the" main contacts 14: and 15' remaining open, will actuate the alarm through the coin-- pleted circuit as follows: From one side'of' the battery 23through the conductor-27 "to the lining conductor J plate; 17 and "across through the metallic instrument to the lin mg conductor plate- 18 'and through the con ductor '30 andcondu'ctor 29 to and me the; 13,0
connection with said liningnormally-closed controlling switch 20 and through the conductor 28 to and across the alarm device 24 and to the other side of the battery 23. I i
In the event of an attempt to cut through the chain or cable 26 and its conducting Wires 27 and 28 with a metallic instrument, the circuit above described will actuate the alarm through the completed circuit as follows: From one side of the battery 23 through the conductor 27 and across through the metallic, instrument to the conductor 28 and through said conductor 28 to and across the alarm device 24 and to the opposite side of the battery 23., It will be understood that under some conditions of an attempt to cut through the chain or cable 26 the conductors 27 and 28 will be brought together and thuscomplete the circuit without the intermediate'agency of a metallic instrument orv if the metallic instrument is removed from contact therewith, and the same conditions would be true with reference to the lining conductor plates 17 and 18 if they were brought together under a puncturing or cutting attack to complete the circuit without the intermediate agency of a metallic instrument.
The circuit connections as shown in the diagrammatic illustration in the drawings, with the holder in the position illustrated in Fig. 3, under the conditions of the compact construction in which the battery 21 and alarm device 22 are located withinthe bottom compartment 8 of the holder in lieu of the location of the battery and alarm device in a separate casing having a flexible conducting connection with the holder, are
as follows: The lining conductor plate 17 is in electrical connection with the main contact 15 and in connection with one side of the'battery 21 by a conductor, 31, and from the other side of said battery a-conducting wire, 32, extends to and across the alarm .device 22 and to conductor 29 which is in con nection with the main contact 14, said conductor 29 being in connection through con= ductor 30 with the lining conductor plate 18.
Under the construction and circuit connecticns as just described, upon the operation of the device to close the main contacts 14 and 15, the alarm will be actuated by the completed circuit as follows: from one side of the battery 21through the conductor 31 and lining conductor plate 17 to the contact 15'and across the contacts 15 and 14 and through the conductor 29 and conductor 32 to and across the alarm device 22 and to the other side of the battery 21. In the event of an attack by puncturing or cutting the lining plates 17 and 18 which will bring saidplates togetheror in electrical connection',,,said circuit to actuate the alarm willbe completed as follows: from one side of" the; battery21: through\ .the.concluetor ;tQ.-
the lining conductor plate i17-and: acrossthe conductor plates 17 and 18 andthroughthe conductor 30 and conductors 29 and 32 to and across the alarm' device 22 and to the other side ofthe battery 21. Suitable electrio connection of the circuit including the battery 21 and alarm device .22 may be made with the normally-closed controlling switch 20, to enable operation of said switch to open and close the circuitas desired; which connection may be such thatrthe circuitconnection through the conductor 32 will be intercepted by the switch, as will be readily, understood. r
I do not restrict myself to any special con-- ditions of circuit'arrangement or circuit connections, as it is manifest that these may be varied, under the usual well-kn0wn application of electrical circuits or circuit connections, to suit the preferred conditions of use of the device.
In the diagrammatic illustration of circuit arrangements as shownin Fig. 3, the
. would be operated by the gravity action "of the bodyv 'of the holder or by the puncturing of the walls thereof, when this'sep'arate alarm embodiment of my invention isemployed. It will be understood that it is not generally intended that the two embodiments, one of the type in which the alarm mechanism is contained and inclosed within thebase portion 8 of the main holder 1 and the other type in wh ch the alarm mechanism is contained in the separate casing or holder 25, are to be conjointly employed. For instance, in the type in which the battery 21 and alarm 22 is carried in the base'S of the main 'holder 1, the supplementary pocket casing 25 with its batterv23'and' alarm 24 would not usually be employed, and inversely when the separate pocliet holder type 25 is employed it would not be neces-' sary to have the jother'tvpe of 'alarm mecha-. nism inclusive of the battery 21'and alarm 22 in the base of the main holder 1. Thus,-
in the diagrammatic illustration of circuit arrangements in Fig. 3, as will be readily understood, if the main conductors 27 and 29 of the supplementary type of alarm mechanism 25 are not connected with the circuit conditions of the main "holder 1,; at
the pointsi n'dicated by the dotted lines'con tinuingthese conductors, the main device vWe de b op ra ive-ripen. the ircui .in llrl g 45 sional means, said tensional means being were ing the battery: 21 and alarm 22 in the base 8 015 the main holder 1;: B utt'if the supple-j mentary alarm device 25 were employed" the type of alarm mechanism in the base 8 of the holder 1 "inclusive of 'tl1e" battery 21 and alarm 22 would not be'essential to the pro-' tectivefseryice and would be cut out, and then the connection of the main conductors 27 and29 of the circuit ofthe supplemem ta'ry'alarm-device 25inclusive of the battery 23 and alarm 24 Wouldbe connected with th circuit arrangements of the main holder forming an extension of and slidablyjcarrying said casing so vthat the casingand extension basemove one upon the other, an alarm" means, and means ivhereby'thewith draival of the article from the casing will permit the slidable movement thereof and thereby cause the actuation of the'alarm'.
2, A safety holder for pocketbooks and other articles, comprising a Cflsing constitut-f ing a receptacle an inclosure for the protected article,'a supplementary base portion forming an extension of and slidably carrying said casing so that the casingaiid ex tension base move one upon the other, tensional means for forcing said casing and base portion from each'othe'r in their relatively sliclable movement, an alarm means,
and meansoperative to cause the'actuation' of the alarm when the casing slidably operates under the expansion action of said tensubject to contraction under the gravity action of thearticle within the casing, vvher'esv by the withdrawal of1thea'rt1cle :fromthe' casing andthe release of its gravity factlon Will'cause the actuation of the alarm. i
3. A safety holder for pocketbooks and other 'articles,'comprising a casing cons'ti-' tuting a receptacle and inclosure for the protected article, a supplementary base portion forming an extension ofand' sliolably carrying said casing so that the casing and extension base move one upon the other, an
alarm means, and co-acting ,means respectively carried by said casing andsaid 'base 7 portion and operative under the relatively slidable movement thereof tocause the actuation of the alarm when the casing slidably operates.
4. A safety holder for pocketbooks and other articles, comprising a casing constitilting a receptacle and, inclosiurefor the'pro tected article, 9 sup lementar base por+ tio'n forming an extension of and slidably carrying said casing so that the casing an'd eatension fbase move one 'upo'n 'the' -other,
tensional means for forcing said casing and base portion rromeach other in their rela tively islidable movement, an" alarm means, and co acting means respectively carried by said casing and said base porti'on-and op' f1.
erative uiider' the relatively slidable move-T ment thereof to fcausethe actuation of" the alarmavhe'n' the casing s'lidaloly" operates; a
said tensional means being subject ,to' "con traction under the gravity actio'n of'the arti- 1?? Wltlllfl' th'ebasing" "and said co ac't-injg' means being Operative to cause the" acitu ation of the alarm upon the withdrawal ot" the article from the casing and "the release;
of gravity-action against the" expansion ofsai d tensional. means.
a "casing constituting a receptacle and in.
:5 electrically protected holder for pocketbooksand other articles, comprising closure'for the protected article, a supple-- i-:'
mentarybase portion forming an extension of and slidably carryingsaid casing so-that thejcasing and extensien 'ba'se move one upon the-other, an alarm 1neans',"an electric ClI' cuit including saida'larm means, and means in said circ iiit o peratable under the relatively slida ble movement'of the casing and base portion-to operate the circuit and cause the actuation of the alarm when the casing slidablyoperates;" i
pocket books and otherarticles, comprising a casing constituting a receptacle and incflosure"for the" protected"- article, a supple mentarybase' porti'on"forming an extens on of slidably carrying'saidcasing sothat the casing aiidextension base move one upon'fthe" other, tehsional meansfor forcing saidi "casing" and base portion from each other their relatively" 'slidable movement,
means? a electric circuit including said alarifi meansana means in said circuit and operative undent-h'e "expansion action of" "said ftnsi'ona'l means to operate the-arena aw-cause the] actuation of the alarm When the "casing slidably operates,
said t ensional means being subject to the gravity" action of the "'article within I the casing, whereby-the withdrawal of them- 16;A' "electrically-protected holder for the casing'and the release of its g 'avity'f ar'ztion'} iv ill cause 'the actuation of thealarm'i" 7 'electrically protected holder for pocketbooksand other articles, comprising 1 casing'co'ristitutiifg a receptacle and" inclosu re for the protected article, a supplejmentarybase portion formlng an extension of and shdably carrying said casing so that the casing and extension base move 1 of and slidably carrying said casing so that the casing and extension base move one upon the other,,tensional means for torcingsaidcasing and base portion from each other in their relatively slidable movement, an alarm means, an electric circuit includ ingsaid alarm means, and contact means in said circuit and respectively carried by said casing and'said base portion and operative under the relatively slidable movement thereof to operate the circuit and cause. the actuation of the alarm When the casing slidably operates, said tensional meansbeing subject tocontraction under the gravity action of the article within the casing and said contact means being operative to operate. the circuit and cause the actuation of the alarm upon the withdrawal of the article from the casing and the release of its gravity action against the expansion of said tensional means. I V r 9. An electrically-protected holder for pocketbooks and other articles, comprising a casing constituting a portable receptacle, an alarm means portablycarried separately frcm'said receptacle, an electric circuit includingjsaid alarm means, means'included in'said circuit'and carried bysaid recep tacle and operatable by the vvithdrawal of the'article from the casing to operate the circuit and cause the actuation of the alarm, and a flexible connection extending from said separately-carried alarm means to'said receptacle and comprising conductors in eluded in said circuit. I m
10. An electrically-protectedholder for pocketbooks and other articles, comprising a casing constituting a portable receptacle, an alarm means portably carried separately from said receptacle, an electric circuit i'n eluding said alarm "means, contact means carried by said'receptacleand included'in said electric circuit and operatable under the gravity action of the article Within the receptacle to operate the circuit'and cause the actuation of the alarm upon the withdrawal of the article from the receptacle Copies of an; patent may be obtained for and the release, ofits gravity action, and a flexible connection extending from said separately-carried alarm means to said receptacle and comprising conductors included in said circuit. I
11. An electrically-protected holder for pocketbooks and other articles, comprising a casing constituting a portable receptacle, a supplementary easing'portably separate from said main casing, an alarm means carried by said supplementary easing, an electric circuit including said. alarm means, means included in said circuit and carriedby said main casing and operatable by the withdrawal of the article from the casing to operate the circuit and cause the actuation of the alarm, and a; flexible connection extending trom said supplementary casing to said mam casingrandcomprising condUCtOlS'lIlClLldQd in said circuit.
pocketbooks and other articles, i comprising a casingconst tutlng a portable receptacle,
a supplementary casinglportably separate. from said mam cas ng, an valarrn'ineans car;
ried by said supplementary casing, an elec; tr c circuit ncludmg'sa1d alarm meanaeontactmeans carried by said-main casing and casin and comprising conductors included holder f at} pocketbooks and other articles, com' arising' portable casing having two relatively 'ni'ov able portions one of which constitutes a re ceptacle or container for'inclosing and-lre-l taining the pocketbook or other article, supplementary casing portab'ly separate fromsaidmain casing,fan electric circuit including a flexible: connection extending between said supplementary casing and main casing and'comprising circuitfcon-j duetors, an alarm'" means inclosed .within'.
said supplementary casing .and included in said circuit, and contact'fmeans inc'ludedjin said circuit'and' respectively carried by the relatively movable portions of' said main casing and operatable under the movable ao-f tion thereof to operate thecireuit and cause the actuation of the alarm.
12. An electricaily protcted holder tor 7 In testimony whereof I have signed the I foregoing specifications.-
JOHNLPRITCHARD WILLIAMS.
five cents each. by addressin the ficomlmss'mner bf t n Washington, D. C." e V
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