Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Sept., 1886.
Complete Left, 23rd May, 1887.
Complete Accepted, 1st July, 1887.
I HERMANN LEHMANN of Offenbach in the Grandduchy of Baden, German Empire,
Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a new fastening such as is used in purses, cigar-cases and
similar articles.
The improvement consists in causing a spring to operate on a closing-cheek,
fastened to one part of the bow. This closing-cheek is shaped like the letter U and
made to revolve. The one side of it is rounded off in such a way, that when the bow
is open and the closing cheek turned down, the two parts of the bow are only to be
pressed together and the purse locks itself. On pressing the opened parts of the bow
together, the U-shaped closing-cheek is lifted by means of its rounded side and passes
over the respective side of the bow. The spring then presses the closing-cheek down
and the purse is locked. When the closing-cheek is perfectly opened the spring holds it
in its position, and consequently whenever the two parts of the bow have to be opened or
shut it is not necessary to lift the closing-cheek to its full height, but all that is needed,
is to raise it sufficiently to allow that part of the bow, to which it is not fixed to pass
under it.
The fastening is remarkable on account of the easiness and convenience with which
it can be opened or closed by means of the spring-closing-cheek, always being held
fast by the pressure of the spring on it and is by far superior to the springless snap-
locks used hitherto. It is quite impossible for the closure to open itself.
Dated this 1st day of September 1886

page_text: I HERMANN LEHMANN of Offenbach in the Grandduchy of Baden, German Empire,
Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :-
This invention relates to a new fastening such as is used in purses, cigar-cases and
similar articles.
The improvements consist in causing a spring to operate on a closing-cheek,
fastened to one part of the bow. This closing-cheek is shaped like the letter U and
made to revolve. The one side of it is rounded off in such a way, that when the bow
is open and the closing-cheek turned down, the two parts of the bow are only to be
pressed together and the purse locks itself. On pressing the opened parts at the bow
together the U-shaped closing-cheek is lifted by means of its rounded side and passes
over the respective side of the bow. The spring then presses the closing-cheek down
and the purse is locked.
When the closing-cheek is perfectly opened, the spring holds it in its position, and
consequently whenever the two parts of the bow have to be opened or shut, it is not
necessary to lift the closing-cheek to its full height, but all that is needed, is to raise it
sufficiently, to allow that part of the bow, to which it is not fixed, to pass under it.
The fastening is remarkable on account of the casiness and convenience with which
it can be opened or closed by means of the spring-closing-cheek, always being held
fast by the pressure of the spring on it and is by far superior to the springless snap-
locks used hitherto. It is quite impossible for the closure to open itself.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING.
The improvements are represented in the drawing in Fig. 1 in a side-view of a bow
for purses. Fig. 2 is a top-view of it. Fig. 3 shows a side-view of that part of the
bow on which the locking-contrivance is mounted; the lock is turned back in this view.
Fig. 4 shows a cross sectional-view A B of the locked bow. Fig. 5 represents a cross-
sectional-view A B of the opened bow (ready for shutting). Fig. 6 is a cross-
section A B through the part of the bow bearing the lock; the lock is turned back in
this view.
a
a¹ are the two parts of the purse-bow. On part a¹ the lock or closing-cheek i is
mounted. The closing-cheek i is bent in the shape of the letter U, turns on a
hinge and is held elastically in two positions in the well-known manner, by means of
spring v.
These two positions of the closing-cheek are shown in Figs. 1 to 3. The
upper side of the other part a of the purse-bow is made in the shape of a thin rib r,
over which the cheek i of the lock laps and shuts the purse.

page_text: The cheek of the lock i, that comes in contact with the rib r is made to slant off a
little at the lower side, so that when the two parts of the bow are pressed together
(Fig. 5), the rib r lifts the elastic lock-cheek i ¹ a little and, slipping underneath, it is
held fast by the lock.
It is consequently not necessary to lift the lock i¹ in shutting the purse.
In opening the bow, the closing-cheek i¹ is lifted a little to allow the rib r to slip
from under it.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is :
In fastenings for purses, cigar-cases and similar articles the employment of an
elastic closing-cheek made in the shape of the letter U and with its one cheek slanted
off, in combination with a bow part, provided with the rib r for the purpose specified.
Thated this 90th
CB 1007
A. KUHNT & R. DEISSLER,
38, Alexanderstr., Berlin, C. Germany,
Attorneys.