IMPROVEMENTS IN ARTICLES OR INSTRUMENTS FOR SUPPORTING, HOLDING, OR CARRYING PARASOLS, BAGS, WATCHES, ORNAMENTS, OR OTHER ARTICLES OR APPENDAGES."
Year: 1863

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Richard Couchman, of Noble Street, St. Martin's-
le-Grand, in the City of London, Manufacturer, for the Invention of
"IMPROVEMENTS IN ARTICLES OR INSTRUMENTS FOR SUPPORTING, HOLDING, OR
CARRYING PARASOLS, BAGS, WATCHES, ORNAMENTS, OR OTHER ARTICLES OR
APPENDAGES."
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Richard Couchman at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
19th September 1863.
I, RICHARD COUCHMAN, of Noble Street, St. Martin's-le-Grand, in the City
of London, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of the Invention
for "IMPROVEMENTS IN ARTICLES OR INSTRUMENTS FOR SUPPORTING, HOLDING,
OR CARRYING PARASOLS, BAGS, WATCHES, ORNAMENTS, OR OTHER ARTICLES OR
APPENDAGES," to be as follows:-
This Invention consists in attaching to the waistband, belt, or other suitable
part of the dress an instrument so formed as to be suitable for receiving and
holding a parasol, bag, watch, ornament, or other article or appendage. For
this purpose a simple form of instrument of this character may be constructed
of wire or from stamped metal bent into such a form that one part thereof
may be attached to and secured to a belt, waistband, or other convenient part
of the. dress..

page_text: One form of article or instrument for carrying out my Invention consists of
a spring clip or loop, which, when passed over or around the belt or waist-
band is secured thereto by closing the open ends together, one end passing
over into a hook or loop formed on the other end; or one end of this instru-
ment may be formed with a sharp point to pass through the dress and fasten
in a similar manner to a brooch pin, or it may be attached to the dress by
any other convenient. means. To this instrument a spring clip or holder is
suspended by means of an eye, loop, or connecting link, and the spring clip
or holder is so formed as to be capable of receiving and holding securely any
article inserted therein or attached thereto. The advantages of this Invention
consist in affording security against the loss of articles usually carried about
the person and in giving liberty to the hands by being relieved from carrying
articles capable of being attached to the holder or instrument previously
described.
SPECIFICATION filed in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent,
and of an Order of the Lord Chancellor, by the said Richard Couchman
in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 31st March 1864.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, RICHARD
COUCHMAN, of Noble Street, St. Martin's-le-Grand, in the City of London,
Manufacturer, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her Letters
Patent, bearing date the Nineteenth day of September, in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, in the twenty-seventh year of
Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give and grant unto
me, the said Richard Couchman, Her special licence that I, the said Richard
Couchman, my executors, administrators, and assigns, or such others as I, the
said Richard Couchman, my executors, administrators, and assigns, should
at any time agree with, and no others, from time to time and at all-times
thereafter during the term therein expressed, should and lawfully might make,
use, exercise, and vend, within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland, the Channel Islands, and Isle of Man, an Invention for "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN ARTICLES OR INSTRUMENTS FOR SUPPORTING, HOLDING, OR CARRYING
PARASOLS, BAGS, WATCHES, ORNAMENTS, OR OTHER ARTICLES OR APPENDAGES," upon
the condition (amongst others) that I, the said Richard Couchman, my
executors or administrators, by an instrument in writing under my, or their,
or one of their hands, and seals, should particularly describe and ascertain
the nature of the said Invention, and in what manner the same. was to be

page_text: performed, and cause the same to be filed in the Great Seal Patent Office
on or before the First day of April, One thousand eight hundred and sixty-
four.
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said Richard Couchman, do hereby declare
the nature of the. said Invention, and in what manner the same is to bo
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following.
statement thereof, that is to say :-
This Invention consists in attaching to the waistband, belt, or other suitable
part of the dress, an instrument so formed as to be suitable for receiving and
holding a parasol, bag, watch, ornament, or other article or appendage. For
this purpose a simple form of instrument of this character may be constructed
of wire or from stamped metal bent into such a form that one part thereof.
may be attached to a belt, waistband, or other convenient part of the dress.
One form of article or instrument for carrying out my Invention consists of
a spring, clip, or loop, which, when passed over or around the belt or waist-
band, is secured thereto by closing the open ends together, one end passing
over into a hook or loop formed on the other end; or one end of this instru-
ment may be formed with a sharp point to pass through the dress and fasten
in a similar manner to a brooch pin, or it may be attached to the dress by
any other convenient means. To this instrument a spring clip or holder is
suspended by means of an eye, loop, or connecting link, and the spring clip
or holder is so formed as to be capable of receiving and holding securely any
article inserted therein or attached thereto. The advantages of this Invention.
consist in affording security against the loss of articles usually carried about.
the person and in giving liberty to the hands by being relieved from carrying
articles capable of being attached to the holder or instrument previously
described.
And in order that my Invention may be most fully understood and readily.
carried into practice, I will proceed to describe the Drawing hereunto annexed,
which shows several forms of articles or instruments suitable for the purposes
of my Invention; at the same time I would remark that I do not confine
myself to the exact forms herein shown and described, as the same may be
greatly varied without departing from the true character of my Invention.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING.
Figure 1 shows a side and an edge view of a spring holder or instrument
formed by connecting the two parts a and b together. The part a of the
instrument is suitably formed for passing over a band or belt, the two ends
being pressed and retained together by the hook a', as shown; a² is an eye

page_text: formed on the instrument a, to which the spring clip or holding instrument b
is suspended by the link c, which may, if desired, be dispensed with. The
bow b¹ for receiving and holding any article inserted therein is opened and
closed by the sliding ring 63, as will be readily understood on examining .the
Drawing. Figure 2 shows a similar instrument to Figure 1, the part a being.
formed with a sharp point to pass into and be secured to any convenient part
of the dress. Figure 3 shows two views of a similar instrument to those
previously described, the point of the part a in this arrangement being pro-
tected by passing into a recess or loop formed on the part with which it
engages; but I make no claim to the protection of the point, as the same
principle is well known and in use for protecting the points of shawl, nursery,
and other pins. The part 6 in this arrangement of holding instrument consists
of a spring hook the opening to which is closed by the free end 6¹ being
pressed back and then retained by a hook or loop on the part b³, by which
arrangement any article, such as a bag, parasol, watch, or bunch of keys,
placed on the hook 6 will be securely retained when attached to the dress by
the instrument a, and at the same time the article thus carried can be readily
detached for use when required. Figure 4 shows a similar holding instrument
to Figure 3, slightly varied in form and construction. Figure 5 shows another
modification of the same instrument, the opening to the hook 6 being closed
by the link 6, or a short piece of chain may be used for this purpose.
Figures 6, 7, and 8 show other forms of instruments suitable for being
attached to the dress for supporting and holding various articles or appendages.
according to my Invention. The holding parts 6 in each of these modifications
consist of a spring hook or swivel, an opening being made thereto by pressing
the part 6 inwards so as to place any article upon or to remove it from
the hook or swivel b. The opening to the hook or holder in Figure 9 is
secured by connecting the hooked ends 6³ together, which spring open or away
from each other when disconnected. Figure 10 shows two spring clips or
holding instruments of similar character connected together, the part a being
suitable for being attached to a band, cord, or part of the dress, and the part b
being suitable for receiving and holding any article introduced into the clip or
bow b. The holding part or instrument 6 in the several arrangements of
instruments previously described may consist of a split ring attached to an
eye or link on the instrument a attached to the dress, or a short length of
chain may be substituted for or be attached to the part 6, one end of such
chain having a ring, and the other end a cross bar attached thereto for the
purpose of connecting the two ends securely together so as to retain any article:
through which the chain is passed.

page_text: Having thus described the nature of my Invention, and the manner of carrying
the same into practice, I would have it understood that I do not confine myself
to the exact details herein described so long as the peculiar character of my
Invention be retained, but what I claim is the combination of the parts a and b
of the articles or instruments herein described, whereby one part of the article
or instrument is capable of being securely attached to the dress, whilst the
other part of such article or instrument combined therewith is free to receive
and hold securely a parasol, bag, watch, ornament, or other appendage.
In witness whereof, I, the said Richard Couchman, have hereunto set
my hand and seal, this Thirtieth day of March, in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and sixty-four.
Witness,
J. G. TONGUE,
RICHP. COUCHMAN. (L.s.)
Patent Agent,
34, Southampton Buildgs.,
Chancery Lane, W.C.