An Improved Receptacle or Wallet for Holding Papers, Bank-notes, or the like.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Sept., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 5th June, 1893-Accepted, 8th July, 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Receptacle or Wallet for Holding Papers, Bank-notes,
or the like.
I EDWARD THOMAS HUGHES, of 38, Chancery Lane, in the County of London,
Patent Agent, (a communication to me by George K. Morton, of St. Thomas,
Ontario, Dominion of Canada, Banker) do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
The object of the invention is to provide a cheap and efficient wallet, suitable
for the carrying of papers, bank-bills and the like, which will involve a minimum
amount of material in its manufacture and which will be neat, light, and less bulky
than the ordinary wallet, and the contents of which may be inspected or removed
with convenience and despatch.
In carrying my invention into practice, I fashion the wallet to form a single
pocket only, with one fastening, (though more pockets and fastenings may be
provided if desired) and I also make it in a single piece of any suitable material,
its sides being continuous and sewn or otherwise secured together at each end.
The sides are free from flaps or straps and they terminate in the same horizontal
plane at the top, whereby they form an opening which is directly in line with the
interior of the wallet, whether the latter is closed or open, and each side contains a
suitable stiffening, through which the respective parts of a fastener are attached,
these stiffenings serving to add strength and assist in disengaging the fasteners.
To the inner surface of each side the fastening devices are secured, adapted to
engage each other.
One portion consists of a ball and the other of a socket, the latter adapted to
receive and hold the ball, the two forming an ordinary "ball and socket" fastening,
the members of which engage or lock by simply pressing the two sides of the wallet.
together, and are adjustable as to tenacity of hold. When engaged or locked, the
fastening devices form a stop, which extends transversely across the interior of the
wallet, across and outside of the papers or the like in the wallet, and serve to retain
such papers or the like, while at the same time a direct opening is afforded at all
times, in line with the interior of the wallet.
Dated this 3rd day of September 1892.
HUGHES, SON & Co.,
38, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Receptacle or Wallet for Holding Papers, Bank-notes,
or the like.
I EDWARD THOMAS HUGHES, of 38, Chancery Lane, in the County of London,
Patent Agent, (a communication to me by George K. Morton, of St. Thomas,
Ontario, Dominion of Canada, Banker) 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:-
The object of the invention is to provide a cheap and efficient wallet, suitable
for the carrying of papers, bank-bills and the like, which will involve a minimum
amount of material in its manufacture and which will be neat, light, and less bulky.

page_text: than the ordinary wallet and document filing wrapper, and the contents of which
may be inspected or removed with convenience and despatch.
The invention consists in the novel construction hereinafter described and defined
in the claims.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this
Specification in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding essential
parts in both the figures which are common to both wallet and filing wrapper.
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a wallet made in accordance with my invention
and showing same closed, and
Fig. 2 is a vertical section showing the wallet open.
The wallet A in the form shown, is fashioned to form a single pocket only with
one fastening, though more pockets and fastenings may be provided if desired, and
the ends may be square, boxed, or plaited, and it is made in a single piece, its
sides a. a being continuous and sewn or otherwise secured together at each end as
at b. The material employed may be leather, paper, or canvas or other fabric as
may be preferred with light strong linings if necessary. The sides a. a are free
from flaps or straps and they terminate in the same horizontal plane at the top,
whereby they form an opening e, which is directly in line with the interior of the
wallet, whether the latter is closed or open, and each side contains a suitable
stiffening e through which the fasteners d. d' are attached, which add strength and
assistance in disengaging the fasteners. To the inner surface of each side a. a
fastening devices d. d are secured adapted to engage each other, indicating a
ball and a socket adapted to receive and hold the ball, the two forming an
ordinary "ball and socket" fastening, the members of which engage or lock by
simply pressing the two. sides of the wallet together and are adjustable as to
tenacity of hold.
When engaged or locked, the fastening devices form a stop, which extends
transversely across the interior of the wallet, across and outside of the papers or
bills in the wallet or wrapper, and serves to retain such papers or bills, while at
the same time a direct opening is afforded at c at all times, in line with the interior
of the wallet. The opening thus afforded permits a ready inspection of the
contents of the wallet without disengaging the fastening devices, as the sides may
be simply flexed outward at each side of the fastening-also the opening permits
ready entrance of one's fingers to the interior for the purpose of pressing the sides
apart and with the assistance of the stiffening e quickly disengage such fastenings.
Further, the simple movement of entering one's fingers between the sides, and
slightly pressing the same apart, both serves to disengage the fastening and to
grasp either side for holding the wallet open with one hand while employing in the
inspection or removal of the contents-the opening of the wallet and the removal
or inspection of, or addition to, its contents, and again closing and locking the same
being thus more conveniently effected than is possible with wallets, wrappers,
envelopes, or filing cases, of the ordinary form. The wallet it will be seen, is
light, neat, of economical construction and more convenient than others, while
affording a secure receptacle for carrying papers, and the like, and filing classified
documents.
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 :-
As a new article of manufacture, the herein-described wallet or wrapper, closed
at the bottom and ends and open at the top, the sides being flexible and free from
flaps and having fastening devices held thereto at the inner surface of each, near
the top, said fastenings being adapted to engage each other and extending, when
closed, transversely across the interior of the wallet, thus forming a stop for
preventing outward movement of the contents of the wallet, the opening at either
side of the fastenings being directly in line with the interior of the wallet, affording

page_text: inspection of the contents thereof, and permitting entrance of one's fingers in
direct line to the interior for the ready disengagement of the fastening devices.
while holding securely with the same hand, substantially as described and shown.
Dated this 5th day of June 1893.
HUGHES, SON & Co.,
38, Chancery Lane, W.C., Agents for the Applicant..