Improved Means for Preventing Purses being Lost or Stolen.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Feb., 1895-Accepted, 16th Mar., 1895
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means for Preventing Purses being Lost or Stolen.
I, GEORGE ERNEST LANCELOTT, of 49, Tenby Street North, in the City of
Birmingham, 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 consists of the herein-described improved means for preventing
purses being lost or stolen from the pocket.
I will describe my invention by referring to the accompanying drawing on which
Figure 1 shews a purse with my invention applied and Figure 2 shews a slightly
modified arrangement of part of the same.
In carrying out this invention I provide a light chain A of suitable length one
end a of which is connected to the purse B or to any other kind of purse by any
convenient means such for instance as by the ring c which is threaded through the
last link a' of the chain A and also through the loop d fixed on the purse B, and
the other end a² of this chain is adapted for fixing to some part of the owner's
garments. The said chain is made long enough to permit of the purse being
removed from the pocket and opened by the owner but in case the owner's pocket
should be picked and the purse surreptitiously removed the chain will effectually
prevent the purse being stolen and will by the pull upon it give warning to the
owner that his purse has been removed.
Various means may be adopted for connecting the end of the said chain to the
owner's garments. The arrangement shewn by Figure 1 is more particularly
suitable for men and consists of a leather tab E connected to the chain by the ring f
and made with the button hule e so as to button on to one of the back buttons of
the men's trousers. The arrangement shewn by Fig. 2 consists of a safety pin G
made with a loop which is connected to the last link a' of the chain A. This is
more suitable for use by women so that they can pin it inside their dress pocket or
some other part of their dress.
It will be evident that the end of the chain A which is to be connected to the owner's
garments may, without departing from the nature of my invention, be constructed
in many other ways than those shewn on my drawing as for instance this end of the
chain may be made with a swivel hook or other hook or with a cross bar or
otherwise formed. It is also to be understood that I do not limit myself to the
particular arrangement shewn for connecting the chain to the purse as it will be
evident that other means may be employed without departing from the nature of
my invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manuer the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The combination with a purse of a chain connected thereto at one end the
other end of said chain being constructed for attachment to a person's garments so
as to prevent said purse being lost or stolen from the pocket as herein set forth.
2. The combination with a purse of a chain connected thereto at one end the
other end of said chain being made with a tab such as E for attachment to a
person's garments so as to prevent said purse being lost or stolen from the pocket
as herein set forth.

page_text: 3. The combination with a purse of a chain connected thereto at one end, the
other end of said chain being made with a safety pin such as G for attachment to
a person's garments so as to prevent said purse being lost or stolen from the pocket
as herein set forth.
Dated this 19th dox of February 1895
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicant.