An Improved Pocket Fastener for Ladies' Dresses and other Garments to Prevent the Coutents of Pockets being Stolen.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Aug., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 6th Feb., 1393 -Accepted, 15th Apr.. 1897
An Improved Pocket Fastener for Ladies' Dresses and other Garments
to Prevent the Coutents of Pockets being Stolen.
I, FREDERICK HANSING, 9, Tredegar Square, Bow, London, E., Wholesale
Clothier, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows: —
My invention relates to the fastening of pockets of ladies dresses and other
garments.
My invention consists of forming the pockets in ladies dresses and other
garments with wire or other frame worked with springs. It consists of 4 pieces
of metal connected by links in 3 places and, remainding ends fastened in top
piece by 2 loops and worked by two springs which pressing on the metal keep
the pocket closed.
Dated this 24th day of August 1898.
An Improved Pocket Fastener for Ladies' Dresses and other Garments
to Prevent the Contents of Pockets being Stolen.
I, FREDERICK HANSING, of 9, Tredegar Square, Bow, in the County of
London, Wholesale Clothier, 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:-
My invention relates to the fastening of pockets for ladies dresses and other
garments, which consists of forming the pockets in ladies dresses and other
garments with wire or other frame worked with springs.
The invention is constructed of four pieces of metal connected by link's in
three places and remaining ends fastened by a spring in the top piece by two
loops or holes and is worked by the spring which pressing on the curved ends
keep the pocket closed, see Fig. 2.
And in order that my invention may be thoroughly understood I now proceed
to describe the accompanying drawing thereof, reference being had to letters
and figures marked thereon.
Fig. 1, is a plan of the link.
Fig. 2, is an elevation of the apparatus in its normal position before it is
fastened to the inside of the pocket of a ladies dress.
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page_text: Fig. 4, is a side elevation of the pivoted part of the apparatus.
Fig. 5, is a section on line A, B.
In carrying my invention into practice I construct two vertical rods d with
curved ends h, each of the aforesaid ends are provided with lugs or projections f
which work together on a riveted centre pin ġ. The ends are pierced with
holes in order to fasten a spiral spring j. An eylet k is constructed on each of
the vertical rods & to permit the spring to be manipulated. Above the rods d
I connect two vertical rods e by means of links a which pass through eylets b.
There are therefore two centre links a and a top link a¹ for connecting the various
parts of the apparatus together.
When it is desired to expand the apparatus to get at the contents of the pocket,
the hand is pressed in between the links a and the said links are forced outwards
in the direction indicated by arrows, but directly the hand is withdrawn the
spring holds the apparatus closed as shewn in Fig. 2.
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:-
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The pocket fastener for ladies dresses as fully described in the above specifica-
tion and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 6th day of February 1899
J. P. BAYLY,
18, Fulham Place, London, W.,
Agent for the Applicant.