Lady's Purse Guard.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Nov., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 8th Aug., 1893-Accepted, 9th Sept., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Lady's Purse Guard.
I, HARRIET ISABELLA GABRIELLE CATHER, of 30 Liston Road, Clapham,
in the County of Surrey, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention has for its object the safe guarding of ladies' purses. It is usual
for a lady when shopping to carry her purse in her hand for greater convenience.
This custom however leads to frequent losses as for instance when her attention is
occupied on other matters the purse is sometimes inadvertently laid down and
forgotten. It may also be observed that the sense of touch of a gloved hand is
not so keen as an ungloved hand and for this reason it becomes all the more easy
for a lady to allow her purse to slip without noticing the loss.
The present invention is intended to obviate such loss by providing means
whereby the purse can be securely attached to the arm for example or the glove
of the owner in a manner which is not objectionable in use and is inobtrusive in
appearance.
According to my invention I provide in one arrangement an arm-strap, intended
to be secured around the arm above the top of the glove for example, from
which strap depends another strap, or a chain or the like, adjustable as to length.
The end of the said adjustable strap or chain is provided with a suitable device
whereby it can be readily attached to a purse. The attachment which I prefer is
constructed as follows, that is to say I provide a bar or a flat plate having an
eyelet formed therewith and which is adapted to be fastened to the suspender strap
or chain by means of a ring and a snap or safety hook or the like. The said
eyelet is intended to be pushed through a small hole formed in a convenient
part of the purse before being attached to the suspender. For strengthening the
material of the purse around the said hole I may place on one or both sides
thereof a small washer. Usually when a flat plate is used as a base for the eyelet,
a washer will be required on the outside only. In some cases I provide the bar or
plate aforementioned with a screw-threaded part forming a small bolt near the end
of which the eyelet is formed. The said screw-threaded part or bolt is fitted with
a nut which can be screwed tight so as to hold the bar or plate firmly to the purse.
The end of the said bolt may be riveted over to prevent the loss of the nut should
it work loose.
When in use, the glove may be buttoned over the suspender strap so that the
latter will not be very noticeable.
In those cases where I desire to attach the purse to the glove, I provide two
attachments, one as above described for fastening to the purse, and another similar
attachment for fastening to the glove. The eyelet of the latter attachment is
passed from the inside through a small hole made in the palm or other convenient
part of the glove and is secured in exactly the same manner as above described
with reference to the purse. The said two attachments are fastened together by
means of a ring, hook or snap, or the like, with which each is provided. The
attachments can be made small and flat so as not to be in the way, and moreover
they can be made of very attractive designs and so be an ornament to the purse.
My improved device constructed as above indicated may be sold as an article of
commerce to be attached to any purse. In some cases for greater simplicity the

page_text: purse may be provided with a ring attached to the frame and intended to be hooked
on to the hook of the safe guarding device.
Dated this 5th day of November 1892.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Lady's Purse Guard.
J, HARRIET ISABELLA GABRIELLE CATHER, of 30 Liston Road, Clapham,
in the County of Surrey, do hereby declare the nature of this invention, and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement :-
This invention has for its object the safe guarding of ladies' purses. It is usual
for a lady when shopping to carry her purse in her hand for greater convenience.
This custom, however, leads to frequent losses, as, for instance, when her attention
is occupied on other matters the purse is sometimes inadvertently laid down and
forgotten. It may also be observed that the sense of touch of a gloved hand is
not so keen as that of an ungloved hand and for this reason it becomes all the more
easy for a lady to allow her purse to slip, without noticing the loss.
The present invention is intended to obviate such loss by providing means
whereby the purse can be securely attached to the glove of the owner in a manner
which is not objectionable in use and is unobtrusive in appearance.
In order that my invention may be more readily understood I will now proceed
to describe the same by the aid of the accompanying drawings which illustrate, by
way of example, some methods of carrying out my invention.
Like letters of reference denote similar parts in all the drawings.
In Figure 1 I have shown a purse A attached to a glove B by a flexible con-
nection C. The said connection is secured at one end to the purse A and at the
other end to the glove B and may be of the construction illustrated to a larger
scale in Figure 2, in which D is a disc having an eyelet D₁ projecting therefrom,
E is a similar disc, with an eyelet E' attached thereto, F F are washers, perforated
centrally to allow the eyelets D' E¹ to pass therethrough. G G¹ are rings with
spring catches therein, of the usual and well known construction, the ring G¹
having a smaller ring H¹ firmly attached thereto. I is a safety hook in com-
bination with a swivel J, which is attached by a small ring H to the ring H. To
make connection between purse and glove, a small hole is made in both, and one
of the discs D, E, is placed inside each said article so that the eyelets D' E'
project to the exterior through the said holes. The perforated washers F F¹ are
then placed in the positions in which they are indicated in Figure 2 and the
rings G G¹ are engaged with the eyelets, and thus serve to keep the discs D E
and washers F F in place. Then the safety-hook I is hooked into the ring G to
couple the rings G G¹, and thus a connection is made, which, when thus simply
established can be broken and re-made with still greater facility by unhooking and
re-engaging the safety hook at any time. India rubber washers can be used
underneath the metal washers, to make the attachment fit tightly, in cases where
the leather of purse and glove is very thin.
In Figure 3 I show a section through the disc D and washer F in place with the
material of the glove between them.
Obviously I may if desired include a small length of chain or other sufficiently
strong and flexible equivalent, in the aforesaid connection C.
In Figure 4 I show another alternative construction in which connection is made
directly with a glove B by a safety-hook I which engages in the manner illustrated,
with a metal eyelet L placed in the palm of the glove as shown.
In Figure 5 I show a further alternative connection of a kind which can be used
L

page_text: where perforation of any part of the glove is not desired. In this instance I
provide at one end of the connection C a spring-clip M of any suitable con-
struction adapted to engage as shown, with edge of the glove at the palm-opening
thereof.
The various attachments are made neat, small, and flat, so as not to be in the
way, and they can be made of very attractive design and so as to be an ornament
to the purse.
In some cases my improved purse-guard may be applied to any small article
other than a purse to prevent owners thereof losing the same when shopping or
travelling.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, 1 declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The combination with a purse, of a guard therefor adapted to be easily and
quickly attached to the purse and to the glove of the owner, substantially as
described, with reference to either of the forms shown in the drawings.
Dated this 8th day of August 1893.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.