A Device for Preventing Pocket-picking or Loss of Articles from Pockets.
Year: 1890

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Device for Preventing Pocket-picking or Loss of Articles from
Pockets.
I GEORG MORGEUROTH of Paterswalde near Wehlau in the Empire of Germany,
Lieutenant of the Reserve Forces 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 in a device for preventing theft by pickpockets as well as
loss of any article fastened thereto and carried in the pocket. The apparatus consists
of two principal parts A and B of which A, which is sewn to the pocket is represented
in various positions by Figs. 1 to 8 whilst B by which the article is secured is shown
by Figs. 9 to 11. Both parts are connected by a chain N Fig. 12.
The part A consists of the plate provided with holes and semicircular notches in
front of said holes for stitching it onto the cloth, said plate carrying on its base at
right angles a bracket with a socket thereon. On the upper part of the
plate is a guide ik for the sliding bolt or slide m the upper end m³ of
which is bent at right angles to m.
At the lower part of said slide is arranged a
small knob n.
Between the slide m and the plate is a hole through the guide ik for passage of
the chain o which is attached to m at the upper end 9 and to the bracket at p and is
of such length that the slide m may be raised conveniently until the knob n touches
the guide k. In pressing down the slide m into the socket the knob n descends into
the slot n' arranged in and by turning the slide m to the left, said knob enters a
lateral recess in communication with n' whereby a locking of the slide m is produced
which prevents unintentional raising of the slide m. Instead of the above named
locking device shown by Figs. 1 to 4 one may use also the arrangement illustrated by
Figs. 5 to 8. The knob n is so placed that in lowering down the slide m completely
the said knob touches the upper edge of the socket l'. Above and below the knob n
are the flat springs or feathers n² and n³ which enter small recesses in the guide i k or
the socket and secure the slide m according to its position. The slide m may be
cylindrical or prismatic in this contrivance, the prismatic shape being preferred
in order that the springs n n³ will always enter the respective grooves.
The second principal part of the apparatus B consists of two legs revolvable on the
rivet s the points g and g¹ of which legs are bent at right angles and turned towards
each other. At the inner edges of both legs are arranged the flat springs f and fl
which after the locking of the legs has been effected by means of slide e move in front
of the slide so that it cannot go back again accidentally. The forward motion of the
slide is limited by the knobs c and c' arranged on the outer edges of the legs d and d¹ so
that when locked, the slide cannot move either way. The spring receives also a
small projection & opposite the spring f¹ which prevents an easy pressing together of
the two springs. Behind the rivet s the two legs d and d' are severally provided with
longitudinally curved slot holes r concentric with the rivets for attaching a chain N
which at its other end carries a ring a.
The above described contrivance is employed as follows.
The locking device of the main part A which by the plate his sewn to the body side
of the pocket is opened, should the bayonet locking be chosen by a turning of the
slide m and by raising the latter until the knob n touches the guide k.
Should however the locking as shown by Figs. 5 to 8 be adapted the locking opens
itself by a simple raising of the slide m. In order to open the part B the two springs f
and are forcibly pressed together, and if desired some pointed object is inserted between
the two springs where the small knob is located in order to overcome this resistance
more easily, so that the slide e can be withdrawn as far as the chain N when the legs d
and d¹ separate so far that the articles whether of leather, cloth or any other material

page_text: may be easily pressed between the legs or their points g and g' and the slide e may be
placed again upon the legs d and d¹. Objects suspended on or provided with rings
such as key rings, watches and the like are suspended by the ring'upon one of the legs
behind the leg points g g'. After the respective article has been attached to B the
latter is connected with the main part A by the chain N by pressing the chain N with
the ring a upon the socket and pressing down the slide m into said socket by a
pressure npon m'.
On raising the slide m with the finger by means of the knob m¹ until the nose n
touches the guide k the chain o is drawn tight, and the ring a or other object suspended
on is thrown off by the action of said chain.
If it should be considered necessary, the respective article may be also wound round
by the chain N before it is wedged between the legs d d' or the points 9 g¹; the ring a
would then have to be placed upon one of the legs d d¹ and the connection between A
and B would have to be direct with the chain N which is suspended from by the
loop. In all cases the chain N is so long that it suffices for each kind of suspension
to A and that it permits the use of the purse etc. without the detaching of B from A.
Objects secured in the above described manner cannot be possibly lost and the thief
cannot find the part A to detach the chain and to commit the theft without being
discovered.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is.
In devices for attaching articles to a pocket, the combination of the part A adapted
to be attached within the pocket and having the sliding bolt m the part B adapted to
hold the respective article having the legs d d the sliding ring e, the knobs e c¹ and
flat springs ff substantially as set forth together with the chain N fastened
to said part B and adapted to be secured to the part A substantially as
described.
HERBERT & Co.,
18, Buckingham Street, Strand, London, W.C., Agents to Applicant.