Improvements in Alarms for Portmanteaus, Hand and Travelling- Bags, Jewel Cases, Wallets, and the like.
Year: 1895

page_text: Fate of Application, 13th June, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 23th Aug.. 1895-Accepted, 18th Jan., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Alarms for Portmanteaus, Hand and Travelling-
Bags, Jewel Cases, Wallets, and the like.
HENRY LYONS 34 Clifton Street Finsbury London and HYMAN HENRY
LYONS 34 Clifton Street Finsbury London Picture and Show Card Frame Makers.
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
That it is impossible for any person to move the bag portmanteaus or the like.
without causing our alarm to go off, which is carried out as follows.
We use an ordinary alarm bell worked by a dry battery (so as to last the longer
without attention) at the bottom of the bag portmanteaus or the like. Outside we
place a conductor. Inside the bag or the like we have a switch which we set on
when we want to leave, or place it down.
Now when the bag (or the like) is raised the conductor is pressing on the bell
which sets it ringing which can only be stopped by opening the bag or the like
& setting off the switch.
Improvements in Alarms for Portmanteaus, Hand and Travelling
Bags, Jewel Cases, Wallets, and the like.
HENRY LYONS Picture Frame Maker 34 Clifton Street Finsbury London E.C..
in the County of Middlesex and HYMAN HENRY LYONS Picture Frame Maker
34 Clifton Street Finsbury London E.C. in the County of Middlesex 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 our invention is to prevent the continuation of the robberies of
portmanteaus, hand and travelling bags, jewel cases, wallets, and the like, from
banks and other places and to more securely protect the same the idea being
carried out as follows, viz. ;
We have inside the bag Fig. 1. enclosed at the bottom an ordinary electric bell D
worked by two dry batteries C.
At the bottom we have contact A on the principle of a push Fig. 2. which when
the bag is raised, drops Fig. 4. and causes the pressure which sets the bell ringing..
We have attached to the bell and batteries a switch B which must be set on when
required.
Now we have made this switching on of the bell, self acting so that it does not
depend upon a person's memory to set it on which we carry out as follows. Outside
the bag at the bottom we have a brass knob which is attached to push E Fig. 3.
so that every time the bag is placed down the pressure causes E to rise which.
carries switch B up with it the alarm is then set on.

page_text: Any person now attempting to raise the bag the contact A Fig. 4 drops (as
before mentioned) and the switch having been set on Fig. 5. the bell will continue
to ring until it is placed down again Fig. 7. Should the owner of the bag require
to take it up all he will have to do will be to press the bag (outside) on the spot
where spring F is Fig. 6. which pressure sends down switch B and the alarm is
then out of action.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is―
First. The contact A. substantially as and for the purpose described.
Second. In connection with an alarm having the contact A, the use of push E
substantially as and for the purpose described.
Third. In connection with an alarm having the contact A, the use of spring F
substantially as and for the purpose described.
Dated this 19th day of December 1895.
HENRY
LIONS.
HYMAN H. LYONS.