Improved Fastening for Pockets for Garments.
Year: 1899

page_text: Cate of Application, 6th Mar., 1899-Accepted, 8th July,
1899
Improved Fastening for Pockets for Garments.
I, WILHELM BLANCKENHORN, of 79, Kaiserallee, Aix-la-Chapelle, Rhenish.
Prussia, Germany, 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:—
My present invention relates to an elastic closing for pockets and the like in
order to prevent the contents of such pockets from being stolen or lost; and the
objects of my invention are to provide elastic means to be secured in the pockets.
and which can be closed by means of a closing mechanisin.
I attain the objects by means of the mechanism illustrated in the accompany-
ing drawings, in which
Fig. 1 represents a pocket provided with such elastic closing;
Fig. 2 shows the side-view of two corresponding parts forming in their union
the elastic closing;
Fig. 3 is a plan view of such a part; and finally,
Fig. 4 shows the plan-views of the said principal parts of the elastic closing as
they are arranged in an opened pocket.
Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.
The pocket-closing consists in two simple strips A B, that can be made, in
order to be elastic, of thin metal-strip, whalebone, india-rubber, wood, copper,
cloth, hardened caoutchouc, or of any other similar material.
The one of such strips A, is provided in its middle with a button K, and the
staple O; button and ear can
other one bears on a corresponding place the ear or
be similar to those used in the manufacturing of leather gloves.
The closing can be made too by means of two small balls engaging one around
the other as it is done in purses and the like.
The two strips A B are sewed or stitched between the lining and the stuff, or
between two layers of linings, the one put on the other, or upon the inner lining
and so that the button and the ear are placed one opposite to the other at the
upper edge of the pocket.
If I will close the pocket, I only need press the upper outer extremity of the
pocket and the pocket will be closed by the button engaging the opposite ear.
The manner of closing the pocket is indicated by the arrows shown in Figs. 1
and 4, button and ear close the pocket exactly as it is done in gloves.
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
1. In an improved elastic closing for pockets the combination of two strips
to be sewed in the inside of the pocket, with means to engage the the one strip
the other one, essentially as described and for the purpose specified.
2. In an improved elastic closing for pockets the combination of an elastic strip
provided with a button, with an other similar strip provided with an ear, the said

page_text: strips being sewed in a pocket and the said button being able to engage the said
ear, essentially as set forth and for the purpose specified.
3. In an improved elastic closing for pockets for garments, the combination of
two elastic strips to be sewed in a pocket and one opposite the other, each of the
said spring being provided with a small ball secured on a little stud, said balls
embracing one the other, essentially as set forth and for the purpose specified.
Dated this Fourth day of March 1899.
JOSEPH MOHLIG,
Agent for Applicant, Aix-la-Chapelle, Germany,