Improvements in Fastenings for Purses and Bags.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Mar., 1889
Complete Specification Left. 9th Dec., 1889-Accepted. 18th Jan., 1850
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fastenings for Purses and Bags.
I, HERMANN LEHMANN of Offenbach on the Main, manufacturer do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My improvements in fastenings for bags, consist in constructing the fastening in
such a manner that an inside separate pocket of the bag is able to be closed securely
by the same fastening as is used for closing the whole bag.
At the same time by a slight modification of the principle it is possible to improve
the fastening itself. The button fastenings known up to the present have the dis-
advantage that the hinge of the bag suffers much wear and tear and in the course of a
short time becomes so weak that the fastening is no longer safe. By my invention it
is possible by making the button moveable, to take this strain off the hinge.
in order to make my invention more clear I refer to the accompanying sheets
of drawings, in which similar letters denote similar parts throughout the several
views.
Fig. 1 is a vertical section through the bag or in the drawing-purse.
Fig. 2 is an end view of a section through the top part of the frame of the
purse.
Fig. 3 is a side-view of the top part of the purse frame partly in section showing
the mechanism of my invention.
Figs. 4, 5 & 6 are detail views of the same.
Fig. 7 is a view of a purse having a modification of my invention.
Fig. 8 is a section showing the manner of the modification.
Figs. 9 & 10 are detail views of the modification.-The button fastening as shown
in the drawings is well known. It consists of one button being fastened to each
half of the frame, so that when the two halves. are pressed together, the buttons
are pressed past each other and by the elasticity of the hinge the one button is
held partly behind the other-thus holding the bag tightly closed.
In my invention I make one of the buttons & moveable and under the influence of
the spring f. The button ¹ turns on the pivot s (fig. 3). It only turns however―
in one direction-as will be seen in fig. 3, so that in closing or opening the purse
it does not move. Inside the purse is a second frame B which closes against the
side A of the outside frame forming a separato compartment for gold or
notes etc.
has
This second frame B has a pin on its upper side (fig. 2). This pin
a slit o in its side, into which the under part of the elongation on the button k
will snap owing to spring; on the pin being pressed into the hole in the frame-
half A (figs. 4 and 5).
When now the purse is opened, by moving the button ¹ as shown in fig. 5, it
is possible to open and close the separate compartment formed by the inside frame B
at pleasure, whilst, as the button is only moveable in one direction the whole
purse can be opened or closed without effecting the separate partition in any way.
In the modification of my invention shown in figs. 7 to 10, I make one of the
buttons moveable and under the pressure of the spring (fig. 8).
On pressing the buttons together, the moveable-one will be pressed outwards,
thus relieving the hinge of the strain which is placed upon it in the case of both
buttons being immoveably fixed to the two sides of the frame.
Of course
I can also make both buttons moveable which allows of their passing
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page_text: directly behind each other as shown in fig. 10 and of their sides being flattened, thus
securing a more certain fastening than that shown in fig. 9, without placing any extra
strain on the hinge.
Dated Berlin, this 15th day of March 1889
HERMANN LEHMANN.
By A. Kuhnt & R. Deissler,
38, Alexander Strasse, Berlin C., Germany, Agents for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fastenings for Purses and Bags.
I, HERMANN LEHMANN, of Offenbach on the Main, manufacturer, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
.
My improvements, in fastenings for bags consist in constructing the fastening in
such a manner that an inside separate pocket of the bag is able to be closed securely
by the same fastening as is used for closing the whole bag.
At the same time by a slight modification of the principle it is possible to improve
the fastening itself. The button fastenings known up to the present have the
disadvantage that the hinge of the bag suffers much wear and tear and in the
course of a short time becomes so weak that the fastening is no longer safe.
By my invention it is possible by making the button moveable, to take this
strain off the hinge.
In order to make my invention more clear, I refer to the sheets of drawings
sent in with provisional application in which similar letters denote similar parts
throughout the several views.
Fig. 1 is a vertical section through the bag or in the drawing-purse.
Fig. 2 is an end view of a section through the top part of the frame of the
purse.
Fig. 3 is a side view of the top part of the purse frame partly in section showing
the mechanism of my invention.
Figs. 4, 5 & 6 are detail views of the same.
Fig. 7 is a view of a purse having a modification of my invention.
Fig. 8 is a section showing the manner of the modification.
Figs. 9 and 10 are detail views of the modification. The button fastening as shown
in the drawings is well known. It consists of one button being fastened to each
half of the frame, so that when the two halves are pressed together the buttons
are pressed past each other and by the elasticity of the hinge the one button is
held partly behind the other, thus holding the bag tightly closed.
In my invention I make one of the buttons moveable and under the influence of
the spring f
The button ¹ turns on the privot s (Fig. 3). It only turns however in one direction
as will be seen in Fig. 3-so that in closing or opening the purse it does not move.
Inside the purse is a second frame B which closes against the side A of the outside frame
forming a separate compartment for gold or notes etc.
This second frame B has a pin on its upper side (Fig. 2).
slit o in its side, into which the under part of the elongation
will snap owing to spring f, on the pin being pressed into the
half A (Figs. 4 and 5).
This pin " has a
on the button k¹
hole in the frame-
When now the purse is opened; by moving the button ', as shown in Fig. 5, it is
possible to open and close the separate compartment formed by the inside frame B
at pleasure, whilst, as the button is only moveable in one direction, the whole
purse can be opened or closed without effecting the separate partition in any away..

page_text: In the modification of my invention shown in Figs. 7 to 10 I make one of the
buttons moveable and under the pressure of the spring ƒ (Fig. 8).
On pressing the buttons together the moveable one will be pressed outwards;
thus relieving the hinge of the strain which is placed upon it in the case of both
buttons being immoveably fixed to the two sides of the frame. Of course I can
also make both buttons moveable which allows of their passing directly behind each
other, as shown in Fig. 10, and of their sides being flattened, thus securing a
more certain fastoning than that shown in Fig. 9 without placing any extra strain
on the hinge.
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:
In button or knob fastenings for purses:
2"
1.) The button attached to a plate and adapted to form in combination with
button ka fastening for the purse, and in combination with button having slit o a
separate and independent fastening for gold partition of the purse.
2.) The combination of the knob k rigidly attached to its plate pivoted at s and
having an arm under influence of spring f, the plate projecting downwards and
adapted to pass with its lower edge into a slit o in the button of the gold partition
of the purse for the purpose substantially as described.
3.) The combination of one of the buttons k¹ having attached to it a lever under
influence of spring for the purpose as described.
Dated Berlin, this 7th day of December 1889
HERMANN LEHMANN.
By A. Kuhnt & R. Deissler,
38, Alexander Strasse, Attorneys.