A New or Improved Watch-protector.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 14th June, 1892
Complete Specification Left, 5th Sept., 1892-Accepted, 17th Dec., 1892
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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION..
A New or Improved Watch-protector.
We, ARTHUR LANGMAN, formerly of 42 Camberwell New Road, in the County
of Surrey, Clerk, but now of 4 Ashinole Cottage, Church Street, South Lambeth,
and JOHN DA COSTA, of 19 Abchurch Lane, in the City of London, Merchant
Tailor do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows
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The object of this invention is to provide a means of preventing the extraction
of a watch from the pocket of the wearer.
In carrying this invention into practical effect, we attach to a suitable shaped plate
of leather or other suitable material two eyes. To each of these eyes we attach one
end of a curved piece of metal wire or rod or other suitable material so that it may
be turned upon the said eyes like a street door knocker or drawer handle.
This device is stitched or otherwise secured to the inside of the watch pocket.
In use the watch is detached from the watch chain or guard which is threaded
through the loop formed by the hinged curved piece and again secured to the
watch. On an attempt to snatch at the watch chain being made, the watch is
drawn up against the loop and being too large to pass through the same its
extraction from the pocket is prevented. When the wearer wishes to examine his
watch, whilst the protector is upon it, the watch is drawn upwards towards the body
of the wearer when the watch-chain or guard will be drawn through or under the
loop of the protector sufficient for the purpose required.
One of the advantages of this form of protector is that it need only be used when
necessary as for instance when the wearer is going into a crowded street or building
where he fears an attempt to rob him of his watch may be made.
times his watch may be placed in his pocket in the ordinary manner.
Dated this 14th day of June 1892
At all other
CASTLE SMITH,
"Invention" Office, 54, Fleet Street, London, E.C.,
Agent for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Watch-protector.
We, ARTHUR LANGMAN, formerly of 42 Camberwell New Road, but now of
4 Ashmole Cottage, Church Street, South Lambeth, Clerk, and JOHN DA COSTA,
of 19 Abchurch Lane, in the City of London, Merchant Tailor, do hereby declare
the nature of the said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed
to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement,
reference being had to the accompanying sheet of drawings and to the letters and
figures marked thereon, that is to say :-
The object of this invention is to provide means for preventing the extraction of
a watch from the pocket of the wearer, and for this purpose we employ the device
illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which
Figure 1 is an elevation as seen from the inside of the pocket,
Figure 2 is an edge view of same,
Figure 3 is a back view separate from the pocket.
A is a piece of leather or other suitable more or less flexible material to which
are secured two eyes B B. Preferably these eyes are secured to the piece A. by
being rivetted, soldered, or otherwise fastened to a washer or strengthening plate of
metal or other suitable material C at the back of the piece A. D is a loop formed

page_text: of a curved piece of wire or other suitable material the ends of which are jointed
to the eyes B B so as to be free to turn thereon like the drop handle of a drawer
for example. The device thus prepared is secured inside the watch pocket by
stitching the edge of the piece of leather or other more or less flexible material to
the front or back of the pocket as seen clearly at Figure 1.
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The device thus secured in the watch pocket may be used for its intended
purpose or not as required; when not in use the loop D lies flat against the piece A
and does not interfere with the watch in any way. When it is required to use the
device to prevent the watch from being drawn out of the pocket by means of the
chain, it is applied in the following way :-The watch chain or guard E is detached
from the watch and its end is threaded through the hinged loop D and is then
again secured to the watch as shown in Figure 1. If an attempt be made to pull
out the watch by the chain E the watch is drawn up against the loop D, but being
too large to pass through the same its extraction is prevented.
When the wearer desires to look at his watch whilst it is connected with the
protector, he can do so by pulling the watch itself upwards when the watch chain
or guard E will be drawn through the loop D sufficiently to allow the watch to be
taken out of the pocket and examined.
A special feature of this protector is that it need only be used when necessary,
as for example when the wearer is about to go into a crowd or other place where he
fears an attempt may be made to rob him of his watch. At other times the watch
may be carried in the pocket in the ordinary manner.
It will be obvious that the form of the parts of the protector may be varied; for
example the parts A and C may be made circular, square, or oblong, or any
other suitable shape according to circumstances. If preferred the eyes B B may
be so shaped and adapted that they can be securely fixed to the part A by sewing
or otherwise without the strengthening plate C or instead of a single strengthening
plate C each eye may be rivetted to a separate washer plate, or again in some
cases the leather or other more or less flexible part A may be dispensed with, and
the plate C be provided with holes by which it may be stitched direct on the inside
of the pocket; furthermore the loop D may take the form of a ring hinged to a
single eye. The eyes B B, instead of being rivetted, soldered or otherwise secured
to the plate C, may be formed solid therewith by stamping or raising, as shown at
Figure 4.
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 new or improved watch protector which consists of a loop or ring
hinged to a plate or plates which is or are adapted to be secured by stitching or
otherwise to the idside of a watch pocket, substantially as herein before described,
and illustrated in the drawings.
Second-The new or improved watch protector constructed, applied and operating
substantially as hereinbefore described.
Dated this 2nd day of September 1892.