An Improved Case or Pocket for the Protection of Watches, Coins, or other articles.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Apr., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 5th Jan., 1891-Accepted, 21st Feb., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Case or Pocket for the Protection of Watches, Coins,
or other articles.
I JOHN DAVIDSON of High Street Wick in the County of Caithness N.B.,
Watchmaker and Jeweller, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
This invention consists of a case or recepticle sewn into the waistcoat or other
article of dress and forming a pocket so constructed as to protect the contents
from being injured by dust, a blow, or pressure, and, whilst practically thief-proof
it is readily opened by one hand. I will describe the invention firstly in its use as
a watch protector for which purpose it is more particularly adapted.
It consists of a curved shield of metal or other hard material upon the inner side
of which is a case similar to a watch-case closing with a snap catch which can be
unfastened by touching a lever arm with the finger. A portion of the case is cut
away so as to allow of the bow or handle of the watch projecting outside the case,
a watch-chain swivel, or other contrivance is attached to the inside of the shield to
hook onto the handle of the watch and prevent it from being withdrawn from the
case and a ring is also attached to the shield through which the watch chain passes
so as to prevent it falling into the case and thus interfere with the closing thereof.
The outside of the shield is covered with cloth or other material of the wearer's
dress and the back of this case is sewn into the dress with the hinge of the case at
the bottom so that when the lever of the spring catch is pressed the front or shield
portion of the case will fall forward and expose the watch so that the time may be
ascertained without removing the watch. The watch is thus safely and securely
held whether with or without a watch chain attached to it, cannot be readily
removed by a thief, is protected from dust by the case, and external injury by the
shield.
In constructing this case or pocket as a purse or receptacle for other articles the
inner or watch case portion may be formed any desired shape; or may be dispensed
with and the catch fixed upon the shield, the sides being closed in with folding
pieces similar to the sides of a purse with or without a flap covering the top.
Dated this 2nd day of Auril 1890.
HENRY F. TALBOT,
7, Cherry Street, Birmingham, Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Case or Pocket for the Protection of Watches, Coins,
or other articles.
I JOHN DAVIDSON of High Street Wick in the County of Caithness N.B.
Watchmaker and Jeweller 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 of a case or receptacle sewn into the waistcoat or other
article of dress and forming a pocket so constructed as to protect the contents from
being injured by dust a blow or pressure and whilst practically thief proof it is
readily opened by the wearer by one hand.
I will now describe the invention by the aid of the accompanying drawings;
firstly in its use as a watch protector.
On Sheet 1 Fig. 1 represents a view of the pocket open, placed so as to obtain
a view of the various parts.

page_text: Fig. 2 is a plan of the portion sewn or otherwise attached to the garment.
Fig. 3 is an enlarged side view of a portion of Fig. 2.
Fig. 4 is a plan shewing inside of shield, and
Fig. 5 shews the appearance of the pocket when closed.
The pocket consists of a curved shield (a) of metal or other hard material upon
the inner side of which is a portion of a case (b) with another portion (6) hinged
to it, similar to an ordinary watch case or cover closing with a snap and catch (c) (c¹)
and thus locking when the shield or front portion is pressed up to the back portion
as in Fig. 5.
The locking is effected by touching a lever arm (d). A portion of the ring (e)
of the case is cut away at (e¹) so as to allow the bow or handle of the watch to
project outside, a watch-chain swivel (f) or other contrivance is attached to the
inside of the shield to hook onto the bow or handle of the watch to prevent it from
being withdrawn from the case, and a ring (g) is also attached to the shield through
which the watch chain passes so as to prevent it falling into the case and thus
interfere with the closing thereof. The outside of the shield is covered with
cloth (4) or other material and the back of the case is sewn into the dress or
attached by a metal ring (i) placed at the back of the cloth and fixed to the other
part (6) by screws or rivets (2) with the hinge of the case at the bottom so that
when the lever (d) of the spring catch (k) is pressed the front or shield portion (a)
of the case will fall open aided by the spring (1) and expose the watch so that the
time may be ascertained without removing the watch from the case. The watch is
thus safely and securely held whether with or without a watch-chain attached to it,
cannot be readily removed by a thief, is protected from dust by the case (b) and
external injury by the shield (a). Or the shield may be formed with the object &
for the purpose above described of any desired shape hinged to a similarly
shaped frame attached to the garment, and having a lever and catch, a ring to
hold the watch and some or all (as required) of the other details already
described.
Or the case may be formed to contain the description of receptacles for coin
known as sovereign purses which arrangement I will now describe with the aid of
Sheet 2 of the drawings in which Fig. 6 is a view of the case open, Fig. 7. is a
sectional plan of the portion carrying the sovereign purses and Fig. 8 a view of a
portion of the working parts hereinafter described.
(m) is a shield or frame of metal or other suitable material, the shield portion (m)
is hinged to the purse portion (") (n') carrying the sovereign purses (o). (p) is a
lever behind the case (4), pressure upon the end of which releases the catch () on
the shield (m) which catch takes into the snap (s) and when released the shield (m)
by the aid of the spring (t) falls open and exposes the purses or coin holders as
shewn in Fig. 6. The lever (p) also acts upon the projecting tongues or guards (u)
which prevent the withdrawal of the coin until pressure is put on the lever (p)
which moves the sliding bar (v) Figs. 7 & 8 so that the projections (¹) (¹) on the
bar () come opposite the notches (u') (u') in the guards (u) and thus enables the
guards (u) to be pushed down so that the coins can be removed, and by ceasing to
press the lever arm (p) the spring of the lever arm carries back the sliding bar
thus locking the guards.
Or in constructing this case or pocket as a purse or receptacle for other articles
the shield or outer frame may be made any desired shape and the inner or watch
portion may be dispensed with and the catch fixed on the shield and the hinge or
joint to the lower part of the same, the sides heing closed in with folding pieces
similar to the sides of an ordinary purse, with or without a flap covering it.
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 1.
claim is:
I. Forming a case or pocket substantially as herein set forth and illustrated in
the accompanying drawings for the protection of watches from injury by dust, a

page_text: blow, or pressure, which although easily accessible by the wearer is practically
thief proof.
II. Forming a case or pocket substantially as herein described and illustrated in
the accompanying drawings to act as a purse or other receptacle for coins or other
articles.
Dated this 3rd day of January 1891
HENRY F. TALBOT,
7, Cherry Street, Birmingham, Agent for the Applicant.