Improvements in or relating to Cyclists' Wallets.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Nov., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 7th Mar., 1895-Accepted, 20th Apr., 1895
Improvements in or relating to Cyclists' Wallets.
I, GERTRUDE ELIZABETH (LADY COLIN) CAMPBELL, of Hastings House,
Norfolk Street, Strand, County of London, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to means or appliances for securing the contents of a
wallet and itself to the saddle frame.
At present a wallet is simply suspended to a saddle frame by leather straps and
loose fasteners, the wallet being held by a loop and stud. It is found that such simple
fastenings do not prevent the contents being abstracted, nor of the wallet being
easily and often surreptitiously removed.
Now the object of my invention is to permanently affix the wallet to the saddle
frame, and also to apply a lock or locks to the wallet in such manner that the
contents can only be got at after the use of a key.
To carry my invention into practice, I rivet or screw fasten the back end of the
strap or straps to the saddle frame, or to rings affixed thereto, or I fix such back
strap or straps by a lock and staple. The under and over straps, or only one of
them, I secure in a similar manner to the front of the wallet by a lock or locks
preferably of the same kind, so that one key only will be required.
I have referred to straps which can be of jointed strips of steel, or other metal
(nickelled) so arranged that they can be folded to occupy their respective positions,
and be fastened or unfastened with facility.
Dated this 27th day of November 180.1
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said Gertrude Elizabeth (Lady Colin) Campbell.
I, GERTRUDE ELIZABETH (LADY COLIN) CAMPBELL, of Hastings House,
Norfolk Street, Strand, County of London, 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 relates to means or appliances for securing the contents of a
wallet and itself to the saddle frame.
At present a wallet is simply suspended to a saddle frame by leather straps and
loose fasteners, the wallet being held by a loop and stud. It is found that such
simple fastenings do not prevent the contents being abstracted nor of the wallet
being easily and often surreptitiously removed.
Now the object of my invention is to permanently affix the wallet to the saddle
frame and also to apply a lock or locks to the wallet in such manner that the
contents can only be got at after the use of a key.
To carry my invention into practice and as represented in the annexed drawings,
Figures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, I rivet or screw fasten the back end of the strap or

page_text: straps to the saddle frame, or to rings affixed thereto, or I fix such back strap or
straps by a lock and staple. The under and over straps, or only one of them
I secure in a similar manner to the front of the wallet by a lock or locks preferably
of the same same kind, so that one key only will be required.
I have referred to straps which can be of jointed strips of steel, or other metal
(nickelled) so arranged that they can be folded to occupy their respective positions
and be fastened or unfastened with facility.
Figure 1 represents a wallet A riveted at B by its straps C, C, to the staples D, D,
of a cycle seat E.
Figures 2, and 3 indicate front and back views of a wallet.
Figure 4 a view of the wallet with its flap F open.
the same.
Figure 5 an end elevation of
The views thus given represent leather straps but at Figure 6 the straps are of
iron or steel with hinge joints at G, G, to enable the links which are shaped to the
contour of the wallet to be easily and readily folded.
The straps C, C, are arranged and secured in the well known manner, and for
the purposes of my invention have hasps H, H, affixed to the loose ends J, J, for
engaging the locks K, K, for securing the parts together and preserve the contents
of the wallet A.
L is a key applicable to all the locks.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
clain is :-
1. The improvement in or relating to cyclists wallets as described and
represented.
2. Fitting locks to cyclists wallets and hasps to loose ends of straps as a
means for securing the wallet to a machine and for the protection of the contents
of such wallet, as and in the manner set forth and substantially as shown on the
annexed drawings.
The 7th day of March 1895.
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said Gertrude Elizabeth (Lady Colin) Campbell.