Improvements in Wallets, Cases, or Holders for Bicycle Tools, Surgical Instruments, and other Articles.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Nov., 1896-Accepted, 24th Dec., 1896
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Wallets, Cases, or Holders for Bicycle Tools,
Surgical Instruments, and other Articles.
I, CHARLES ELMORE GOODSPEED, of No. 1 West 24th Street, in the City of
New York, in the County and State of New York, United States of America,
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 invention has relation to the construction of wallets or holders for implements
of various kinds, such as surgical instruments, the tools which are ordinarily carried
on a bicycle, or other like articles which require to be carried about and should
be packed neatly in small compass and at the same time be always readily
accessible. The object of the invention is to produce an improved construction for
this general purpose which shall be as compact and neat in appearance as others
of the kind now generally employed, shall hold the tools, instruments or other
articles in a manner to prevent rattling, and shall permit the withdrawal of any
desired tool or other article without necessitating the removal of the entire contents
of the holder. The improved holder comprises in general an envelope or casing
having a door or opening in its side and a receiver rotatably secured or mounted
within the envelope or casing and having recesses or compartments or pockets
adapted to receive the tools or other articles and to be brought one at a time into
registration with the opening in the casing or envelope by rotation of the receiver
to permit the insertion or withdrawal of any desired tool or article. The improved
holder will be more fully described hereinafter with reference to the accompanying
drawing in which the improved holder is represented as adapted for use as a tool
holder for bicyclists and in which,―
Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved holder closed.
Figure 2 is a longitudinal central section of the same, the door which closes the
opening in the envelope or casing being represented by dotted lines in its open
position.
Figure 3 is a cross section on the line y-y of Figure 1.
The
In its approved form the holder comprises a casing or envelope A and a
receiver B which is rotatably secured within the envelope or casing A.
envelope or casing A may be made of any suitable material and may be of any
suitable shape or size. I prefer, for the particular use above referred to, to make.
the envelope or casing of leather in the form of a cylinder with one end closed
as at a, while the other end is open. In the side of the casing or envelope is
formed an opening, indicated by the line a', which is of suitable size and shape
to permit the introduction therethrough of the various tools to be carried in the
holder. The opening a' will ordinarily be closed by a door a² which is preferably,
hinged along one side; as represented, the door a² is of the same material as the
envelope itself, and, being of leather, may be formed in one piece therewith and
may be scored along one side as at a³, to permit the door to be opened readily.
without stretching or distorting the body of the envelope or casing A. Fastening
devices may also be provided for the door a² and may be of any suitable"
character. I have represented the door as supplied with straps a which are
made fast by means of the ordinary stud fastening devices represented at a³.
The envelope or casing A is also preferably provided with devices by which it
may be secured in position, such as the buckle straps shown at C, C'.
Within the envelope or casing A and adapted to be rotated therein, is placed a
receiver B which is adapted to receive the tools or instruments singly. It may

page_text: also be made of any suitable material but I have found it desirable to employ &
cylinder of wood or of wire and cloth or leather in which are formed the
recesses or compartments or pockets b, each recess or compartment or pocket
being open toward the periphery of the cylinder and being adapted to receive the
tool or other article for which it is intended. As the receiver B does not require
to be withdrawn from the envelope or casing A, but only to be rotated therein to
bring one or another of the recesses or compartments b into registration with the
opening a' in the envelope or casing A, I find it most convenient to retain the
receiver in place by means of a screw D or other similar device which is passed
through the centre of the closed end or head a of the envelope or casing A and
engages the receiver, a washer d being preferably interposed between the head of
the screw or other device and the head or end a of the envelope or casing A.
In
order that the receiver may be rotated conveniently it is preferably extended
beyond the envelope or casing A at its open end so that it may be readily grasped
by the hand, or it may be provided with a knob. It may be covered with a
cap A of the same material as the casing or envelope A. The recesses or
compartments or pockets 6 may also be lined in whole or in part, if desired, with
felt or other suitable material, as indicated at b¹.
The mode of use of the improved holder will be readily apparent from the
foregoing description and need not be further explained herein. It will also be
obvious that the holder is adapted for many other uses than the particular use
which for purposes of illustration has been referred to herein and that my
invention is not to be limited by any reference herein to, any particular use;
furthermore, it is not to be limited to the particular material or materials herein
referred to, nor to the shape, sizes or relative disposition of the parts herein
shown.
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 I
claim is :-
1. A holder for tools and the like comprising a cylindrical casing or envelope
having one end closed and its other end open and having in its side an opening,
and a cylindrical receiver rotatably secured and fitting in said envelope or casing
and projecting beyond the open end thereof and adapted to receive the articles,
in separate compartments or pockets so that each can be brought by rotation of
the receiver into registration with said opening.
2. A holder for tools and the like comprising a cylindrical casing or envelope
having one end closed and its other end open and having in its side an opening, a
cylindrical receiver rotatable in said envelope or casing and projecting beyond the
open end thereof and adapted to receive the articles in separate compartments or
pockets so that each can be brought by rotation of the receiver into registration-
with said opening, and a retaining device passed through the centre of the closed.
end of the envelope or casing and engaging the receiver.
3. A holder for tools and the like comprising a cylindrical casing or envelope
having one end closed and the other end open and having in its side an opening, a
door to close said opening and fastening devices for said door, a cylindrical
receiver rotatably secured and fitting in said envelope or casing adapted to receive
the articles in separate compartments or pockets so that each can be brought by
rotation into registration with said opening, and straps attached to the closed end.
and side of said envelope or casing by which the holder may be secured in desired
position.
Dated 10th November 1896
PHILIP M. JUSTICE,
London, Chartered Patent Agent,
For the Applicant.