US689872A - Key-purse. - Google Patents

No. 689,872. Patented Dec. 3l, |90I,

B F GRISCOM KEY PURSE. (Appn e lmdmyl 1901 (Ilo Ilodel.)

UNiTED STATES PAT-ENT FFICE.

BENJAMIN F. GRISCOM, OF `PHLADELPAHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

KEY-PURSE.

SPIECJEIGA'IION forming part of Letters Patent No. 689,872, dated December 31, 1901.

Application filed May 1I 1901l To all whom it 77ML?! con/cern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN F. GRIsooM, a citizen of the United States,\vhose residence is 1413 North Sixteenth street, Philadelphia, county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Key-Purses, fully described and represented in the following specification and the accompanying drawings, forming a part of the same.

It is common for many persons to use a key ring or chain to secure a number of keys together, and such connection prevents their loss and enables them to be readily found when carried yin a pocket with other articles. A knife, various kinds of charms, smokers utensils, and other requisites for a gentlemans use are often attached to the ring with the keys, and sonne of such articles are sometimes of considerable value and liable to be seriously injured by rust or dampuess.

My invention comprises a species of dat purse adapted to inclose the keys when in the pocket and closed at the sides and at one end, with an opening in the other end adapted to slide upon the key-chain, the opening at the opposite end being provided with a suitable 'catch to retain the keys inthe purse when desired, but when loosened permitting the purse to be slid upward upon the chain, and thus offer no interference to the free manipulation and use of the'keys separately. The purse is made of two oblong pieces of yielding material, as leather, sewed together upon the sides and at one end exposing the opening for the key-chain and with the loose flaps at the opposite end connected by a snapbutton. If the keys were inclosed in the purse without a chain, t-he purse and keys could be stolen from the pocket, but by my construction the ordinary key-chain can be used, which has its outer end attached firmly to the clothing to prevent the theft of the keys, and the purse can at pleasure be slid upward upon the chain to use the keys as freely as if no purse were employed.

The invention will be understood by reference to the annexed drawings, in which- Figure l is a side elevation of the purse with opening at one end for the free passage of a chain, the keys being shown inside the purse with a portion of the ring and chain `a light and efficient construction.

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side and the opening closed by the fastener,

and Fig. 3 is a side view of the purse with a chain-loop attached to lthe end of a chain for securing the keys and the keys concealed by the purse. Fig. 4 shows the same construction of purse with the chain drawn into the opening sufficiently to remove the keys from the purse. The opening formed by the loose flaps or edges of the leather is shownin Figs. l to 4, inclusive, at the lower end or apex of the purse, and Figs. 3 and 4 are drawn upon a smaller scale than the preceding figures.

The two side pieces of the purse are preferably made of leather, as the metal articles inclosed are liable to speedily chafe and Wear any other substance, and such material maintains the shape of the purse without the need of any metallic frame,and thus furnishes The sides a a are shown in Figs. l to 4 united at each of twoopposite edges by a row of stitches b, leaving a small opening c in the top for the passage of a chain and alarger opening or mouth at the bottom for the insertion and removal of the bunch of keys. The stud d and socket c of a snap-button are shown upon the back and front aps of the large opening and keep the mouth closed when desired. Two segmental pieces f are shown stitched around the upper-opening c to reinforce the same, so as to preserve its strength Where chafed by the passage of the chain. A key-ring g is shown in Fig. l with keys h thereon and a chain Z attached to the ring and extended outside of the purse. By opening the fastener and pressing the edges of the purse the mouth is opened so that the keys may readily be dropped out of the same, the chain at the same time being dragged through the opening o, as is shown in']E`ig.'4.A

Figs. 3 and 4 show the purse with the same construction as in Fig. l, but the keys attached to a loop of chain j instead of to a keyring, the ends of such loop being secured detachably to the chain Z by a snap-hook or ring Z0. By inspection of Fig. 4 it will be seen that the keys may be readily drawn into the purse by pulling the chain upward with IOC- other suitable means the outer end of the` chain may be secured to the clothing, so that the keys cannot be stolen or the purse containing the same, and the keys are thus securely held while the purse protects them from abrading the pocket and from any injurious effects of dust or dampness.

It is common to make a key-purse with a large opening at the side and a snap-hook at the middle of such opening With a post in one end of the purse and a key-ring thereon to retain the keys inside the purse. Such a purse is not adapted to retain the keys without attachment to the key-ring and the post, as the side opening requires to be very large to render the keys accessible when the fastening is loosened. In my construction the closing of the purse at its longitudinal edges retains the keys therein when the end opening is secured by the fastening d, and my construction thus secures the keys in lthe purse when desired and permits of their instantaneous removal when required.

I hereby disclaim a key-purse having the key-ring secured Within the purse by any means, as the sliding of my purse upon the key-chain enables the ownerr to use the articles separately with a great deal more convenience than if hinged to the purse.

Having thus set forth the nature of the invention, what is claimed herein is 1. The combination,with the key-chain and means for attaching the keys thereto, of a key-purse of oblong form closed upon the sides and upon one end with a small opening at such end applied to the chain, and larger opening at the other end to admit the keys, with fastening at such larger opening to close the same and retain the keys in the purse,whereby when the fastening is loosened the purse is movable upon the chain to Withdraw the keys entirely from the purse.

2. The combination,with the keychain and means for attaching the keys thereto, 0f a key-purse comprising two oblong pieces of leather joined at the two longitudinal sides and at one end, with an opening at such end applied to the chain, and reinforced about such opening to resist the wear of the chain, the opposite end being open to admit the keys and provided with a fastening, whereby when the fastening is loosened the purse is movable upon the chain to Withdraw the keys entirely from the purse.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

BENJAMIN F. GRISCOM. lVitnesses:

THOMAS S. CRANE, WILLIAM II. ROBERTS.