US1308378A - Safety watch-pocket - Google Patents

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J. TERNQUIST AND E. TRAGARDH.

SAFETY WATCH POCKET.

APPLICATION man AUG-23. 1918.

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J. TERNQUIST AND E. TBAGARDH.

SAFETY WATCH POCKET.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.23. I918.

Patented'July 1, 1919.

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UNITED STATES PATENT oFnIo JOHN TERNQUIST AND EMIL TRAGARDH, or MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 1,1919.

Application filed August 23. 1918. Serial No. 251.121.

the bib of overalls, and designed to carry a watch that will not drop out of the pocket should the wearer of the overalls stoop over or assume any position which would cause a watch to fall out of an ordinary overalls pocket. t The invention consists generally in} a pocket of this character having an upwardly extending loop through which a watcher other article may be inserted, and with a recess into which the loop, or a portion thereof, may be folded. f The invention consists further in the constructions and combinations hereinafter de scribed and claims. i p In the accompanying drawings forming particularly pointed out in the part of this specification,

Figure 1 is a front view of a portion of an overalls bib, showing our invention applied thereto, the parts being in position forthe insertion of a watch, one positionof the watch while being inserted being indicated by dotted lines.

Fig. 2 is a similar view with the loop folded into its receiving recess, the position of thewatch in the pocket beingindicated by dotted lines and a portion of the watch chain loeing indicated as in the, loop receiving recess. a

Fig. 3 is a rear view of the partshown in Fig. 2, the bib being shown broken away so as to show the loop of the pocket folded into the receiving recess, and showing also the loop of the chainexten'ding into said recess.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the fabric from which the pocket is formed before the same is folded for application to the bib.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged vertical section on line 55 of Fig. 1 showing the complete pocket with the loop inits uppermost or on folded position.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged vertical section on llne 66 of Fig. 1, the view being similar to Fig. 5, but indicating a watch partially lnserted into the loop of the pocket.

Fig. 7 is an enlarged vertical section substantially on line 7-7 of Fig. 2, showing the watch in full lines in position in the pocket, the loop folded into the recessfor the purpose of securing the watch from falling out of the pocket, and the loop ofthe chain bein shown in full lines dropping down into the recess that receives the folded portion of the loop.

Fig. 8 is a plan view of a sheet of material for making a modified form of the pocket.

Fig. 9 is an elevation of a from the sheet shown in Fig. 8. a l The pocket here shown is of the type known as apatch pocket, 6., one sewed onto the outer surface of the garment to which it is applied. It will be understood,

however, that we donot limit ourselves to the use of the invention in connection with this type of pocket, as the invention may be used to advantage with pockets of other kinds. p i

In forming the pocket we prefer to take a sheet of fabric 2,3 of the proper size, cutting the same substantially into the form shown in Fig. 4. This fabric is then folded on the line 4,4, and is preferably stitched to the outer surface of the garment, as indi cated in Fig. 1. i We preferto employ two lines of stitchings5, 5, down thelower portion of one edge of the pocket across the bottom and up the other edge of the pocket all as indicated in Fig. lof the drawings. By separating the lines of stitching near one edge, as indi cated at 6, (Sin Fig. l, a small pocket of ordinary character may be formed adapted to carry a lead-penci1ora carpenters rule, if made of sufficient width. f p

In making the pocket we preferably form the inclined shoulder 7 in the sheet of fabs ric as indicated in Fig. 4 and we run the stitches inward as shownfat the upper end of oneof the rows of stitches, Gin Fig. 1.

Therows of stitching 15,5 extend preferably upward a little more than halfpf the pocket made height of the folded fabric, asindicatedgin Fig. and if preferred a shoulder may be I extending row of stitches at such point. A

diagonal row of stitches 9 may be placed near the upper part of the pocket and this will also form a slight shoulder in thepocket at this point.

It will be seen that-apocket is formed having an upwardly extending loop which is closed at its top and open at one edge, permitting a watch or other article to be inserted through the edge, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1. After the watch is inserted it is permitted to drop downward and it will thenoccupy the position indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2 and shown by 'full lines in Fig. 7.

The upwardly extending loop 1s then folded, substantially on the diagonal line 10, Fig. 1, into the recess between the back wall of the pocket and the front wall of the b1 b to which the pocket is secured. This posltion of the loop is clearly indicated in Figs. 2 and 7 By this means the wateh'will be safely locked in the pocket and cannot be dropped out even though the bib be turned downward so that the pocket is actually upside down. The position of the parts locking the watch in the pocket is clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 7.

- A buttonhole 11 is preferably provided in the top of the bib to receive the bar of the watch chain, and the loop or slack of the chain may now be dropped downward into the recess back of the pocket.

Instead of forming-the pocket of a sheet of material fashioned as shown in Fig. 4, we may form it of a sheet 2, 3 having the L shape indicated in Fig. 8. The line of fold 4c, 4; will then have the diagonal position illustrated in Fig. 8, and the sheet, when folded to form the pocket, will be turned on a diagonal line and the completed pocket will have the appearance shown in Fig. 9. This will provide a triangular loop at the top of the pocket, as illustrated in Fig. 9, the triangular portion of which may be folded down into the recess in the rear of the pocket, the fold being made on the line 12, 12 of Fig. 9, and the operation of locking the watch into the pocket being the same as already described. We do not consider this form of pocket quite as desirable as it requires more material to form the completed pocket. 1

When it is desired to remove the watch from the pocket, constructed in either of the ways described, it is only necessary to pull on the chain and the watch will be raised along the edge of the pocket and the folds will thereby be turned upward until the opening in the edge of the fold is exposed and the watch can be drawn out.

While we have described this pocket as a safety watch pOCket it will be understood that we do not limit ourselves to any particular use to which the pocket may be put. It may be found desirable for carrying other articles besides a watch.

' It will be understood that the recess back of the loop forms in fact a separate pocket, which may be used for any purpose that will not interfere with folding the loop downward into said recess.

We have shown the pocket applied to the bib of a pair of overalls, but do not limit ourselyes to such application, as the invention may be used in connection with any garment where it is desired to provide a safety pocket of the character herein disclosed.

We do not limit ourselves to the shape of the upward portion of the loop, and while we prefer to employ one of the shapes disclosed in the drawing, other desirable shapes or forms of loops may be used without departing from our invention.

We claim as our invention:

1. A safety pocket provided with an npwardly extending loop having an open edge, and a recess into which said loop may be folded, substantially as described.

2. A safety pocket having an upwardly extending loop with an opening at one edge thereof and a recess arranged in the rear of said pocket into which said loop may be folded, substantially as described.

3. A safety pocket comprising a flexible sheet and means securing the same at its edges upon a garment with a loop extending above said pocket with an opening in one edge thereof, and a recess in the rear of said pocket into which said loop may be folded.

4. A safety pocket comprising a doubled sheet of material with the fold forming a loop at the top thereof, and means securing the edges of said folded sheet to the surface of the garment with a portion of said loop free and arranged to fold into a recess behind said pocket.

5. In combination, with a garment, a pocket having inner and outer walls secured to the garment, an opening being provided near one edge of such walls forming the mouth of the pocket to allow the insertion of an article between said walls, that portion of said walls containing the opening being free for insertion between the inner wall of the pocket and said garment to close the pocket.

6. In combination, with a garment, a pocket composed of two walls having an opening forming the mouth of the pocket for the insertion of an article into the pocket between said walls, that portion of the pocket containing said opening being unattached and free to fold inwardly between the pocket and the garment to close said opening.

. In combination, with a. garment, a

pocket secured thereto comprising a piece of fabric folded upon itself to form a double thickness, one edge of the fold being left open to form a mouth for the pocket and allow the insertion of an article between the walls of the fold, that portion of the fold containing said open edge being loose and unattached for folding and inserting it between the pooket and the garment to close the mouth of the pocket.

In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands this 9th day of August 1918.

JOHN TERNQUIST.

EMIL TRAGARDI-l.

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