US1479611A - Hand-carried receptacle - Google Patents

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E. T. JONES HAND CARRIED RECEP'IACLE 4 Sheets-Sheet 4,

Filed June 25, 1923 Patented Jan. 1, 1924 UNITE STTES EDWARD T. JONES, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

HAND-CARRIED RECEPTACLE.

Application filed June 25, 1923. Serial No. 647,652.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD T. Jones, a citizen of the United States, residing at San Francisco, in the county of San Francisco and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hand- Carried Receptacles, of which the following is a specification.

' My invention relates to improvements in hand carried receptacles, such as vanity cases, and pocketbooks.

An important object of the invention is to combine in a device of this character, means whereby a plurality of coins of selected denominations may be carried, without liability of loss, and may be conveniently removed, at the will of'the user.

A further object of the invention is to provide means combined with a device of this character for securely holding paper money or bills, and allowing of the re moval of a selected bill, without liability of removing other bills.

A further object of the invention is to provide simple and reliable means whereby desired notes or records may be made, in a convenient manner.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a vanity case embodying my invention,

Figure 2 is an inner side elevation of the cover or lid of the case, showing the interior mechanism carried thereby.

Figure 3 is a plan view of the vanity case, parts broken away, and parts taken in section on line 3-3 of Figure 2, I

Figure 4 is a vertical transverse'seotion taken on line 41- 1 of' Figure'2,

Figure 5 is a transverse section taken on line 5-5 of Figure 2,

Figure 6 is a similar view taken on line 6-6 of Figure 2,

Figure 7 is a perspective view of the elements constituting the coin lifter,

Figure-8 is a perspective view of the outer plate, included in the coin holding receptacle,

Figure 9 is a similar view of the frame included in the same,

Figure 10 is a similar view of the inner plate oft-he receptacle,

Figure 11 is a perspective view of a pocketbook embodying my invention,

gigure 12 is an end elevation of the same, an

Figure 13 is a plan view of the slide 010- sures.

In the drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration are shown preferred embodiments of my invention, attention being called first to Figures 1 to 10 inclusive, the numeral 15 designates a preferably rectangular casing or body portion of the vanity case, having a lid or cover 16, hinged thereto, at its bottom, as indicated at 17, Figure 2. The lid is held in the closed position by a suitable latch 18, as is obvious. The casing 15 may be equipped with 'a handle 19 if desired. The casing and its lid are preferably covered with leather 20, or any other suitable material.

I mount a vertically arranged coin holding receptacle upon the inner side of the lid 16, and this receptacle embodies an outer plate 21, provided at its upper end with an outwardly projecting lateral flange 22. This outer plate is arranged in engagement with the inner surface of the side wall of the lid 16, said lid having a recess 23, formed in its upper edge. The flange 22 extends outwardly through this recess, and terminates flush with the outer surface of the side wall of the lid, with the leather covering 20 removed. The plate 21 is equipped with a plurality of vertical slots 24, for a purpose to be described. Arranged upon the inner side of the outer plate 21 is a spacing frame embodying vertical bars 25, connected at their lower ends with a horizontal bar 26 and an inner plate 27 is arranged upon the inner side of this spacing frame. When the plates and spacing frame are assembled, they provide vertical compartments 28, preferably of different widths, for recelving coins of different denominations. The plates and spacing frame are held together and to the side wall of the lid by bolts or pins 29, the outer ends of which also engage with an outer face plate 30, mounted upon the outer side of the lid, with that portion of the space occupied by the face plate free from the leather covering, sothat the face plate is flush with the leather covering. This face plate is preferably formed of metal,

and may be plated with precious metal, such as silver or gold, if desired.

The outer face plate is equipped with vertical slots 31, receiving therein grooved slides of carriages 32, provided upon their outer sides with knobs Or handles 83, by means of which they may be conveniently operated. Each carriage 32, see more particularly Figure 7 is equipped with a shank 34, which is preferably screw threaded, for carrying a lifting element or block 35, which is slidable within the coin receiving compartment, and is of a suitable width to extend across the coins arranged therein. l have illustrated these coins disposed in pairs, but of course the compartment may be of a width whereby only one coin may be inserted therein, in stacked relation, or two or more. The shank 34 preferably carries a friction element or washer 36, forced into frictional engagement with the outer plate 21. by means of a coil spring 37. This frictional contact device serves to hold the lifting element 35 at the selected elevated position, when shifted.

The tops of the coin, receiving compartments' 28 are formed open, and are adapted to be covered by a lid 38, hinged to the plate 30, as shown at 39. A suitable knob 40 may be employed to conveniently open and close this lid, and if desired, any suitable means might be employed to hold the lid 38 in the closed position, but I have found that this lid will ordinarily remain closed, when shifted to this position. The lid 88 is l..- shaped in cross section and is designed to fit snugly within the recess 23, and coinpletely closes the same, as clearly illustrated in Figure 1. The lid 38 would ordinarily be finished to match the appearance of the outer face plate 30. i 7

I provide means for holding paper money or bills, in a manner to permit of their ready removal, without liability of improper removal of other bills. This means is mounted upon the innerside of the inner plate 27, and is more clearly shown in' Figure 2. This means includes a rod 41, secured to a bracket 42, and one of the brackets 43. This rod is spaced from the plate 27, and a bill or bills may be folded longitudinally and then bent transversely about the rod, so" that their free ends will be held beneath an elastic band or'element 44, secured to brackets 45. attached to theplate 27 VVhen it is desired to remove a selected bill, the upper end of the saine is withdrawn from beneath the elastic band, and the bills straightened out, without disturbing the. bill or bills beneath it. I'have shown two bills folded longitudinallybenealth the b'ar41, but only one bill ma be arranged thereon, if desired,

I also provide a record strip 46, which be made of paper, carr'ie by the roll 47, which is rotatably supported between the brackets 48. This strip of paper is passed beneath a guide roll 5:8, Figure 23, disposed in close relation to the plate 27,

whereby the paper will be held close to this plate so that it may be conveniently written upon by a pencil or the like. The tree end of the paper is passed beneath a combined holder and cutter 49, pivoted between brackets 50. This cutter preferably has its edge 51 serrated. The pivoted cutter may be provided with a knob or handle 52 as shown. That portion of the paper which has been written upon may be drawn out ward'ly beyond the cutter, the cutter pressed into firm engagement therewith, and the paper torn off at the serrated edge 51, as is obvious. The numeral 53 designates a pencil or the like, detachably held within resilient clips 54, secured to the bottom of the lid 16, as shown.

I also contemplate applying the identical construction upon a purse or hand bag, indicated generally by the numeral 55, in ures 11 and 12. The pocketbook embodies the usual hinged frames 56, one of which carries the handle 57. Formed upon one side of the pocketbook is a pouch- 58', embodyi'ng an outer side 59, having a flap 60. This flap extends over the hinged frames 56, and may be detachably secured to one of the frames by means of spring studs 61. The stud elements are mounted upon the frame 56 while. the socket elements are carried by the flap 60, as is obvious.

The plate 30 is mounted upon the outer surface of the side 59 and the coin receiving receptacle is mounted upon the inner side o1 the same. The same bill holding device, and paper roll and associated elements are employed. The flap 60 extends over the upper open end of the coinoompartinents of the coin holding receptacle, and this flap carries a plate 62, secured to the eiter'io'r' of the receptacle. The plate 62 has an opening 63, leading into the coin compartments, and this opening er slot may beclosed, by sliding closures 64. All other parts of the device are identical with those shown and described in conneotidn with the first term. In the use of the first form of the device, when it is desired to remove aselected coin,

the rod 38 is swung to the open position, and I the selected knob 33 is elevated, thus projecting the coin or coins abovethe open end of the coin compartment. The' coin may now be readily removed, and the lid 38now closed. Also, coins may be readily inserted into the several compartments. The use of the bill holding device, and the record strip, having already been explained, it is thought that no further explanation is necessary.

The use of the device embodied in the second form of the invention is so similar to that already described, that no further explanation is thought necessary,

It is to be understood that the forms of my invention herewith shown and described are to be taken as preferred examples of the same, and that various changes in the shape, size, and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of my invention, or the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. The combination with a receptacle to be carried in the hand, embodying a side member adapted to be shifted to opened and closed positions, of a coin holding receptacle mounted upon the inner side of said side member and having a plurality of compartments for receiving coins of different denominations, feeding elements slidable longitudinally within said compartments, elements to advance the feeding elements and extending to the exterior of said side, friction means to hold each feeding element in aselected position, and means to cover and uncover the open ends of said compartments.

2. The combination with a receptacle to be carried by the hand embodying a side member adapted to be shifted to open and closed positions, of a coin holding receptacle mounted upon the inner side of said member and having a plurality of compartments for receiving coins of different denominations, feeding elements movable longitudinally within said compartments, elements to advance the feeding elements, and means to cover and uncover the open ends of said compartments.

3. The combination with a case having one side open, of a lid hinged to the case to cover and uncover the open side, a coin holding receptacle mounted upon the inner side of the lid and having a plurality of separate compartments for receiving coins, coin feeding elements mounted within the compartments, means to advance said elements, and-a lid hinged to the first named lid to cover and uncover the open ends of said compartments.

I 4. The combination with a case having one side open, of a lid hinged to the lower end of the case to cover and uncover such open side, said lid being provided at its top with a recess, a coin holding receptacle mounted upon the inner side of the lid beneath the recess and embodying a plurality of upstanding coin holding compartments having their upper open ends extending into said recess, feeding elements mounted within the compartments, elements to advance the feeding elements and extending to the exterior of the lid, and a second lid hinged to the first named lid and adapted to be swung,

into said recess for covering the upper opened end of said compartments.

5. The combination with a case having one side thereof provided with slots, grooved carriages slidable within said slots, actuating elements secured to the carriages, coin holding receptacles mounted upon the inner side of the case, coin feeding elements within the receptacles, shanks connecting the feeding elements and carriages, friction elements mounted upon the shanks, and springs engaging the friction elements.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

EDWARD T. JONES.

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