US1679500A - Pocketbook - Google Patents

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Aug. 7. 1928.

' W. H. SANFORD POOKETBOOK Filed Oct. 12, 1926.

Patented Aug. 7, 192a.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

Application filed October 13, 1826- Serial I0. 141,084.

This invention relates to folding com bination pocket-books that is, such rte- -monnaies as are designed to carry bil s and also coin and fold into a compact shape for 6 ca ing in a pocket.

e ob'ect of the invention is to provide a pocketook of this character which is so constructed that bills may be arran ed in a manner that permits them to be easi y separated and that of .the articular denomination desired removed without disturbing any other of the bills in thefold and coin may be placed and retained according to value'in' separate compartments in which they are change can be quickly withdrawn.

In the embodiment of the invention illustrated the bill fold opens lengthwise and at the closed end contains leaves or stubs between which the ends of the bills may be inserted so that the desired bill ma 'be withdrawn without pulling out the ot ers, fasteners being 'providedto hold together the section of the fold .containin the stubs between which the ends of the blllS are placed. On the inside of the pocket-book there are longitudinally extending channelsor troughs of different widths for receiving coins of different values. The front faces of these troughs are covered with transparent or semitransparent material so that the coins will be vlsible. At one end of the troughs are flaps which may be turned up to permit the coins to be inserted and folded down to to prevent the coins from slipping out and at the other end of the troug are spring fingers which prevent the coins from accidentally dropping out, but permit them to be eas[ilytil'lemove when desi'ed. F 1

n e accompanym ra igure is a view of a pocket-book mfie according to this I invention, opened out and lookin at the inside. Figure 2 is an edge view 0 the same with the section containing the bill holding stubs uncla d. Fi re 3 is a view of the stub section a transverse section on the plane indica by the dotted line 4-4 on Figure 1. Fi re 5 is a rspective view of the stub end 0 the bill fo (1 opened. Fi re 6 is an edge view of the article when olded up for carrying in the ket.

a The y of'the article illustrated has a back or outside strip 1, and an inside strip exposed to view in order that the required asped. igure is 2,- which strips may be made of flexible 6 leather or other suitable material, and permanently fastened together at one end. There is a fastener 3 on the inside near the closed end, and a fastener 4 on the outside near the open end, which fasteners when the pocket-book is folded engage and hold it closed.

Secured between the inside and outside body strips at the closed end are a number of leaves or stubs 5 of aper or cloth between as which the ends of bil s 6 may be inserted. Detachable fasteners 7 are provided to clasp the inside and outside body strips together adjacent to the stubs so .as to frictionally retgin the ends of the bills in place in the 7 stu s.

With this arrangement a bill of any desired denomination may be withdrawn without pulling out or disturbing any of the other bills-placed in the fold.

Attached to the inner face of the inside body strip are pockets 8. These pockets are fastened along one edge across the body strip and are divided by seams or partitions 9 located'at different distances apart so as to provide channels or troughs of varying widths. The exposed faces of these pockets aremade of transparent or' semi-transparent material, for exam le, celluloid. Flaps 10 are fastened to the inside body strip so that they may be folded over one end of these troughs, and in each trough is a pair of. spring fingers 11, the free ends of which tend to spring toward each other and restrict the openings at the ends of the troughs opposite the flaps. When the flaps are turned up coins 12 of different values may be readily inserted into the several troughs, and when the fla s are folded down the overla the ends 0 the trough and retain the coin t erein. The sprin fingers prevent the coins from accidental y drop ing out at the other ends of the troughs. 0 remove the desired coin all that is necessar is to 'open the pocket-book and grasp t e coin with the thumb and finger and pull it from its place. The spring fin ers readily yield to permit this but hold t e coin from accidental displacement. A pocket 13 for identification or other cards or memoranda may be made on the inside at the closed end of the body strips. The pocket-book formed in this manner readily folds up and when folded the ends of the troughs are closed so that coin can not get out and the bills can not become displaced.

The invention claimed is:

1. A folding pocketbook comprisin a, flexible outside strip and a flexible inside strip permanently joined atone end and adapted when unfolded to receive bills between them, stubs havin their edges extending across and fastened between the strips at the closed end thereof for receiving and separating the ends of the bills which are drawn lengthwise from said stubs and from between the strips when unfolded, coin troughs of difi'erent widths with transparent faces extending longitudinally of the strips and having both ends open, attached to the outer face of said inside strip, a flexible flap attached to said inside strip so as to fold over the inner ends of said troughs, and spring fingers restricting the openings from the outer ends of said troughs.

2. A folding pocketbook comprisin a flexible outside strip and a flexible insi e stri permanently joined at one end and adapte when unfolded to receive bills between them, i

WILLIAM H. SANFORD.

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