US2347338A - Combined billfold and coin purse - Google Patents

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April 25, 1944.

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COMBINED BILLFOLD AND COIN` PURSE Filed April 2l, 1942 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 l.. sHERwooD '2,347,338 y Patented Apr. 25, 1944 UNITED STATES PATENT orner.

CORIBINED BILLFOLD AND COIN PURSE Lester L. Sherwood, Los Angeles, Calif. Appiication April 21, 1942, serial No. 439,829

(Cl. G-35) 6 Claims.

My invention relates to a folding container composed of leather or the like, and adapted to be carried in the pocket to serve as a convenient container for paper currency, checks, coins, stamps, business cards and the like, and the lprincipal objects of my invention are to generally improve upon, and simplify the construction of the existing forms of combined bill folds and coin purses, and further, to provide a bill fold and purse of the character referred to that is wholly devoid of stitching as the medium for maintaining the parts of the structure in assembled relation, and, further, to provide a construction wherein the bill fold and purse are compactly maintained in closed position by a single strap that passes entirely around said bill fold and purse, with the outer end of the strap detachably connected to one of the outer walls of the purse by readily detachable fastening means, such as a conventional snap fastener.

A further object of my invention is to provide, in an article of the character referred to, a purse having a coin tray which may be readily withdrawn from the purse in order to give more convenient access to the coins carried in said purse.

A further object of my invention is to provide the bill fold portion of the structure with a flap that overlies the Yfolded bills so as to separate the same from the coin purse, andwhich flap may, if desired, be provided with a window composed of thin transparent material in order that the folded bills or an identification card positioned beneath said flap may be readily observed without displaying the underlying folded bills. n d

A further object of my invention is to provide a relatively simple, practical and inexpensive bill fold which is entirely devoid of stitching.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, my invention consists in certain novel features of construction and arrangements of parts that will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of a combined bill fold and coin purse constructed in accordance with my invention. l

Fig. 2 is an enlarged vertical longitudinal section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged cross section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. l.

Fig. 1i is a plan View of the structure when opened and with the flap that forms theV ycoin tray withdrawn in order to give ready access to the coins.

Fig. 5 is a plan view of the bill fold portion of the structure in open condition.

Fig. 6 is a plan -view of themember that overlies the folded bills positionedin the bill fold, with dotted lines showing a Window.

Fig; 'l is a plan view of the section of material that forms the main outer -walls of the Acombined bill fold and coin purse.

Figs. V8 and 9 are plan views of the members that form the inner flaps of the lfolding structure.

Fig. 10 is an enlarged longitudinal section taken on the line lil- I0 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 11 is a longitudinal section of a strap that is utilized in maintaining and securing the ilaps of the billiold in closed position.

Fig. 12 is a plan View of thecstrap that passes entirely around the billfold and coin purse when the same are in folded condition.

Fig. 13 is a plan view of a c oin purse constructed in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 14 is across section taken on the line lli-,Hi of Fig, 13. v u M Fig. 15 is a cross section taken on the line 15-15 of Fig. 13. d y

Fig. 1.6 is a plan view of the member that forms the outer Walls of the coin purse.

Fig. 17 is a plan view of the member that forms the tray ofthe coin purse.

Fig. 13` is a plan view of the strap utilized for securing the coin purse in closed position. ,A

Fig. 19 is a plan View of a stitchless hillfold constructed in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 20 is an elevation View of the rear `side of the billfold.

Fig. 21 is a plan View of the billfold in opened position. Y

Fig. 22' is a cross section taken on the line 22-22 of Fig. 21.

Referring by numerals to the accompanying drawings, and particularly, to they construction illustrated in Figs. 1*-12 inclusive, which show a preferred form of my improved bill fold and coin purse, li) designates a rectangular piece jof thin flexible material, such as leather, theA same-being rectangular in form, and having a length somewhat greater than its width. This member forms the outer walls of the combined bill fold and purse, .and formed thereinv 'between vits lon-V gitudinal center and ends are pairs of longitudinally disposed slits I I and VIt?, the same lying parallel withzea'ch other andwith the sideedges of member t0. Formed through Ithe end portions of member I parallel with the endv edges are transversely deposed slits I3, and formed in the central portion of member I between the pairs of slits I!) and li, is a pair of transversely deposed slits I4 similar to slits I3. Formed through member IB, adjacent and inwardly from one of the slits E3, is an aperture I5 for the reception of the stud member of a conventional snap fastener.

In Fig. 8, I have illustrated a member formed of thin flexible material, such as leather, and which associated with half of member I3 in forming the billfold portion of the structure, said member including a narrow central portion I6 that passes through the slits I2 in member I0, and lies upon the inner face of saidmember between said slits. The end portions of this member are substantially wider than the central portion IS so as to form flaps Il which overlie one another on the inner face of that portion of member I in which the slits I2 are formed. Flap members |I fold inwardly, one under the other along the dotted lines a when the parts of the structure are assembled for use. Formed yinone of the members Il adjacent and parallel with the line of fold a, is a slit I 8, and formed in the other one member Il, adjacent its outer edge is an aperture I 9 for the reception of the stud member of a conventional snap fastener. The member illustrated in Fig. 9, and which forms the flaps of the coin purse, is formed from a single piece of thin flexible material, such as leather, and this member comprises a narrow intermediate portion 2D and wide end portions 2|. rlhe narrow intermediate portion 23 of this member, passes through the slits II of member I with said narrow intermediate portion lying against the inner face of member I3 between said slits II, and formed in the outer end portions of said members 2| are apertures 22 for the reception of the shank of the stud member of the conventional snap fastener.

Portions 2| of this member fold inwardly on the dotted lines b, Fig. 9, and when so folded, the end portions of said members overlap each other, and the apertures 22 register, one with the-other.

An elongatedV member 23 ofv thin flexiblev material, such as leatherf-forms the coin tray, coin tray top, and ap of the coin purse portion of the structure, and one end portion 25 thereof, which'is approximately one-third the length of said member23, is positioned directly beneath the overlapping flaps 2|. The intermediate portion 25 of this member 23, and which approximates one-third the length thereof, normally occupes a position overlying the portion 24, and this intermediate portion 25 serves as the coin trayof the coin purse. The end portion 23 of .this member opposite the end portion 213 and ,which approximates one-third the length of said member 23 functions as a flap that normally closes the opening between the end of member A24, and the coin purse tray portion, and said flap loverlies the overlapping inner portions of the flaps 2| of member 23. One end of a narrow strap 2l of leather, or the like, which passes entirely around the combined bill fold and purse, overlies the overlapping end portions of members 2|. Passing through the central portion of coin purse member 24 through the registering apertures 22, and throughv an aperture 28, that is formed atone end of strap 2l, is the shank of a studmember 29, Vof a conventional snap fas- `ener, thus maintaining said parts in assembled relation.

From its point of attachment to stud member 29, strap 2'I passes around the outer end portion of the coin purse, thence through slit I3 adjacent the aperture I5 in member IS, thence along the inner face of member I0, thence outwardly and then inwardly through the slits I4, thence along the inner face of member I9, out through slit I3 at the front end of the bill fold, thence around the free ends of the bill fold and coin purse, and carried by the free end of said strap, is the socket member 3G of a conventional snap fastener which engages the complementary stud member 3| that is secured to member I il and which passes through aperture I5.

Passing through the slits I4, and disposed between member Ill, and that portion of strap 2'| that passes through said slits, is a narrow neck portion 3| that projects from the end of a rectangular member 32, formed of thin flexible material, such as, leather, and which serves as a cover for folded bills carried in the bill fold portion of the device.

To maintain this cover in position, the outer end of the neck I3 is provided with lateral extensions 33 which prevents the neck from being readily withdrawn through the slits I4. If` desired, the covering member 32 may be provided with a Window, as illustrated by dotted lines' W in Fig. 6, thus enabling an identification card, or the like, that is positioned beneath the cover, to be readily observed.

The means utilized for securing the flap portions I'I of the bill fold in closed position, includes a short strap 34 which is folded doubled as illustrated in Fig. 11, and the doubled portion of this strap passes through one of the slits I2 in member lil, and extends outwardly through slit I8 in member I6, beyond the adjacent edge of said member, and said outwardly extending portion carries the socket member 35 of a conventional snap fastener. When the flaps of the bill fold are closed, socket member 35 engages the stud member 33 of a conventional snap fastener that is seated in aperture I9.

When in use, folded bills, checks, cards, stamps, or the like are positioned on the inner face of that portion of member Il that forms the back wall of the bill fold and after the covering member 32 is positioned'over said folded bills or cards, the flaps I'I are folded so as to overlie one another on top of covering member 32, and said flaps are secured in such position by engaging the socket member of the snap fastener 35 on the'stud 36 that is seated in aperture I9.

Coins, small keys and the like are carried in the pocket between the portions 24 and 25 of member 23 and when this coin pocket is closed, flap 26 is folded over onto the outer faces of the members 2| and the socket member 3l of a conventional snap fastener, which is seated in the outer end portion of said flap, engages the stud member 29 of the fastener, thus effectively closing the mouth of the coin pocket.

To give access to the coins and bring the same into position where they may be readily observed, flap 23, after being opened, is drawn outwardly away from the members 2| with the result that the intermediate portion 25 of member 3 upon which the coins rest will be drawn outwardly to the positions illustrated in Figs. 4 and l0, thus serving as a coin tray from which a coin or coins may be readily removed.

In Figs. 13-18 inclusive, I have illustrated a Structure which functions only as a coin purse, and in this construction, an elongated substantially rectangular member 3%, illustrated in Fig. 16, and formed of thin exible material, such as leather, forms the outer walls of the purse. `The intermediate portion 39 of this member 38 forms the rear wall of the purse, and the portions lill and 4l fold onto the inner face of portion 39 to form the front Wall. r 1

The length of the portion All is substantially equal to the length of the intermediate portion 35, and the portion il which is somewhat shorter than the portion lid, overlies the latter, and is secured thereto by the shank portion of the stud member s2 of a conventional snapk fastener, said shank passing through apertures t3 that are formed in members i6 and ll (see Fig. 16).

Formed in the intermediate portion 39 of mei ber 33 are pairs of parallel slits lill that are disposed parallel with the side edges of said member 3B.

. Formed integral with and projecting from one side of member 3B is a short ilap d5, in which is formed a pair of slits da identical with slits dfi.

The coin tray and flap in this construction comprises a single piece of thin flexible material illustrated in Fig. 17, and designated by the numeral 66. A substantially rectangular portion 4l, at one end of this member, lies immediately beneath the overlapping members i0 and l when the latter are folded for use, and a substantially rectangular portion i8 of said member 46 lies immediately against the inner face of the intermediate portion 39 of member 38, and performs the functions of a coin tray.

Projecting from the end o the coin tray member 48 is a short fiap Q5. The parts of the coin purse are maintained in assembled relation by a strap Sii of leather, or the like, one end of which overlies the outer face of member lli, and being secured thereto and to member d and to the underlying portion 6.1 of member 65, by the shank or the stud e2, and which shank passes through the apertures 3, and through an aperture 52 in the center of member lil. The end of stud is provided with a substantially spherical head l which is adapted to enter a conventional snap socket 53 carried by the overlying end portion of strap 5i) (see Fig. 14).

Flap 65 overlies the outer edges of the meinbers 46 and I from the fastening stud Q2, strap 50 passes through over flap 45, through slits 55a, thence across the outer surface of member 39, through the slits 44 therein, thence over flap 49, and socket member 53, which is carried by the free end of said strap, engages stud 5I to secure the purse in closed position.

When in use, coins, keys and other small articles are contained in the pocket between the portions 41 and 48 of member 46, and to open the purse, the end of strap 5t carrying the socket member 53 is disengaged from stud d2, and flap 49 is now pulled outwardly thereby pulling the coin tray 48 outwardly as illustrated in dotted lines in Fig. 14, thus positioning the coins so that they may be conveniently observed and removed.

Figs. 19-22 inclusive illustrate a stitchless bill fold, constructed in accordance with my invention, the same comprising two main parts with their intermediate portions inter-engaged with each other.

An elongated rectangular member Sil composed of thin flexible material, such as leather,

has a relatively narrow intermediate portion Si. and the wide end portions 62 of this member, function as overlapping outer wall flaps. Formed through the central portion of the narrow .intermediate member 6l is a short longitudinally disposed slit 63. o

Disposed at right angles to member et and arranged on the inner face thereof, is an elongated rectangular member 64 of thin flexible material, such as leather, and formed in the intermediate portion thereof, are spaced longitudinally disposed slits 65, through which pass the end portions of the narrow intermediate portion BI of member et. Thus, the narrow portion Sl of member El! overlies the inner face of the central portion of member @4 with the end portions Bti of said member ill forming inner wall flaps which, when the device is folded, occupy positions beneath the overlapping flaps 62 of member 58.

The intermediate loop portion 6l of a doubled strap 63 passes through slit 63 and lies above and below a portion of said member el to the side or" said slit, and the end portions of said strap pass through a short transversely disposed slit 59 that is formed between the intermediate portion of member 64 and one of the naps 56.

The outer end of this strap 68 carries the socket member 'l of a conventional snap fastener and when the bill fold is closed, this socket receives the stud member 'll of the fastener, which latter is seated in the outer end portion of that one of the flaps 65 opposite the one in which the slit E9 is formed.

When the bill fold is opened, the parts occupy the positions as illustrated in Fig. 2l, and the bills, checks, or the like, to be carried in the device, are placed on the inner face of member 64. Flaps 62 of member 60 are now folded over the intermediate portions of the bills or checks, and the flap 66 provided with the slit 69 through which the strap 68 passes, is now folded onto the overlapping aps 62.

Flap 65 that carries the stud 'll is now folded onto the underlying one of the naps 66 after which strap 68 is folded down and socket 1E] engages stud 1I, thus fastening the bill fold in closed condition.

If desired, the bills or checks may be folded so as to overlie only the intermeditte portion of member 64, and the intermediate portion 6| oi member 6l! before the flaps are folded, and secured in closed position.

Among the particular desirable features of my invention are the elimination of stitching in the construction of the combined bill fold and coin purse, also, the construction and mounting of the lower part of the coin purse so that the same may be pulled outwardly after the manner of a tray in order to give ready access to the coins that are located in the coin pocket.

Thus, it will be seen that I have provided a combination bill fold and coin purse that is relatively simple in construction, inexpensive of manufacture, and very effective in performing the functions for which it is maintained.

It will be understood that minor changes in the size, form and construction of the various parts or" my improved bill fold and coin purse may be made and substituted for those herein shown and described without departing from the spirit of my invention, the scope of which is set forth in the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a combined bill fold and coin purse. a

rectangular section of thin flexible material folded at its center to provide front and rear Walls, pairs of spaced longitudinally disposed slits formed in the material forming said front and rear walls, a pair of members formed of thin flexible material arranged at right angles on the end portions of said rst mentioned mem-ber, with their intermediate portions passing through the slits in said first mentioned member, the end portions of said second mentioned members provlding overlapping flaps on the inside of the end portions of said rst mentioned member there being transverse slits formed in the material providing said free and rear Walls and a longitudinally disposed strap extending through the transverse slits in said first mentioned member, and passing around the same and around the end portions of the second mentioned members when in folded condition.

2. In a combined bill fold and coin purse as set forth in claim 1, with a second strap inter-laced with a part of the said first mentioned member for securing the flaps of one of the second mentioned members in folded position.

3. In a combined bill fold and coin purse as set forth in claim1 1 with a coin tray formed of thin iiexible material and arranged for sliding movement beneath the flaps of one of said second mentioned flexible members.

4. A combined bill fold and coin purse as set forth in claim 1 with a coin tray formed of flexible material and arranged for sliding movement beneath the overlying flaps of one of the second mentioned flexible members, and a ap for closing the open outer end of said coin tray.

5. A combined bill fold and coin purse as set forth in claim 1 and a ap having one end interlaced With the intermediate portion of said first mentioned flexible member, and adapted to overlie the inner face of one of the Wall-forming parts of the rst mentioned member.

6. In a combined bill fold and coin purse, an elongated rectangular member formed of flexible material folded so as to provide overlapping end portions, an elongated rectangular member com posed of flexible material folded so as to provide portions that are positioned between the intermediate portion of said first mentioned member and the overlapping end portions, a flap projectingr from one end of one of the folded portions of said second mentioned member there being pairs of longitudinally disposed slits formed in the intermediate portion of said flrst mentioned member and a strip passing through said slits and around both of said rectangular mem-bers for securing same in closed position.

LESTER L. SHERWOOD.

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