Buckles – buttons – clasps – etc. – Having magnetic fastener
Patent
1988-05-31
1989-11-28
Sakran, Victor N.
Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
Having magnetic fastener
2922515, 335285, A44B 2100, E05C 1916
Patent
active
048828157
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
The present invention relates to an arrangement in a purse or bag that is secured against theft for safe-keeping of securities, with a fastening means for fastening on the inside of a garment.
Theft of money and securities from persons carrying such securities is becoming more and more common. Pickpockets get more and more ingenious, and especially tourists are vulnerable to thefts of money and securities. It may be a question of travel cheques, bank notes, credit cards, and the like, and passports are also much sought-after these days, thousands of passports are stolen and forged to be sold illegally.
It is a problem for tourists and other travellers to keep such securities safe. Often one does not trust any place for safe-keeping at one's temporary living quarters, and as mentioned above, it is hazardious to carry securities about.
There is, thus, an evident demand for a purse or bag secured against theft for keeping such securities, which purse or bag may be carried inside a garment, if desired, in contact with a person's skin. Such purses or bags are known, with the fastening means for securing to the inside of the garment consisting of a means to pierce the garment to be locked by a snap-on or screw-on button outside the garment. In the most simple case the fastening means may be a safety pin or the like. These known means, however, will damage the garment onto which they are secured.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a purse or bag secured against theft of the kind as mentioned above, which may be attached to the inside of a garment without leaving a permanent mark or damaging the garment.
It is a further object of the invention to provide a means which gives a warning in case of unauthorized removal of the purse or bag from the garment it is attached to.
According to the invention this is achieved by a purse or bag that is safe against theft, of the kind mentioned above, and which is characterized in that the fastening means comprises a body that is influenced by a magnet, and a permanent magnet, and that said magnet affected body, and the magnet are provided with means for mutual engagement preventing relative displacement, with either the magnet affected body or the magnet being fastened to the purse.
A further development of the invention is characterized in that associated with the magnet affected body is an electronic oscillating circuit with a sound generator in the shape of a tongue or a diaphragm of a magnet affected material which is movably arranged and is, thus, lockable against a contact by the aid of the magnetic field of said magnet, and which automatically sounds an alarm when the influence of the magnet ends.
Further features and details of the invention appear from the following description in connection with the drawing, wherein
FIG. 1 shows an example of how the bag or purse may be carried,
FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of the purse or bag according to the invention, and
FIG. 3 shows a partial section of the collar according to the invention.
The purse 1, shown in a dotted line in FIG. 1, is placed on the inside of a person's shirt 2. The purse or bag 1 is made from a soft material, e.g. a textile, to be pliable and comfortable to wear against one's skin and to conform with a garment. The bag has an opening for filling and emptying it and is provided with internal compartments. The opening 2 may be provided with a closure. On the outside surface of the bag a disk 3 is provided. On the outside of the disk there is a button 4 onto the outside of which a disk 5 of a material that is affected by a magnet, e.g. a disk of soft iron is attached. On the disk there is also attached an oscillating circuit with a battery 6, an electronic unit 7, and a signal generator 8. As will appear from FIG. 2, purse 1 may be provided inside shirt 2 in such a manner that button 4 with disk 5 is placed inside an outside pocket 9 of garment 2. In pocket 9 a strong permanent magnet 10 is inserted and is enclosed by a plastic cup 11 extending beyond magnet 10 with a collar 12. Disk 5 has a sli
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