Abstract: A portable valuables receptacle is disclosed which includes a mechanism for prevention of slippage of the receptacle out of a garment pocket in which it is positioned, and which further prevents removal thereof from the pocket by a pickpocket. A slide plate provided with a portion for reception of valuables is slidably mounted within a case and movable between two positions, one being a locked position and the second being a released position. In the released position the slide plate is moved outwardly of the case by spring action, thus causing the case and the slide plate to expand against the side margins of the garment pocket in which it is placed, thus placing a force against the side margins and thereby preventing removal thereof from the garment pocket. The valuables receptacle portion of the slide plate is arranged to receive valuable personal belongings such as a commutation ticket, driver's license, a key or the like.
Abstract: A wallet having a removable clip for use in a concealed fashion or for carrying in the pocket in a normal fashion. A pocket on the exterior surface of the wallet is provided for receiving a metal clip which can be easily detached. The clip when inserted in the pocket allows the wallet to be out of sight carried in the waistband of clothing, and is easily retrieved for access to the contents.
Abstract: A security device which includes a single flexible, resilient tab extending from a wallet, billfold or the like at an acute angle for preventing undetected removal of the article from a pocket. The tab is preferably configured so that it can be temporarily depressed by a person's finger to facilitate legitimate removal of the associated article by the owner.
Abstract: A security pouch is provided which has an access opening and includes support straps and fasteners for attaching the pouch to a strap of an upper torso undergarment, whereby the pouch is suspendable beneath the arm of a wearer to permit safe, comfortable, inconspicuous and secure carrying of valuables.
Abstract: A security pouch of a size adapted to hold a cash receipts container in a vertical position and adapted to be worn by an individual suspended from the shoulder and adjacent the side of the individual's chest and under the individual's arm, including, an opening provided with a closure that is operable by one hand.
Abstract: A theft protection purse is set forth wherein a secondary purse is positionable within a compartment of said purse including a Velcro (.TM.) securable flap encloses said secondary purse for access thereto. Said secondary purse includes a flexible tether selectively securable to a bracelet to be worn by a user. Alternatively, the tether may be disconnected from said bracelet and positioned upon a hook within said Velcro secured enclosure compartment.
Abstract: A wallet is provided with a removable clip which permits the wallet to be clipped onto the wearer's waistband. With the clip removed, the wallet can conveniently be placed in the wearer's pocket like a clipless wallet. The clip is coupled to the wallet without the use of barbs or glue. It consists of a three-legged spring clip structure in which the first leg is inserted into the bottom of an exterior pocket on the wallet, the second leg is spring biased against the first leg to hold the clip onto the wallet, and the third leg is spring biased against the second leg to hold the wallet onto the wearer's waistband. The third leg is made wider than the first two legs to reduce the twisting of the clip within the wallet pocket.
Abstract: A convenient beltless sports accessory wallet adapted for easy fitting over the waistband of an article of clothing, such as trousers or a skirt, comprised of an outer pliable fabric panel with an outer pocket, an intermediate pliable fabric panel with pockets thereon, and an inner pliable fabric panel with pockets thereon wherein all three panels are fixed together at their top edges to permit the wallet to straddle the waistband of an article of clothing while the outer and intermediate panels hang outside the clothing and the inner panel comfortable hangs inside the clothing snugly against the body.
Abstract: A security wallet including body portions formed by the folding and stitching of a linear strip of flexible material. The wallet, when formed, has an indentification card compartment with a slot opening, a currency compartment with a selectively closable flap, and an open key compartment. A pair of integral loops are formed near the opening of the key compartment and a neck lanyard is attached to one loop while a key chain is attached to the other loop.
Abstract: An alarm system that signals when one or more credit cards are absent from a card stack in the case if the system is enabled. In preferred form, a card stack thickness sensor responds to the stack thickness to determine whether all cards are present in the stack. A first signal device (e.g., a buzzer) in a circuit that includes a single sensor switch operated by the card stack thickness sensor informs the case's owner when not all cards are present if the circuit is enables. A second signal device (e.g., one or more of the cards, or a separate flag) that is projectable from and retractable into the case's interior is operated by a circuit enabling switch, this switch being manually controlled for enabling the circuit when the case is to be stored (the second signal device being disabled, i.e.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 21, 1986
Date of Patent:
January 5, 1988
Assignee:
`totes`, Incorporated
Inventors:
Bradford E. Phillips, Roy J. Bertacchi, John E. Busse
Abstract: A wallet particularly suited to the needs of persons while jogging or participating in other active sports, includes a flexible back panel which is foldable between open and closed positions about a folding axis. A first flexible pocket panel is secured to the back panel on an inside surface portion on one side of the folding axis of the back panel. A second flexible pocket panel is secured to the back panel on an inside surface portion which is on the opposite side of the folding axis of the back panel. Both the first and second pocket panels have unsecured edges extending near the folding axis so as to define first and second pockets, respectively. A hook member projects out of the back panel and extends over an outside portion of the back panel to engage the waistband of the wearer. Accordingly, the wallet can be worn comfortably and its contents will not be lost.
Abstract: The device comprises a staple provided with means for attaching it to the article to be retained, for example a billfold. This staple supports a steel wire, which is bent so as to form simultaneously a spike crossing the staple from one wing to the other and a control means provided with a cap. When the staple is placed in a pocket, the spike penetrates into the fabric when an effort is made to withdraw the billfold. The spike can be retracted by applying pressure to the cap, the wire coming to rest on the base of the cut-out of the staple. Locking means formed by a lug and a groove in the cap make it possible to prevent axial movement of the cap.
Abstract: A foldable wallet intended to be secured on or about the user's person, by means of a cord. The wallet is made of various panels peripherally secured to each other, and defining a number of separate pockets for receiving and storing articles such as passports, maps, paper money, and coins, as well as relatively narrow elongate articles such as pens, penlights, or the like. The mouths of the pockets are transverse to the longitudinal dimension of the wallet, so that the pocket mouths face upwardly to contain articles within the pockets as the wallet is carried by its cord. The wallet folds asymmetrically on its length so that a part of the longer portion remains uncovered, and a pocket may be on the uncovered portion for access without opening the wallet.