Pass case

• US 3,929,177 A
• Filed: 04/28/1975
• Issued: 12/30/1975
• Est. Priority Date: 04/28/1975
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: John P. Reis
• Original Assignee: John P. Reis
• Inventors: Reis, John P.
• Primary Examiner(s): Price, William
• Assistant Examiner(s): Marcus, Stephen
• Application Number:
  US05/572,530
• Time in Patent Office: 246 Days
• Field of Search: 150/29,30,35,37,38,39 D87/3A,3B
• US Class Current: 150/136
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 1/08 Combinations of purses and wallets

Abstract

A pass case for use with a French purse which has a compartment for receiving bills and a coin purse. The pass case includes a plurality of folded plastic wings for receiving cards and a flexible leather flap for covering the plastic wings and holding them in a folded position. Each of the folded plastic wings are attached to a fastening means which is in turn rigidly connected to the metal frame of the coin purse. One edge of the flexible leather flap is also rigidly clamped by the metal frame of the coin purse and the other end of the flexible leather flap opposite that secured by the metal frame is receivable under a relatively rigid plastic restraining member which releasably secures the leather flap against the plastic wings to hold them against the coin purse.

Claims

1. In combination a flexible wall including two opposed ends, a coin purse attached to said flexible wall adjacent one of said ends, said coin purse having an openable end and a closed end, a pass case secured to said coin purse, said pass case including at least one folded flexible plastic wing releasably connected in hinged relation to the open end of said coin purse, a flexible flap secured to said coin purse adjacent said openable end and covering said flexible plastic wing, and a restraining means secured to said flexible wall adjacent to the closed end of said coin purse releasably restraining said flexible flap against said flexible wings and securing said pass case against said coin purse.

2. The combination set forth in claim 1 further comprising means for releasably receiving said flexible plastic wing said means being secured to said coin purse at its open end.

3. The combination set forth in claim 1 wherein said flexible flap is leather and said restraining means is secured to the closed end of said coin purse and includes a projecting lip for slidably receiving an edge of said flexible flap thereunder.

4. The combination set forth in claim 1 wherein said restraining means comprises a folded relatively rigid plastic member including a first portion which is secured to said flexible wall and to the closed end of said coin purse and a projecting flap for slidably receiving the extending end of said flexible flap.

5. A flexible wall including two opposed ends;

a coin purse attached to said flexible wall adjacent one of said ends, said coin purse having an openable end bordered by a hinged frame and a closed end;

a pass case adjacent to said coin purse and secured to said hinged frame, said pass case including a fastening means rigidly attached to and adjacent said openable end of the coin purse, a plurality of folded flexible plastic wings releasably received by said fastening means, and a generally rectangular flexible flap secured along one edge to said hinged frame and covering said wings; and

a restraining means secured to said flexible wall and slidably receiving an edge of the flexible flap opposite the edge secured by said frame sAid restraining means releasably retaining said flexible flap and securing said pass case against said coin purse.

6. The combination set forth in claim 5 wherein said flexible flap is leather and said restraining means is secured to the closed end of said coin purse and includes a projecting lip for receiving an edge of said flexible flap thereunder.

7. The combination set forth in claim 5 wherein said restraining means comprises a folded relatively rigid plastic member including a first portion which is secured to said flexible wall and to the closed end of said coin purse and a projecting flap for slidably receiving an extending end of said flexible flap.

8. The combination set forth in claim 5 wherein said secured edge of the flexible flap and the fastening means are held in back to back relation and rigidly clamped together by said hinged frame.

9. The combination set forth in claim 5 wherein said fastening means comprises an elongated substantially rigid plastic member having a pair of opposed projections at each end, said projections extending toward each other and adapted to releasably receive said folded flexible plastic wings in hinged relationship.

10. A French purse comprising:

a pair of opposed flexible walls secured together to define an envelope-like bill compartment having an opening;

a coin purse having an openable end bordered by a hinged frame, said purse being secured to one of said flexible walls and outside said envelope-like compartment, a pass case adjacent to said coin purse and secured to said hinged frame, said pass case including a fastening means rigidly attached adjacent said openable end of the coin purse, a plurality of folded flexible plastic wings, and a generally rectangular flexible flap secured along one edge to said hinged frame and covering said wings; and

a restraining means secured to said flexible wall and slidably receiving an edge of the flexible flap opposite the edge secured by said frame and restraining means releasably retaining said flexible flap and securing said pass case against said coin purse.

11. The French purse set forth in claim 10 wherein said flexible flap is leather and said restraining means is secured to the closed end of said coin purse and includes a projecting lip for receiving an edge of said flexible flap thereunder.

12. The French purse set forth in claim 10 wherein said restraining means comprises a folded relatively rigid plastic member including a first portion which is secured to said flexible wall and to the closed end of said coin purse and a projecting flap for slidably receiving an extending end of said flexible flap.

13. The French purse set forth in claim 10 wherein said secured edge of the flexible flap and the fastening means are held in back to back relation and rigidly clamped together by said hinged frame.

14. The French purse set forth in claim 10 wherein said fastening means comprises an elongated substantially rigid plastic member having a pair of opposed projections at each end, said projections extending toward each other and adapted to releasably receive said folded flexible plastic wings in hinged relationship.