Arrangement in a purse or bag secured against theft

• US 4,882,815 A
• Filed: 05/31/1988
• Issued: 11/28/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/1986
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Morten N. Nilsen
• Original Assignee: Morten N. Nilsen
• Inventors: Nilsen, Morten N.
• Primary Examiner(s): Sakran, Victor N.
• Application Number:
  US07/201,139
• Time in Patent Office: 546 Days
• Field of Search: 24/303, 24/3 R, 24/3 H, 24/49 M, 292/251.5, 340/572, 340/546, 150/134, 335/285
• US Class Current: 24/303
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 13/18 Devices to prevent theft or loss of purses, luggage or hand carried bags
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 13/24 Devices for sound-producing, piercing, gas-discharging, or the like
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/149 with electric, magnetic, capacitive switch actuation
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/32 having magnetic fastener
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 292/11 Magnetic

Abstract

An arrangement in a purse or a bag secured against theft, for safe-keeping of securtities, with a fastening means for fastening on the inside of a garment (2). Said fastening means consists of a magnet affected body (5), and a permanent magnet (10), and said two members (5, 10) are provided with means (12) for mutual engagement which prevent relative displacement. Said magnet affected body (5) or magnet (10) is fastened to said purse (1). On the purse (1) an electric oscillating circuit is provided comprising a sound generator with a tongue or a diaphragm of a magnet affected material which is provided to be checked against a contact by the aid of the magnetic field of magnet (10) and which automatically generates a signal when the influence from the magnet stops.

Claims

1. In combination with a garment, a valuable article, and means for securing the valuable article inside the garment against theft, said securing means comprising a button-shaped projection secured to the article, and a cup so shaped as to receive and retain said projection, one of said cup and projection being a permanent magnet and the other of said cup and projection being a magnet-affected body, said projection being disposed within said cup with the material of the garment disposed between said projection and the interior of said cup.

2. The combination of claim 1, in which the projection has a diameter greater than the internal diameter of the rim of the cup, so that a snap fastener effect is created when the projection is introduced into the cup.

3. The combination of claim 1, including an electric oscillating circuit with a signal generating means, said circuit generating an alarm signal when said circuit is separated from said magnet.