Crime Prevention Pocketbook

This invention deals with a pocketbook designed and constructed to separate and completely come apart at the seams when pulled or grabbed by a purse snatcher or thief. Conventional pocketbooks of standard construction offer no real safety features against purse snatchers or thieves, and are not constructed to separate or come apart at the seams when a person is attacked by a thief.

For years there has been a major problem of how to handicap purse snatchers who use techniques of surprise attacks on their intended victims. Pocketbooks today are made for fashion and style only; incorporating no safety features against potential thieves and purse snatchers. Hundreds of victims daily across the nation are either injured, or lose their personal possessions by purse snatchers who steal their pocketbook when passing by in a moving automobile, motorcycle, or bicycle, or by running up from behind the victim and wrenching the pocketbook from the victim by grabbing the strap or the bag itself. The crime prevention pocketbook was designed to eliminate this easy method of stealing and thus reducing the chances of serious injury when the victim is knocked to the ground if the shoulder strap gets caught in the victim's arm.

The primary object of the present invention is to provide a pocketbook with a built-in protective feature against purse snatchers, thieves, etc., but styled for fashion as well as safety. A further object of this invention is to adequately protect a victim against serious injury which follows after a thief grabs a pocketbook from the intended victim, from his position in a passing automobile, or on a motorcycle. Another important object of this invention is if a purse snatcher grabs the shoulder strap, or the bag portion of the pocketbook, he will not escape with any personal possessions, unless he stands around and picks up the articles off the ground. The items that rest in the enclosed zipper compartments remain there, and do not scatter. All these features will become subsequently apparent in the details of construction to follow in the description of the accompanying drawings, together with a written description of the claims.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the crime prevention pocketbook (shoulder model) showing the invention in ready-to-use travel form.

FIG. 2 is a separation view of the break-away feature (shoulder model) showing the invention in view of 25% separation, showing how the pocketbook is designed to come apart throughout the perimeter of the model.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view illustrating the functioning parts of the break-away principle of the connecting harness assembly.

Referring now specifically to the drawings, the crime prevention pocketbook design of the present invention is designated by reference numeral 10 which shows the complete assembly shown in FIG. 1. Continuing further with FIG. 1, illustrates the front side panel 14 and the back side panel 16 adjoined to the closing flap 22 which extends over the front side panel 14. Continuing on with FIG. 1 to the connecting harness panel 18 extending around the perimeter of the pocketbook joined together with two parallel rows of velcro hook 26 and loop 28 from end to end with front side panel 14, and back side panel 16. Within the connecting harness panel is the strap 12 that extends through the belt loops 20 continuing around the perimeter of the pocketbook, ending at the velcro connecting points 24, where both ends of the strap join together. Continuing on to FIG. 2 shows the pocketbook in 25% separation view, beginning with the velcro connecting points 26 and 28 separating from both side panels 14 and 16 around the perimeter of the pocketbook from the connecting harness assembly 17. Going further with FIG. 2 to the inside partial view of the closing flap 22 shows the enclosed zipper compartment 32 in view against the back side panel 16. Both side panels are lined as shown in 30 of FIG. 2. Continuing on to FIG. 3 shows a cross sectional view of the connecting harness assembly 17, showing all the parts covered in FIGS. 1 and 2 in one deminsion. The specific manner of making and assembling the parts, the order of construction and sewing of the parts assembly, in any sewing operation is immaterial to the invention shown and described in the drawings. Since any manufacturing options of this invention will fall into the scope of this invention shown in the drawings just outlined and explained.