US1439140A - Loose-leaf holder - Google Patents

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.ldetonted Doc. '19, 1922.

Unirse sterne earner onine JOSHUA W. BRADY, 0F ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA.

LOOSE-LEAF HOLDER.

Application led May 29, 1922. Serial No. 564,324.

Be it known that l, JOSHUA W. BRADY, a citizen of the United States, residing at St. Pani, in the county of Ramsey and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Loose-Leaf Holders, ott which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to loose `leaf holders et the kind adapted to be supported either' on a desk or table or by one oi? the operators hands and firmly yet detachably holds one or more sheets to be written on, and the object is to improve such a device by new parts and 'features as will now be described.

ln the accompanying,` drawing:

'Fig'. l is a perspective view o-i my iinproved lea'i holder partly opened and with some loose leaves placed on it.

Fig. 9 is an edge view of the device further opened than in Fig. l.

Fig. 3 is a top view of the device in folded or closed position.

Fig. 4L- is a section on line i-l in Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a top or plan view of the head end of the device with all canvas and lever omitted showing how the springs, when more than one is used, may be arranged and connected to a metal strip.

Fig. (i is an edge view ot the upper side ol Fie'. 5 loo-king in the direction of arrow A. in Figs. and 2, with the lever restored.

'Fig'. 'l' is an enlarged face. view of the comhined card holder and lever by which the clasp of the device is opened during the insertion of the loose leaves.

Fig. 8 is an end view of Fig. 7.

Referring' to the drfftwing` by reference numerals, 10 designates the usual flat, stiil:1 body npon which the leaves l1, to be written on, are pinned. ln the cur-ved head end l2 oli said body are imbedded one or more lea'i springs 13, bent to about triangular 'form (sec dotted .lines 1.3 in Figs. 2 and 3) or they may be of any flesh-ed curvature so that each oi them forms a lmvcr clsspingr nrln ol' jaw 1-1l and an upper clasping;` arm 1.5. The latter :Urin tends at all times to hold the loaves 1l inserted firmly upon. the body .10.

I6 is a fiat, stiil2 cover adapted to rest upon the .loaves 11 to protect them. when the device is not in use. rlhis cover is formed with sections 16, 16b connected by joints 17, 18, 19 to enable it to be Jfolded over the head end ot the device and thence under the body 10 when so desired, as shown Vin dotted line 16, 16a in Fig. 2.

ln order to readily open the clespinpj jaws ol the device during the inserting' of the loose leaves l employ a short, flat lever 20, which has one end pivoted 21 either to one of the springs 13, as in 8. or as 1n. Figs. 5 and 6, to a metal strip 2.2 lfnzldging the space between the two spruigzjs and riveted to the latter a; 23. Said. :et-.rip 22 may extend more or less into the springs or eventhrough and beyond thein .lo mino; pio jections 22, see Fig. 5, which lil. adjoinn ing strip 21.1-, of wood or liber, serve to lreinforce the canvas 25 with which the device is covered and which. may form the 'joints 1.7- 18-19. In Fig. 6 is shown that the strip or plate 22 may he offset upwardly between the ends of the two springs to :form a .straight face where the lever 20 is placed Yet, as a rule, the lever is slightly spaced f canvas by a washer 26, and the sivinwing; en d of the lever when idle rests on a wearing plate 27. y

The lever 2() is composed oai' a solid. plate 28 (see Figs. 7 and 8) which has one end placed on pivot 2.1 and may be slightly channele-d as in Fig. 8. Frictionally but slidably engaging over the edgesl ot plate are 'the bent over longitudinal edpges 99 oil? a plate Il( The latterhas a sight open na l. through which to read a card. whit slidahlv' inserted between. the two plat or lever members and serves to indicate the class oi? written. matter contained in the l and any other useful information desired to he placed on the device. 4

In the making' oi? the device it is obvious that for a simple, cheap malte there may be only one of the springs 13 het 'een the lett and right edge oil? the device l. the lever pivoted. to such single spi-ingr. .dud the lever may be a plain or solid in s* l When two springs are used the rips 24.-., may be much modified and as shown in l=`i; Il thc lever may be pivoted to onlyy one ol" the two s lnrings, for when. the artiull.: is iinishcd the springs and any strips inside ot them and the canvas pasted over als a linislx, 'Forni rein the 2 and eilte: jthe leaves lfire lneertedthe lever-v .20 is released 'from pressure and swung'flown to the 'folded poeitionehown in 'fiillflineinv ...F ig. 3.

^ 1. A loose leal holder.comprising in' oomv binzition, i 'Het body 'for the loose leaves to reeton, smid body having at one end .an upwrdly and inwardly vcurved resilient jaw forjholding vthe loose leaves-,against the body,

z azie'over -hingedly `connected with Vthe jaw 'y an'lwadipted torest Iupon the-body andthe leayestliereon, said cover having also nearsaid jaw joints enabling it to be 'folded over the jaw and up to the-under side of the body, and-a vHet lever pivoted with one end to said jawend normally foldedin longitudinal direction of the adjacent joints. of the cover but. swingable rearwardlyl therefrom toserve as a lever to press on 1n opening the jaw lever having :t space adapted for' holdingff when. looseleves are `to be inserted orfre- 'moved 2. The structure specified in claim l; said 1 eard,and a sight opening throughwhicli to readl the contents of the card. 3... The-structure specified in claim l, said lever being spaced 'from the jew by a, Washer about its pivot. l

.4. The structure specified in claim 3,1 and a Wearingplate fixed on the jaw. to prevent the swinging end of the lever from ohafin the nished vsurface of the jaw.

-.5. The structure specified in l claim 1,

said Aj :1W comprising two spacedsprings and niiet bar secured thereto :Lndbridgingftlie spacebetween the springs, seid lever-being: pivoted to seid bridging bar. f

In testimony whereof I aix my signature.

Jos-HUA W. BRADY.

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