US1552879A - Check book - Google Patents

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Sept. 8, 1925. 1,552,819

L.H.RANDOLPH cnEc BOOK Filed May 20. i924 Patented Sept. 8, 1925.

UNlTED STATES LEWIS H. RANDOLPH, E BANDANA, KENTUCKY.

CHECK BOOK.

Application filed May 20, 1924. Serial No. 714,625.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Lnwrs H. RANDOLPH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bandana, in the county of Ballard and State of Kentucky, have invented a new and useful Check Book, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to check books or the like, and aims to provide a novel form of check book wherein the construction is such as to provide a relatively small check book so that the same may be conveniently carried in the pocket.

An important object of the invention is to provide a construction wherein the checks are maintained in a flat condition, eliminating the necessity of folding the checks in order to reduce the length of the check book for pocket and personal use.

A still further object of the invention is to provide means for facilitating the selecting of the proper stub to be used when a check isbeing made out.

Another object of the invention is to provide a removable cover which may be used and refilled when the checks of the check book have been exhausted.

WVith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a check book disclosin the same open.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the cover in its open condition, the check book having been removed.

Figure 3 is a rear elevational view of the check book disclosing the tongue for securing to the check book cover.

Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view through the check book and cover when in a folded condition.

Figure 5 is a side elcvntional View of the check book and cover, the same being in an open position.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the reference character 5 designates check book cover which may be constructed of "the check book supported leather, or other suitable material, to which cover is secured a member '6 that forms a pocket with the inner surface of the cover.

The cover includes end sections 7 and 8 respectively, which are adapted to fold over inthe cover, the sections 7 being provided with a slot 9 and a socket member 10 which cooperates with the tongue 11 and head 12 for securing the cover in its closed position.

The check book includes a check section 13 and a stub section 14:, the stub section being connected to the check section by means of a cloth hinge section 15 providing a structure which will permit the stub section to be folded onto the check section in a manner as shown by Figure 4c of the drawing, thereby reducing the length of the check book to the minimum and permitting the check book to be conveniently carried in the pocket of the user.

The stub section of the check comprises a plurality of stubs which are ruled in the usual manner, but on the undersides thereof, so that when the stubs are folded outwardly in the filling out of a check, the markings thereon will appear before the user as does the usual stub which is formed at the end of a check and separated therefrom by a line of perforations.

Tongues 16 are formed on the stubs, there being provided a line of perforations between each tongue and its stub so that when a stub has been filled out, the tongue may be torn from the stub leaving a space be tween the remaining tongues and the check thereunder to allow the user to readily separate the used stubs from the stub to be filled out and corresponding to the next check to be drawn.

A tongue indicated at 17 is formed on the back of the checks and is designed to fit within the pocket formed between the cover 5 and member 6 so that the checks may be removably secured to the cover.

In the use of the device assuming that the check book is to be closed, the section 7 is folded onto the checks and the section 8 folded in a likewise manner. The tongue 11 is now positioned through the opening 9 and passed from the underside of the sections 7 to the upper side thereof, whereupon the head 12 is positioned in the socket member 10 to secure the cover closed.

It is obvious that when the cover is opened, the stubs may be folded to a position as illustrated by Figure 1 of the drawing tofacilitate the filling out of the check.

A check book including a pad of checks, a pad of stubs, a length of cloth material secured to the stubs and pad of checks to connect the stubs and checks, tongues extending from the free edges of the stubs and separated from the stubs by lines of perforations, said tongues adapted to be re- 10 moved to provide a space between the upper surfaces of the check lying under the tongues, and tongues remaining connected to their stubs.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixecl my signature.

LEWIS H. RANDOLPH.

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