US1645177A - Holder for manifolding books - Google Patents

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E. K. BOTTLE HOLDER FOR KANIFQLDING BOOKS Filed April 7. 1923 LIL 19 16 19 026 414:, i I 24 2a 295' F1 24 Q26 5 30 23 23 .1 Z0\ T2- ,.5 H Ti .6

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EDWZQRID KIRBY BOTTLE, F ELMIRA, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOB 530 AMERICAN SALES BOOK COMPANY, LIMITED, OF TORONTO, ONTARIO, OANADA, A CORPORATION OF ONTARIO.

HOLDER FOR MANIFOLDING BOOKS.

Application filed April 7, 1923.

which will tightly grasp and hold the book regardless of the thickness thereof.

Another object is to provide a holder having a supporting table for the pad, in the form of a. follower spring pressed toward the pad.

Another object is to provide a two-partholder, wherein the ends of the pad are clamped resiliently between the parts of the holder.

Another object is to provide a two-part holder for clamping the ends of the pad, wherein one of the parts is resilient and is held under tension by its engagement with the other to firmly clamp the pad.

Another object is to provide a holder for simultaneously clasping opposite ends of a book, with a resilient following pressure, to compensate for the gradual removal of the leaves.

Other objects of the invention will be in part obvious and will in part appear hereinafter.

The invention accordingly comprises an article of manufacture possessing the features, properties, and the relation of elements which will be exemplified in the article hereinafter described and the scope of the application of which will be indicated in the claims.

For a fuller understanding of the nature and objects of the invention reference should be had to the following detailed description taken in connect-ion with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the invention with a manifolding sales book in place,

Fig. 2 is a perspective View of a portion of the book,

Serial No. 630,578.

Figs. 3, 5 and 7 are edge views of alternative forms of the invention,

Figs. 4, and 8 are top plan views of Figs. 3, 5 and 7 respectively.

In the embodiment of the invention shown in Fig. 1, the improved holder is shown in connection with cover, consisting of a back 1, and afront 2, which are connected by a flexible hinge connection 3, as for instance leather. The holder proper is a two-part construction, consisting of an element in the form of a plate 4, which is a follower, and on which the pad rests, and an element 5 which clamps the pad to the element 4. The element 5, which is resilient, in the present instance, is provided at each end with an upstanding web 6 and 7, respectively, between which the pad 8 is received, and each web has at its top an overlying flange 9 and 10 respectively, the flange 9 being connected with the web 6, while the flange 10 is connected wi h the web 7. In the present instance each flange 9 and'lO is provided at its ends With depending lugs 11, which engage the side edges of the pad 8, to prevent lateral movement thereof, with respect to the follower, which is received between the webs 6 and 7, and which support the pad.

Resilient mechanism is arranged between the elements of the holder, and the said mechanism acts normally to move the elements away from each other, thereby to clamp the pad between said elements, In the present instance the resilient mechanism is in connection with the element 5, the said element being of resilient material, and bent so that when it is engaged with the pad and follower, that is, the element 4, it will be held under tension. In the present construction, the element 5 is bent to provide three concave portions, separated by ribs 12- extending transversely of the element 5, and bearing against the element 4 when the elements areconnected and clamped upon the pad. The improved holder is especially designed to hold that form of manifolding' pad known as Zigzag, wherein a series of record leaves is provided, connected end to end and foldedso that they lie one upon the other. It is obvious, however, that the holder might be used with equal facility to hold any form of manifolding pad. With the zigzag arleaves may be disengaged as may be desired,

all connected together, by merely making traction on the uppermost leaf in the plane of the leaf, or substantially in the said plane. With other forms of manifolding pad, the follower may be depressed at one end, by pressure on the pad, to permit disengage ment of the free ends of the leaf or leaves from the flanges 9 or 10, as the case may be. The leaf 13 of transfer material is held by a spring clip on the flange 10. This clip is in the form of a leaf which is hinged to the web 7 or to another leaf 1 k secured to the web 7, and it is normallyspring pressed toward the flange 10, to tightly grip the end of the transfer leaf between .the said flange and the leaf let. The transfer leaf may be disengaged, by swinging the leaf 1% upwardly. The'element 5 may be connected to the back 1 of the cover in any suitable or desired manner, as for instance by rivets indicated at 15.

' In the embodiment of the invention shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the holder comprises an element 16, which is a follower, and an element 17 of resilient material, held under tension by its engagement with the follower.

This element 17', which is a plate, is bent in the same manner as the plate 5, and is provided at its ends with the vertical webs 18 and the overlying flanges 19, which engage the ends of the follower. The lugs 10 which limit the side movement of the pad are omitted, to facilitate the entrance of the pad into the holder. In the embodiment of Fig. 1, the ends of the pad must beintroduced beneath theflanges 9 and 10. the follower being depressed for this purpose. In Fig.3, however, the pad'may be slipped into the holder from the side. In Fig. 1, it is engaged from the top. ..In the alternate construction shown in Figs. 5 and 6, the element 20 which is the follower, is a plate, and the element 21 is also a plate, having the end webs 22 and the overlying flanges 23-23 against which the follower bears. The element 21 is bent in opposite directions on a transverse line at its center, and the angle formed. by the bending is arranged upward, and bears against the underside of the follower, pressing it againstthe flanges 23. Then engaged with the follower, the element 21 is held under tension. With this construction the manifolding pad may be introduced 'from the side, and in order to facilitate the introduction, the flange 23 is cut away at each end, so that it is only a finger piece at the center of the web.

If desired, the two elements may be secured together as in the construction of Figs. 7 and 8, wherein the follower 24 is secured to the element 25 which is a clamp,

has its central portion bowed up as shown at 27 to abut the plate24, and it is the bowed up portion which is connected to the follower. The element 25 has the end webs 28 and the overlying flanges 29, and the flanges are provided with depending lugs 30 at their ends, which limit the lateral movement of the pad on the follower. The bow 27 is of such depth that it will tightly hold the follower against the flanges 29.

In order to insure the firm holding of the last few leaves of a manifolding pad. mechanism may be provided in connection with any of the holders shown for insuring atight grip at either or both ends of the holder. In Figs? and 8, for instance, the overlying flanges 23 and 23 have depres sions 41 on'their upper faces, which form spurs or lugs on the under faces of the flanges. The follower may have struclnup spurs or lugs 42 at its ends, matching with the lugs 41, to tightly grip the leaves. In Figs. 10 and 11,.the follower has spurs or lugs e3, which match with the openings l iin one of the flanges-34L. The arrangement in Fig. 8 is especially adapted for the zigzag type of pad, since it will tightly grip both ends of the last few leaves. The construction of Fig. 11 is also adapted for this type, or for any other type. In each of the constructions of Figs. 3, 5, 7, 9 and 10, aspring clip such as that, shown in Fig. 1 may be provided to hold the transfer leaf, or any other suitable means may be used. In operation, to introduce a pad, in the construction of Figs. 1 or 7, the ends of. the follower are depressed, and the ends of the pad may be slipped into place one at a time Or simultaneously. In the construction of Figs. 8, 5, 9 and 10, the pad may be inserted from the side, or from the top as may be desired. The lugs 10 and 30 also prevent lateral movement of the follower, holding it in proper position in the holder, constituted by the follower and clamp. The improved holder is a two-part holder, one of the parts being a follower, and a support for the pad, while the other is a clamp to clamp the pad to the follower,

and one of the parts is resilient and held under tension by its engagement with the other. Either or both parts may. furnish the resiliency. Thefollower might be deformed and resilient, but it is preferable that the follower be plane to provide a support for the pad.

Since certain changes may be made in the above article and different embodiments of the invention could be made without departing from the scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in th accmpanying drawing shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

It is also to be understood that the following claims are intended to cover all of the generic and specific features of the invention herein described, and all statements of the scope of the invention, which, as a matter of language, might be said to fall therebetween.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A holder for manifolding pad, comprising, in combination, a resilient plate, upturned webs at the ends of said resilient plat-e, and flanges carried by said webs, a rigid plate embraced between said resilient plate and said flanges, said resilient plate being adapted to urge said rigid plate into engagement with said flanges and means for keeping said rigid plate and said resilient plate in lateral alignment.

2. A holder for manifolding pad, comprising, in combination, a resilient plate, upturned webs at the ends of said resilient plate and flanges carried by said webs, a rigid plate embraced between said resilient plate and said flanges, said resilient plate being adapted to urge said rigid plate into engagement with said flanges and means for keeping said rigid plate and said resilient plate in lateral alignment, and a spring clamp carried by said web, engaging one of said flanges for the retention of a transfer sheet. 1

3. A holder for manifolding pad, comprising, in combination, a resilient plate, upturned webs at the ends of said resilient plate and flanges carried by said webs, a rigid plate embraced between said resilient plate and said flanges, said resilient plate being adapted to urge said rigid plate into engagement with said flanges, means for keeping said rigid plate and said resilient plate in lateral alignment, and means for laterally restraining a pad when held between said rigid plate and said flanges.

4. A holder for manifolding pad, comprising, in combination, a resilient plate, upturned webs at the' ends of said resilient plate and flanges carried by said webs, a rigid plate embraced between said resilient plate and said flanges, said resilient plate being adapted to urge said rigid plate into engagement with said flanges, means for keeping said rigid plate and said resilient plate in lateral alignment, a spring clamp carried by said web engaging one of said flanges for the retention of transfer sheet, and means for laterally restraining a pad when held between said rigid plate and said flanges.

5. A holder'for a manifolding pad comprising, in combination, a resilient plate having upturned webs at its ends for confining a pad, flanges carried by said webs extending over the face of the pad but terminating short of the space intended for inscription whereby the central portion of the face of the pad is exposed from one edge to the other, a rigid plate within said back member, and means for limiting the lateral movement of the pad in both directions, said back member being adapted to urge said pad outwardly to bear against said flanges.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

EDWARD KIRBY BOTTLE.

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