US556484A - Manifold-copying book - Google Patents

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r MANIFOLD 'COPYING BOOK.

NO. 556,484. y Patented Mar. 17, 1896.

W GNL `v 8 i W-MW I UNITED STATES f PATENT- OFFICE,

FRANK J. IVENDE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

MANIFOLD-COPYING BOOK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 556,484, dated March 17', 1896. Application led September 12, 1895I Serial No. 562,264. (No model.)

T0 all whom it may concern; n

Be it known that I, FRANK J. WENDE, of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Manifold-Copyin g Books, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which corresponding letters of reference in the different figures indicate like parts. The object of my invention is to so construct a m anifold-copying book that triplicate or quadruplicate copies can be readily produced therein, by means of carbon or other paper coated with a transferring composition, from a single writing, while at the same time the book may be simple in construction and readily manipulated, all of which is hereinafter' more particularly described and definitely pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of an open book adapted for triplicate copies embodying the features of my invention. Fig. 2 represents the same when open with the triplicate leaf folded over the secondary carbon sheet. Fig. 3 is a like view showing the triplicate and duplicate leaves and the secondary carbon sheet folded upon the primary leaf and the primary carbon sheet in position to enable a manifold copy in triplicate to be produced. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of an open book adapted for quadruplex manifolding. Fig. 5 is an edge view thereof, showing the leaves ready for use. Fig. (i is a longitudinal sectional view of a book, showing a modified means for securing the secondary and tertiary leaves and the carbon leaves in position. Fig. 7 is a plan view, in detail, of my improved clamp shown in Fig. 6 for securing the carbon leaves in place 5 and Fig. S is a sectional view thereof, taken upon the line 8 8, Fig. 7, viewed in the direction of the arrow there shown. Fig. 9 is a transverse sectional view of an open book, showing a modification of my invention in the form of a double or continuous folio sheet of compression-paper forming two leaves in lieu of the separate leaves shown in the other views.

Referring to the drawings, a. represents the cover of my improved manifold-copyin g book, which may consist of Manila paper or any well-known material adapted to that purpose. The primary leaves l) are stitched or secured, by means of wire fastening-s c or equivalent means, to one of the outer edges of the cover, thereby enabling the free edges of said leaves to be adjacent to the hinge d of the cover. Upon the opposite side of and adjacent to the hinge or hinge portion CZ I prefer to attach, preferably by means of stitches or wire staples e., the secondary leaves f, of which the tertiary leaves g are extensions. Perforations 7L mark the line upon which the latter are folded upon the former, and also serve as a means for separating the two. Carbon or other impression leaves j are also attached,

preferably by means of the fastenings e, theleaf /L' extending over the primary leaves b, while the leaf h extends over the secondary 'leaves f. In making triplicate copies the leaves /L' are carbonized or coated upon the lower side or face, while the leaves j are coated upon the upper side, as they would appear when the book is open, and said leavesextended in opposite directions, but the carbon faces of both leaves would of course be upon the bottom when the book is ready for use.

For making triplicate copies the book may be utilized as follows: The book being opened, as shown in Fig. l, the triplicate leaf g is first drawn out or unfolded, as shown in Fig. l. This permits the impression-leafj to fall upon the secondary leaf f, where it lies with its carbonized surface uppermost. The tertiary leaf g is then folded upon the impression-leafy', as shown in Fig. 2. In the meantime the impression-leaf c', having its coated face downward, lies upon the primary leaf l1. After folding the tertiary leaf, as shown in Fig. 2, the secondary and tertiary leaves, with the impression-leaf j intervening, are folded, as shown in Fig. 3, upon the primaryleaf b,when the book is readyfor use. The entry is then made upon what then is theuppermost face of the secondary leaf f, thereby reproducing the copies upon the tertiary and primary leaves. The leaves are then unfolded, as shown in Fig. l, when the tertiary and secondary leaves are torn out upon the lines of the perforations. The primary leaf, containing the triplicate copy, may be removed or not, as desired. Upon removing the secondary and tertiaryleaves upon which the copies IOO have been made and either removing or fold ing back the primary leaf containing the copy, so as to permit the impression-paper /L' to fall upon the next succeeding of the leaves b, and unfolding the next leaf g to permit the impression-paper to take its place between the secondary and tertiary leaves, the operation may be repeated, as described.

It will be observed that the impressionleaves' need not be handled or removed, but will always assume their proper places in conjunction with the respective leaves upon which copies are to be made as the latter are manipulated by the user.

In order to make quadruplicate copies,it is only necessary to insert leaves of tissue or' transparent paper between the primary leaves l), so as to alternate therewith, one of said leaves being shown at k, Fig. 5. In quadrupleX books (shown also in Fig. 4) it is essential that the leaf z' be coated or carbonized upon both sides, or that two leaves having their carbonized faces reversed be employed instead of the one shown in Fig. l.

As a modification of my improved device, instead of securing the carbon leaves in place, as shown in Fig. l, I provide a clamping device by means of which they may be detachably secured in position. This is shown in Figs. (5 to 8, inclusive. In these views l represents a sheet-metal plate having upturned projections -m m at the ends, which projections are provided with 'vertical slots n. Slits o, Fig. 0, are made in the cover a so as to form loops therein in which the plate Z is inserted so as to extend across said cover adjacent to the hinge. The plate may thus be inserted or removed at will. A secondary plate p, having a lon gitudinal groove or corrugation q therein, is connected with the plate l by means of pintles o', which are inserted in the slots n, thus permitting the pintles to act as a hinge, so that the plate p maybe turned over. Hinged at s, Figs. 7 and 8, in the plate p is a springwire t, which is adapted to lie in the groove or corrugation q and clamp the carbon leaves ij thereto, as clearly shown in Fig. 8. One end of the wire is bent to form the hinge at s, while the opposite end u is bent in a similar manner to slip over and engage a slight projection upon the end of the plate p and thus retain the wire in position. The wire t may be unclasped and a new carbon, or new carbons, as the case may be, inserted at will,

while the slots n permit the plate p to accom-Y modate itself to the varying thickness of the book as the leaves are removed therefrom. I do not confine myself, however, to any specific means of attaching the carbons, as it is evident that they may be glued or pasted in or left loose, if preferred.

It is further manifest that instead of using separate carbon sheets with the faces reversed for triplicate copies a single folio sheet may 5 be used, one half of which, constituting one leaf, is carbonized upon oneside and the other half, constituting another leaf, upon the opposite side, or, for quadruplex use, one half upon one side and the other half upon both sides. Any kind of impression-paper may be used in lieu of the usual carbon sheets.

My improved device enables triplicate or quadruplicate copies to be made withou t crocking or soiling any of the sheets.

IIaving thus described my invention, I claim- 1. A manifold-copyingbook havin g primary leaves attached to one lid or member of the book-cover, secondary leaves attached to the opposite lid of the book-cover at or near and parallel with the hinge, tertiary leaves for1ning a continuation of said secondary leaves and adapted to fold inwardly upon impression-paper in combination with impressionpaper adapted to cover said primary and secondary leaves, said impression-paper being fastened at or near and parallel with the line of fastening of said secondary leaves, the coated surfaces of said impression-paper upon opposite sides of the line of fastening being reversed, whereby, when the respective leaves are placed in position for use said coated surfaces may be downward, thus enabling tripli-- cate copies of writing to be successively produced without requiring the carbon to be removed from its position within the area covered by said primary and secondary leaves, substantially as described.

2. The combination in a manifold-copying book, of primary. secondary and tertiary leaves, the primary and secondary leaves being secured to the book-cover and the tertiary leaves being arranged to fold inwardly upon impression paper, of impression paper attached at or near the middle of the book between the primary and secondary leaves and adapted, when said book is open, to extend in opposite directions over said primary and secondary leaves, and to have its coated surfaces in operative contact with said'primary and tertiary leaves, substantially as specified.

The combination in a manifold-copying book, of primary, secondary and tertiary leaves, the primary and secondary leaves being secured to the book-cover and the tertiary leaves being arranged to fold inwardly upon impression-paper, of impression-paper attached at or near the middle of the book between the primary and secondary leaves and adapted, when said book is open, to extend in opposite directions over said primary and secondary leaves and to have its coated surfaces in operative contact with said primary and tertiary leaves, the coated surface in con tact with said primary leaf being downward and that adapted to be brought into contact with said tertiary leaf being upward when the book is open and said leaves are extended in opposite directions, substantially as described.

Li. The combination in a manifold-copying book, of primary, secondary and tertiary IOO IIO

leaves, theprimary and secondary leaves being secured to the book-cover and the tertiary leaves being arranged to fold inwardly upon impression paper, of impression -paper attached at or near the middle of the book between the primary and secondary leaves and adapted, when said book is open, to extend in opposite directions over said primary and secondary leaves, and to have its coated surfaces in operative contact with said primary and tertiary leaves, and a detachable clamp for securing said impression-paper upon the line of attachment specied, substantially as described.

5. The combination in a manifold-copying book, of primary leaves secured at or near the outer edge of the book-cover on a line parallel with that of the hinge of said cover, secondary leaves having their edges secured to said cover at or near the middle, the line of fastening being also parallel with that of the cover-hinge, tertiary leaves forming eXtensions of the secondary leaves and adapted to fold upon impression-paper, in contact with the secondary leaves, the line of connection being indicated by perforations or indentations, and transfer impression-leaves secured at or near the middle of the book, the respective lines of fastening of the primary, secondary and impression leaves all being parallel, and the faces of the impression-leaves being reversed with respect to each other when the book is open and the impression-leaves are extended in opposite directions, whereby the coated surface of said impression-leaves may be brought into operative contact with the primary and the other with the tertiary leaf, substantially as described.

. 6. The combination in a manifold-copying book of primary, secondary and tertiary leaves, the primary and secondary leaves being secured to the book-cover and the tertiary leaves being arranged to fold inwardly upon impression-paper, impression-paper attached at or near the middle of the book between the primary and secondary leaves, and adapted when said book is open to extend in opposite directions over said primary and secondary leaves and to have its coated surfaces in contact with said primary and tertiary leaves, that portion of the impression-paper in contact with the primary leaf being coated upon both sides,'and a series of transparent leaves bound alternately between said primary leaves, substantially as described.

7 The combination with a manifold-copying book, of a detachable carbon holding clamp consisting of a plate secured to the cover and having slotted lugs adapted to eX- tend over the edges of the leaves, a grooved plate having its ends loosely hinged in said lugs, and a spring-Wire clamp adapted to hold the edges of the impression-paper in the groove of said hinged plate, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses, this 7th day of September, 1895.

FRANK J. VENDE.

Witnesses:

D. H. FLETCHER, FLORENCE EMBREY.

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