Improvements in Diaries, Note Books, or such like Memorandum Books.
Year: 1887

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Improvements in Diaries, Note Books, or such like Memorandum
Books.
I CLARENCE HOWARD KNIGHT of Boston in the State of Massachusetts one of the
United States of America Manufacturer and Printer do hereby declare the nature of
this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to diaries and other like note-books, and has for its object
to improve the construction of the same.
In accordance with my invention, the back of the assembled leaves or signatures
for the book is provided with a binding strip, which is glued or cemented to the body
of the book so as to form a pocket or holder for the pencil, as will be described, and
thereafter the cover is applied and held in place upon the book and about the said
pocket by glue or other usual cement.
If it be desired that the pocket at the back of the book be stiff rather than soft or
flexible, the back of the leaves or signatures will have a paper or other tube laid
against it before the binding-strip is applied, as stated.
Figure 1 in sectional elevation shows a diary or note-book provided with a pencil-
holding pocket embodying my invention, a pencil being inserted therein, the section
being on line y-y, Figure 2.
Figure 2 a section on line x-x, Figure 1.
Figure 3 a sectional elevation showing a modified form of holder, .the section being
on line y-y, Fig. 4, and
Figure 4 a section of Figure 3 on line z¹-x¹.
The body a of the diary or other book, may be composed of any desired number of
leaves or signatures and be of any suitable material, shape or size.
In the manufacture of my improved diary or note-book, the body a, composed of
a number of independent leaves or signatures, is first formed by uniting the said
leaves or signatures at their back in usual manner.
The back of the body a has applied to it a strip b of leather or other suitable
material which is glued or cemented to the sides of the said body, so as to leave

page_text: between the strip and body a space to constitute a pocket or holder for the reception
of a pen or pencil 61, the said pocket extending the length of the book.
Should it be desired to impart greater stiffness to the pocket or holder, it may be
provided, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 with a tube c of pasteboard or other material of
the desired stiffness, which in practice will be enclosed by the strip b, but the said
tube may be omitted, as shown in Figures 3 and 4, the back of the book being softer
without it.
After the pocket or holder has been formed, as described, the cover d of the book
will be glued, cemented, or otherwise secured to the book to embrace it and the
strip b, as shown.
In Figure 3 I have shown the holder or pocket as made of two narrow strips
extended from the ends of the book for but part of its length.
With the cover d secured to the book, the strip 6 forming the pocket or holder, is
supported at its back by the said cover, so that the said strip retains substantially
its original shape.
The size of the pocket may be determined by placing against the back of the book
a pencil, such as is to go with the book.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, 1 declare that what
I claim is :-
a
The herein described diary memorandum or blank-book, composed of a body
having a binding strip b applied to it to form a pocket independent of the cover
between the inner side of the said strip and the back of the said body, combined with
the cover glued or cemented to the body and enclosing the said pocket, all
substantially as described.