An Improvement in Threading or Stringing Newspaper, Pamphlet, Periodical, and Canvassers' Cases of Any Sort or Description.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Oct., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 27th July, 1891-Accepted, 19th Sept., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Threading or Stringing Newspaper, Pamphlet,
Periodical, and Canvassers' Cases of Any Sort or Description.
WALTER THOMAS ROGERS of The Library Inner Temple E.C. Sub Librarian
to the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
An ordinary case or cover is used at the upper end of which is attached a double
At the
hinge having on the centre flange a bead perforated with a series of holes.
lower end of the case or cover is a similar hinge having in the place of the beading
a piece of leather or other material attached to the hinge, with holes to correspond
with those in the upper hinge, each hole having an entry from the upper part of
the leather by means of a wedge shaped slit. A piece of cord or elastic is cut to
the length of the case. At one end is attached a small bead or knob the other end
is then threaded through one of the holes in the upper hinge and knotted on the
outside & so on until all the holes are filled. To fix a paper, the bended end of the
string is pushed into the slit until it rests freely in the hole in the leather.
Dated this 27th day of October 1890.
WALTER THOMAS ROGERS.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Threading or Stringing Newspaper, Pamphlet,
Periodical, and Canvassers' Cases of Any Sort or Description.
1, WALTER THOMAS ROGERS The Library Inner Temple E.C. Sub Librarian
to the Honourable Secretary of the Inner Temple, 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 consists in the construction & arrangement of a case for filing
newspapers etc., & the same is carried out in the following manner.
Referring to the annexed drawing
Figure 1. is a plan view of a case opened, with my arrangement.
Figure 2. is an enlarged view in side elevation of the elastic material which
secures the cords.
a is an ordinary case or cover to the upper & lower end of which is attached a
double hinge b, & having on the centre flange on one hinge a beading or
projection perforated with holes. The other or lower hinge b₁, carries a piece
of elastic material e such as leather. This leather has a series of slots / com-
municating with holes 9. The slotshave their openings enlarged as shown at h.
i are the cords which pass through the holes in the projection d in which they are
secured. When a cord has been pressed into the hole y, through the slot, the
elasticity of the material retains it in position as the slot is of a less size than the said
cord. Small beads or their equivalents; may be attached to the cords to prevent
the cord being drawn through the holes g when the case is in use.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
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1. In cases for stringing newspapers & the like, the construction of the elastic
piece e in combination with cords attached to the projection d. Substantially as
described and for the purpose set forth.

page_text: 2. In devices for securing the ends of cords, the use of the piece e having slots
therein, with or without holes. Substantially as described & for the purpose set
forth.
E. EATON,
Agent for Applicant.