Improvements in Temporary Binders.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Jan., 1896.
Complete Specification Left, 30th Apr., 1896-Accepted, 14th Jan., 1897.
Improvements in Temporary Binders.
I ANDREW LOUIS WEIS, Manufacturer of 327 St. Clair Street, Toledo, Ohio
United States of America, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention relates to a temporary binder, and has for its object to construct
a binder in book form, in which the insertion of leaves, pamphlets, or. magazines
can be quickly accomplished, and also that will allow of the removal of a particulari
leaf, pamphlet or magazine without releasing, or affecting those secured. A further.
object is to simplify and cheapen the hinder.
The
A back, preferably of wood, rounded upon the under, side in the form of an
ordinary book-back, and upon which is secured the back of the covers.
upper side of the back is preferably divided or spaced by a plurality of strips,
let into the back at a proper distance to accommodate the thickness of the matter
to be bound. Upon the rear end of the back there is secured a holding-wire.
formed with a horizontal portion, of slightly less length than the width of the
back, and with right-angled depending side portion 6, bent at right angles at the
right-angled portion lying parallel with the under side of the back, and again bent
at right angles to the horizontal portion to form a stud, to enter the body of the
back and secure the holding-wire to the back. The corners of the back are
preferably cut away to allow the horizontal portion of the wire to be embedded
therein that the cover-back may have a smooth contour at this point.
There may be as inany binding-bars as desired, for temporary filing of magazines.
The binder may be of a book form to accommodate but one, in which there is but
one binding-bar. If two or more magazines are to be, the back is made of a
desired width and the number of spacing-strips inserted that are necessary, as well
as the number of binding bars provided. In providing for binding such works as
Puck or Judge a number of copies may be bound in one binder without rendering
the binder too large or cumbersome. For binding sheet music, the spacing strips
are set to the proper width and a portion of the lower edge of the music is clamped
by the binding bars, leaving the sheets to be freely turned without being separated
by the binding-bar.
Each binding bar is formed with a slot at the rear end, through which the
horizontal portion of the binding wire is passed, thereby allowing of moving the
bar longitudinally of the back. Upon the front end of the back is secured a
spring-wire, having a horizontal keeper-bar and side wires at right angles.thereto,
coiled to allow of springing the keeper-wire outwardly and secured to the back by
right-angled studs driven into the back, a horizontal portion of the wire lying in
parallel relation with the back in channels. With this construction, to insert a
leaf, pamphlet, or magazine, the binding bar is moved backward the full length of
the slot, thereby leaving but a short portion of the front end engaged with the
spring-keeper-wire, which is released by springing the wire outwardly until the
end is released, when the matter to be bound is placed upon the binding-bar and
the bar brought to a parallel position with the back, thereby forcing the lower
portion of the bound matter between the spacing-strips and allowing the front end

page_text: of the binding-bar to be engaged by the keeper by slightly springing the keeper-bar
outwardly.
In a modified form of spring keeper-wire there are right-angled side wires,
depending from the keeper-bar, and angled arms, projecting inwardly from the
side wires, which lie smoothly upon the end of the back and are held by staples or
nails, this construction allowing the keeper bar to be sprung sufficiently to allow of
releasing the end of the binding bar.
Dated this 13th day of January 1906
porary Binders.
I ANDREW LOUIS WEIS, Manufacturer of 327 St. Clair Street, Toledo, Ohio,
U.S.A. 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 :-
The invention relates to improvements in binders.
The object of the present invention is to construct a binder.in book form, in
which the insertion of leaves, pamphlets or magazines can be quickly accomplished,
and also that will allow of the removal of a particular leaf, pamphlet or magazine
without releasing or effecting those secured.
A further object of the invention is to simplify and cheapen the binder, to
construct one of few parts, and to provide a back having solid end keepers for
holding the binding bars, with convenient means for securing or freeing the free
end of the binding bar.
A further object of the invention is to provide simple, inexpensive and positive
means by which to separate the backs of magazines, or other matter secured in
the binder.
The invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrange-
ment of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings,
and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.
In the drawings,
Figure 1 is a perspective view of a complete binder showing one of the binding
bais retracted in position to be released by springing the end wire.
Figure 2 is a side elevation of the binder showing one binding bar retracted
to allow of releasing the free end by a movement of the end wires, as shown in
dotted lines, also showing a binding bar in normal locked position with a binding
bar released at the free end and in position to receive an object to be bound.
Figure 3 is an end view of the binder.
Figure 4 is an end view showing a modified form of end binder.
Figure 5 is an end view showing a single sheet of music held in position by the
binding wire.
Figure 6 is a perspective view of a binder showing a magazine bound therein
with a portion of the binding bars released.
Figure 7 is a central longitudinal sectional view.
Figure 8, 9 and 10 are elevations of different forms of end keepers.
Figure 11 is a perspective view of the back with the keepers and bars detached
to illustrate the coustruction of the spacing device employed.
Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures of
the drawings.

page_text: 1 designates the back, preferably of wood, rounded upon the under side in the
form of an ordinary book-back, and upon which is secured the back 2 of the
covers 3. The upper side of the back 1 is preferably divided or spaced by a
plurality of strips or spacers 4, let into the back at a proper distance to accom-
modate the thickness of the matter to be bound. Upon the rear end of the back
there is secured a bolding-wire formed with a horizontal portion 5 of slightly less
length than the width of the back, and with right-angled depending side portions 6,
bent at right angles at 7, the right-angled portion 8 lying parallel with the under
side of the back, and again bent at right angles to the horizontal portion 8 to form
a stud 9, to enter the body of the back and secure the holding-wire to the back.
The corners 10 of the back are preferably cut away to allow the horizontal
portion 8 of the wire to be embedded therein, that the cover-back may have a
smooth contour at this point..
11 desiguates the binding-bars, of which there may be as many as desired, for
temporary filing of magazines. The binder may be of a book form to accommodate
but one, in which there is but one binding-bar. If two or more magazines are to
be bound, the back is made of a desired width and the number of spacing strips
inserted that are necessary, as well as the number of binding-bars provided. Ia
providing for binding such works as "Puck" or "Judge," a number of copies may
be bound in one binder without rendering the binder too large or cumbersome.
For binding sheet-music, as shown in Figure 5, the spacing strips are set to the
proper width and a portion of the lower edge of the music is clamped by the
binding bars, leaving the sheets to be freely turned without being separated by
the binding-bar.
Each binding-bar is formed with a slot 12. at the rear end through which
the horizontal portion:5 of the binding-wire is passed, thereby allowing of moving
the bar longitudinally of the back. Upon the front end of the back is secured a
spring-wire 13, having a horizontal keeper-bar 14 and side wires 15 at right angles
thereto, coiled at 16 to allow of springing the keeper-wire outwardly and secured
to the back by right-angled studs 17 driven into the back, a horizontal portion 18
of the wire lying in parallel relation with the back in channels 19. With this
construction, to insert a leaf, pamphlet, or magazine, the binding-bar is moved
backward the full length of the slot, thereby leaving but a short portion of the
front end engaged with the spring-keeper wire, which is released by springing the
wire outwardly until the end is released, when the matter to be-bound is placed
upon the binding-bar. and the bar brought to a parallel position with the back,
thereby forcing the lower portion of the bound matter between the spacing-strips
and allowing the front end of the binding-bar to be engaged by the keeper by
slightly springing the keeper-bar outwardly.
It will be seen that any portion of the bound matter may be removed without
disarranging the balance, as any one of the binding-bars may be released without
releasing.any of the others.
In Figure 4 is shown a modified form of spring-keeper wire in which there are
right angled side wires 15 depending from the keeper bar 14', and angled arms 20,
projecting inwardly from the side-wires, which lie smoothly upon the end of the
back and are held by staples 21, or nails may be employed, this construction
allowing the keeper bar to be sprung sufficiently to allow of releasing the end of
the binding-bar.
In Figs. 6-11 1 designates the back, properly rounded upon its rear side to receive
the back of covers (not shown) they being of a form to represent a book. Upon the
upper side of the back there is arranged a plurality of spacers which may consist of-a
metal strip 2ª, corrugated longitudinally to form longitudinal channels 3ª to receive
the backs of the magazines, etc., with the outer ends 4 either tacked to the back or
extending into longitudinal grooves 5, formed in the back, or
may employ
separate division strips 6 either of a length to extend the entire length of the
back, or. divided...into a..plurality of sections 7%, which are secured to the back by

page_text: inserting the lower portion into the longitudinal grooves 5 or I may employ a
plurality of pins, as shown at 8 also inserted into the grooves 5 either construction
subserving the purpose of dividing and closely housing the back of the magazine
between any two of the dividers.
In Figure 8 is shown an end view of the back with a keeper 9 secured thereon
by means of nails 10%. This construction is adaptable to either or both ends of
the back, and is designed to secure binding bars 11 in place. Bars 11 are formed
with a longitudinal slot 12ª at one end, and a notch 13 at the opposite end, the
slot 12 being adapted to receive the keeper and allow of longitudinal movement
of the bar, while the opposite end is designed to be secured in place by moving
the bar longitudinally to cause the notch to engage with the keeper.
The construction shown in Figure 9 is very similar to that shown in Figure 8,
and shows the keeper 9 employed, and also a plate 14ª, secured to the back by
screws or nails, the keeper being held in place by the screws or nails.
In Figure 10 the keeper 9 is integral with the plate and is secured to the back
by screws or nails. This latter construction, however, is only adaptable for
use at the end of the back at which the slotted ends of the bars project, as it
would be impossible to adjust the notched end in the present construction of
the bars.
It will be seen that the end keepers being firmly attached to the back to insert a
magazine, it is only necessary to depress the notched end of the bar to release it
from its keeper, and then move the bar longitudinally to entirely free it from the
keeper, after which the magazine being evenly divided as to pages, is inserted into
the space formed by the spacers, with the binding bar in the division of the
magazine when the bar is depressed and moved longitudinally to cause the notched
end to engage with the keeper, the upward pressure of the magazine upon the bar
holding the notched end in engagement with the keeper.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed "I 'declare that what I
claim is :-
1. In a temporary binder, a back, covers secured thereon, a transverse bar
secured at one end, binding bars secured upon the transverse bar having slotted
ends to engage the bar, a spring keeper at the opposite end, said slots allowing the
bars to move longitudinally until near disengagement with the spring-keeper, which,
when pulled outwardly under tension of the spring releases the binding bar,
substantially as described.
2. In a temporary binder, a back, covers secured thereon, a transverse bar
secured at one end, binding bars secured upon the transverse bar having slotted
ends to engage the bar, and a keeper secured upon the opposite end comprising a
transverse bar to engage the binding bars, said transverse bar having its ends
secured to the back and formed into a spring, substantially as described.
3. In a temporary binder, a back, rigid keepers secured at each end of the same,
binding bars having an elongated slot in one end through which one of the keepers
passes, and a notch at the opposite end to engage the opposite keeper, substantially
as described.
4. In a temporary binder, a back, rigid keepers secured at each end of the
same, binding bars having an elongated slot at one end through which one of the
keepers passes, a notch in the opposite end to engage the opposite keeper, and
the slot in the binding bars being of a length to allow the bars to be moved
longitudinally a distance to disengage them from the opposite keeper, substantially
as described.
5. In a temporary binder, a back provided with longitudinal projecting portions
forming recesses or jackets, in combination with binding bars located in each
jacket, and rigid end keepers secured to the back at each end to one of which the
binding bars are movably secured, the opposite end having a notch to engage the
opposite keeper, substantially as described.

page_text: 6. In a temporary binder, a back having a corrugated metal plate secured.
thereon forming spacing recesses for pamphlets, substantially as described.
Dated this 29th day of April 1896.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.