A New or Improved Apparatus for Perforating and Filing Paper and the like.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Dec., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 27th Aug., 1895-Accepted, 14th Dec., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Apparatus for Perforating and Filing Paper
and the like.
HARRY PEARCE CLEMETSON of 22, Hempsted Street Ashford in the County
of Kent, Diaper do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to "A new or improved apparatus for perforating &
filing paper & the like" the same having for its object to provide a device for
automatically perforating & filing loose papers, letters, bills & such like matter &
particularly applicable to the files now in lige. An important feature of my
invention being that a separate perforating apparatus is dispensed with thereby
saving much time. My invention consists of a notched tube to be described
hereafter in combination with a file as follows-
An upper plate or board of any suitable material sustained by a spiral or other
spring placed beneath the same & affixed if necessary to a base plate. A wire rod
which may be fastened to the base plate rises through a perforation provided in
the upper plate or board around which wire or rod is placed a tube the lower end
of same being provided with a flange or collar affixed firmly thereto. V shaped
notches are cut out of the upper end of the tube thus forming two or more sharp
pointe. Another wie or rod rises from the base plate immediately at the back
of the upper plate, forming an arch which connects with the notched end of tho
tube It will be seen that by depressing the upper plate or board same bears
against the afore mentioned Hange or collar on the tube & causes said tube to
descend forming an opening or gap in which may be placed the letter or bill or
the like. Upon the pressure boing released the spring causes the tube & plate to
rise & the notched or pointed end of the tube is presented to the letter or the
like to be filed & cuts a circular piece from out of the same.
The rod passing
through the tube acts as a guide & when the tube & plate are depressed also ejects
the circular piece cut from out the bill or letter on the like previously filed. A
bayonet joint slot may be cut out of the tube & a stop provided on the wire or rod
which would act as a device by which the bonid might be held in a depressed
position to facilitate the sorting of papers which might be filed. Two or more
perforating tubes & 1ods may be used if necessary. I wish it to be understood
that do not confine myself to this particular form of filo as my perforating
apparatus may be applied to any filo holding papers by means of a wire or wires
or the like passing through.
all of Dunamba 180A
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Apparatus for Perforating and Filing Paper
and the like.
HARRY PEARCE CLEMETSON of 22, Hempsted Street Ashford in the County
of Kent Draper, 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 a device for perforating & filing loose papers etc. & has

page_text: for its object to provide a means whereby letters, bills, & similar matter may be
expeditiously perforated & filed at the same operation. An important feature of
my invention being that a separate perforating apparatus is dispensed with.
Refening to the drawings.
Fig. 1 shens a side view of the device.
Fig 2 a plan thereof.
Fig. 3 an enlarged view of the perforating & filing tubo &
Fig. 4 represents a side view of the device with the board depressed.
My invention consists of an upper board or plate A of any suitable material
sustained by a spiral, volute or other suitable spring placed beneath same &
affixed if necessary to a base C. A metal wie or rod D which is fastened to
the base in any suitable manner rises through a perforation provided in the
upper board or plate over which wire o rod placed a tube E the lower
end of same being provided with a flange or collar G firmly affixed to the said
tube this collar may be connected if necessary to plate A. V shaped notches F
are cut out of the upper end of the tube thus forming two or more sharp
points. Another wire o rod II ses at the back of the plate forming an arch
which connects with the notched end of the tube. It will be seen that by
depressing the upper board or plate A said plate beais against the aforementioned
flange or collar G (or its equivalent) on the tube & causes the tube to descend &
leaves an opening in which may ho placed the papers to be filed. Upon the
pressure being released the spring B causes the plate to rise & the notched end
of the tube E is presented to the paper to be filed & cuts a cucular disc from
out of same. The od D passing through the tube acts as a guide to the saine &
also ejects the circular portion of disc of paper cut from out the bill or letter
previously filed A bayouet joint slot I may be cut out of the tube & a stop J
provided by which the board A might be held in a depressed position to facilitate
the removal of papers bills or other documents already filed, or instead of the
tube rising to meet the nich H, the tube E may be fixed to the base and the arch
may be made to rise by adding a tube fixed to the base at a convement distance
behind the cutting tube in which the arch can slide o telescope, it may be raised
by hand-pressure against the power of a suitable spring & return into position by
means of this sping, an ejector od held sustained flush with the points of cutting
tube by a weak coiled spring within this tube may be substituted for the one acting
As previously described, so that upon the point of the arch entering the tube it
would be depressed by the arch.
Two or more arches, tubes, springs, guide or ejector rods, acting as before
described inay be used on each file.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what mannei the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim 18-
1st. A perforating and filing device for papers letters and other documents
consisting of a suitable spring in combination & provided with an ejecting rod,
arch base, plate & tube with perforating points substantially as described & for the
purpose set forth in & by the accompanying Specification & drawings.
2nd. A perforating device for papers, letters & other documents consisting of a
tube with perforating points in combination with an ejecting rod as described and
for the purpose set forth in and by the accompanying Specification.
Dated thus ted day of a woust 1895
HARRY PEARCE CLEMETSON.