Improvements in or connected with Securing the Leaves of Books or Shop Heads Within Covers.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 14th July, 1893
Complete Specification Left, 14th Apr., 1894-Accepted, 2nd June, 1894
TRUVIDIONAL DE MULTICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Securing the Leaves of Books
or Shop Heads Within Covers.
I, WILLIAM LOVEL BONNETT, of 41 Cheapside in the City and County of
London, Wholesale Stationer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
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My present invention refers to improvements in securing the leaves of books or
shop heads within the covers of same, and the object of my invention is to so
construct or arrange the means for fastening the said leaves, that the latter may
be readily inserted and securely held within the covers and may be removed
therefrom with equal facility when so desired.
According to my invention the leaves composing the book are laid upon each
other and secured by wire staples such as are well known and in common use.
Such staples may be inserted at several places along the back, say_two.
Upon the inside back edge of one of the boards or covers, I secure several
hooks (say two) to-correspond with the number of staples, by rivetting or other-
wise to the cover. These hooks may be formed of plate metal, the hook portions
extending parallel with the inner surface of the board and a short distance above
same while the rear parts are bent down to the back inner edge of the board and
formed with a part or foot for securing same to the said board; both or all of
the hooks point in the same direction, i.e. to the top or bottom of the binding
boards.
To insert and fix the bound leaves, the latter are placed so as to cause the hook
blades to enter between the leaves at the back thereof, and the book is then slidden
in an opposite direction to the direction of the hook points until the wire staples
come within the hooks and are arrested; or the staples may be arranged at right
angles to the back of the book so that the hooks may engage with and pass
between the staples themselves or the loops which they form.
Where the leaves are folded so as to bring the fold at the back of the book and
wire staples are not used, slots may be cut to correspond with the hooks, and the
hooks are passed through the slots.
Instead of securing the aforesaid hooks to the back directly, they may be con-
nected to or formed in a piece with metal rib extending along the inner edge of
the cover, in which case the metal rib acts as a guide to the back of the "shop
heads or other leaves.
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Dated this 14th day of July 1893.

page_text: Improvements in or connected with Securing the Leaves of Books:
or Shop Heads Within Covers.
I, WILLIAM LOVEL BONNETT, of 41 Cheapside, in the City and County of
London, Wholesale Stationer, 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 :-
My present invention refers to improvements in securing the leaves of books or
shop-heads within the covers of same and the object. of my invention is to so
construct or arrange the means for fastening the said. leaves, that the latter may
be readily inserted and securely held within the covers and may be removed
therefrom with equal facility when so desired.
I will describe my invention by reference to the accompanying drawing,
whereon
Figure 1 shows in plan the covers and fastening devices in an open position
before the insertion of the leaves or shop-heads, Fig. 2 is a vertical cross section.
of same on the line X Y of Fig. 1 the leaves or shop-heads being shown in
position.
Fig. 3 is a back perspective view of my fixing device detached from the covers,
Fig. 4 being a similar view showing a slightly varied construction and
Figs. 5 and 6 illustrate the mode of application of the leaves or shop-heads.
Similar letters of reference indicate like parts in the several figures of the
drawing.
According to my invention the leaves composing the book are laid upon each
other and secured by wire staples such as are well known and in common use.
Such staples may be inserted at several places along the back, say two.
A B, Figs. 1 and 2 are the two boards or covers, and C is the back piece
connecting same; upon the inside back edge of one of the boards or covers such
as B I secure several hooks D (say two) to correspond with the number of
staples F by rivetting or otherwise to the cover. These hooks D D may be
formed of plate metal the hook portions D D extending parallel with the inner
surface of the board B and a short distance above same see Fig. 2 while the rear
parts are bent down at D' Figs. 2 and 3 to the back inner edge of the board B
and formed with a part or foot D2 for securing same to the said board, the upright
part D may be continuous as shown at Fig. 4 or not as shown at Fig. 3, both or
all of the hooks D point in the same direction, i.e. to the top or bottom of the
binding boards. To insert and fix the bound leaves E, Fig. 2, the latter are
placed in the position shown at Fig. 5 so as to cause the hook blades D D to
enter between the leaves at the back thereof and the book is then slidden in an
opposite direction to the direction of the hook points until the wire staples F
come within the hooks as shown at Fig. 6 and are arrested or the staples F may
be arranged for example at right angles to the back of the book or any other
required angle so that the hocks D D, may engage with, and pass between the
staples F themselves or the loops which they form.
Where the leaves are folded so as to bring the fold at the back of the book and
wire staples are not used, slots may be cut in the folded part to correspond with
the hooks and the hooks are passed through the slots.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
:-
1. In securing the leaves of books or shop-heads within covers, the hooks such
as D D, secured to the boards or covers and adapted to enter between the leaves

page_text: of the books or shop-heads and grip the wire or other fastenings of same.
substantially as set forth.
2. In securing the leaves of books or shop-heads within covers, the hooks D.
arranged parallel with the boards and a short distance away from same, the points.
of all the hooks being in one direction, the said hooks having rear parts Di
extending lengthwise as at Figure 4 or not as Figure 3 and formed with feet D²
whereby they are secured to the boards substantially as and for the purposes.
described with reference to the accompanying drawing.
3. In securing the leaves of books or shop-heads within covers, the hooks such
as D D secured within the covers or boards and adapted to take through slots.
cut in the back of the folded leaves substantially as and for the purposes described..
Dated this 14th day of April 1894.
BREWER & SON,
London and Leeds, Agents for Applicant.
BREWER & SON,
London and Leeds, Agents for Applicant.