Improvements in or connected with Pocket Railway Guides, Note Books, Business and other Books.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Oct., 1898-Accepted, 26th Nov., 1898
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Pocket Railway Guides, Note
Books, Business and other Books.
I, FRANZ FRIEDRICHS, Manufacturer, of 5, Quatermarkt, of Cologne, in the
Province of the Rhine, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire, do hereby declare the
nature of this my invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, to
be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement: -
The proposed invention relates to an arrangement of books or notebooks, which
essentially facilitates the finding of the particular parts of the contents wanted,
and enables the immediate finding of the page or pages required.
The arrangement consists in the fact, that at a place chosen, a fully completed
index, or only a blank space for one is supplied, the contents of which combine
with the corresponding pages or group of pages in such a way, that without
further trouble, one can lay hold of the pages required at the side of the index
decided on.
In the accompanying drawing this arrangement is represented, in which an
ordinary notebook or perhaps a pocket railway guide is used.
A is the inside of the opened cover, B the first page of the notebook. On the
right side of the pages there is a register, supplied with numbers, which in this
arrangement corresponds with the well known side register of copying books etc.
At the same height as these side numbers similar ones are printed on the left
side of page B, while in the space between these similar numbers, the contents of
the numbered page are given in an abbreviated form. This space is indicated in
the drawing by dotted lines. If a pocket railway guide is used, the list of
distances is on the left hand page B. The distances given are numbered consecu-
tively. At the same height as the distances, the corresponding numbers on the
side register point out the lines (of railway) in the inside of the book.
Therefore, after having found the railway connection in the index on page B,
to be enabled immediately to open at the page showing the trains required, it
is only necessary to take hold of the register-projection, which is at the same
height, and also bears the same number, because that register-projection is
exactly on the desired page.
If for example one wished to find out the trains between London and Sheffield
in a pocket railway guide, one would find in the index the connection from
London-Sheffield under number 7 perhaps. Then one would take hold of the
register number 7 placed on the right side of the designation London-Sheffield
and by the help of the same, open at the wished for page. Therefore any turning
over of the pages and searching in the book is entirely avoided, as one always
sees the corresponding register number at the side of the information indicated,
and in consequence of the numbers agreeing one can never take hold of the
wrong page. The index itself in the usual way can be made as clear as possible
by proper grouping; the choice of different types, or colours and such like. Of
course it is not always necessary to supply each page with a register number, in
fact according to necessity a group of pages can be comprised under a single
register number. The numbers can also be replaced by letters or any other signs.
For example it is not necessary to have a marked register, in fact, as is repre-

page_text: sented in Fig. 2 the edges of the different pages are arranged stepwise in such a
way, that they project over each previous one. A quick finding of information
is still possible, if the numbers or other signs chosen, are omitted, as one must
take hold of the page immediately at the side of the respective information indi-
cated. Otherwise, if the numbers or other signs are retained, the table of contents
can be put in a different place, that is, not at the same height as the numbers on
the side register, as one can immediately take hold of the required page by help
of the table of contents.
Instead of the index being fully completed, that is, with the table of contents
printed, the corresponding space might be left blank for written entrances of the
contents, as would be advantageous for notebooks, many business books and such
like. The index would then only be indicated as is shown in Fig. 1. Altogether
this arrangement can be applied to all sorts of books and notebooks in manifold
ways, and it is also possible for the table of contents to be placed in many different
parts. Furthermore the form of register can be replaced by projecting pieces of
stuff, ribbons, cardboard and such like, or open spaces, holes etc.
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 books, note-books, business-books etc., the combination with projections
of some or all pages of a table of contents fully printed or left blank for written
entrances the printed contents or indicated lines of which table correspond with
the said projections of the pages respectively, substantially as described and for the
purpose set forth.
2. In books, note-books, business-books etc., the combination with projections
of some or all pages bearing numbers, letters or other signs, of a table of contents
fully printed or left blank for written entrances the printed contents or indicated
lines of which table being marked by the same numbers, letters or signs respec-
tively as the projections of the corresponding pages, substantially as described
and for the purpose set forth.
3. In books, note-books, business-books etc., the combination with pages having
edges projecting over each previous one and bearing numbers, letters or other
signs, of a table of contents fully printed or left blank for written entrances the
printed contents or indicated lines of which table being marked by the same
numbers, letters or signs respectively as the corresponding pages, substantially as
described and for the purpose set forth.
4. In books, note-books, business-books etc., the combination with projections
of some or all pages bearing numbers, letters or other signs, of a table of contents
fully printed or left blank for written entrances the printed contents or indicated
lines of which table being marked by the same numbers, letters or signs respec-
tively as the projections of the corresponding pages, which projections are provided
exactly in the height of the corresponding numbers, letters or signs of the table
respectively, substantially as described and for the purpose set forth.
5. In books, note-books, business-books etc., the combination with pages having
edges projecting over each previous one and bearing numbers, letters or other
signs, of a table of contents fully printed or left blank for written entrances the
printed contents or indicated lines of which table being marked by the same
numbers, letters or signs and at the same height respectively as the corresponding
pages, substantially as described and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 10th day of October 1898.
GEO. THOS. HYDE,
1, Broad Street Buildings, Liverpool Street, London, E.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.