Improved File for Papers, Sheet Music and the like.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Apr., 1899-Accepted, 6th May, 1899
[Communicated from abroad by ANTON M. KOLDERUT, of Bergen, in the Kingdom
of Norway, Civil Engineer.]
Improved File for Papers, Sheet Music and the like.
I, WILLIAM PHILLIPS THOMPSON, F.C.S., M.I.M.E., of the Agency for Foreign
Patent Solicitors, 322, High Holborn, in the County of Middlesex, 6, Lord Street,
Liverpool, and 6, Bank Street, Manchester, both in the County of Lancaster, and
Lower Temple Street, Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, Civil Engineer,
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 files for papers, sheet music and the like and has for
its object to construct an improved file, by means of which the separate sheets
may be bound together in groups or series, each group being adapted to be taken
out of the file separately and again inserted, without disturbing the other contents
of the file.
In order to fully explain the invention I have illustrated the same in annexed
drawing, in which
Figure 1 shows a longitudinal section through the back of the file.
Figure shows a cross section through the same.
Figure 3 is a front view of the upper part of Figure 1.
The covers of the portfolio constituting the file holder are fastened to a U-shaped
back A, the sides of which are held in a certain fixed position by means of wires or
stays B, of which there may be two or more. On the back is also fastened a
spring G, which is also U-shaped, having its ends fastened to the sides of the back
and extending across the end or top of the same. Care strips of sheet metal bent
se as to form small backs, holding a number of paper-strips D), said paper strips
being covered with adhesive material E, so that paper sheets, sheet music and like
objects may be fastened to these strips by simply moistening the adhesive material.
The metal strips Care provided with angular or curved slots F, the number and
position of which correspond with the stays or wires B.
When the small backs are to be put into the file, the spring G is pressed rear-
wardly, so that the slots F may be brought into engagement with the wires B
as shown. The spring G when in its normal position will prevent the small backs
from being raised and disengaged from the wires B. When one of the small backs
and the papers thereto annexed is to be taken out of the file, the spring G is
pressed rearwardly in the manner above described to permit the small backs to
be lifted and disengaged from the wires. It must be remarked, that it is not
necessary that the strips or backs, C, should be made of metal, but they may
simply consist of strips of cardboard or the like.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed as communicated to me by
my foreign correspondent, I declare that what I claim is :-
1. A file for papers, sheet music and the like consisting essentially of a U-shaped
back, between the sides of which are placed wires and of a series of small backs
for holding a number of separate sheets, said small backs having angular or curved
slots corresponding with the said wires, substantially as described.
2. In a file for papers, sheet music and the like the combination with a U-shaped
main holder or back A, having wires or stays B, across the sides, and small backs
or section holders C, provided with paper strips D, covered with adhesive material,
and having angular or curved slots F, of a spring G, fixed at one end of the back
and extending across the side opening of the same, substantially as described.
Dated the 4th day of April 1899.
W. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
322, High Holborn, London, W.C.,
Patent Agents for the Applicant.