Improvements in or relating to Cases for Indexing Letters, Memorandums, or other such Papers.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Mar., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 15th June, 1894-Accepted, 21st July, 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Cases for Indexing Letters,
Memorandums, or other such Papers.
WILLIAM WEBBER, 6 Saltram Place, Citadel Road, Plymouth, Secretary to
Joint Stock Company, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
:-
This invention relates to improvements in cases for sorting letters, memorandums,
or other papers for ready & daily reference by means of indexed divisions
representing the days of the month, months of the year, & or days of the week
contained in a case or box made of wood, papier mache, tin or other suitable
inaterial.
The indexed divisions are made of loose sheets of Manilla paper, cardboard or
other suitable material & are made so as to expand by being threaded by means of
eyelet holes on wires or rods fixed across the bottom of the case or box in which
they are contained.
The rods are rivetted or fastened in the case or box by any convenient means.
Instead of the divisions being formed of loose sheets I may make them in the
form of a series of gussetted pockets in one or more sets containing any convenient
number of divisions or pockets, the same being indexed for the days of the month,
months of the year, and or days of the week as herein explained. The indexed
divisions or pockets being in this form held together in one or more sets, it is not
necessary to fasten them in the case or box, as with the loose sheets herein before
mentioned.
The case or box containing these indexed divisions is specially made to stand on
the writing desk or table for the purpose of placing between the indexed divisions
any letters, memorandums, notes of engagements or other papers requiring particular
attention on any particular date there being a division indexed for each day of the
month, month of the year and or day of the week.
In order that the papers placed in these indexed divisions under the respective
dates may be the more conveniently examined & extracted when required 1 make
the front part of the case hinged or otherwise loosely fastened so as to fall outwards
by which the divisions expand & fall forward at the top at an angle which brings
their contents into sight to much better advantage than if they were held together
in an upright position in consequence of the front part of the case or box being
fixed.
The case or box may be made in combination with an inkstand, pen rack, or
other such accessories to the writing desk & may have a lid enclosing the top so as
to secure the papers under lock & key if required.
The method of using this indexed case is as follows;-
The case or box stands on the writing desk or table with the date of the month,
month of the year, and or days of the week distinctly printed on the respective
divisions in index form, running from left to right in one or more tiers as may be
necessary to distinguish each division. The person using the same having engage-
ments to fulfil, letters to reply to, bills to meet, or any other business not requiring
immediate but particular attention on a particular date, places the letters, bills,
memorandums or note of engagements in the divisions for the date or dates on
which he desires to give them attention. In this way all his business engagements
are sorted out under the respective dates required & as each date comes round he
exainines the divisions for the day & finds all the engagements for that particular

page_text: day collected together in readiness reminding him of their need of attention just at
the right time.
All papers or memorandums for attention during any particular month or
months of the year are placed in the respective divisions for the particular month
& on the first of the month these are taken & sorted into the respective days of the
month.
In the accompanying drawings
Fig. 1 is a front elevation of the case showing the indexed divisions, "C," the
hinged front D, a stop piece E against which the hinged front D falls when released
from its upright position & the rivetted wires F passing through from front to back
on which the indexed sheets forming the divisions are threaded.
Fig. 2 is a section at A. B. of Fig. 1 showing the divisions in an upright
position when the hinged front D is closed. D' shows the hinged front open & held
at an angle by the stop piece E.
The hinged front D is held in an upright position when required by a small hook
& eye fastening or other convenient means.
Fig. 3 is an elevation of the gussetted pockets which can be used instead of
having loose sheets threaded on wires as shown in Fig. 1 & Fig. 2.
Fig. 4 is a plan of the gussetted pockets. The gussetted pockets although shown
as indexed for the days of the week, can be indexed for the months or days of the
month as shown in Fig. 1 & the divisions in this form being contained together in
one or more sets can be used in the case without being threaded on the wires F as
is necessary with the loose sheets.
Dated this 12th day of March 1894.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Cases for Indexing Letters,
Memorandums, or other such Papers.
I WILLIAM WEBBER of 6 Saltram Place, Plymouth in the County of Devon
Secretary of Joint Stock Company, 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:-
or
or
This invention relates to improvements in cases for sorting letters, memorandumg
or other papers for ready & daily reference by means of indexed divisions & is
designed to represent the days of the month and months of the year and days of the
week with or without the combination of any other particular classification
required in connection therewith; contained in a case or box made of wood, papier
mache, tin or other suitable material. The indexed divisions are inade of loose
sheets, of Manilla paper, cardboard or other suitable material & are made to
expand by being threaded by means of eyelet holes on wires or rods fixed across
the bottom of the case or box in which they are contained. The rods can be
rivetted or fastened in the case by any convenient means.
Instead of permanently fastening the divisions in the box as aforesaid I may
thread them loosely on cord, tape or other suitable material for holding them
together & place them in the box or I may simply place the divisions in the box in
their consecutive order without fastening them together or to the box. I may also
make the divisions in the form of a series of gussetted pockets in one or more sets
containing any number of divisions required in each set & these can be placed in
the box without being permanently fastened thereto.
The case or box containing these indexed divisions is specially made to stand on
the writing desk or table for the purpose of placing between the indexed divisions
any letters, memorandums, notes of engagements or other papers requiring particular

page_text: and
attention on any particular date, there being a division indexed for each day of the
month,
month of the year, and day of the week with or without the combination.
of any other particular classification required in connection therewith.
or
In order that the papers placed in these indexed divisions under the respective.
dates or other classification required in connection therewith may be more
conveniently examined & extracted when required I make the front part of the
case hinged or otherwise loosely fastened so as to fall outwards by which the
divisions expand & fall forward at the top at an angle which brings their contents
into sight to much better advantage than if they were held together in an upright
position in consequence of the front part of the case or box being fixed.
The case or box may be made in combination with an inkstand, pen rack, or
other such accessories to the writing desk & may have a lid euclosing the top so as.
to secure the papers under lock & key if required.
The method of using this indexed case is as follows;―
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The case or box stands on the writing desk or table with the date of the month,.
month of the year, days of the week or other classification required in con--
nection therewith, distinctly printed on the respective divisions in index form,.
running from left to right in one or more tiers as may be necessary to distinguish
each division.
The person using the same having engagements to fulfil letters to reply to,
bills to meet or any other business not requiring immediate but particular attention
on a particular date, places the letters, bills, memorandums or note of engage-
ments in the divisions for the date or dates on which he desires to give them
attention.
In this way all his business engagements are sorted out under the respective
dates required & as each date comes round he examines the division for the day
& finds all his engagements for that particular day collected together in readiness
reminding him of their need of attention just at the right time. All papers or
memorandums for attention during any particular month or months of the year are
placed in the respective divisions for the particular month & on the first of the
month these are taken & sorted into the respective days of the month.
The indexed divisions representing the dates of the month may have printed
thereon & in combination therewith the letters of the alphabet in the following
manner, 1A, 2 B, 3 C, 4 D, & so on in consecutive order on each division to the
end of the alphabet for the purpose of sorting any papers which may be required to
be placed under the letter of the alphabet instead of under the date.
Other indexed divisions as may be required for the sorting of papers under any
special heading, such as invoices, bills of lading, contracts etc. may also be used in.
combination with all or any of the indices for the months of the year, dates of the
mouth, and days of the week.
or
I am aware that there are various methods of permanently filing away letters.
papers etc. under the letters of the alphabet by means of expanding indices but the
object of my invention is the sorting of memorandums, letters etc. under the dates.
as herein described with or without the combination of letters of the alphabet,
& any other special divisions required in connection therewith.
In the drawings left with the Provisional Specification
Fig. 1 is a front elevation of the case showing the indexed divisions C, the
hinged front D, a stop piece E against which the hinged front D falls when
released from its upright position & the rivetted wires passing through from
front to back on which the indexed sheets forming the divisions are threaded.
Fig. 2 is a section at A. B. of Fig. 1 showing the divisions C in an upright.
position when the hinged front D is closed. D³ shows the hinged front open
& held at an angle by the stop piece E. The hinged front D is held in an
upright position when required by a small hook & eye fastening or other convenient.
means.

page_text: Fig. 3 is an elevation of the gussetted pockets which can be used instead of
having loose sheets threaded on wires as shown at Fig. 1 & Fig. 2.
Fig. 4 is a plan of the gussetted pockets. The gussetted pockets although shown
as indexed for the days of the week, can be indexed for the months and days of the
month as shown in Fig. 1 or for any other particular classification required in
connection therewith.
or
Having now particularly described & ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion & in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
or
The method of sorting & filing letters, memorandums, or other such papers for
reference under the months of the year, For
and days of the week, and dates of the
month with or without the combination of letters of the alphabet or other special
classification required in connection therewith, by means of expanding indices
contained in a box or case having a hinged front, substantially as hereinbefore
described & as illustrated in the drawings left with the Provisional Specification.
Dated this Fourteenth day of June 1894.