Improvements in Duplicating or Sales Books.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Aug., 1893-Accepted, 30th Sept., 1893
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Duplicating or Sales Books.
We, FREDERICK REESOR JAMES, Agent, residing at 656 Ontario Street, in the
City of Toronto, County of York, Province of Ontario, and THOMAS MILBURN,
Merchant, residing at 38 Breadalbane Street, in the said City of Toronto, 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:-
To secure the greatest convenience in the use of duplicating or sales books wherein
the copy is made by means of a colored transfer sheet it has been found desirable
to attach this sheet to the book, and to do so at the same side or edge thereof at
which the leaves are bound together; this however has been found to involve the
following serious objections and difficulties hitherto not overcome in the construction
of such books.
1st. It necessitates the transfer sheet lying across the ledge formed by the
edges of the stubs over which it must extend. This ledge increases in height as
the copy leaves are taken from their stubs, thus preventing the transfer sheet from
lying flat and close to the leaf which is to receive the copy as required.
2nd. It has also been found essential especially in counter check books where
sales are made on credit account, also in commercial travellers order books, to
retain the copies in the book and yet to have the attached transfer sheet kept
adjacent to the next leaf to be copied on. This has been found impracticable hitherto
owing to the retained copies intervening between the transfer sheet and the leaf to
be copied on.
3rd. The permanent attachment of the transfer sheet to the book is often found
to be a disadvantage. Sometimes this sheet outlasts the book and is therefore lost
to use. Sometimes the book outlasts the sheet and there being no convenient
provision for attaching a new sheet it is troublesome to do so. A poor remedy for
this has been attempted by putting two or more transfer sheets in different positions
in some books, which may or may not be required.
4th. The object of my invention is to construct a book of the desired form with
the transfer sheet so attached and arranged that the afore-mentioned impediments
and objections will be obviated; and the invention consists essentially of a series
of leaves serving as originals and their copies with their corresponding stubs and
lines of perforations as required, a pivoted rectangular frame or yoke preferably
made of wire to which is attached the transfer sheet, the whole being detachably
and pivotally connected with the book at or near the top thereof and amongst the
leaves or stubs by means of its pivotal part, and so arranged as to swing thereon
and carry the transfer sheet beyond and clear of the stubs, enabling it to lie flat for
its whole length on the leaf next to be copied on regardless of the thickness of the
pack of stubs in the book.
The pivoted parts of this yoke or frame may be the ends of the wire of which it
is formed inserted into the pack of leaves as stated, or these ends may catch
into a clip suited for the purpose or into a part of the cover of the book or the
pivoted part may be the whole side of the yoke allowing the open end to catch into
a fold or fastening provided on the attaching side of the transfer sheet, or any
other convenient way may be employed of attaching the frame which carries the
transfer sheet.
The space or opening in the yoke or frame formed between the side on which it
swings and the side carrying the transfer sheet enables the copies which are
desired to be retained to be passed through the said space and thus placed behind
the transfer sheet out of the way when copying. This sheet may thereby be always

page_text: kept to the front for its work while the retained copies are placed behind it
conveniently against the cover of the book and detached therefrom. My invention
also enables the manipulator of the book to easily and entirely prevent the fingers
from touching the coloring matter of the transfer sheet, the whole device being
constructed and operated as hereinafter more fully set forth and more particularly
pointed out in the claims.
In the drawings:
Figure 1 is a perspective view of a duplicating or sales book showing our
improvements.
Figure 2 is a perspective view of the yoke or pivot frame.
Figure 3 is a perspective view of the cover of the book and securing clip.
Like numerals of reference refer to like parts throughout the Specification and
drawings.
The book consists of a series of stubs 1, duplicates 2, and sale slips 3. The
stubs are bound together in the usual manner for securing together the several
leaves comprising the book. As shown in the drawings the frame or yoke 6 is
pivoted amongst the leaves at or near the head of the book and comprises three
sides of a rectangle and part of the fourth, lettered respectively 6º, 6, 6° and 6ª.
The open space between the sides of this yoke or frame is of a sufficient size to
permit of the leaves constituting the book being drawn therethrough. The ends 6
of the sides of the frame 6 respectively 6b, and 6, are bent at right angles in the
said frame work and are secured preferably to the stubs 1 in such a manner that
they serve as pivots and about which rotates the side 6º. Secured to the side 6ª of
the frame 6 is the transfer sheet 7 which is also adapted to swing during the rotation
or semi-rotation of the frame 6. I do not confine myself to any particular form of
frame or yoke as I may if I find it convenient, secure the transfer sheet to any con-
venient form of frame or yoke and secure the frame or yoke in any manner convenient,
so that it will swing the transfer sheet clear of the stubs in a manner similar to that
of the frame 6. If required to retain the copy instead of removing it from the
book it can be permitted to remain attached and can be passed through the frame 6
so that the transfer sheet will be in place to lie upon the next unused leaf ready
to be employed for its required purpose.
In Fig. 3 is shown a clip A for securing the originals and duplicates, and transfer
sheet to the cover of the book B.
The clip A is of a rectangular form similar to that shown in the drawings and
consists preferably of a continuous piece of spring metal, having one side, a, secured
to, and parallel with the inner side of the cover B. One end of the side a terminates
in a hook a¹ bent at right angles to the said side whilst at the opposite extremity
is the end a parallel with, and of the same length as the hooked end a'. The
metal after forming the end a" is bent at right angles to the end all and is continued
parallel with the side a, and of sufficient length to enter the hooked end a¹ and be
retained thereby. By making a clip according to this manner a cheap, simple, and
effective device is produced. The open space between the sides of the clip is slightly
less than the size of the secured end of the book, in order that the pressure of the
clip shall securely hold the book to the cover.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. The duplicating or sales book herein before described and illustrated in Fig. 1
of the accompanying drawings.
2. The duplicating or sales book herein before described and illustrated in Fig. 3
of the accompanying drawings.
3. In a duplicating or sales book the combination of a series of originals and
stubs, the stubs being suitably bound together, a swinging frame consisting of a
substantially rectangular shaped piece of spring metal having one of its sides
partially cut away to form two points which are adapted to enter between the

page_text: stubs and detachably secure the said frame to the book, a transfer sheet secured to
the said frame and adapted to be placed between the originals and duplicates, the
said frame being arranged to carry the transfer sheet clear of the said stubs in order
that the said transfer sheet shall lie flat between the original and its respective
duplicate, substantially as set forth.
Dated this 10th day of Awoust. 1893.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicants.