Improvements tes and A
Year: 1896

page_text: Improvements
tes and ARC
I THEODORE GEORGES BECKERS of 8 Rosenstrasse Cologne in the Empire of
Germany Merchant do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The object of this invention is to enable letters manuscript papers and the like
to be filed in book form.
In the accompanying drawings Fig. 1 is perspective view of a letter file con-
structed according to this invention adapted to be attached to the inside of a
book cover.
Fig. 2 is end view partly in section.
Fig. 3 is cross-section.
The same letters denote the same parts in all the figs.
A is the sole plate 3 metal plate hinged to A. C metal plate hinged to B
and D. D hooks to hold the papers to be filed. E is a pin by means of which C
can be disconnected from B. FF are curved grooves in the sole plate.
The sole plate A is made of sheet metal or any other suitable material having
its ends turned upwards at right angles as shewn.
Curved grooves FF are formed in the turned up portions of the plate A to
receive guide pieces formed on the wires D'.
The hooks are made of wire of any suitable section preferably circular the
overlapping portion of the hooks being filed or ground flat as shewn at Fig. 3.
The wires D are hinged to the pieces C and the plates B which are hinged to
C and A are fastened to the inside of a book cover in such a manner that the back
of the plate A is next to the inside of the back of the cover.
When the book is opened the wires D' which are formed in such a manner as
to enter the grooves in the plate A and form guides are drawn apart by the action
of the hinges B. C and the hooks D separated as shewn at Fig. 2.
When the book is closed the various parts of the apparatus assume the positions
shewn by Fig. 1.
The 10th day of December 1896.
T. E. HALFORD,
11 Furnival Street, Holborn, Agent for Applicant.
COMPI FTE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Letter Files and the like.
I, THEODORE GEORGES BECKERS, of 8 Rosenstrasse Cologne, in the Empire of
Germany, Merchant, 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 an improved letter file or document-holder which is
Improvements in Letter Files and the like.
I, THEODORE GEORGES BECKERS, of 8 Rosenstrasse Cologne, in the Empire of
Germany, Merchant, 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 an improved letter file or document-holder which is

page_text: fixed in a book-cover in such á manner, that the bottom-plate is attached to the
back and the two hinged side-pieces are fixed to the covers.
This device consists as shown in Fig. 1 of the annexed drawing of a bottom
plate A of two side pieces B hinged to the same and of the document-holders D
jointedly connected with these side pieces by means of band's C.
The bottom plate A is bent upwards rectangularly at both ends and these so
formed upright projections are each provided with a curved groove F which pro-
jecting outwards serves for guiding the document-holders D. The latter are
bent conveniently from round wires (Fig. 1) and the curved end pieces thereof
which pass through the documents are of half-round cross section (Fig. 3), so that
when the device is closed, the respective curved ends of the holders which are
overlapping form together in cross section a full circle.
The document-holders D are jointedly connected with the bottom plate A by
means of bands B. & C. which are hinged to one another, by which arrangement
it is possible to pull the document-holder apart. When pulled apart the holders 1)
describe a curve corresponding to the grooves so that the half round curved
end pieces passing through the documents are always guided past and closely
overlapping one another and thus a good working is effected. After being pulled
apart the document-holders occupy the position shown in Fig. 2. Between the
two ends directed towards one another of the ourved end pieces there is then a
certain space in order to be able to slide on fresh documents.
One of the hinge-joints hetween B. & C. can be opened by removing a dis-
placeable pin E in order to be able to further open the holders, for the purpose of
emptying the device.
In this document-holder each document can be taken out by simply pulling the
holders from one another and also a document can be inserted at any place and
the documents are arranged as the leaves of a book, and can be handled as such.
In order to use the document-holder for keeping already registered documents.
the two band's and pieces C. & B, which are jointedly connected with one another
and with the wire holders and the bottom plate, can be dispensed with, and the
before described device can be simplified in the hereinafter described manner.
In the annexed drawing
Fig. 4 shows a plan-view.
Fig. 5 is a section on line
of Fig. 4.
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Fig. 6 is a cross section on line y-y of Fig. 4, and
Fig. 7 is a side view showing this simplification.
On the bottom plate A, on which the two upright ends are dispensed with,
there is arranged on each of its longitudinal sides an upright piece A¹ and A2
respectively of which the piece A is provided with two eyes for the hinged joint
of the two wires D), the opposite piece A2 however is provided with two vertical
slots d, d, in which the ends of the wires I lie when the device is closed.
On the piece A there is fixed a rail in a displaceable manner by means of
pins and grooves, which rail is provided with the two projections a¹, the nose a²
and the slot a³.
This device is used in the following manner:
The classified documents are slid on the two wires D) and the latter are then
laid with their ends into the two slots of the piece A2. When the rail a is then
moved the nose a passes over the one slot d and the slot a over the other slot
and the ends of the wires D lying in these slots are thus secured in place and
consequently the documents seated on the same are kept in their position.
The bottom plate A of this device is fixed in the back of a book cover as in the
previously described device.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:
1. A document-register, in which wires D are jointedly connected with a

page_text: bottom plate A by means of bands C hinged on side pieces B and are guided in
their movements in curved grooves F in the upright ends of the bottom plate A
whereby a secure engaging of the wires is obtained.
2. A form of construction of the register as in Claim 1, in which the bottom
plate A is connected with the back and the side pieces B each with the sides
of a book cover, so that when opening the cover the register also opens.
3. In order to use the register for keeping documents only the replacing of the
bands and side-pieces jointedly connected with the wires and the ground-plate,
by a slide a fixed displaceably on the one side, which slide reaches with its
nose a and its slot a³ over the slots d of the side pieces A and holds the therein.
lying ends of the wires D, which wires are seated turnably in eyes on the other
side piece A2.
Dated this 10th day of September 1897
HERBERT HADDAN & Co.,
18 Buckingham Street, Strand, London, W.C.,
Agents to Applicant.