An Improved Clip for Holding Books, Sketches, or the like Open when in Use.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 20th July, 1888
Complete Specification Left, 15th Sept., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 19th Oct., 1888
TROYIDIONAL
An Improved Clip for Holding Books, Sketches, or the like Open
when in Use.
I, THOMAS MCKELL ANDERSON of 6 Park Street, Plumstead, in the County of
Kent, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is the production of an improved Clip, for keeping
Books, Sketches, Photographs and the like, open when in use, and so constructed as
to be adjustable to suit any required size of Book or the like as may be desired.
In carrying out my invention I employ, two or more pieces of flat brass, Steel,
Copper, Iron or other suitable metal or material, of any desired length, according to
the width of the book or other article intended to be acted upon. In the case of the
employment of two flat pieces of brass or other metal, upon one end of each I provide
a band, while the opposite end of each is bent, or hooked to any desired extent,
according to the thickness of the article intended to be held open, allowance being
made for, the elasticity of the metal or other material employed, but I may in certain
cases, employ more than two flat pieces, for the purpose of extending the required
length.
In order that my invention may be better understood, I have appended the accom-
panying sheet of drawings. Figure 1 is a plan view, shewing the device, according to my
invention fully extended. Figure 2 is a plan view of same partly closed. Figure 3
is an elevational view partly open. Upon the one end of the flat piece A I provide a
band B¹ of suitable dimension to admit the passage of the flat piece A¹, upon one
of flat
end of which I provide a band B, of a like dimension, to admit the passage
piece A, the opposite ends of A and A' are bent as shewn at C and C¹; by this
arrangement according to my invention, the flat pieces can be extended until B
and B are brought into contact, and contracted until B reaches C, and B' reaches C',
thereby extending or contracting the length of the whole to suit any width of book,

page_text: sketch, photograph or the like, while the hook ends C and C₁ are sufficiently
springy, or elastic, to admit various thicknesses of leaves, or sketches, to be held
in position, while said leaves may be readily turned over without removing said clips.
Dated this 20th day of July 1888.
FREDK. WALKER & HYDE,
4, Little Moorfields, E.C.,
Agents for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Clip for Holding Books, Sketches, or the like Open
when in Use.
I, THOMAS MCKELL ANDERSON, of 6 Park Street Plumstead, in the County of
Kent, 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:—
The object of my Invention is the production of an Improved Clip, for keeping
books, sketches, Photographs and the like open when in use, and so constructed as
to be adjustable to suit any required size of Book or the like as may be desired.
In carrying out my Invention I employ two or more pieces of flat brass, or other
suitable metal or material, of any desired length according to the width of the book
or other article intended to be held by the clip. In the case of the employment of
two flat pieces of brass or other metal, I provide upon one end of each a band
of similar material to that of which the strips aforesaid are composed, while
the opposite ends of said strips are bent, or hooked to any desired extent,
according to the thickness of the article intended to be held open, advantage being
taken of the elasticity of the metal or other material. 1 may however, in certain
cases employ more than two strips, in order to obtain a greater range of opening or
closing the clip.
Referring to the sheet of drawings accompanying my provisional specification, the
method of constructing and using the improved clip according to my Invention, will
be clearly understood.
Figure 1 represents a plan view, shewing the device fully extended, and Figure 2 is a
plan view of the same shewng it partly closed, and Figure 3 is an elevation, also shewing
the clip partly closed. Upon one end of the flat piece of metal or other material A
I provide a band 'B', of suitable dimension to admit the passage of the other flat

page_text: piece A, upon one end of which is attached another band B, fitted for the reception
of the strip A, and allowing the latter to move freely therein. The opposite ends
of A and A¹ are bent, or hooked as shewn at C and C. By this arrangement,
according to my Invention, the flat pieces A and A' may be extended until the
bands B and B are brought into contact, and may be contracted or closed until B
reaches and B₁ reaches C', thereby extending or contracting the length of the
whole, to suit any width of book, sketches, Photographs or the like, while the hooked
ends C and C are sufficiently elastic or springy to admit various thicknesses of leaves
or sketches to be held in position while said leaves may be readily turned over from
under the hooks without removing the clip.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is;
In a clip for holding books or the like open, the use of two or more flat pieces of
metal or other material with hooked ends and bands substantially as described and
set forth.