Improvements in Book-markers.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Aug., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 19th Mar., 1894-Accepted, 5th May, 1894
Improvements in Book-markers.
I, ARTHUR BERTRAM KNIGHT, of 63 St. Charles Square, Notting Hill, in the
County of Middlesex, Engineering Student, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
The object of my present invention is to provide an adjustable book-marker
which shall not only indicate any particular line, but even any letter or figure upon
the page.
Figure 1 is a front view of my improved book-marker and Figure 2 is an edge
view of same.
Figure 3 is a top view and Figure 4 is a front view of another form of the sliding
index.
Figure 5 shows a modification.
In all the figures like parts are indicated by similar letters of reference.
In carrying my invention into effect, I take a piece of any suitable material a
and, preferably, bend one end upon itself so as to form a spring hook a'. Upon the
part a I place a sliding index b.
The part a may be formed, as shown in the drawings, so as to act as a paper
knife. In some cases, when the nature of the material would not allow of its being
bent round so as to form the spring hook a', this latter may be formed in a separate
piece and may be rivetted or otherwise connected to the front part a, as shown at
Figure 5.
At Figures 3 and 4 I have shown a cheap and convenient form for making the
index. It is made by stamping a piece of any suitable material to the shape
required and forming out of the material itself the loops 6' which act as guides for
upon the part a.
it
When it is desired to mark any particular word, the book-marker is hooked on
to the top of one or more leaves. The spring part a' grips the leaf or leaves
between it and the front part a, although it can be readily slidden across the page
when desired. The sliding index b is then moved up or down so that the pointer
points to the line desired when the part a is moved across the page until the index
points to the exact word it is desired to mark. As occasion may require the index
may be reversed in position on the part a.
Dated this 16th day of August 1893
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Book-markers.
I, ARTHUR BERTRAM KNIGHT, of 63 St. Charles Square, Notting Hill in the
County of Middlesex, Engineering Student, do hereby declare the nature of this
0 invention and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement, reference being had
to the drawings accompanying my Provisional Specification :-
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The object of my present invention is to provide an adjustable book marker

page_text: which shall not only indicate any particular line but even any letter or figure upon
the page.
Figure 1 is a front view of my improved book marker and Figure 2 is an edge
view of same.
Figure 3 is a top view, Figure 4 is a front view of another form of the sliding
index.
Figure 5 shows a modification.
In all the figures like parts are indicated by similar letters of reference.
In carrying my invention into effect I take a piece of any suitable material a and
preferably bend one end upon itself so as to form a spring hook a'. Upon the
part a I place a sliding index b.
The part a may be formed as shown in the drawings, so as to act as a paper
knife.
In some cases when the nature of the material would not allow of its being bent
round so as to form the spring hook a' this latter may be formed in a separate piece
and may be rivetted or otherwise connected to the front part a as shown at
Figure 5.
At Figures 3 and 4 I have shown a cheap and convenient form for making the
index. It is made by stamping a piece of any suitable material to the shape
required and forming out of the material itself the loops 6' which acts as guides for
it upon the part a.
When it is desired to mark any particular word the book marker is hooked onto
the top of one or more leaves. The spring part a' grips the leaf or leaves between
it and the front part a although it can be readily slidden across the page when
.desired.
.
The sliding index is then moved up or down so that the pointer points to the
line desired when the part a is moved across the page until the index points to the
exact word it is desired to mark.
As occasion may require the index may be reversed in position on the part a.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. An adjustable book marker formed with a hook at one end and provided
with a sliding index substantially as herein shown and described and for the
purpose stated.
2. An adjustable book marker consisting of a part a which is formed as a paper
knife and a hook a¹ formed in one piece therewith and being provided with a sliding
index formed of a single stamped piece of any suitable material substantially as
herein shown and described and for the purpose stated.
3. The peculiar combination and arrangement of parts substantially as herein
shown and described.
נ.י.ת
Dated March 19th 1834.
A. B. KNIGHT,
By Harris & Mills,
23, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents.