Improved Means for Indexing and Storing Manuscripts and the like.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 27th May, 1899
Complete Specification Left, 26th Feb., 1900 -Accepted, 31st Mar., 1900
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means for Indexing and Storing Manuscripts and the like.
I, ALFRED GIERS, of 28, Lütticherstrasse, Cologne, German Empire, Merchant,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a new or improved construction of registers for
manuscripts and the like and has for its chief object, certain improvements in
the system and mode of indexing these registers, whereby the subject matter (a
letter for example) may be very quickly registered and found when required.
I attain this object by providing the sheets which serve for separating the
different groups of manuscripts, to be registered with tongues or flaps after the
manner of index-books. On the cover of the register a table of contents is
supplied, upon which the particulars of the contents of each compartment of the
register is written at the same height from the bottom of the register as the
tongues or flaps of the said sheets, which separate the manuscripts of each com-
partment from those of the preceding ones.
To facilitate the finding of the particular tongue or flap required numbers or
reference characters may be printed on them which correspond with such numbers
or characters in the contents table, or behind or under each indication of con-
tents, arrows may be drawn, pointing to the tongue or flap, which serves for
opening the respective compartment.
Fig. 1 of the annexed drawings shows a desk register, which may serve at
the same time as a blotting pad.
Figs. 2-6 show different modifications of registers, provided with the new
system of indexing.
In order to avoid the possibility of the manuscripts falling out at the top or
the bottom of the register, it is in the construction shown in Figs. 2-3 provided
with strings, a a¹, which connect the different separating sheets, while in the
construction shown in Fig. 4, 5 and 6 expanding devices b b are provided on
each end.
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Improved Means for Indexing and Storing Manuscripts and the like.
I, ALFRED GIERS, of 28, Lütticherstrasse, Cologne, in the Province of the
Rhine, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire, Merchant, do hereby declare the
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page_text: nature of this my 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 a new or improved construction of registers for
manuscripts and the like and has for its chief object certain improvements in
the system and mode of indexing these registers, whereby the subject matter (a
letter for example) may be very quickly registered and found when required.
I attain this object by providing the sheets which serve for separating the
different groups of manuscripts to be registered with tongues or flaps after the
manner of index-books. On the cover of the register a table of contents is sup-
plied, upon which the particulars of the contents of each compartment of the
register are written at the same height from the bottom of the register as the
tongues or flaps of the said sheets are fixed, which separate the manuscripts of
each compartment from those of the preceding ones.
To facilitate the finding of the particular tongue or flap required, numbers
or reference characters may be printed on them which correspond with such
numbers or characters in the contents table, or behind or under each indication
of contents, arrows may be drawn, pointing to the tongue or flap, which serves
for opening the respective compartment.
Fig. 1 of the drawings accompanying the Provisional Specification, shows a
desk register, which may serve at the same time as a blotting pad.
Fig. 2-6 show different modifications of registers, provided with the new
system of indexing.
In order to avoid the possibility of the manuscripts falling out at the top
or the bottom of the register, it is in the construction shown in Figs. 2-3
provided with strings, a a¹, which connect the different separating sheets, while
in the construction shown in Figs. 4, 5 and 6 expanding devices b b are provided
on each end.
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:
Means for indexing and storing manuscripts and the like consisting of a
register in which the sheets for separating the different groups of manuscripts
are each provided with a tongue or flap, situated at the same height as that on
which the nomination of the group is written in the index supplied on the
cover of the register substantially as described.
Dated this 26th day of February 1900.
GEO. THOS. HYDE.
1, Broad Street Buildings, London, E.(., Agent for the Applicant.