An Improved Removable Combined Book Protector or Cover and Marker, applicable also as a Cover for Postal Packets.
Year: 1896

page_text: An Improved Removable Combined Book Protector or Cover and
Marker, applicable also as a Cover for Postal Packets.
A communication from abroad by GEORGINA BARNES, of No. 121 Albert Road,
Albert Park, in the Colony of Victoria, Married Woman.
1, WILLIAM LLOYD WISE, of 46, Lincoln's Inn Fields, in the County of London,
Consulting Engineer and Chartered Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-—
The object of this invention is to provide a readily adjustable combined book cover
or protector and marker which can be placed and used on any book of suitable size
when the book is being read, used or handled so as to lessen the wear and tear and
frictional damage consequent on the handling of the book. The said invention is also
applicable as a cover for postal packets such as plans required to be despatched
uncreased.
The said cover and marker consists mainly of four flat pieces of cardboard or other
suitable material laced together or otherwise attached by bands or pieces of elastic or
other flexible material and having a piece of thin cloth or other suitable material
attached to the edge of one or other of the inner adjacent edges of the main cardboard
pieces so as to cover and protect the back of the book, such piece of thin cloth being
connected thereto as hereinafter described.
The two outermost of the cardboard pieces are narrower than the inner and main
pieces and one or other of the said outermost pieces serve as a book mark by folding
it down upon the leaves.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings is an outside view of a combined cover and
marker according to this invention made of four pieces of cardboard A, B, C and D
respectively and shewn removed from the book and fully expanded. d d are the
elastic bands connecting A, B, C and D together the letter indicating the points of
attachment between the elastic and the cardboard piece either by pin, rivet, glue or
other suitable means.
Figure 2 is an inside view of Figure 1 and shewing the piece of thin cloth or other
suitable material F and which is attached to either B or C to form a cover or protector
to the back of the book, e e are parallel cross elastic bands for expansion over and
adjustment around the respective side covers of the book serving as clasps retaining
the book and covers (B and C) together.
Figure 3 shews an alternative method of attaching the cardboard pieces A, B, C
and D together by the elastic pieces dd which are attached to the cardboard near each
edge instead of being interlaced as in Figure 1.
Figure 4 is a perspective view of a book with said cover attached.
Figure 5 is a perspective view of a book shewing the said book cover and mark
in position, the end flap of latter (D) lying between the leaves of the book as a place
marker.
Figure 6 shews a further modification of the cover or protector it being provided

page_text: with corner pocket or clasp pieces E which serve instead of the end flaps A and D.
It is obvious that the covers may be made of any suitable sizes.
Dated this 28th day of January 1896.
W. LLOYD WISE,
46 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C., Chartered Patent Agent.
An Improved Removable Combined Book Protector or Cover and
Marker, applicable also as a Cover for Postal Packets.
A communication from abroad by GEORGINA BARNES, of No. 121 Albert Road,
Albert Park, in the Colony of Victoria, Married Woman.
I, WILLIAM LLOYD WISE, of 46 Lincoln's Inn Fields, in the County of London,
Consulting Engineer and Chartered Patent Agent, 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 this invention is to provide a readily adjustable combined book cover
or protector and marker which can be placed and used on any book of suitable size
when the book is being read, used or handled so as to lessen the wear and tear and
frictional damage consequent on the handling of the book. The said invention is also
applicable as a cover for postal packets such as plans required to be despatched
uncreased.
The said cover and marker consists mainly of four flat pieces of cardboard or other
suitable material laced together or otherwise attached by bands or pieces of elastic or
other flexible material and having a piece of thin cloth or other suitable material
attached to the edge of one or other of the inner adjacent edges of the main cardboard
pieces so as to cover and protect the back of the book, such piece of thin cloth being
connected thereto as hereinafter described.
The two outermost of the cardboard pieces are narrower than the inner and main
pieces and one or other of the said outermost pieces serve as a book mark by folding
it down upon the leaves.
Figure of the drawings filed with my Provisional Specification is an outside
view of a combined cover and marker according to this invention made of four
pieces of cardboard A, B, C and D respectively and shown removed from the book
and fully expanded. dd are the elastic bands connecting A, B, C and D together
the letter indicating the points of attachment between the elastic and the cardboard
piece either by pin, rivet, glue or other suitable means.
Figure 2 is an inside view of Figure 1 and shewing the piece of thin cloth or other
suitable material F and which is attached to either B or C to form a cover or protector
to the back of the book, ee are parallel cross elastic bands for expansion over and
adjustment around the respective side covers of the book serving as clasps retaining
the book and covers (B and C) together.
Figure 3 shews an alternative method of attaching the cardboard pieces A, B, C
and D together by the elastic pieces dd which are attached to the cardboard near each
edge instead of being interlaced as in Figure 1.
Figure 4 is a perspective view of a hook with said cover attached.
Figure 5 is a perspective view of a book shewing the said book cover and mark
in position, the end flap of latter (D) lying between the leaves of the book as a place
marker.
Figure 6 shews a further modification of the cover or protector it being provided
with corner pocket or clasp pieces E which serve instead of the end flaps A and D.
It is obvious that the covers may be made of any suitable sizes.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. As an improved removable combined cover and marker the combination of
the four flat pieces of cardboard or other suitable material, such as A, B, C and D
with and connected together by two or more parallel elastic bands such as dd,
and with and attached to B and C two parallel elastic cross bands such as e e
and pieces of thin cloth F to be applied to and used in connection with bound
books or for postal packets all as before described and as illustrated in Figures 1 to 5
of the drawings.
2. As a modification of the above the combination of the parts B and C
with d d and ee and with the corner pockets or clasps E to be applied to and
used as before described and as illustrated in Figure 6 of the drawing.
Dated
Apr 18
For the Applicant,
W. LLOYD WISE,
46 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C., Chartered Patent Agent.