Combined Blotting Pad and Renewable Diary.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Nov., 1892
Complete Specification Left. 16th May. 1893-Accepted, 15th July, 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Combined Blotting Pad and Renewable Diary.
HERBERT FITCH. Wholesale Stationer, of 30 Bury Street in the City of
London, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
A combined blotting-pad & annual diary, the latter consisting of a separate book
which may be attached to and form part of the pad by pushing the under cover of
the diary into a specially made recess in the pad. The pad being of substantial
construction may last many years, the diary being renewed annually.
The blotting pad may be of any required size made of strawboard or millboard
covered with cloth or other material: a portion of this board would be provided
with corners of cloth or leather, to hold the blotting paper, the remainder of any
size that may be required, would have a tight pocket of the same material as the
pad itself is covered with, opening outwards, & into which the under cover of the
diary can be pushed & be thereby held firmly in position.
Dated this 9th day of December 1892.
HERBERT FITCH.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Combined Blotting Pad and Renewable Diary.
I, HERBERT FITCH trading as The Sanitary Paper Company, of 30 Bury
Street, London, E.C., Manufacturers of Toilet and Lavatory Appliances, 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 combined blotting pad and diary for desk
use, and has for its object to provide means whereby a diary may be held alongside
the blotting pad in position convenient for making or referring to entries therein,
the diary being however detachable so that it may be replaced by a new one
whenever required.
The improved combined pad and diary is represented in plan view and section in
Figures 1 and 2 of the accompanying drawings, forming part of this Specification.
The blotting pad A and diary B are supported on a backing or foundation
plate of millboard or strawboard covered with cloth or other material and
provided with pockets d at the upper and lower right hand corners, for the corners
of the pad to fit into, and a similar pocket d' extending the whole height of the
pad under which the left-hand edge of the pad fits. These pockets are secured to
the base board C by a thinner or lining board c and they admit of the blotting
paper composing the pad being replaced whenever required, in the ordinary way.
The blotting pad does not cover the whole surface of the backing or foundation C,
which is so much longer than the pad A as to afford room at the left-hand side of
the pad for a diary B of the ordinary long narrow book form. This is detachably
secured to the foundation C by means of a pocket e alongside the pocket d', but
opening in the reverse direction to the latter, that is to say to the left. This
pocket e is secured to the foundation C and is of such size as to just admit of the
back cover of the diary B being slipped into it, so that the diary will be retained
in position whilst admitting of its withdrawal for replacement by another when
required.

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 would have it understood
that although the means described for securing the diary to the blotting pad are
the best, I do not limit myself in this respect as the diary may be otherwise
detachably secured to the pad, but I declare that what I claim is-
1st. The combination, with a blotting pad, of a diary secured to the blotting pad
in such manner as to be readily detached therefrom, when required.
2nd. The herein described combined blotting pad and diary holder, as specified.
Dated this 16th day of May 1893.
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By A. M. & Wm. Clark,
53, Chancery Lane, London, Chartered Patent Agents.