Improvements in теаци or Apparatus TOT together Sheets of Paper or other Materials.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 13th July, 1887
Complete Left, 10th Apr., 1888
Complete Accepted, 11th May, 1888
Improvements in теаци or Apparatus TOT
together Sheets of Paper or other Materials.
I GEORGE FRANCIS WHITTLE of 13 Clearmont Road Birkdale near Southport in
the County of Lancaster Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
The object of the invention is to provide a cheap and simple means of binding or
fastening together the sheets of a Magazine, Illustrated paper, Newspaper, Share-list,
Music or other set or number of sheets of paper or other materials desired to be
kept together either for a shorter or longer time, and with capability of removal of
one set or number of sheets and the substitution of another and so as to facilitate
reading or other use.
For this purpose I employ a back piece or rib of trough or open box section of
length adapted to take the back of the newspaper or other set of sheets lengthwise
and of width adequate to take any desired quantity of sheets. At the top or bottom
of this trough-back I provide blades or prongs or projections which may be con-
nected to the end of the trough-back by being strung on a hinge or crosswire and
the hinged blade or wire or like part being swung out the sheet or sheets are inserted
in the trough and the wire is arched or bent so that its free end may be passed under
a looped or catch shaped part and then the wire or blade straightening itself the sheet
or sheets are securely held until required to be removed when a reversal of the action
will free the sheet or sheets or a selected sheet may be removed.
Instead of the wires or blades being arched and sprung free of their engagement
piece the catch may be rocked over or slidden and so free the end of holding blade or
wire or wires.
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The back of the article is made preferably trough shape, but it may also be flat
when required for large papers on reading desks and such places so that the papers
may lie flat.
The simplicity of this invention lies in the fact of the user having merely to bend
the wires a little and they spring in or out easily or to remove the loop or catch
from them for putting the papers in or out.

page_text: The invention is particularly adapted for the temporary binding of sheets of Music,
Magazines, Newspapers, Periodicals, or other articles, enabling the leaves to be put
in and taken out rapidly.
Or instead of being strung on wires the ends of the trough may fold back
carrying the projections.
Or the projections or blades may fold back much as in pocket and other knives
springs being used to retain them in an open or closed position aided if required by
a catch and these blades pins or projections being folded down into the folds of the
sheets retain the sheets during use and may be readily withdrawn for removal of
sets of sheets and substitution of others or otherwise.
Projecting parts on the blades may aid grasp by the fingers of the user.
This means of binding may be combined with book covers for more or less
permanent use and protection of contents.
The holding or other parts may be made of metal such as brass, iron, or steel,
papier-maché or other suitable material or combinations of materials and may be
polished, bronzed, plated with silver gold or other metal or alloy.
Dated the 13th day of July 1887
WM. BROOKES & SON,
55 & 56, Chancery Lane, London,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Means or Apparœtus for Binding or Fastening
togethr Sheets of Paper or other Materials.
I GEORGE FRANCIS WHITTLE of 13 Clearmont Road Birkdale near Southport in
the County of Lancaster 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 the invention is to provide a cheap and simple means of binding or
fastening together the sheets of a magazine, Illustrated paper, newspaper, share-list,
music or other set or number of sheets of paper or other materials desired to be
kept together either for a shorter or longer time, and with capability of removal of
one set or number of sheets and the substitution of another and so as to facilitate
reading or other use.
For this purpose I employ a back piece or rib of trough or open box section of
length adapted to take the back of the newspaper or other set of sheets lengthwise
and of width adequate to take any desired quantity of sheets. At the top or bottom
of this trough-back I provide blades or prongs or projections which may be connected
to the end of the trough-back by being strung on a hinge or crosswire and the hinged
blade or wire or like part being swung out the sheet or sheets are inserted in the
trough and the wire is arched or bent so that its free end may be passed under a
looped or catch shaped part and then the wire or blade straightening itself the sheet
or sheets are securely held until required to be removed when a reversal of the action
will free the sheet or sheets or a selected sheet may be removed.
Instead of the wires or blades being arched and sprung free of their engagement
piece the catch may be rocked over or slidden and so free the end of holding blade or
wire or wires.
The back of the article is made preferably trough shape, but it may also be flat
when required for large papers on reading desks and such places so that the papers
may lie flat.
The simplicity of this invention lies in the fact of the user having merely to bend
the wires a little and they spring in or out easily or to remove the loop or catch from
them for putting the papers in or out.
The invention is particularly adapted for the temporary binding of sheets of music,
magazines, newspapers, periodicals, or other articles, enabling the leaves to be put in
and taken out rapidly.
.
Or instead of being strung on wires, the ends of the trough may fold back
carrying the projections.
Or the projections or blades may fold back much as in pocket and other knives
springs being used to retain them in an open or closed position aided if required by

page_text: a catch and these blades pins or projections being folded down into the folds of the
sheets retain the sheets during use and may be readily withdrawn for removal of
sets of sheets and substitution of others or otherwise.
Projecting parts on the blades may aid grasp by the fingers of the user.
This means of binding may be combined with book covers for more or less
permanent use and protection of contents.
The holding or other parts may be made of metal such as brass iron or steel,
papier-maché or other suitable material or combinations of materials and may be
polished, bronzed, plated with silver, gold or other metal or alloy.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 is a front view Figure 2 is a side view and Figure 3 is a back view of
the binder closed and Figure 4 is a side view of the same open ready to receive
papers. Figure 5 is a cross section thereof on the line X-X Figure 1 shewing one
of many shapes in section the trough may assume.
a is the shell or case of the binder form as shewn clearly in Figure 5 as a trough
rib. is a pin passing through first one side of the trough a then through the ends
of the blade or swing rods b and then through the opposite side of the trough a.
The respective figures represent different aspects of the same trough except as to
the number of hinged rods b i.e. Figure 1 shews but 2 such rods, whilst in Figure 4
5 rods are indicated and in Figure 5 again 3 rods are shewn. This number is
variable, the size of trough being also variable to correspond. c c¹ are stop pieces
across the bottom of the trough a on which the rods b with the papers on them lie,
when the device is closed. d is the overlapping edge under and within which the
rods at the lower ends are sprung in and closed against the inner side of the
trough..
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 :-
A binder or fastener, for binding or fastening together sheets of paper or other
materials, having a back piece or rib of trough or open channel form to which are
connected blades, rods, prongs or projections, capable of being swung out for
insertion into the folds of the articles to be bound and then folded back and held in
the trough or open box substantially as set forth.
Dated the 10th day of April 1888
WM. BROOKES & SON,
55 & 56, Chancery Lane, London,
Agents for the Applicant.