Improvements in Means for Binding or Fastening Together Collec. tions of Leaves of Paper, Music, Periodicals, or the like.
Year: 1897

page_text: Improvements in Means for Binding or Fastening Together Collec.
tions of Leaves of Paper, Music, Periodicals, or the like.
I, SIDNEY ESTCOURT, of Swiss Cottage, Addlestone, in the County of Surrey,
Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The invention relates to improvements in means for binding or fastening
together collections of leaves of paper, music, periodicals, or the like.
Binders as at present generally constructed, and especially binders for music
are formed of a length of slotted tube or a strip of metal of U shaped section
in which the edges of the leaves to be bound are fastened, but such devices possess
the disadvantage that they are transversely rigid and cannot adapt themselves
to the form of adjacent surfaces, and are otherwise inconvenient and if lightly
made are consequently liable to become broken added to which in some forms
they are expensive to produce.
Now the object of the present invention is by a simple device to obviate the
defects above pointed out.
In carrying the present invention into effect a strip of spring steel, or it might
be of other suitable material is employed, and this strip of steel is centrally and
longitudinally thereof formed with one, two, or more long slots therein, so as to
leave narrow connections between the side pieces.
The strip of steel thus formed is then longitudinally folded in half, but not
flattened so as to form a long clip adapted to receive a collection of music or other
leaves, whilst at suitable points the side pieces are correspondingly perforated
for the passage of suitable fastenings or sewing, which would also pass through
the collection of leaves.
The central slots in the strip of metal, which after the formation of the clip
are in the back of the latter enable the clip to freely bend without breaking
thus facilitating the inspection of collections of pieces of music or the like.
It will he obvious that the device may be constructed of any required size and
of any other suitable material than steel, and such for example as celluloid,
according to the purpose to which it is to be applied.
For binding collections of leaves to form a note book the device is especially
suitable inasmuch as it offers no unpleasant rigidity when carried in the pocket.
By the means herein before described a simple and inexpensive device is
obtained by the aid of which collections of leaves of plain paper, music, or
periodicals, may be readily bound together, whilst the device will be perfectly
flexible and therefore not liable to break.
Dated this 26th day of November 1897.
WHITE & WOODINGTON,
27, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents.

page_text: Improvements in Means for Binding or Fastening Together Collec-
tions of Leaves of Paper, Music, Periodicals, or the like.
I. SIDNEY ESTCOURT, formerly of Swiss Cottage. Addlestone, in the County of
Surrey, but at present residing at Sherington Lodge, Newport Pagnel, in the
County of Buckingham, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement:--
The invention relates to improvements in means for binding or fastening
together collections of leaves of paper, music, periodicals, or the like.
Binders as at present generally constructed, and especially binders for music
are formed of a length of slotted tube or a strip of metal of U shaped section
in which the edges of the leaves to be bound are fastened, but such devices possess
the disadvantage that they are transversely rigid and cannot adapt themselves
to the form of adjacent surfaces and are otherwise inconvenient and if lightly
made are consequently liable to become broken added to which in some forms they are
expensive to produce.
Now the object of the present invention is by a simple device to obviate the
defects above pointed out.
In carrying the present invention into effect a strip of spring steel or it might
be of other suitable material is employed, and this strip of steel is centrally and
longitudinally thereof formed with one, two, or more long slots therein so as to
leave narrow connections between the side pieces.
The strip of steel thus formed is then longitudinally folded in half but not
flattened so as to form a long clip adapted to receive a collection of music or other
leaves, whilst at suitable points the side pieces are correspondingly perforated
for the passage of suitable fastenings or sewing, which would also pass through
the collection of leaves.
The central slots in the strip of metal, which after the formation of the clip
are in the back of the latter enable the clip to freely bend without breaking
thus facilitating the inspection of collections of pieces of music or the like.
It will be obvious that the device may be constructed of any required size and
of any other suitable material than steel, and such for example as celluloid.
according to the purpose to which it is to be applied.
For binding collections of leaves to form a note book the device is especially
suitable inasmuch as it offers no unpleasant rigidity when carried in the pocket.
And in order that the said invention may be more clearly understood and
readily carried into effect I will proceed aided by the accompanying drawings
more fully to describe the same.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure represents a strip of spring steel constructed according to the present
invention in readiness for doubling or folding to form a clip.
Figure 2 represents a side view of a clip formed from said strip.
Figure 3 represents an end view thereof.
Figure represents a collection of leaves of music bound together by means
of a clip constructed according to the present invention and such as that
represented at Figures 2 and 3.
Figure 5 represents a portion of Figure 4.
Figure 6 is a plan thereof.
Figure 7 is an edge view therof partly in section, and

page_text: Figure 8 is a similar view to Figure 5 representing a modified method of
fastening the clip to the music.
In the several figures in which like parts are indicated by similar letters of
reference Figures 1, 2 and 3 are drawn to an increased scale with respect to
Figure 4 whilst Figures 5 to 8 are drawn to a still further increased scale.
Referring to Figures 1 to 7 a represents a piece or collection of leaves of music,
b represents the long clip, and c represents the fastening means for securing the
same to the collection of leaves.
According to the present invention and referring more particularly to Figure 1
the clip is formed of a strip of spring steel, and this strip of steel is centrally and
longitudinally thereof formed with several long slots therein so as to leave
narrow connections between the side pieces b. whilst at suitable points prefer-
ably adjacent to the narrow connections 12 the side pieces are at opposite points
formed with slots or perforations 63 for the purpose hereinafter described.
The strip of steel thus formed is then longitudinally folded in half as represented
more particularly at Figures 2 and 3 hut is not flattened, and thus forms a long
clip adapted to receive a collection of music or other leaves.
In order to apply the clip b to the collection of leaves or piece of music a it
is, as represented more particularly at Figures 4 to 7 sprung onto the edge of
said leaves, and there, fastened by means of blunt pointed paper binders c the
legs of which pass through the central one of the perforations 63 thence through
the collection of leaves and are then turned outwardly and pressed through the
other perforations of the group so that their points lie beneath the clip as repre-
sented more particularly at Figure 7 and thus form a neat fastening means with-
out any inconvenient projection.
The central slots which after the formation of the clip bare in the back
thereof, enable the clip to freely bend laterally without breaking thus facilitating
the inspection of collections of pieces of music or the like, inasmuch as a piece
of music fastened by means of a clip of the character herein before described may
be horizontally bent nearly double without injury to the clip and upon being
released the latter will at once straighten out and restore the piece of music to
its proper form,
In the example given at Figure 8 the device is identical with that herein-
before shown and described, but in this case the fastening means are different
that is to say instead of paper binders being employed the clip bis fastened
to the collection of leaves a by means of sewing or stitching, e passing through
the slots 3.
It will be obvious that the device may be constructed of any required size, and
of any other suitable material than steel and such for example as celluloid
according to the purpose to which it is to be applied although it is found in
practice that steel offers many advantages not possessed by other materials.
For binding collections of leaves to form a note-book the device is especially
suitable inasmuch as it offers no unpleasant rigidity when carried in the pocket.
By the means hereinbefore described a simple and inexpensive device is obtained
by the aid of which collections of leaves of plain paper music or periodicals may
be readily bound together by any unskilled person and without apparatus whilst
the device is perfectly flexible and therefore not liable to break.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:
1. A device for binding or fastening together collections of leaves of paper,
music or the like comprising a strip of steel or other suitable material formed
with several long slots therein leaving narrow connections between the side pieces
said strip being longitudinally folded so as to form a long clip substantially as
herein shown and described and for the purpose stated.
2. A device for binding or fastening together leaves of paper music or the like

page_text: comprising a strip of steel or other suitable material formed with several long
slots therein leaving narrow connections between the side pieces said strip being
longitudinally folded so as to form a long clip and perforated on opposite sides
to receive suitable fastening means such as sewing, paper binders, or the like
substantially as herein shown and described.
Dated this 26th day of August 1898.
WHITE & WOODINGTON,
Rooms 221-225, Birkbeck Bank Chambers,
Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, London, Agents.