Improvements in Label-holders.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Mar-, 1895-Accepted, 1st June, 1895
Improvements in Label-holders.
I, GEORGE HENRY RICHTER, of 92 Franklin Street, Boston, in the County of
Suffolk, and State of Massachusetts, United States of America, Gentleman, 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 certain new and useful improvements in label-holders
designed for use in connection with filing boxes, letter-file cabinets, drawers and
various document file boxes, and the aim is to provide a metallic frame in which a card
or label may be slipped, and then the said frame carrying the label to be removably
held to a metallic plate having flanged edges which engage with the label-holding
frame, the metallic plate with flanged end for holding the same being securely
fastened to the faces of the drawers or device to be labeled. By this construction
it will be seen that the label may be quickly changed by removing the frame
carrying the same from the flanged plate and easily replaced.
A further object of the invention resides in the construction of a label carrying
device of the character hereinafter described made of two parts, one of which is
designed to carry the label and the other to carry the label-holder, and when the
two are slid together to form a frame with a flange which is flush about all edges
of the card or label held therein.
The invention consists further in the novel construction, combination and
adaptation of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and then specifically
defined in the appended claims.
The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which, with the
letters of reference marked thereon form a part of this Specification and in which
drawings similar letters of reference indicate like parts throughout the several
views in which:
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my device as applied to a filing box.
Fig. 2 is a section through the front of box on the line A-A.
Fig. 2 is a detail view.
Fig. 3 shows a perspective view of the device as applied to a drawer front.
Figs. 4 to 8 inclusive show the preferred form of my device.
Figs. 9, 10 and 11 show a modification of the form shown in Figs. 4 to 8
inclusive.
Figs. 12, 13, and 14 show another modification.
Figs. 15 and 16 show a modification of that shown in Figs. 12, 13 14.
Figs. 17, 18, and 19 show details of construction.
Figs. 20 to 27 inclusive show other modifications.
Figure 1 shows the application or my device to a filing box. D is the front of
the box having plate A preferably of metal fastened thereto. Plate A having
flanges a, a, front D and a handle attached thereto. The flanges a, a, form grooves
which receive the slide B. The slide B holds the label C so that when the said
slide is slid between the flanges a, a, on the file box front D, the label C is held
firmly in place, the label being easily removed if so desired.
Fig. 3 shows a drawer with my device, as shown in Figs. 4, 7, and 22, attached
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page_text: Flange b, is cut away at the ends d, d, to the width of flanges a, a. Flange c, is
beveled as shown so that when its bevels are brought against the bevels of a, a, the
two pairs of bevels meet and hold the parts A and B and label C in their proper
positions, forming a mitered joint.
It will be seen from the drawings that the label C slides under flanges b, and c,
the label being the length of the lower flange b. When the label is slid into B
with its end edges even with the ends d, d, of the flange b, then slide B with label C
in place is slid into position in A.
The edges e, e, of B sliding into grooves formed by the flanges a, a, of A. This
holds the label C firmly and securely in a frame, the end edges of the label being
opposed by the inner edges of flanges a, a, while the upper and lower edges of the
label are held in grooves formed by flanges b and c.
In Figs. 9, 10 and 11, flange c, is not cut or beveled, but flanges a, a, are cut
away the width of the flange c; otherwise this construction is the same as shown
in Figs. 4 to 8 inclusive.
Figs. 12 to 16 inclusive show a modification. A and B are made of metal of the
same thickness. The width of the grooves formed by flanges a, a, will just allow
the ends e, e, of B, to slide therein. The grooves formed by flanges b and c, are of the
same width as those formed by flanges a, a. The label is of the same thickness as
metal of A and B. From this it will be clear that the label will slide into the :
grooves formed on B by flanges b, and c, and that the edges e, e, of B will then slide
into the grooves of A; the top, beveled or straight, flange c, (the beveled form
being preferable) will slide over the tops of the flanges a, a, not forming a flush
surface on the faces of the flanges, but one that will be apparently so to the eye.
The grooves of B hold the label at its top and bottom edges; the end edges of the
label butt against the inner edges of the flanges a, a, thus holding the label firmly
in place.
Fig. 19 shows a section through Figures 14 and 16 on the line A-A.
One of the most important features of my device is the manner in which the end
flanges are formed, the essential feature being that the grooves formed by the:
flanges a, a, with back of piece A must be of such a width as to allow the edges
of B to slide into them. The width of the groove being a little greater than the
thickness of the edges e, e, of B, these flanges a, a, rest snugly against the surface
of B (Figs. 17, 18 and 19) against which surface the label back rests and thus
prevents the label from sliding over or under them, provided however the label is
held snugly against the surface of B.
In the preferable form of my device the surface of the flanges a, a, b, c, are in the
same plane or flush. To accomplish this (Fig. 17) I make the flanges a, of A. of
such a thickness that the thickness of the label C with the flange c, is equal thereto.
This may be done in various ways, such as by making A of a greater thickness of
metal than B (Fig. 17) or by bending the flange a, back on itself, as shown
in Fig. 18. When the faces of the flanges are flush, flanges a, a, and c may be
beveled together to prevent B from pushing further into place in A than is necessary
or flanges a, a, may be cut off at their tops the width of the flange c, to accomplish
the same purpose. (See Figs. 4 to 11 inclusive.)
Figs. 20 and 21 show how the slide B may have drawer pull formed on it.
Figs. 22 and 23 show how drawer pull may be formed on back A.
Figs. 24 to 27 inclusive show how a drop handle may be applied to A or B.
Fig. 22 also shows how the label holder may be embellished by having a scrolled
edge on A which will project above the slide B.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
1. A filing box having a metal plate A, or other stiff material with flanges a, a,
plate A or its equivalent forming or stiffening the front D of a filing box, combined
with a label carrying slide B. having flanges b. c. which form grooves for sliding

page_text: label C and edges e, e, which slide in grooves formed by flanges a, a, all combined
to securely but removably hold and make a frame for label C, all substantially as
described for the purpose set forth.
2. A label holder composed of two parts A and B part A having flanges a, a,
which form grooves to engage edges e, e, of B, part B having flanges b, c,
which form grooves for the label C, flange b, cut away on each end the width
of the flange a, flanges a, a, and c, being so proportioned as to allow B to slide
into place in A, and then to form a stop to prevent further sliding of B, in
combination with fastenings to secure back A and a device to be labeled to
secure A to, substantially as and for the purpose described.
3. In a label holding device, the combination of the plate B having the flanges
b, c, and the plate A having its end flanges bent upon themselves so as to
form a flush surface with the said flanges b, c, substantially as described.
4. In a label-holding device, the combination of the plate A secured to the
face of the drawer or cabinet and provided with a handle, of the label holding
plate B having longitudinal flanges b, c, as described, its lower flange b, cut
back a short distance from each end, the said plate B being designed to engage
with the flanges of the fixed plate A, and to form a flush flanged surface about the
label, all substantially as shown and described.
5. In a label holding device, the combination of the plate B having the
flanges b, c, and the plate A having the end flanges bent upon themselves to form a
flush surface with the said flanges, said plate being secured to a device to be labeled,
and a label carrying plate B having a handle, all substantially as described, and for
the purpose set forth.
Dated this 12th day of March 1895
BOULT & WADE,
Agents for the Applicant.