Improvements in Binders for Newspapers and the like.
Year: 1890

page_text: ate of Application, 27th Jan., 1890-Accepted, 1st Mar., 1890
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Binders for Newspapers and the like.
I, GEORGE HOLROYD, of 41 Horton Lane, Bradford, in the County of York, 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:—
This invention relates to certain improvements in the means of binding together the
various sheets of a newspaper, periodical or music, or the binding of the same to
special covers and consists in the use of steel or other metal clips, so formed as to
embrace the top and bottom of the newspaper or the like at the folding or doubling of
such sheets.
:
In the use of special covers or binders, the clips embrace not only the top and
bottom of sheets at the folding of the same but also the cover; the outer arm of each
clip is passed into a pocket prepared to receive the same in order to prevent it
catching other papers and the like.
The clips are also applicable for securing the several leaves of say foolscap or other
paper together, with or without a special back, thus forming a book without the aid
of needles or other apparatus used for stitching or wiring books and the like
together.
Hitherto wires have been used for the securing of newspapers and the like together
by forcing through the paper a staple and rivetting the two ends over, but these have
a tendency to cut the paper, apart from the fact that special apparatus are also
needed.
By the adoption of my invention, the various folding sheets are secured together
without injuring the paper or sheets and without the use of any other apparatus.
I will now further explain by aid of the accompanying drawings how my invention
may be carried into effect.
Fig. 1. represents a book cover having a number of sheets secured thereto by aid
of my improvement.
Fig. 2. is a section through the folding portion of the cover, and
Figs. 3 and 4. views of clips suitable for securing the sheets of paper together.
The special back or cover is indicated by the letter A. and the sheets of paper
secured thereto by B. A clip C. is passed over the folding portion of the cover at
the top and bottom which also embrace the papers B. thereby securing them to the
cover in book form, the outer leg of each clip C. is by preference inserted in a
pocket D. formed on the outside of the special back or cover A. which prevents the
outer leg catching other papers.
When binding several periodicals or the like to a cover, I prefer to form on the
back at the top and bottom of the folding portion of the cover, a series of pockets
somewhat as shown by Fig. 5. at D. for the reception of the several outer legs of the
clips C.
When using the clips for securing together several sheets of paper such as foolscap
or the like, the clips C. are pressed over the folding portion, in the same manner as
when a cover is used, thereby attaching them without the aid of needles or other
apparatus used for stitching or wiring; thus forming a convenient method of securing
newspapers, periodicals, music, office and other papers together.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The wire clip C. applied substantially as and for the purpose herein set
forth.
2. The wire clip C. in combination with a cover A. all arranged substantially
as and for the purpose herein set forth.
Dated this 21st day of January 1890.
JOHN WAUGH,
Agent.