Improvements in Files for Letters and other Papers.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Oct., 1895-Accepted, 4th Apr., 1896
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Files for Letters and other Papers.
1, FELIX TRAMBLAY, of No. 8756 South Morgan Street, Englewood, Chicago,
County of Cook, State of Illinois, United States of America, Salesman, 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 the improvements in that class of temporary binders
for letters and other papers comprising a shallow box or receptacle, open at one
end and at its top, which box or receptacle will usually constitute one of a series
of drawers to a cabinet. Each receptacle of the class mentioned is provided with a
plurality of index sheets, between which the letters or other papers to be preserved
are file. The several sheets are secured to a common clip, which is removably
attached to the end of the receptacle in such manner that the clip and the index
sheets secured thereto may be removed as a whole from the receptacle whenever
desired. Such receptacles are also usually provided with a spring pressed bail or
swinging frame, normally operating to hold down the index sheets and the letters
or other papers which may be placed between them; but which bail may be swung
up at will to permit free access to the letters or papers when desired.
The invention hereinafter claimed comprises improvements in the index sheet
securing clip and in the parts of the receptacle which co-operate therewith in
forming a detachable connection between the clip and the receptacle. The
invention further contemplates improvements in the construction of the swinging
bail and means for actuating it, as well as to improvements in construction whereby
the said bail is secured to the box or filing receptacle. The object of said
inventions being to provide an improved construction to temporary binders, as will
be more fully pointed out in the subjoined description and the claims appended
thereto, which will be easy of manipulation, perfect in operation, neat in appearance
and relatively cheap in cost of production, while at the same time durable and not
liable to get out of order. An index securing clip constructed in accordance with
my invention is designed not only to be conveniently detachably engaged with the
end of the receptacle which is specially constructed to receive it, as herein
illustrated, but, as a further improvement, it is so designed as to be capable of
being substituted for many of the index securing clips in use in temporary binders
now up on the market, without requiring any material alteration of the fixed or
permanent parts of the receptacle thereof. These and other features of the
Invention will be more comprehended by reference to the accompanying drawings,
in which:
Figure 1 represents in plan view a box or filing receptacle with my improvement-
applied thereto; and
Figure 2 is a longitudinal, vertical sectional view of the same, taken on line 2–2
of Figure 1, and looking in the direction indicated by the arrows.
Figure 3 is an enlarged view similar to Figure 2, showing only the bail actuating
spring, the plate for holding it, and a portion of the bail.
Figures 4, 5 and 6 are plan, front and side views, respectively, of the holding
device or plate, illustrating its construction.
Figure 7 is a plan view of the spring.
Figure 8 is a broken perspective view, enlarged, of a binder receptacle showing
particularly the construction of the slots within which the index holding clip is
placed.

page_text: Figure 9 is a perspective view, enlarged, of the rear or back of my improved
index holding clip.
Figure 10 is a front perspective of the same.
Figure 11 is a detail of the lower end of one of the guide strips of the index.
Figure 12 is a detail of one of the slots with which said strips are detachably clip
engaged.
Figure 13 is a sectional elevation taken on line 13-13 of Figure 14, showing
a device for securing my improved index clip to a form of binder receptacle now
in common use and not especially constructed to receive said clip, und
Figure 14 is a front elevation of the same.
Figure 15 is a perspective view of a metal tag by which the index sheets may
be secured to the clip.
Figures 16 to 23, inclusive, are detail views showing the manner of securing my
improved index sheet holding clip in receptacles of temporary binders of various
well known types.
I designate the filing receptacle or box as a whole by the letter A, and the
index sheets, the bail hobning plates, the bail and the actuating spring, by the
letters B, C, D, E, respectively.
The box A may be constructed in any convenient manner, as, for example, with
a bottom a, two side walls a', u', and an end wall a², connecting the rear ends of
the latter. It will be provided with a convenient firm of clip, as A, hereinafter
fully described, for securing the index leaves B to the back of the box, and will
be provided near each end of the back with a vertically extending recess n²
opening into or towards the interior of the box A. The length or vertical extent.
as well as the depth, of the recess will depend upon the size and flexibility of the
spring E that is used. As shown in Figure 2, the recess a is not of uniform
depth, the back wall near the upper part of the recess gradually curving forward
and upwardly in such manner as to intersect the top margin or edge of the end or
back board, while the back wall near the lower portion of the recess is directed
forward and downward until it reaches the front margin of the back af at a short
distance from and above the lower edge. This particular arrangement of the
reces described is essential only so far as it relates to the particular construction
the plate C, and will be varied to conform with obvious modifications of the
1.tr, some of which will be hereinafter pointed out.
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The plate is preferably made from a single piece of sheet metal, sheet steel
Being preferred, and when first stamped out présents the appearance shown in
Figure 4. By bending the blank longitudinally, as indicated by the two dotted
(Figure 4, two side Hanges def are formed extending rearwardly and at
right angles to the main portiome of the plate C; and by bending the upper
portion of the blank transversely, as indicated by the two upper dotted lines, a top
icarward extension is formed having a downwardly extending flange at its
ear margin. The extension, as shown, rests upon the upper elge or margin of
the back and covers the open upper end of the recess, the flange being
entered within a suitable recess ent vertically into the back a, as more clearly
illustrated in Figure 2. Preferably a portion of the back a is cut away, that the
extension may be so set therein that it's top surface will be flush with the upper
edge of the back, thus giving a meat and finished appearance. The rear flange
engaging the recess in the back a affords a cheap and convenient in ans of securing
the top end of the plate C to the receptacle, and one which resist sneessfully the
tendency of the plate to move forward or out of said recess when the bail is
actuated. The blank may not be hended to form the flange, and in that event
the extension may be secured to the back a² by a screw extemdling vertically into
the back through a suitable screw hole. This and other means of securing the
upper part of the plate C to the back a are within the scope of my invention, and
will be manifest without further illustration.
The lower end of the plate C may also be secured in any convenient manner,
but prefer to make au aperture through the plate and insert a screw c

page_text: therethrough and it to the back a as shown. The arrangement of the plate C and
the means for holding it to its place on the back a is so simple that no skilled labor
is required to adjust it or put it in place, and at the same time is very inexpensive.
The spring E is provided at its ends with notches or shoulders e, preferably four
in number, arranged, as shown, in pairs and forming between each pair a tongue el
somewhat narrower than the spring E. These tongues el are easily put through
slits or openings formed, one in each, in the upper and lower spring supports
or brackets E of the plate C, by first bending the spring E between the fingers,
and inasmuch as the said brackets E' are of greater width than the width of the
tongues of the spring E, it follows that the said brackets hold said spring in its
normal position, (see Figure 2), by directly engaging the shoulders. It will be
noticed that the slit or opening e² is about as long as, or only slightly longer than,
the width of the tongue.
The brackets E' may be made in any suitable manuer, but preferably they are
integral with the plate C and are severed therefrom except at one sute, which in
one instance is the top side and in the other the lower. Both the top and bottom
brackets El are bended rearwardly from the front plate Cat right angles thereto
and parallel to each other.
The presser bail D consists of a single piece of wire pivotally secured to a
supporting cross bar or rod D', the end portions d of which rod D' form arms
which extend rearwardly and are pivotally secured to the plate C, as will be
presently explained. The said bail proper D comprises a front side or section d',
two end sections d' d³, two rear sections i³ ³, and the two ends d' d',
An eye or
loop d' is formed in each end section of through which the cross bar or rod D may
pass to form a pivotal connection. The extreme end of each wire ends d' is also
formed or hended around the more central portions of the cross bar or wire D',
into an eye or loop de, thus affording pivotal connection with said cross bar. The
els d' d' are relatively quite a distance apart for the purpose of affording a space
on that (the rear) side of the cross bar Di for the hand or fore arm of the person
using the device, when the
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in lex sheets. In practice this simple expedient is found to be of great utility and
convenience, but of course the rear sides might be lengthened and united (as
indicated in dotted lines in Figure 1) if desired, in which event the ends and
loops will be dispensed with. The construction first describe 1, however, is
preferred.
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The ends of the arms d d of the cross wire D' are directed inwardly or towards
each other and parallel to said cross wire to form pivotal studs F F which rest in
openings through the side flanges of the plate C, that constitute bearings
for said pivotal studs. The central portion of the stud F is bended or off-set to
form a crank, and an anti-friction ruller F1 may, and preferably is, placed
around the crank, as shown,
The arrangement of the spring E and the cranky is such that when the bail D
is resting in its normal position upon the iudex leaves B under the influence of said
spring (see Figures 1 and 2), the crank will be vertically disposed in the space
between the spring E and the back surface of the front plate of the clip C, and
that directly the bail is raised from said position, as when additional letters are filed
between the index sheets B, thus increasing the thickness of the mass beneath the
bail, the crank, or the friction ruller F, if one is usel, will press the spring E
rearward, while a still greater downward pressure will be exerted upon the bail D.
When it is desired to have the bail D raised for any considerable length of time,
as when filed letters are to be examined or other letters are to be tiled, the arms d
are to be moved upwardly and rearwardly until the crank passes below the
dead center, e, below the horizontal position illustrated in Figure 3, whereupon
the spring E will exert its pressure to still further raise said arms and the hail,
and to hold the latter in a raised position, as will be readily understood.
The length of the cross bar D₁ is, preferably, almost equal to the width of the
ble receptacle, so that the arms d d will be located adjacent to the inner surfaces

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of the sides a thereof and practically out of the way. Vertical recesses or
notches are made in the front surface of the back of the receptacle A
registering with the arms d, whereby an upward movement thereof sufficient for all
practical purposes is permitted.
The plate being formed out of a single piece of sheet metal, renders its
manufacture very inexpensive, as but two operations are required, ie.,stamping
or cutting the blank and binding it, both of which are performed by machinery,
The simplicity of the bail and the ease with which it may be set in place, and
the spring set in position, makes the work of assembling the whole device one easy
to be accomplished by cheap labor, such as boys and girls. The metal parts are
usually nickel plated. Thus the invention is very neat in appearance, and
positive in operation. It has no complicated parts to get out of order, which
reduces the cost of first production and brings the replacing of any broken part
down to the minimum co-t, and at the same time is desirable and highly efficient
for the purpose intended.
Now describing in detail the index clip A, shown in Figures 8 to 23, inclusive, it may
be premised that a clip constructed in accordance with my invention was designed
not only to be conveniently and detachably engaged with the end of the receptacle
which is specially constructed to receive it, but was further so designed as to be
capable of being substituted for the index securing clips for some of the present
forms of temporary binders, without requiring any material alteration in the fixed
of permanent parts of said receptacles.
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In said Figures 8 to 23, both inclusive,
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A designates the chip as a whole, by means of which a
plurality of index
sheets B, of familiar type, are detachably secured to the end wall. Said clip A',
in my improved construction, is made from a single piece of thin sheet metal,
sheet steel being preferred, and comprises a vertical back plate A7, the upper and
lower end of which are bent forwardly at right angles to form top and bottom
horizontal flanges, A³ and A', respectively, the lower flange A being herein shown
as about half the width of the upper flange A Vertical guide strips Aª struck
forward from the back plate A extend from the top flauge to the bottom
flange A, parallel with the back flange & and a short distance in front of the
Saul strips are left integrally connected at their upper ends to the top
flange A, and at their lower ends are detachably connected with the bottom
flange A', in this instance, by being formed with narrowed necks a', adapted to
normally engage T-shaped slots A, extending inwardly from the free front edge
of the lower flange A. (See Figures 11 and 12. The mouths, a', of the
Slots A, is made wider than the thickness of the guide strips A', but narrower
than the width of the neck a' thereof, and the strips are engaged with the slots
by being twisted so as to enable the necks a to be passed sidewise through the
mouths of the sluts and by being then twisted back to their normal position
parallel with the back plate A The necks are thus brought within the
enlarged rear portions of the slots, (arranged transversely of the months aª
thereof), and the latter thus normally prevent the strips A from being disengaged
from the slots.
The index sheets Bare filed or strung upon the guide strips A', so as to be
capable of free vertical movement thereon by means of suitable clips B. As
herein shown each of said clips B is conveniently stamped from sheet metal and is
provided near its rear edge with an elongated slot, adapted to loosely embrace
ihe guide strips A', and at its front edge is provided with one or more teeth,
which may be passed through the index sheet and closed down to secure the same
in place. The metal cut out in forming the slot is left attached at one edge and
forms a tongue, which is closed down over the edge of the index sheet to
additionally secure the same. In placing the clip B upon the guide strips A, the
latter are first detached from the T-shaped slots A by being twisted sufficiently to
enable the narrowed necks a to slip out of said slots. The clips B are then
passed over the free lower ends of the guide strips and the latter thereupon

page_text: re-engaged with the siots A in the manner before described. Any desired number
of index sheets B may thus obviously be attached to the clip A, and said sheets
may be removed or replaced at any time by detaching the guide strips from the
lower flange, as above explained, and again securing the same after the change in
sheets has been accomplishe.l. Obviously, the engagement of the elongated slot b
with the two guide strips A will not only secure the index sheets to the clip A',
but will prevent relative lateral movement of the sheets and hold them much in
the same manner as the back of a hound volume.
In my improved construction, the index clip A' is secured to the center of the
en wall a, of the receptacle A, by being inserted within a vertical recess a',
provided in the inner face of said wall. The length of the bottom flange A of the
clip A is made slightly less than the width of its back plate A2, so that the side
edges of said back plate project laterally slightly beyond the ends of the lower
flange A, and the said edges are adapted to engage vertical grooves a" provided
at each side of the recess a'. With this construction the clip A with the index
sheets secured thereto is readily applied to the receptacle by inserting the lower
end of the back plate A' into the grooves a", and slipping the clip downwardly
within the recess a' until it strikes the bottom thereof. The height of the clip A¹
will normally be made substantially equal to the depth of the receptacle, so that
when in position its top flange A³ will stand approximately flush with the top of the
wall a' of the receptacle.
The clip A as thus described, is substantially complete so far as concerns its
application to receptacles which, as in the case of the receptacle A, herein
illustrated, are originally designed with reference to receiving it. For the purpose,
however, of enabling my improved clip to be used in receptacles originally con-
structed to receive clips of some other form, I provide on the back plate A² of the
clip, two outwardly projecting lips A', adapted to be interlocked with the inwardly
projecting lips of a plate G, which is designed to be screwed or otherwise
secured to the inner face of the front wall H of any binder or receptacle, as
illustrated more
particularly in Figures 13 and 14. Preferably, and as herein
shown, the lips A' are formed integral with the back plate A' of the chip A, by
being severed from said flange along their top and bottom edges and from each
other along their free outer edges and by being afterwards folded back, so as to
extend in opposite directions from each other, leaving a rectangular aperture A in
the center of the back plate, A³, between them. In a generally similar manner
the lips g of the plate Gare, as shown, stamped forward from the body of the
plate, thus leaving an aperture gl behind each. A ledge g² is also herein shown as
formed slightly beneath the lips to prevent the lips A froin dropping through
below them should the location of the parts be otherwise such as to render that
possible. In many cases said end wall I will have been provided with a recess H',
generally similar to the recess a', for the reception of the clip A', originally
intended to be used therein, as first above explained, but such recess a', will not
interfere with the application of the plate G, as the latter will be made long
enough to extend across the recess and be secured at each side thereof, or in case
the recess is wide enough, the plate may be screwed to the back wall thereof so that
the clip A when attached will be wholly or partially contained within the recess.
Obviously also, if such recess H' were entirely omitted, the manner of applying
the plate G would be the same. When the clip A' is used in connection with a
receptacle prepared to receive it by the application of the plate G, said clip will
be attached by placing its back plate A² against the plate G and sliding it
downwardly until the lips A' of the clip pass between the lips y of the plate.
Obviously, a reversal of this movement will instantly detach the clip from the
receptacle. When a clip thus provided with the outwardly extending lips A', is
designed to be used in connection with a receptacle provided with the recess a',
which is especially designed to receive it, the center of the back of said recess will
be cut out as shown at a', to receive said lips A', when the clip is slipped
downwardly into the recess.

page_text: By the use of the lips A' I am also enabled to use my improved clip A in
the receptacle of the temporary binders shown in Figures 22 and 23. In
said figures the letter designates the end wall of the receptacle, and
the sheet metallide which embraces said wall. 1 is the card holder
which is formed by that part of the slide engaging the outer face of the
wall, and 1 is the vertical slot provided in the center of the inner side
of said slide, as set forth in the Patent referred to. The distance between the
lips at their inner edges or points of juncture with the back plate A is made
slightly less than the width of the slot 1 Consequently by raising the slide and
placing the clip A' in a vertical position with its lips directly beneath the slot P
and then forcing the slide downward so as to cause the lips A to extend into the
slot and behind the side edges of the same, said clips A may be readily
positioned. The inwardly extending flange i at the top of the lid 1, by means
which the slide is lifted, serves in this instance to engage the top of the clip A
when thus attached and holds the same against vertical movement.
In the temporary binder illustrated in Figs. 17 and 18 the receptacle is provided
with a metal plate J which is tacked at its end to the wall above a recess j
therein, as illustrated in Figures 17 and 18 herein. The center of the plate is
cut out centrally to form a vertical slot j' from the bottom edge of which a
tongue is bent back into the recess and is provided with a -mail central
aperture. The upper end of the plate is bent rearwirlly and then forwardly
to form a spring flange J, which is provided near its front edge with a small
aperture For the purpose of enabling my improvel elp Abe readily
secured within a receptacle constructed in this manner, I provide at the bottom of
the clip a centrale, A, which is adapted to be bent back so as to enter the
slot, and he inserted in the aperture of the tongue, at the bottom of the said
slot. Ser Figure 17., also provide at the rear top of the clip and at the rear
edge thereof a lip A which is made to be bent up, as shown in Figure 17, as
to readily enter the aperture of the flange when the latter is sprang over the
lip. With this construction the clip A may obviously be secured by suitably
bending the lips A' A, inserting the lower lip in the aperture and pressing
the clip back so as to force the lip beneath the flange and into the aperture 7'
thereof.
In the temporary hinder illustrated herein in Figures 16, 19, 20 and 21, the end
wall K of the receptacle is provided with a plate K provided with a recess & and
Enving forwardly extending flanges K³ and K³, respectively, at its bottom and
top which are detachably engaged by a pin K. The bottom flange K is provided
with a transverse corrugation in the center of which is an oblong aperture
and the pin Kis provided with a T-shaped lower end 23 adapted to be inserted
within the oblong aperture and turned transversely of the same o as to be held
against withdrawal. The upper end of the pin K' is adapted to engage an open
elot of the top flange K, and held therein by a pivoted latch K. For the
purpose of enabling my improved clip to be used with this construction I make it
of such length as to adapt it to fit closely between the upper and lower langes K
and K of the plate K when placed within the same, with its lower flange A
behind the corrugation A, as shown in Figure 19. I also provide at the front edge
of the upper flange A3 of the clip an upturned lip A adapted to enter the
aperture of the top flange K of the plate K and to be secured therein by
the pivot catch K³ when the latter is closed. In this construction the clip A¹ will
be substantially concealed within the recess & when locked in position between the
upper and lower flanges of the plate Kand will be capable of easy engagement
and disengagement with said plate.
In the construction thus described it will be understood that the pin K is
dispensed with when the clip A' is used. In some cases, however, it may bo
desirable to retain the pin Kand to permit the use of the clip A' in connection
with such pin. To this end I provide in the back plate A' of the clip a tongue A"
adapted to be bent out at right angles with said flange A² and provided with a

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central aperture A13, of a suitable size to fit over the pin K. When said tongue A.'*
is so bent out at right angles, the clip may obviously be secured within the
receptacle by detaching the pin K at its upper end, inserting it within the
aperture A of said tongue, slipping the latter down over the pin and then locking
the latter again within the aperture by means of the latch K³, as illustrated in
Figure 20. While, however, this method of securing the clip A' is practicable,
the previously described method in which the clip is bodily inserted between the
upper and lower flanges of the plate K is deemed preferable.
From the foregoing description it will be obvious that my improved index clip
may be conveniently employed to secure index sheets within the receptacles of a
great variety of styles of temporary binders, of which the forms illustrated include
those best known and principally in use, and is not confined to be used only in
receptacles which are especially constructed to receive it, although capable of
attachment in the simplest manner to receptacles of the latter class. This general
adaptability of my clip to a wide variety of temporary bindera is of the greatest
practical importance, since I am thereby enabled to supply indexes of my own
manufacture for use in the receptacles of most of the well known binders of this
type, by simply supplying my new clip in connection with such indexes, whereas in
the sale of index supplies each dealer has heretofore been limited to supplying
only such indexes as were especially designed for use in that particular type of
temporary binder of which he may be agent or manufacturer. It is, of course,
understood that when a party is supplied with a set of temporary binders of a
particular type the only future profits which can arise to the dealer or manufacturer
from such binders must come from the sales of indexes and transfer cases therefor,
which are obviously required to be renewed as often as the letters or other papers
are removed therefrom to the permanent file. It follows therefore that the dealer
who is enabled to supply indexes for a great number of varieties of temporary
binders of this class is enabled to command a very much larger trade in index
supplies than he could possibly command were he limited to the supply of indexes
for only one type or style of temporary binders.
Furthermore, the design of iny improved clip is such that it can be readily
stamped out at a single operation from sheet steel, or other suitable metal, whereby
the expense of manufacture is reduced to a minimum. The tongues A° A¹º and Af
are designed to be severed from the body of the clip, except at their point of
juncture therewith, when the clip is originally formed, but will normally be left
flush with the body of the clip, and will be bent out only when needed. The
lips A and the tongue A, however, are normally designed to be originally bent
into their operative position, though obviously they also may be flush with the body
of the clip until it is desired to use the latter in one or the other forms of
receptacles for which said lips or tougue are required. Moreover, it will be
obvious that any one or more of the lips and tongue which are designed for
independent use may be entirely omitted in cases where it is known originally that
the clip will be employed in a form of receptacle for which the provision of such
lips or tongue may not be necessary.
It will, of course, be understood that the transfer cases to which the contents of
the temporary binders are consigned as often as the receptacles thereof become
filed, will be each provided with a recess similar to the recess, for receiving the
index clip A in the same manner as the temporary receptacle A, hereinbefore
described, and a transfer case of this construction is comprehemled within the
spirit of my broad invention equally with such temporary rece; tacles.
Having now particularly described ascertainal the nature of my said
inventin and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
1. In a filing receptacle having a vertical recess arranged on the inner face
of its back wall the combination with

page_text: to said recess, of a plate covering said recess, a leaf spring mounted on said plate,
and an anti-friction roller secured to the end of said bail arm, substantially as and
for the purposes specified.
2. The combination, with a filing receptacle or box adapted for the filing of
loose papers therein, and a movable bail adapted to rest on said papers, or vertically
arranged recesses in the back of said box, plates secured to said box and covering
said recesses, n leaf spring secured to said plate within said recess, and arms
connected at one end to said movable bail and pivotally secured at the other
end to said plate, and a crank formed by bending the last mentioned end of said
arms and located between the rear of the plate and said spring in contact with the
latter, substantially as described.
3. As a new article of manufacture, the device for securing the swinging arm of a
bail to a filing receptacle or box, consisting of the plate provided at one end with
an integral extension having right angled depending flange, vertical sile piece-,
and top and bottom brackets extending rearwardly from said plate to form
support for the actuating spring, said side pieces being provided with journal
bearings for the end of the bail arm, all of said parts being stamped out of a single
piece of metal, substantially as described.
4. The combination of a recess in the front part of the back wall of a filing
receptacle, a plate, rennivably secured to said back wall and adapted to cover sard
recess, integral brackets or supports extending rearwardly from said plate into said
recess, a spring mounted in said brackets, a bail supporting arm pivotally secured
at its end within said recess and provided with a band or crank portion positioned
between said plate and said spring in engagement with the latter, substantially as
describd.
5. In a filing receptacle having a recess in its back wall, a plate covering said
recess, and a hail supporting arm pivotally secured in said recess, the combination,
with a spring for actuating said bail arm provided at its ends with a tongue
narrower than the width of the spring, of brackets or supports in said, recess provided
with apertures of less width than the spring but sufficiently wide to accommodate
the tongue thereof, substantially as and for the purpose specified.
6. In a filing box, the combination, of the box A, spring pressed arms of
pivotally secured thereto, cross bar D', and the bail D consisting of a single piece
of wire having the front side d', end arms of pivotally secured to the cros bar 11
by the loup d', rear side sections d', ends d'also united to said cross bar D' by
loops d', substantially as and for the purpose specified.
7. The comanati in with the filing receptacle A, provided with index sheets B,
of a bail and supporting armis, means for pivotally securing said arms to said
receptacle, comprising a plate C, having an aperture, integral top, extension ei
and flange, integral side pieces 1.1, each having a journal hearing, as 7, and
integral supports E4, of means for normally pressing said bail on said index sheets
comprising a spring E mounted on said supports E and engaging said arms,
substantially as specified.
8. A- #
new article of mamineture, a sheet metal in lex clip for temporary
binders, comprising a back plate provided at its ends with integral forwardly
extending top and bottom flanges, two vertical guide strips in a plane parallel with
the face the back plate, said strips being integral with one of said flanges
and detachaldy engaged with the other flange by a device releasable by a partial
rotation of the end of the strip, substantially as described.
9. As a new article of mannfacture, an index clip for temporary binders made
of a single integral piece of sheet metal and comprising a back plate provided
at its ends with forwardly extending top and bottom if inges, parallel vertical
guide suis sanck forward from the back plate, the upper end of said guide
strips being left integrally connected with the body of the clip and the lower
ends of said guide strips being detachably engaged with the bottom flange,
substantially as described.
10. As a new article of manufacture, an index clip made from a single

page_text: integral piece of sheet metal, comprising a back plate and forwardly extending
top and bottom flanges, parallel vertical guide strips struck forward from the
back plate and integral with one of said flanges, and slots in the other flange
for detachably engaging the free ends of said guide strips, substantially as
described.
11. As a new article of manufacture, an index clip for temporary binders
comprising a back plate and forwardly extending top and bottom flanges,
vertical parallel guide strips struck forward from the back plate and left integral
with the top flange, and T-shaped slots extending into the bottom lange from the
edge thereof, the lower cuds of the guide strips being each provided with a
narrowed portion of greater width than the slot openings but adapted to be
passed through the same when the guide strips are twisted, substantially as
described.
12. The combination, with the receptacle of a temporary binder or transfer
ense, having in its end wall a relatively wide vertical recess provided with laterally
extending vertically arranged grooves, of an index clip, comprising a back plate
adapted to fit within said groove, integral forwardly extending top and bottom
Hanges on said plate, the bottom flange being made narrower than the width of
the base plate, and two vertical guide strips arranged in a plane parallel with the
back plate, permanently secured to one of said flanges and detachably engaging
the other flange, the distance apart of said guide strips being such as to leave
spaces between their outer margins and the inner side faces of the recess in the
transfer case, substantially as and for the purposes specified.
13. An integral sheet metal index clip comprising the back plate A, the top
and bottom flanges A' A', guide strips A and outwardly projecting lips A' on the
rear face of said back plate, substantially as described.
14. An integral sheet metal index clip comprising the back plate A², top and
bottom flanges A" A, guide strips A and upper and lowes longues A A",
substantially as described.
15. An integral sheet metal index clip comprising the back plate A², top and
bottom flanges A³ A', parallel guide strips A, and upper tongue A", substantially
as described.
16. An integral sheet metal index clip comprising the back plate A, top and
bottom flanges A A, vertical guide strips A, laterally projecting lips A7 on the
rear of the back plate and tongues AAA", substantially as described.
17. An integral sheet metal index clip comprising the back plate A², top and
bottom flanges A A', parallel guide strips A and apertured tongue A", substan-
tially as described.
18. An index clip made from a single piece of sheet metal and comprising a
back plate, top and bottom forwardly extending flanges and a resilient guide
strip extending from one flange to the other in front of and parallel with said
back plate; said guide strip being integral with one flange and detachably
connected with the other by a device releasable by a torsional movement of the
guide strip, substantially as set forth.
Dated this 15th day of October 1895
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.