Year: 1885

page_text: I, MATTHEW HENRY GOLIGHTLY Iron Founder & Engineer 36 Frederic Street
Hartlepool do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My device consists in fixing a memorandum book, or a paper slide, or sheets to
the case of an ordinary measuring tape for facilitating the noting of dimentions,
quantities or other particulars measured. The advantage of my invention is that
it gives the person engaged more liberty or freedom with his hands, he not having
to carry a seperate book as is ordinarly done.
I employ a tape measure and case preferably of ordinary circular form (but it
may be square or other suitable shape) made of leather, metal or other suitable
substance and I provide on the face of the case a side piece of similar shape hinged
at one side and provided with a fastening so that it can be shut up like a purse to
enclose a memorandum book, loose sheets or slides of paper; or the edge or face
of the case may have two or more metal clips or propgs or other suitable means by
which the case can readily be attached to or detached from the stiff cover of
a memorandum book or to loose sheets or slides of paper, memorandum tablets
or the like. The memorandum book, paper alide, sheets or tablets can thus be
removed from the case when filled and replaced by fresh ones.

page_text: I, MATTHEW HENRY GOLIGHTLY, Iron Founder & Engineer, 36 Frederic Street,
Hartlepool, 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 :-
My device consists in fixing, a memorandum book or a paper slide or sheets to
the case of an ordinary measuring tape for facilitating the noting of dimensions,
quantities or other particulars measured. The advantage of my invention is that
it gives the person engaged more liberty or freedom with his hands, he not having
to carry a separate book as is now ordinarily done.
I employ a tape measure and case preferably of ordinary circular form (but it
may be square or other suitable shape) made of leather, metal or other suitable
substance and I provide on the face of the case a side piece of similar shape hinged
at one side and provided with a fastening so that it can be shut up like a purse to
enclose a memorandum book, loose sheets or slides of paper; or the edge or face of
the case may have two or more metal clips or prongs or other suitable means by
which the case can readily be attached to or detached from the stiff cover of a
memorandum book or to loose sheets or slides of paper, memorandum tablets or the
like. The memorandum book, paper slide, sheets or tablets can thus be removed
from the case when filled and replaced by fresh ones.
On the accompanying drawing Fig. 1 represents a front perspective view of one
form of my improved tape measure open; Figs. 2 and 3 are front and back
perspective views respectively of the same with a memorandum book attached and
Fig. 4 is a back perspective view of the same closed; Fig. 5 represents a modified
form of tape measure constructed according to my Invention; Fig. 6 represents a
further modification of the same which is shewn attached to a memorandum book
in Fig. 7.
I will first refer more particularly to Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4 in which the same
letters of reference indicate the same parts.
a is the leather case of the tape measure b having ordinary tape winding
mechanism c and provided on its face with the side piece or flap d hinged at one
side d¹ to the case a so that it can be shut up (see Fig. 4) and secured closed by
the fastening e or other fastening ordinarily used for securing pocket books, purses
and the like. The side piece or flap. d (which may be provided with a pocked h)
serves to enclose a memorandum book f which may be secured thereto by the
elastic or other cord g or by other suitable means so as to be readily removable
when required. Loose sheets or slides of paper may be held similarly to the
memorandum book for inserted in the pocket h.
Circular tape measure cases can be made similarly to the rectangular case
illustrated by Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4.
As a modification of my Invention the edge or face of the circular leather case a
(see Fig. 5) may have two or more metal clips or prongs i which are formed so as
to hold the cover f of a memorandum book (shewn by dotted lines) and allow of
its removal when required.

page_text: A further modification (illustrated by Figs. 6 and 7) consists of a strap k
(preferably of leather) formed on or attached to the leather case a of a measuring
tape between which and the case the stiff cover of a memorandum book can be
inserted and held as shewn in Fig. 7.
The cases a in Figa 5, 6 and 7 may, instead of being circular, be rectangular or of
other convenient form.
It will be evident that my Invention can be applied to tape cases of metal or
other substance of which such cases are now made similarly as above described
and illustrated with reference to tape cases of leather.
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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:
1st The improvements in or additions to tape measures herein before described
with reference to the accompanying drawing, that is to say, constructing the cases
of tape measures so that they can readily be attached to and detached from
memorandum books, loose sheets or slides of paper, memorandum tablets and the
like substantially as set forth.
2nd A tape measure case having a side piece or flap d arranged so as to hold a
memorandum book, slips of paper or the like substantially as herein described and
illustrated by Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the accompanying drawing.
3rd A tape measure having clips or prongs i substantially as and for the
purposes hereinbefore described and illustrated by Fig. 5 of the accompanying
drawing.
4th A tape measure case having a strap k substantially as and for the purposes
herein before described and illustrated by Figa. 6 and 7 of the accompanying
drawing.