An Improved Appliance for Facilitating the Carriage of Heavy Books.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 1st May, 1896
Complete Specification Left, 1st Feb., 1897-Accepted, 6th Mar., 1897
An Improved Appliance for Facilitating the Carriage of Heavy
Books.
I, ALFRED CHAPMAN, of 11 Rathbone Place, Oxford Street, in the County of
Middlesex, Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to an improved appliance for facilitating the carriage of
heavy books and is particularly adapted for use with wall-paper pattern-books and
other books of a cumbersome nature.
My improved appliance is in the form of a handle provided with a flat piece of
metal or a frame or other device that is capable of lying between the leaves
without occupying much space. This device is placed between the leaves at the
part where they are stitched or otherwise connected together in the binding
operation. The said device is furnished with points which are so disposed that
when a sharp blow is given on the exterior of the leaves at the parts where these
points are situated, the said points are driven into the leaves and thereby secure
the device in place. In some cases I may dispense with the points above stated
and so form the device that it can be held in place by the stitches or other means
employed for binding together the leaves of the book. Suitable rivet pins are then
passed transversely through the leaves near their binding edges whereby the device
is firmly connected to the book. Instead of the rivet pins I may employ any other
means suitable for the purpose.
It will be found advantageous to pivotally connect the handle to the device.
By means of this appliance a handle can be readily and firmly attached to a book
in such a manner that although the book may be cumbersome and of considerable
weight, such appliance will not be liable to become detached during use.
Dated this 1st day of May 1896
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.
An Improved Appliance for Facilitating the Carriage of Heavy
Books.
I, ALFRED CHAPMAN, of 11 Rathbone Place, Oxford Street, in the County
of Middlesex, Merchant, 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 an improved appliance for facilitating the carriage of
heavy books and is particularly adapted for use with wall-paper pattern-books and
other books of a cumbersome nature.

page_text: My improved appliance is in the form of a handle provided with a thin piece
of suitably shaped metal or other appropriate material capable of lying between
the leaves without occupying much space and of being firmly secured in place at
the part where the leaves are; stitched or otherwise connected together in the
binding operation.
In order that my said invention may be clearly-understood and readily carried
into effect I will proceed to describe the same more fully with reference to the
accompanying drawings in which :-
Figure 1 is a side elevation of a preferable form of my appliance and Figure 2
is a cross-section thereof-on the line 1. 1.
Figure 3 is a perspective view of a wall-paper pattern-book with my appliance
connected thereto.
A is the piece of flat metal which in the example illustrated is made of stout
wire flattened at the part where it is to lie between the leaves of the pattern or
other book. It is provided with eyes or loops B B formed by bending the wire
in the manner shown, such loops protruding through the back or cover of the book
when the appliance is in position as shewn in Figure 3. The free ends of the wire
composing these loops are provided with transverse pointed projections CC, so
disposed that when a sharp blow is delivered on the exterior of the leaves by
a hammer or other tool, at the parts where these projections are situated, the said
projections will be driven into the leaves of the book and thereby secure the
appliance in place.
In order to hold the said appliance more firmly in position suitable rivet pins or
nails D.D (Figure 3) are passed transversely through the leaves near their binding
edges. Instead of the said rivet-pins or nails J may employ other means suitable
for the purpose.
. E is a handle of wood or other suitable material which is connected to the
part A by means of a stout wire F passed through the handle, such wire having
its ends FF bent at right angles and formed with books F F2 at the ends to
engage with the said eyes or loops B B. I may however connect the handle to the
said part. A in any other suitable manner.
Instead of forming the part A of metallic wire in the form of a frame, I may
construct it of a thin flat piece or plate of metal perforated to permit of any
suitable retaining devices being passed through it to connect it to the book.
Moreover it is possible to dispense with the above mentioned pointed pro-
jections C C and to secure the appliance in place by the stitches or other means
employed for binding together the leaves of the book.
By means of the above appliance a handle can be readily and firmly attached
to a book in such a manner that though the book may be cumbersome and of
considerable weight such appliance will not be liable to become detached
during use.
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 :-
An appliance consisting of a thin piece of suitably shaped metal provided
with a handle and adapted to be firmly secured between the leaves of a book
near their binding edges substantially as described and for the purpose specified.
ليمي
Tan 1907
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.