Improvements in Turn-over Diaries.
Year: 1899

page_text: I, ALEXANDER CRAIGHEAD THOMSON, of 43, Finlay Drive, Dennistoun, Glasgow,
Stationer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to tablet diaries working on the turn-over principle
and it has for its object to improve and simplify them.
"
In carrying out the invention I make or may make the back of the diary of
a stiff piece of cardboard or the like to which is fitted the usual metal or other
catch or catches for hanging up the diary. The sheets of paper or leaves form-
ing the diary are stitched to or secured in any other suitable manner to the
cardboard.
In order to permit of the sheets of paper being turned over clear of the catch
(or catches) they are cut out or otherwise made with a gap or opening at the top
of sufficient size to pass over the catch (or catches) when the leaves are being
turned over.
The gap or opening may be of semi-circular, rectangular, or
other suitable shape. Of course if the diary had two catches two gaps would
be made in the leaves so as to correspond to the catches.
An elastic cord or the like, may, as usual, if desired, be affixed to the lower
part of the diary to keep the leaves flat when in use.
Dated this 24th day of January 1899.
H. D. FITZPATRICK,
100, Wellington Street, Glasgow, Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Turn-over Diaries.
I, ALEXANDER CRAIGHEAD THOMSON, of 43, Finlay Drive, Dennistoun, Glasgow,
Stationer, 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 tablet diaries working on the turn-over" principle
and it has for its object to improve and simplify them.
In order that my invention may be properly understood I have hereunto
appended an explanatory sheet of drawings, whereon,
Fig. 1 is a front view of the diary.
Fig. 2 is a view showing some of the leaves partly turned over.
Fig. 3 is a section on the line A-A Fig. 1.
In carrying out the invention I make or may make the back of the diary of

page_text: a stiff piece of cardboard or the like a to which is fitted the usual metal or
other catch (or catches) for hanging up the diary. The sheets of paper or
leaves c forming the diary are stitched to or secured in any other suitable
manner to the cardboard.
In order to permit of the sheets of paper being turned over clear of the catch
(or catches) they are cut out or otherwise made with a gap or opening d at the
top of sufficient size to pass over the catch (or catches) when the leaves are being
turned over.
The gap or opening may be of semi-circular, rectangular, or
other suitable shape. Of course if the diary had two catches two gaps would
be made in the leaves so as to correspond to the catches.
An elastic cord e or the like, may, as usual, if desired, be affixed to the lower
part of the diary to keep the leaves flat when in use.
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 consider novel and desire to claim is:-
A turn-over diary in which the sheets of paper are made with a suitable gap
or opening (d) (or gaps or openings) so that the leaves can be turned over clear
of the catch (b) (or catches), substantially as herein before described.
TALIA 941 of 1800
H. D. FITZPATRICK,
100, Wellington Street, Glasgow, Agent.