Improvements applicable to the Covers of Heavy Books.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 4th June, 1891
Complete Specification Left, 2nd Mar., 1892-Accepted, 2nd Apr., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements applicable to the Covers of Heavy Books.
We, JAMES DOBSON, and MANSELL, HUNT, CATTY & Co. LIMITED, both of
No. 36, Red Lion Square, in the County of Middlesex, Manufacturers, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:
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Our invention relates to improvements applicable to the covers of heavy books in
general, and more particularly to heavy account books, the covers of which are
subjected, by reason of their weight, to considerable wear in being taken out of,
and returned into, the office safe.
Up to the present time it has been the custom to protect the corners and bottom
edges of the covers of heavy books by metal clips, but according to our invention,
we fit the bottom edge of each cover with antifriction rollers, (preferably a pair to
each cover). Those on one cover are opposite to those on the other.
These rollers may be fitted to the covers in any suitable way. We propose to cut
recesses in the cover edges large enough to receive the major portion of the rollers,
leaving only a small segment projecting. Each roller is held between a pair of
checks which are let into both sides of the respective covers.
Other equivalent means of fixing the rollers to the covers may be adopted.
The rollers serve also as feet, and the book stands more steadily upon them than
it would do upon the bottom edges of its cover.
Dated this 4th day of June 1891.
PHILLIPS & LEIGH,
Agents for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements applicable to the Covers of Heavy Books.
JAMES DORSON, and MANSELL, HUNT, CATTY AND CO. LIMITED both of
No. 36 Red Lion Square in the County of Middlesex, Manufacturers, 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 :-
Our invention relates to improvements applicable to the covers of heavy books
in general and more particularly to heavy account books, the covers of which are
subjected by reason of their weight to considerable wear in being taken out of, and
returned into, the office shelf or safe.
Up to the present time it has been the custom to protect the corners and bottom
edges of the covers of heavy books by metal clips, but according to our invention
we fit the bottom edge of each cover with antifriction rollers (preferably a pair
to each cover). Those on one cover are opposite to those on the other.
These rollers may be fitted to the covers in any suitable way. We propose to
cut recesses in the cover edges large enough to receive the major portion of the
rollers, leaving only a small segment projecting. Each roller is held between a
pair of checks which are let into both sides of the respective covers.
Other equivalent means of fixing the rollers to the covers may be adopted.
The rollers serve also as feet, and the book stands more steadily upon them than
it would do upon the bottom edges of its cover.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in, what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :
The combining of the antifriction rollers with covers of books for purposes and
in manner substantially as herein described.
Dated this 2nd day of March 1892.
JAS. DOBSON.
MANSELL, HUNT, CATTY & Co., LD.,
Per Jas. Dobson,
Managing Director.