of Cards, Circulars and other like Articles.
Year: 1885

page_text: of Cards, Circulars, and other like Articles.
I JOSEPH SAMUEL RUBINSTEIN of 5 Raymond Buildings Grays Inn in the
County of Middlesex Solicitor do hereby declare the nature of my Invention for
IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR DELIVERING CARDS CIRCULARS AND OTHER ARTICLES
to be as follows:-
The cards circulars or other articles to be distributed are placed or packed one
on the top of the other in a receptacle or box made of wood or metal of the width
& breadth of the cards. This box which is open at the side to admit the cards, is
provided with a false or second bottom' between which and the true bottom. a
spring or springs or other suitable force is placed By the action of the springs
on the false bottom the cards are forced upwards and the top card is pressed
against a frame or rim projecting inward from under which the card can be slipped
through an opening-When this top card is removed by a person slipping it out
from under the rim, the one immediately underneath takes its place and so on as
each card is removed in succession.
A ratchet or other arrangement fixed inside of the box prevents the depression
of the cards on the top card being removed.
The receptacle or box can be let into a counter top, table or stand or fixed in
some other suitable place.
In conjunction with my apparatus I fix an electric pneumatic or other bell or
alarm so arranged as to ring on a card being withdrawn.

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of Cards, Circulars, and other like Articles.
I JOSEPH SAMUEL RUBINSTEIN of 5 Raymond Buildings Grays Inn in the
County of Middlesex Solicitor do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR DELIVERING CARDS CIRCULARS AND OTHER ARTICLES
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
The cards circulars or other articles to be distributed are placed or packed one
on the top of the other in a receptacle or box made of wood or metal of the width
and breadth of the cards. This box which is open at the side to admit the cards is
provided with a false or second bottom between which and the true bottom a
spring or springs or other suitable force is placed. By the action of the springs
on the false bottom the cards are forced upwards and the top card is pressed
against a frame or rim projecting inward from under which the card can be slipped
through an opening When this top card is removed by a person slipping it out
from under the rim the one immediately underneath takes its place and so on as
each card is removed in succession.
The receptacle or box can be let into a counter top table or stand or fixed in
some other suitable place..
In the accompanying drawing I have shewn an apparatus constructed according
to my invention "A is the receptacle or box to hold the cards. "B" the pro-
jecting rim "C" the false bottom or, tray upon which the cards are placed
"D" the springs "E" door or fourth side of box the opening of which permits
insertion of cards. "F" lock.
In the case where an electric bell is attached to an apparatus let into a counter
the bell rings by the fact that each card upon being withdrawn passess over a
moveable flap a slight depression of which completes an electric circuit connected
with a bell,
In conjunction with my apparatus I fix an electric pneumatic or other bell or
alarm so 'arranged as to ring on a card being withdraw.
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
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That my apparatus provides a novel receptacle in which cards circulars and
other like articles can be kept clean and from which only one card at a time can
be taken thus avoiding the objections to the use of the ordinary open receptacle or
card rack particularly when these are used in public places such as Exhibitions.
That by means of the bell used in connection with the apparatus the attention
of persons in charge of exhibits in places such as Exhibitions is attracted by
anyone who seeks to take a card.
Dated this 8th day of January 1880.