Improvements in Files or Holders for Letters and similar Papers.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Aug., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 21st Apr., 1891-Accepted, 23rd May, 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Files or Holders for Letters and similar Papers.
I PAUL HARTMANN of Ludwigshafen on the Rhine in the Empire of Germany,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates more particularly to a clip whereby the edges of letters
and papers to be placed on file may be readily secured.
The clip consists of an elastic plug or core, preferably of rubber, inserted into a
sleeve, preferably of thin sheet metal. The rubber plug is secured at one end to
a backing plate, and at the other to the head of the metal sleeve. Part of the
side of the sleeve is cut away for about half its length, so that the elastic core
may be bent round at right angles to the sleeve, forming a kind of T therewith.
The clip, which is normally in a straight line, is inserted through holes in the
papers to be filed, until a sufficient number lie upon the backing plate. The rubber
core is then drawn out until the sleeve is clear of the topmost paper, whereupon
the sleeve is turned at right angles, and is held lengthways against the topmost
paper by the elastic core issuing from the slotted side of the sleeve. A bundle of
papers are thus efficiently held together, but can be readily released by again
placing the sleeve of the clip in line with the elastic core.
By preference, the clip just described is used with a pair of narrow plates
hinged together, and provided with holes arranged opposite each other in the two
parts. The end of the clip being secured to one plate, it is passed through the
letters or papers, and through the hole provided in the other plate, which is folded
over the topmost paper. The clip is then turned down, as before described, to
secure the whole.
Dated this 7th day of August 1890.
NEWTON & SON,
Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Files or Holders for Letters and similar Papers.
I, PAUL HARTMANN, of Ludwigshafen on the Rhine, in the Empire of
Germany, 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 more particularly to a holder whereby the edges of letters
and papers to be placed on file may be readily secured.
The apparatus consists of a pair of narrow plates hinged together, and provided
with holes arranged opposite each other in the two parts. When opened the two
plates hinged together receive a bundle of letters, papers, and the like, which are
provided near their edges with holes, the distance of which corresponds to the
distance from each other of the clips secured to one of the narrow plates.
The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
The Figures 1 and 2 shew the holder in an opened condition in front view, and
in vertical section respectively.
The Figures 3 and 4 are a top view and cross section respectively of the holder
folded together, in the former, the clip is turned down while in the latter it is
not so.
The Figures 5 and 6 are a back view and cross section respectively of the
closed holder, the upper part of the elastic rubber plug and the metal sleeve being
turned down.

page_text: The Figures 7, 8, and 9 illustrate the elastic clip in full size in longitudinal
section and two views respectively, and Figs. 10 are front and side views of a
backing plate or disc which grips the end of the elastic clip.
The two harrow plates A and B, hinged together, are provided with holes
arranged opposite each other in the two plates, and corresponding exactly to the
holes in the letters or similar papers to be filed. The elastic ends of the clips S S'
are passed through the holes a a', and pressed with their backing plate o. o' (see
Figs. 5 and 10) against the narrow plate A (see Fig. 7).
The clip consists of a small elastic tube or plug g, preferably of indiarubber, the
upper part of which is inserted into a sleeve, preferably of thin sheet metal,
part of the side of which is cut away, as shewn at in Figs. 8 and 9;
end of the elastic plug is secured in the sleeve by pinching.
the upper
In place of giving the sleeve the form shewn in the drawing, it may simply be
conically shaped at its upper end, and the elastic plug secured therein by pinching.
The hemispherical cap is then dispensed with.
Owing to this arrangement, the part of the plug which is inserted into the
metal sleeve, remains elastic. When the two plates A and B are opened, the clip
is normally in a straight line vertically to the narrow plate A (see Fig. 2), so
that the letters and papers are easily placed on file, the sleeve with the cap k
serving as a guide to the same. The clips can be bent in any direction, at will,
and thus be passed readily through the holes, when the two plates A and B
are to be folded together as shewn in Figure 4.
In order to hold the two plates automatically and efficiently closed together, the
rubber plug g, passed through the holes 6', is drawn out until the sleeve is clear
of the plate B, whereupon the sleeve is turned at right angles, and is held
lengthways against the said plate B by the elastic plug issuing from the slotted
side of the sleeve.
This elastic clip may also be used as an independent apparatus for holding a
bundle of papers provided with a hole, without making use of the two narrow
plates A and B hinged together; in this case, the rubber plug is secured at one
end to a backing plate o, Fig. 10.
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
1. A. holder for letters and similar papers, consisting of a pair of narrow
plates A and B hinged together, the one of which is furnished with elastic small
tubes or plugs g, on which the letters or papers to be held together are filed,
over the free ends of the said plugs metal sleeves partially slotted (at i) being
placed, which are readily passed through the holes of the other narrow plate B,
then turned at right angles, and held lengthways against the plate B by the
elastic plug issuing from the slotted side of the sleeve, whereby the holder is
efficiently closed, substantially as set forth and shewn in the accompanying
drawing.
2. The modification of the holder referred to in the first claim, consisting in the
employment of the elastic clip as an independent holder, without making use of the
pair of narrow plates A and B, the rubber plugg being provided, in this case, at
one end, with a backing plate, substantially as set forth, and shewn in the
accompanying drawing.
NEWTON & SON,
Agents for the Applicant.