Improvements in Folded Maps and Plans.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 21st June, 1897
Complete Specification Left, 21st Mar., 1898-Accepted, 7th May, 1898
Date of Application, 21st June, 1897
Complete Specification Left, 21st Mar., 1898-Accepted, 7th May,
1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Folded Maps and Plans.
I, THOMAS TURLEY, of The Hollies, Dudley Road, Sedgley, in the County of
Stafford, Mechanical Draughtsman, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion to be as follows:-
The map or plan is printed in the ordinary way on paper, linen, or other suit-
able fabric, having on the left hand edge a plain margin, equal in width to the
width of the map when folded; or an ordinary paper map may be mounted on
cloth having this wide margin.
The map is then divided, into a number of equal horizontal strips of suitable
size, by horizontal cuts running from the right hand edge to the wide margin on
the left hand, but not cutting through the wide margin.
Each horizonal strip is then folded, alternately backwards and forwards, into
folds of equal and suitable size.
At the left hand edge of the printed portion of the map, and between it and the
wide margin, a vertical cut is made from the lower edge of each horizontal strip,
and reaching to a height, equal to half the height of the strip. The lowest strip is
not cut in this way.
The strips, having been out and folded as above described, now lie in a vertical
line one above another, each strip being attached to the wide margin on the left
for half its depth.
The upper folded strip is now placed immediately on the top of the second folded
strip, and the wide margin receives two horizontal folds; one level with the
bottom of the first strip and the other at the top of the short vertical cut in the first
strip. The first and second folded strips are then placed on the top of the third
strip, and the wide margin is folded as before, and so on with the other strips,
until they are all placed on the top of the lowest strip.
The wide margin is then folded over the whole. If necessary a cover may be
attached to the back of the wide margin on the lowest strip, to form a binding to
the whole map when folded. The wide margin may be utilized for either advertise-
ments or printed matter connected with the map.
By this invention any particular section of the map may be examined, in a
similar way to the pages of an ordinary book, without the necessity of opening
the whole of the map; or the whole map may be opened out, when it will serve
the purpose of an ordinary sheet map.
In maps folded into a large number of sections, it may be desirable to number
each of the sections, and to provide on the wide margin an index sheet, to enable
the adjacent sections to be readily identified.
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page_text: I, THOMAS TURLEY, The Hollies, Dudley Road, Sedgley, Stafford, Mechanical
Draughtsman, 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:-
The map or plan is printed in the ordinary way on paper, linen, or other suit-
able fabric, having on the left hand edge a plain margin equal in width to the
width of the map when folded; or an ordinary paper map may be mounted on
cloth having this wide margin.
The map is then divided into a number of equal horizontal strips of suitable
size, by horizontal cuts running from the right hand edge to the wide margin cu
the left hand, but not cutting through the wide margin.
Each horizonal strip is then folded, alternately backwards and forwards, into
folds of equal and suitable size.
At the left hand edge of the printed portion of the map and between it and the
wide margin a vertical cut is made from the lower edge of each horizontal strip
and reaching to a height equal to half the height of the strip. The lowest strip is
not cut in this way.
The strips having been cut and folded as above described, now lie in a vertical
line, one above another, each strip being attached to the wide margin on the left
for half its depth.
The upper folded strip is now placed on the top of the second folded strip, and
the wide margin receives two horizontal folds, one level with the bottom of the
first strip, and the other at the top of the short vertical cut in the first strip. The
first and second folded strips are then placed on the top of the third strip, and
the wide margin is folded as before and so with the other strips until they are all
placed on the top of the lowest strip.
The wide margin is then folded over the whole. If necessary a cover may be
attached to the back of the wide margin on the lowest strip to form a binding to
the whole map when folded.
The wide margin may be utilized for either advertisements, or printed matter
in connection with the map.
By this invention any particular section of the map may be examined in a
similar way to the pages of an ordinary book, without the necessity of opening
the whole of the map, or the whole of the map may be opened out, when it will
serve the purpose of an ordinary sheet map.
In maps folded into a large number of sections, it may be desirable to number
each of the sections, and to provide on the wide margin an index sheet to enable
the adjacent sections to be readily identified.
For purposes of illustration I will now refer to the annexed drawings.
Figure 1, is a plan view of my improved map extended.
Figure 2, perspective view of same when folded up in book form.
The sheet carrying the map or plan is cut as indicated at a and b in the strips f
and which are folded along the dotted lines g, in such a manner that the sections
may be viewed consecutively-number 1, 2, 3, 4, and SO on. At
the edge of the map or plan at or about ca piece of stout material may be attached
to the sheet forming the map. In folding the map or plan the strip carrying
numbers 13, 14, and 15 is folded along the dotted lines g so that the numbers may
be read. The strip containing the numbers 9, 10, 11, and 12 is similarly folded
and brought over the previously folded strip by folding along the dotted lines d

page_text: and so on. It will be seen that the various sections of the map or plan can be
viewed without the necessity of opening the map or plan out to its full extent.
The whole is enclosed in the outer covers e and is folded as shewn and has the
appearance and advantage of a book.
If required the map or plan may be mounted upon any stiffening material or
may be composed of material which will render this unnecessary.
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:
1. In maps or plans a map or plan divided into strips, said strips being again
marked into sections so arranged that the strips may be folded and superposed so
as to enable the sections of the map or plan to be viewed as required, suitable
covers being provided so that the whole takes the form of a book, said sections
being numbered or given distinguishing marks.
2. A book-form map or plan substantially as described and illustrated herein.