A Method of Facilitating the Turning Over of the Leaves of Books, Note-books, Account-books, Diaries, and Fastened Packets of Paper.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 14th June, 1890
Complete Specification Left, 7th Aug., 1890-Accepted, 20th Sept., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Method of Facilitating the Turning Over of the Leaves of Books,
Note-books, Account-books, Diaries, and Fastened Packets of
Paper.
I ALFRED WILLIAM PERCY LIVESEY of No. 95 Finchley Road, South Hampstead in
the County of Middlesex, Gentleman do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
The cutting of the edges of the pages in such a manner that a small curved edge on
each page overlaps a similar curved edge on the page immediately underneath.
Dated this 11th day of June 1890.
ALFRED W. LIVESEY,
95, Finchley Road, London, N.W.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Method of Facilitating the Turning Over of the Leaves of Books,
Note-books, Account-books, Diaries, and Fastened Packets of
Paper.
ALFRED WILLIAM PERCY LIVESEY, of 95 Finchley Road, South Hampstead, N.W.
London, Gentleman, 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 :—
In the following description of my invention the expression "books" is intended to
mean and include books of all descriptions shorthand writers note books, and other
note books, account books diaries and all packets of paper fastened at one end.
My invention has for its object the facilitating and rendering more easy and rapid
the turning over of the leaves of books by means of having the edges of the leaves cut
in a new and original shape or form.
This shape or form is produced by cutting a slip out of the side of each of the leaves
of a book, of the same shape or form and width in each leaf, but of a different length;
the longest cutting being at the bottom or last leaf of the book, and the cuttings being
then gradually shortened leaf by leaf to the top or first leaf, which will have the
shortest cutting, so that when the whole of the leaves of a book have been cut in this
way, a small part of each leaf will overlap or project beyond all the leaves beneath it ;
and the cover of the book may also be cut in the same manner so that a small part of
the bottom leaf of the book may overlap or project beyond the bottom cover, in the
same way as a part of each leaf overlaps or projects beyond the leaves beneath it.
In cutting away the slips above mentioned the cuts are commenced at the bottom
of the leaf, or at the end of the leaf furthest from the binding and are first run up for
some distance parallel to and a little distance from the ordinary edge of the leaf and
then finished off by gradually curving the cuts outwards to the ordinary edge of the
leaf.
I do not limit myself to the use of any particular form of curve for finishing the
cuttings, but in the accompanying drawing, Sheet I, I have shewn a generally con-
venient form.
Figures A, B, C, D, E, F, are parts of some of the leaves of a book taken apart
and placed side by side; the parts cut away in each figure being indicated by the
letters "W" enclosed in dotted lines, the length of the parts cut away, as shewn, is
slightly less in each successive leaf, so that when the leaves are placed one above
the other, in succession from A to F, it will be seen that a small part of each
leaf will overlap or project beyond all the leaves beneath it.

page_text: The figure on Sheet II represents a shorthand writer's note book with the pages
cut in my new mode on both sides, so that the book may be turned over for
writing on the reverse side of the leaves and the overlapping or projecting parts
of the leaves are shewn on the left hand side by dotted lines, and the first 6 of
the leaves of the book (A, B, C, D, E, F, shewn in Sheet I) are denoted by the
letters H, I, J, K, L, M respectively.
I do not limit myself to commencing to cut the slips away by a straight cutting
from the bottom of the leaf, or from the end of the leaf furthest from the binding,
as before described, but they may also take another form by commencing at any
part of the edge of the leaf by a curved line from the ordinary edge running
inwards to a little distance from the ordinary edge then running parallel to the
ordinary edge for some distance and finishing off with a curve outwards to the
ordinary edge as before described. The cuttings in this case will be of one uniform
shape and length, but will commence and terminate in a slightly different position
in each leaf as shewn in my drawing on Sheet III.
The figures O, P, Q, R, S, T, being parts of the leaves of a book taken apart
and placed side by side, the parts cut away being indicated in each figure by the
letter enclosed in dotted lines.
Although for the purpose of more clearly describing the nature of my invention
I have stated that slips are cut away from each leaf, and have described the mode
of cutting, do not wish to denote that the slips from each leaf must necessarily
be cut out separately. The leaves of books may be cut in the described form in
any quantities at a time before the books are made up, and the slips may be cut
out of the sides at right angles to the binding of books already made up, easily
and expeditiously by fanning, or working, up the leaves until the end of each
leaf furthest from the binding is made to slightly project beyond the leaf imme-
diately above it, and then cutting, stamping or punching out the slips from all
the leaves of the book together.
The result of cutting the edges of a book in my new form or shape will be to
leave a small part of each leaf of a curved form free and overlapping or pro-
jecting beyond all the leaves of the book beneath it, which part can be easily
lifted with the tip of the finger or thumb enabling the leaves to be readily turned
over one by one without interfering in any way with the pages underneath.
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 1
olaim is,-
1. The principle and general arrangement of having a small part of each leaf of a
book, of a curved shape, free and overlapping or projecting beyond all the leaves
beneath it, in the manner hereinbefore particularly described.
Dated this 30th day of July 1890.
ALFRED W. LIVESEY.