A New File or Apparatus for Newspapers, Periodicals, or for other analogous purposes.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Nov., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 23rd July, 1896-Accepted, 24th Oct., 1896
Date of Application, 23rd Nov., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 23rd July, 1896-Accepted, 24th Oct., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New File or Apparatus for Newspapers, Periodicals, or for other
analogous purposes.
I ARTHUR TALLANT ELSWORTH of 115, The Crescent Drake Street Rochdale
in the County of Lancaster Journalist do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to a file apparatus or means for filing or binding together
in book form newspapers, periodicals or other papers.
The object of my invention is to provide a simple and effective means for binding
together such papers with facility in order that when so bound the pages thereof
may be read or perused with ease or the whole of the letterpress exposed to view,
and further that when a file is complete the whole may form a book or volume
provided with stout backs or covers, the whole being thus collected together in a
convenient form for reference purposes.
According to my present construction my invention consists of a stout back piece
or sheet of card board to which are connected or attached at convenient parts
along one of its sides two or more bands strips or pieces of suitable length being
flexible material, but preferably of leather which pieces are perforated and provided
with metal eyelets in connection with the eyelets or perforations in the bands
I employ split pins or T shaped fasteners made of metal in the form of wire or of
other suitable form. I may also employ with or provide in connection with the
card board piece a second card board piece of corresponding form and size which
piece with the aforesaid back piece may form one of two covers of the book or
built up file.
The periodicals or papers are filed in accordance with my invention in the
following manner.
The papers to be filed are placed on the card board back piece, a T fastener is
then passed through one of the perforations in each band and inserted through the
back or folded part of the paper to be filed or vice versa; the fastener is then
suitably clinched thus securing the paper in position consequently as many numbers
of periodicals or papers may be filed thereon or collected together according to the
number of perforations on the bands.
When the file is tbus filled up with its assigned number of papers the piece of
cardboard temporarily attached to the back piece is removed and placed on the top
of the papers so filed, the said piece is then secured to the bands by fasteners
thus the papers so arranged form a book or volume provided with outside covers
and at the same time the whole of the letterpress on any particular page may be
exposed to view when the book is opened or in use.
Dated this 22nd day of November 1895.
J. H. BUTTERWORTH,
Rochdale,
For the Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New File or Apparatus for Newspapers, Periodicals, or for other
analogous purposes.
I ARTHUR TALLANT ELSWORTH of 115 The Crescent Drake Street Rochdale
in the County of Lancaster Journalist 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 : —
My invention relates to a file apparatus or means for filing or binding together
in book form newspapers periodicals or other papers.
The object of my invention is to provide a simple and effective means for binding
together such papers with facility in order that when so bound the pages thereof
may be read or perused with ease or the whole of the letterpress exposed to view
and further that when a file is complete the whole may form a book or volume
provided with stout backs or covers the whole being thus collected together in a
convenient form for reference purposes.
According to my present construction my invention consists of a stout back piece
or sheet of card board to which are attached at convenient parts along one of its
sides two or more bands of suitable width and length being of some flexible material
preferably of leather which pieces are perforated and provided with metal eyelets,
in connection with the eyelets or perforations in the bands I employ split pins or
Tshaped fasteners made from thin wire I also employ in connection with the
card board piece a second piece or fac-simile of the aforesaid cardboard piece
which two pieces or card board backs for the two covers of a book or built up
file when periodicals or papers are placed in position between them in manner
hereafter described.
The papers to be filed are placed on the card board back piece, a T fastener is
passed through one of the perforations in each band and inserted through the back
or folded portion of the paper or periodical to be bound or filed or vice versa, the
fastener at its open ends are suitably bent or turned back consequently as many
numbers of periodicals or papers may he filed thereon or collected together
according to the number of perforations in the bands. When the file is thus filled
up with its assigned number of papers the piece or second piece of card board or
back piece before mentioned and which is temporarily attached to the said back
piece, that is the piece provided with the perforated band is then placed on the top
of the papers, the said piece is then secured to the bands by fasteners and its flap
piece or part attached or pasted to the other back piece the bands and fasteners of
which may be thereby hid from view or covered thus the papers so arranged or
filed form a book or volume provided with outside covers and at the same time
the whole of the letterpress on any particular page is exposed to view when the book
is opened or is in use.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood I have reference to the
accompanying sheet of drawings in which like letters of reference indicate like
parts.
Fig. 1. is a plan shewing the back or cover provided with perforated strips or
bands.
Fig. 2. is a plan of the other or second cover or back piece provided with its
flap piece.
Fig. 3 is an end view shewing the position of periodicals or papers filed between
the two covers shewing the bands exposed to view.
Fig. 4 is a view shewing the fastener.
a. is a card board piece or cover provide with strips or pieces b. b₁ of leather
or bands of any other suitable flexible material which bands are perforated and
provided with eyelets c. c¹ through which are passed the ends d' d' of the wire

page_text: fastener d. then inserted or pressed through the back e of a paper e. of book form
as shewn in dotted lines Fig. 1. The strips or bands may manifestly be of any
desired length to suit the number of papers desired to be filed within the covers a
and as shewn in Fig. 3. which cover I provide with a flap piece f¹ which forms a
back piece to cover the edges or backs of the periodicals e. when turned over and
pasted or attached at its outer edge f' to the cover or piece a. which flap is also
useful for the purposes of labelling the volume when formed as in Fig. 3. with the
subject matter or name index of the papers filed.
When the papers are collected as in the form shewn in Fig. 3. the cover fis
suitably attached through the perforated parts g. g¹ by means of fasteners to the
bands b and ¹ and thus the two covers are connected with each other as in Fig.
through the medium of the bands and the papers situate between them thus a book
or complete bound volume is formed which is handy for use or reference and
according to my method of fastening the papers to the bands any particular paper
may be removed from the file.
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. In combination the cover a. with bands b. b¹ the cover with flap f¹ and
fasteners & substantially as and for the purposes herein fully set forth.
2. The pieces or bands b. b' and fasteners d. as herein fully set forth.
Dated this 9th day of July 1896
J. H. BUTTERWORTH,
Rochdale,
For the Applicant.