New or Improved Book Cover or Protector.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Aug., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 13th Nov., 1894-Accepted, 15th Dec., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
New or Improved Book Cover or Protector.
I, WINIFRED RUTTY, of Saint Leonards House, Bromley by Bow, in the
County of Middlesex, Gentlewoman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention -
to be as follows:-
Book covers or protectors at present in use are usually so constructed that they
are held in position by overlapping or otherwise gripping the edges of the sides of
the binding, consequently should the book be opened to such an extent that the
sides thereof touch or nearly touch one another the displacement of the cover or
protector often follows.
Now the object of my invention is a cover or protector which may be firmly
attached to both the sides and back of the binding of a book, and can be readily
detached when required.
My improved cover I construct of cloth, stiffened with cardboard, or of any other.
suitable material of such size that it will cover the sides and back of the book
binding it is intended to protect. At each end of this cover a pocket is formed
to receive the front edge of the sides of the book binding whilst a wire, a strip of
metal or the like, of suitable length is or are sewn or otherwise secured across the
middle of the cover parallel with the pockets, so that the ends thereof, which
project beyond the edges of the cover, may be bent over the top and bottom edges
of the back of the book binding.
Instead of pockets for attaching the ends of the cover to the sides of the book:
binding, projecting wires or the like may be provided for this purpose these being
secured to the cover in such positions that they may be bent over the top and bottom
or front edges, or both of the sides of the book binding.
Dated this 24th day of August 1894.
CASTLE SMITH,
Invention" Office, 54, Fleet Street, London, E.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
New or improved Book Cover or Protector.
I, WINIFRED RUTTY, of Saint Leonards House, Bromley by Bow, in the
County of Middlesex, Gentlewoman, 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 :—
Book covers or protectors at present in use are usually so constructed that they
are held in position by overlapping or otherwise gripping the edges of the sides of
the binding, consequently should the book be opened to such an extent that the sides
thereof touch or nearly touch one another the displacement of the cover or protector
often follows.
Now the object of my invention is a cover or protector which may be firmly
attached to both the sides and back of the binding of a book, and can be readily
detached when required.
My improved cover I construct of cloth, stiffened with cardboard, or of any other
suitable material of such size that it will cover the sides and back of the book

page_text: binding it is intended to protect. At each end of this cover a pocket is formed to
receive the front edge of the sides of the book binding whilst a wire or strip of
metal or the like of suitable length is or are sewn or otherwise secured across the
middle of the cover parallel with the pockets, so that the ends thereof, which
project beyond the edges of the cover may be bent over the top and bottom edges
of the back of the book binding.
In the accompanying drawing is shown in perspective a book cover or protector
constructed according to my invention.
This cover or protector a may be of linen stiffened with cardboard or of any
other suitable material and has formed at each end thereof a pocket b of the
shape shown or of rectangular or other suitable form. Sewn or otherwise secured
across the middle of the cover or protector parallel with the pockets 6 is a clip c
formed of one or more wires or one or more strips of metal the ends of which
project to or nearly to or beyond the edges of the cover or protector so that when
the front edges of the sides of the book binding have been inserted in the pockets b
the ends of said wires or metal strips may be bent over the top and bottom edges
of the back of the book binding and so securely hold the cover or protector in
position.
When found desirable or preferable the wire or wires or metal strip or strips
may be covered with cloth or the like and such clips may be substituted for the
pockets b.
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 a book cover or protector clips formed of one or more wires of metal strips
so sewn or otherwise secured to the cover or protector that one or both ends thereof
project to or nearly to or beyond the edge or edges of said cover or protector
as and for the purpose described.
2. In a book cover or protector the combination of clips as above claimed
with pockets formed at each end of the cover or protector as described and
illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 12th day of November 1894.
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CASTLE SMITH,
Invention" Office, 54, Fleet Street, London, E.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.