Improvements in Fasteners and Temporary Binders.
Year: 1896

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fasteners and Temporary Binders.
I, ELIZABETH BARNSTON PARNELL of The Nest Clifton Road Wallington in
the County of Surrey Widow do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
This invention relates to an improved appliance for fastening together binding
and or filing paper documents music or other suitable articles. The fastener is
stamped out of any suitable sheet metal with four or more points which are folded
into a suitable position for piercing and clamping thus giving a firmer & more
secure hold than can be obtained from the fasteners now in use and commonly
known as paper fasteners.
For the purpose of temporary binding and filing I employ one or more slots
perforations or openings in the head of the fastener, which may be of any shape,
by means of which papers documents or other suitable articles after being pierced
or cut through the slots perforations or openings may be threaded laced or kept in
position by a tape, cord ribbon or spring of any suitable material or of metal, either
with or without covers, thus furnishing a convenient temporary binding.
I may make these fasteners with oblong, round, square, oval or any other shaped
heads and the slots, perforations, or openings of any size and shape and in any
position in the heads.
These fasteners are applicable not only to papers and articles made of paper but
also to other articles of any material whatever for the fastening together and
binding of which paper fasteners can be reasonably employed.
It is evident that difference of construction may be adopted without departing
from the spirit of the invention for instance if I require to fasten, file or bind large
articles I may make the fastener with any number of points not less than four,
which are essential for secure holding, or I may employ a line or lines of perforation
by means of which documents or other articles may be more conveniently sewn
laced or threaded together.
Dated the 9th dam of June 1906
E. BARNSTON PARNELL.
Improvements in Fasteners and Temporary Binders.
I, ELIZABETH BARNSTON PARNELL, of The Nest, Clifton Road, Wallington,
in the County of Surrey, Widow, 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 to an improved appliance for fastening together binding
and for filing papers documents music or other suitable articles. The fastener is

page_text: stamped out of any suitable sheet metal with four or more points which are folded.
into a suitable position for piercing and clamping thus giving a firmer and more
secure hold than can be obtained from the fasteners now in use and commonly
known as paper fasteners.
For the purpose of temporary binding and filing I employ one or more slots
perforations or openings in the head of the fastener, which may be of any shape,
by means of which papers, documents or other suitable articles after being pierced
or cut through the slots perforations or openings may be threaded, laced or kept
in position by a tape, cord, ribbon or spring of any suitable material or of metal,
either with or without covers, thus furnishing a convenient temporary binding.
I may make these fasteners with oblong, round, square, oval or any other shaped
heads and the slots perforations or openings of any size and shape and in any
position in the heads."
These fasteners are applicable not only to papers and articles made of paper but
also to other articles of any material for the fastening together and binding of
which paper fasteners can be reasonably employed.
It is evident that difference of construction may be adopted without departing
from the spirit of the invention for instance if I require to fasten, file or bind large
articles I may make the fastener with any number of points not less than four
which are essential for secure holding or I may employ a line or lines of perforations
by means of which documents or other articles may be more conveniently sewn,
laced or threaded together.
In the accompanying perspective drawings, which illustrate by way of example
the construction and use of one form of improved fastener according to this
invention:
Figure 1 is a plan of a blank or flat piece of sheet metal shaped in readiness to
be folded to form a fastener;
Figure 2 illustrates an intermediate stage in the formation of the fastener by
folding;
Figure 3 shows the complete fastener ready for service and,
Figure 4 is a view of one corner of a batch of papers with a fastener such as is
shown in Figure 3 inserted therein and having a tape loop passed through it.
Like letters indicate like parts throughout the drawings.
With reference first to Figure 1 it will be seen that the blank has two pointed
arms A at one side and two similar "points" or arms B extending in an opposite
direction from the opposite side, the metal between them being centrally perforated
at C. Such a blank is first folded about the chain lines D of Figure 1 and passes
through an intermediate stage of some such form as is indicated in Figure 2, and
then is further folded into the form shown in Figure 3 to bring the "points" A
against the arms B to constitute pointed extensions E adapted to pass through a
batch of papers and thereafter be spread apart in a manner well understood; a flat
head F with slightly overhanging flanges F1 is produced by folding, in the
operation of bringing the "points" A and B together as described, the perforation C
being left open in the centre of the head as shown.
When such a fastener is inserted into the corner of a batch of papers such as G
Figure 4 a sharp instrument can be inserted in the opening C and forced through
the papers, after which a tape such as H a ring, or a spring or other device can be
passed through the fastener and papers to suspend or bind them as described.
It is not essential to this invention that the improved fastener or binder shall
be made of sheet metal or by folding; and the perforation or perforations can be
omitted.
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 paper fastener or binder having four or more "points" such as A B
adapted to be spread apart, and a head with or without a perforation to afford a

page_text: clear passage or passages for a cord, or the like or a spring or other device for the
purpose described.
2. A paper-fastener or binder substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore-
described and illustrated in Figures 1, 2, and 3..
Dated thin 4th d
1000
E. BARNSTON PARNELL.
Boult & Wade,
Agents for the Applicant.
E. BARNSTON PARNELL.
Boult & Wade,
Agents for the Applicant.