Improvements in or connected with Book-binding, particularly applicable for Shorthand and other Note-books.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Apr., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 27th Jan., 1893-Accepted, 18th Mar., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Book-binding, particularly
applicable for Shorthand and other Note-books.
I, JOSEPH CHETTLE FISH, of 33 Chancery Lane, in the County of London,
Shorthand Writer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention refers to means as hereafter described for binding note and other
books such as music particularly intended for use by shorthand writers and others.
In such note books, it is especially desirable that they should open readily, and that
the leaves should lie perfectly flat upon each other at whatever portion of the
book it may be opened, so as to present a solid and compact writing surface
throughout the whole area of the page. This end not being attainable by the
ordinary folding and stitching used in book-binding, it has been usual in the mann-
facture of so-called "elastic back note-books" that the single separate leaves
of which these books are composed should be held together and fastened to the
covers merely by the india-rubber solution at the back. The known defect resulting
from this method is, that however carefully the paper may have been prepared by
blocking, rasping, sand-papering &c. for the reception of the india-rubber solution,
a sufficiently adhesive surface is not thus presented for the separate leaves to
become firmly bound; they therefore become detached from the binding both in
use and afterwards, and this often occasions considerable incouvenience and even
loss.
To obviate this defect, and according to my invention, I undulate, serrate, or
otherwise cut the edges of the paper to be united, and in such manner that these
edges present more or less an uneven surface, whereby, when the several sheets are
laid together, a better holding surface is presented to the india-rubber solution for
the reception of same, and the leaves are more firmly united than heretofore.
A convenient way of roughing the edges is to perforate the paper and then divide
same for the sheets composing the pages.
After the india-rubber solution is applied, but before it has become dry, I spread
over and press onto it a uniform thin layer of fibrous material such as cotton wool,
silk waste, fine hemp, or other material suitably fibrous, and when this fibrous layer
has become firmly fastened to the paper by the evaporation of the volatile parts of
the solution, I apply a second coating of the solution, and the book is fastened in or
to the cover in the usual way.
Sometimes the fibrous material may be dispensed with, and the junction of the
leaves effected through the india-rubber or equivalent solution being applied alone
to the undulated or serrated edges, or the two may be used in combination, or the
fibrous material may be used alone.
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1 1000
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Book-binding, particularly
applicable for Shorthand and other Note-books.
I JOSEPH CHETTLE FISH of 8 Bishop's Court, late of 33 Chancery Lane, in the
County of London Shorthand Writer do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement :—
My invention refers to means as hereafter described for binding note, music, and

page_text: other books, and particularly those intended for use by shorthand writers and others.
In such note books it is especially desirable that they should open readily, and that
the leaves should be perfectly flat upon each other whatever portion of the book
may be opened, so as to present a solid and compact writing surface throughout the
whole area of the page. This end not being attainable by the ordinary folding and
stitching used in book-binding it has been usual in the manufacture of so-called
"elastic back note books" that the single separate leaves of which these books are
composed should be held together and fastened to the covers merely by the india-
rubber solution at the back.
The known defect resulting from this method is, that however carefully the paper
may have been prepared by blocking, rasping, sand-papering &c. for the reception
of the india-rubber solution, a sufficiently adhesive surface is not thus presented for
the separate leaves to become firmly bound; they therefore become detached from
the binding both in use and afterwards, and this often occasions considerable
inconvenience and even loss.
To obviate this defect and according to my invention I undulate, serrate, or
otherwise cut the edges of the paper to be united and in such manner that these
edges present more or less an uneven surface, whereby when the several sheets are
laid together a better holding surface is presented to the india-rubber solution for
the reception of same, and the leaves are more firmly united than heretofore. A
convenient way of roughing the edges is to perforate the paper and then divide same
for the sheets composing the pages, or the paper may be perforated and folded at
the perforations without being entirely divided.
After the india rubber solution is applied but before it has become dry I may
spread over and press on to it a uniform thin layer of fibrous material such as cotton
wool, silk-waste, fine hemp or other material suitably fibrous, and when this fibrous
layer has become firmly fastened to the paper by the evaporation of the volatile
parts of the solution I apply a second coating of the solution, and the book is
fastened in or to the cover in the usual way.
The fibrous material may in many cases be dispensed with, and the junction of
the leaves effected through the india-rubber or equivalent solution being applied
alone to the undulated or serrated edges, or the two may be used in combination.
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
1st. In binding note, music, and other books, undulating, serrating, perforating
or otherwise cutting those edges of the sheets that are to come to the back of the
book, placing same together and applying adhesive matter such as india-rubber
solution thereto, whereby an uneven and better holding surface is presented to the
adhesive material all substantially as herein described.
2nd. In binding note, music and other books, perforating and folding the sheets
and arranging same so that the folded and perforated edges come to the back when
the sheets are laid together to form a book and applying adhesive matter thereto in
combination with a layer or layers of fibrous material substantially as set forth.
3rd. In binding note, music and other books, perforating and folding sheets and
arranging same so that the folded and perforated edges come to the back when the
sheets are laid together to form a book and applying adhesive matter thereto
substantially as set forth.
Dated this 27th day of Jan1000
J. C. FISH,
8, Bishop's Court, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.