Means of Securing Music Sheets and other Papers Temporarily in their Covers.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 24th May, 1893
Complete Specification Left, 24th Feb., 1894-Accepted, 24th Mar., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Means of Securing Music Sheets and other Papers Temporarily in
their Covers.
FRANCIS LYST 64 Somerville Road, Hatcham London S.E. Gentleman do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
A number of rigid wires or metal strips are secured in the back part of the cover.
These wires are hinged between metal teeth at one end, and secured between metal
teeth, by a common spring clip, at the other end. By lifting the spring clip any
required wire, or strip, can be opened on its hinge, a piece of music or other paper
placed behind it, and the wire fastened again through the middle page of the
piece.
Each sheet or piece of music has its own wire or strip, so that it can be taken out
and replaced without disturbing the order of the others.
Any number of wires or strips may be used from one upwards.
The wires and pieces of music can be numbered and a numbered index placed on
the covers.
The covers furnished with these wires may be used as an advertizing medium.
Dated this 21th daw of Maw 1009
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Means of Securing Music Sheets and other Papers Temporarily in
their Covers.
I, FRANCIS LYST, of 64 Somerville Road, Hatcham, in the County of Surrey,
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 :-
My invention relates to a new or improved means of securing music sheets and
other papers temporarily within their covers; and this I effect as follows:-
A number of wires or strips of metal or other material, rigid or flexible, preferably
rigid are hinged or pivoted between washers at one edge of the cover, and at the
other edge of the cover the loose ends of the said wires or strips lie between
dividing pins or metal teeth without being hinged or fastened thereto, and are
prevented from escaping by means of a spring clip or hasp, placed over them.
By lifting this spring clip, any required wire or strip can be turned outwards on
its hinge or pivot, a piece of music or other paper placed with its fold behind it, and
the said wire or strip returned to its place and held there by shutting the spring
clip; the wire or strip thus passing through the middle pages of the paper, the
latter is secured within the covers in book fashion.
Each paper or piece of music can have its own wire or strip, so that it can be
taken out and replaced without disturbing the others.
Any convenient number of wires or strips may be used in each cover, from one
upwards.
The covers may have one or more fly leaves attached inside for advertizing
purposes; the front side of cover, or the first fly leaf, has an index form, numbered
according to the number of wires or strips, and corresponding numbers may be
PR71

page_text: marked either on the edge of the spring clip over each wire or on the sheets of
music or other papers.
In order that my invention may be more clearly understood, I will now make
reference to the accompanying sheet of drawings illustrative thereof, wherein Fig. 1
shews a plan view of my improved music holder detached from the cover of the
portfolio. The clip is arranged to fasten from the left hand side.
Fig. 2 shews a plan view of my improved music holder attached to a portfolio,
the clip b being arranged to fasten from the top.
Fig. 3 shews an enlarged end view of the clip and pins c c with strips a a in
position.
a a are the strips of wire or whalebone.
&is the hinged clip to hold strips a in place.
cc are pins to keep the strips of whalebone a a in place.
dis an enclosure at the upper end of portfolio to secure the ends of the strips of
whalebone a.
e is an enclosure for firmly holding the lower ends of a a, by means of a pivot
pin f
is the pivot pin to hold strips a a.
9, 9, are small pieces of leather, or similar material, forming washers one between
each strip a a on the pin f to keep the strips in place. h
kk are the index or advertisement sheets.
To place a piece of music within the covers, lift up t
wires or strips a back on its hinge, lay the piece of music
the wire across such piece of music, with the free end
proper place between the teeth or pins c, then shut down
piece of music is safely held in the portfolio.
the portfolio.
clip b, turn one of the
en in the book, put back
said wire resting in its
the clip b again when the
When it is desired to take out a piece of music or other paper from the portfolio,
the portfolio should be opened at that point, the clip 6 lirted clear, the wire or strip
holding that piece of music turned back, the piece of music taken out, and the wire
and clip replaced in positiou.
Having now particularly described and ascertained th. 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 temporary binding apparatus for sheets of music and other papers, having
wires or strips, rigid or otherwise, for holding the said papers, as herein set
forth.
2. A temporary binding apparatus for sheets of music and other papers, having
wires or strips, rigid or otherwise for holding the said papers, such wires being
hinged or pivoted at their ends to allow of their being moved for insertion or
withdrawal of the papers, as herein set forth.
3. A temporary binding apparatus for sheets of music and other papers, having
wires or strips, rigid or otherwise, for holding the said papers, such wires or strips
being held in position by pins c and clip b as herein set forth.
4. The combination of a temporary binding apparatus as described and claimed
in Claims 1, 2 and 3, with a cover or portfolio for music and other papers, with or
without fly leaves for indexing and advertizing purposes as herein set forth.
Dated this 23rd dox of Februw 1801
S. S. BROMHEAD,
97, Newgate Street, London, E.C., Agent for Applicant