IMPROVEMENTS IN FASTENERS FOR PAPER OR OTHER MATERIAL to be as follows:-
Year: 1884

page_text: I PHILIP MIDDLETON JUSTICE of 55 and 56 Chancery Lane in the County of
Middlesex Fellow of the Institute of Patent Agents do hereby declare the nature of
said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN FASTENERS FOR PAPER OR OTHER MATERIAL
to be as follows:-
"
This invention relates to fasteners for paper and other material, As these have
heretofore been made, they have been open to many objections; for instance the
fastening points are exposed and are liable to catch and tear the hands papers and
the like. To avoid these and other objections is the object of the present invention,
the nature of which consists 1 In a metal fastener so formed as to clamp by means
of wings the edges and sides of the sheets to be fastened, so that with a single
fastener the sheets will all be held firmly in place and kept from turning out of
their relative positions, and 2 In the combination with a metal clamping or winged
plate which holds the edges securely in place by one or more fastening fingers or
points which after passing through the several sheets of paper to be fastened
together, is or are bent down between the wings of the clamping plate and thereby.
completely covered and protected from contact with the hand of the user as well as
from other papers. In the manufacture of the article, thin sheets of any desired
metal are taken and the article cut or stamped therefrom of the desired shape and
size, a fastening finger or point being formed from the metal of either of the wings of
the clamping plate, one method of forming this finger or point being to stamp it out
from one wing of the clip up at a right angle thereto and parallel or nearly so to
the other wing. Or the finger or point may be formed by cutting from the blank
which forms one wing, or it may be stamped or formed from the centre of one wing
leaving however a part to be bent down with the other parts of the wing to hold
and protect the edges and one side of the papers fastened together.
The two wings will stand at right angles to each other before the papers are
inserted but are bent parallel and close together when the fastening is completed.
It will be understood that the point or points or fastening finger or fingers may
be stamped cut or formed in many ways to obtain the same result.
When using the fastener, the papers to be secured together are pressed upon the
point or points projecting from one of the wings, the edges of said papers abutting
against the second wing which as before explained is at right angles to the first,
the point is then bent over the papers and the second wing pressed or bent over
the whole.
Dated this twenty sixth day of September 1884

page_text: I, PHILIP MIDDLETON JUSTICE of 55 and 56 Chancery Lane in the County of
Middlesex, Fellow of the Institute of Patent Agents do hereby declare the nature
of said invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN FASTENERS FOR PAPER OR OTHER MATERIAL
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 fasteners for paper and other material. As these have
heretofore been made they have been open to many objections, for instance the
fastening points are exposed and are liable to catch and tear the hands papers and
the like. To avoid these and other objections is the object of the present invention
the nature of which consists
1. In a metal fastener so formed as to clamp by means of wings the edges and
sides of the sheets to be fastened, so that with a single fastener the sheets will all
be held firmly in place and kept from turning out of their relative positions, and
2. In the combination with a metal clamping or winged plate which holds the
edges securely in place by one or more fastening fingers or points which after
passing through the several sheets of paper to be fastened together, is or are bent
down between the wings of the clamping plate and thereby completely covered and
protected from contact with the hand of the user as well as from other papers.
To more clearly explain the nature of the said invention reference is bind to the
accompanying drawings in which
Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a paper fastener embracing my
improvements.
Figure 2 represents the device, shown in Fig 1 applied to use, as will be hereafter
more fully described.
Figure 3. represents a cross section on line a a, Fig 2.
Figure 4. represents the same invention shown in Fig 1, as will be hereafter more
fully described; and:
Figure 5 represents upon an enlarged scale, the same invention in a slightly
modified form.
In the drawings A Figs 1-4-and 5 represent the completed device ready for
use, while in Figs 2 and 3 the device is shown applied to fasten several sheets
together.
In the manufacture of the article thin sheets of any desired metal are taken, and
the article stamped or cut therefrom of the desired shape and sizo the fastening
finger or point C, being formed from the metal of either of the wings, B or B', of
the clamping plate. In Fig I the fastening finger or point C, is stamped out from
the wing B and stands up at a right angle thereto, and parallel or nearly so to the
wing B.
In Fig 4, the finger or point C is formed by cutting from the blank which forms
the wing B¹.
In Fig 5. The fingers or points C, are stamped or formed from the centro of the
wing B leaving however a part E to be bent down with the other parts of wing B
to hold and protect the edges and one side of the papers fastened together.
It will be observed that the wings B and B stand at a right angle to each other
before the papers are inserted, but are bent parallel when the fastening is completed.
It will be understood that point or points or fastening finger or fingers C, may
be stampeil, cut, or formed in either of the ways shown or any other way whereby
substantially the same results are obtained.
In the use of the article in either of the forms shown in Figs 1-4-and 5 the
operator takes the sheets to be fastened together and after the hole or holes for the
finger or fingers C has or have been mado (so that when the finger or fingers have
been inserted in the same, the edges of the papers will abut against the inner size b

page_text: of the bend or back of wings B and B¹ passes the finger or fingers C, through the
holes, and.then bends such finger or fingers C, down upon the papers, after which
the wing B is bent down over the bent finger or fingers thereby securely fastening
the papers together and protecting the fastening fingers from contact with the
hands and fingers of the operator and also from other papers as before explained.
In the forms shown in Figs 1 and 4 the fingers are bent inwards, while in the
form shown in Fig 5 they are bent laterally.
The result is however the same; the edges of the papers are held securely
against the inner face b of the bend F of the device, while the ends of the fingers, C,
are covered and protected by the wings B and B¹.
It will be observed that my improved fastener can be conveniently and quickly
applied by hand, and that too, without the use of tools for the purpose of
completing the operation and further that the fastener is of such construction that
the edges of the papers are evened by the act of fastening them together. For
instance, the fastener is placed upon a stand or table with the wing B₁ resting
thereon in which position it stands quite firmly, the plain wing B and the fastening
finger C standing in vertical position and parallel or nearly so, to each other.
The sheets of paper to be fastened together are then taken into the hands of the
operator and their edges placed against the plain wing B which evens them and
with the fingers they are then pressed down upon the point of fastening finger C
which pierces and passes through the same after which it is bent down upon the
papers and the plain wing bent forward and down as fully indicated in Fig 3 of
the drawings. The plain wing B when it is bent down adjusts itself to the number
of sheets fastened together the bend being only just sufficient to receive the papers
and the device requires no hammering or pounding in order to permanently secure
the papers together. A large number of sheets may thus be quickly fastened
together by a single fastener the operation being performed by a person having but
little strength in the fingers. In fact the operation can be performed by a child
two or three sheets being first taken and pressed over the fastening finger C, until
they rest upon the the base wing B' after which additional sheets may be placed in
position upon the fastening finger C, in the same manner and the operation
continued until a sufficient number of sheets have been arranged together, to fill
the finger up to its bevelled portion after which that part is bent forward and the
plain wing B bent forward over it, thus holding the papers together while the
sharp finger point is protected and shielded, as before explained.
The device is so effectual that even when made of thin tin it will hold a large
number of sheets securely together, thus furnishing a very light, tasty, fastener and
one, too, suitable for fastening letter sheets together.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed-I declare that what
I claim is :-
1-As an improved article of manufacture a metal paper fastener consisting of
two wings B. B¹ and fastening finger C. wings B and B standing at right angles
to each other and fastening finger C standing at right angles to wing B¹ and
parallel to plain wing B substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
2. The combination with the wings B. B¹ of one or more paper holding and
fastening fingers or points C, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
3. A metal paper fastener having two clamping wings with an internal finger or
point to pass through and hold the papers substantially as set forth.
Dated this eighteenth day of October 1884.