Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Oct., 1897-Accepted, 18th Dec., 1897
France, Merchant, 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 device for collecting music, filing drawings,
letters and the like.
The invention is represented in the accompanying drawings, in which
Figure 1 shows the collecting device or file in its open position;
Figure 2 shows the said file closed by means of elastic cords.
Figure 3 is a similar view showing the device closed by means of non-elastic
cords.
Figure 4 shows the device closed by means of straps and buckles and
Figure 5 is a side elevation of the same.
This improved file or collecting device may be made of cardboard covered with
American cloth or any other material.
The same is composed of a rigid part A corresponding in size to the documents to
be filed or collected. This part. A is edged by faces or side pieces B B¹, C C¹ of cloth
or any other flexible material, leather, skin and so forth and these faces or side pieces
are on their part provided with end pieces D D1 D2 D3 which are rigid and serve to
form the cover of the device when closed; see Figures 2, 3, 4, and 5.
⚫ A label serves to indicate the contents of the file or collecting device and a
handle P is provided to admit of its being easily carried.
Figures 1 and 4 refer to a device of this kind closed by means of bands or
straps a al passing through openings b and provided with buckles.
According to Figure 2 the closing is effected by means of an elastic cord e fastened
to eyes gg; the degree of tension, ensuring the closing, being effected by passing
the said cord over a number of hooks f.
Figure 3 represents a collecting device or file of this kind closed by means of a
non-elastic cord f2 of leather or similar material, provided with a buckle or loop g² and
passing through eyes g'. The tightening of this cord is effected by passing the free
extremity h over the hooks f¹, the cord being secured by turning the free end thereof
several times round the knob m.
When using this collecting device or file it is first opened; subsequently the
documents to be filed or collected are placed upon the part A and are covered with
filling sheets in such a manner as to obtain a thickness which substantially
corresponds to the height if the cloth side faces B B C C¹ so that the device will
always present the same dimension. Thereupon the side pieces d d, d¹d and the
covers D D1 D2 D3 are turned down and fixed by any of the means above described.
If fresh documents are to be added, the filling sheets are removed and such
documents put in their place.

page_text: The size of the device is adapted to correspond to the documents to be filed or
collected.
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 device for filing documents of any kind, a rigid part A forming the base,
provided with flexible faces or side pieces B, B1, C, C¹.
2. In the file, thus formed, the parts D, D1, D2, D3 so arranged as to form covers,
when turned down.
3. The device for closing the file, consisting of buckle-straps a a¹, of one or
several elastic cords e or of non-elastic cords f2, fastened in the manner above
described.
4. The use of filling sheets for the purpose of imparting to the file a uniform
appearance and shape and which can be removed so as to allow of other documents
being put in their place.
HASELTINE LAKE & Co
45 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C. Agents for the Applicant.