Improved Means for Binding Together Documents or Sheets of Music.
Year: 1898

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means for Binding Together Documents or Sheets of
Music.
We, GEORGE JACK, Clergyman, of 8, Merchiston Terrace, Edinburgh, and
JACK'S PATENTS COMPANY LIMITED, of 21, Saint Andrews Square, Edinburgh,
Manufactures, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improved means for binding together documents or
sheets of music and forms modifications or additions to the invention described
in the Specification of my prior Patent No. 13432 of 1896.
In accordance with our present improvements we may employ two notched
bands of gummed paper, parchment or linen, fitted together notch to notch till
the centres meet with the adhesive side up, the said notched portions or tongues
however being slit or divided into two or more portions so that the inner leaves
are secured between part of the tongue of the one strip and part of the tongue
of the other strip. The sheet is thus secured on both sides in place of on one
side only as in my former patent; or the extra parts may be used in binding up
additional leaves.
Or we may employ two strips each of which in place of having notches cut
therefrom may be slit along one edge and the alternate tongues so formed doubled
back, the two strips being then interlaced as before. In this arrangement
therefore the tongues which in the first described method were removed serve
to retain or bind extra sheets.
Also if desired a single strip of material may be used having both edges
serrated or slit, the said slits being arranged alternately in such a manner that
every second tongue on each side serves to retain the outer leaves whilst the
remainder serve to retain the inner leaves. This strip may also be sewn or
otherwise attached to a plain adhesive strip, in which case, a larger number of
leaves or sheets may be bound together.
The foregoing illustrate a few examples of our improved means but we desire
it to be understood that we do not limit myself to the precise arrangements
described as it is obvious that the number of strips employed and the number
and arrangement of the notches or tongues, may be varied to suit different
requirements.
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page_text: Improved Means for Binding Together Documents or Sheets of
Music.
We, GEORGE JACK, Clergyman, of S, Merchiston Terrace, Edinburgh, and
JACK'S PATENTS COMPANY LIMITED, of 21, Saint Andrews Square, Edinburgh,
Manufacturers, 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 improved means for binding together documents or
sheets of music and forms modifications or additions to the invention described
in the Specification of George Jack's prior Patent No. 13432 of 1896.
But in order that our said invention may be readily understood and easily
carried into effect we have hereunto appended an explanatory sheet of drawings
in which
Fig. 1 illustrates one form of the binder with the strips of which it is com-
posed, separated, and
Fig. 2 a perspective view of four sheets secured by the said binder.
Figs. 3 and 4 are similar views of a modification and
Figs. 5 and 6 similar views of a further modification.
Referring to Figs. 1 and 2 of the said drawings, we employ two notched
bands A A¹ of gummed paper, parchment, linen or other suitable material,
fitted together notch to notch till the centres meet with the adhesive side up
the said notched portions or tongues however being slit or divided into two
portions as shewn, or into any other convenient number of portions, so that the
inner leaves B' are secured between the part a of the tongue of the one strip A
and the part a¹ of the tongue of the other strip A¹. The sheet is thus secured
on both sides in place of on one side only as in the beforementioned patent;
or the extra parts formed by slitting the tongues may be used in binding up
additional sheets or leaves. The outer leaves B are secured by the plain edge
of the said strips.
Or, as a modification, we may employ two strips, A, A¹, as shewn in Figs. 3 and 4,
each of which in place of having notches cut therefrom may be slit along one
edge and the notches formed by doubling back the alternate tongues, the two
strips being then interlaced as before. In this arrangement therefore the
tongues which in the first described method were removed, serve to retain or
bind extra sheets. The tongues a, a¹ and b b¹ may also be further divided for
the same purpose.
Also if desired, as a further modification, a single strip of material may be used,
as shewn in Figs. 5 and 6 having both edges serrated or slit, the said slits being
arranged alternately in such a manner that every second tongue a on each side
serves to retain the outer leaves B whilst the remainder al serve to retain
the inner leaves B₁. This strip may also be sewn or otherwise attached to a
plain adhesive strip, in which case a larger number of leaves or sheets may be
bound together.
In Figs. 2, 5 and 6 respectively, the binding strips are extended beyond the
top of the leaves to shew more clearly the arrangement of the tongues.
The foregoing figs. illustrate a few examples of our improved means for
binding loose leaves or sheets together but we desire it to be understood that
we do not limit ourselves to the precise arrangements described as it is obvious
that the number of strips employed and the number and arrangement of the
notches or tongues may be varied to suit different requirements.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
nvention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
ve claim is:-
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The means for binding together documents, sheets of music and the like,
ubstantially as hereinbefore described and shewn in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 9th day of June 1899.
JOHNSONS,
Applicants' Agents, 115, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow.