provement in combination Card Case, writing lavivt, and r
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Mar., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 3rd Dec., 1895-Accepted, 7th Mar., 1898
provement in combination Card Case, writing lavivt, and r
HENRY JAMES COOPER 22 Thares Inn Holborn Circus London Jeweller and
WILLIAM PEAROE 52 Hylton Street Birmingham, Jeweller do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
:-
The invention consists of a box or receptacle for holding private or business
name and address cards.
In addition to the above named box and upon the side or sides thereof are placed
grooves between which a tablet for making memoranda may be inserted.
Along the edge of the case is an arrangeinent for holding a pencil for use with
the foregoing.
A particular feature of the invention is that the free edges of the opening of
the card case are turned over in the direction of the interior forming a bezil. This
improvement facilitates the insertion of the cards into the box but retards the
tendency for them to slip out. A card may be removed readily by compressing the
pack between the thumb and finger at the same moment using the tip of the finger
to withdraw the card.
Dated this 5th day of March 1895.
HENRY JAMES COOPER.
WILLIAM PEARCE.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvement in Combination Card Case, Writing Tablet, and Penoll.
.
We, HENRY JAMES COOPER, Jeweller, 22, Thavies Inn, Holborn Circus
London and WILLIAM PEARCE, Jeweller, 52, Hylton Street, Birmingham, 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:
The invention consists of a box or receptacle for holding private or business
name and address cards.
In addition to the above uamed box and upon the side or sides thereof are placed
grooves between which a tablet for making memoranda may be inserted. Along
the edge of the case is an arrangement for holding a pencil for use with the
foregoing. A particular feature of the invention is that the free edges of the
opening of the card case are turned over in the direction of the interior forming a
bezil. This improvement facilitates the insertion of the cards into the box, but
retards the tendency for them to slip out. A card may be removed readily by
compressing the pack between the thuinb and the finger at the same moment using
the tip of the finger to withdraw the oard.
Since the description given in our Provisional Specification we have simplified
the said invention as follows:-
In the Provisional Specification we have described the card case as having an
opening for the insertion and retention of cards. We have said that the free edger
of the opening are turned over in the direction of the interior forming a bezil. We
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page_text: find from experience that instead of the two edges being required one only is
necessary, and this is the simplification referred to.
The accompanying drawings Figures 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. explain the various parts of
the invention.
Fig. 1 shews the combination card case, writing tablet, and pencil as in use with
the card D protruding from the opening. A is the body of the case, B the writing
tablet, and C the pencil aforesaid.
Fig. 2. shews an edge view same letters referring to same parts. The letter E
indicates the opening from whence the card issues, F being the single turned over
edge which retains the cards in the box.
Fig. 3. shews No 2. in section same letters referring to same parts.
Fig. is a view of the opening of the card case shewing the extent to which the
edge F is turned over the opening E.
Fig. 5. is the entire case and also the height of the turned over card retaining
edge F.
Fig. 6. is the detachable pencil C shown in the various views.
The body A consists of a metallic box for the purpose of holding and carrying
private or business address cards. The cards are inserted one at a time through an
opening in one end of the box, which opening is made or formed by causing the
metal of one side of the box to turn over until it nearly meets the edge of the other
side of the box, and almost covers the entire opening. When it is desired to extract
a card the box is tapped against the other hand or jerked as in the action of
throwing when a card shoots through the slit in the top of the box above mentioned,
and only one protrudes on account of constricted opening. The box contains no
springs or other mechanism and is purely automatic in its action.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. A combination card case, writing tablet and pencil as described.
2. A combination card case, writing tablet and pencil having an improved and
novel arrangement for the retention of and the release at will of cards.
Dated this 2nd day of December 1895.
HENRY JAMES COOPER.
WILLIAM PEARCE.