CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN FILES OR BINDERS FOR HOLDING LETTERS, BILLS, AND OTHER PAPERS OR DOCUMENTS."
Year: 1882

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Robert Sotten of Birmingham in the County of Warwick
and Henry Dyer of Bridgewater in the County of Somerset for an Invention
of "CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN FILES OR BINDERS FOR HOLDING LETTERS,
BILLS, AND OTHER PAPERS OR DOCUMENTS."
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Robert Setten and Henry
Dyer at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 21st February
1882.
"
ROBERT SETTEN of Birmingham in the County of Warwick and Henry Dyer
of Bridgewater in the County of Somerset. CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN FILES
OR BINDERS FOR HOLDING LETTERS, BILLS, AND OTHER PAPERS OR DOCUMENTS.”
"
Our invention relates to the construction, combination or arrangement of parts
for receiving in a simple and efficacious manner letters, papers (in print or
manuscript) and documents generally so as to permit the removal of one or more
of their number after filing, or the arrangement of additional papers among those
that have been already filed without disarrangement.
Our invention consists first in arranging to the flexible back interiorly and near
to the covering or healing (as hitherto employed) two rods, lengthwise, (and
tubular by preference) these are connected by cross pieces meeting midway and
there jointed; each rod is provided with curved wires, arc form, and pointed,
alternately with holes into which the latter enters, upon the lower end of one rod
is a fastening constructed of a tubular push piece actuated by a spiral spring being
fed upon the said rod, the push piece carrying a projecting pin or stud which
engages in a corresponding slot in one of the cross pieces.
When desirous of adding to or taking from those that have been already filed,
pressure is applied to the push piece the spiral spring yielding sufficiently for the
pin to become released from the slot in the one cross piece bringing the joints in
the cross pieces into action and allowing the points of the arcs to come from tho
holes sufficiently so to allow of taking from or adding thereto, when brought back
to its former position it is locked and secured.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the Conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Robert Setten and Henry Dyer in the Great Seal Patent Office on
the 21st August 1882.
ROBERT SETTEN, of Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, and Henry Dyer,
of Bridgewater, in the County of Somerset. "CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN FILES
OR BINDERS FOR HOLDING LETTERS, BILLS, AND OTHER PAPERS, OR DOCUMENTS."
Our invention relates to the construction, combination, or arrangement of parts
for receiving in a simple and efficacious manner letters, papers, (in print or manu-
script) and documents generally so as to permit the removal of one or more of their
number after filing, or the arrangement of additional papers among those that have
been already filed without disarrangement.
Our inventon consists first in arranging to the flexible back interiorly and
near to the covering or healing (as hitherto employed) two rods, lengthwise (and
tubular by preference,) these are connected by cross pieces meeting midway and
there jointed; each rod is provided with curved wires, are form, and pointed, alter-
nately with holes into which the latter enters, upon the lower end of one rod is
a fastening constructed of a tubular push-piece actuated by a spiral spring
being fed upon the said rod, the push-piece carrying a projecting pin or stud which
engages in a corresponding slot in one of the cross-pieces.
When desirous of adding to or taking from those that have been already filed,
pressure is applied to the push piece the spiral spring yielding sufficiently for the
pin to become released from the slot in the one cross piece bringing the joints in
the cross-pieces into action and allowing the points of the arcs to come from the
holes sufficiently so to allow of taking from or adding thereto, when brought back
to its former position it is locked and secure.
Having now described the nature of our invention, we will proceed to describe
in detail how the same may be carried out in practical effect, and for that purpose
have hereunto attached a sheet of drawings illustrative thereof marked with figures
and letters of reference corresponding with those in the following explanation, the
same letters of reference being used to denote like or corresponding parts throughout
the various views of the drawings.
an
Fig. 1 is a plan view, showing the file or binder open and in its entirety, Fig. 2
end view, Fig. 3 an end view with curved wires opened, to be explained
hereafter. Fig. 4 part plan open, Figs 5 and 6 detail drawings to be explained
hereafter.
a is the flexible back or covering, b and c two rods permanently affixed to a
connected by the cross pieces d, and jointed at e, upon each rod b and c is arranged
alternately the curved wires (permanent) and pointed, shewn at g, and holes h; at
the lower end of b is a fastening constructed of the tubular push piece i, fed upon
the rod j and actuated by the spring, the projection engaging in the slot das
shewn at Figs 2 and 3 more clearly.
B
To file or bind any papers or to take from or add to those already bound
pressure is applied to i and will yield and will become released from d¹ the
cross pieces a work at e allowing the curved wires g to be released from h and
opened sufficient for the purpose above set forth. The return movement refastens
it securely.
Having thus described the nature and object of our invention and shewn bow
the same may be carried out into practical effect, we wish it to be understood that
we do not confine ourselves to the precise details of construction which may be
modified without departing from the principles of the said invention, but what we

page_text: desire and claim to have secured to us by the herein before in part recited Letters
Patent for "Certain improvements in files or binders for holding letters bills and
other papers or documents," is :-
The general construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, substantially as
herein before described and illustrated or any mere modification thereof.
In witness whereof I the said Robert Setten on behalf of myself and the said
Henry Dyer have bereunto set my hand and seal this nineteenth day of
August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty
two.