An Improved Clip or Holder for Classifying and Binding Letters, Papers, and the like.
Year: 1885

page_text: An Improved Clip or Holder for Classifying and Binding Letters,
Papers, and the like.
I AUGUSTE FOUGEADOIRE of N° 8 rue des bons enfants, Paris in the Republic of
France, Merchant do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for "AN
IMPROVED CLIP OR HOLDER FOR CLASSIFYING AND BINDING LETTERS, PAPERS AND
THE LIKE" to be as follows:-
This invention relates to the construction of an improved clip or holder for
classifying and binding letters, papers and the like.
For this purpose I employ a sheet or piece of cardboard of suitable dimensions
provided with a back to which is hinged another piece of cardboard raised up by a
spring. On the piece forming the base I fix at a suitable distance from each other
two small steel tubes having cutting edges at their upper ends in which rests the
upper piece of cardboard provided with india rubber. The back is provided
opposite the said tubes with two vertical slots in which slide two horizontal rods
connected to a horizontal strip placed behind the back. The two rods fixed to
this strip are passed through the same and receive the ends of two springs serving
to lower the strip and the rods. A vertical spring, the upper end of which is so
arranged as to be thrown out of the vertical by raising the upper piece of card-
board carries a small catch serving to hold the horizontal strip at its highest point
of movement.
When it is required to put a sheet in its proper place it is placed on the two
cutting ends of the tube and the upper piece of cardboard is caused to bear on the
top thereof. As soon as the said piece of cardboard is released it rises and operates
the vertical spring which allows the horizontal strip and the rods to descend which
latter bearing upon the sheet of paper cause it to descend to the bottom of the
apparatus. When a pile of sheets sufficiently large has been thus obtained it is
placed between pieces of cardboard and the sheets are united or bound by means
of bent iron. wires, the said wires having first connected the papers together by
being caused to pass through the tubes before removing the pile of papers.
Dated the 5th day of February 1885.
G. F. REDFERN,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: An Improved Clip or Holder for Classifying and Binding Letters,
Papers, and the like.
I AUGUSTE FOUGEADOIRE of N° 8 rue des bons enfants, Paris, in the Republic of
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 the construction of an improved clip or holder for
classifying and binding letters, papers, and the like.
In order to enable my invention to be fully understood I will describe the same
by reference to the accompanying drawing in which figure 1, represents a trans-
verse section of a clip or holder arranged for receiving and classifying papers
according to my invention; figure 2 is a back view. Figure 5, is a front view and
figure 6, a transverse section of a simplified construction of holder.
The apparatus shewn in figures 1 and 2, is constructed of a metal plate B,
provided with two vertical slots T, T, in which slide two studs or pins connecting
the plate P extending the whole length of the plate B, with the plate S, placed
bebind the plate B and provided with two knobs P¹, on which springs R bear.
When the plate S is raised to a certain height it is held by a catch O on the
vertical spring N.
At the upper part of the apparatus is a plate C, hinged at D, D-This hinge is
hollow and contains a spiral spring so arranged as to constantly raise up the
plate C.
F are two tubes the upper ends of which are formed with cutting edges and
placed in front of the plate B and near the vertical slots T; D¹ are two india
rubber washers attached to the under side of the plate C and passing down with
the plate C over the cutting edges of the tubes F. Instead of these tubes I some-
times employ pointed rods.
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When it is required to file a paper the cover of the holder X, is raised and the
plate C will rise under the action of the hinge D, the sheet is placed above the
tubes F and under the strip or plate P, which has been first raised up so as to be
held by the stop O, of the spring N. The plate C is then pressed down and the
washers or collars force the sheet onto the top of the tubes F, whereby the sheet will
be perforated; the vertical spring N, is then slightly pressed outwards and allows
the plate P, to descend by means of the spring R, and the sheet is caused to descend
to the bottom of the apparatus by the pressure of the plate P.
When the apparatus is full of sheets another apparatus is used or iron wires can
be passed through the tubes and the whole of the sheets can be removed and be
placed in another apparatus, for example in an apparatus similar to that represented
at figure 6.
This apparatus is shewn open in front elevation at figure 5, and is constructed of
sheets of cardboard A, on which are placed two pointed tubes E, E, over which
tubes sheets can be passed by hand and pressed down to the bottom. When the
apparatus is filled two iron wires are passed through the tubes and are fastened at
the top of the cardboard covers A. The opening of the cardboard top is then effected
by means of another hinge n.

page_text: 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. The improved clip or holder consisting of pointed tubes or tubes having
cutting edges arranged in an apparatus for receiving sheets of paper in combination
with a moveable spring plate which can be raised and lowered to allow of the
sheets being placed one on the other and a plate having india rubber washers or
collars to facilitate the perforation of the sheets substantially as hereinbefore
described and illustrated in figures 1 and 2 of the accompanying drawing.
2. The improved apparatus consisting of a holder provided with two pointed
tubes for receiving the sheets substantially as herein before described and illustrated
in figures 5 and 6, of the accompanying drawing.