Improvements in Library and like Indicators, and in Appliances and Fittings of the same.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 19th June, 1891
Complete Specification Left, 19th Mar., 1892-Accepted, 21st May, 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Library and like Indicators, and in Appliances and
Fittings of the same.
1, WILLIAM MORGAN of Cannon Street in the City of Birmingham, Manu-
facturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in library and other like indicators, and
in the accessory appliances and fittings used therewith as hereinafter described.
In carrying out one part of my invention in connection with an indicator, I
employ a case with upright sides, and fitted in front with oblique rack-like shelves,
united together by end connections.
Thus, the shelves or the semi-partitions between the spaces or gaps, wherein the
books, covers or cases are placed, consist of obliquely and downwardly, and also
inwardly, directed cross strips of metal, united at their two opposite sides by webs
or connections, and directed at distances apart sufficient for the books, covers or
cases to be inserted downwardly within them.
The front edges of the said cross plates, which form the oblique racks, lie in the
same vertical plane.
I make the said oblique racks, preferably from cut out sheet metal, with inter-
stices or slot spaces of sufficient length and breadth, to take the desired book, cover
or case, wherein any entry, record or the like is inserted, and with the ends of the
said slot spaces, united to the oblique racks, by cranked or shouldered connections,
so that the lower end parts of each cross rack, are united to the top outer edges of
the rack or cross plate below it by webbed connections.
The edges of the racks take within longitudinal grooves, formed within the front
inside parts of the uprights of the carrying frames, whose backs or parts presented
to the public, are glazed, wherethrough the numbers and blank indicative that the
books are in or out, are seen. Thus, the indicator is an all through one, one side
for the librarian, and the other side for the public, and between which sides, or
front and back the top of the fronts, and the bottoms of the backs of the books, covers
or cases, inserted obliquely and downwardly in the indicator, are respectively seen.
In some cases, the public side of the indicator may be omitted, leaving only the
librarian side.
Instead of the edges of the rack part of the indicator slipping within cut out
grooves, they may take between the presented edges of open jointed tubes, inserted
within the front inside parts of the framing.
The books, covers or cases employed with these racks. are provided at their
upper ends with shoulders or wings, by which the same are suspended, or prevented
from falling through the slot spaces, and which shoulders or wings, when the books,
covers or cases are in position, rest upon the end crank connections of the racks.
The cases or covers I prefer to employ in this particular form of my invention,
consist of a flap-like cover, which folds from its lower end upon itself, alike unto a
book. This said case or cover, has upon the front top side, the librarian's number,
and upon the bottom of the reverse side, a like number as upon the front, and at
the top of the back sile, a piercing, wherethrough a colour, or a number indicative
of the time on the issue of a book.
The said color or number is upon a supplementary case, cover or ticket, which
is delivered in by the borrower, and which has upon it, the name and address.
Thus, when a book is issued, a borrower delivers up his ticket or case. and the
color indicative of the week at which the issue has been made, is placed in front
of the piercing. The librarian then reinserts the cover or case within the rack,
but with the front reversed to the back, whose bottom is blank, and indicates to the

page_text: borrowing public, that the book is out, whilst the colour or number seen through
the piercing, which is now on the librarians side, indicates to him the time that
the issue was made.
The supplementary cases, books, cards or flaps, may be colored black, yellow,
green, red etc., upon their inner top sides respectively, or upon the whole of their
top sides, as may be desired, or supplementary single, double or quadruple coloured
extensions may be made from the materials of the supplementary cases or flaps
themselves.
These extensions are made to fold up within the supplementary cases or covers,
one of them to lie without one end of a cover or case when in use.
In this form of colour or number indicating, no piercing is made in the top of
the outer case, as the coloured or other like extension, is presented beyond the
end of it.
Instead of the colour indicating means, being made to extend itself flapwise,
beyond the supplementary inner part or casing, it may be made an independent
part, alike unto a strip, with broad ends, (which are colored or numbered) and
is arranged to slide longitudinally through piercings, in one of the sides of the
supplementary case as aforesaid. The middle of this said indicator is inserted
within the said cross slits by again slitting the middle of the side, and then
inserting the strip in position, which is then enclosed by an attached piece of
paper or like material.
In use, the colour indicating means, is slid longitudinally or inwardly or out-
wardly so as to present, or cover up the colored ends of the same.
As a further indicating means, the supplementary or inner case, book or the
like, may have a cruciform shaped tell-tale, centred to the inside top of the said
case, book or the like, and with the branches or members, colored or numbered
upon their insides and outsides, so that on a particular number or color being
required, the tell-tale is rotated, so that the branch, and the required number or
color upon it, is made to extend itself upon the top boundary edge of the enclosing
casing or book.
The borrowers card or case, or the supplementary inner case. card or book,
which may have leaves or other matter, may be fitted with other tell-tale indicating
means, alike in principle to those already described.
In carrying out another form of my invention, in connection with indicators with
shelves arranged tier-like one above the other, I provide the inner sides of the
said shelves, with yielding stops, cut tongue-wise out of the front end of the said
shelf, which is made from thin sheet metal.
Thus, the front of the shelf, is forwardly slitted into a tongue, with the extreme
end turned upwards, hookwise into a stop, which prevents the upright and flanged
end of the carrier of the book, case or cover, from being caught by the outer edge
of the shelf above it. By employing this spring tongue in conjunction with the
stop, the said stop admits of being made small, as the same follows up the end of
the book carrier, when the same is pushed home.
In building up the frames of the said shelf indicators, which are alike unto
pigeon holes, I make up the same of metal, or mainly of metal, in substitution of
wood and metal shelves slid into position, as before described.
Thus, I make the shelves of one length, say enough for 10 books or cases, and
which shelves are pierced with suitable holes corresponding to each division, and
through these holes, which may be 22 in number, vertical uprights in the form of
wires or rods pass, and between the shelves threaded upon the uprights, short
distance sleeves are interposed, hence a tier of shelving, built up of metal or wood
lengths, threaded upon vertical uprights, and kept to the proper distances apart by
interposed sleeves, hence a tier of shelving or pigeon holes, which are preferably
provided with tongue stops, alike unto that already described.
As a further form of my invention. the said horizontal tiers of shelving or pigeon
holes, may be kept at the required distances apart, by threaded-on loops, which
embrace both uprights, and form sides to the holes or racks.

page_text: As a still further form, the shelvings are separated from each other, by distance
sleeves or sides, consisting of eyes or loops, wherethrough the uprights are threaded,
but with the end of the metal prolonged into a spring tongue, with the end of the
same turned up into a stop, so that the shelvings are kept at the required distances
apart, by distance pieces provided with spring ends, directed inwardly and forwardly,
and with the free end of one side, coming within a pigeon hole or space, and the
free end of the next side, coming within the next pigeon hole or space as aforesaid.
In applying this part of my invention to obliquely directed shelves, pigeon-holes,
or rack-like receptacles, I make the piercings wherethrough the uprights pass, of
a longitudinal figure, and between the shelves or lengths, threaded or other stops
are placed. or the distance pieces may be formed by pressing the same out of the
metal of the shelves, and directing them outwardly, so that on the shelves being
put together, they are kept the required distances by means as described.
The supplementary cases carrying the colored or numbered tell-tale means, may
be employed in connection with this class of indicators with horizontal shelves, and
when the said colored indicating means extend beyond the covers (when in use)
they come before or partially screen the book numbers.
Another form of indicator constructed according to my invention, consists in
providing book shelves with swinging and hinged tablets, one for each book, and
upon which tablets, which hang flapwise, the name of the borrower is written, on a
book being taken from its assigned position. Above the tablet is the book number,
likewise is the same number placed upon the lower part of the tablet.
When a book is in position, the indicator is unseen as the same lies upon the
edge of it, but on the said book being withdrawn, then the tablet falls vertically
downwards, & takes the place, or part place of the book.
The tablets may be written upon by the borrower, and are hinged to the front
top sides of the shelves, so that a book has only to be slid into its place, and the
indicator pushed back by the said book, and lies upon the top of it.
Dated this 18th day of June 1891.
WILLIAM MORGAN,
By Henry Skerrett,
Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Library and like Indicators, and in Appliances and
Fittings of the same.
I, WILLIAM MORGAN, of Cannon Street, in the City of Birmingham,
Manufacturer, 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 improvements in library and other like indicators, and
in the accessory appliances and fittings used therewith as hereinafter described.
In carrying out an indicator constructed according to one form of my invention,
I arrange the shelves, which are of a pigeon hole type, in tiers and in blocks, and I
provide the sides of the said tiers with distance loops and spring tongues, with stop
ends, which latter prevent the flanged back end of the carrier of a book case or
cover, from being pushed too far and from being caught by the top edge of the
back of the shelf above it.
In building up an indicator, I make the same up preferably of sheet metal, and
consisting of upright sides, with looped ends and spring tongues, terminated by
stops, whilst the horizontal members consist of shelf lengths, with gapped sides.
These component parts are threaded upon uprights or wires, and are kept at
equal or other distances apart, by the loops of the sides forming pillars or distance
bearings, whilst the gaps in the sides of the shelves receive the uprights, and keep
the same at given distances apart.

page_text: As a further form of indicator, I provide the horizontal shelf strips with upright
flanges at their back ends, in lieu of the stops on the free tongues of the sides, and
further the vertical distances of the shelves may be kept by pillar or tubular
distances pieces, and the horizontal breadth of the pigeon hole recesses, by the
rods or wires passing through the holes in the shelves, and through the distance
pieces as aforesaid.
In carrying out another form of my invention in connection with an indicator, I
employ a case with upright sides, and fitted at back with oblique rack like shelves.
united together by end connections.
Thus, the shelves or the semi-partitions between the spaces or gaps, wherein the
books covers or cases are placed, consist of obliquely and downwardly, and also
inwardly, directed cross strips of metal, united at their two opposite sides by webs
or connections, and directed at distances apart sufficient for the books covers or
cases to be inserted downwardly within them.
The front edges of the said cross plates, which form the oblique racks, lie in the
same vertical plane.
I make the said oblique racks, preferably from cut out sheet metal, with interstices
or slot spaces of sufficient length and breadth, to take the desired book, cover or
case, wherein any entry, record or the like is inserted, and with the ends of the
said slot spaces, united to the oblique racks, by cranked or shouldered connections,
so that the lower end parts of each cross rack, are united to the top outer edges of
the rack, or cross plate below it by webbed connections.
The edges of the racks take within longitudinal grooves formed within the front
inside parts of the uprights of the carrying frames, whose fronts or parts presented
to the public, are glazed, wherethrough the numbers and blanks indicative that the
books are in or out, are seen. Thus, the indicator is an all through one, one side
for the librarian and the other side for the public, and between which sides or front
and back, the top of the fronts, and the bottoms of the backs of the books, covers
or cases, inserted obliquely and downwardly in the indicator, are respectively seen.
In some cases, the public side of the indicator may be omitted, leaving only the
librarian side.
Instead of the edges of the rack part of the indicator slipping within cut out
grooves, they may take between the presented edges of open jointed tubes, inserted
within the front inside parts of the framing.
The books covers or cases, employed with these racks, are provided at their
upper ends with shoulders or wings, by which the same are suspended or prevented
from falling through the slot spaces, and which shoulders or wings, when the
books, covers or cases are in position, rest upon the end crank connections of the
racks.
The cases or covers I prefer to employ in this particular form of my invention,
consist of a flap-like cover, which folds from its lower end, upon itself, alike unto a
book. This said case or cover, has upon the front top side, the librarians number,
(and upon the bottom of the reverse side a like number as upon the front) and at
the top of the back side, a piercing, wherethrough a color or a number indicative
of the time on the issue of a book.
The said color or number may be upon a supplementary case, cover or ticket,
which is delivered in by the borrower, and which has upon it the naine and
address.
Thus, when a book is issued, the borrower delivers up his ticket or case, and the
color indicative of the week at which the issue has been made, is placed in front of
the piercing. The librarian then reinserts the cover or case within the rack, but
with the front reversed to the back, whose bottom is blank and indicates to the
horrowing public, that the book is "out," whilst the color or number seen through
the piercing which is now on the librarian's side, indicates to him, the time that the
issue was made.
The supplementary cases, books, cards or flaps may be colored, black, yellow,
green etc. upon their inner top sides.respectively, or upon the whole of their top

page_text: sides, as may be desired, or supplementary single, double or quadruple colored
extensions may be made from the materials of the supplementary cases or flaps
themselves.
These extensions are made to fold up within the supplementary covers or cases,
one of them to lie without one end of a cover or case when in use.
In this form of color or number indicating, no piercing is made in the top of the
outer case, as the colored or other like extension, is presented beyond the end
of it.
Instead of the color indicating means, being made to extend itself Hapwise,
beyond the supplementary inner part or casing, it may be made an independent.
part, alike unto a strip with broad ends, (which are colored or numbered) and is
arranged to slide longitudinally through piercings, on one of the sides of the
supplementary case as aforesaid. The middle of this said indicator, is inserted
within the said cross slits by again slitting the middle of the side, and then inserting
the strip in position, which is then enclosed by an attached piece of paper or like
material.
In use, the color indicating means, is slid longitudinally or inwardly or out-
wardly so as to present, or to cover up the colored ends of the same.
As a further indicating means, the supplementary or inner case, book or the like,
may have a cruciform shaped tell-tale centred to the inside top of the said case,
book or the like, and with the branches or members, colored or numbered upon
their insides and outsides, so that on a particular number or color being required.
the tell tale is rotated, so that the branch and the required number or color upon
it, is made to extend itself upon the top boundary edge of the enclosing casing
or book.
The borrower's card or case, or the supplementary inner card, case or book, which
may have leaves or other matter, may be fitted with other tell-tale indicating means,
alike in principle to those already described.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings, represents in front elevation, a pigeon
hole library and like indicator, constructed and provided with accessories made
according to one form of my invention.
The shelves, which are arranged tier-like, and in blocks of any number of tiers,
are provided with combined yielding stops, and book cover or case retainers.
The stops and retainers are formed alike unto tongues, with turned-up ends,
which prevent the books, covers or cases from being pushed too far forward.
Figure 2 represents an end view of the said library or like indicator, whilst the
dotted lines in both Figures 1 and 2, represent a pile or series of built-up
indicators.
Figure 3 shows a horizontal section upon the dotted lines A B Figure 1,
showing the upright wires or rods in section, with the divisional sides and stops in
elevation.
Figure 4 represents another horizontal section, but upon the dotted lines CD
Figure 1.
This said view shows the horizontal divisional plates, with the gaps in their
edges, for keeping the uprights in predetermined positions, hence the formation of
upright tiers of shelvings or pigeon holes, wherein the casings or carriers of books
are inserted, with numbers at front, which is the public side, or with numbers at
front and both indicating and other means at back or librarian's side.
Figure 5 is a plan of one of the combined sides and stops separately.
In Figures 1 to 5, a are uprights, wires or rods, and are horizontal shelves
made from thin sheet metal, and with gaps 2, formed within their edging, where-
through the uprights, wires or rods a, pass, and are kept at equi-distances apart
thereby.
care sides or vertical distance pieces, terminated at the back end by distance
sleeves or pillars, and with the other and looped end, bent forwardly to nearly
upon itselt, and forming a spring tongue, terminated by a stop c³.
This yielding tongue retains the indicator books, covers or casings, and also

page_text: forms a stop for preventing the said cases from being pushed too far forward in the
shelvings.
Thus, the uprights or wires a, pass upwardly through the looped ends ²,
whilst the spring tongues or sides e, when a library indicator book or case is in
position, lies flat to the inside of the shelf c.
These combined parts Figure 5, are first slipped upon the wires or uprights,
and form one side to the indicator, and after one row has been placed in position,
then the horizontal plate shelves b, are slipped over the wires or uprights forming
the lower tier, then another series of sides are placed in position with another
shelf, and so on until the completion of the tiers in block, which may be surmounted
by a cap or summit frame, whilst the tiers themselves may be supported upon a
base d.
By arranging the stops as represented, the flanges e, at the ends of the indicator
book carriers e, are prevented from catching the front of the shelves, on the same
being accidently tilted up.
Figure 6 represents in back elevation, a further form of indicator, constructed
according to my invention, which is particularly applicable for railway time tables,
with removable figures or letters.
Figure 7 is a vertical section of the same, showing the spring tongues in dotted
lines, without stops for the keeping of indicating numbers, in the form of type
blocks, in their positions between the shelves.
Figure 8 is a horizontal section on the dotted lines E. F. showing how the spring
tongues of the sides, keep the blocks or type lengths together, and prevent the same
from being shaken out.
In Figures 6, 7, and 8, a are uprights, bare horizontal shelf lengths, having back
Hanges, and holes or gaps 2, within them, through which latter the said links a are
threaded, in the building up of a pile tier, as represented in Figure 6.
c are sides
with back and front distance sleeves, or loops c², c, and with free tongues et for
keeping the number blocks or types e, up to one another, and within their recesses.
Instead of employing sides e, with distance loops, e, up which the uprights or
wires a, pass, I may employ independent sleeve lengths for the shelf strips or
lengths, to rest upon, thus the said shelves are kept at equi-distances apart by
strung sleeves, which form short pillars, and keep the shelves at proper vertical
distances apart, whilst the horizontal distances are kept, by the threading of the
wires or uprights through the holes or gaps in the shelf strips.
Figure 9 represents a rack shaped indicator, constructed and provided according
to a further form of my invention.
Figure 10 represents a vertical section of Figure 9, through the rack parts,
showing the zig-zag formation of the rack metal fronts, and the slits and shoulders
of them, and how the cases or carriers, wherein the books are enclosed, lie, and are
intercepted within them, by shoulders of the cases or carriers, overhanging the ends
of the slot spaces.
Figure 11 is a portion of the rack front upon an enlarged scale.
a are upright sides to the framing of the indicator, a' is a glazed front, and is
an inclined rack back, having slot piercings, and inclined web facets, through the
slots 2, at the ends of which, carriers or cases e, having enclosed within them, books,
are downwardly slid, and are intercepted, and rest in inclined positions, by the tops
of the said carriers or casings, coming against, and taking the inclination of the
inclined facets 63, whilst the interception is performed by shoulders e', of heads e
overhanging the-ends, of the cross slots b².
The carrier or case in Figure 9, is shown slightly lifted from its normal position,
in order to show the slot wherein it downwardly slides, and the ends of the slots
which the shoulders overhang and come against.
The lower carrier in the rack is shown reversed, indicative of a library book
being out or issued to a borrower, whilst the upper one indicates that its book
is in.
Figure 12 represents a still further form of indicator,

page_text: bis an upright front with piercing 12, and inclined rack fronts 63, lying in the
ame plane as the front, or inclined obliquely to it. e are tickets, with double
aps or legs e¹, e. The leg is passed through one slit or slot, and the leg or
Hap
e is placed through the slit or slot above it, whilst the junction of the said
tickets form the stops for preventing the same from being pushed down too far, or
for keeping the heads which have numbers, dates or other matters printed upon
hem, in given positions.
Figure 13 represents in back elevation, and Figure 14 in longitudinal section, a
Hap like cover, with slate linings, for the containing of a book, paper, slip or card,
apon the inside of which, or the enclosure contained within it, records as to to dates
and borrowers are, or may be made; and further records are also made upon the
late linings.
The said cover or flap casing consists of sides e, e', united or jointed together at
bottom at e², and having at top a head e³, with rest shoulders, and with the middle
part of the head e³, of one side only, pierced with a hole, e, wherethrough a color
or a number, indicative of the time of issue, of a book is seen.
It may be observed that the said color or number is upon a part of the book,
ticket, paper, card or the like enclosed.
When the covers or cards are used with ordinary rack indicators, no shoulders or
head parts e, e, are necessary.
Figure 15 represents a borrowers ticket laid open, showing by the hatchings, the
varying tints or colors which the tips or inside ends of the ticket have.
Thus, when a book is issued, a borrower delivers his ticket to the librarian, when
the same is placed in the carrier, with a color indicative of the particular week,
turned back, and placed in front of the opening es.
is a borrowers ticket, composed of flaps
Thus the top of the flap may
be green, the bottom pink; the top of the flap, may be black, and the bottom
yellow, and which respective colors are marked g, h, i and j, and numbers may be
put upon the reverse sides.
On one or other of the colors being placed in front of the hole e, in the cover,
the particular week of the issue of the book recorded by the borrowers ticket, is
shown at a glance to the librarian, on looking down the rack.
Figure 16 represents a further form of borrowers ticket, card or book. is the
ticket, with flaps f, and end tips 3, 4, colored upon the two opposite sides.
Thus the front sides of 3, may be green, whilst the back side may be black.
Again, the front side of the tip, may be pink, and the back yellow, and when the
said card or the like is placed within its casing, which is simply a plain cover, one
of the tips are left to protrude, and with the color indicative of the particular week
presented face foremost, in order that the same may be viewed by the librarian,
whilst the other tip is folded over and covered by the casing.
Figure 17 represents a still further form of my invention, and Figure 18 is a
modification of the same.
is a flap borrowers ticket, composed of sides ",, with a traversing slipƒ³,
with back and front colored tips /^,/.
The said slip passes through piercings in the flap, and is there capable of
sliding to and fro, so as to bring the colored tips above the boundary edging of the
ticket, so that one or other side of the presented end can be seen.
In Figure 18, the said slip carrying the colored tips is adjustable by a pusher ƒ³,
whose shank is adapted to slide between a gap f
Figure 19 is a still further form of borrowers ticket. In this form the colored
tips at the ends of the adjustable slips may be arranged with eight colors.
is the ticket, with flaps, and with the latter carrying sliding slips,
tipped with colors both on the back and front sides.
When in use, and the flap, closed upon the flap one of the tips is
exposed, and the color on the near side is indicative of the time the book was
issued.
Figure 20 represents a still further form. In this arrangement, the tips are

page_text: colored upon one side, and numbered upon the other, or if necessary, they may be
colored upon both sides.
The tips are carried by turn-in flaps, which are adapted to fold inwards, which is
done when the indicative tips are not in use.
One only of the tips is shown at a time, whilst the others are folded or tucked in.
The dotted lines show the flaps turned in.
is the ticket," flaps thereof,
their ends.
are tabs, with colored or numbered tips at
Figure 21 represents a rotatory indicator, which consists of a cruciform shaped
blank, with colored or numbered tips, and with the said cruciform tip carrier
jointed about its centre by an eyelet, so that any colors or numbers on the tips
may be presented, or made to extend outside the top boundary edging.
When the flaps of the ticket are closed, then the wings of the cruciform tip
carrier are folded within the flaps, leaving one only exposed.
It is understood in all cases where the colored or numbered part extends beyond
the boundary edging of a card, no holder is required.
Figure 22 represents a still further form of borrowers ticket, having tell-tale
tips, showing the colors on the terminations of the flat sides, and on the ends.
Thus, if be green, red, yellow, andy pink, then the colors extend respectively
from one side, then over the ends to the other side.
Figure 23 is another form of tell-tale indicator, in combination with a card, book
or case, and Figure 24 is an end view of the same.
e is the book case or covering, and k is an endless band encircling the said case
and having, or carrying upon it, a series of numbers, colors or other indicative
matters.
When in use, the band is pulled round, so as to bring one or other of the numbers,
colors or the like to one end, when the said book case or cover is within the rack
made to receive it.
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 :-
First In library indicators, or pigeon hole library indicators, constructing the
same from a series of component parts, arranged in tiers, or block tiers, and threaded
or connected with vertical uprights, in the form of wires, rods or the like, sub-
stantially as described and set forth in Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Secondly In library indicators, or pigeon hole library indicators, providing the
pigeon-hole receptacles or recesses, with combined yielding stops, and book cover or
case retainers, as set forth in Figures 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
Thirdly—In library indicators, or pigeon hole library indicators, combining or
forming with the sides and distance pieces of the said indicators, of a combined
yielding stop and book holder or retainer c, c², c³, ct, ³, as set forth in Figures 1, 2,
3, 4 and 5.
Fourthly In library or railway time table indicators, the construction and
arrangement of the parts of the same, as described and set forth in Figures 6, 7
and 8.
Fifthly In a rack shaped ticket case indicator, forming the fronts of the same
of pierced and obliquely directed rack formations, as described and set forth in
Figures 9, 10 and 11.
Sixthly In tablet indicators, piercing and shaping the parts of the same, and
combining with them, indicating tickets, with stops, arranged and combined as set
forth in Figure 12.
Seventhly In the cases, covers or carriers of indicator books, cards or tickets,
providing the same with heads and shoulders e, et, for the purpose of preventing
the said covers, cases or carriers from slipping, or passing too far within the
depositing racks, as set forth in Figures 13 and 14.
Eighthly In the cases, covers or carriers of indicator books, cards or tickets,

page_text: piercing the upper parts of one side of the said covers, cases or carriers with a hole e³,
wherethrough a color or colors, or a number or numbers, indicative of the issue of
a book to a borrower, is or are seen, substantially as described and set forth in
Figures 9, 10, 13 and 14.
Ninthly In indicator books, tickets or cards, to be inserted within covers or
cases, providing parts, or tips of the ends of the same with colorings, to be used as
indicative of the issue of a book, as set forth in Figure 15.
Tenthly In a combined case and book or card, as described and set forth in
Figures 13, 14 and 15.
Eleventhly-In indicator ticket or book covers, providing a two-flap or like
cover with colored or numbered indicating tips f³, f, as set forth in Figure 16.
Twelfthly-In indicator ticket covers, or indicator tickets, providing or fitting
the same with adjustable and sliding tipped indicators, which tipped parts are of
dissimilar colors, or have varying numbers, and are used or applied substantially as
described and set forth in Figures 17 and 19.
Thirteenthly In indicator ticket covers, or indicator tickets, providing or
fitting the same with adjustable and sliding tipped indicators, moved into and out of
position by a pusher, as set forth in Figure 18.
Fourteenthly-In indicator tickets, or ticket covers, providing the same with
flapped turn-down indicators, having colored or numbered tips, as set forth in
Figure 20.
Fifteenthly In indicator tickets, or ticket covers, providing the same with
rotary indicators, with the branches or arms of the same provided with colored or
numbered folding tips, as set forth in Figure 21.
Sixteenthly-In indicator books, covers, tickets or cards, providing the tips of
the ends of the faces of the same, and also the extreme ends, with colors or colored
parts, substantially as, and for the purpose as described and set forth in Figure 22.
Seventeenthly-In indicator books, tickets, cards or covers, with movable
indicator bands, substantially as, and for the purpose as described and set forth in
Figures 23 and 24.
Dated this 18th day of March 1892
WILLIAM MORGAN,
By Henry Skerrett,
6, Livery Street, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.