Improvements in Temporary Binders or Covers and Holders for Books or Blocks of Leaves.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Feb., 1898-Accepted, 20th May, 1898
Improvements in Temporary Binders or Covers and Holders for
Books or Blocks of Leaves.
I, JOHN FERDINAND CORDES, of 1401, Monadnock Block, Chicago, United States
of America, Manufacturing Jeweller, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described as
follows:-
My invention is an improvement in temporary binders or covers and holders for
books or blocks of leaves to be removed from and placed therein as occasion may
require.
Reference being made to the accompanying drawings in which :-
Figure 1 is a perspective view of a holder constructed in accordance with my
invention and representing the holder held in open position with one hand while
the block or blanks are being replaced or removed therefrom.
Figure 2 an enlarged plan of the butt or hinged end of the holder, the outer ends
of the covers being broken away.
Figure 3 a horizontal sectional view through the clamping hinge of the holder
in line xx of Figure 6.
Figure 4 a side elevation of the inner end of the blank block.
Figure 5 an enlarged side elevation of the holder, and
Figure 6 a sectional elevation thereof in line y y of Figure 2.
The invention relates especially to temporary binders for holding loose sheets,
blocked sheets, or folded endless sheets of paper used for order and receipt blanks by
railroad, express, or other commercial agents, and the object of my invention is
primarily to provide a strong, secure, and durable holder which may be readily
operated by simply holding the bottom cover and pressing upon the top-hinged
cover after it has been opened to spring the clasping plate of the said holder open
to receive or release a single leaf, any number of leaves, or the entire lot of sheets
or blanks held thereby.
A further object of my invention is to provide the stationary back of the holder
and the bottom leaf inner edge of the block of blanks with simple and effective
means for holding them in place upon the holder when the latter is partly open
to release a single leaf from clamping plate of the holder without endangering the
misplacement of the remainder upon the holder as will hereinafter appear.
The holder comprises four fundamental co-operating parts, as follows:-
A fixed bottom cover which consists of a metal plate which extends the entire
length of the holder and is provided with hinge sleeves at its outer ends and inner
edge, and a hinge sleeve at the inner edge and at one side of the center line thereof;
a clamping plate also provided with corresponding hinge sleeves adjacent to the
inner ends of the hinge sleeves of the bottom cover, and connected in a suitable
manner to provide a hinge joint; a top cover loosely hinged by a transverse hinge
plate to the outer edge of the clamping plate and one or more coiled springs placed
upon the hinge joint to hold the clamping plate to press upon the inner end of
the fixed bottom cover.
Referring to the drawings:-The fixed bottom cover 1 has a hinged sleeve 2 at

page_text: each side and one near the center line thereof, and the clamping plate 3 has similar
hinge sleeves 4 which correspond with and are arranged alongside the hinge
sleeves of the bottom cover, and a hinge rod 5, preferably tubular, to secure
lightness, and a sufficient hinge sleeve diameter is passed through the hinge sleeves
to admit of their turning thereon. The abutting ends of the clamping plate and
bottom plate are cut away at 6 between the hinge sleeves upon each side of the
center sleeves to receive a coiled spring 7 which encircles the tubular hinge rod
and has ends 8 bent down' to rest upon the outer faces of the clamping plate and
the bottom cover plate, thus pressing the said plate and the bottom cover tightly
to clasp either a block, a number of leaves, or a single leaf of the order blanks
securely between them at all times.
The top cover is hinged to the clamping plate 3. by means of a metal butt or
strip hinge 9 formed of two metal plates 10 having sleeved adjacent rounded
edges 11 held together by a rod 12, as clearly shown, the said metal plates being
secured to the inner edge of the metal cover plate and also to the edge of the
clamping plate by rivets 13, thus forming a reinforced secure connection at the
point where the greatest strain comes when the clamping plate is pressed upon.
This is done by turning back the hinged upper cover 3 to the position shown in
Figure 1 and by pressing upon said cover while the fixed bottom cover 1 is held
down by the hand which holds the leaves or order blanks when they are placed in
or removed from the holder. The rounded edges 11 of the connecting hinge
present a smooth and suitable abutment beneath which the order blanks or leaves
are freely placed without being obstructed by an abrunt edge thus insuring great
facility in the use of the holder.
The inner edge of the fixed bottom cover I below the clamping plate 3 has a
recess or pocket 14 cut away therefrom or formed therein and the bottom of the
block or order blanks, or stub, or cover of the leaves to be held beneath the clamp-
ing plate is provided with a block 15 which fits the pocket 14 in the bottom cover
and prevents the leaves or blanks from being accidentally pulled out and will
hold them squarely upon the holder when they are in place. The holder is often
dropped and tossed carelessly and must have rough handling while the leaves must
be held securely therein.
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:-
:-
1st. A book, leaf or receipt holder comprising a fixed bottom cover, a clamping
plate, a hinge at the rear edge thereof, a spring encircling the hinge pin or con-
necting the cover plate and clamping plate, and a top cover plate hinged to the
clamping plate at the front edge thereof and adapted to be used both as a cover and
as a lever for pressing upon the clamping plate substantially as described and
shown in the drawings.
2nd. A book, leaf, pad or receipt holder comprising a fixed bottom cover
extending the full length of the holder provided with hinge sleeves, a hinge rod
connecting said sleeves, a spring coiled upon said rod to press the said plate upon
the fixed bottom cover, a top cover and hinge plates secured to the clamping plate
and top cover and connected together by a hinge rod substantially as described,
and shown in the drawings.
3rd. A book, leaf, pad or receipt holder comprising a clamping plate, a top cover
hinged to the forward edge thereof and a bottom cover hinged to the rear edge
thereof and having a socket to receive a strip projection secured to the bottom of
the order book substantially as described and shown in the drawings.
4th. The combination with a blank book, leaf, pad or receipt holder having a
fixed bottom provided with a recess or socket formed transversely at the inner
end thereof, a clamping plate and hinged cover plate of a blank book having a
strip secured to the inner edge thereof to fit said recess, substantially as
described and shown in the drawings.

page_text: 5th. A blank book or pad having a strip secured to the underside of its inner end
at the edge thereof adapted to engage with a suitable recess or ledge in the fixed
bottom plate of a temporary binder such as described and shown in the drawings.
Dated this 15th day of February 1898.
BOTTOMLEY & LIDDLE,
154, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Applicant's Patent Agents.