A CAP, OR SHIELD, TO BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH PAPER, OR OTHER FASTENERS AND BINDERS
Year: 1884

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
I WILLIAM OUTTRIM of 5 Lawley Street Powerscroft Road Clapton in the
County of Middlesex Solicitors Clerk do hereby declare the nature of my invention
for A CAP, OR SHIELD, TO BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH PAPER, OR OTHER
FASTENERS AND BINDERS to be as follows:-
The Invention consists of a Cap, or Shield, (made of Iron, or Copper, or brass,
or other amalgam, of a pliant, and yet stiff character) which when properly applied,
forms a neat and strong top-piece to the fastener, or binder used.
The said Invention is hereinafter referred to as "the Cap."
The fastener or binder employed is hereinafter alluded to as "the fastener."
The Cap is constructed primarily of two shapes-the one a "V" shape, with a
slightly curved base, and the other a "V" shape, with an extended horizontal base,
slightly curved however, at the lower corners thereof.
The arms of the two "V's" are hollow and made so that the prongs of the
fastener after being pressed through a hole, or holes, in the paper or other substance
to be fastened, or rivetted together, will, by pressure and adjustment, slide into the
arms of the Cap. The Cap is then pressed firmly down on to the prongs, and,
pressure being afterwards brought to bear, with the fingers of the hand of the
operator, or otherwise, upon the extremities of the arms of the cap the arms are
pressed into a horizontal position, which will have the effect of bending the prongs
with them-thus forming a flat cap on the opposite side of the substance fastened.
A blow or two administered to the fastener and cap, when thus fixed together, will
make the same more secure, and virtually form a lock-cap.
The method of manufacture of the cap may be by stamping the same out
of approved Sheet, or other metal, and then bending into proper position, and
otherwise.
The Cap may be made to resemble a flat bar or a circular or other button, when
in position, and may be of plain or ornamental appearance.
The hollowness of construction of the arms of the cap just referred to, may be
arrived at, by stamping, pressing, bending, piercing, or cutting the metal employed,
or by any or all of the said means, concurrently, or otherwise.
To untie the substance fastened, it will be only necessary to prise up with the
thumb and finger (or other force where necessary) the ends of the cap to the
requisite angle, and the cap can then be pulled off, and afterwards replaced by
repeating the process above described,

page_text: The advantages claimed are (inter alia). protection from scratching the flesh of
y person using or adopting the fastener and cap, and a very secure, complete and
mmetrical binder, particularly suitable for use in tieing up small or large bundles
manuscripts and other sheets and for producing cognate effects.
The Cap will be constructed of sizes varying with the bulk of the substance
on which it is employed, and the size of the fastener to be used in conjunction
erewith.
In the drawing accompanying
Fig 1. Shews a view of the "V" shaped Caps. The letter ("a") shews the cap
for one class of fastener ready for use-and the letter ("6") similarly
shows the сар for another class of fastener.
Fig 2. Gives ("a") an illustration of the cap over one class of fastener ready
to be applied by pressing it down upon the fastener. The prongs of the
fastener will enter the two orifices "c. c."-The said fig. 2 shews ("6")
the cap in a similar attitude over another description of fastener.
Fig 3. Shews a sectional view of the Cap when pressed down over the respective
fasteners as they would appear when used for tieing-("a") shews
applicability for use with a thin substance-("6") shews the like for a
thicker one.
Fig 4. Shews the cap as it would appear when pressed fully down on to and over
a fastener which had previously been passed through a bundle of papers
(for example).
I WILLIAM OUTTRIM of 5 Lawley Street Powerscroft Road Clapton in the
County of Middlesex Solicitors Clerk do hereby declare the nature of my invention
for A CAP OR SHIELD TO BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH PAPER OR OTHER
FASTENERS AND BINDERS 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 cap or shield (made of brass or other amalgam of a
pliant and yet stiff character) which when properly applied forms a top-piece to
the fastener or binder used The said Invention is hereinafter referred to as "the
cap."
The fastener or binder employed is hereinafter alluded to as "the fastener."
The cap is constructed primarily of two shapes the one a V shape with a slightly
curved base and the other a V shape with an extended horizontal base slightly
curved however at the lower corners thereof.
The arms of the two V's are hollow and made so that the prongs of the fastener
after being pressed through a hole or holes in the paper or other substance to be
fastened or rivetted together will by pressure and adjustment slide into the arms
of the cap.
The cap is then pressed firmly down on to the prongs and pressure
being afterwards brought to bear with the fingers of the hand of the operator.or.

page_text: otherwise on the extremities of the arms of the cap the arms are pressed into a
horizontal position which will have the effect of bending the prongs with them
thus forming a flat cap on the opposite side of the substance fastened.
The advantages claimed are (inter alia) protection from scratching the flesh of
any person using or adopting the fastener and cap and a very secure and complete
binder particularly suitable for use in tieing up small or large bundles of manu-
scripts and other sheets.
I refer for illustration to the drawings and references thereto lodged with my
provisional specification on the 8th day of February 1884 and I hereby repeat the
same respectively and the description of the said Invention conveyed by such
drawings is hereby declared to be part hereof,
"
Referring more particularly to the said drawings I say that: Fig 1. shews a view
of the two V shaped caps. The letter "a shews the cap for one class of fastener
ready for use and the letter "b" similarly shews the cap for another class of
fastener. Fig 2 gives ("a") an illustration of the cap over one class of fastener
ready to be applied by pressing it down upon the fastener. The prongs of the
fastener will enter the two orifices "c. c." The said fig 2 shews ("b") the cap in
a similar attitude over another description of fastener. Fig. 3. shews a sectional
view of the cap when pressed down over the respective fasteners as they would
appear when used for tieing ("a") shews applicability for use with a thin
substance ("b") shews the like for a thicker one. Fig 4 shews the cap as it would
appear when pressed fully down on to and over a fastener which had previously
been passed through a number of sheets of paper (for example).
The method of manufacture of the cap will preferably be by stamping the same
out of approved sheet or other metal and then bending into proper position.
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
An Invention of a protector and safe-guard as hereinbefore particularly described
for the purpose of more conveniently and securely tieing together in conjunction
with paper fasteners and binders a number of sheets of paper or other substance
for which such fasteners and binders may be used.
Dated this 7th day of November 1984