Improvements in or relating to Telephone Book Holders or the like.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Oct., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 5th Jan., 1894-Accepted, 17th Feb., 1894
PROVISIONAL, SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Telephone Book Holders or
the like.
I, JOHN FRANCIS O'BRIEN residing at 96 St. Famille Street, Montreal in the
Dominion of Canada, Inventor, but temporarily at the date of this application of
6 Lord Street, Liverpool, England, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
This invention has for its object a telephone book holder or the like, and is
designed to be used largely as an advertising medium, the article being made cheap
and sold at a small price or given away with advertisements printed on it.
In carrying my invention into effect, the plan I prefer is to provide a suitable slab,
tablet or plate on which are displayed the required advertisements in a conspicuous
manner. At or about the centre of this slab, tablet or plate, I provide a hinged
backing or holder, to which the book is firmly bound or secured, and this holder,
being hinged. enables the book to be easily opened at any desired page. It is
obvious that this backing may be made capable of being detached from the slab or
tablet if desired, also the book may be detached from the backing in order to
facilitate other editions of the book being inserted, as they are published. A
suitable eye or hook is provided by which the device can be hung on the wall in
proximity to the telephone or in other suitable position. The slab, tablet or plate
may be so hinged as to fold up, and thus greatly facilitate packing.
Among the advantages secured by the use of this invention may be mentioned
the fact that the book cannot accidentally be lost, but is always at hand for
immediate use. Also, it only requires the use of one hand to turn up any
required page, so that an operator can use the telephone and refer to the book at
the same time.
Dand this 19th 1
1000
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of 6, Lord Street, Liverpool, Patent Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Telephone Book Holders or
the like.
I, JOHN FRANCIS O'BRIEN of North Western Hotel, Liverpool, late of
Montreal, in the Province of Quebec, Canada, Inventor, 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 or relating to telephone book holders
or the like and the object of my invention is to provide an inexpensive book-holder
to which a book of reference may be readily attached and easily removed when
required to change the book of reference, the said book-holder being also used for
advertising purposes.
In order that my invention may be readily understood reference is made to the
accompanying drawings wherein like letters indicate corresponding parts throughout
the several figures and in which :-
Figure 1 represents a front perspective view of my invention, and
Figure 2 a plan view of my invention with a book attached.

page_text: In carrying out my invention I provide a suitable metal tablet, card or
equivalent A with suitable slides B which slides are adapted to permit the insertion
and removal of advertisement bearing strips of paper or the like C. The lower
end of said tablet A. is bent over as at D so as to support the strips C when in
position.
To a convenient part of the tablet A or preferably to one of the slides B I hinge
a backing or holder E which is provided with apertures F through which a cord G
is passed and secured. A book H which is to be attached is provided with
suitable apertures through which said ends are passed, said ends being then
secured to a suitable part of the cord G on either side of the backing E and thus
attaching said Look to the backing.
For the purpose of still further supporting the book and preventing it from
sagging, I provide a foot-plate K which may be suitably attached to the tablet A
though preferably to the slides B as shown. The tablet A is also provided with
eyes, hooks or equivalents L by which the device may be hung and secured
on a wall.
I wish it to be understood that I do not confine myself to the construction of my
invention as described and shown as the same may be varied without departing
from my invention. For example instead of attaching slides B to the outer sides
of the tablet A I may simply bend said tablet inwards as shown. The slides B
may be attached to the tablet A in any suitable manner and their positions may
also be different to that shown.
And if
The backing E may be hinged in such a manner as to permit of its removal for
the purpose of similarly attaching a backing of different dimensions.
desired a cover with or without a clasp fastening may be attached to the backing
or cord in order to keep the reference book clean and in place said cover being also
used for advertising purposes.
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
A book-holder consisting of a metal tablet, card or equivalent A, bent over at
its lower end and its sides said tablet having space or spaces for advertisements
and being provided with slides B, a backing or holder E hinged to said tablet A
and provided with apertures F and cord G, and a foot-plate K all for the purpose
and substantially in the manner described and illustrated.
Dated this 4th day of January 1894.
HORN & SON,
Applicant's Agents.