IMPROVEMENTS. IN CASES OR RECEPTACLES FOR RECEIVING AND RETAINING LETTERS, PAPERS, OR DOCUMENTS IN ALPHABETICAL OR OTHER ORDER."
Year: 1872

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Henry George Keyworth, of Cirencester, in the
County of Gloucester, Bookseller and Printer, for the Invention of
"IMPROVEMENTS. IN CASES OR RECEPTACLES FOR RECEIVING AND RETAINING
LETTERS, PAPERS, OR DOCUMENTS IN ALPHABETICAL OR OTHER ORDER."
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Henry George Keyworth
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on
the 12th April 1872.
I, HENRY GEORGE KEYWORTH, of Cirencester, in the County of
Gloucester, Bookseller and Printer, do hereby declare the nature of the
said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN CASES OR RECEPTACLES FOR RECEIVING
AND RETAINING LETTERS, PAPERS, OR DOCUMENTS IN ALPHABETICAL OR OTHER
ORDER," to be as follows:-

page_text: Secondly. To means of maintaining the position of such appliances,
and also letters, papers, or documents placed in or between them.
And thirdly. To means of closing or contracting the appliances, singly
or otherwise, to retain the letters or papers in a vertical and classified
manner as desired.
.
I take or I prepare a series of flaps or sheets of rectangular or other
shape, and I notch, groove, or recess the edges at one or more parts for
the reception of projecting ribs or fillets in or on the case or receptacle
in which the flaps or sheets are arranged to enable them to slide thereon
or therein..
Notches or slots are also arranged, in the edges of the partitions into
which an elastic band or strip can be passed or laced, one portion of the
elastic band or strip being secured preferably to the case itself, the
other portion being free to permit of the flaps or sheets which form
the partitions to be drawn towards. one end or side of the case, the :
degree of tension and the position of the band or strip being sufficient
to compel the partitions to move along in a vertical order, and to retain
the letters or other things between them. The elasticity of the band or
strip permits of the partitions being separated to enable papers to be
withdrawn or others to be placed in.
Instead of the notches or recesses being formed in the partitions' they
may be in the case or receptacle itself and the projections made upon
the partition, which projections may in this case be formed of the same
material of which the partitions are made, or they may be of other
material, pinned, rivetted, sewn, or otherwise secured to them.
The main feature in my Invention is arranging partitions in a case
and connecting them by an elastic, medium, so that they can. .slido
towards one end of such case to retain papers between them. The
partitions may be marked with numerals, letters, or signs for convenience
of selection or stowage, and any number of clastic bands or strips may
be employed to suit the particular object or purpose for which such case
is intended.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent,
filed by the said Henry George Keyworth in the Great Seal Patent
Office on the 11th October 1872.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS. SHALL COME, I, HENRY
GEORGE KEYWORTH, of Cirencester, in the County of Gloucester, Book-
seller and Printer, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her
Letters Patent, bearing date the Twelfth day of April, in the year of our
Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-two, in the thirty-fifth
year of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give and
grant unto me, the said Henry George Keyworth, Her special licence
that I, the said 'Henry George Keyworth, my executors, administrators,
and assigns, or such others as I, the said Henry George Keyworth, my
executors, administrators, and assigns, should at any time agree with,
and no others, from time to time and at all times thereafter during the
term therein expressed, should and lawfully might make, use, exercise,
and vend, within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the
Channel Islands, and Isle of Man, an Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN
CASES OR RECEPTACLES FOR RECEIVING AND RETAINING LETTERS, PAPERS, OR
DOCUMENTS IN ALPHABETICAL OR OTHER ORDER," upon the condition (amongst
others) that I, the said Henry George Keyworth, my executors or
administrators, by an instrument in writing under my, or their, or one
of their hands and seals, should particularly describe and ascertain the
nature of the said Invention, and in what manner the same was to be
performed, and cause the same to be filed in the Great Seal Patent
Office within six calendar months next and immediately after the date
of the said Letters Patent.
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said Henry George Keyworth, do hereby
declare the nature of my said Invention, and in what manner the same is
to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement thereof, reference being had to the Drawings
hereunto annexed, that is to say :—
This Invention relates,—
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page_text: And thirdly. To means of closing or contracting the appliances, singly
or otherwise, to retain the letters or papers in a vertical and classified
manner as desired.
I take or I prepare a series of flaps or sheets of rectangular or other
shape, and I groove or recess the edges at one or more parts for the 5
reception of projecting ribs or fillets in the case or receptacle in which
the flaps or sheets are arranged to enable them to slide thereon or
therein.,
Notches or slots are also arranged in the edges, into which an elastic
band or strip can be passed or laced, one portion of the elastic band or 1
strip being secured preferably to the case itself, the other portion being
free to permit of the flaps or sheets which form partitions to be drawn
towards one end or side of the case, the degree of tension or contraction
and the position of the band or strip being sufficient to compel the
partitions to move along in a vertical order, and to retain the letters, 1
papers, or other things between them. The elasticity of the band or
strip permits of the partition being separated to enable papers to be
withdrawn or others to be placed in.
Instead of the notches or recesses being formed in the partitions they
may be in the case or receptacle itself and the projections upon the 2
partition, which projections may in this case be formed of the same
material of which the partitions are made, or they may be of other
material, pinned, rivetted, sewn, or otherwise secured to them,
The main feature in my Invention is arranging partitions in a case
and connecting them by an elastic medium so that they can slide 2
towards one end to retain papers between them. The partitions may bo
marked with numerals, letters, or signs for convenience of selection or
stowing, and any number of elastic bands or strips may be employed
to suit the particular object or purpose for which such case is
iutended.
The manner of carrying my Invention into effect is represented in
the accompanying Drawings and by the following description thereof.
3
Figure 1 shows a part sectional view of a case or receptacle a of
rectangular shape with projections or lips b upon the inside walls of the
front and back of the case a. These lips take into the notches or 3
recesses formed in the edges of the flaps or sheets c, and act as guides
to their movement along the interior. The flaps or sheets which
may bc
.

page_text: of wood, millboard, or any other comparatively rigid body are also
formed with other recesses or notches for receiving a flat band d of
rubber or elastic web, the ends of which are fixed to one end of the
case, and looped round the flap farthest from that end, so that the
contraction of the web will draw all the intermediate flaps or sheets
towards one end of the case. Any one or all of the flaps can be moved
along by hand to form pockets or divisions, into which papers, docu-
ments, or other articles or things can be inserted, when the contraction
of the elastic band will cause the flaps to retain the papers, etc. in
place.
I have shown this case or receptacle with a lid e and with the flaps
on end, so that they move lengthwise in the same, but the case may be
set up on end to bring the flaps into a superposed position, so that they
must be lifted when papers, etc. have to be inserted.
This plan will be more particularly understood by reference to
Figure 2 of the Drawings, the only other difference in this Figure being
that the projections or lips 6 are upon the flaps or sheets and the groovCS,
or recesses in the side walls of the case.
Figure 3 shows a similar case or receptacle to that represented in
Figure 1, but with some of the flaps only separated by the insertion of
papers, &c., the others bearing against each other ready to be drawn
apart for the formation of fresh divisions or pockets.
Figure 4 represents what might be termed a bill or account case, the
flaps or sheets being movable from front to back or from back to front
to form pockets. The elastic band or web is in this instance passed
through slotted holes in the flaps or partitions to prevent the elastic
band being chafed by the case walls when it is expanded or permitted
to contract.
Figure 5 is a view of a portion of a case or receptacle with central
edge projections on the flaps, and with two elastic bands, one of them
being near the top of the end flap, the other near the bottom.
Figure 6 shows a view of another case or receptacle with the flaps
having elastic cords passed through holes in the projections. By this
means the walls of the case and also the edges of the flaps are not cut
away so much as the walls of the case in the previous views.
And having now described the nature of my said Invention, and in
what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that I claim,—

page_text: Firstly. Fitting elastic bands or cords in boxes, cases, or receptacles
as appliances for retaining movable flaps in position for holding papers
and other documents or things placed between such flaps or partitions
in the manner described and shown.
Secondly. I claim fitting movable flaps vertically or horizontally in
boxes, cases, or receptacles, which are acted upon by an elastic medium
in the manner described and shown.
Thirdly. Forming the inner walls of boxes, cases, or receptacles with
grooves for guiding or assisting to guide correspondingly edge-shaped
flaps when such flaps are acted upon by an elastic medium as described:
& shown.
Fourthly. I claim forming projections upon the walls of boxes,
cases, or receptacles, when used in the manner and for the purpose
described.
Fifthly. I claim the modifications set forth by which my Invention 1
can be carried into effect, substantially as shown.
In witness whereof, I, the said Henry George Keyworth, have
hereunto set my hand and seal, this Tenth day of October One
thousand eight hundred and seventy-two.