Improvements relating to Pads or Books suitable for making Duplicate Entries.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Dec., 1897-Accepted 26th Feb., 1898
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION,
Improvements relating to Pads or Books suitable for making
Duplicate Entries.
I, REGINALD HADDAN, of the firm of Herbert Haddan & Co., of 18, Buckingham
Street, Strand, W.C., Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention,
a communication to me from abroad by Philip Hano, Manufacturer, of 810,
Greenwich Street, New York City, New York, United States of America, and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement:-
This invention relates to pads or books suitable for making duplicate entries
such as of sales and the like and the invention resides in the novel features of
construction set forth in the following specification and claim and illustrated in
the annexed drawing in which―
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a pad or book containing the invention. Fig. 2
is a section along Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is
a transverse section of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is an
end elevation of Fig. 1. Fig. 7 shows a modification. Fig. 8 is a plan view of
Fig. 1 showing the carbon sheet carrier slid out to enable a sheet section to be
lifted or lapped over on to such carrier or carbon sheet. Fig. 9 shows the carbon
sheet carrier partly slid in between two sheet sections or on its way to the position
indicated in Fig. 1. Fig. 10 is a sectional view of the pad or book showing the top
leaf in the act of drawing or moving off the pile or pad. Fig. 11 is a detail per-
spective view of a sheet used for forming the pile or pad.
The device is shown provided with a cover although such cover is not absolutely
necessary, but it is of advantage especially in such cases where the pad is to be
carried in the pocket. The under or bottom section or board of the cover is shown
at 1 and the top section at 2, the sections being joined by flexible back 3
(Figs. 1, 3 and 5).
The bottom cover section 1 carries or has secured thereto a support or board 4
(Figs. 2 to 6) on which can be laid a suitable pad. The pad shown in the drawing
consists of a series of leaves each folded or doubled over to form sections 5 and 6
(Figs. 3 and 7) having the crease at 7 (Fig. 7). Jointed to the support 4 at 8
(Fig. 5) are links 9 jointed at 10 to the side pieces 11 of a frame 11, 12. Extending
through or swinging in or beneath the support 4 is a wire or wires 13 (Fig. 3)
bent to form arms or links 14 (Fig. 6) which at 15 are clinched or jointed to the end
pieces 12 of the frame.
The pad or sheets having been laid on the support 4 and the frame 11, 12 being
then pressed down on to the pad, the lip 17 (Fig. 1) of the frame will press on the
creased part 7 of the pad sheets and will compress the latter.
On the frame 11, 12 is a slide or carbon sheet carrier consisting of a frame having side

page_text: pieces 18 (Fig. 6) and end piece 19 (Fig. 5). The side pieces of the carrier have
studs 20. A clamp comprising hooks or eyes or engaging parts 21, side pieces 22
and end piece 23 is adapted to engage the studs 20 by said parts 21, A piece 24
(Fig. 3) of transfer paper or as it is frequently called carbon paper being placed on
carrier 18, 19 and the clamp 22, 23 being pressed down upon or made to lap over the
sheet and carrier, the carbon sheet is firmly held in place on the carrier, and is
smoothed in being lapped or secured.
To make a duplicate memorandum the carbon sheet carrier 18, 19 is slid back
on frame 11, 12 until it has passed back of the free edge of the section 6 of the upper
folded sheet 5, 6. This section or fold 6 is then lifted or swung up so that when
the carbon sheet carrier is now slid forward to carry the carbon sheet over the
section 5, the section 6 can be dropped to rest on the carbon sheet (Figs. 1 and 7).
A pencil or other memorandum now made on the section 6 will have a carbon
duplicate thereof produced on section 5. This top sheet 5, 6 being now pulled
or slipped off the pad, the sections 5 and 6 can be torn or separated at crease 7,
the sections with their dulpicate memorandum serving as a sale check or for other
business purposes. By having perforations along crease 7 the proper separation
of the sheet sections 5 and 6 is facilitated.
As the pad forms a soft or yielding support for the top sheet when being written
on, it may be found satisfactory to provide the frame 11, 12 with a hard or metallic
plate 25 (Fig. 7) jointed thereto at 26. When the crease 7 of the top sheet 5, 6
is lifted and the plate 25 is swung down on the underlying pad or remaining sheets
as seen in Fig. 7, such top sheet 5, 6 will now rest on the hard plate 25, and the
carbon sheet carrier with carbon sheet 24 being slipped between the sections 5 and 6
of the top sheet as before the memorandum being made on section 6 is duplicated:
or carboned on to section 5 as stated.
The several sheets when left loose or unbound can be readily taken off the pad
one by one as used. The links 9 and 14 cause the compression frame 11, 12 to
descend or sit level on the pad even if the pressure forcing down the frame should
not be evenly or centrally applied. The frame pieces 18, 19 forming the base part
of the transfer sheet carrier are practically formed from sheet metal bent to suitable
form to acquire proper strength or rigidity.
The base 4 with frame 11,12 and links 9 and 14 form what may be called an
evenly collapsible or compressible case or frame which can be readily set or adjusted
to the height or thickness of the pad or pile.
When a duplicate memorandum has been made, the top sheet 6, 5 containing
such memorandum has its fold or crease 7 slipped out from under the lip 17 as seen
in Fig. 10 and such top sheet can then be grasped at or near its crease 7 and slipped
off the pile. The sheet thus withdrawn can have its sections 5, 6 severed at the
crease and said sections being provided with like marks or numbers, as seen for
example in Fig. 11 where both sections are numbered 50, such severed duplicates
or sections can be readily identified or sorted out when required for verification or
other purposes.
When the top sheet has been thus drawn off the pile, the next succeeding sheet
will have both its sections 5 and 6 lying below the carbon sheet. By drawing or
sliding the carbon sheet carrier out to the position shown in Fig. 8 so as to clear
the free edges of the sections, or at least to clear the free edge of the top section 6
of the sheet, such top section can have its edge raised sufficiently to cause this top
section to fall or rest on the carbon sheet when the carrier is sliding back into place
as seen in Fig. 9.
It may be preferred to make the lower section 5 longer than the section C as
seen in Fig. 11, so that when the carbon sheet carrier is drawn out (Fig. 8) said
carrier will clear the free edge of the upper section 6 but will overlap the free edge
of the lower section 5, thus allowing only the section 6 to be lifted to rest on the
carbon sheet while section 5 remains below the carbon sheet for receiving the carbon
or duplicate memorandum. If seen fit, however, both sections 5 and 6 can be left
of equal length, or the free edge of the upper section 6 simply cut away at a corner

page_text: or other suitable portion to enable said edge to be lifted above the carbon sheet
carrier or slide 18, 19.
The several sheets or series of leaves it is noticed are each folded or creased at 7
to form the sections 5 and 6 for each sheet, and said sheets after having been
folded are superposed or laid loosely one on top of another to form the pile or pad.
The leaves being loose or unbound can be readily drawn off the pile one by one as
indicated in Fig. 10 without disturbing other sheets of the pad, and such loose
sheets before being inserted under the lip 17 can be readily examined to see if they
are properly arranged as for example with regard to consecutive numbering.
The frame 11, 12 swinging merely by links 9 and 14 and not being connected
to springs, can be readily swung or lifted away from cover or back as when a fresh
pack or pile of sheets is to be inserted and then allowed to fall on to said pack or
pile by its own gravity thus easing and facilitating the manipulation of the device,
which is of advantage for example when time is limited as in case of a rapid succes-
sion of sales or during busy hours, and the sheets being loose from one another
are readily or quickly removable as no tearing or ripping is required for such
removal.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is;-
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1. A pad comprising a series of folded leaves, a support for the pad, guides
located on opposite sides of the pad, and a carbon sheet carrier mounted on said
guides so as to slide in and out between the sections of each leaf, said carrier being
held by said guides in a plane parallel to the faces of the leaves, each of said
leaves being folded into sections and said folded leaves being superposed, substan-
tially as described.
2. A pad comprising a series of folded leaves, a support for the pad, a compression
frame for the pad linked to the support, and a carbon or transfer sheet carrier
made to slide on the frame substantially as described.
com-
3. A. pad comprising a series of folded leaves, a support for the pad, a
pression frame for the pad linked to the support, and a carbon or transfer sheet
carrier made to slide on the frame, said frame having a lip made to extend over or
press upon the folded edge of the sheet substantially as described.
4. A pad comprising a series of folded leaves, a support for the pad, a compres
sion frame for the pad linked to the support, and a carbon or transfer sheet carrier
made to slide on the frame, said frame having a supporting plate jointed thereto
and said plate being adapted to swing under or support the upper or writing sheet
of the pad substantially as described.
5. A case for holding a pad of loose or unbound leaves of paper, said case com-
prising a support and a frame, and swinging wire or wires connecting the support
to the frame so as to leave the latter adjustable to the height or thickness of the
pad, said frame being provided with a carbon carrying slide substantially as
described.
6. A case for holding a pad of loose or unbound leaves of paper, said case com-
prising a support and a frame, and swinging wires connecting the support to the
frame so as to leave the latter adjustable to the height or thickness of the pad,
and a carbon or duplicating sheet on top of the frame and adapted to be interposed
between the leaves, substantially as described.
7. A case for holding a pad of loose or unbound leaves of paper, said case com-
prising a support and a frame, swinging wires made to severally connect the
various sides of the frame to the support so as to cause the frame to collapse or
move evenly to the support, a pad or pile of sheets, each of said sheets having been
first folded and then laid loosely one on top of the other, and a carbon sheet adapted
to be interposed between the folds of each sheet, substantially as described.
8. A case for holding a pad of loose or unbound leaves of paper, said case com-
prising a support and a frame, swinging wires connecting the support and the frame

page_text: so as to leave the latter adjustable to the height or thickness of the pad and free
to drop by its gravity on to such pad, and a carbon carrying slide mounted on top
of the frame and adapted to move between the leaves, substantially as described.
Dated this 21st day of December 1897