An Improved Portfolio for Music or Drawings.
Year: 1899

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Portfolio for Music or Drawings.
HENRY JAMES CLUBB, c/o Wilkinson & Son, King John's Court, Holywell
Lane, Shoreditch, E.C, Book Binder, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion to be as follows:-
The portfolio 18 as follows. The outer case has two clips on the front by which
it is closed up. It has two flaps hinged on the inside, which fold over the inner
case to keep its contents clean, and has a collapsable handle, by which it 19
carried
The inner case is the same size as the outer case, minus the flaps, and
has twenty four strips of linen or guards down the back, on to which the music
or drawings are pasted On the left hand side of the inner case is a folding
index, on which there are twenty-four numbers, and the name of a piece of
music or diawing against each number On each piece of music or drawing
there is a linen tab with a number on it corresponding with those on the index,
Fo that any piece of music or drawing can be found at once And at the right
and left hand top corners, there are two springs to hold the music open
The
inner case is fastened to the outer one by two sciews which pass through the
outer case and screw into the inner case, and are fastened and unfastened by a
key, allowing the inner case to be changeable with others
The portfolio was invented, to do away with the old type of music case in
which the music 18 kept loose, and has to be folded in half, when put into the
саве.
The following is a detailed description of the improved portfolio, for music
or drawings
Fig (1) shows the outer case with flaps, which fold in over the inner case,
and keep its contents from getting soiled
Fig (2) shows the inner case, with the index folded inwards, also the linen
guards down the back, on to which the music or drawings are pasted, of which
there are twenty-four, it also shows the two springs at the right and left hand
top corners, which hold the music open
Fig (3) shows the outer and inner cases closed, and the flaps tucked in for
carrying.
Fig (4) shows the outer case partly open, showing the method of fastening
the flaps round the edges of the inner case by means of an elastic band stretched
across from one flap to the other It also shows the index, down the front of
the inner case, and by which any of its contents are easily found.
Fig. (5) shows how the music is fastened into the guards shown by the dotted
line down the back. It also shows the method of fastening on the linen tab, on
which there is a number corresponding with those on the folding index
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Fig (6) shows the head of the screws, which pass through the outer case and
screws into the inner case, holding it secure
Fig. (7) shows the -kev, by which the screws are unfastened, and which fits
inio the slots as seen in the drawing.
Fig. (8) shows the collapsable handle which slides up and down by means of a
slot in leather

page_text: Fig. (9) shows the outer and inner cases open for use, on the left, we see the
index open, down the back we see the linen guards, and on each piece of music
or drawing, there should be a linen tab with a number on it, corresponding with
that on the index on the left hand side, and by which any of its contents can
be found at once.
By using this portfolio the music is always kept clean, can never be lost, being
fastened in the case, which is enteichangable with other books, and by the
index any of its contents can be found at once, and when folded up the portfolio
is no larger than the ordinary full size portfolio, which carrys only half the
quantity of pieces of music to that carried by the above portfolio, and another
advantage claimed for the above is that the music is always kept flat.
Dated this 31st day of October 1899
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An Improved Portfolio for Music or Drawings.
I, HENRY JAMES CLUBB, c/o Wilkinson & Son, King John's Court, Holywell
Lane, Shoreditch, EC, Book Binder, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same 18 to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement-
This invention relates to an improved portfolio for music or drawings designed
to avoid the disadvantages incidental to the ordinary type of portfolio in which
the contents are kept loose and have to be folded when put thereinto, the
improved portfolio being characterized by being formed with detachably con-
nected inner and outer booklike cases respectively adapted as hereinafter
described with reference to the accompanying drawings: –
On the drawings :-
Figure, 1, represents the outer case fully distended,
Fig. 2, represents the inner case in like view with its index inturned;
Fig. 3, represents the two attached cases in like view, with the index of the
inner case outturned for reference;
Fig. 4, shows how the music pieces or other contents are respectively bound
or attached to the inner case and tab indicated,
Fig. 5, represents the inner case enclosed in the outer case and the latter
partly closed;
Fig. 6, represents the outer case wholly ofosed for travelling or carrying about;
and
Fig. 7, represents a back view of the outer case
The improved portfolio 18 made with an inner case, a, having a stiff back, a¹,
provided with a series of flexibly connected guards, a³, serving for attachment
of the music, drawing or the like pieces or sheets, c, in tab-indicated series, and
also with flexibly connected booklike covering boards, a³, adapted to open out
flatwise with the back, a¹, one of such boards, a³, having a flexibly connected
index, a, inturnable against it (Fig 2), and outturnable (Fig 3), for reading
the index, and both such boards being fitted with swivelling spring catches, a³,
serving to hold the music, etc open when the case is open flatwise for use on
the piano or on a book rest, table or elsewhere
The music pieces, c, are severally secured to the respective guards, a, by being
provided with corresponding guards, ', which are pasted or otherwise similarly
secured to the guards, a, (indicated in Fig. 4, by the dotted line,) and they are
severally provided with numbered tabs, , corresponding to the numbered
index at, which bears the names of the hound pieces, the tabs, c, of the several

page_text: pieces being so arranged as to show in consecutive order when the inner case is
closed, ride Fig 5
The improved portfolio is also made with an outer case, b, having a stift back 6',
to which the back of the inner case is detachably connected, and flexibly con-
nected booklike covering boards, b, one of which is provided with flexibly con-
nected inturnable and backturnable end flaps, b, adapted to be inturned to
enclose the ends of the inner case (Fig 5,) and to be held, when inturned
or backturned, by an elastic band, 64, and also with an intuinable and back-
turnable front, 65, adapted when inturned to enclose the front of the inner case
and to present a sliding on collapsable carrying handle, 66, and the other of
which covering boards is inturnable and adapted to fold between the intuined
end flaps, 69, and the front, 65, and 18 provided with catches, 67, adapted to coact
with catches, 8, on the front, 63, when the latter is closed, so that all the parts.
will be then secured in closed position, vide Fig 6.
The backs of the inner and outer cases are so adapted with fastening devices.
as at r, Fig. 7, as to enable the inner case to be readily removed from the outer
case for house or indoor use as a bound and indexed collection of music, drawings
or the like, and to be readily secured thereto for travelling or outdoor cariving
about Any suitable fastening means may be used for so connecting the cases
The improved portfolio is thus advantageous in relation to ordinary folding
portfolios used for the like purpose in that, the music is always kept clean, i8
not liable to be lost, is readily found by the index and tab indications, and is
not folded, and that it can conveniently carry an increased amount
The inner case forming a bound collection of pieces and being detachably
connected to the outer case is interchangeable with other like inner cases, for
a series of which the one outer case will serve
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same 18 to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is.
In portfolios for holding music pieces, drawing sheets and the like; in com-
bination; an inner case having a back provided with a series of flexibly con-
nected guards serving for attachment of the music drawing or the like pieces
or sheets in tab-indicated series, and flexibly connected booklike covering boards
adapted to open out flatwise with the back, one thereof having a flexibly con-
nected index inturnable against it and outturnable for leading the index, and
both thereof being fitted with swivelling spring catches serving to hold the music
ete open when the case is opened flatwise; and an outer case having a back, to
which the back of the inner case is detachably connected, and flexibly connected
booklike covering boards one of which is provided with flexibly connected in-
turnable and backturnable end flaps adapted to be intuined to enclose the ends
of the inner case and to be held together by an elastic hand, and with an in-
tunable and back tnrnable font adanted when inturned to enclose the front
of the inner case and to present a collansible carrying handle, and the other of
which covering boards is inturnable and adapted to fold between the inturned
ends and front and is provided with catches adanted to coact with catches ou
the front when closed and to secure all the parts in closed position; the detach-
able connection of the backs of the inner and outer cases enabling the inne™
case to be readily removed from the outer case for home or indoor use as n
hound collection of music drawings or the like, and to be again readily secured
in the outer case for outdoor carrving about, as set forth
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1711
L 1000