Improvements in Temporary Files for Papers and the like.
Year: 1892

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Temporary Files for Papers and the like.
We, ALEXANDER DOM, of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, State of Ohio, United
States of America, Manufacturer, and THE GLOBE COMPANY, a Corporation
having its principal office in said City of Cincinnati, Manufacturers of Office
Appliances, 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, reference being had to the accompanying drawing :-
Our invention consists of a double-arched file for temporarily filing letters or
other papers in such a manner as that any one of them will be readily accessible,
and also the mechanism for operating same.
In the accompanying drawing
Figure, 1, is a perspective view of our improved file, the dotted lines indicating
the position of the arched wires when thrown outward to permit of a paper being
placed on or removed from the stationary vertical wires.
Figure 2, is a bottom view of the base of the file, the latter being removed from
the board or tablet to which it is attached, showing the preferred form of mechanism
for retaining the arched wires in contact with the vertical stationary wires or away
from the latter, as desired, the dotted lines indicating the position of the relative
parts when the arched wires are thrown outward or opened.
Figure 3, is a bottom view of the base of the file (on a diminished scale) removed
from the tablet, showing the preferred form of plate for covering and protecting
the operative mechanism within said base.
Our improved temporary file is preferably constructed as follows: The base A
is cast or struck up hollow in order to receive and retain the operating mechanism,
the bottom of said base being provided with a suitable lid or cover, B, to protect
the internal mechanism, especially in shipment. This lid may be dispensed with
without departing from our invention, as the base may be connected direct to the
tablet without said lid, if so desired.
To the front portion of the base are connected the vertical stationary wires, C,
the top portion of said wires being beveled away, as shown, to permit of the arched
vibrating wires, D, coming in contact with said beveled portion of the stationary
wires, and thus form a continuous circuit from front to rear of said base. The
The arched
stationary wires, C, may be either hollow or solid, as desired.
vibrating wires, D, are made to pass through the rear of the base, and are rigidly
connected to the outer end portions of the notched or toothed segments E and E¹,
as shown in Fig. 2, said arched wires being retained in said base in a vertical
rotatable position by means of said segments and the outer collars e, as shown in
Fig. 1.
As shown in Fig. 2, the toothed segments E and E¹, mesh, the latter having one
end of an S-shaped spring F connected thereto, the other end of said spring being
connected to a suitable lug, as f, made fast to the inner face of the base. It will
be seen that the stud, f, is almost on a line horizontally with the pivotal points of
said segments; and, so soon as the point of connection el on segment E' is brought
either above or below said horizontal line, the tension of said spring will force said
segments to their extreme limits either forward or backward. This forward and
backward tension of the spring, when connected to one of the segments, as shown,
has a tendency to retain the free ends of the arched wires D in contact with or
away from the stationary wires C, the rear of said wires D being rigidly connected
to said segments as afore described; and, any rotary motion imparted to said
segments impart a corresponding vibratory motion to the outer or free ends of said
wires.

page_text: Instead of the S-shaped spring, any suitable form of spring or springs may be
employed for accomplishing the result just described.
The operation of our improved temporary file is as follows: To file a paper, the
operator takes hold of or puts pressure against the downward portion of one of the
arched wires, D, and any outward movement thereof causes. a corresponding move-
ment of the other arched wire through the medium of segments E and E'; and,
so soon as the point el on segment E' has passed a line horizontal with its pivotal
point, said wires will be forced and held outward through the resiliency of spring F,
when the paper is placed over the stationary wires, C. Having placed the paper
in position over said wires, the vibrating arched wires are brought back in contact
with said wires C by giving the arched wires an initial impetus, at which time the
spring or springs will act to bring said wires together at their meeting ends, as
shown in Fig. 1.
The advantages of our improved temporary file are apparent. The mechanism
for operating the arched vibrating wires is cheap of manufacture, simple in con-
struction and reliable in operation. Any desired paper may be readily removed
from the file without removing those subsequently filed. The construction is such
that the base can be easily removed from the tablet. H; and a number of files
compactly nested for shipment.
It is evident that the segments E and E¹ may be of any desired configuration
other than that shown; and, if desired; two complete gears may be employed in
place of said segments, the lower extremities of the arched vibrating wires being, in
this latter case, centrally connected to said gears; the construction shown, however,
being preferred,-viz. the toothed segments.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-.
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is.
(1) In a temporary file provided with stationary vertical wires made fast to the
base and arched vibrating wires adapted to meet the said stationary wires, as set
forth, the toothed segments to which the ends of said arched wires are connected,
and suitable spring connection for operating said segments, for the purposes set
forth.
(2) A temporary file composed of base A, stationary vertical wires C, arched
vibrating wires D connected at one end to the toothed segments E and E', or their
equivalents; and a suitable spring connection for operating the latter, substantially
as set forth.
(3) In a temporary file provided with double-arched vibrating wires substantially
as set forth, the means herein shown and described for operating said wires, the
same consisting of toothed segments E E, and spring F, the latter being connected
at one end to one of said segments and at the other end made fast: to a
stationary point, as f, for the purposes specified.
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(4) A temporary file having a base A, stationary wires C, and arched vibrating
wires D connected to the toothed segments E E', spring F and cover B, all
combined substantially as set forth, and suitable means.for connecting said. base to
the tablet.
Dated the 24th day of November 1892.
PHILIP M. JUSTICE;:
Associate Agent.-