Improved Method for Forming Books with Hanging Attachments.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Feb., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 4th Dec, 1891-Accepted, 9th Jan., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Method for Forming Books with Hanging Attachments.
I, WILLIAM HENRY MUNNS, of Victoria Chambers, 55 and 56 Chancery
Lane, in the County of London, Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention (a communication to me from abroad by Isaac Fine, of
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., Inventor) to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to an improved method of forming books with a
hanging attachment whereby they can be suspended from hooks or nails, and
without injuring the book. By this invention books are provided with a hanging
attachment which consists of a piece of wire which is formed into a rectangular.
shape, with only three angles and two short sides. One of said short sides is
brought in a position parallel to the folded edge of the book with the other short
side in line with a hole formed in the said folded edge, then inserting said short
side through the hole and bending said ends to meet each other, thus forming a
triangular loop which passes over the top of the folded edge, and is curved or
bent downward in such manner that the said part passes over the upper edge to
pinch it.
Dated this 4th In-St
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Method for Forming Books with Hanging Attachments.
I, WILLIAM HENRY MUNNS, of 106, 107, and 108 Victoria Chambers,
Chancery Lane, in the County of London, Patent Agent, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention (a communication to me from abroad by Isaac
Fine, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., Inventor) and in what manner the
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement :-
My invention has reference to the method of attaching hangers or supporting-
loops to books, etc., and it consists of certain improvements which are fully set
forth in the following Specification and shown in the accompanying drawings, which
form a part thereof.
The object of my invention is to devise a convenient method of attaching hangers
or supporting-loops to books of reference-such as almanacs, railway-guides, etc.,
so that the hanger or supporting-loop shall not in any way prevent or interfere
with the easy and full opening of the pages of the book for the purpose of
reference to them, nor in any way impede the convenient packing of the books in
large quantities for purposes of shipment.
Books of reference-such as almanacs, railway-guides, etc., are usually provided
at the upper corner with suitable means for supporting the book upon a pin or hook
on the wall. These supporting devices have usually consisted of a piece of wire or
other material passed through the faces of the pages of the book at the upper
corner and formed into a loop for the purpose of attachment to the pin or hook.
Such an arrangement as this is very objectionable, since the wire passing through
the faces of the leaves of the book mutilates the cover and leaves and prevents
hem from being fully opened. Moreover, when the books are packed in large
uantities the hangers or loops form projections or lumps on the outside, which
eriously interfere with the convenient packing of the articles.
ED

page_text: The object of my invention is to overcome these difficulties, and to this end I
form the hanger or supporting-loop by inserting a piece of wire or other suitable
material through a hole in the folded edge of the book a short distance from the
upper edge thereof and forming this wire into a loop extending over the top edge
or corner. The loop thus formed passes through the folded edge of the book only
and does not pierce the faces of the pages. The loop is loosely supported by the
hole through which it passes, and is movable in a plane parallel to the folded
pages of the book.
When in use for the purpose of supporting the book, the loop
is drawn out so as to extend beyond the corner, and when the books are to be
packed it is moved in between the pages, and that portion upon the outside fits
closely against the edges of the book and does not present any objectionable
projections or lumps.
In the drawings,
Figure 1 is a perspective view of a suspended book or pamphlet supplied with
my improved hanging device.
Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation, on an enlarged scale, of the upper corner of the
same, illustrating the principles of my invention.
Figs. 3 and 4 are similar views illustrating the preferable manner of inserting
the wire and bending it into the loop; and
Fig. 5 is the sectional side elevation, on an enlarged scale, of the upper corner
of a book, illustrating a modification of the shape of the loop.
A is the book.
B is the hanging device, consisting of a piece of wire or other suitable material
inserted through a hole, formed in the folded edge a of the book a short distance
from its upper edge. This wire is extended up over the top of a book and the two
ends are bent toward each other to form the loop. This loop is perfectly flat and
lies in a plane parallel to the leaves of the closed book, being loosely supported by
the hole b, so that it may be moved in or out in the plane of the book. I prefer to
have the hanger B formed into a triangular shape-such as is illustrated in Figs. 1,
2, 3, and 4 with the apex of the triangle passing through the hole b, and the
portion c passing over the upper edge, curved. With this construction it will be
seen that when the book is to be suspended and the hanger B is pulled out so that
the loop projects on the outside of the edge u, the portion which is on the inside
will lie flat and in contact with the inside of the folded edge a. (Shown in Fig. 1 and
in dotted lines in Fig. 2.) When it is desired to pack the books in large numbers,
the hanging device is pushed in so that the loop projects on the inside of the book
and the outside portion of the hanger fits closely to the outside of the folded
edge a, as shown in Fig. 2. In neither case does the hanging device or wire
project materially above the upper edge or top of the book. By this means when
the book is suspended from the pin C or otherwise there is no obstruction on the
inside to the perfect opening of the leaves, and when the books are to be packed
there is no projecting edges on portions of the hanger beyond the edge of the book
to interfere with the formation of a convenient package, which is a very important
feature where very large quantities of the books are to be packed.
A particularly advantageous feature is obtained by making that portion of the
loop or hanger which passes over the top or upper edge of the book curved or
inclining downwardly, as this serves to slightly pinch the top edge of the book,
over which the loop passes, so as to retain the loop or hanger in position when it is
pushed in between the leaves for the purpose of packing.
While I prefer the triangular shape referred to, I do not in any way limit my
invention thereto, as it is apparent that the hanging device may be made in a
variety of shapes, such as circular or elliptical, though in these cases it would not
fit so closely to the edge of the book, and consequently I prefer the triangular
shape. In Fig. 5, however, the device is shown in a rectangular form, and in this
construction it is apparent that the sides of the hanger or loop will fit closely
against the folded edge of the book, as in the triangular construction, the lower
portion of the hanger sliding through the hole b.

page_text: While it is immaterial to my invention, broadly considered, in what specific
manner the wire is inserted through the hole band formed into the loop extending
over the top of the folded edge, I prefer the formation of the triangular loops
referred to to accomplish these steps in the particular manner shown in Figs. 3
and 4. The wire is first formed in a rectangular shape with the three angles and
two short sides. This wire is then placed in the position shown in Fig. 3, with one
of the short sides a' inset inserted between the leaves in a position parallel to the
folded edge, and with the other short side & in line with the hole b. The short
side is then inserted in the hole, as shown in Fig. 4, and the two ends a¹ and b³
are bent toward each other at an angle, as shown in dotted lines. The bending of
the side a serves to impart a slight curvature to the upper portion of the triangle
which passes over the top of the edge a.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
1. The hercin-described method of attaching hangers to books, which consists in
passing the end of a loop of wire through a hole in the folded edge of the book,
with a portion of the loop extending up over the top of said folded edge and upon
the other side thereof, whereby said loop passes through the folded edge only and
does not pierce the faces of the pages.
2. The herein-described method of attaching hangers to books, which consists in
forming a piece of wire into a rectangular shape with only three angles and two
short sides, then bringing one of said short sides in a position parallel to the
folded edge of the book, with the other short side in line with a hole formed in
said folded edge, then inserting said short side through the hole, and bending said
ends to meet each other, forming a triangular loop passing over the top of the
folded edge.
3. The herein-described method of attaching hangers to books, which consists in
forming a piece of wire into a rectangular shape with only three angles and two
short sides, then bringing one of said short sides in a position parallel to the folded
edge of the book, with the other short side in line with a hole formed in said
folded edge, then inserting said short side through the hole, and bending said ends
to meet each other, forming a triangular loop passing over the top of the folded
edge and curving or bending downward, said part passing over the upper edge to
pinch it, substantially as and for the purpose described.
Dated this 4th day of November 1891