An Inprovement in Temporary Binding Case for Letters and the like.
Year: 1899

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Inprovement in Temporary Binding Case for Letters and the like.
I, EDOUARD DENIS PRILL, General Agent, of No. 2, Farlow Villas, Warple
Road, Putney, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:--
The invention relates to an improvement in the form & construction of
binding cases for temporarily filing holding and containing letters and the like
for ready reference the object being to permit the perusal of the paper or
page of every letter held by the binder or file without first removing either
the said paper or any of the other papers from the file or binding portion of
To effect this 1 produce a boxshaped receptacle of wood leather
pasteboard or any other suitable material and of any suitable size provided
with a loose or a hinged lid and the front flap of the box hinged to the bottom
so as to fall outwards into a flat position if required in the manner of several
binding cases already in existence.
the case.
The better to effect the improvement which is the object of my invention I
introduce the following modifications and additions to the construction of the
said box-shaped receptacle, as compared with those hitherto in use; and I refer
to the accompanying drawings and in illustration of the special features of my
invention which I now proceed to describe.
Figure 1 shows the binding case laid open for the purpose of filing letters or
the like or of perusing or inspecting such as have been already filed. A denotes
the lid (inner side) of the boxshaped receptacle band together denote the
back flap (inner side) c the bottom (inner side) d, d, together denotes the outside
view of front side of the said receptacle and the hinged flap to be hereinafter
described e denotes the binding or file proper of the case.
Figure shows more particularly the constructional modification of the back
flap which is one portion of my improvement and part subject of my invention
riz. b. This consists of an unpliable bar of metal wood or other suitable
material covered by the outer covering material and the lining of the back
flap and thus or in any other suitable manner hinged along one of its longer
edges to the said back Hap and along the opposite edge to the bottom (c) of the
receptacle. The file or binder proper e, el is attached as follows to or upon the
inner side of 61 as shown in any suitable manner. This file ee is no part of
my claim and may be of any of the usual forms; and that shown in the drawings
consists of two parallel pins firmly fixed to a cross piece or handle which are
attached in any suitable manner, the said pins sliding into corresponding tubes
upon the inner side of b For my purpose it is immaterial if the tubes be
firmly fixed to the crosspiece and the parallel pins be attached in any suitable
manner to or upon the inner side of Figure 2 shows also the hinged flap d
in the front side d, of the said receptacle the other portion of my improve-
ment and part subject of my invention which serves the purpose of facilitating
the selection of the particular letter or paper which it may be desired to
peruse or inspect. This flap is so hinged in any suitable manner to the
bottom of the case or receptacle as to fall outwards or it may be hinged by one

page_text: or other of its vertical edges to the corresponding vertical free edge of the front
side d, d. This flap may be provided with any suitable form of clasp or fasten-
ing to hold it secured when closed up or may be held secure when in an upright
position merely by the closed lid of the case or receptacle.
Figure 3 shows the movable portion pins or tubes of the file or binder e.
Figure 4 shows the flat bar bin plan and in elevation with the fixed portion
(tubes) e of the file or binder.
Figure 5 shows the complete binding case closed. The complete binding case
may be further provided with a perforator attached to some portion of the
receptacle but this addition is no part of my claim.
EDOUARD DENIS PRILL, 30, Union Street, London, W., formerly of 2, Farlow
Villas, Warple Road, Putney, 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:.
With my systeme, correspondance may be bound in alphabetical order and
by order of date.
The binding is done by two metal tubes like in a few other files already
existing but the fastener consists in two needles fixed on a clip which needles
are of the same length as the tubes and goes inside.
With the help of the fastener wihich is detachable, part or the whole of the
correspondance can be removed or transferred in another file, without disturbing
their previous order.
But the advantage over all others, is the movable part where are fixed the
binding tubes, that part being movable makes the binding tubes go backward;
You can then turn the pages like in an ordinary book an read the back leaf
quite close to the edge near the binding part.
The perforator for the binding is fixed inside the file, on the front, as per
sketch.
The invention relates to an improvement in the form and construction of bind-
ing cases for temporarily filing holding an containing letters and the like for
ready reference the object being to permet the perusal of the whole of the two
sides and the margins of any paper or page of every letter, held by the binder
or file without first removing either the said paper or any of the other papers
from the file or binding portion of the case.
To effect this I produce a box shaped receptacle of wood leather, pasteboard,
or any other sustable material and of any suitable size, provided with a loose
or a hinged to the bottom so as to fall outwards into a flat position if required
in the manner of several binding cases already in existence."
The better to effect the improvement which is the object of my invention I
introduce the following modifications and additions to the construction of the
said box-shaped receptacle as compared with those hitherto in use; and I refer
to the drawings accompanying my Provisional Specification and in illustration
of the special festival of my invention which I now proceed to describe.
Figure 1 shows the binding case laid open for the purpose of filing letters
or the like or of redusing or inspecting such as have been already filed;
a denctes the lid (inner side) of the box-shaped receptacle and b, together
denote the back flap (inner side) c, the bottom (inner side) d, d, together denotes

page_text: the outside view of front side of the said receptacle; and the hinged flap
to be hedeinafter described, e, denotes the binding or file proper of the case.
Figure 2 show more particularly the constructional modification of the back
flap which is one portion of my improvement and part subject of my invention
viz. this consists of an impliable bar of metal wood or other suitable metal
material covered by the outer covering material and the lining of the back
flap and thus or in any other suitable manner hinged along one of its longer
edges to the said back flap and along the opposite edge to the bottom (c.) of
the receptacle, the file or binder proper, e, e is attached as follows to or upon the
inner side of 6 as shown in any suitable manner this file e, e, is not part of my
claim and may be of any of the usual forms; and that shown in the drawings
consists of two parallel pins fidinly fixed to a cross piece or handle which are
attached in any suitable manner, the said pins sliding into corresponding tubes
upon the inner side of 6 for my purpose it is immaterial if the tubes be fidinly
fixed to a cross piece and the paralelle pins be attached in any suitable manner
to or upon the inner side of 6. Figure 2 shows also the hinged flap d in the
front side d, d, of the said receptacle the other portion of my improvement and
part subject of my invention which serves the purpose of facilitating the selec-
tion of the particular letter or paper, which it may be desired to reduse or
inspect, thes flap d', is also hinged in any suitable manner to the bottom of
the case or receptacle as to fall outwards; or it may be hinged by one or other
of its vertical edges to the corresponding vertical fall edges of the front side d, d,
this flap may be provided with any suitable form of clasp or fastening to hold
it secured when closed up or may be held secure when in an apright position
merely by the closed lid of the case or receptacle.
Figure 3 shous the movable portion, pins or tubes of the file or binder c.
Figure 4 shows the flat bar bin plan and in elevation, with the fixed portion
(tubes or pins) e¹ of the file or binder.
Figure shows the complete binding case closed, the complete binding case
may be further, provided with a perforator, attached to some portion of the
receptacle but this addition is no part of my claim.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature and objects
of the said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare
that wat I claims:-
1. The introduction into the back flap of a binding case or receptacle for
letters and the like, of a hinged portion having in or upon it a flap bar to.
which is attached the fixed portion of the file or binder proper and which said
hinged portion of the back flap is also hinged to the bottom of the case or
receptacle.
2. The introduction into the front side of a binding case or receptacle for
letters and the like of a hinged portion to open and shut at will.
3. The combination of the portion stated in Claims 1 and 2 or the introduction
into a binding case or receptacle of either of the portion stated in Claims 1
and 2 separetly.
4. The combination of a file or binder with a case box or receptacle for letters
and the like, substantially as described.
Dated this Sixth day of December Eighteen hundred and ninate nina