Year: 1888

page_text: EDWARD FULLER MAITLAND Garth House, Breconshire and VIVIAN SYMONDS Kelly,
Lifton, Devonshire Esquires, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The object of this invention is to facilitate the extraction of a card from the
containing case.
We take a thin piece of metal slightly curved and fix it at one end to one of the
larger sides of a case for visiting cards and on the inside of the case. This piece of
metal serves as a spring for keeping the cards pressed against the opposite side in
whatever position the case may be hold.
It is very economical as regards space, and being fixed only at one end becomes
straighter as more cards are placed inside.
On the opposite side and also on the inside there is a flat metal slide which moves in
a slot backwards and forwards in a direction parallel to the longer axis of the case and
having one end raised at the edge a little less than the thickness of one card-At one
end of the case there is a narrow opening just large enough to allow one card to pass
at a time.
A knob or button connected with the slide protrudes outside the slot, on moving
which the raised edge catches the end of the under most card and forces it through
the narrow opening, thus avoiding the necessity of opening the case.
To place the cards in the case, the case may be opened either at the end, as in the
ordinary card case, or else at the side, as most convenient.
Dated this 2nd day of July 1888.
EDWARD FULLER MAITLAND and
VIVIAN SYMONDS.

page_text: We, EDWARD FULLER MAITLAND and VIVIAN SYMONDS of Garth House, Garth,
Breconshire, Gentlemen, 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 also had to the
accompanying sheet of drawings in which i
Figure 1 is a front elevational view of a Card case according to our invention showing
the partial delivery of a card therefrom, Figure 2 is a side elevation of a Card case
with the side removed showing an internal spring fully expanded, Figure 3 is a similar
view of a Card case provided with Cards and showing the internal spring contracted
or straightened out. Figures 4 and 6 are side elevational views of Card cases with one
side removed to show two other types of springs. Figure 5 is a side elevation of a
double Card case. Figure 7 is a side and Figure 8 a front elevational view of the
delivery slide to be hereinafter more particularly described.
The object of our invention is to facilitate the extraction or withdrawal of a Card
from the containing case without the necessity of removing or opening the cover or
lid of said case.
In carrying out our invention we suspend in any suitable manner to the interior of
the back of a Card case A, of any convenient size and design, one end of a thin flat
spring a Figures 1 and 2 bent into the form of a bow. Said spring a pressing against
the Cards contained in the enclosing case A, allows of said cards being engaged by
the narrow flange of a slider B. The slider B shown more particularly in Figures 7
and 8 is formed of a thin flat slip of metal having the upper edge thereof bent over
and inwards in the form of a flange b of a depth rather less than the thickness of a
Card. Said slider B is disposed in the interior of the Card case A against the front
of which it is held by a button, knob, or the like C, the short spindle of which passes
through a longitudinal slot c in the front of the case, in which slot the slide is capable
of vertical movement determined by the length of said slot or aperture c.
At the bottom of the case A is formed a slot or aperture D along the breadth
thereof, of such a width as to allow of the passage therethrough of one Card at a
time.
Within the cover or lid E which may be hinged to or detached from the case A as
may be desired, are two small projections d the object of which is to prevent the
Cards reaching the head of the cover E, order to allow of the flange b of the slider B
passing beyond the top of the Cards, and engaging with the bearing against said
slider B.
The Card case instead of being single, may be made deeper and he provided
centrally with a division plate F, as shown in Figure 5, the fine springs a a
being attached to said division plate. This duplicating of the case is convenient for
the disposal of two types of Cards, as for instance, private and business Cards.

page_text: I do not confine or limit myself to the employment of the bow springs above
described as I may use any type of spring or springs for effecting the same object.
At Figures 4 and 6 are illustrated types of two small springs e e¹ differently disposed,
and which act with equal facility to the bow spring or springs a al above
described.
The Card case may be charged or filled with Cards through an opening formed in
any convenient part of said case, either in the top or sides as may be most
desirable.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that
what we claim is :-
First :—In a card case the employment of a spring for keeping the Cards together
in combination with a flanged slider, substantially as and for the purpose herein
described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Second In the improved Card case herein described and referred to in the
preceding claim the combination with the slider B of a narrow aperture for the
delivery of each Card in succession without necessitating the opening of the case
substantially as herein set forth and shown.
Third The method which we adopt of duplicating the improved Card case
substantially as herein set forth.
Fourth The improved Card case and various parts in combination substantially
as herein described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
1000
JAMES STEVENSON,
Gray's Inn Chambers,
20, High Holborn, London, W.C.,
Agent for Applicants.
JAMES STEVENSON,
Gray's Inn Chambers,
20, High Holborn, London, W.C.,
Agent for Applicants.