Improvements in and relating to Indexes for Bound Books.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 31st Jan., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 31st Oc'., 1895-Accepted, 31st Jan., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Indexes for Bound Books.
I, LOUIS DAVID WILLIAMS, of 160 Waterloo Road, St. Augustines, Norwich,
Lithographer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in and relating to indexes for bound
books, and the object of my invention is to provide books, such as bibles,
dictionaries and the like with an improved index whereby the different portions,
headings and the like, within said bibles, dictionaries or the like, may be readily
referred to.
My invention consists in providing a series of knobs or buttons, the stems or
shanks of which are inserted in the book at the different portions, headings or the
like to which reference is required to be made. Each of said knobs or buttons
may have marked on it the name of the portion, heading or the like, to which it
refers, where its shank is inserted, so that on taking hold of any of said knobs or
buttons, the hook may be readily opened at the portion, heading or the like, the
name of which is marked on said knob or button. Instead of marking each of
the knobs or buttons as described, I prefer to provide the book with a suitable
index plate, which index plate is formed or provided with a series of slots and has
marked in close proximity to each of said slots the name of a portion, heading or
the like, contained in the book. The shanks or stems of the knobs or buttons are
adapted, when the book is closed, to enter into said slots in the index plate, the
arrangement of the parts being such that on holding any one of said knobs or
buttons so that its shank remains in its slot, the book may be readily opened at the
portion, heading or the like, the name of which is marked in close proximity to the
slot in which the stem of the knob or button is retained.
Each of the stems of said knobs or buttons is preferably made of a thin strip of
metal and the end of each stem which is opposite to that at which the knob or
button is attached, is fixed in any suitable manner to the book, or said stems may
be bound with the book. Instead of a stem and knob a narrow strip of sheet
metal may be employed.
I wish it to be understood that I do not confine myself to the construction and
arrangement of the different parts exactly as hereinbefore described, as the same
may be varied without departing from my invention.
Dated this 31st day of January 1895.
I LOUIS DAVID WILLIAMS of 160 Waterloo Road St. Augustines Norwich
Lithographer 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 :-
This invention relates to improvements in and relating to indexes for bound

page_text: books and the object of my invention is to provide books, such as bibles
dictionaries and the like with an improved index whereby the different portions
headings and the like within the said bibles dictionaries and the like may be readily
referred to. My invention consists in providing a series of knobs or buttons, the
stems or shanks of which are inserted in the book at the different portions headings
or the like to which reference is required to be made.
Each of said knobs or buttons may have marked on it the name of the portions
heading or the like to which it refers, where its shank is inserted, so that on taking
hold of any of said knobs or buttons, the book may be readily opened at the
portion heading or the like, the name of which is marked on said knob or button.
Instead of marking each of the knobs or buttons as described, I provide the
book with a suitable index plate as shown at A in Fig. 1 on Sheet I of the
accompanying drawings; Fig. 2 shows the full sized knob or button that I employ to
indicate the different portions headings or the like to which reference is required to
be made; I mark the index. plate with the various names, headings or the like,
and I attach the knobs or buttons at the various portions headings or the like
opposite to the respective names headings or the like marked on the index plate.
The index plate may be made of parchment or other flexible material and
attached to the first page or cover of the said bibles dictionaries and the like by
means of gum or other strong adhesive solution.
The knobs or buttons may be made of thin metal or other suitable material and
attached to the respective pages by means of gum or other strong adhesive
:solution.
In lieu of the knobs or buttons, narrow parallel pieces of thin metal or other
suitable material may be used to indicate the different portions headings or
the like.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is―
1st. The method and manner of providing indexes to bound books as described
.in my Specification and shown in the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 30th day of October 1895.
L. D. WILLIAMS,
Applicant.