A NEW OR IMPROVED METHOD OF FILING SCHEDULES, PAPERS, BOOKS AND THE LIKE AND APPARATUS CONNECTED THEREWITH
Year: 1884

page_text: I LORENTZ ALBERT GROTH KGV Civil Engineer and Managing Director of the
Universal Inventors and Patentees Financial Company Limited 30 Finsbury
Pavement London E.C. in the county of Middlesex do hereby declare the nature of
said invention for "A NEW OR IMPROVED METHOD OF FILING SCHEDULES, PAPERS,
BOOKS AND THE LIKE AND APPARATUS CONNECTED THEREWITH" a communication
to me from abroad by Count Dr Alberto d'Altemps of Florence in the Kingdom
of Italy to be as follows:-
The essential character of this invention is the ease with which the books
papers &c it encloses can be moved about and replaced in their original position.
By literary and scientific writers they are preferred to bound manuscript books
as pages can be altered rewritten or even omitted without disturbing the order in
which the others are placed.
For indexes lists &c as well as works of literature and science some method or
apparatus is absolutely necessary in order to prevent confusion and to afford ready
means of reference to any particular part.
The usual method of keeping papers together by means of boxes have these
inconveniences that their size is fixed and cannot be altered to suit the varied
requirements of the user and also the papers cannot be referred to without great
inconvenience and danger of deranging the order of them all.
In separation by means of moveable vertical partitions the papers are liable to
fall together and get mixed while the partitions are being moved In either case a
large amount of room is occupied while the papers &c are not protected against
dust and manipulation by a stranger is almost certain to be attended with disastrous
results to the order of the papers.
This invention consists in perforating the papera &c to be used and the
employment of pins of different lengths upon which the papers may be secured by
means of nuts or screw heads &c.
The papers for this purpose are naturally of different sizes and thicknesses are
preferably rounded to prevent the curling up of the edges and are pierced to receive
the pin near the extremity of their longitudinal axes.
This principle is applied in four different cases.
1st Schedules and papers in process of composition.

page_text: The pins for this purpose are of two kinds the first of which is a simple pin with
a hutton of wond or metal at the bottom on which the papers are placed and
secured by simply pressing down upon them a nut of any shape the interior of
which is provided with cork or other suitable material in order to produce sufficient
friction on the pin to secure the papers.
The second kind of pin is made in hollow metal and while at one end it ends like
the first named in a simple button it receives in a female screw at the other end
a headed pin or the headed pin instead of being screwed may have a small spring
inserted into it which fixes it to the hollow pin and which is released by pressure
on small projections attached to the spring.
2nd Arrangements for a helical disposition of Schedules and papers for the
compilation of indexes.
This consists first of a cardboard disc on which the papers are arranged as a helix
or fan second of a small grooved disc in metal or wood and third of a pin in metal
and a small prism in wood which slides upon the pin and forms with it a central
stem or support for holding the bulk of the papers.
These having been arranged as a fan are secured by the screw while by pressing
on the small grooved disc with the fingers of the left hand crossed over the stem
the whole arrangement opens and closes in a plane.
Each schedule or paper should be marked in the corner which is uncovered by a
letter or sign to indicate its contents.
In using this helical form of Arrangement the apparatus is held and operated by
the left hand while corrections alterations additions &c are made with a pen or
pencil preferably flattened in spatula form at its reverse end in order to turn over
the leaves easily.
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For larger or smaller arrangements it is only necessary to change the moveable
prism and each block or case must be protected by cardboard or other suitable
COV-1's.
3rd Catalogues &c subjected to much handling.
For this purpose the paper is thicker the pins stronger if need be made of steel,
secured in thick cases in which the head of the pin is sunk in this case a screw-
driver or key is necessary to tighten the screw thus affording greater security as
leaves cannot be abstracted without tearing them, to detect which an eyelet hole
may be rivetted in them while in order to prevent the screwhead (when the case
is not full) proje ting (in which case it might be opened without the key or screw-
driver) a sheath is used to keep the covers apart when the screw can be tightened
up when the case is only half full,
At the end of the outer covering a small hinged-plate is secured (which can be
turned back so as not to impede reference) in which a lubel or name paper can be
secured in two grooves provided for that purpose.
4th Note and Memorandum Books.
Any suitable material may be used for the leaves or covers of these books and
the screw heads may project so as to be regulated with the fingers or may be sunk
in which case a key is necessary.
These books have the advantage that leaves may be removed replaced &c
individually without effecting the others and that it is practically everlasting each
book when filled being abstracted and a fresh set of leaves substituted.

page_text: I LORENTZ ALBERT GROTH KG V Civil Engineer and Managing Director of the
Universal Inventors and Patentees Financial Company Limited 30 Finsbury
Pavement London E.C. in the County of Middlesex, do hereby declare the nature of
said Invention for ".A NEW OR IMPROVED METHOD OF FILING, SCHEDULES PAPERS,
BOOKS, AND THE LIKE AND APPARATUS CONNECTED THEREWITH" a communication
to me from abroad by Count Dr Alberto d'Altemps, of Florence in the Kingdom
of Italy and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :—
The essential character of this invention is the ease with which the books
papers &c it encloses can be moved about and replaced in their original position.
By literary and scientific writers they are preferred to bound manuscript books
as pages can be altered re-written or even omitted without disturbing the order
in which the others are placed.
For indexes lists &c as well as works of literature and science some method or
apparatus is absolutely necessary in order to prevent confusion and to afford ready
means of reference to any particucar part.
The usual method of keeping papers together by means of boxes have these
inconveniences that their size is fixed and cannot be altered to suit the varied
requirements of the user and also the papers cannot be referred to without great
inconvenience and danger of deranging the order of them all.
In separation by means of moveable vertical partitions the papers are liaable to
fall together and get mixed while the partitions are being moved. In either case
a large amount of room is occupied while the papers &c are not protected against
dust and manipulation by a stranger is almost certain to be attended with disastrous
results to the order of the papers.
This invention consists in perforating the papers &c to be used and the
employment of pins a of different lengths upon which the papers may be secured
by means of nuts b or screw heads c &c.
The papers for this purpose are naturally of different sizes and thicknesses are
preferably rounded to prevent the curling up of the edges and are pierced to
receive the pin near the extremity of their longitudinal axes.
This principle is applied in four different cases.
1st Schedules and papers in process of composition.
The pins for this purpose are of two kinds the first of which is a simple
pin Fig 1 with a button of wood or metal d at the bottom on which the papers are
placed and secured by simply pressing down upon them a nut b of any shape the
interior of which is provided with cork or other suitable material in order to produce
sufficient friction on the pin a to secure the papers.
The second kind of pin is made in hollow metal and while at one and it ends
like the first named in a simple button d it receives in a female screw at the
other end a headed pin c or the headed pin instead of being screwed may have a
small spring inserted into it which fixes it to the hollow pin and which is released
by pressure on small projections attached to the spring.
2nd Arrangements for a helical disposition of Schedules and papers for the
compilation of indexes.
This consists first of a cardboard disc e on which the papers are arranged as a
helix or fan, second of a sinall grooved disc in metal or wood fand third of a pin
in metal and a small prism or nut g Fig 4 in wood which slides upon the pin and
forms with it a central stem or support for holding the bulk of the papers which
are placed between d and f.

page_text: These baving been arranged as a fan are secured by the screw or nut while by
pressing on the small grooved disc f with the fingers of the left hand crossed over
the stem the whole arrangement opens and closes in a plane.
Each schedule or paper should be marked in the corner which is uncovered by a
letter or sign to indicate its contents.
In using this helical form of arrangement the apparatus is held and operated by
the left hand while corrections alterations additions &c are made with a pen or
pencil Fig 5 preferably flattened in spatula form at its reverse end in order to turn
over the leaves easily.
For larger or smaller arrangements it is only necessary to change the moveable
prism g and each block or case must be protected by cardboard or other suitable
covers.
3rd Catalogues &c subjected to much handling.
For this purpose the paper is thicker the pins stronger if need be made of steel
secured in thick cases in which the head of the pin is sunk Fig 6 in this case a
screwdriver or key is necessary to tighten the screw thus affording greater security
as leaves cannot be abstracted without tearing them to detect which an eylet hole
may be rivetted in then while in order to prevent the screwhead (when the case
is not full) projecting (in which case it might be opened without the key or screw-
driver) a sheath h is used to keep the covers apart when the screw can be tightened
up when the case is only half full.
At the end of the outer covering Fig 7 a small hinged plate is secured (which
can be turned back so as not to impede reference in which a label or name paper
can be secured in two grooves provided for that purpose.
4th Note and Memorandum Books.
Any suitable material may be used for the leaves or covers of these books and
the screw heads may project so as to be regulated with the fingers or may be sunk
in which case a key is necessary.
These books have the advantage that leaves may be removed replaced individually
without effecting the others and that it is practically everlasting each book when
filled being abstracted and a fresh set of leaves substituted.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed 1 declare that what
I claim is
1st The pin a with button & at lower end, provided with nut b or screw head c
Figs 1 and 2 to secure the papers.
2nd The helical disposition on card disc e Figs 3. and 4 consisting of pin a, nut b,
button & prism g and grooved disc f
3rd The pen Fig 5 for use with this disposition.
4th The block or book form Figs 6 & 7 consisting of pin a provided with
sheath h and sunk screwhead the cover provided with small hinged name
plate i.
5th The whole of the applications of the pin a nut 6 screw head c disc e grooved
disc f prism g sheath and name plate i as described and illustrated in the
drawings.
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