US1227719A - Slip or bill holder. - Google Patents

Description

J. E. WILDMAN.

SLIP OR BILL HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED OCT-29.1908. RENEWED OCT. 26, ms.

Patented May 29, 1917.

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JOSEPH E. WILDMAN, OF LANIDO'VER, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO THE IVIGG'ASKEY REGISTER COMPANY, (INCORPORATED IN 1914,) OF ALLIANCE,

OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

SLIP OR BILL HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 29, 191%.

Application filed October 29, 1908, Serial No. 460,138. Renewed. October 26, 1916. Serial No. 127,969.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, JOSEPH E. WILDMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Landover, in the county of Prince Georges and State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Slip or Bill Holders, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to a device for holding slips or sheets, more particularly to a clip or supporting device for holding sales slips on the bill-holding leaf of a credit or filing appliance.

One object of the invention is to secure a slip or slips in position upon the billholder leaf of a filing appliance in a simple manner.

Another object of the invention is to provide means for supporting the clip at different positions relative to the bill holding leaf or book according to the number of slips inserted in place.

A further object of the invention is to provide novel means for engaging the bill slips near their upper and lower edges.

A further object of the invention is to provide means for releasing the bill slips and for maintaining the clip in released position.

Further objects of the invention will be obvious from the following description and claims.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a bill-holding leaf provided with means, embodying my invention, for supporting and holding sales slips.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of a series of bill holding leaves provided with my sales slip supporting clips.

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 33 Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional view, illustrating details of construction.

In the drawings, 1 represents a base, adapted to suitably support a plurality of bill holding leaves 2, 2. The base and bill holding leaves may be constructed in any suitable or preferred manner.

3, 3 indicate partitions, ribs, or rubbing strips secured to the face of each leaf or back 2, and preferably extending from top to bottom thereof. These partitions are preferably formed of sheet metal bent upon itself to form double walls 3, 3, and are provided with flanged edges 3 whereby they may be conveniently secured to the leaf. 2 indicates a cross strip on which the bill slips rest when in position, the strips cooperating with the side walls 3, 3, to form pockets for the bill slips.

4, 4 indicate the clips which transversely retain the upper portions of the sales slips or bills in position, each comprising a substantially U-shaped rod. 4' 4: indicate arms, formed by bending outwardly the opposite ends of the rod 4.

5, 5 indicate slots formed in the side , walls 3, 3, and each provided with an enlarged portion 5 at its upper end. The arms 4, 4: are preferably flattened in cross section and slidably fit into the slots 5, 5. By reference to the drawings, it will be seen that the clips are non-rotatably supported and that the flattened ends of the arms 4, 4 are positively held in such position relative to the face of the adjacent leaf or back 2 as to normally hold the clip a parallel with and close against the face of the bill holding leaf or back. It will also be understood that the characteristics of the clips 4L to resist torsional strains will result in yieldingly securing bill slips in place against the adjacent leaf or back 2. When the clips 4 are raised, as by catching hold of a fingerpiece 6, the arms a, 4: enter the enlarged portions 5 and permit the clip to pivotally swing outwardly and upwardly. l/Vhen the clip is thus operated the bill slips may be readily removed or inserted.

7 indicates an auxiliary clip extending transversely between the opposite walls 3, 3, and slidably mounted in slots 7, 7, formed therein. Among other things, this clip 7 operates to press and hold the lower portions of the bill slips on the bill holding leaf 2.

8 indicates a device connected with the clip at and preferably arranged midway between its sides. The device 8 may be formed from a section of flat material. It depends downwardly from the clip a: and when said clip is in engagement with the slips, it bears against the said slips in a vertical direction and assists in holding them flat against the adjacent leaf. The lower end of said device 8 may be connected with the clip 7 whereby both clips will be operated simultaneously to permit the insertion or removal of bill slips. In this form of the invention the ends of the device 8 are preferably turned over or around the clips 4 and 7 and form a loose pivotal connection therewith.

Each of the slots 7, 7, may be provided with an offset 7 to receive the opposite ends of the clip 7 and thereby hold it and the clip 4: raised in position.

9 indicates a spring for holding the clip 7 in the offset 7 The slots 5, 5, 7, 7", are preferably inclined downwardly and toward the leaf or back 2, parallel to each other, in order that the clips 4: and 7, when being lowered to clamp the bill slips, will accommodate themselves to the number of slips to be supported in place. By this construction, from one to a large number of slips may be securely held in place behind each clip.

As the clips 4 not only slide upwardly a distance equal to the length of the slots 5, 5, but also swing outwardly and upwardly, when the arms i, f enter the enlargements 5", the slots 7 are elongated, as shown at 7*, to permit the clips 7 to slide upwardly a distance substantially equal to this combined movement.

To those skilled in the art of making devices of the class described, many alterations in construction and widely differing embodiments and applications of my inven tion will suggest themselves, without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims. My disclosures and description herein are purely illustrative, and are not intended to be in any sense limiting.

What I claim is:

1. The combination with a leaf, of a clil for holding papers or slips a ainst said leaf, the said clip comprising a transversely extending device arranged to hold papers or slips in place, and means for movably supporting the opposite ends of said clip, the said means requiring the clip to slide without rotating to a predeterminer position and then permitting it to swing outwardly relative to said leaf.

2. In a device of the charcter described,

the combination with a back, of a clip formed from a section of resilient wire for holding papers or slips against said back, means for slidingly and non-rotatably supporting the opposite ends of said clip,

3. The combination with a back, of

pair of ribs carried by the back and ar ranged parallel to each other, and formed with alined slots, a clip formed from a section of resilient wire and comprising a bar extending at right angles to said ribs and laterally bent members the free ends of which are slidably mounted in said slots, the walls of one of said slots cooperating with the free end of the adjacent laterally bent member to prevent rotation. of the clip during sliding movement and the last mentioned slot ha ing an enlarged portion which permits the rotation of the clip when the free end of the adjacent laterally bent member is moved into it, whereby the bar can be swung outwardly.

a. The combination with a back, of a clip formed from a section of resilient wire and comprising a slip engaging member and laterally bent members, ribs or strips carried by the back and formed with inclined slots in which the opposite ends of the laterally bent members are slidably mounted to support the clip at different distances from the back, one end of said section of wire being flattened and cooperating with the walls of the adjacent slot to prevent rotation of the clip.

The combination with a back, of ribs secured to said back and formed with slots, and a U-shaped clip formed from a section of resilient wire and arranged to removably support slips on said back, the opposite ends of said section of wire being slidingly mounted in said slots and one of said ends being flattened and cooperating with the walls of the adjacent slot to prevent swinging of the clip, the slot in which said flattened end is mounted being enlarged at one end, whereby the clip can swing outwardly when the said ends of the section of wire are moved to a predetermined position.

6. A slip holder comprising a leaf, a slidable ill-shaped clip associated with said leaf to hold bill slips, means for holding the free ends of the said clip to permit its slip engaging portion to swing outwardly away from the leaf only when moved into a given position, and means for maintaining the slip engaging portion of the clip away from said leaf when it has been swung outwardly.

7. In a slip holder, the combination with a leaf or back, of a clip arranged to engage bill slips near their upper edges, a separate clip arranged to engage bill slips near their lower edges, connections between the clips, and means for slidingly supporting the two clips and permitting one of the clips only to swing outwardly when both clips are moved to a predetermined position.

8. In a slip holder, the combination with a leaf or back, of a clip arranged to engage bill slips near their upper edges, a separate clip arranged to engage bill slips near their lower edges, connections between the clips, means for non-rotatably and slidingly supporting one of said clips and permitting it to swing outwardly when moved to a predetermined position and means for slidingly supporting the other clip to move toward and from the leaf or back.

9. In a slip holder, the combination with a bill-holding leaf or back, of a clip arranged to engage bill slips near their upper edges, an auxiliary clip arranged to engage the bill slips near their lower edges, separate means for slidingly supporting each of said clips relative to the said leaf or back, means for moving the clips together, and means for maintaining the clips in raised position.

10. In a slip holder, the combination of a leaf or back, ribs extending from top to bottom of the leaf and provided with pairs of slots, a clip slidable in one pair of slots for supporting bill slips on the leaf, and an auxiliary clip slidable in the other pair of slots, one slot in one pair being provided with means to permit one of the clips to swing outwardly, and one slot in the other pair being provided with means for holding the clips in raised position.

11. In a slip holder, the combination of a leaf or back, means for yieldingly and detachably supportin bill slips against the said leaf or back, tie said means comprising a pair of clips, connected together, means for slidably supporting the said clips relative to the said leaf or back, one of the said clips being resilient, and the said clip supporting means being provided with means to permit the disengagement of the resilient clip from the bill slips.

12. In a slip holder, the combination of a back, a U-shaped resilient clip arranged to engage bill slips near their upper portions and yieldingly support them against the said back, means for slidingly and non-rotatably supporting the opposite ends of the said U-shaped clip, an auxiliary clip, means for slidably supporting the opposite ends of the said auxiliary clip, connections between the ti-shaped clip and the auxiliary clip whereby they may be raised and lowered simultaneously, the said supporting means for the U-shaped clip being arranged to permit the outwardly swinglng thereof when the U-shaped clip and auxiliary clip are moved to a predetermined position.

13. In a slip holder, the combination of a leaf or frame, a clip arranged to engage the upper portions of slips, bills, papers and the like for removably supporting them upon said leaf or frame, means for supporting said clip upon said leaf or frame, and permitting it to swing outwardly relative thereto, a separate clip arranged to engage the lower portions of the slips, bills, papers and the like, means for slidingly supporting the last mentioned clip and operating to guide it toward and from the leaf or frame, and a connection between the said clips whereby they may move simultaneously in the same direction relative to said leaf or frame.

14. In a slip holder, the combination of a leaf or frame, a clip arranged to engage the upper portions of slips, bills, papers and the like for removably supporting them upon said leaf or frame, means for supporting said clip upon said leaf or frame and permitting it to swing outwardly relative thereto, a separate clip arranged to engage the lower portions of the slips, bills, papers and the like, means for slidingly supporting the last mentioned clip and operating to move it toward and from the leaf or frame, a connection between the said clips whereby they move simultaneously, said sliding supporting means for the last mentioned clip comprising guides one of which is formed with an offset at one end to receive said clip and support it and the other clip in the operated position, and a yielding device for maintaining said last mentioned clip in said offset.

15. The combination with a support, of a U-shaped clip formed from a section of resilient wire for supporting or holding slips, means for slidably supporting the opposite ends of said U shaped clip on said back, the said supporting means cooperating with the ends of the clip to maintain the same substantially parallel with the back during sliding movement, but permitting the said clip to be swung outwardly from the back to release the slips when moved to a predetermined position, and means for holding said clip in an outwardly swung position, the said holding means including a member slidable with said clip.

16. In a slip holder, the combination of a leaf or frame, a clip arranged to engage the upper portions of slips, bills, papers and the like for removably supporting them upon said leaf or frame, a separate clip arranged to engage the lower portions of the slips, bills, papers and the like, separate means for slidingly supporting each clip upon said leaf or frame and permitting them to move outwardly relative thereto, and a plate connected to and extending between the said clips and arranged centrally thereon between their opposite ends.

17 In a slip holder, the combination of a leaf or back, a resilient clip arranged to en- Wardly swinging of the said resilient clip when moved into a predetermined position. In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in the presence of two Witnesses.

JOSEPH E. WILDMAN.

gage bill slips near their upper portions, a separate clip arranged to engage bill slips near their lower portions, devices for slidably supporting the said clips, the said devices including means for preventing the rotation of the resilient clip only, connections lVitnesses: between the chps for sllding them simulta- GEO. S. LIVINGSTON, neously, and means permitting the out- Gno. B. PITTs.

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