US1254224A - Binder. - Google Patents

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Patented Jan. 22, 1918.

l ITE @TATE Prkfllldld CHARLES E. HAUSER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO REDING' Se HAUSER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A PARTNERSHIP CONSISTING OF LOUIS M. REDING AND SAID CHARLES E. I-IATJ'SER.

BINDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 22, 191%.

To all 'Lo/tom it may concern: f

Be it known that I, CHARLES E. HAUSER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Binders, of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this speciication.

My invention relates to binders and has for its object the provision of an improved binder into which books of varying thicknesses or folded leaves may be inserted and held in place. My invention has for its object to provide a simple structure of this nature which however shall be strong and which shall accurately hold the inserted documents or books in position.

I will explain one form of carrying out my invention more in detail by referring to the accompanying drawing illustrating the same, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a cover with my improved binder mechanism in position;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view on line 2 2 of Fig. 8, and

Fig. 3 is a sectional view along line 3 of Fig. l with a book shown in the binder.

My improved device is shown in coperation with a back 10 having` the sides 11, l1 hinged thereto, thus forming a cover. The binder attachment is held in place in the cover preferably through the agency of suitable cloth or material 12 forming part of the cover which encircles the base plate 13 of the binder. This base plate is turned up at the extremities to form brackets 11, 15, the whole being suitably held by means of the material 12 as stated. The brackets 11 and 15 have holes 16, 16 and 17, 17 respectively. The bracket 14 has two holders 18 and 19 mounted in the holes 16 preferably by having these members 18 and 19 looped through the holes as shown at 20. This provides a pivotal mounting for the holders 18 and 19 which is of utility in the particular form of carrying out the invention as here shown. These holders 18 and 19 are flexible so that they may be bent into the dotted position shown in Fig. 3. Normally these holders project through the holes 17, 17. These holders likewise carry finger pieces 21, 21 so that these holders may be more readily bent into the position of Fig. 3 when inserting books, periodicals or other folded leaves as occasion may require.

`In order to insert a book the particular holder 18 or 19 is bent so as to withdraw it from the hole 17, whereupon the book 22 is inserted against the back and the holder again restored to its position with its eX- tremity projecting through the hole 17. The pull of the book is of course strongest at the extremities of the holders 18 and 19 and thus this pull comes where these holders are very securely held by the brackets 14 and 15. The arrangement is such that the number of holders can be increased or decreased as the occasion requires, these holders being very thin, not requiring any great thickness to perform their functions in view of the fact that the greatest strain comes at the extremities of these holders near the points where they are held by the brackets. Thus a great number of independent booklets, periodicals or leaflets may be inserted and independently held by one of the holders provided therefor.

rlhe holder of course likewise is of great use in connection with holding such books as telephone directories in the back, these telephone directories frequently having a thickness of one inch or more. With books of this nature it is desirable to have more than one holder to coperate in securing the book in position in the cover, thus avoiding undue strains on the binder and maintaining the book in better condition.

In the claims I have used the word book or books to indicate any article which may be held in place by the binder.

From what has been thus described the nature of my invention will be readily clear to those skilled in the art, as will also its various modifications and uses, within the scope of the appended claims. Having however thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A device of the character described comprising a cover, means for removably mounting a book in said cover, said means including a pair of supports and resilient holders mounted upon one of said supports and loosely held in the other support, said holders being adapted by bending to be disengaged from and associated with said last aforesaid support, and finger pieces slidably mounted on said holders whereby they may be released from said support. i

2. A device of the character described comprising a cover, means for removably mounting a book in said cover, said means including a pair of supports and resilient holders swingingly mounted upon one ot said supports and loosely held in the other support, said holders being adapted by bending to be disengaged from and associated with said last aforesaid support, and linger pieces slidably mounted on said holders Awhereby they may be released from said support.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe i5 my name this 20th day of September, A. D., 1916.

CHARLES E. HAUSER.

Witnesses:

LIONEL G. THORsNnss, Jol-IN J. MOSER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

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