US1293011A - Manifolding-book. - Google Patents

Description

A. M. BOVIER.

MANIFOLDING BOOK.

APPLICATION FILED 1AN.21. 191s.

Patented Feb. 4, 1919.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

INVENTOR l I ATTORNEYS WITNESSES EEC.

ARCHIE TM. IBOVIER, 0F EIAMIBA, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO AMERICAN SALES IBOOIKv COMPANY, LIMITED, 0F TORONTO, CANADA, .6. CORPORATION OF THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO, CANADA.

MANIFOLDING-BOO K.

ne aaoi Specification of Letters ratent.

Patented Feb. 4:, 1919.

Application filed January 21, 1916, Serial No. 78,854.

pads, order blanks, invoices, and similar devices.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a practical device wherewith a number of copies may be obtained with the use of a minimum amount of transfer material.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a simple device for obtaining a number of copies. 1

Still another object of the invention is I the provision of an efficient and practical v ientl structure wherein record sheets and transfer sheets are secured in pad form in a convenoperative manner. Ot er objects will be in art obvious and in art pointed out hereina ter.

he invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combinations of elements and arrangement of parts which will be exemplified in the construction 'herein- 7 after set forth, and the scope of the appli-f o cation of which will be indicated in the lowing claims.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification, and wherein similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the several views,

Figure 1 1s a perspective view of a manifolding pad embodying the invention Fig.1 2 is a section of Fig. l on the line i 1 Fig. 3 i, a iliew of one of the record sheets,

some of the slips being turned up to expose 7 their under faces;

Fig. 4 is a view of one of the transfer sheets, showing both faces; and

Fig. 5 is an edge view of a portion of the pad, showing the top record sheets interolded with the upper transfer sheet, in position to be inscribed.

The main object of the present invention is the convenient simultaneous production of a plurality of record slips, the present disclosure being concerned with the production of four of such slips. In Fig. 1 is disclosed 'a plurality of record sheets 1, arranged in a pile, each of said record sheets being composed of four adjacent leaves2, 3, at and 5, across the sheet, there being weakened lines 6 between adjacent leaves for the pur ose of readily tearing the leaves apart. Pre erably also each sheet 1 is of suficient length up and down the sheet to provide a number of series of record slips, as A, B, C, and D, weakened lines being provided between the several different slips A, B, C, and D for their convenient separation, when necessary. Viewed in some aspects, it will be apparent from what hereinafter appears that the occurrence of permament indicia upon the record sheets is not required, but the rapid and convenient making of the complete records is facilitated by the provision of permanent indicia on the sheets'in a predetermined position. As before stated, each record sheet is composed of four leaves, and preferably permanent indicia are made on the under faces of the leaves 2 and 4, and on the upper faces of the leaves 3 and 5. These indicia are all similar for the several slips A, B C, and D with the exce tion that the slips horizontally across the s set may be distinguished from adjacent horizontal slips in any approved manner. The upper face of the leaf 2 is preferably blank or unprovided with indicia, whereas the upper face of the leaf 4 is, though it may be blank preferably also provided with any indicia esired.

Lying upon the topmost record sheet of the pile is a transfer sheet 7 which is coated with carbon for the purpose of transferring impressions, as will hereinafter appear. In

the present embodiment this transfer sheet has over three adjacent sections, leaving the fourth section uncovered. Disposed at different depths in the pile are other transfer sheets, as 8, similar to the up er transfer sheet and similar-l disposed reliitive to the adjacent record s set. The record sheets and the several transfer sheets are secured together to form the pile, preferably by means which independently secure the transfer sheets in their respective positions in the pile, such means comprising binders or bindmg devices, as staples, some of which, as 9,

pass completely through the pile so as to secure the outermost transfer sheet thereto, while others, as 10, terminate short of the top of the unconsumed pile and may immediately overlie the transfer sheet 8 which is disposed intermediate the upper and lower surfaces of the pile. These staplesmay be the usual rather flexible fine staples employed in manifolding devices, the free ends ofthe legs of the staples penetrating the pile from aboveand'being turned'or clenched eneath the bottom record sheetor a supporting strawboard base member 11, should such member be provided. By manipulation of the staples as by straightening the legs the staples may be readily removed. The

binders are disposed. along the folding line between the leaves 2 and 3, so as not tointerfere with the folding of the adjacent leaves.

In the use of this device, the leaf 5 of the record sheet is folded along the adjacent weakened line 6, into superposed relation to the leaf 4 and to the portion, or leaf, of the transfer. sheet opposite the leaf 4. The tworecord leaves in this superposed position with the intervening transfer leaf are then folded along the next weakened line 6 into superposed relation to the leaf 3 and to the "portion of..the transfer sheet opposite the leaf3. Thereafter the leaf 2 and thetransfer material lying oppositejthereto is folded along the'remaining weakened line 6 onto the previously folded leaves. The device is now read to receive a record andthe first unused slip A of the outermost leaf 2, which is the origmal slip, is inscribed with the desired record. If the transfer sheet is fully coated with the transfer material, as car- 'bon, on both faces it will be apparent that the record impresslon will be transferred to the similar slips A of the leaves underlying the original leaf. The inscription having been made, the leaves of the record and the transfer sheet are unfolded, and the series of slips A, are torn from the remainder of the topmost recordsheet, and the original and the 1 copy SllPS may betorn apart for subsequent desired utilization.

Although the apparatus. is capable of operatmg with a fully coated double face transfor sheet, it is preferred to coat only those I sections whlch are re uirecl to convey the impression to the simi arly presented faces of the several'leaves when in the folded condition. above referred to, as for exam lo, the upwardly presented faces, and to this end the transfer sheet is coated in stri s, the

leaf of the transfer sheet opposite t eleaf ,2 being coated only on its upper face, as at- 12; the one opposite the leaf 3 being coated on. its under face, as at 13; and the one opposite the leaf 4 being coated on its upper face, as at14. In'this wise the transfer sheet comprises three single-coated leaves respectively opposite the three adjacent leaves of the record sheet, the coats of the leaves on one face of the transfer sheet alternating with a leaf uncoated on the other face aswell as with a leaf uncoated on the same face. With a transfer sheet of the 4 alternately coated character referred to, the

impressions willbe duplicated on but one face of each of the superposed leaves, in the present embodiment on those faces which are upwardly presented and therefore face the impressions be avoided, but a less amount of transfer material is required than otherwise. As the record sheetsare used, the pile decreases in depth, and the staples securin the outermost transfer sheet may project a ove the upper surface of the pile so as to incommode the writer, as well as permit slight lateral movement of the upper transfer sheet, which movement tends to enlarge the openings in this transfer sheet through which the staples pass. But the next transfer sheet will have been uncovered before these features assume serious proportions, whereupon'the staples secumn the outermost transfer sheet are remove this transfer sheet is also removed, and subsequent recording effected with the next succeeding transfer sheet, and so on.

Thus by the above-described construction are accomplished, among others, the objects hereinbefore referred to.

As many changes could be made in the same way, and thus not only will superfluous above construction and many apparently guae, might be said to-fall therebetween.

aving described my invention, what I claim as new and desireato secure by'Letters Patent is 1. A pad comprising, in combination, a plurality of sheets arran d in a ile, binders passing through the pile and bmd-ing the sheets together, and other binders assing part way through the pile and bin mg together a number of sheets less than the numer bound by said first-mentioned binders.

2. A pad comprising, in. combination, a

' plurality of sheets arranged in a pile,'in-

eluding transfer sheets at different depths in the pile, binders passing through the ile and binding the sheets together, and 0t er binders passing part way throu h the pile and binding together anumber 0 sheets lessthan the number bound by said first-mew tioned binders.

3. A manifolding device, comprising in combination, a plurality of record sheets arranged in a pile, transfer sheets between two adjacent record sheets at different depths in the pile, said record sheets each composed of a plurality of leaves, and said transfer sheets respectively overlying three leaves and comprising single coated leaves respectively opposite the three leaves of the record sheet, the coats of the leaves on one face of the transfer sheet alternating with a leaf uncoated on the other face, said record sheets having weakened lines opposite each other transversely of the pile and staples in alinement with said weakened lines transversely of the pile, securing said sheets in the pile, some of said staples arranged to secure one of the transfer sheets independently of another, leaves of said record sheet and said transfer sheets being disposed at each side of the line of staples. 1

4. A pad comprising, in combination, a plurality of'sheets arranged in a pile, each of said sheets being adaptedto be folded to form a plurality of leaves, some of which may be superposed upon others, a set of staples blndlng some of said sheets together along the line on which the sheets are adapted to be folded, and a second set of staples binding sheets which are not bound by the first mentioned set.

5. A pad comprising, in combination, a plurality of sheets arranged in a pile, each of said sheets being adapted to be folded to form a plurality of leaves, some of which may be superposed upon others, transfer sheets at different depths in the pile, a set of staples binding some of said sheets and transfer sheets together along the line on which the sheets are adapted to be folded, and a second set of staples binding sheets and transfer sheets which are not bound by said first set.

6. A pad of the character described com prising, in combination, a plurality of sheets arranged in a pile, clenched staples bindin all of said sheets, other clenched staples bin ing some of said sheets, the clenched ends of said different binding staples being accessible for manipulation into condition permitting withdrawal through the pile.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

ARCHIE M. BOVIER.

Witnesses:

F. E. F ISK, C. H. WISEHART.

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