US1990221A - Manifolding book - Google Patents

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Feb. 5, 1935. c. w. BRENN 1,990,221

MANIFQLDING BOOK Filed Sept. 5, 1928 .5 sheetsrsheeb 1 IN V EN TOR.

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"@LAG N A TORNE Y C. W. BRENN MANIFOLDING BOOK Feb. 5, 1935.

3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Sept 5, 1928 Q m mg won ZI INVENTOR. C'ar! 7K 3 ma A TORNEY Patented Feb. 5, 1935 uNlrab STATES PAT Application September 5, 1928, Serial No. 304,035

This invention relates to manifolding devices, and more particularly to an improved manifolding book or pack for use in typewriters and manifolding machines.

.In this art there has" been for years a continuous endeavor to provide a manifolding pack which would decrease the amount of time'and labor involved in filling-out forms to record business transactions or make desired memoranda. These efforts have been centered about the handling of carbon or other transfer media so that the worksheets may be provided in continuous form. The present invention is concerned with this phase of the problem.

7 In the prior art there is disclosed worksheet packs formed of a web of indefinite length having longitudinally extending lines of separation along which the web is folded to provide. superposed longitudinally extending strips. In one form, each of the strips is provided with a continuous succession of printed forms, and the carbon sheets are carried by a suitable holding device so as to be movable relatively to the web to cooper ate with a fresh portion thereof after a form has been written. This arrangement requires special mechanism, and the web can only be used without suchmechanism by placing the carbo sheets between the webs by hand.

In another form, the web is so arranged that the back of the printed form is provided with a coating of transfer material, so that impres-- I have disclosed the manifolding book in which the separate worksheets are interleaved with carbon sheets, and the latter are held captive between the worksheets by means such as adhesive material applied to the margins of the worksheets. With this kind of pack, the carbon strip becomes free of the worksheet strips when the latter are separated, and hence some trouble is experienced when it is desired to keep two of the forms with the interleaved carbon intact for receiving subsequent impressions, as is sometimes wanted. V

In another of my copending applications, I

@FFMIE have disclosed a manifolding book in which the worksheets and carbon sheets are held together by suitable fastening means such as staples placed in the line of transverse perforations located between forms.

These fastening means become inoperative to hold the strips together when the strips are torn-along their transverse lines of perforations,

and hence the difilculty above referred to is also experienced with this pack. The said copending application is filed under Serial No. 221,912.

An object of the present invention is to provide means whereby, in a pack or book of manifolding material having two or more strips, each strip is eithera worksheet strip or a carbon strip and each carbon strip is attached to at least one worksheet strip. This is accomplished by dividing a web of paper of indefinite length into a be separated by tearing them along their lines of perforations, and the. carbon strip having served its purpose is thrown away.

In case provision is to be made for allowing two of the strips with their intervening carbon strips to remain intact for future inscriptions independently of the inscriptions applied to all the strips in common, the web'may be divided by two longitudinally extending lines of perforations to form three strips, the central one of which is provided. with a continuous succession of printed forms on the obverse face of the web, the strip atone side of the central strip being provided with a continuous coating of transfer material on the obverse face of the web and being folded along the line of perforations to lie upon the central strip, and the strip at the other side of the central strip being provided with a continuous succession of printed forms on the reverse face of the web and being folded along perforations.

According to the present invention, the pile of worksheet strips and carbon strips may comprise a plurality of individually longitudinally folded webs. These webs are also provided with transverse perforations separating oneform from the next and separating the carbon strip into leaves of form length size. Further, according to the present invention, these superposed webs may be alternately folded, first in one direction and then in the other, transversely along these lines of perforations so as to provide a zig-zag folded manifolding pack or book. These longitudi nally folded and superposed webs are held in substantial alignment relative to each other by the interfolded relation of one web with the other in the zig-zag folded pack referred to.

In the accompanying drawings- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a book or pack made in accordance with the present invention.

Figs. 2 to 7 inclusive, are plan views showing the various webs making up the pile and indicating how they are folded longitudinally.

Fig. 8 is an exaggerated transverse sectional view through the pile of superposed webs, showing how the strips may be disposed of when it is desired to make ten copies.

As shown in the accompanying drawings, the pile of worksheets comprises a plurality of webs indicated by the numerals 1 to 6 inclusive. These webs are of indefinite length, that is to say continuous, and each is provided with one or more longitudinally extending lines of perforations 7, and transverse perforations 8 arranged at equispaced intervals along the webs.

The web 1, shown inFig. 2, comprises two longitudinal lines of perforations 7 making three strips 9, 10 and 11 The strip 10, which is the central strip, is. provided with a succession of printed forms F2 on the obverse surface of the web. The strip 11 is provided with a coating C1 of carbon or other transfer material also on the obverse face of the web, while thestrip 9 is provided with a printed form F1 on the reverse face of the web. After the strip 1 is printed and coated, it is folded, as indicated in Fig. 2, along the line. of perforations 7 between it'and the strip 10, so that the coating Cl will lie directly above the printed form F2. Then the strip 9 is folded along the line of perforations '7 that the unprinted side of the strip lies upon the uncoated Sheet strips 9 d 10, the latter are held toget at the line of perforations 7 and may remain together as long as is desired,.even after the carbonized strip 11 is'removed. The printing on the forms F2 and F1 is such as to register when the web is folded, so that when inscriptions are made in the delineated spaces on the strip 9,. they will be duplicated on the strip 10 by the transfer strip 11.

' The web 2 shown in Fig. 3, is intended in the superposed pile of webs to lie under the web 1, shown in Fig. 2. This web 2 is also provided with two lines of perforations 7 along which the web may be folded to form three superposed strips 12, 13 and 14. The strip 13, which is the central strip, has on theobverse face-of the web a'longitudinally extending continuous succession of printed forms F3, while the strip '12 is provided with a continuous coating C2 of carbon orv other transfer material, and the strip 14 is provided with a coating C3 of carbon or other transfer material, both coatings being on the obverse face of the web' 2. This web is folded along the lines of perforations 7 so as to cause the strips 12 and 14 to lie one upon the strip 13 containing the printed forms F3 and the other beneath it. In the form shown, the strip 12 is-folded to lie upon the strip 13, while the'strip 14 lies under the strip 13 and has its coating C3 facing the web 3 which lies beneath it.

The web 3 shown in Fig. 4, which is next in the pile in the form shown, is like the web 1 shown in Fig. 2, and has three strips 15, 16 and 17 provided with printed forms F4, F and coating C4 respectively. The forms" F5 and coatings C4 being on the obverse face of the web, while the forms"*F4 are on the reverse face of the web.

The web 4 shown in Fig. 5, is just like the web 2 shown in Fig. 3. It has two longitudinal lines of perforations 7, a strip 18 having a coating C5 of carbon or other transfer material, a strip .19 having a succession of printed forms F6, and a strip 20 having a coating C6 of carbon or other -transfer material. The web is folded along the perforated lines 7 so that the strip 18 lies on the strip 19 while the strip 20 lies under the strip 19. I The web 5 has three lines of perforations 7 forming four longitudinally extending strips 21, 22, 23 and 24. Of these, the strip 21 contains on the obverse face of the web a succession of printed forms F7. Next to this, the strip 22 is provided with a coating C7 also on the obverse face of theweb. The strip 23 is provided with a succession of printed"forms F8 and the strip 24 is provided with a continuous coating of carbon or other transfer material C8. In this web, all of the forms and all of the coating of carbon material is on the obverse face of the web and no portion of the reverse face is provided with coating of transfer material. As indicated in Fig. 6, the coated strip 24 is folded under the strip 23 containing the forms F8 along the line of perforations 7 and the strip 21 containing the "forms F7 is folded along the line of perforations 7 to lie under the carbonized. strip 22. Then the web is folded along the central line of perforations 7 so that the carbonized strip 22 lies upon the strip 23 containing the "forms F8.

Thus, in the pile of strips formed by the folded web 5, the strip 21 is uppermost, then comes the strip 22, then the strip 23, and finally the strip 24, so that impressions made on the strip 21 will be duplicated on the strip 23 by the carbonized strip 22, and the same impressions will be duplicated by the carbonized strip 24 on the uppermost strip of the web 6, lying beneath it.

This web 6 has two lines of perforations 7 so as to form three longitudinally extending strips 25, 26 and 27. The central strip 26 is provided on the reverse faceof the web with a continuous coating C9 of carbon or other transfer material, while each of the side strips 25 and 27 are provided with a succession of printed forms" F9 and F respectively. The web is folded longitudinally along the perforated line 7 so as to cause the strip 25 to lie upon the uncoated' surface of the carbonized strip 26, while the strip 27 is folded to lie under and in contact with the coating C9. K

In forming the pack or book, the webs 1 to 6 inclusive are prepared as stated and then superposed one upon the other in the order named, the web 1' being'on the top .and the web 6 being on the bottom. The pile of webs thus formed is then folded alternately first in one direction and'then in the other along the transverse linesof perfora- In use, the leading edges of the webs are introduced in superposed position to a platen, such as a platen in a typewriting machine, and the original inscriptions produced on the top strip 1 are reproduced on the lower work- sheet strips 10, 13, 15, 16, 19, 21, 23, 25 and 27 through the medium of the carbonized strips 11, 12, 14, 17, 18, 20, 22, 24 and 26. When the work to be done on the typewriting machine is completed the forms are severed from the-remaining portion of their webs. At the time this is done, the portions of the carbonized strips underlying the completed forms are also severed from their webs. Then the carbon strip leaves are separated from the worksheets along the longitudinal lines of perforations 7. In the case of the web shown in Figs.

1 and 3, however, the carbonized strips 11 and 17 respectively are not torn from the adjacent strips 10 and 16 respectively, for, in connection with these forms, further inscriptions might be made, according to the kind of business the manifolding pile is prepared for. The leaves comprising the forms F1 and F2 and the leaf having the coating C1 of carbon form a booklet in which the carbonized leaf is located between the two form-containing leaves. Hence, further writing, either by machine or by hand, as for instance a signature, may be done upon the form F1 and will be reproduced on the form F2. After all of the work hasbeen done on these forms, they may be separated from each other and from the adjacent carbonized leaf by tearing them along the lines of perforations '7 to be distributed as desired.

It should be noted that in no case is the back of the printed "forms provided with carbon or other transfer material, nor are the carbon strips provided with printed forms. Hence, when the ,work has been entirely completed, the carbon leaves are separated from the worksheet leaves and are destroyed or otherwise disposed of.

Preferably, the coatings of carbon or other transfer material are not carried to the edges of the strips containing them, but instead a clean -margin 28 is left, so that in the folding operation the folds may be creased without making a mark on the surface of the worksheet lying beneath the carbon sheet.

'Variations and .modifications may be made within the scope of this in'vent10n and portions of the improvements may be used without others. Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and for which it is desired to obtain Letters-Patent, is:

1. A'manifolding pack comprising a plurality .of individual superposed webs, each Web being provided with longitudinal and transverse lines of perforations dividing the webs into leaves, said webs being separately folded along the longitudinal lines of perforations to form a plurality of superposed and united strips, the said webs in longitudinally folded condition being superposed with the transverse perforations on the strips in registration to form a pile, said webs being folded alternately in opposite directions along the transverse lines of perforations to form a zigzag pack with the folds of the webs nested together, alternate strips in the pile being provided with a continuous succession of printed forms, one for each leaf, and the remaining strips in the pile having a coating of transfer material on each successive leaf of the strip and being interspersed when in longitudinally folded and superposed condition with the strips containing the printed forms.

2. A continuous manifolding web having a plurality of longitudinally-extending lines of separation dividing the web into a plurality of strips, 1

'forms on one side and at least one other of said strips being provided with a continuous coating of transfer material on one side and being uncoated and unprinted on the other side, the

strips having the succession of printed forms on one side being uncoated with transfer material on the other side, said web being so longitudinally folded that in the pile the strips having the continuous succession of printed forms alternate with the strip or strips having the continuous coating of transfer material and lie one upon the "other.

3. A continuous manifolding web comprising a plurality of integral strips of paper in superposed relation, every other strip being a worksheet strip and being provided with a succession of forms, and the remaining strip or strips being continuous carbonized paper, each strip of carbonized paper being connected to at least one of the worksheet strips and being adapted to be separated from the web and discarded after having been used to transfer inscriptions made on one worksheet strip to another worksheet strip.

4. A continuous manifolding web comprising a plurality of integral strips of paper in superposed reiation, every other strip being a worksheet strip and being provided with a succession of forms, and the strips in between being continuous strips of carbonized paper, said strips of, carbonized paper being each connected to at least one of the worksheet strips and being.

adapted to be separated therefrom and discarded after having been used to transfer inscriptions made on one worksheet strip to another work sheet strip, and at least twov of the worksheet 6.. A continuous manifolding web of paper (ii-- vided by lines of separation into three longitudinally extending strips; the central strip having on the obverse face of the web a succession of printed forms; the strip to one side of the central strip having a continuous coating of transfer material on the obverse face of the web and being uncoated on the reverse face of the web and being folded along the lines of separation to lie upon the central strip, and the strip to the other side of the central strip having a continuous succession of printed forms on the reverse face of the web and folded along the lines of separation to lie upon the uncoated surface of the strip which is coated with transfer material, im-

pressions made on the last-named strip being adapted to be duplicated on the central strip by the strip coated with transfer material.

7. A continuous manifoldlng web of paper divided by lines of separation into three longitudinally extending strips; the central strip having on the obverse face of the web a succesison of printed forms; the strips at both sides of the central strip having continuous coatings of transfer material on the obverse face ofthe web' andbeing uncoated'on the reverse face of the web; one of said coated strips'being folded along the lines of separation over the central strip to lie upon the latter andtransfer impressions thereto, and the other coated strip being foldedalong the lines of separation under the central strip.

8. A continuous manifolding web of paper divided by lines of separation into three longitudinally extending strips; the central strip having a continuous coating of transfer material on the reverse face of the web; the strips on both sides of the central strip each having a succession of printed forms on the reverse face of the web; one of said outer strips being folded along the line of separation to lie undersaid central coated strip. and the other outer strip being folded along the line of separation to lie over said central coated strip, the impressions made on the latter being transferred by the coated strip to the other strip having the forms printed thereon.

9. A continuous manifolding web of paper divided by lines of separation into longitudinally extending strips and folded along the lines of separation to form a pile, alternate strips in the folded pile being carbonized and being adapted to be separated from the other strips and discarded, the web being folded so that at least two of the uncarbonized strips are attached along the line of separation betweenthem.

10. A manifolding pile comprising a continuous web folded longitudinally to provide a plurality ,of superposed and united strips, certain of said strips having a continuous succession of forms printed thereon and others carrying transfer material, and another continuous web folded longitudinally to provide another plurality of superposed and united strips, certain of said last-named strips having a continuous succession of printed forms thereonand other strips of the second-named web carrying transfer material, said webs being superposed one upon the other in longitudinally folded condition with the printed forms on the several strips in registration to form a pile, the strips carrying transfer material being each interleaved between two adJacent strips having printed "forms{ so that the latter and the strips carrying transfer material alternate one with the other depthwise of the pile. v v

11. A manifolding pile comprising a plurality of strips of paperin superposed relation, every other strip being a worksheet strip and beingprovided with a succession of printed forms",

made on one worksheet strip to another worksheet strip, less than the total number of strips and at least two worksheet strips and one carbon strip being detachably connected together to form a unit of connected sheets when the pile of strips issevered along said transverse dividing lines and others of the strips. being also connected together. 12. A wide continuous web of paper divided into a plurality of longitudinally extending of individual superposed webs, each web being provided with longitudinal and transverse lines of perforations dividing the webs into leaves, said webs being separately folded along the longitudinal lines of perforations to form a plurality of superposed and united strips, the said supe sed with the transverse perforations on the strips in registration to forma'pile; said webs being folded alternately in opposite directions along the transverse lines of perforations to form a pack with the transverse folds of the webs nested together, alternate strips of the pack consisting of printed forms" and the others having a coating of transfer material and forming transfer strips interspersed with the strips containing the printed forms" and adapted to be separated from the latter and discarded.

' CARL W. BRENN.

' strips, at least one of the strips of the web having printed forms on one surface and being webs in longitudinally folded. condition being.

CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION.

Patent No. 1,990, 221. V 7 February 5, 1935.

CARL W. BRENN.

Itis hereby certified that error-appears in the printed specification of the above numbered patent requiring correction'as follows: Page'3, second column, line 43, claim 4, after "the" insert the words remaining strip or; and in same line, strike out the words "in between"; line 44, strike out the words "strips of" and for "said strips" read each strip; line 45, strike out the ,word "each"; and line 47, for "therefronf'read from the web;

" and that the said Letters Patent should be read with these corrections therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Office. I

Signed and sealed this 19th day of March, A. D. 1935.,

. Leslie Frazer (Seal) Acting Commissionerof Patents

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