US1248922A

US1248922A - Album for holding phonograph-records.

Info

Publication number: US1248922A
Application number: US10824316A
Authority: US
Inventors: George Rottman
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1916-07-08
Filing date: 1916-07-08
Publication date: 1917-12-04
Anticipated expiration: 1934-12-04

Description

'G. ROTTMAN.

ALBUM FOR HOLDING PHONOGRAPH RECORDS.

APPUCATION FILED JULY 8.1916.

L%%@JQQ%Q Patented Dec. 4, 1917.

GEORGE RUTTMAN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

ALBUM FOR HOLDING IPHONOGR'APH-RJECORDS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed .1 uly t, 1913. Serial Ito. 108,243.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that T, GEORGE ROTTMAN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and -useful Tmprovements in Albums for Holding Phonograph-Records, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to albums for holding phonograph records or other flat objects. The object of the invention is to provide a very durable album capable of withstanding the wear and tear to which such devices are subjected. When an album is filled with records the weight is considerable and no matter how carefully the album and its contents are handled the strain of the various parts tends to break down the binding, and my improved device is of a very strong and durable construction.

Another object of my invention is to provide an album of simple construction and which can be made and assembled at a low cost.

In the drawing forming part of this application- Figure 1 is an elevation of my improved album with parts broken away to show the construction,

Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof,

Fig. 3 is a sectional view, taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 4,

Fig. 4: is a sectional view, taken on the line 4- 4 of Fig. 3, and

Fig. 5 is a sectional view, taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 1.

The album consists primarily of a number of holders or envelops for containing the records, a back or cover, and means for securing or binding the parts together.

The outer inclosure comprises a back 1, and the covers 2, 3, which open and close the same as the covers of a book and which are connected to or are integral with the back. The devices for holding the records 4 consist of envelops 5 closed around three edges and having open tops 6 for the insertill) tion and withdrawal of a record. These envelops may be made in any desired way as my invention requires no modification of the envelop. There isa holding strip 7 preferably ofcardboard, placed inside each envelop and near the back edge 8 thereof and they extend upwardly to project above the upper edge of the envelop and they also project through the bottom thereof and below the lower edges'of the envelops. it will be apparent that if these holding strips are firmly secured in place the envelops can not be removed from the binding. If these strips are about as thick as the records to be kept in the album they will so space the several envelops that the latter will lie fiat or extend straight out from their securing means when they are all supplied with records.

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The back 1 is preferably curved or arched outwardly between the covers, the same as the back of a book, and the strips 7 are of graduated width from the endmost strips toward the middle strips. The outer edges 9 of these strips therefore, taken as a whole, are arched or curved to correspond with the back 1, but their forward edges 10 all lie in the same plane.

Instead of attaching a metal holder to the exterior for securing the strips 7 or merely stapling the cover and strips together I have provided caps or end pieces which are secured inside the covers and back and which secure the strips from displacement edgewise and lengthwise. These caps, there being one at the top and one at the bottom of the album, consist of an arched back 11 against which the edges 9 of the strips and the envelops abut, of sides 12 which inclose the side edges of the outer envelops, the top 13 and the flange 14 extending downwardly therefrom. These caps have perforated cars 15 and rods or pins 16 pass through these ears and through the covers 2, 3 and are upset or riveted at 17 to secure the parts together. These rods or pins secure the cover and the caps together and they lie across the front edges 10 of the strips 7 and prevent these strips from displacement forwardly. In this way the envelops are held from edgewise displacement toward the front or open side of the album.

The strips 7 are further held from displacement forwardlyby the flange 14 which engages over their outer ends, so that the strips are held at different portions.

The strips 7 are held against endwise displacement by the end walls 13 of the caps and these end walls protect the ends of the strips 7 as well as the corners of the en velops.

Tt will be apparent that the various parts may be very inexpensively made and in any quantity and that they may be very quickly assembled into completed albums without the use of special machinery.

There are no exterior metal parts to injure or scratch any surface on which the album may be placed. The album is very substantial, the parts will not separate under even careless handling, and the envelops are so locked in place that there is no possibility of their pulling out of the album.

Having described my invention, what I claim is:

1. An album comprising a back and covers, envelops therein, securing strips each inside one edge portion of an envelop and having their ends projecting at the tops and bottoms of theenvelops and means connected with said back extending across the outer edges of said strips to prevent their displacement and means engaging the ends of said strips to secure them against endwise displacement, to hold the envelops in said album. a

2. An album comprising a curved back and covers, envelops therein, securing strips each inside one edge portion of an envelop and having their ends projecting at the tops and bottoms of the envelops, said strips be ing of graduated widths whereby their rear edges will conform to said curved back and whereby their forward edges will aline and a cross bar connecting said covers and lying across the forward edges of said stri s.

3. An album comprising a bac and covers, a plurality of envelops therein, securing strips each inside one edge of an envelop and having their ends projecting above and below the envelops, ca s disposed behind said strips, havin si e plates 12 inclosing the strips and t e edges of said envelops and having flanges engaging over the ends of said strips to prevent their withdrawal endwise and ed ewise and rods or pins passing through the covers and said caps and lying in front of the forward edges of said strips.

4. An album comprising a curved back, and covers, envelops therein, securing strips each inside one edge of an envelop and having their ends projectin above and below the envelops, said strips eing of graduated width whereby their rear edges will conform to said curved back and whereby their forward edges will aline, caps for the tops and bottoms of the strips, arranged inside the back and covers, said caps having curved rear walls corresponding to said back and lying back of the said strips and having side members 12 inclosing the strips and having top plates 13 and downturned flanges l4 engaging over the ends of said securing strips and rods or pins extending through said covers and said caps and lying across the forward edges of said securing strips.

Signed at the city, county and State of New York, this 26th day of June, 1916.

GEORGE ROTTMAN.