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l. H. RAND.

INDEX.

APPLlcAnoN mio oc1.11.1911.

Patented Sept. 10, 1918.

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JAMES H. RAND, OF NEWTN. MLSSACHUSETTS. l

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Specification of Letters Patent. Pgitnid Sept, 1), 1918,

Application filed October 11, 1917. Serial No. 196,028.

To all lwhom 'it may concern:

lie it known that i. Jules il. RAND, a citizen of the United tit-aire. amlresident of Newton. in the county of Middlesex and State ofMassaehusetts have invented new and useful improvements in Indexes, of which the following' is a speeiiieation.

This invention relates to eard indexesof the. overlapping card, risible index tv vpe and consists in the improvements hereinafter deseribed and particularly pointed `out in the A hinges;

claims.

1n the aecompaIrving` drawings, which illustrate an embodiiiient of the invention,-

Figure 1 is a front elevation of part of an index containing the invention; l

Fig'. 2 is a similar view showing some, of the index elements swung)- upward on their enlarged sca le,

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ingl guide channels to receive the ends of railsl or bars to which the index elements aie hinged. y

B is a har or rail which is preferably"made of bristohlnmrd, or some other material suf lieientl)v resilient to permit it to be bentv at the middle part away from the frame forthe purpose of drawinga the ends toward ene-h other to insert them into or remove. them from the guide channels A hanger C 'of wire or other suitableI iiexible or resilient. material extends lengthwise of the rail B,

and is secured thereto-at its ends. The preferred method of attaehilig the wire hanger to the rail is to bend over its ends, pass them through perforations in the rail, and clench lor vupset them on the rear side of the. rail.

as shown at c. The, ends of the, hanger terl minute short, of the flanges also as not to ex tend into the guide channels.

on each hanger b v means of a lip d.. which preferably is made of a Strip of sheeteelluloid, or some. sheet materialsutiieiently stiff to hold its shape but. at the same time Sufiieiently 'tiexible or resilientto bend with the rait B. The lip l ma \v 'be folded ovenI the edge of the sheet D Vaiidattaehed to the margin thereof on the. rear side leaving the` front liap free so that the hanger C may he inserted ander the lip. It is desirable to leave enough spaeehetween thefold of the lip f and the edge of the card l) to receive 65 the hanger C so that the haue-er C (will be in the same plane with the card when the. parts ari. assembled. instead of being offset there-frmn either to the, front or rear. The

ends of lip d lterminatev short. of the ends of the hanger thereby permitting* the card D to be shifted somewhat lengthwise of the lianger and so displaced laterally of the frame and the series of cards. Tormallv the tiangres Wr, a, will engage. the edges offl the eardsi) 'and so hold them in central' position in the frame, but. by. springing one end ot the card o ver the adpieent flange a the card ma;l be dlsplaeed and project from the series as shown' in one instance in F ig. 80

l, and So constitute a signal to guide the user to a particular card should he wish for any reason to refer to it readily Without looking through the series to find it.

Many of the advantages ofthe invention ma \v be. obtained with thefeatures thus far described` and the Cards Dtlieinselves may he used for receiving the desired entries 0r records. The card D, however, is preferably used as a holder to Supportfanother re- 9e movable card or sheetinaert E, which overlies the card holder D and is attaehed thereto by slipping its upper edge under the lip d and its lower edge under another'iip, d at the opposite edge of theeard holder. The lip 925 tl is preferably made of t aiisparent sheet materiahsu'clr as eeliuloid,` and is of sufficient depth to forni a protective sheath for the margin of the card E Which is exposedto view when the cards are arranged 1001 as shownin overlapped relation.` Any ini-- dex titles or other inscriptions on the lower v exposed margins of the cards will show through the transparent proteetive vsheeths I or lip d', but will 'be proteeted thereby from 105 Aeard or sheet') is supported and hinged Wear or soiling. The lips d are folded i around the lower edges of the cards D and secured to the margins on the back side, While'the trent fiap is free to form a trough or pocket to receive the edge of the insert E.

In the modiieation shown in Fig. 6A two short hangers C are used in place of a single longer hanger, and two lips d2 engage the hangers instead ofA a single lip as in the other forni. The ends of the lips (Z2 may terminate short of the ends of the hangers C', as

` in the other case, to permititlie card to be elastic pressure,

'lodged when it is swung suitcient resilience to cause the lip al to engage the face of the card D with'a light so that after it is sprung open to allow the hanger C 'to enter the fold, it. will again close against the card, thereby holding ther hanger in place and preventing the card from dropping oliver becomin disupward, as siown in the upper parts of Figs. 2 and 5. The resilient lip cl also serves yieldingly to grip the margin of the card insert E and to aid in holding it in position.`

In use any of the cards may be swung upwardly on their hinge connections, as illustrated in Figs. 2 and 5, to expose the body of any desired card for tliepurpose of inspecting it or making entries on it; and if the user desires to return to any card in the sei-ies for any purpose it may be shifted or displaced sidewise of the frame as shown in Fig. l, to serve as a signal to ,guide vhim to 'the card 1n question, A further vadvantage of the invention 1s that by -mounting the frame on a stand'or support in a slightly inelinedposition as illustrated in Fig. 5. The upwardly swung cards will of themselves remain in upstanding position vas shown without ha'ving to be held by the operator.

This is due in part to the `iactfthat the hinge,v

connection, formed by the foldfof lipd and thelianger C, which is positioned beyond the edges of the card, lies in the plane of the fcard, sotliat when the cards are swung upward even a little past the verticahthe v center of gravity is behind the hinge and the cards tend to remain in upstanding posif tion;'and in part to the fact that the rail an'dhanger, being of flexible resilient materia-htend normallyto curve or bulge torwardly very slightly from the face of the Vframe, and so act with a gentlespring presy -inwthe series laterally with relation 'to the series without supports each eomprisin ,ends mounted in the `guidechannels and a hanger extending lengthwise of and at.

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sure .to hold the cards in either extreme position up o1' down, the curve or bulge being flattened as the cards swing past their median position.

I claim l. Anindex comprising a frame, a series ot supports mounted on the frame, a series of cards held by the supports in overlapped spaced relation, and means for attaching the several cards to their respective supports adapted to permit any card in the series to be individually displaced laterally with relation to the series, without removing it from the frame or detaching it. trom its support. y

2. An index comprising a frame,'a series of supports mounted on the frame, a. series of cardsadapted to be attached to the supports in overlapped spaced relation, and

hinge connections betweenthe several cards and their supports adapted to permit any -card in the series to be individually displaced laterally with relation to the series without removing it from its support.

3. An indexV comprising a frame hqying inwardly I'acing guide channels, a series of supporting rails having their ends mounted in said guide channels, a series ot' cards adapted to be attached to the supporting. rails inlyoverlapped spaced relation, and hinge connections" between the several cards and their' supporting rails. adapted to permit any card to be individually ldisplaced removing it from its support. p

4. An index comprisinga frame having inwardly facing guide channels, a series of supports each eomprisin ends mounted in theV guide channels and a hanger extending lengthwise of and attached at its ends to the rail, constituting one hinge member,'and a series of cards having ahiiige member engaging the hanger,

and adapted to slide lengthwise thereof, whereby any card in the seriesmay be displaced laterally with relation to the series Without removing it ,from its support.

iAnr index vcomprising a frame having inwardly facing guide channels, a series of a rail having its tached at its ends to therail, constituting one hinge member, land a series of cards having a Afolded over member engaging the hanger Aand. torn-ling the. other hinge member, said folded over hinge member terminating short of the ends ot the hanger, whereby any card in the series may be displaced laterally with relatioi'i to the series without removing it Jfrom tss'upport.v

n index comprising a frame having lly facing guide channels, a series ot' supports each comprising a rail having its end ounted in the guide channels and a a rail having its revente stitiitinfz the other hinge member, said lip terminating short of the ends of the henger, whereby any card inthe series me he displaced laterally with relation 'to 't e series without removing it from its support.

'Z'. An index comprising e freine, e series of supports each including e lengthwise extending hinge member, and e series of cards euch heving e hinge member engaging thehinge'memher of the support and adopted toposition the latter beyond the edge of the cord and in the seme plane with the cord. I

8. An index comprising e freine having inwardly fleeing guide channels, a, series of supports oooh includin o, mil -holving its ends .mounted in the guide channels, end a, wire henger extending; lengthwise of end attached et its ends to the rail? end e series of: cercle each herring o hinge member engoggng the wire henger adopted to position the letter beyond the edge of the card end in the seme plone with the cord.

9. An index comprisiiig e, traine having inwardly facing 'inde channels, n series of supports each inc riding e reil hevin its ends mounted in the guide channels, :in e wire hanger extending lengthwise of ond ettached et its ends to the rail, end c series of cards etch hevinge lip folded over the edge of the cord, the fold hein@n spaced from the edo'e, engaging the wire henger ond adapted edge of the cord and in the seine p ane with the card 10. An index element comprising a. rail having e lengthwise extcndin henger secured at its ends to the side o the mil, and e card having a hin connection to the henger adapted to be displaced lengthwise of the hangen 11. An index element comprising o rail having e lengthwise extending henger secured at its ends to the side of the rail, end

a card having e strip of sheet materiel seu cured to one edge of the card and folded over the edge of the card, the fold of said strip constituting e hinge member engaging the hanger.

l2. An index element comprising e rail having iv-lengthwise extending henger secured et its ends to the side of the rail, end

:i card having a strip ofsheet materiel one 7 edge of which is secured to one margin of to position the letter he ondr the folded hinge strip.

the cord end the other edge of which is free end is folded over to engege the hanger,

13. An index element comprising a rail having n lengthwise' extending hanger secured et its ends to the side of the raih and e card having o strip of sheet material one edge of which is secured to one vmargin of the card and the other edge of which is free and is folded over upon the opposite -iace of the card constituting e lip-to engage the henger.

lll. An index element comprising e rail hsiving7 e lengthwise extending hanger secured et its ends tothe side of the rail, and e card-having e strip of resilient sheet moteriol one edge of which is secured to one margin of the cord, and the other edge of which is free and is 'folded over upon the opposite fece of the card end bears against the latter face of the cord with o yielding pressure. J 4

l5. An index element comprising e rail having e lengthwise' extending henger secured at its ends tothe side of the rail, end e card having e strip of sheet material one edge of which is secured to one margin of the card end the other edge of which is free and is folded over to engage the henger, end o card insert mounted on the irst named card one edge of which is retained in position by the free edge of the folded hinge strip.A

16, An index element comprising e rail having e lengthwise extending hanger secured :it its ends to the side of the ruil, end e cord having e strip of resilient sheet Inateriel one edge of which is secured to one merginof the card, and the other edge of which is free and is folded over upon the opposite face of the card and bears against the latter face of the card with a yielding pressure, and e card insert mounted on the 100 first named card one edge of which is gripped by the resilient free edge of the 17. An index element comprising a wire hanger and a cord having ,e strip of resilient sheet materiel one edge or which is secured to one margin ,of the ciird and the other edge of which" is free and is folded over the edge of the cord to ehgege the hanger,

said free folded edge being adapted to yield 110 l to admit the han er, and vto close to prevent the accidentel dislo'dgment of the henger from the fold when the parts ere assembled, Signed hy me st Boston. Mossachusetts, this 8th doy of October, 1917.

JAMES H. RAND.

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