US1620105A - Loose-leaf binder - Google Patents

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H. B. JENNINGS. JR.

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LOOSE LEAF BINDER Filed Jan. 7. 1926 I 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 Patented Mar. 8, 1927.

UN IT ED ST 1 TTES HENRY B. JENNINGS, 51%.,

OF LEESBUIRG, VIRGINIA.

LOOSE-LEAF BINDER.

Application filed January 7, 15326;

This inventionlrelates to improvements in loose leaf binders and more particularly tothat type of loose leaf binder disclosed in my co-pending application filed July 6, 1925,

5 Serial No. 41,78 and which binders are designed primarily for use by ministers, professors, and others who desire or are required to have at hand text or other matter of a permanent nature and memoranda or notes relating; thereto. As in the said copending application, the present invention contemplates the provision of a binder especially designed to retain, in position for convenient reference, the text leaves of the Bible, and auxiliary or memoranda leaves upon which memoranda and notes may be written, and one of the primary objects of the present invention is to so construct the binder that while independent binding:- or retaining units are provided. for the main or text leaves and the auxiliary or memoranda leaves, these units will be so constructed that the memoranda leaves, in any number, may be transferred to the main 2 binder unit or units and the main or text leaves may be transferred to the auxiliary binder unit,.so that, in deliveringa sermon, a minister employing the binder may readily refer to the Biblical text as well as to any 30 memoranda or notes which he has made upon one or more of the auxiliary leaves.

Another object of the invention is to so construct the main and auxiliary binder units that each unit will be capable of ad justment to snugly and securely retain any desired number of leaves, within reasonable limits, and in such a manner that when the binder is spread open, all of the memoranda leaves or what may be considered as temporary leaves, may be disposed fiatwise so as to permit of more ready and convenient consultation of the memoranda written thereon, the construction, furthermore, being such that when the binder is spread open, the two banks of permanent or text leaves will lie flat and no interference will be oi'feredrto the turning of any of the leaves to enable the user to consult the particular portion of the text or any memoranda writ ten upon the temporary leaves.

Another object of the invention is to so construct the binder that regardless of the number of permanent and temporary leaves retained thereby by the main and auxiliary binder units, respectively, theinargins of the leaves will all register whenthe binder SeriaLNo. 79,869;

is closed, thus avoiding the unsightly appearance which would be presented by nonregistering leaves.

Another object of the invention-is to provide novel means for locking the adjustable leaf-clamping sections of the mainv binder unit in positions of adjustment and in such manner as to permit of release of the permanent leaves whereby any desired number of said leaves may be removed from the respective units or replaced therein as occaslon may require.

Another object of the invention is toHso construct the main and auxiliary binder units that said main units may be readily adjusted so as to accommodate between them an-ydesired number of temporary leaves and impart to the article as a whole the appearance of the compact book.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide an extremely simple construction and arrangement of the component parts of the main and auxiliary binder units to per ,t of quick and ready adjustment of the units independently as the use of the. binder may indicate.

Another object of the invention is to pro vi'de novel means for locking the binder in closed form and which means may be readily manipulated from the lower endof the binder .to permit of spreading open of the hindr to flat and full open position.

Another object of the invention is to so construct the main and auxiliary binder units that the same will be exceptionally compact and bulging or distortion of the cover of: the binder will be avoided.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan view of the binder e1n-v bodying the invention, spread open, the temporary leaves being all arranged at one side of the binder or, in other words, overlying one bank of the permanent leaves.

Figure 2 is a bottom edgeviewof the binder in spread open condition.

Figure 3 is a detail fragmentary view in elevation lookingv at the lower end of the binder or, in other words, that end which is next adjacent the-user, the binder being closed and the view-illustrating: in; full and dotted lines the positions which will be assumedlby the locking devices upon the main binder units'W-hen the; units are substantially filled and when they contain fewer leaves,

Figure l is a similanview lookingeat the upper end of the binder,

the binder units closed and the cover leaves spread open, the adjustable section or" one of the main binder units being separated from the fixed section thereof.

Figure 6 is a detail vertical transverse sectional view on the line 6-6 of Figure 1, looking in the direction indicated by the arrows.

Figure 7 is a group perspective view illustrating parts of the binder located at the lower end thereof, disassembled.

Figure 8 is a similar view illustrating one end of the fixed and adjustable sections of one of the main binder units relatively dis placed. 1

Figure 9 is'a vertical sectional view taken substantially on the line 9-9 of Figure 5, looking in the direction indicated by the arrows The binder embodying the invention includes two cover leaves which are indicated by the numeral 1 and which leaves are of flexible leather or other material of a similar nature, and inside cover leaves 2 which may be united in any suitable manner to the inner surfaces of the leaves 1 and serve to somewhat stiilen the said leaves 1. The numeral 3 indicatesthe back of the binder which is likewise of leather or any other suitable flexible material and which has its marginal portions, indicated by the numeral 4, di posed against the inner marginal portions 5 of the cover leaves 1, metal strips 6 being disposed against the marginal portions at of the said back'3, and a strip 7, likewise prel erably of leather, being disposed against the marginal portions 5 of the said cover leaves 1. Rivets 8 are secured through the said strips 6, the said marginal portions of the cover leaves and back, the strip 7 and a portion or the fixed sections of the main binder units.

Each of the main binder units comprises a fixed section indicated in general by the numeral 9, and a removable and adjustable section indicated by the numeral 10. The fixed section 9 of each main binder unit is preferably formed from an integral sheet inetal blank and comprises relatively right angularly disposed members 11' and 12, the latter member being folded longitudinally, as at 13, so as to provide a portion 14; which occupies a plane diverging from the plane of the member 1 of which it constitutes a part, in the direction or" its free edge, the said free edge of the member 1 1 being rolled to provide a longitudinal sleeve 15 which serves a purpose to be presently explained. Each end of the portion 14: of the member 12 is bent to extend at right angles to the plane of the said portion 12, these ends being indicated by the numeral 16, and the bends which are formed to provide the same being so located as to accommodate the end edges of the said member 12. In a like manner, the ends 17 of the member 11 are bent at right angles to engage against the outer sides of the ends 16 oi the said member 12, and are folded over, as at 18, to provide portions 19 which engage the inner sides of the respective ends 16 of the said member 12. The folded over portions '19 are each provided at its edge with a flange 20 formed with a number of teeth indicated by the numeral 21, this flange ex tending at right angles outwardly from the plane of the said portion and being located substantially midway between the, fold 1S and the plane of the member 11. As will presently be explained, this toothed flange 20 at each end of the section 9, constitutes a part of a locking means for holding the sections 9 and 10 assembled. A number of leaf-retaining posts 22 are secured and riveted at one end of the member 12 and the portion 14: thereof near the fold and are of a length equal substantially to the width of the member 11 of the said section 9, and the permanent text leaves, which are indicated by the numeral 23, are provided with perforations 24- near their inner margins, spaced to correspond with the spacing of the posts 22 so that a bank or stack of the leaves.

may be engaged with the posts and with their inner marginal portions seating in the angle between the members 11 and 12 ot the fixed section 9. The numeral 25 indicates small hinge rods which are fitted through the sleeves 15 of the fixed sections 9 and their ends, are secured in openings 26 form 'L in end plates 27 which are disposed aga i the outer sides of the end portions 17 of the member 11. The plates 27 are secured in place by 'means of screws 28 which are threaded through openings 29 formed in the said plates 27 and openings 30 formed in the ends of the fixed section 9. The numeral 31 indicates a spacer having openings formed therein which are designed to register with the openings 26 and which accommodate the ends of the hinge rods, the spacer 31 comprising a posed against the outer sides of substantially circular corner portions of the plates 27, which portions are indicated by the numeral 33 and are provided peripherally with teeth 34; which intermesh, the toothed periphery of each of the portions 33 being concentric to the opening 26 in the said por tion. overturned linger 35 which engages behind the other sides of the said portions 33 and serves to prevent separation of the spacer 31 from the toothed segments 33 and the hinge rods 25, it being understood that the said rods are securely held within the sleeve 15 so as to provide against their longitudinal displacement. Tt will now be evident that the fixed sections of the main binder units are connected for relative angular or swinging The spacer 31 is. provided with an plate which is dis movement and that this movement is rendered uniform through the intermeshing of the teeth of segments 33.

Each of the QCljLTSlJzIlJlG and removable sections 10 of the main binder units is, like the fixed sections 9, formed from a single sheet metal blank except for certain locking means to be presently described, and the said section comprises relatively right angularly disposed members 36 and 37, the member 37 being provided at each end with a pintle lug 38 and the member 36 having each end bent up, as indicated by the numeral 89, so as to provide a stop for a latch member which is indicated in general by the numeral 40. The latch member d comprises a plate 41 provided at one edge with spaced pintle lugs 4-2, and a wire spring 13 is fitted throughthe pintle lugs 38 and -12 and has one end, indicated by the numeral 4 1, engaged against the inner side of the member 87 and its othercnd, indicated by the numeral 45, engaged against the inner side of the latch plate 41, the latch plate being, in this manner, pivotally connected with the respective end of the member 37 and yieldably held in position resting against the respective stop 89, The latch plate 41 is provided at its free edge wit-h narrow flange constituting, in effect, a tooth 16, and it will be evident by reference to Figure 5 ot'the drawings, that the section 1.0 is to be assembled with the section 9 by i'lisposing the member 36 of the said section 10 against the upper side of the member-11 oi the section '9 and then bodily sliding the section 10 toward the member 12 of the said section 9, the tooth 1 6 of the latch plate 41 riding over the teeth 21 of the flanges and engaging one or another or these teeth, depending upon the thickness of the bank of permanent leaves which are arranged upon the posts 22 oi the section 9, the member 37 of the section 10 being provided with similar posts, which are indi- ,cated by the numeral 7, and which engage in openings d8 formed in the marginal portions 01? the permanent leaves 23. it will now be evident that the bank of permanent leaves is securely clamped at the inner margins off the leaves, between the members 12 and 37 ot the sections 9 and 10 respectively, the provision of a plurality of the teeth 21 upon each flange 20 providing for looking 01"? the section 10 with its member 37 spaced from the member 12 of the section 9 varying distances corresponding to the thickness or the bank of leaves clamped between the sections. The latch plate 41 is provided at one edge with an outstanch ing lug l9, and a combined linger piece and detent is pivotally connected, as at 51, with an upstanding portion of the saidlug 49 and when elevated tothe position shown in Figure 8 of the draw ngs,or the tit dotted line position shown in Figure 9, constitutes a finger Ji'ece against which pressure may be exerted in order to spring the respective latch plate 41 inwardly to disengage its tooth 46 from the teeth 21 of the respective flange 20, thus permitting of separation of the section 10 from the section 9. When the linger piece or detent 50 is swung about its pivot to assume the dotted line position shown in Figure 8 and full line position shown in Figure 9, it will engage against the outer side oi the respective plate 27 and, in this manner, the latch plate a1 will be securely held against any accidental inward displacement which would eliect disengagen'ient of its tooth from the teeth 21 of the respective flange 20.

It will be understood from the ioregoim that at the time of separation of either section 10 from the respective section 9, any one or more of the so-called pern'ianent leaves 23 may be removed or leaves which have previously been removed may be replaced.

Coact-i'ng locking means are provided at the lower and upper ends of the binder for holding the main binder units in closedposition, as shown in Figures 3 and 4- or the drawings, and the means which is provided at the said low; end of the binder comprises a detent 52 which is disposed against the outer side of one of the plates 27 and is secured at one end by the respective screw 28, titted through opening 52 therein and threaded into the opening 29 and is provided at its other end with a right angularly turned lug 58 which engages in a notch 54 formed in one edge of the said plate 27. The detent- 52 is provided with an outstanding flange 55 having a right angularly turned portion 56 which spaced from the body oi the detent and formed with a pluralityof teeth- 57. A latch member 58 is pivotally mounted upon the other plate 27 by means of rod 59 which. extends through an openil'ig 60 formed in the plate 27 and upon the end of which rod the said latch is secured, the rod extending longitudinally between the members 12 and 14 of the respective fixed section 9. The latch member 58 is provided with a tooth 6i and by reference to Figure 3 oil the drawings,

it will be observed that when the main binderunits are swung about the hingerods 25 in closing the binder, the tooth 61 of the latch member will ride over the teeth and have locking engagement with one or another of these teeth, depending upon the extent to which the binder is closed, and this depending in turn upon the thickness of the bank of memoranda or tem 'iorary binder leaves which are arranged between the banks of permanent binder leaves and which temporary leaves are indicated by the numeral 62, the position of the parts when the latch tooth 61 is in engagement with one of the teeth 57 being shown in full lines in the said Figure 3, and when engaged with another one of the teeth 57, being shown in dotted lines in the said figure.

In order to maintain the latch member 58 in position to coact with the keeper member 52, wire spring 3 is l'xed at one end in an attaching member 6 lsccured to the last mentioned plate 27 by means of the respective screw 28, fitted through an opening 64: in the said member 6% and threaded into an opening 27 in the said plate 27, and the other end of this spring is bent at right angles, as at 65, and engaged in an opening 66 formed in the said latch member 58. y

The locking means at the upper end of the binder is best illustrated, in Figure 4; of the drawings, and the same comprises a detent 67 secured to one of the upper pair of plates 27 by means of the respective screw 28 and having an extension 68 provided with a plurality of teeth 69. The end of the rod 59 which is opposite the end which carries the latch is fitted through an opening 7 0 formed in the other one of the upper ones of the plates 27 and is turned at right angles to provide a latch finger 71, the end of which is turned laterally, as at 7 2, so as to coact with the teeth 69. One edge portion of the last mentioned plate 27 is provided with an arcuate portion 7 3 having shoulders or stops 74 and 75 at the opposite ends thereof, and this edge portion is so located that the portion 72 of the latch finger will ride along the same, the finger being normally substantially in engagement with the shoulder 74, and particularly when the hinder is open as shown in Figure 6 of the drawings. Inasmuch as the latch finger 71 and the latch member 58 are fixed with relation to the rod 59, it will be evident that by manually rocking the latch member 58 to disengage its tooth 61 from the teeth 57 of the detent 52, rocking motion will be imparted to the said rod 59 and the latch fir ger 71 will simultaneously be swung so as to be disengaged from the teeth 69 of the keeper or detent 67. Therefore, by simple pressure of the thumb against the latcl member 58, the binder may be instantly spread open, it being understood that it is automatically locked when it is closed as shown in Figure l, this figure illustrating in full and dotted lines the dillerent positions assumed by the parts of the locking means when the binder contains a greater or less number of main and auxiliary binder leaves. 7

In order that the auxiliary leaves 62 may be retained in place, arcuate leaf-retaining hooks or members 76 are pivotally mounted each at one end as at 77, upon one of the hinge rods 25, and the other end of the hook may be formed with a shallow notch 78 to coact with the other hinge rod 25, the hooks being resilient so that when they are swung to occupy the position shown in Figure 6 of the drawings, their free ends will ride over the last mentioned hinge rod and snap into engagement therewith. lVhen it is desired to remove any or all of the auxiliary leaves or supply new leaves or replace those which have previously been removed, it may be accomplished by merely springing the hooks 76 upwardly, when the binder is open, and then disengaging or engaging the said leaves therewith, the said auxiliary leaves having openings 79 formed therein to accommodate the hooks. The members let of the fixed section 9 of the main binder units are formed with slots 80 to accommodate the end portions of the auxiliary leaf retaining hooks 76 when the binder is in closed position and by reference to Figures 8 and a of the drawings, it will be observed that the said auxiliary leaves 62 have their inner marginal portions received between the sections 9 of the main binder units when the binder is closed. I

In the structure disclosed in my co-pending application hereinbcfore referred to, the means for retaining the auxiliary leaves in place is so constructed and located as to render it necessary to form the main leaves or, in other words, the permanent text leaves, with notches in their inner margins, but it will be observed that in the present construction, this is not necessary, and inasmuch as all of the permanent and temporary leaves are formed with the same number and arrangement of openings, the permanent leaves may be transferred to the temporary binder units comprising the hooks 76, and any of the temporary leaves may be transferred to the main binder units, so that, in the first instance, a portion of Biblical text may, for example, be associated. with memoranda leaves, or memoranda leaves may be interspersed with the text leaves.

It will likewise be evident that the auxiliary binder unit is adapted to accommodate a greater or less number of auxiliary leaves, inasmuch as the main binder unit constitutes, in effect, parts of the said auxiliary unit, in conjunction with the hooks 76, in that they are adjustable toward and from each other so as to more or less closely confine varying numbers'ot memoranda or temporary leaves which are disposed between them and engaged upon the said hooks.

It will be evident that the stop 39 not only constitutes means for limiting the movement of the latch member 4L0, but its upper edge likewise abuts against the under side of the toothed flange 20 and thus prevents the tooth 46 oi the latch member sliding transversely of the teeth 21 of the said Ill) toothed fiangeas might otherwise occur if it were not for the provision of the said member 39. Likewise, this engagement of the member 39 with the toot-her flange 20 serves to properly position the binding posts 17 of the removable section 10 in a line with the binding or leaf retaining posts of the section 9.

In order that the rods 25 may be relatively braced between their ends and thus insure of proper engagement of the ends Z8 of the hooks 76 with one of said rods, a connecting link 81 is provided at its ends with openings through which the rods extend and this link extends transversely between the said rods, as clearly shown in Figure 1 of the drawings.

It will be evident that when the temporary leaves 62 are arranged within either or" the iixed binder sections, the leaf-retaining posts 47 will engage through the openings 48 in the said leaves and the posts 22 will engage through the openings 24, and at this time the openings 79 are not engaged by the hooks 76 and, therefore, no wear is imposed upon the walls of said openings.

In the foregoing description and in the claims reference-is made to permanent leaves and temporary leaves and by permanent leaves is meant leaves which are to remain permanently in the binder as a whole and by temporary leaves is meant leaves which are to be placed in the binder and employed only for a short time and then removed therefrom. Therefore, in the specific use to which the invention is intended to be put, the permanent leaves will be the text leaves of the Bible and while they may be trans posed from one of the permanent binder sections to the other, nevertheless-they are always retained within the binder. The temporary leaves are merely blank memorandum leaves upon which a minister will make not-es before delivering his sermon and which leaves are placed in the temporary binder section and retained in position for convenient reference during the delivery of his sermon, after which they may be removed and discarded.

I-Iavingthus described the invention, what I claim is:

1. In a loose leaf binder, spaced maiii binder units for acconnnodating and retaining in place banks of substantially permanent leaves, means adjustably connecting the units and for holding the said units in different positions of adjustment, and means located between; said units for retaining temporary leaves.

2. In aloose leaf binder, main binder units for accommodating and retaining in place banks of permanent leaves, means supporting the said units for relative angular adjustment to open and closed positions, means for holding the said units in differentpositions of such relative adjustment, and means located between the said units for retaining temporary leaves.

3. In a loose leaf binder, main binder units for accommodating and retaining in place banks of permanent leaves, the said units being relatively angularly adjustable between open and closed positions, means for effecting uniform adjustment of the said units, means for holding the units in lifferent positions of angular adjustment, and means located between said units for retainin temporary leaves.

at. In a loose leaf binder, main binder units for accommodating and retaining in place banks of permanent leaves, each of said units comprising a fixed binder section and a section adjustable with relation thereto to confine and retain the said permanent leaves means sun aortinc the said units for relative angular adjustment, means for holding the units in different positions of angular adjustment, and means loce ted between and supported by elements of the said units for retaining temporary leaves.

5. In a loose leaf binder, main binder units for accommodating and retaining in place banks of permanent leaves, hinge rods supporting said units for relative angular ustment between open and closed position, means for holding the said units in closed position, and means located between said units for retaining temporary leaves and comprising leaf-retaining hooks pivotally connected with one of said hinge rods and frictionally engageable with the other hinge rod.

6. In a loose leaf binder, main binder units for accommodating and retaiping in place banks of permanent leaves, means supporting the said units in spaced relation to each other and for relative angular adjustment between open and closed position, said means including hinge rods about which the units are adjustable, and means located be tween the said units for retaining temporary leaves, the said means comprising leaf-retaining hooks pivotally connected with one of said hinge rods and spanning the space between the said units and frictionally engageable attheir free ends with the other hinge rod.

7. In a loose leaf binder, main binder units for accomn'iodating and retaining in place banks of permanent leaves, each of said units comprising a fixed section and a clamping section adjust-able with relation thereto, the fixed section having relatively angularly disposed'members, one of the members of each section being turned back upon itself to provide a portion extending at an angle thereto and having its margin overturned to provide a sleeve, hinge rods engaged through the sleeves of said fixed sections, end mem bers secured to the sections and having intermeshing segments concentrically fitted upon the ends of the said hinge rods wherebythe said units may have relative angular adjustment between open andclosed posi' tions, the said overturned portions of the said members of the fixed sections opposing each other when the units are closed whereby to constitute means for engaging the opposite sides of a bank of temporary leaves, and means extending between and supported by the said hinge rods for supporting said temporary leaves.

8. In a loose leaf binder, main binder units for accommodating and retaining in place banks of permanent leaves, each or said units comprising a fixed section and clamping section adjustable with relation thereto, the fixed section having relatively angularly dis posed members, one of the members of each section being turned back upon itself to 'provide a oortion extendin at an an le i l a :1

thereto anl having its margin overturned to provide a sleeve, hinge rods engaged through the sleeves ot' said fixed sections, end men'ibers secured to the fired sections and having intermeshing segments concentrically fitted upon the ends of the said hinge rods whereby the units may have relative angular adjustment between open and closed positions, the said overturned portions of the said members of the fixed sections opposing each other when the units are closed whereby to constitute means for engaging the op posits sides of a bank of temporary leaves, and means extending between and supported by the said hinge rods for supporting said ten ioi ary leaves, the said means compris in hooks pivot-ally connected with one of 111d rods and engageable at their free ends 't'rictionally with the other rod.

9. in a loose leaf binder, main binder units for zccommodating and retaining in place banks or permanent leaves, each oi said units comprising a fixed section and a clamping section adjustable with relation thereto, the fixed section having relatively angularly disposed members, one of the members of each section being turned back upon itself to provide a portion extending at an angle t iereto and having its margin overturned to provide a sleeve, hinge rods engaged through the sleeves of the said fixed sections, end members secured to the fixed sections and raving intermeshing segments concentrically itted upon the ends of the said hinge rods whereby the said units may have relative angular adjustment between open and closed position, the said overturned portions of the said members of the fixed sections opposing each other when the units are closed where by to constitute means for engaging the opposite sides of a bank of temporary leaves, and means extending between and supported by the said hinge rods for supporting said temporary leaves, the said means comprising hooks pivotally connected with one of said rods and engageable at their free ends frictionally with the other rod, the said overturned portions having slots to accommodate the end portions of the hooks when the units are closed.

10. In a loose leaf binder, main binder units connected for relative angular adjustment between open and closed positions, a rod supported for rocking movement upon one of said units, a latch element at one end of said rod, a finger-operable latch element at the other end of said rod, and a keeper upon each end of the other unit, one of said keepers being engageable by the first men tioned latch element and the other by the linger-operable latch element whereby the units may be held in closed position.

11. In a loose leaf binder, main binder units connected for relative angular adjust ment between open and closed positions, a rod supported for rocking movement upon one oi said units, a latch element at one end ot'said rod, a finger-operable latch element at the other end of said rod, and a keeper upon each end of the other unit, one of said keepers being engageable by the first mentioned latch element and the other by the finger-operable latch element whereby the units may be held in closed position, each of said keepers embodying a plurality of teeth providing for adjustable closing o1 the said units.

12. In a loose leai": binder, a fixed binder section having rightangularly disposed leafengaging members and end members located at the ends of said sections and each pro-- vided with a series of teeth, and an adjustable binder section associated with the fixed section and comprising right angularly dis" posed leaf-engaging members one slidably fitting the corresponding member of the fixed section and the other opposing the other member of the said fixed section, and end members located at the ends of said adjustable section, and a latch member upon each end member of the adjustable section coacting with the teeth upon the respective end members of the fixed section.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

HENRY B. JENNINGS, JR.

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