US2149488A

US2149488A - ainsworth

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Publication number: US2149488A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1939-03-07
Anticipated expiration: 1956-03-07

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Ma ch 7, 1939.

A, A. AINSWQRTH ALBUM Filed Feb. 17, 1936 3Sheets-Sheet 1 GENEMI. PEMMIK Illlllllll m m RW m w m VA W A 5 Y N R Q T T A March 7, 1939. A. A1 AINSWORTH 2,149,488

ALBUM Filed Feb. 17, 1936 s Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTOR ATTORN EYS Patented Mar. 7 i939 15 Claims.

This invention relates to picture albums or other similar record books, filing folders, display cards; easels, and the like, and to a novel envelope which may be employed in progressively adding to the record contained in such books, etc.

The invention is not limited in utility to the ordinary picture album but may be used in com-- In accordance with one feature of the present invention provision is made of an envelope having a gummed flap'divided from the envelope body by a fold line, and of a series of tabs punched from the body 01 the flap and having their bases preferably but not necessarily coincident with the fold line so that the tabs may be folded out of the plane of the envelope body independently of the remaining portion of the In utilizing such an envelope in a photograph album or other book or folder or when mounted upon any comparatively stiff backing such as an easel or the like; a photograph may be firs placed over the main body of-the gummed flap but beneath the tabs, and adhesively united to the tabs by the adhesive which is present on .the tabs. The free margin er the flap is pasted in the album, book, folder, or easel, the body of the, envelope extending downward from the flap which has been attached. The independent hinge formed by the tabs and connected ,to the picture may be folded downso that the i picture overlies theenvelope. The envelope is i s-"used as a receptacle or repository for the negative Jirom which the picture has been made, and the face of the envelope may have identifying or descriptive data written upon it. The envelope body is desirably provided with a printed form on its exposed face for receiving such descriptive data as is customarily desired.

40 book or ,folder or upon any comparatively stifi backing comprisesan attaching flap which is fixed in position, an envelope body hingedly con nected to the flap along a fold line, and a photograph independently hinged to the flap and desirably adapted to be turned about the same fold line as the envelope body. Since the emvelope and the-photograph canbe turned up independently or together, it is apparent that the 5 photograph may be turned up to expose the en- Each photograph and envelope attached in the velope or that both the photograph and the envelope may be turned up to expose an underlying photograph. The successive photograph and envelope units may, therefore, be arranged in overlapping or stepped relation in the book, 5

folder or upon any comparatively stifl backing, and they are desirably so arranged in order to provide a compact record.

There is no danger of the negative or any other material contained in the envelope being lost from the envelope because the picture, in the normal position, extends down across the insertion opening of the envelope and covers and guards such opening.

Other objects and advantages will hereinafter appear. 1

in the drawings forming part of' this speclfl cation and disclosing certain preferred embodiments of the invention:

Fig. i is a plan view-oi an open album showing two adjacent pages completely filled several of the photograph and envelope units on the right hand page being turned upward;

Fig. 2 isa view similar to Fig. 1 but difierent from Fig. 1 in* that the lowermost oi the envelopes shown turned up in Fig. 1 is shown in its normal or downturned position'in Fig. 2;

Fig. 3 is a plan view of an envelope of the kind employed in Figs. 1 and 2;

Fig. 4 is a view in section of the envelope oi F s- I Fig-5 is a view similar to Fig. 4 showing an envelope like that of Fig. 4, but in which'the adhesive is applied to the back instead of the front of the attaching flap; I Fig; 6 is a fragmentary view generally similar to Fig. 2, but showing the envelope of Fig. 5 employed in place of the envelope of. 4:;

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary view generally similar to Fig.- 1", but showing the envelope of Fig; 5 em loyed in place of the envelope of Fig. 4;

g. '8 is a view showing a modified form of album and envelope intended to be used when miniature is employed; 1

Fig. 9 is a fragmentary view of an envelope similar to the envelope of Fig. 4 but having a modified hinge and attaching flap construction;

Fig. 10 is a fragmentary view of a picture and envelope assembly in which the envelope flap is designed to provide hinges for a series of photographs arranged in stepped relation;

Fig. 11 is a fragmentary view in section taken on the line ii-ii of Fig. 10-looking in the direction of the arrows and showing the envelope.

and several pictures extended out at an. angle 55 i from the backing sheet for clearness tion, and a v Fig. 12 is a fragmentary view of the assembly of Figs. 10 and 11 showing one of the pictures, turned upward.

In the form of the invention illustrated in Figs. 1 to 4 disclosure is made of a folder or album i consisting of a front 2 and a back .3 hingedly connected to one another. The flexible, intermediate portion 4 connecting the front and back may have additional stifi sheets pasted or otherwise secured to it. The ordinaryloose leaf ring binder may be employed if desired, but the sheets used are desirably of stiff paper or of cardboard capable of carrying a considerable number of the envelopes .and photographs.

On the front and back 2 and 3 of the folder shown in Fig. 1 a number of photograph and envelope units is attached. The envelope forming a part of one of these units is best seen in Figs. 3 and 4. The envelope comprises front and back body portions 5 and B which are folded into superposed relation in the usual way. The body portion 5 has side fiaps'l (see Fig. 1) which are folded over against the outer face of the body portion 6 and adhesively united to the latter. The details of the envelope body construction are unimportant, however, and may be varied as desired, so long as an envelope having a body and a free flap is provided. The body portion 6 is provided with an integral flap 8 which extends above the bodyportion 5 and which is. divided from the body portion 6 by a fold line 9. The entire area of the outer or rear face of the flap 8 is coated with adhesive l0. Tabs H .are cut'from the flap 8. These tabs are shown as being in the form of isosceles trapezoids, although they may take various other shapes. Each of these tabs as shown is completely severed along the two sides and the shorter base. The longer base of each tab desirably coincides with the fold line 9 and i s preferabiy cut through along a portion of its length to provide a slit l2 extending part way across the longer base. The slit l2, however, is spaced inward substantially from the extremities of the longer base of the tab. The slits serve to define the fold line of the tabs accurately and sharply. The face of" the body portion 5 is printed with lines for the writing in of data'andwith suitable legends such as' Date, Location, General Remarks and Title, for facilitating the entry of desired information concerning the photograph with which the envelope is to be associated. The tabs H, two' or more; are. utilized for the attachment to the envelope of a photograph it. Such attachment may conveniently be efiected with the envelope in a position like of illustrathat shown in Fig. 3 by bending the tabs H upe ward out of the plane of the flap 8, moistening them, and thrusting the photograph into the angle between the flap and tabs until it is arrested by the junction of the flap and tabs. The moistened tabs are then pressed down against the back of the photograph to unite the tabs firmly to the photograph. The photograph is in this way hingedly connected to the flap 8 and to the envelope body, each of the three elements l3, Ill and 5-6 being free to turn about the fold line 9 relative to the other two. The negative from which the photograph has been' made is inserted in the envelope and the unit is attached in the album by moistening the adhesive on the flap 8 and pressing the flap in proper position in the album. The picture normally extends downward from the attached flap and complete- 1y covers and conceals the envelope. When it I is desired to consult the data on the face of the envelope the picture may be turned up to expose the envelope, and when the picture is in this position the negative may be extracted from the envelope if desired.

Another way of effecting the same combination of. envelope, picture and album which may be practised, if desired, is to attach the envelope or aseries of envelopes in the album before attaching the pictures. Care should be taken in such case not to moisten the gum on the tabs,

so as to leave the tabs free to be turned upward and to have the pictures attached to them. The negatives can, of course, be inserted in the envelopes after the assembly in the album is complete if desired.

The envelopes can be associated with the album sheets with sufiicient space between them to enable the picturesto stand entirely clear of one another so that all-the pictures on a sheet are fully exposed to view. A more compact arrangement, and one which is regarded as preferable for most purposes, is that illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 wherein the gummed flaps stand substantially edge to edge and each photograph covers all but the lower margin of the next photograph beneath it. This enables a very considerable number of the photograph and envelope units to be attached upon a single sheet of the album.

The envelope of Fig. 5 is very similar. to that of Fig. 4, and may difl'er only in the fact that the adhesive Illa. is applied upon the opposite face of the flap 8a. from that upon which the adhesive I is applied to the flap 8. The side flaps may be provided on either body portion of the envelope, but as shown'the arrangement is the same as that of Figs. 1 to 4. Although the envelope is constructed in exactly the same way as the envelope of Fig. ,4, the body portion a now becomes the back of the envelope and the body portion 6a becomes the front, so that the printed form for facilitating the entry of data is printed upon the face of the body portion 6a. An album la is illustrated in Figs.-6 and 7 as having envelopes oi the type shown in Fig. 5 attached in it. As before, the flaps to. are attached to the album sheet, and thetabs Ha folded on line We are utilized as hinges for the attachment of photographs. The only difference resulting from the modification of the envelope from the form of Fig. 4 to that of Fig. 5 is that the insertion opening is now at the back ofthe nevelope instead of at the front of it. This simply requires that the envelope be turnedup to the position illustrated in Fig. 7 in order to expose the insertion opening and permit a negative of the photograph to be inserted or withdrawn.

In the form of the invention shown in Fig. 8 the album and the envelope structure have been modified in order to provide for keeping miniature film in a small envelope which substantially fits the .film. A sheet 2b of the album has attached-to it a sheet of flexible fabric 65. The

fabric It is adhesively united to the sheet 21) in therein andthe invention embodied in other each zone It. Each attaching tab is triangular in form. It may be a hollow triangle since the apei: of one tab may extend into the body of the next tab above it. The statement that the entire zone I6 is kept dry and unadhered is not quite accurate,'since the small areas lying ou side the hinge triangles but within the zone are desirably,

though not necessarily, pasted down. For attaching a tier of pictures a width of the sheet comprising three of the zones i6 is utilized. The picture has its upper rear margin adhesively I united to a pair of correspondingly located hinges i8 lying in the two outer zones of the set of three. A small envelope H has its back 6b adhesively united to the corresponding hinge of the intervening hinge zone. The envelope is may be exactly like the envelope of Fig. 4 with the exception that it is a smaller envelope and thatupward while leaving the envelope turned downward.

The envelope of Fig. 9 is generally similar to the envelope of Fig. 2. In this instance, however, the body of the envelope is provided beyond the insertion opening with hinges and with tabs 2% out from within the hinges. This envelope is designed to be used by pasting the tabs 2b as well as the main part of the flap 2G to the support or backing sheet, such as a sheet of an album, and by pasting the hinges 25 to the back of the photograph. The hinges and tabs which are folded on fold line 23 and the iiap 2d are all gummed on the same side, but this may be either the-side toward the insertion opening or the side away from the insertion opening as desired.

In the form. of the invention shown in Figs. W to 12 disclosure is made oi an envelope 3t having a flap 38 designed to be pasted upon a supporting sheet 32 and formed to provide a plurality of sets of hinges so that several photographs d3, 3%, 3t can' be mounted in stepped relation uponthe flap of a single envelope. The flap may, of course, be of any length desired and may extend through the entire height of the supporting sheet so that only one envelope 3b is provided on a sheet for holding the film for all of the pictures on that sheet. The hinges 35 are formed from the flap portion of the envelope by angular cuts,

"the vertex: of each hinge extending into the body of the hinge nextabove it. The hinges are arranged in vertical zones, and a set of hinges for mounting a photograph consist of one hinge of each zone, the hinges of the set being all disposed in horizontal alignment. This form. of the invention is particularlydesirable where film is used which is so small that the film frames cannot be conveniently handled as individual units. In this form of the inventioneither face of the combined hinge and flap structure may be selected for coating with adhesive.

While I have illustrated'and described in detail certain preferred forms of my invention, it

is to be understood that changes may be made structures. I do not, therefore, desire to limit myself to the specific constructions illustrated, but intend to cover my invention broadly in whatever form its principle may be utilized.

In the appended claims the terms "album and photograph are used broadly and illustratively rather than literally, the-former to comprehend any comparatively stiff backing sheet or. sheets whether in folder or book form or otherwise, and the latter to comprehend any cards, slips or other units which might desirably be hingedlymounted upon a support.

I claim: Q Y An envelope adapted for use in photograph albums, comprising a body having an insertion opening and including front and back portions, 8. gummed attaching flap integralwith one of said body portions and divided from the body portion by a fold line, and gummed foldable tabs formed from portions of said flap to constitute picture attaching hinges.

2. An envelope as set forth in claim 1 wherein the flap is gummed on its face which is opposite to or remote from the insertion opening.

3. An envelope as set forth in claim 1 wherein the flap is gummed on its face which is toward or adjacent to the insertion opening.

4- An envelope as setforth in claim 1 wherein the tabs are divided from the envelope body along the same fold line which divides the flap from the envelope body. 5. An envelope adapted for use in a photograph album comprising a body having an insertion opening and including front and back portions and a .gummed extension on one of the body portions adjacent the position of attachment for hingedly attaching the envelope in an album, and other gummed extensions on the 'same body portion for hingedly connecting a photograph to the envelope body.

'6. A photograph and envelope unit adapted for attachment in an album or uponany comparatively stiff backing, comprising an envelope body, a gurnmed attaching flap divided from the body by a fold line, gummed photograph hinges integral with the envelope and foldable independently of the body and the flap, and a photograph attached to said hinges.

'7. A photograph and envelope unit adapted for attachment in an album or any comparatively stifi backing, comprising an envelope body composed of front and back portions which jointly define an enclosure receiving compartment entered through an insertion opening, an attaching flap integral with one of said bodyportions and divided from such body portion by a fold line, hinge tabs also integral with the envelope body and foldable independently of the body and the flap, and a photograph attached to said. hinge tabs in a position to cover and guard the insertion opening. v

8. A photograph and envelope unit adapted for attachment in an album or upon any compara tively stiff backing, comprising an envelope body composed of front and back portions for jointly defining an enclosure receiving compartment entered through an insertion opening, an attaching flap integral with the front body portion and adapted to be pasted in an album to locate the insertion opening toward the album sheet to which the flap is attached and just below the attached flap, photograph hinges also'integral with the front body portion and foldable relative to said flap and body portion, and a photograph attached to said hinges in position to overlie the envelope.

9. A photograph album comprising a supporting sheet and a series of attached envelopes, each envelope including an attaching flap whereby it is hingedly attached to the supporting sheet, and photograph hinges for independently hingedly connecting a photograph-to the envelope.

10. -A photograph album comprising a supporting sheet, an envelope having a body portion and a foldable gummed extension divided from the body portion by a fold line. a photograph adhesively united with the extension, and means adhesively connected to the supporting sheet for hingedly connecting the photograph and the envelope body to the supporting sheet, each with capacity to be individually swung away from the supporting sheet.

.11. A photograph album comprising a supporting sheet, vertically arranged series of hinges attached to the sheet, said hinges being disposed in horizontally aligned sets, a photograph attached directly to the two outer hinges of a set, and an envelope having a body portion attached to an intermediate hinge of the set, and a foldable flap attached to the back of the photograph, said en-' velope constituting a connection between the in-- in transverse alignment with the other hinges of the set and a photograph marginally attached to said other hinges and to the envelope flap.

13. An envelope adapted for use in an album comprising a body having an insertion opening and including front and back portions, a gummed flap integral with a body portion and divided therefrom by a fold line, and a plurality of sets of hinges formed from the material of the flap for hiugedly mounting photographs in stepped relation.

' 14. A photograph album comprising a supporting sheet, a vertically arranged series of hinges attached to 'the sheet, said hinges being disposed in horizontally aligned sets, photographs attached each' to a horizontally aligned set of hinges with the capacity to be individually swung away from the supporting sheet, and envelopes for containing photographic negatives, interspersed between certain of the photographs, and also having the capacity t be individually swung away from the supporting sheet.

15. A photograph album comprising a supporting sheet, an envelope having its body hingedly connected to the sheet, and means for attaching photographs or like articles in stepped overlapping relation to the supporting sheet for hinging movement relative to the sheet and independently of the envelope body, but in such relation that the envelope body is covered and concealed by one or more of the photographs but may be uncovered for access by the hinging movement of the adjacent photograph away from the sheet.

ALBERT A. AINSWOR'I'H.