US2194003A

US2194003A - Article holder for loose-leaf notebooks

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Publication number: US2194003A
Application number: US238653A
Authority: US
Inventors: Doyle K Brooks
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1938-11-03
Filing date: 1938-11-03
Publication date: 1940-03-19
Anticipated expiration: 1957-03-19

Description

March ,19, 1940. K BROOKS 2,194,003

ARTICLE HOLDER FOR LOOSE-LEAF NOTEBOOKS Filed Nov. 3, 1938 Patented Mar. 19, 1940 UNITED STATES 2,194,1103 an'rrcm nognsa roa LOOSE-LEAF OTEB OOKS

Doyle K. Brooks, Abilene, Kane.

Application November 3, 1938, Serial No.

11 Claims.

The invention aims to provide a new and improved device for holding pens, pencils, numerous other writing and drawing implements, and possibly other articles within a loose-leaf notebook,

5. in such manner that any article may be conveniently removed for use. p

In carrying out the above end, a further obfeet is to provide a novel construction whereby the article holders are prevented from interfering with smooth lying oi! any of the pages and in fact prevented from contacting with any of said pages, either when the notebook is closed or open..

A still further object is to provide the article holders in the form of elastic blocks arranged in a novel manner.

With the foregoing in view, the invention resides in the novel subject matter hereinafter described and claimed, description being accomplished by reference to the accompanying drawing.

Fig. l is a perspective view showing a looseieaf notebook improved in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is an edge view with the book open, illustrating the manner in which the stiff board may smoothly support any portion of the filler which may be turned onto the same.

Figs. 3 and 4 are detail edge views showing blocks.

Fig. 5 is a view similar a modification:

Preferred constructions have been illustrated and will be rather specifically described, with the understanding, however, that within the scope of the invention as claimed, variations may be made.

. A loose-leaf notebook is shown having a con- .m ventional back 5, a front cover 6, a. rear cover 1, rings 8, and tiller 9 engaged with said rings.

In Figs. 1 and 2, I provide a stiff board ill of cardboard or the like to be mounted between the front cover 6 and the filler 9 or between the rear cover 1 and said filler, the first location being preferred. The board I6 is of a size corresponding to the leaves of the filler 9 and is provided with openings H to engage the rings 8- Carried by the side of the board l toward the cover (6 in the present disclosure) are a plurality of 'holders for various articles, for example, a rule l2, pencils l3, l4, l and iii, a compass I6, 3, protractor H, a container I8 for pencil leads, and possibly a lip stick l9 and one or more coins 26. When the board I0 is swung toward the filler 9,

to Fig. 2 but showing different ways of shaping the edges of the elastic all of the articles are readily accessible for removal as required and reinsertion may, of course, be effected with equal case. When the board It is swung toward the cover (6 in the present instance), the article holders rest on said cover and 6 thereby support said board Ill, permitting the latter to smoothly support any portion of the filler 5 which may be turned onto the same, as seen in Fig, 2. Thus, even though convenient provision is made for holding a plurality of ar- 16 ticles, these articles will not interfere with writing upon both sides of the various leaves of the tiller. 1

It is preferable that the article holders consist of a plurality of elastic. blocks, for instance, sponge rubber with the skin left on at least the exposed sides, the material being cut into blocks and secured to the board iliby glue or cement. The preferred arrangement of the blocks is shown and will now be described, but variations may, 20 of course, be made.

Two of the elastic blocks 2| are secured to the board ill in rather widely spaced relation to abut theopposite ends of the rule l2 and yieldably hold said rule in place, the inner opposed edges 22 of said blocks 2| being preferably undercut so that they diverge toward the board ID. A pencil, such as l3, may abut the lower ends or edges of the blocks 2|, and I provide two additional blocks 23 whose upper ends may-abut the lower side of said pencil, whereby the blocks 2| and 23 coact in yieldably holding said pencil in place. The blocks 23 preferably converge downwardly and are provided with undercut inner edges 24 cooperable in holding any of various '35 articles, for instance, a lip stick [9 and one or more coins 20. Below the blocks 24, I show a number of vertically spaced

blocks

25, 26, 21 and 28, the horizontal edges of which are undercut at 29; The upper edge of the block 25 is cooperable with the lower ends of the blocks 23 in holding the pencil M, in the present disclosure. The lower edge of block 25 coacts with the upper edge of block 26 in holding the pencil l5, the adjacent edges of the

blocks

26 and 21 hold the pencil l6, and the adjacent edges of 21 and 28 hold one leg of the compass l6, and the other leg of the latter may abut the lower edge of 28. The lower end portion of the board in is occupied by two downwardly diverging blocks 36 having undercut inner edges between which the protractor l1 and the lead holder l8 are wedged and yieldably held.

By providing the novel construction shown and described, a device has been provided for eifectively carrying out the objects of the invention. While preferred details have been shown, attention is again invited to the possibility of making numerous variations within the scope of the invention as claimed. Moreover, it will be understood that the elastic blocks may be arranged to properly hold any desired articles, the invention being not restricted to the particular artiwhich elastic blocks 3|, such as those above described, are directly secured to the inner side of the front cover 6, although they could be secured to the rear cover 1. A stiff board 32 is mounted (preferably upon the rings 8) to lie between the blocks and the filler 9, both when the notebook is open and when it is closed. The

blocks and the articles held thereby cannot, therefore, interfere with smooth lying of the various leaves of the filler 8 and cannot interfere with writing upon them.

I claim:

1. A device of the class described comprising a still. board, and two elongated elastic blocks secured to one side of said board and converging toward one edge of thesame, whereby an article may be slid upon said side of the board into wedging relation with said blocks.

2. A structure as specified in claim 1; the inner opposed edges of said blocks being undercut to urge the article toward said side of the board.

3. A device of the class described comprising a stiff board, two elastic blocks secured to one side of said board and having inner opposed edges spaced apart widely to abut the ends of a rule or other elongated article forced between said blocks, said blocks also having other edges at an angle to those aforesaid to abut one side, of a second article, and an additional elastic block secured to said side of said board to abut the opposite side of said second article.

4. A device of the class described comprising a stiff board, two elastic blocks secured to one side of said board and having inner opposed edges spaced apart widely to abut the ends of a rule or other elongated article forced between said blocks, said blocks also having other edges at an angle to those aforesaid to abut one side of a second article, and two additional elastic blocks secured to said side of said board to abut the opposite side of said second article, said two additional blocks being so spaced that a third article may be forced between and yieldably held thereby.

5. A structure as specified in claim 4; together with a fifth elastic block secured to said side of said board to yieldably hold a fourth article against the edges of said two additional blocks remote from the second article.

6. A structure as specified in claim 4; together with a fifth elastic block secured to said side of said board to yieldably hold a fourth article against the edges of said two additional blocks remote from the second article, and a sixth elastic block secured to said side of said board and cooperable with an edge of said fifth block for holding still another article.

7. In a loose-leaf notebook having front and rear covers and a filler between said covers, a stiff board mounted to swing as a leaf between one of said covers and said filler, said stiff board being substantially as large as the leaves of said filler to smoothly support any of the leaves which may be turned onto said board when the notebook is opened, and a plurality of article-gripping devices mounted on the cover-facing side of said stifi board, said article-gripping devices being exposed and arranged to directly rest upon said one of said covers and stably support said stiil' board in leaf-supporting position when the notebook is opened.

8. In a loose-leaf notebook having front and rear covers and a filler between said covers, a stiff board mounted to swing as a leaf between one of said covers and said filler, said still board being substantially as large as the leaves of said filler to smoothly support any of the leaves which may be turned onto said board when the notebook is opened, and a plurality of article-gripping devices mounted on the cover-facing side of said stiff board, some of said article-gripping,

devices being mounted near the four corners of said still board, others of said article-gripping devices being mounted on intermediate portions of said board, all of said article-gripping devices being exposed and of substantially uniform height, whereby said devices may rest solidly on said one of said covers to stably support said stiff board in leaf-supporting position when the notebook is opened.

9. A structure as specified in claim '7; said article-gripping devices consisting of elastic blocks.

10. A structure as specified in claim 8; said article-gripping devices consisting of elastic blocks.

11. In a loose-leaf notebook having front and rear covers, and a filler between said covers, a

. stiff board mounted to swing as a leaf between one of said covers and said filler, said stiff board being substantially as large as the leaves of said filler to smoothly support any of the leaves which may be turned onto said board when the notebook is opened, and a plurality of pairs of articlegripping elastic blocks between said one of said covers and said stiff board and mounted on one of these two members in position to abut the other of these two members, said article-gripping elastic blocks being exposed and arranged to stably support said stiff board in leaf-supporting position when the notebook is opened.

DOYLE K. BROOKS.