US2195494A - Folder device - Google Patents

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E. J. MILLER FOLDER DEVICE April 2, 1940.

Filed March 1, 1958 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR.

F /G. 12. BY EDWARDJ'. MILLER ATTORNEY.

Patented Apr. 2, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FOLDER DEVICE Edward J. Miller, Cleveland, Ohio Application March 1, 1938, Serial No. 193,298

7 Claims. (CI. 46-36) My invention relates to folder devices in which an image or other representation is animated so as to move relative to another image or representation.

An object of my invention is to provide a folder device which moves a representation toward and away from another representation.

Another object is to provide a folder device for moving a representation toward and away from, and in a plane substantially with, a second representation.

Another object is to provide a folder device for moving a representation on one side of a second representation, the first representation being also visible from the other side of the second representation.

Another object is to provide a folder device in which a pictorial representation is borne upon a leaf of the folder and a second pictorial representation is borne upon a carrier which moves in a plane substantially parallel to the said leaf.

Another object is to provide a folder device in which a carrier bearing a pictorial representation is swung in an are relative to a second pictorial representation borne by a leaf of the folder device.

Another object is to provide a folder device in which the leaves swing upon one axis and in which a carrier carried by one of the leaves is swung upon a second axis at an acute angle to the first axis and in which the carrier is moved in a plane substantially parallel to another leaf of the folder device.

Another object is to provide a folder device for animating a pictorial representation in which a portion of the pictorial representation swings in an arc and substantially parallel to a complementary portion of the representation.

Another object is to provide a folder device in which parts of the device swing upon an axis and in which other parts swing upon a pivot point lying upon the said axis.

Another object is to provide a construction for a folder device which has parts movable relative to each other by opening and closing the folder device.

Another object is to provide a folder device having a construction which is economical and simple to produce and which is eflicient in operation.

A still further object is to provide a folder device having a plurality of carriers which move relative to a leaf of the folder device and relative to each other.

, Another object is to provide a folder device which:

Figure l is a view of my folder device in closed position with the first leaf on top;

Figure 2 is a view of my folder device half opened up with the raised leaves extending perpendicular to the plane of the drawing;

Figure 3 is a view of my folder device completely opened up and with the leaves lying flat substantially parallel to the plane of the drawing;

Figure 4 is a view looking into the bottom edges of the folder device in the direction of the arrows 4-4 of Figure 3;

Figure 5 is a similar view looking into the bottom edges of the folder device in the direction of the arrows 5-5 of Figure 2;

Figure 6 is a similar view looking at the bottom edges of the folder device in the direction of the arrows 6-6 of Figure 1; and shows the leaves somewhat spread apart for purposes of clarity of illustration;

Figure 7 is a plan view of my folder device in extended position with all of the folded portions spread out in the flat;

Figure 8 is a fragmentary view of the bottom portion of my device showing a slightly different form of construction in which the carrier is pasted or otherwise secured to a leaf of the device;

Figure 9 is a perspective view of my folder device in half open position with the leaves somewhat spread apart for clarity of illustration, the view being somewhat diagrammatical for illustrating the operation of the device;

Figure 10 illustrates a modified form of my folder device in which two carriers are utilized;

Figure 11 illustrates a still further modified form of my device in which two carriers are utilized and which are mounted in different relative positions from that shown in Figure 10; and

Figure 12 is a view somewhat like Figure 7 showing the folder device in an extended position, but shows the carrier extending from and carried by a rear leaf of the folder device.

My folder device may be constructed of any sheet material of suitable character. In adaptation for greeting cards, advertising folders, and the like, it is preferably made of a cardboard material usually utilized for cards and folders of this nature, having the required amount of stiffness and flexibility. Thin cardboard or heavy paper is the usual material for cards and folders of this kind. The sheet of material may be die cut or out out in proper outline in any other suitable manner.

Referring to Figure 'I which shows the sheet of material cut out in proper outline and lying in the flat, the construction and position of the parts is better illustrated. The rectangular sheet shown in Figure '7 is folded or creased along two longitudinal lines at right angles to each other, the crease l6 being disposed in one direction and the crease 26 being disposed in a direction at right anglw to the first crease. These two creases, therefore, divide the sheet of material into four segments which form the four leaves l6, l6, l1, and II." The leaf H has an opening 34 cut therethrough. This opening 34 may be a hole cut in the leaf I! as shown or may be a transparent portion of suitable material which permits visibility through the opening 34. The image 36 is drawn upon or otherwise carried upon the leaf II. The image 36 may be any representation and is positioned adjacent to, or relative to, the opening 34.

Along the bottom edge of the leaf 16, there is an appendage portion 22 which has the carrier member 23 extending therefrom. The leaves l6, l6, l1, and 18, the appendage portion 22, and the carrier member 23, are all constructed of the one sheet of material. The crease 2| permits the appendage 22 to be bent back and under the adjacent leaf I6. The crease 24 permits bending or swinging of the carrier member 23 relative to the appendage 22 and leaf l6. By folding the appendage 22 along the crease 2|, the appendage 22 is brought up adjacent to and parallel to the leaf l6. This swings the carrier member 23 around so as to be brought up adjacent and parallel to the leaf IT with its reverse face showing. The image 36 on the carrier member 23 is not shown in the view of Figure 7 as it is face down and is disposed on the opposite side of the carrier member 23, but upon the carrier member 23 being swung up, the said opposite side of the carrier member 23 is directed toward the rear face of leaf l1 and the image 36 faces the same way as the image 36 on the leaf II.

A triangular portion is cut out of the sheet of material at its lower edge between lines 26 and 26 which extend from the edge to point 21 on crease 20. Carrier member 28 is not connected to the sheet of material except through crease 24 and appendage 22. It is preferable to cut back leaf Il along line 26 at a slightly larger angle than is leaf I6 along line 25.

The sheet of material is folded along the crease is so that leaves l5 and I8 are swung down and in position adjacent and substantially parallel to the leaves It and II. The leaves I6 and I1 retain their position shown in Figure '1 and leaves l5 and [8 are reversed to be disposed in the rear of leaves l6 and I! so that the faces of leaves l6 and 18 shown in Figure 7 are directed in the opposite direction. The material connecting leaves 15 and I6 and leaves I! and I8 along the crease [9 hold leaves l6 and I6 and leaves I! and i8 in substantially parallel relationship. It is seen that the carrier member 23 is interfltted between the leaves l1 and I8 and is held in a plane substantially parallel to the planes of leaves I! and I8 which act as guides to hold the carrier member 23 in said position.

The folder device is next folded along the crease 20 so that the face of leaves l6 and I1 shown in Figure 7 are brought together. Swinging of leaves 16 and i1 relative to each other also swings leaves l5 and is which are attached thereto. respectively. In this manner, a folder havig four leaves is formed. The leaves are in pairs, leaves l5 and I6 being one pair, and leaves I! and 13 being the other pair. These pairs of leaves swing upon substantially the same axis formed by the crease'26. when they are in the spread out position shown in Figure 3, leaves l6 and I! are in front and are referred to as the front leaves, and leaves l6 and I! are referred to as the rear leaves. The leaves of each pair of leaves are retained in substantially parallel relationship to each other by reason of the connection along the crease l6.

The folder device having been folded as described and having the pairs of leaves folded together in closed position, is illustrated in Figure 1. In this view, leaf I6 is the first page of the folder device in book form. Leaf I6 is shown on top of the folder device and the crease 20 is the hinge of the folder device in book form, the crease 20 being along the left hand edge in Figure 1. The carrier member 23 shown in broken lines is positioned between leaves l1 and I8. When in this flat closed position, the carrier member has been folded upon the crease 24. Leaf Il being cut away along the line 26 accommodates the carrier member 23 so as to permit the carrier member 23 to extend across the corner of the folded folder device between leaf l6 to its position between leaves II and II. The opening 34 shown in broken line is in the leaf II and is illustrated to show its relative position to the carrier member 23 when the folder device is in the closed position of Figure 1. The carrier member 23, when the folder device is folded as in Figure 1. is swung back close to the crease 20. The crease 24 acts as an axis upon which the carrier member 23 swings, and the crease 2!! acts as an axis upon which the leaves of the folder swing. Point 21 is at the intersection of lines running through these two axes and is the pivot point about which the carrier member 23 swings. The axis along the crease 24 is disposed at an acute angle to the axis formed by the crease 26.

Figure 6 is a view looking in the direction of the arrows of 63 of Figure 1 and illustrates the positioning of the parts. For purposes of clarity the leaves are somewhat spread apart and may be closer together in actual practice. In this view of Figure 6, it is seen how the carrier member extends across the lower corner of the folder device, by reason of the triangular portion cut away between the lines 26 and 26. At the bottom of the folder device, as shown in Figure 6, the leaves may be spread slightly fan-wise but it may be said that throughout the length of the folder device that the leaves and the carrier member are substantially parallel to each other.

Figure 2 is the folder. device with leaves I5 and I6 raised perpendicular to the plane of the a drawing so that the folder device is half open.

The representation 36 on the leaf I1 is in full view. The representation 36 borne upon the carrier member 23 is complementary to the representation 36. The opening 34 permits that part of the representation 36 back of the opening 34 to be visible. It is seen that the carrier member 23 has swung in an are upon the pivot point 21 down from the position illustrated in Figure 1. The image of the man in the representation 36 has therefore bent slightly toward the image of the women in the representation 36. When the folder device is in the half open position of Figure 2, the carrier member 23 has gone through half of the extent of its movement so that the representation" has moved from its most withdrawn position part way toward the representation 35.

Figure 5 being a view looking at the bottom edges of the leaves shown in Figure 2, illustrates the positioning of the leaves and the carrier member. Again it is seen how at the bottom of the folder device, the carrier member 23 cuts across the corner from'leaf |3 to its inserted position between leaves l1 and I3.

Figure 3 illustrates the folder device when completely open with leaves l5 and I1 lying flat. The carrier member 23 has moved to its other limit of movement so that the mans head has moved down toward the image of the woman in the representation 35 on leaf H. The movement of the carrier member 23 is such that it moves in a plane substantially parallel to the plane of leaf |1, it being guided in said substantial plane by the rear leaf I8. During the movement of leaves I5 and I6 upon the axis formed by the crease 23, the carrier member 23 has swung upon theaxis formed by the crease 24. Since crease 24 is at an acute angle to crease 29, the two axes are statedto be at an acute angle to each other. Point 21 at the intersection of the two axes is a pivot point about which the carrier member 23 swings in its movement. In Figure 3, a part ofthe carrier member 23 is disclosed as extending across the triangular portion cut off between lines 25 and 26. Upon swinging the pairs of leaves together relative to each other, the process is reversed so that the carrier member 23 swingsback in an are upon the pivot point 21 through the position illustrated in Figure 2 and back into- '39 swings upon the axis 24 in the same manner the position illustrated in Figure 1, the other limit of its,movement.

Figure 4 illustrates a view looking in the direction of the arrows 4--4 and shows the bottom edges of the folded device when in the opened position. While the leaves are shown closely to-' gether in Figure 4 and the leaves shown somewhat spread apart in Figure 3, these slight changes have been made for purposes of clarity of illustration, the relative positioning of the parts being the same.

Figure 9 is a view somewhat diagrammatical in nature for the purpose of illustrating the movement of the parts. Point 21 is at the intersection of the axis formed by the crease 20 and the axis formed by the crease 24. Point 29 at the end of the crease 24 opposite from point 21 moves during the folding and unfolding of the pairs of leaves of the folded device. The path of movement of point 29 forms an are shown in broken line in Figure 9 and connecting points 33, 29, and 3|. When the folding device is closed as illustrated in Figure 1, then point 29 coincides with point 3|. During the unfolding of the leaves, point 29 rises in an arc to the point on the are shown at point 29 in Figure 9. When the folder device has been completely opened to the position shown in FigureB, then the point 29 moves in an are down to the position denoted by the reference character 39. During this movement of point 29, the carrier member 23 swings in an are upon point 21. The swinging of the carrier member 23 upon the axis formed by the crease 24 is therefore translated into a movement substantially parallel to the planes of leaves l1 and I8. This movement of the carrier member 23 changes the relative position of the representation 33 to the opening 34 and varies the degree to which the representation 33 is visible through the opening 34. When point 23 is in its highest position, being that shown in Figure 9,

there is a tendency for the lower edge of the leaf "to be slightly raised and the flexibility of the sheet material permits some slight bending to prevent any binding of the carrier member 23 upon the leaf |1. .When in the closed position, point 29 does not exactly coincide with point 23 as line 26 is cut back slightly more at an angle than line 25 so as to permit more freedom to the carriermemberextending between the leaf ii to the inserted position-between leaves l1 and I3. Figure 8-isa fragmentary view illustrating the diiferent manner of attaching the carrier member 23 to the leaf IS. The carrier member 23 instead of being hingedly connected to the appendage 22 is hingedly connected to a tab portion 31 which is pasted or otherwise suitably secured to the leaf ii. In this form it is not necessary to have the carrier member 23 cut out of the same sheet of material as the leaves of the folder. The carrier member 23 may be separately formed and connected in proper position by pasting or otherwise securing the tab portion 31 to the leaf It. It is preferablato paste the tab portion 31 to the underside of the leaf I5 for purposes of appearance.

In Figure 10, I illustrate a modified form of my holder device in which two carrier members [are utilized. The leaf H has the opening 34 cut therein,.and a representation 33 such as'the the leaf IS. The portion 40 of the carrier member39 is pasted or otherwise secured to the under face of leaf l5 and the carrier member as described for the preferred form illustrated in Figures 1 to 3 inclusive. The representation 44 which may be the image of a Spaniel dog as 11- 1ustrated,-is drawn or otherwise borne upon the carrier member 39.

The carrier member 4| having tab portion 42 is also secured to the under face of leaf I5 at the upper edge of leaf I6. Another triangular portion must be cut out of leaves l3 and H in the same manner as the triangular portion which was cut out along the bottom edge. The triangular portions upon the upper and lower edges of the folder device shown in Figure 10 are the same and both provide for the extending across of the carrier members 39 and 4| from the leaf I6 to their inserted position between leaves l1 and I3. As the upper edge of the folder device is folded along the crease 9, it is'necessary to out along the crease |9 between lines 25 and 26 in order to complete the triangular cut away portion. In order to prevent binding it is also preferable to cut aslit between points 23 and 52 in order to prevent some slight separation of leaves l1 and I8 during the swinging of the pairs of leaves toward and away from each other. The carrier member 4| similarly swings upon the axis formed by the crease 24 and moves in a plane substantially parallel to the leaves l1 and I3.

The carrier member 4| has drawn upon it or otherwise bears the representation 43 which may be an image of a Scotty dog as illustrated in Figimage of the Scotty dog on carrier member 4| 4 will move down away from the image of the bird and the image of the Spaniel dog on the carrier member I! will move up towards the image of the bird. Opening up of the folder device reverses this movement so that the Scotty dog moves upward and the Spaniel dog moves downward. The image of the Seotty dog and the image of the Spaniel dog moves in their separate arcs about the pivot point 21. This alternate movement of the images moving in their respective arcs gives the illusion of the dogs alternately jumping up towards the bird.

Figure 11 illustrates still a further modified form of my folder device. The carrier member 49 having the tab portion ll is secured by pasting or other suitable means to the leaf I. and

the movement of the carrier member relative to the opening 34 is similar to that shown in the preferred form shown in Figures 1 to 3 inclusive. In this modification, shown in Figure 11, there are three pairs of leaves. In addition to leaves l5 and i6 and leaves I! and II, there are leaves l5 and 46 which are merely extensions of leaves l1 and I8. Leaves 4! and l. swing upon an axis formed by the crease l1 and swing in toward and away from leaves i1 and I l just as do leaves IE and I6. Leaves l6, l1 and are the front leaves Y and leaves [5,18, and I are the rear leaves.

Crease l9 extends acrm the sheet of material and connects leaves 45 and 48 in the same manner as it connects the other leaves.

The carrier member 5| having the tab portion 50 is. pasted or otherwise suitably secured to leaf ing 34 and the carrier member 49 is seen just in the rear of the carrier member 5|. Both carrier members move in planes substantially parallel to each other. This modification adapts itself -to still further changes in animation of obwill give the effect of sparring action by the boxers.

It is apparent in-all of these modifications that the direction of the carrier members utilized in any specific case is dependent upon the angularity of the axis upon which the carrier member swings, in relation to the axis upon which the leaves swing. A change in the angle of crease 24 in relationship to crease 2! will vary the nature of the movement of the carrier member. In order to obtain the desired movement of the representa-. tion of the carrier member, the desired angularit of the crease 24 is provided. I

Various changes and forms may be made as suggested by the illustration shown. For example. carrier member 5| in the view of Figure 11 could be positioned so that tab portion II is secured to the upper-edgeofthe leaf ll diagonally opposite from tab portion ll. with thisvchanle. carrier member ll would operate in the same manner as carrier member ll in the folder shown in l 'lgure 10 and its operation relative to carrier member 0 is apparent. The positioning of the carrier members and the angularity of the axis upon which they swing being dependent upon the choice of specific requirement for animation desired In Figure 12, there is illustrated a view of my folder device somewhat similar to that shown in Figure 7 with all portions spread fist. This view illustrates that the carrier member may be carried by one of the rear leaves as well as by a front leaf. It is seen that appendage 22 extmds from leaf IS, a rear leaf, instead of from leaf I as shown in Figure '7. The mounting and operation of the holder device is nevertheless the same, the carrier member 23 extending through the triangular cut away portion formed by lines II and 28 to interfit between leaves I? and II. Since the front leaf II and rear leaf I! swing together upon the axis relative to leaves i1 and II, the carrier member may be secured to either leaf I! or leaf II. In cases where the carrier member is pasted or otherwise suitably secured to the leaf rather than being integral therewith, it may be secured by pasting or otherwise suitably securing the tab portion attached thereto to the rear leaf as well as the front leaf. In the previous modifications wherein the carrier member was shown as secured to the front leaf, it may be likewise secured to the corresponding rear leaf as the front leaf and corresponding rear leaf swing together upon its axis.

Although I have described my invention with a certain degree of particularity, it is understood that the present disclosure has beenmade only by way of example and that numerous changes in the details of construction and the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and the scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed.-

I claim as my invention:

1. A folder device comprising a sheet creased upon a horizontal median line and then upon a vertical median line to provide two pairs of Joined front and rear leaves adapted to swing upon the crease along the vertical median line, said sheet having a triangular open space at an edge thereof. the apex of the said triangular open space being positioned adjacent the crease along said vertical median line, a carrier member having a supporting appendage carried by, and positioned between the front and rear leaves of; a first of said pairs of leaves, said carrier member being extended across said triangular open space and interposed between the front and rear leaves of a second of said pairs of leaves, the carrier member being creased along a line at an acute angle to said vertical median line to cause the carrier member to swing in an are between the front and rear leaves of said second pair of leaves upon the swinging of a said pair of leaves relative to another said pair, of leaves. 1

2. A folder device comprising a sheet creased upon a horizontal median line and then upon a vertical median line to provide pairs of joined front and rear leaves adapted to rotate upon the axis formed by the crease along the vertical median line, said sheet having a triangular open space at an edge thereof and in adjacent portions of said front leaves at said vertical median line, a carrier member having an end portion carried by, and positioned between the leaves of.

aromas aim of said pairs of leaves and having another end portion interposed between and movable substantially parallel to, the leaves of a second of said pairs of leaves, the said carrier member being extended across said triangular open space adjacent to said rear leaves and being creased along a line disposed substantially adjacent to a side of said triangular open space to permit the carrier member to bridge the variable angular space between said front leaves and to swing in an arc between the leaves of said second pair of leaves upon the rotation on said axis of one pair of leaves relative to another pair of leaves.

3. A folder device comprising a sheet creased upon a horizontal median line and then upon a vertical median line to provide two pairs of joined front and rear leaves adapted to swing upon the crease along the vertical median line, said sheet having an appendage extending from an edge thereof and folded back upon said sheet and interposed-intermediate the front and rear leaves of the first pair of leaves, said appendage having an extending portion adapted to extend to, and interfit between, the leaves of the second pair of leaves, the extending portion being creased along a line disposed at an acute angle to said vertical median line to cause the extending portion to swing in an arc between, and substantially parallel to, the leaves of said second pair of leaves, said sheet being cut away to remove adjoining portions of the front leaves at said vertical median line to permit the said extending portion to bridge the variable angular space between the planes of said pairs of leaves, upon the-swinging of one pair relative to the other pair.

4. A folder device comprising a sheet creased upon a horizontal median line and then upon a vertical median line to provide two pairs of joined front and rear leaves adapted to swing upon the crease along the vertical median line, said sheet having a triangular open space at an edge thereof, the apex of said triangular open space being positioned adjacent the crease along said vertical median line, a carrier member having a supporting appendange carried by, and

positioned between the front and rear leaves of, a first of said pairs of leaves, said carrier member having a projecting portion adapted to carry a portion of a representation, said projecting portion being extended across said triangular open space and interposed between the front and rear leaves of a second of said pair of leaves,

the front leaf of said second pair of leaves being adaptedto carry a complementary portion of said representation and having a cut away portion adapted to disclose the portion of the representation carried by the projecting portion of the carrier member. the carrier member being creased along a line at an acute angle to said vertical median line to cause the carrier member to swing in an arc between the front and rear leaves ofsaid second pair of leaves and to vary the relative positions of the complementary portions of the said representation upon the swinging of a said pair of leaves relative to another said pair of leaves.

5. A folder device comprising a sheet creased upon a horizontal median line and then upon a vertical median line to provide two pairs of joined front and rear leaves adapted to swing upon the crease along the vertical median line, said sheet having an appendage extendin from an edge thereof and folded back upon said sheet and interposed intermediate the front and rear leaves of the first pair of leaves, said appendage having an extending portion adapted to extend to, and interflt between. the leaves of the second pair of leava, said extending portion being adapted to carry a portion of a representation and the second pair of leaves being adapted to carry a complementary portion of the representation, the front leaf of said second pair of leaves having a transparent portion adapted to disclose the portion of the representation carried by said extending portion, the extending portion being creased along a line disposed at an acute angle to said vertical median line to cause the extending portion to swing in an are between, and substantiallyparallel to, the leaves of said second pair of leaves and to vary the relative positions of the complementary portions of said representation, said sheet being cut away to remove adjoining portions of the front leaves at said vertical median line to permit the said extending portion to bridge the variable angular space be tween the planes of said pairs of leaves, upon that;r swinging of one pair relative to the other p 6. A folder device compriisng a sheet creased upon a horizontal median line and then upon a vertical median line to provide two pairs ofjoined front and rear leaves adapted to swing upon the crease along the vertical median line, said sheet having a triangular open space at an edge thereof, a point of the said triangular open space being positioned adjacent the crease along said vertical median line, a carrier member having a supporting appendage carried by a first of said pairs of leaves, said carrier member being extended across said triangular open space and interposed between the front and rear leaves of a second of said pairs of leaves, the carrier member being creased along a line at an acute angle to said vertical median line to cause the carrier member to swing in an are between the front and rear leaves of said second pair of leaves upon the swinging of a said pair of leaves relative to another said pair of leaves.

7. A folder device comprising a sheet creased upon a horizontal median line and then upon a vertical median line to provide two pairs of joined front and rear leaves adapted to swing upon the crease along the vertical median line, said sheet having a triangular open space at an edge thereof, a point of the said triangular open space being positioned adjacent the crease along tion of a representation, said projecting portion being extended across said triangular open space and interposed between the front and rear leaves of a second of said pair of leaves, the front leaf of said second pair of leaves being adapted to carry a complementary portion of said representation and having a cut away portion adapted to disclose the portion of the representation carried by the projecting portion of the carrier member, the carrier member being creased along a line at an acute angle to said vertical median line to cause the carrier member to swing in an are between the front and rear leaves of said second pair of leaves and to vary the relative positions of the complementary portions of the said representation upon the swinging of a said pair of leaves relative to another said pair of leaves.

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