US2261528A - Filing philatelic envelopes and the like - Google Patents

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Nov. 4, 1941. A, C, SH RT 2,261,528

FILING PHILATELIC ENVELOPES AND THE LIKE Filed April 5, 1941 2 Sheets-Sheet l Nov. 4, 1941. A. c. 8mm 2,261,528

FILING PHILATELIC ENVELOPES AND THE LIKE Filed April 3, 1941 2 Sheets-sheet 2 i; Show",

Patented Nov. 4, 1941 1 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FILING PHILATELlfiifiELOPES AND THE Arthur 0. Short, Jackson, Miss. Application April 3, 1941, Serial No. 886,716

7 Claims.

The invention relates to filing and mounting envelopes and similar articles for display and preservation, and while not confined thereto is adapted particularly for mounting first covers, or rare covers of the type collected by philatelists, especially those' provided with flaps.

It is desirable that such envelopes or covers be filed flat and at the same time be readily available for exhibition, and capable of frequent manipulation without impairment of their condition. It is also desirable that the surface of the envelopes, particularly the upper parts of surfaces on which the stamps and post marks, etc., are placed, be at all times exposed to view. The present invention providesa simple device for holding such material securely in position on each side of a sheet or card. The sheets may be adapted to be placed in a loose-leaf binder, thus allowing the mounted envelopes to be bound in a book or album which may be easily handled so that the envelopes may be readily filed, displayed and inspected without injury or handling of the actual envelopes themselves. Such a device may include a sheet provided with cords or the like for holding the displayed matter.

The device may be made in various sizes and may be used for many purposes but for purposes of explaining the invention there is illustrated and described a sheet such as may be used for filing and mounting envelopes or covers.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a rear elevation of a sheet showing cords in position. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the sheet of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of an optional form of sheet showing envelopes in place. Fig. 4 is a'front elevation of Fig. 3 showing envelopes in place. Fig. 5 is a transverse verticalsection on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is a front elevation of another form of sheet. Fig. 7 is a diagrammatic section showing how fiaps may be applied to envelopes or cards for filing purposes.

There may be provided a sheet [0 which may be made of cardboard or paper or any other suitable material. Referring to Figs. 1 and 2, perforations H to 20 are oppositely arranged in parallel spaced rows preferably near the edges of the sheet. Parallel rows of cords between the perforations may be provided in suitable manners. As illustrated a short distance from the perforation H is placed the looped end 2| of a card 22. The cord22 is passed across the sheet I 0 and through the perforation I2 and back at 23 on the other side of the sheet and through the perforation II and through the loop 2|. The cord is adjusted to required tension and then passes back through the perforation II to the front of the sheet. The cord then passes downward at 24, and through the perforation I3, across the sheet ID at 25, and through the perforation l4 and back on the other side of the sheet '5, the flap 52 of an envelope envelope 53 has been passed under ill at 26, through the perforation l3 and downwardly at 27. This method of lacing may be continued until the cord has passed back and forth across both sides of the sheet through all the perforations, when the free end after passing ,at 61 from the perforation 20 to the perforation I9 is tied in a fastening knot 28 to the downward cord 38. Thus there may be provided a series of parallel cords crossing the sheet at suitable intervals which may be somewhat less widely separated than the width of the specific envelopes, etc., to be filed.

In Figs. 3 and 4 is illustrated another method of lacing the cords on the sheet. Perforations 3| to- 42 are oppositely arranged in parallel spaced rows preferably near the edges of the sheet. A loop 43 on the end of a cord 45 is placed a short distance from the perforation 32 and the cord 45 is passed across the sheet l0 and through the perforation 3| and back at 44 on the other side of the sheet and through the perforation 32 and through the loop 43. The cord is adjusted to the required tension and passed back through the perforation 32 and down along 46 and through the perforation 34 and across the sheet Ill at 48, through the perforation 33 and across the sheet along 41. The cord then goes under the downward cord 46 and down to the perforation 36 and continuing in like manner to perforations 40 or 42 as .desired where the end of the cord is fastened in any suitable manner. If a pocket is used at the bottom of the sheet the cord 62-63 need not be used.

The perforations may be reinforced in any suitable Way if desired.

To facilitate lacing of the cord on the sheet slits 50 may be made from the perforations to the edge of the sheet so that the cord may be drawn into the perforations through the slits, as indicated in Figs. 1 and 2.

Across the bottom of the sheet H] on one or both sides a pocket 5| may be attached inany suitable manner, such as by pasting at the edges or the like.

Over any cord between oppositely disposed perforations such as 45 for instance in Figs. 3 and 53 may be folded so that the cord 45 lies between the flap 52 and the envelope 53 to hold the envelope in place. To hold the bottom of the envelope 53 it may be passed under the next lower cord 48 between the perforations 33 and 34 on the same side of the sheet l0. Over the cord 48 the flap 54 of the adjacent envelope 55 may be folded so that the cord 48 lies between the flap 54 and the 55. Since the bottom of the envelope the cord 48 the top of and its flap enfolding the cord 48 overlaps the bottom of the envelope 53, and in like manner the bottom of the envelope 55 can be passed under the cord which passes bethe envelope 55 which passes tween the perforations 35 and 36, and the top of the succeeding envelope with its flap and the cord between the perforations 35 and 36, will overlie the bottom of the envelope 55. Each of the envelopes supported by the succeeding cords may in like manner overlie the envelope supported by the cord next above until the bottom envelope is put in place, when the bottom of the bottom envelope 65 (Figs. 4 and 5) may be placed inside the pocket 5| when it is present, to hold all of the envelopes snugly together by pressure and to prevent movement of the envelopes away from the cords when the sheet is handled while the envelopes are in place. A snug, close, flat mounting for the envelopes is thus obtained.

The pocket 5| is not essential; when it is omitted or the sheet is not fully used, the lowermost envelope in place on the sheet may be held from flapping by the lowermost cord and for the purpose, when desired, the lowermost cord may be arranged as near the bottom of the sheet as desired.

The sheet may be wide to allow a portion to be used as a binding strip, with or without a crease, or a separate binding strip 66 may be attached as illustrated, in any suitable way, such as by the use of binder tape 61, or other suitable material flexible enough to allow the sheet to be readily turned. Binding holes 68 may be provided. Binding is not essential but separate sheets alone, with perforations near each edge may be used.

The cord need not be tied to the sheet, but may be passed through the holes or slots at one edge of the sheet and back to the other edge of the sheet on both sides of the sheet, where the two ends may be fastened by staples, clips, or other suitable means 69 passing through the sheet and the cord or tape on each side of the sheet, as illustrated in Fig. 6. The ends 'II and 12 of the tape may extend beyond and be fastened to the binding strip. As illustrated in Fig. 6 one means of attaching the binding strip to the sheet is to pass the end II of the upper tape under the binding strip 66 and fasten it to the under side of the strip. The end 12 of the under tape is passed over the binding strip 66 and fastened to its upper side at a point just above the point where the upper end H is fastened.

Cords may be tied into loops through each pair of perforations. Or sheets with perforations at one edge only may be used when the cord will be attached at the other edge as illustrated in Fig. 6 for instance.

The number of perforations may be increased to increase the number of envelopes to be mounted on each sheet, or fewer or a single cord may be used. The position of the perforations may be different, as where they may be placed along the top and bottom of the sheet to hold longer envelopes. In this form the pocket 51 may be placed preferably on the outer side of the sheet In instead of on the bottom as illustrated in Fig. 1.

The usual envelope may have an integral flap as illustrated in Fig. 3 but the invention may be adapted to envelopes in which the flap has been sealed or has not been preserved or to cards or other material not provided with flaps. As shown material etc., is not essential an upper cord diagrammatically in Fig. '7, to the envelope 13 may be fastened a flap 14 similar to an envelope flap by any suitable means, such for instance as pasting or clipping. These flaps, attached to the portion of the card or material not to be displayed, may be single flaps which may extend throughout the lengths of the cards, etc., or one or more narrower flaps may be fastened at intervals along their lengths. The terms flaps and envelopes are used in the claims to embrace all such arrangements.

It will be understood that the term cord is used to indicate any suitable device which may be of cotton, etc., or a metallic wire or a flat tape if desired, and the cord may be flexible or rigid as desired, and to the extent desired.

The proportions and shape, etc., of the sheet, the number, spacing, etc., of the cords, and the to the present invention, which may be embodied in other forms.

I claim as my invention:

1. A sheet for filing envelopes provided with flaps, a plurality of parallel cords on the sheet, being adapted to pass between an envelope and its flap and the next lower cord adapted to pass over the edge of the envelope remote from the flap and also to pass between a second overlying envelope and its flap, anda pocket on the sheet for enclosing the edge of the lowermost envelope remote from its flap.

2. A sheet for filing envelopes provided with flaps, a plurality of parallel cords on the sheet, an upper cord being adapted to pass between an envelope and its flap and the next lower cord adapted to pass over the edge of the envelope remote from the flap and also to pass between a second overlying envelope and its flap.

3. A mounting for envelopes provided with flaps comprising a sheet having pairs of opposite perforations thereon, one or more cords each passing through the pairs of perforations and adapted to pass under the envelope flaps, and a pocket on the bottom of the sheet adapted to receive the edge of an envelope remote from its 4. A mounting comprising a sheet having perforations near each side margin of the sheet, cord laced through the perforations, and a pocket at the bottom of the sheet.

5. A sheet for filing envelopes provided with flaps having perforations at spaced intervals on one edge of the sheet, and a plurality of cords on the sheet each adapted to pass through one of the perforations and to be fastened at the opposite edge of the sheet, and each cord adapted to pass between an envelope and its flap and over an adjacent envelope.

6. A sheet for filing envelopes provided with flaps, a plurality of parallel cords extending across the sheet and fastened near one edge of the sheet, the ends of the cords being fastened to a separate binder strip.

'7. A sheet for filing envelopes provided with flaps having at spaced intervals on the sheet oppositely arranged perforations with slits from the perforations to the edge of the sheet through which a cord may be drawn, and a cord passing through the perforations adapted to be placed between the envelopes and their flaps.

ARTHUR C. SHORT.

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