US2664896A

US2664896A - Holder for photographic sheets

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Publication number: US2664896A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1954-01-05
Anticipated expiration: 1971-01-05

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Jan. 5, 1954 H. H. REINEMAN HOLDER FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC SHEETS Filed Feb. 23, 1950 HIS JNVEN TOR. HOWARD H. REl/VEMA/V A TTORNEY Patented Jan. 5, 1954 2,664,896 nornm 'non rno'roommo snsnzrs H war :H-S' ahm n-Brig ton, ;N. :Y.

ApplicationiFebruary 23, 1950, SerialN :145:881

oliiza-r This invention relates-"to :h01dersi.0r albums for photographic=prints-orr=sheets :andxthe like,

.adaptedi'to releasably hold a plurality -,ofr-;photographic prints or sheets.

-:One object of :the sinvention is: to provide .;a holder or the above nature having aisimple practical i andieconomioal typenof construction.

Another. object. is to .providea :holder. having fastening means for releasably s-hold-ing a pluz-rality of .photographicprints withoutvthe use of .metal staples or fasteners.

:Anotherobjectissto przovideta holder :of the above character having s-fastening :means that are .qnickand easy-to use. .and that. may nbe locked and unlocked-vaswmany times as desiredin order toEehange/the numberdor arrangement oft-photographiotsheets.

Another object is toprovide avholdergwith' the above advantages having integrally :formed therewith .a pocket for z envelope for oontaining negatives, loose photographic :sheets, and the like.

Another l object is to moviclev a tholder having integral fastening means adapted @to vreleasably hold a plurality of .tphotographicuprints. land 1 the likesin combinationwith tone or: more :suchiprints having-a slot ore-opening adj acentoneiside thereof adapted :to engage: said fastening: means.

T0? theselandl other ends the invention resides in certain improvements and combinations of parts, all as iwill be: :hereina'fter more :fully described; the vnovel features being pointedmut in the claims at the send-oi thespecification.

In the, drawings;

.Fig. 1' is a-,-p1an :iview of a s-blankecut, sscored and glued for making a, holder .embodying (the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a plan view showing said blank -folded andiglued toriorm arholder;

171g. 13 is a, fragmentary perspective .view of ..a completedz holder showing the fastening tongue inserted through tslots 7-111 the .-ends of several photographic p rints.

Fig, at is a a sim ilar view showing the fastening tongue. in; lockinsm ition;

?Fig. 5 =is afragmentary planiviewof the blank for :makinga modified from of holder;

Fig. 6 is a ;fragn1 entary -plan :view \showing the blank of :Fig. 115 folded aniglued zto 'iorm .a -=holder, and

"Fig. "7 isja fragmentary plan-view ofta: photoph c .l-ishefit adapted rto be fastened in. either of :fiaidtholders.

@The preferred embodiment 'of ;the invention, here n, disclosed: by "way: of: illustration, comprises 32 a oneniecacblankofapaperor other suitable fold- ;able isheetqmaterial showmgenerally.at 20. Said blank comprisesa: 'hodylseotioni I which issfolda ly rattached to ;.a :cover section 522 with :two olosely ispaced 1 parallel :folding score lines :23 therebetween. .cSaid loorlyseotion "has flapsiaMfl-LS and; Z6 Jattaohedz'toVthe eotherathree sidesthereof nd rfqldableqabout.interposed score lines, as 21. The outerv marginsiofzflapsi'zieandazfi are-coated with glue or other suitable adhesivewamateriaL as shownzat'guand;;29,-1respectively. 'fl 'lapssu, 26 land 5215 game z'folgded .woverr body 1 zseotiontzal ainathe above order and iiormmith. .-said:body sectionaan envelope: or:pocket -shown.igenerallyiat 30. Said flaps are: heldin:theahovevfolded :epositionsnby gnmmed portions 3:2 8 andwtll. *i lap .1.5 fintegrally tormeditherewith. a:;tongue:3 l which is foldably .attached tog'the lendrof lsaid :flap and separated therefrom by three .aclosely :spaced *paralleL-fqld: lines 32.

"The aphotographic prints -nor sheets 3.3 which are adaptedrtoxbe afastened a in the (holder each have asoorerrlineorrow :of pertorations as Madjacent onetendiithereofvforminga:stubt35. ":Stub Z35 :has :formed therein an --.e1ongated. opening-or .slot; 3.5;:parallelsto the outer or freeedgeof the stub, i'clSPShQWIl. slot :35 is adapted to reoeive tongue 5-3 I gwiibhrislumcient elearanceesoeas: tozibe easily-assembled thereon without, t-howeaer, .allowing ,;sa id .rprints ato -:;twist Q'about a-nad vprojeot b@ .4 ith ds q sl'ih i :hQlder. w'Iorseoure :a numbe iofr prinminsaids'holde ritison'lwneoessaryto fold tongue 3| upwardly along the innermmt of th czorelines ;3,2, e1?1 g-a;g=e the ;,slots; ,3i6 of the prints with the :tongue and :align and assemble .the prints .into :position as J'ShOWD. in Fig. -13. Tonga-1a}! isthen ioldednlongthe two remaining seorel-i-nes 3-2 and tucked intosthe .open end .of envelopefifl as shown in.-Fig.,:4. The plurality of fold; lines :32; provide a flexible .fastening 1001x531 about which ;a plurality of prints -may have limited turning movement 6 without tearing -,or wideningjthe, Slots in said prints.

:Loose photographic prints, negatives, advertising material and the like-may beinserltecl into or removed from'saidenvelope; at anytime. When tongue :3! in :the above locked position it springs against the inner surface ofiibodyflsection and: tends to yieldablyelose theopening in said envelope and thereby prevents the contents from accidentally 'workingout.

As stated above, -cover section =22 is-attached to the body section-21 by'two olosely spaoedfold finest-23 :whiohprovide a flexible and expanda'ble hinge ,so thatthe cover section-522 can --be--*'fo1ded 3 over the body section, thereby covering and protecting the photographs.

Figs. 5 and 6 show a modification of the present invention in which the body section 38 has oppositely extending

flaps

39 and 40 foldable about interposed score lines as 4|. Said body section has foldably attached to one edge thereof, a cover section 42 which is foldable about two closely spaced parallel folding score lines 43 in" terposed between said body and cover sections.

Flaps

39 and 40 have integrally formed at one end thereof a tongue 44. Said tongue is foldably attached to and separated from the upper end of said flaps by three closely spaced parallel folding score lines 45. An end flap (not shown) and side flap 40 have on the outer marginal portions thereof a coating of glue or other suitable adheslve as 46.

Flaps

35, 40 and the end flap (not shown) are folded over body section 38 in the above order and held in position by the adhesive. This construction forms in conjunction with body section 38 an envelope shown generally at 41 and also provides a reinforced two-ply tongue 48 which is inserted through slots 36 in the photographic prints and tucked into the open end of envelope 4! in the same fashion as described above in reference to the single-ply tongue 3|. In all other respects the modified holder is identical with the preferred form as shown in Figs. 1 through 4.

Thus it will be seen that the invention provides an easily-constructed, easily manufactured and inexpensive holder which will hold a plurality of photographic sheets and at the same time provides means for holding the accompanying negatives. As the fastening means has no metal staples or clips there are no sharp edges to scratch either the photographic sheets or the negatives. Furthermore, the fastening means may be locked and unlocked as many times as necessary to rearrange the order of the pictures or to add to or to remove pictures.

It will thus be seen that the invention accomplishes its objects and while it has been herein disclosed by reference to the details of preferred embodiments, it is to be understood that such disclosure is intended in an illustrative, rather than a limiting sense, as it is contemplated that various modifications in the construction and arrangement of the parts will readily occur to those skilled in the art, within the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A holder for photographic prints and the like each having an opening therein adjacent an edge thereof, said holder being made of foldable sheet material and comprising a body section, a cover section foldably attached along one edge of said body section and overlapping and covering the same, and a plurality of fiaps foldably attached to said body section and folded thereover to form therewith an envelope adapted to contain negatives and the like, said envelope having an open end adjacent said body section edge and having foldably attached thereto adjacent said open end a tongue means adapted for insertion through said print openings and into said open end of said envelope for releasably fastening said photographic prints in said holder and yieldably closing said envelope, respectively, said cover section being foldable over said envelope for closing the open end thereof and protecting one side of said prints.

2. A holder for photographic prints and the like each having an opening therein adjacent an edge thereof, said holder being made of foldable sheet material and comprising a body section, a cover section foldably attached along one edge of said body section and overlapping and covering the same, and a plurality of flaps foldably attached to said body section and folded thereover to form therewith an envelope for containing negatives and the like, said envelope being open at one end thereof, two of said flaps being attached to opposite sides of said body section in overlapping engagement with each other and having their overlapping portions formed with coextensive projecting portions to provide a tongue of double thickness adapted for insertion through said print openings and into the open end of said envelope for releasably fastening said photographic prints in said holder and yieldably closing said envelope, respectively, said cover section being foldable over said envelope for closing the open end thereof and protecting one side of said prints.

3. The combination with a plurality of photographic sheets each having an opening therein adjacent an edge thereof, of a holder for said sheets made of foldable sheet material and comprising foldably connected, overlapping cover and body sections, one of said sections having a plurality of flaps foldably connected thereto and folded thereover for forming therewith an envelope, said envelope being open at one end thereof, and integral tongue means foldably connected along one edge thereof to one of said sections adjacent the open end of said envelope, said tongue means being narrower than said sheet openings for insertion therethrough and into said envelope for releasably securing said sheets in said holder and yieldably closing said envelope, respectively, said cover section being foldable over said envelope for closing the open end thereof and protecting one side of said sheets.

4. The combination with a plurality of photographic sheets each having a slot therein adja* cent an edge thereof, of a holder for said sheets made of a one-piece blank of foldable sheet material and comprising foldably connected, overlapping cover and body sections, a plurality of flaps folded from one of said sections and overlapped to form therewith an envelope having an open end adjacent the line of fold between said sections, and a tongue on one of said sections adjacent the open end of said envelope for insertion through the slots of said sheets and into the open end of said envelope for releasably securing said sheets in said holder and yieldably closing said envelope, respectively, said cover section being foldable over said envelope for closing the open end thereof and protecting one side of said sheets.

5. The combination with a plurality of photographic sheets each having a slot therein adjacent an edge thereof, of a holder for said sheets made of a one-piece blank of foldable sheet material and comprising foldably connected, overlapping cover and body sections, a plurality of flaps folded from one of said sections and overlapped to form therewith an envelope having an open end adjacent the line of fold between said sections, two of said flaps being attached to opposite sides of said body section in overlapping engagement with each other and having their overlapping portions formed with coextensive projecting portions to provide a tongue of double thickness adjacent the open end of said envelope for insertion through the slots of said sheets and into the open end of said envelope for re- 5 leasably securing said sheets in said holder and Number yieldably closing said envelope, respectively, said 884,019 cover section being foldable over said envelope 1,492,946 for closing the open end thereof and protecting 2,155,327 one side of said sheets. 5 2,445,671 HOWARD I-I. REINEMAN. 2,451,122

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