US625048A

US625048A - Holder for directories

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Publication number: US625048A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1899-05-16
Anticipated expiration: 1916-05-16

Description

No. 625,048. 7 Patented May I6, 1899. A. MARKS.

HOLDER FOR DIRECTORIES, CATALOGUES,

(Application filed Dec. 15, 1898.)

(No Model.)

NiTED STATES PATENT rFIcE.

ALFRED MARKS, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

HOLDER FOR DIRECTORIES, CATALOGUES, 86C;

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 625,048, dated May 16, 1899;

Application filed December 15,1898. Serial No. 699,371. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it wtcty concern.-

Be it known that I, ALFRED MARKS, a subject of the Queen of Great Britain, residing in the city and county of San Francisco and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Holders for Directories, Gatalogues,or Similar Articles; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

This invention relates to a certain new and useful catalogue, directory, or index holder for use in libraries, ofiices, stores, houses, or similar places; and it consists in the arrangement of parts and details of construction, as will be hereinafter fully set forth in the drawings and described and pointed out in the specification.

The invention is mainly designed for the holding of telephone-directories which are arranged in book form, and more especially for the directory for larger cities or where the same is subdivided into two books, or one directory for the city and another covering the entire State; and the object of the invention is to provide a holder which may be readily secured to the wall in close proximity to the telephone and which willen able the operator or user of the telephone to quickly and easily handle the directory in order to ascertain any desired subscribers number or call,the holder being so designed that either directory may be made use of without interfering with the other.

In order to comprehend the invention, reference must be had to the accompanying sheet of drawings, forming a part of this application, wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view of the holder. Fig. 2 is a similar view of the holder with the index-books or directories attached thereto,

and Fig. 3 is a top plan view of Fig. 2.

In the drawings the letter A is used to illdicate any suitable base-plate or platform which is adapted to be secured to the wall by means of screws or suitable securing devices a. At each end of the base-plate or platform is attached a bearing-plate A, within which are fitted the bent arms a a of the support ing-rod A Being thus connected, the supporting-arm is free to swing in and out upon the base or platform A. This form of connectlon is preferred, owing to its simplicity,

although. any other suitable style of connec= tion may be employed for attaching the supporting-rod to the said base orplatform. To this supporting-rod is removably secured the book or directory holding rod B, the ends of which rod are bent downward and then up* ward in order to form the spring-clamps b b, by means of which the said holding-rod is attached tothe supporting-rod A By means of this holding-rod B and the spring-clamp B, mounted upon the supporting-rod A the book or telephone-directory is' secured in place. This holding-rod is ordinarily employed to attach the State directory 0 in place. The city or smaller directory 0 is attached to a supplemental rod B the ends 19 of which are bent downward and turned over the supporting-rod, so as to permit of the rod B being free to swing inward and outward without interfering with the movement of the holding-rod A To this supplementalrod is removably connected the holding-rod 0 which rod has its ends bent downward and upward, so as to form the springclamps d d, which embrace the rod B in order to provide a hinged connection for the holding-rod 0 This rod stands parallel to the holding-rod B, although each rod is capable of movement independent of the other. By means of this holding-rod C and the spring 0 mounted upon the supplemental supporting-rod E the book or directory 0' is secured or held in place.

I have only illustrated the device as holding two books, catalogues, or directories, although it is apparent that the same may be readily adapted for the holding of any numher, the only requirement being to provide the necessary holding-rods therefor.

In order to secure a book, catalogue, or directory to the holder,one of the holding-rodssay Bis removed and placed between the leaves of the book or article to be secured at about the center thereof, the ends thereof projecting beyond the upper and lower edges of the book. The holding-rod is then connected to the supporting-rod by slipping or fitting the spring-clamp ends ob thereover. When the holding-rod is thus secured, the book will be held in a vertical or upright position. To prevent the book slipping or being pulled from off the holding-rod during use thereof, the spring-clamp is fitted over the backbone thereof and embracing the edges of the book firmly hold the same securely to the holding-rod. The other book, catalogue, or index is attached to the holder in the same manner-that is, the holdingwod O is first inserted between the leaves of the book and then secured to the supplemental rod 13 by the spring-clamp ends cl 61 being forced thereover and firmly securing the book in position by attaching the spring-clamp (J to the backbone thereof.

To remove either book, it is only necessary to release the clamp for the backbone, after which the book may be slipped from its holdin g-rod. Should three or more books be held to the holder, it might be necessary to disconnect the holding-rod in order to remove the book.

To one end of the base or platform there is fulcrumed by pin f the swinging arm or indicator E. This indicator is used to hold the book open at any given place. After the desired place has been found by the user of the book the arm or indicator E is swung over, so as to bear upon the leaves of the book and hold the same open by the pressure thereof. The arm or indicator is of such length as to bear upon each half-section of the book. This feature will be appreciated by users of telephones, as it holds the book or directory open at the desired place while the user is Waiting for the central office to respond to a call.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure protection in by Letters Patent, is

1. In a holder of the described character, the combination with a suitable base or platform, of a supporting-rod attached thereto, an independent book-holder removably secured to said rod and free to swing thereon, and a clamp slidably secured upon the supporting-rod and which engages the backbone of the book in order to secure the book in a vertical position.

2. In a holder of the described character, the combination with a suitable base or platform, of a supporting-rod secured thereto, a book-holder rem ovably connected to said rod, a supplemental rod attached to said supportin g-rod, and of a book-holder removably connected to the supplemental rod, said bookholder being free to swing inward and outward independent of the other.

3. In a holder of the described character, the combination with a suitable base or platform ,a supporting-rod secured thereto,a bookholder removably connected to said rod,a supplemental supportin grod attached to the firsti'nentioned supporting-rod, a book-holder removably connected to the supplemental supporting-rod, and of aclamp, which engages the backbone of the book secured upon each supporting-rod.

4. In a holder of the described character, the combination with a suitable base or platform, of a supporting-rod secured thereto, a book-holder removably attached to the said rod, a clamp which engages the backbone of the book secured upon the supporting-rod, and of a finger or indicator fulcrumed to the base or platform.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my sig nature, in presence of two witnesses, this 22d dayof November,'1S9S.

' ALFRED MARKS.

IVitnesses:

WALTER F. VANE, N. A. AOKER.