US661722A

US661722A - Manifold order-book.

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Publication number: US661722A
Application number: US70433899A
Authority: US
Inventors: Thomas Mcdowell
Original assignee: CARTER CRUME Co
Current assignee: CARTER-CRUME Co; CARTER CRUME Co
Priority date: 1899-02-03
Filing date: 1899-02-03
Publication date: 1900-11-13
Anticipated expiration: 1917-11-13

Description

(No Model.)

T. MGDOWELL.

Patented Nov. I3, |900.

MANIFOLD ORDER BOOK.

{Appiication filled Feb. 3. 1899.)

3 sheets-'sheet VVitnesses Z 7% fw No, 66|,722. Patented Nov. I3, |900. T. MGDOWELL.

MANIFOLD ORDER BOOK.

(Application med Feb. s, 1599.) No Model.) a sheets-sheet 2.

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Attorney.

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Nn. 66|,'722. Patented N'ov.v I3,A l9'00.

T. MGDDWELL v MANIFOLD ORDER BOOK.

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@/Wf. @5MM UNITED `STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS MCDOVVELL, OF NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO THE OARTER-ORUME COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE;

i MANIFOLD ORDER-BOOK.

SFECI-FICTION forming part of Letters Patent No. 661,722, dated November 13, 190.

Application filed February 3, 1899. Serial No. 704,338. (No model.)

To ctZZ whom t may concern,.- cover A is composed of a rigid or sti back Be it known that I, THOMAS MCDOWELL, a and front a', hinged at a" by suitable dexiof Niagara Falls, in the county of Niagara, ble material, as usual. The right-hand leaf in the State of' New York,have invented new of the covei` or back a is provided with a 55 5 and useful Improvements in Manifold Orderpocket b, which is preferably nearly as ex- Books, of which the following, taken in contensive as the back, though it may be much nection with the accompanying drawings, is smaller, and which opens at or near and on a a full, clear, and exact description. line parallel with the ilexible hinge a of the My invention relates to manifold ordercover A. The extent of this pocket b is 6o xo books or sales-books, and has particular reshown by the broken lines b' in Fig. 2 of the lation to triplicate sales-books or those condrawings. The slit or opening edge of the taining originals and two sets of copies; and pocket is shown at b". The pocket b is dethe object of my invention is to produce a signed to receive the right-hand leaf of a more simple and convenient; book of this class cover c, preferablyaiiexible cover, of a small 65 i5 and'one that has one of its sets of copy-sheets book B, containing leaves B of thin inaniin book form which is separable from the fold paper, which are permanently bound to main portion of the complete book, thus althe cover c at its fold or on a line between lowing the removalof one set of copies in suitits two leaves and retain the book B in position able condition for filing away and the ready for use. The leaves B' form the second set 7o zo insertion of a new set of copies when desired. of duplicates,are numbered correspondingly,

In the drawings hereto annexed and forinand when formed of thin paper occupy but ing a part of this specification, Figure l is a little space and do not greatly increase the top viewV of my preferred book when open. thickness ofthe book.

Fig. 2 shows the same with the hinged sec- The book B is made smaller than the cover 75 25 tion turned down. Fig. 3 shows an edge view A for several reasons-viz., to prevent interof the book when closed. Fig. 4 shows the ference with the bindingdevices holding the lower edge view when open with the metallic originals and first set of duplicates when one binders removed. Fig. 5 shows the rightof the leaves B' is turned over upon them hand side edge when the book is open. Fig. andso that the edges of the leaves will be 8o 3o 6 shows an edge view of the continuous strip protected against injury when the book is of paper forming the originals and duplicates. folded and carried in the pocket. When the Fig. 7 shows an edge view of a modified form leaves of the book B are all used, the said of book embodying my invention and wherebook is removed from the pocket b and is-in in the originals and duplicates do not form good condition for preservation and ling. 85 35 a continuous strip, but each original is folded Secured to the lower right-hand edge of the over` upon its duplicate, the latter being held cover A by a hinge d, of iiexible material, is

at one end by a clamp. Fig. Sis a diagrama base or board D, which extends to the upmatic View of the leaves in the book shown per edge, but not to the side edge of the in Fig. 7. Fig. 9isa plan view when open of cover. This board is adapted to be liftedV 9o 4o another form of book embodying my invenand turned over to the position shown in tion, the second set of duplicates being per- Fig. 2. After a leaf B' has been used this manently fastened thereto. Fig. l() is the board is raised, and the used leaf is then lower edge view of the same book. Fig. ll placed beneath the board, the latter resting is the right-hand edge view, and Fig. 12 is the upon it, and this operation is performed each 95 45 lower edge view, of the Vbook when closed, time one of the leaves B is used. In Figs. l,

showing part of the leaves of the second set 2, and 4: the leaves B are shown lying upon of duplicates lying below the pack of origithe left-hand side of the cover c. The broken nais and first set of duplicates and part of lines c indicate the edge of the coverc within the leaves above. the pocket. roo

5o Referring now specifically to the drawings, On the board D is a pile of original and and particularly to Figs. l to 6, inclusive, the duplicate sales-slips in one continuous strip of paper, and this strip is folded in zigzag form, as shown in Fig. 6, with lines of perforat-ions at the folds between the originalsj1 and the duplicatesf',which form and arrangement is Well known and need not be more fully described herein. These originals and duplicates-the latter for the sake of distinci tion being called the first or primary i set of duplicates-are held on the board at one end by means of a clamping-plate E, eX-

tending transversely across the outer or upper ends thereof and secured to and suppo-rted upon the free ends of parallel spring arms or rods F, extending obliquely along the sides of the pile or tablet, the body of which arms lies in the base or board D, between the eenter and lower end thereof, and is hel-d therein i by any suitable and well-known means vto give to vthe wire the necessary torsional strain for imparting a pressure to the clamping-.plate E, which by its yielding pressure in the direction ofthe base holds the remaining slips as the others are removed. The opposite or lower end of the pile or tablet is also secured under a yielding spring-press ure by means of a holder G, the said holder having pa-rallel arms H, similar to the arms or rods F, supthe ends thereof being formed into eyes c, as i usual, and for 'the purpose of securing the carbon-sheet C thereto .there is also secured upon said arms the Well-known hinged binding-plate e'. The upper end of the `single carbon-sheet (l is held between the plate E vand plate e', the lower end of said sheet being free to allow it to be placed between any original and its attached duplicate. Both sides of the carbon-sheet are covered with carbon, so that only one carbon-sheet is required to make a copy on both duplicates when the original is written upon.

To prepare the book fo-r use, the original or upper sheet f is raised and the upper thin leaf B of the small book is turned over and laid upon the carbonsheet,the latter of cou rse lyingupo-ntheduplicatebelow. 'lhentheoriginal is laid upon the said thin sheet or triplicate. It will be read-ily understood that any writing now done upon the original will be copied upon both the duplicate and triplicate, or, in other words, upon the first and second duplicate. After the writing is finished the original and its attached or integral duplicate are easily drawnfrom beneath the cla-m ping plate and holder, and both are detached by separating the said duplicate onI the per-` forated line between the latter and the next original. It may be here .observed that this perforated line may be brought exactly to the outer edge of the clamping-plate E and that said plate may serve to facilitate the separation of the sheets. The tablet, with its base, is then raised and the t'hin'd'uplicate sheet, the same being one of the leaves in the small book, is placed beneath the base. When the book is closed, the leaves assume the position shown in Fig. B-that is, the unused leaves of the small book are turned over with the covers c and A to rest upon the pile of originals and integral duplicates. It will be obvious that when one pile of originals and duplicates is exhausted another pile may be easily and quickly inserted.

7 and Sillustrate my in vention :as ap# plied to what is known as the Paragon form of book or that form or style wher-ein the originals f and attached duplicates f are not in one continuous strip, but are only .attached and bound together at one end, which is the upper end in Athis case, each original being foldedover to lie upon its own attached duplicate, as shown in Fig. 8. Fig. 7 shows the edge y.of the flexible thin cover in broken lines g in the pocket. It shows a number of the thi-n duplicate sheets Bl between the cover A and the board D and also an end 'View of a well-known spring-clamp I, commonly employed to hold a Paragon tablet, the clamp l bein-g secured to the upper end of the board D. These leaves are detach-ed by separating them from the stub t', held in the .clamp and on the perforated line A.extending transversely across the duplicate sheets near the said clamp. In other respects the book is made and operated in the same manner as the first book described.

Referring now to Fig-s. 9 to l2, inclusive, it will be seen that the same is a very simple form of triplicate memorandum book embodying some but not all of the features of my invention, the book being a modification of the last form described, as it contains the Paragon style o'f tablet. In this oook the only cover employed is a thin flexible cover J, of Manila paper or other suitable material, which is folded at its center when the book is closed. The Paragon tablet is attached to the upper edge of the right-hand side of the cover J by means of a projectionj of the co-ver folded -over upon the end of the pile, and wire staples lo, passing through the projection, the pile of slips, and the cover below. No-swinging base or board is employed. The carbonsheet C is carbonized on both sides and is held at its upper end between the pile of leaves and the said projection j by the same staples. The thin sheets B', forming the second kset of duplicates, are not provid-ed with a separate cover, but are secu red at their centers to the fold ofthe cover J by a pair of staples Z, though it will be obvious that they m-ay be simply secured together by the sta- IOO IlO

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ples and not secured to the cover, and in lieu of staples stitching may secure the sheets B together. Perforated lines on opposite sides and near the staples or stitching may be provided, as indicated at 09 in Fig. to facilitate the removal of said leaves, if desired. The thin sheets B are shown lying dat or open in the middle, one-half thereof lying below the tablet to expose to view the staples Z l, and this would be their position when half of the sheets had been used; but at the beginning or before the book was used all the thin sheets would naturally lie on the topof the tablet, as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings. The broken line at m indicates one of the thin leaves turned over upon the pile below the originalf or upper leaf of the pile, the position in which a leaf would be placed before the original is written upon. The edges of the cover J project beyond the edges of the leaves to protect them, as in the case of the other books hereinbefore described.

Any matters shown and described herein relating to the form of cover, means for coniining the leaves to the cover, and the position of the leaves relative to the cover but not claimed are not dedicated to the public, but form the subject-matter of other applications for patents led ou even date herewith-- Viz., Serial Nos. 704,339, 704,340, and 704,341.

Having describedA my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a manifold order-book, the combination with the pile of original and duplicate leaves folded upon each other, and the carbon-sheet, of a cover, a base to support said pile hinged to the lower edge of the cover, a clamp to secure the upper end of the pile to the free end of the base, a holder to secure the lower end of the pile to the base, and a set of triplicate leaves bound together and held in the book, and adapted to lie upon either or both sides of the said base and pile of leaves, as set forth.

2. In a manifold order-book, the combination with the pile of original and duplicate leaves folded upon each other, and the carbon-sheet, of a cover, a base to support said pile hinged to the lower right-hand edge of the cover, a spring-clamp to hold the carbonsheet and one end ofthe pile to the base, a set of triplicate leaves and a flexible cover therefor bound together at their centers, and a pocket in the inside of the rst-mentioned cover containing one of the leaves of the second-mentioned coveras set forth.

3. In a manifold order-book, the combination with the pile of original and duplicate leaves folded upon each other, and the carbon-sheet, of a cover, a base to support said pile hinged to the lower right-hand edge of the cover, a spring-clamp to hold the carbonsheet and one end of the pile to the base, a set of triplicate leaves and a Iiexible cover therefor bound together at their centers, and a pocket in the right-hand side of the firstmentioned cover and opening near and on a line parallel with its central hinge receiving and containing the right-hand leaf of the said flexible cover, as set forth.

4. In a manifold order-book, the combination with the pile of original and duplicate leaves folded upon each other, and the carbon-sheet, of a hinged cover, a base to support said pile hinged to the lower edge of the cover, means to hold the carbon-sheet and the pile to the said base, a book containing the triplicate leaves having a hinged cover and having its hinge opposite the hinge of the first-mentioned cover, the latter cover extending on all sides beyond the other cover, and a pocket in one leaf of the larger cover containing a leaf of the smaller cover, as set forth.

5. In a manifold order-book, the combination with the pile of original and duplicate leaves folded upon each other in a zigzag manner with lines of perfo rations at the folds, and the carbon-sheet, of a cover, a base to support said pile hinged to the lower righthand edge of the cover, a spring-clamp to hold the carbon-sheet and one end of the pile to the base, a spring-holder to hold the other end of the pile to the base, a set of triplicate leaves and a flexible cover therefor bound together at their centers and fold, the fold lying upon the hinge of the first-mentioned cover, and a pocket in the inside of the righthand leaf of the first-mentioned cover and opening near its hinge receiving and containing the right-hand leaf of the flexible cover, substantially as and for the purpose described. I

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name.

THOMAS MCDOWELL. [L. s]

Witnesses:

JOHN RAE DIcKsoN,

F. M1 ELMBACH.

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