US680360A - Form and record book. - Google Patents

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Patehted Aug. I3, |90I.

Il. ROSETT. FORM AND RECURD 800K.

(Applicstiomled Dec. 23, 1899.)

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` M. RosETT. FORM AND RECORD 800K.

(Application filed Dec. 28, 1899:) (No Model.)

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No. 680,360. Patented Aug. I3, |90I. M. RU'SETT.

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(Application Bled Dac. 23, 1899.)

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ArnNr M'A\Y\ROSETT, OF NEV YORK, N. Y.

FORNLAND RECORD BOOK.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent N o. 680,360, dated August 13, 1901.

Application iiled December 23, 1899. Serial No. 741,483. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom, it r11/cry concern.-

Be it known that I, MAX ROSETT, acitizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Form and Record Books, of which the following is a full and complete specilication, such as will enable those skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to that class of books which contain upon their pages forms for receipts or checks or other analogous forms; and the object thereof is to provide a simple and improved form-book of this character in which the record of the respective receipts or other form matter can be divided so that only a desired part thereof will be recorded upon a record page or sheet for purposes of convenience and economy, as will be hereinafter set forth.

Myinvention has particular relation to that class of receipt-form books which are used for the purpose ot' giving receipts for money paid for foreign exchange. Such receipts include a statement of the amount of domestic money which has been received, as well as the equivalent thereof in the foreign money. It is desirable in connection with receipts of the class just mentioned to have a duplicate record, and it is also desirable to have a successive record, which can be forwarded to a foreign correspondent; but it is undesirable that such latter record should involve more than a statement of the name of the party to desideratum that the amount expressed in domestic money and representing the amount y received by the party who issues the receipt i and also portions of the receipt should notl l`page (which pages are successively underlybe transmitted to the foreign correspondent.

In the specific application of my inventionv and improvements in the manner just above mentioned it is there-fore found desirable to have two records of each receipt, one in full and forming an exact duplicate of the entire written matter and another which gives only a part of the matter upon the issued receipt, and it is the purpose of my invention to enable the convenient production of these two duplicates (by the ordinary use of carbonpaper) in` such a manner that the original and both of said records are made in one operation by reason of the relative arrangement of the various pages and the matter involved in the papers. It is further desirable to have the consecutive part record, which does not recite the amount of the domestic money reg ceived and which is to be forwarded to a foreign correspondent, arranged so that there is no waste intermediate space upon the pages bearing this l'ecord, for which purpose the arrangement is preferably such that one page of said part record will serve for two pages of receipt-forms," while the full-record pages will correspond to the receipt-form pages. This avoidance of any intermediate space between the part records which are sent abroad will effect a material saving in postage, this economy, as well as the manifest convenience which is insured, being the main reason for the just-described arrangement of the part records.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part ofv this specification, in which like letters of reference denote corresponding parts in the several views, Figure l is a plan .view showing a page of receipt-forms partly broken away to show the next underlying receiptform page. Fig. 2 is a corresponding view showing two receipt-form pages broken away to show the consecutive part-record page which immediately underlies two of said receipt-form pages. Fig. 3 is a corresponding view showing two receipt-form pages and the underlying part-record page broken away to show the full-record page which immediately underlies the part-record page and upon which the matter of the second of the receipt-form pages is recorded. Fig. 4 is a corresponding View showing two receipt-form pages and the part-record page and the first fullrecord ing) broken away to show the second fullrecord page upon which the record of the topmost receipt-form page will be made. Fig. 5 is a corresponding view showing the topmost one of a pair of successive receipt-form pages. Fig. 6 is a corresponding view showing the receipt-form page which immediately underlies the page illustrated in Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a plan view showing the receipt-form pages turned back and 'illustrating the carbon-sheet IOO with which the part record is made upon the .successive part-record page which immediately underlies two receipt-forni pages; and Fig. S is a view similar to Fig. 7, showing the receiptform pages and partrecord page turned back and illustrating the carbon-sheet by which the record upon the full-record pages is made. Fig. 9 is a plan view illuslrating a modification. Fig. lO is a view similar to Fig. fl, showing the underlying recordpage; and Fig. ll is a corresponding view illustrating the record-page embodied in the modification shown in Figs. 9 and 10.

Referring to the drawings, it will be noted that the receipt-form pages are arranged in pairs, with one page immediately underlying the other, the upper page being designated at A and the underneath page being shown at B. Each of said pages A and B carry a plurality of receipt-forms, as represented at u. and b, respectively, which forms may of course embody any suitable Wording or matter, as desired. The receipt-forms a and b of the successive pages A and B are successively numbered, as indicated at Nd l, No. 2, dro.; but the arrangement of numbering is such that the first receipt-form b on the underneath page B has a number precedent to that of the first receipt-form ct on the upper page A, and said numbers upon the vforms of the respective pages alternate. Thus, for instance, the forms upon the page B will be numbered successively l, 3, 5, and 7, while the forms upon the page A Will be numbered 53, 4, and (3. This numbering of the forms of the underneath page B precedent to the numbering ot' the forms of the upper page A is due to the fact that in practical use the underneath page is used before the upper page, and the alternation of the successive numbers between said'pages is made so that the part records upon the part-record page will appear in proper successive order, as will be hereinafter described.

The forms a and h are relatively arranged, so that they will occupy au alternate position when the pages A and B are assembled together, the arrangement beingsucli that a part of the forms a upon the page A will overlie a relatively different part of the forms b upon the page B. This overlapping'of the respective forms a and b is preferablyto the extent of one-half, the arrangeinentubeing such that the upper half of the forms ct overlies the lower half of theforms b, in accordance with which relative arrangement of the forms the page B may contain one more receipt-form Z) than is contained upon the page A. In the present illustration I have shown four forms b upon the page B and three forms et upon the page A; but it will of course be understood that any desired or suitable number of forms in such overlapping arrangement may be, employed. The overlapping arrangement of the forms upon the respective pagesAand B will result in a blank space corresponding in size to one of the receipt-forms upon the page (A) which has the lesser number of forms. This blank space may' be divided into half portions, as indicated at c c in Figs. l and 5, respectively extending across the top and bottom of the page, or, as will be readily understood, (seo Figs. 9 and 10,) the same relative intersf'cting or overlying arrangement of Athe forms upon the respective pages can be secured if a one-half blank space c is arranged upon both of the pages A and B in an alternate position at the top of `one page and at the bottom of the other. In the riodifie'd arrangement thus described with reference to Figs. 9 and 10 both pages A and B will have a corresponding number of forms and will each have the blank half'- space c, (the arrangement of said half-spaces `alternately at the top of one sheet and at the bottom of the other resultingin the overlapping arrangement of the receipt-forms upon the respective pages,) while in the arrangement illustrated in Figs. l to 6, inclusive, of the drawings one of the pages has no blank space @and is entirely filled with the forms and the other page has a one less number of forms and carries the divided blank half spaces c c. Either of the arrangements as just stated.

may be employed as desired, it being simply necessary in respect to the essential features of my invention that a portion of the forms upon one page will overlie adiiferent portion of the forms upon the other page, and it is immaterial what arrangement of the pages 1o:

and forms is employed to produce this relative position of the forms.

In the arrangement of' the form matter of the respective receipt-forms the portion reciting the party from whom the amountis received'and reciting the amount of domestic money received and the exchange equivalent in foreign money is at a different part of the receipt-form from the portion which recites the name and address of lthe payee. The first 11o y rangement just stated Will result in bringing 12o the part-record matter (which is the lower portion of the form containing the name and address of the payee and which is the part sent to the foreign correspondent) of the suc;

cessive and respective forms in successive 125 arrangement upon the part-record page, as

best indicated in Figs. 2 and '7.

Immediately underlying the two formpages A and B is a part-record page D. One

of the pages D is adapted to serve for the two 13o overlying form-pages A and B, said page D receiving the part record (by means of carbon-paper) of the forms upon both of the pages A and B in consecutive or successive Thus order, as will appear by reference to Figs. 2 and 7 of the drawings. The part record received by the page D consist only of the name of the payee expressed in the receipt and his address and the amount in foreign money, the balance of the record of the forms c and b being omitted from this part-record page.

Underneath the part-record page D is arranged a full-record page E, which is adapted to receive by a carbon impression the full record of the under form-page B. Under the page E is arranged a similar full-record page F, (see Fig. 4,) which is adapted to receive the full record of the forms of the upper form-page A.

In the practical construction and arrangement of the various pages which underlie each other in the manner just above described the form-pages A and are preferably perforated or ro uletted, as shown at g, in Figs. 5 and 6, near their binding edge, so that the forms a and b can be conveniently separated or detached. Said form-pages also preferably carry a double-column outer-edge portion, as shown at 7i, in Figs. 5 and 6, in which can be entered both the amount of domestic money received and its equivalent in foreign money, said portion 7L being detachable from the body of the form-page by a perforated or rouletted line, as at 1l. The part-record page D may likewise be provided with a columnruled outer portion, as at 7c, in Fig. 7, which is adapted to receive the amount in foreign money, and said page is also detachable or separable from the book by means of any suitable arrangement of perforations or rouletting, as at Z. The full-record pages E and F are designed to remain permanently in the book and are preferably provided at their outer edge with a double-column-ruled portion (indicated at on in Fig. 8) corresponding to the portion h of the form-pages A and B. It will of course be understood that the general arrangement of the form mattei' and the column-ruling and other identifying data and the general ruling and division or identifying relative numbers upon the full-record pages and upon the other pages may be varied to suit the convenience of the user or in accordance with the specific purposes for which th book is designed to be used.

The operation and advantages of my invention will be readily understood. In practice the underlying form-page Bis used before the upper form-page A. A carbon-sheet, as at N in F-ig. 7, is interposed between the pages B and D, this carbon-sheet being provided With blank portions, as at 0, so that no full record can be produced upon the page D, and the proper arrangement of the part records Will be effected during the writing of the full record and the reproduction of said full record upon the full-record page. A sheet of carbon, as at P in Fig. S, is also interposed between the pages D and E. Now the rst re-- ceipt written will be the top receipt on page B, and when this is filled out in the full form indicated in Fig. 6 the lower half port-ion of it (including the name and address of the payee and the amount in foreign money) will be recorded upon the page D, (see Fig. 7,) while the complete record will be recorded upon the page E. (See Fig. 8.) When the full-form page B is used up, there will be then an alternated part record of all the forms b produced on the page D, While there will be a full and complete record produced on the vpage E. The carbon-sheet P is then placed between the pages E and F, and the forms a of the upper form-page A can then be successively used, in which operation the intermediate alternated spaces of the page D will be filled up with the part records of the forms a and the page F will be fully filled up, it being understood that previous to the use of the form-page A the carbon-sheet N is shifted so that its blank portions o will come over the parts upon which the part records of the formpage B had been Written.

By reason of the alternate and relative arrangement of two form-pages A and B, in conjunction with one part-record page D for the two pages A and B and the respective fullrecord pages E and F for the pages A and B, there is produced at one operation in the filling out of the form-pages A and B a part record of all of said forms successively and consecutively upon the single page D and a full record of all of said forms upon the respective full-record pages E and F.

Vhen the forms of the pages A and B are used up and separated from the book, the column portions 7i, which are detachable at the perforated line i', may be utilized as a consecutive bookkeeping memoranda. The partrecord page D can then be detached at the perforated line Zand can be utilized in foreign correspondence. In this connect-ion it will be noted that one page D embodies the memoranda matter of two form-pages and contains only the matter which it is desired to transmit to the foreign correspondent, and thus insures both economy in postage as well as the desired conditions of business. The two full-record pages E and F will then remain in the book and stand as a full and complete record of the form-pa ges A and B, which have been detached.

In practice the page D may be of thin or tissue paper, as may also the pages E and F. Thus in writing `rst upon the under formpage B the impression only need go through said page B and the carbon N to the page D and through said tissue page D and the carbon P to the page E. In then writing upon the upper form-page A (page B having now been entirely utilized and out of the book) the impression need merely go through the page A and carbon N to the page D and through said tissue page D and the page E and the carbon P to the page F.

The general convenience and advantages of my improved form and record book Will be IOO IIO

. upon a record-page by means of a carbon impression. In this modified arrangement the check-forms a and bof the form-pages A and B are relatively arranged in an overlapping position and are alternately numbered in a manner corresponding to the general construction and arrangement as described With reference to Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings. In this check-,book arrangement the partrecord page D and the part-blanked carbon sheet N are not necessary, and one full-record page (E) is adapted to serve in conjunction with the carbon-sheet P for the record of both form-pages A and B. This arrangement is conveniently adapted for large check-books or under circumstances where a large number of checks are used. The page B is rst used and then the page A is used, and a complete successive record of v the check-forms upon both the pages B and A is produced upon the page E. In this arrangement the Written portion or record upon a check-form need only cover approximately half the fullforrn area, (instead of substantially the Whole area, as in the receipt-form matter illustrated in Figs. l and 2,) the other half being merely a printed form. By this arrangement of the forms the part-blanked carbon-sheet N is rendered unnecessary by reason of the fact that the Written form part of each check-form Will immediately overlie the printed form part of another check form.

In the arrangement illustrated in Figs. 9 and 10 I have provided a short stub, as represented at q, upon Which descriptive matter pertaining, for instance, to the purpose of the check may be Written, if desired. In case the checks are signed before removal from the book I preferably provide blanked spaces, as at y, upon the record-page E, which will operate to practically blank the signature, inasmuch as it might not be desired to have a facsimile signature appearupon the recordpage.

It is obvious that my invention and improvements are adapted for various specific applications with respect to dierent types of form-books of a character in which it is desired to preserve a carbon record, and I therefore do not specifically limit myself to the exact arrangements and types of books as herein described and illustrated. I reserve the right to all such variation and modification as properly fall Within the spirit and scope of my invention and the terms of the following claim.

Having fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patenty A form-book provided with two successively-arranged form-sheets, the forms on both sheets being of the same height, the upper sheet being arranged in the book so that each of its forms Will overlap the forms of the other form sheet to the extent of one-half the height of a form, a part-record sheet directly beneath the form-sheets and adapted to receive a portion of the forms on each, two fullrecord sheets arranged beneath the part-record sheet anda page of copying-paper between the second form-sheet and the partrecord sheet, the copying material being arranged upon the paper in horizontal lines, separated by lines free from copying material.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name, in presence of the subscribing Witnesses, this 20th day of December, 1899.

MAX ROSETT.

Witnesses:

F. A. STEWART, V. M. VosLnR.

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