US928346A - Division-plate for document-files. - Google Patents

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W. J. VIGK.

DIVISION PLATE FOR DOCUMENT FILES. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 4, 1907.

928,346. Patented July 20,1909.

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PATENT OFFICE.

DIVISION-PLATE FOB DOCUMENT-FILES.

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Specification otLetterlPatent. Application filed. November 4, 1907. Serial No. 400,662.

Patented Jul 20, 1909.

-To all whom it my concern:

showing an index tab connected. thereto.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of a file receptacle showing a number of division plates properly located and documents properly arranged.

The present invention has relation to division plates for documents, such as en-.

velops, cards and such other papers as are commonly filed. l

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawing.

In the accompanying drawing, 1 represents a file case, which is. of the ordinary construction and is provided with the Oldlnar follower head 2, which is mani ulated in t e usual manner, but within itsel forms no particular part of the present invention, and hence the devices for holding the follower head in fixed adjustment are not illustrated as they within themselves form no particular part of this invention.

The division plate 3 is formed of a length, to correspond substantially with the wi th or'len th as the case maybe with the receptac e l and is preferably formed of metal but not necessarily so, but should have sufficient rigidity to remain in substantially a vertical position and without danger of being bent or broken in use. The

plates 3 as shown are provided with the spring tangs 4, which spring tangs are preferably formed integral at one of their ends with the bed ofthe division plate 3, but not necessari y so. The plates 3 are. provided with suitable openings 5, located adjacent the spring tangs 4 by which arrangement the free ends of the tangs are permitted'to come and go, thereby providing a means for allowing the tangs, to be compressed when pressure is rought upon them. However it is not absolutely necessary to form any openings in the plate 3,-

owing to the fact that'the springs 4 may be made so arate and attached at one of their ends an allowing the contact ends of the sprin s 4 to come and go upon the face of the ivision' plate by which arrangement the bowed sprin tangs can be compressed.

It will be un erstood that by providing the division plates 3 with the spring tangs 4 that the various documents held between the division plates will be held in a vertical osition, by their engagement with the producing a uniform pressure upon al i116 documents filed regardless of their plates 3.

' .It will be understood that the follower head 2 should be adjusted from time to time to compensate for the increased or decreased numbers of documents filed, the adjustment exert a uniform tension, regardless of the number of division plates employed and regardless of the number of documents filed, thereby producing a uniform tension upon the documents at all times and under all circumstances. By providing for the spring tension only upon the documents the division plates'can be brought into an inclined position ifdesired, thereby releasing the frictional contact and permitting any particular document, to be easily withdrawn, owing to the fact that they are not held by any pressure, except that exerted by the spring tangs 4. In the drawings I have illustrated two spring tangs formed upon each division p ate 3, but I do not desire .to be limited in any way as to the number of spring tangs as the object above pointed out can be carried out, regardless of the number of springs.

It Wlll be understood that for convenience in selecting papers or documents from the receptacle 1 the various division plates should be indexed either by letter or number so that little diflicult wlll be experienced in selecting the desir document.

In division lates of the character described, it is 0 im ortance that the plates within themselves "s ouldbe formed of material having considerablerigidity or stiffness and this is es ecially true where flexible documents are to 'filed, and, owin to the fact that thespring tangs may be su ciently yielding'to permit of easy movement, sai sprin are ormed narrower than the openings om which they are severed at t eir should be of such a nature that the springs aces of the springs 4, thereby forming or number as between two or more division ing the narrow tanks, or tangs narrower than their 0 enings, .is to allow the free movements 0 the spring tangs without their parallel edges coming in contact with the edges of the openings formed in the division plate proper. r

Having fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters, Patent, ise 1 v 1. As an improved article of manufacture a division plate for document files provided with an elongated opening, a curved spring normally located lateral to the faces of the plate, and said spring severed y from said plate at its sides and one of. its ends, substanti ally as and for the purpose specified.

severed from said rigid body portion at their sides and one of their ends, res ctively, said spring tan formed of a widt less than the width of t e opening, substantially as and for the purpose s ecified.

In testimony t at I claim the above, I havehereunto subscribed'my name in the presence of two witnesses.

. WILFRED J VICK.

Witnesses i R. M. VIoK,

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