US971495A - Credit-account-filing device. - Google Patents

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mmm@ sept. 27, 1910.

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W. EAGRETT.

GREDIT ACCOUNT FILING DEVICE.

APPLIOATION HLBD MBA. 1910.

W. EAGRETT.

CREDIT ACCOUNT FILING DEVI-0B.

PPLIATION FILED EBH, 1910.

Patented Sept. 27, 19M).

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WILLIAM EACRETT, OFTGRONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA, ASSIGNOR TO THE FIULTOPLEX FIIIIIING4 DEVICE COMPANY,

11b-id21 whom it may concern:

,Mg-.Beityknown that I, WILLIAM EAcRE'rr, a `AA'f iilbjtuit. of the King o f Great Britain, residing,` inthe city of Toronto, in the county of York and Province of Ontario, Canada,- merchant, have invented certain new and .useful Improvements in Credit-Accounts`ilin`gfDevices, of which thev following is @specification lirlgMy invention relates to credit account {il- `ing devices,--and the object of my invention is to enable a store keeper or other person to keep account of daily sales and other trans- 'actmns made without having to resort to --the usual form of book-.keeping for that purpose, thereby, reducing the operating eirpenses and insuring absolute accuracy 1n accounts. When a customer makes a urchase the duplicate of the original b' `is placed in the desired compartment or holder of the device, thereby having the sainein convenient position and ot easy access. By opening or expanding thel device the name of each customer on each billis atonce'dislplayed' before the operator, in a compact, yet very convenient form and in such a manner that'it is of esy access.- l

A further pur ose of the present inven- I V tin is togovi e means whereby. the ac- Vcount hol device. can be withdrawn from the cabinet and whenso withdrawn it will be held in a rigid condition. The construction and operation of my invention 3'5 will be fully understood fromthe following descri tion.

e accompanying d" awings: Figure 1 is a vertical section of the cabinet or case showing the account holding device extended`j or withdrawn from the cabinet. Fig. 2 is, avvertical section of the cabinet showing the account holding device closed and within the cabinet. Fig. 3 is a bottom or underside view of the account holding device showing the same in a collapsed or closed condition. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the account holding device,.showing the same closedl or in a colla sed position. Fig. 5 is a perspective View s owing a portion of the cabinet and illustrating the telescopic frame in relative position with reference to the cabinet showing said frame extended from the cabinet. Fig. 6 is a View of some of the account holding receptacles, showing the saine in a closed condition. Fig. 7 is an enlarged section A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

OREDIT-ACCOUNT-FILING DEVICE. l

of some of the account holding receptacles, showing .the same in an extended condition.

of the folders. y Similar numerals indicate like parte in all' the figures of the drawin s.

In the accompanying rawings, 1 re resents the cabinet or-case, which is forme of any desiredsize', reference being had tothe size of the account holdin device. `For the purpose'of-closinU-the ca inet or case,'the cover 2 is provided, which vcover is hinged at Specification of Letters Patent. :Patented Sept), 27, 1910, y Application led February 4, 1910. Serial No. 541,966.

FigJQ-is a detached perspective 'View of one 'itsrearend to the cabinet orcase in the` usual manner.

n Tot-he bottom of the case or' cabinet 1 are attached in any convenient and well'known inann'erthe bars 3, which bars are provided with the end flanges 4, which flanges 'are for the urposezof providing ameans for connecting the roller carrying bars 5, which.

roller carrying bars are arranged Substantiall y" as .shown in F i0'. 5, and are held in fixe position with.re erencc to thecabinet or case 1I and are parallel with each other.

4To the bars 5 are connected a series of rollers (i, said rollers being illustrated in dotted lines, Fig. 1 and some of the rollers shown in perspective view, Fig. 5. The rollers 6k are for the purpose of providing means for holdingthe slide bars 7, said slide 4bars being substantially of the forni shown in Fig. 7. The rollers 6 are normally locatedin the grooves 8 and 9, thebars being properlyv supported upon the .rollers by means of the ltop wall 10 of the upper groove 9.

lt will be understood that bymounting the slide bars 7 upon the rollers, said bars can be easily moved longitudinally in either direction. The slide bars 7 are provided with the grooves 11 Vand 12, which grooves are for the purpose of receiving the slide vare tiedtogether by the end member 14.

The inner ends of the slide' bars are not tied together but are held by means of the grooves 11 and 12, which grooves are formed in the slide bars 7 For the purpose of lim.-

the stop plates 16 so that when the stop pins 15 vcouie in contact with the stop plates 16` taken on line Y5;-5, Fig. 5. Fig. 8 is a'viewl any further outward movement of the slide 110 itiiig the outward movement of the slidebars 13, `the outer ends of which slide bai's- 1 .tcrincdiatetheir end sto; the fla ges 2111;-

thef following manner.v Tlie Ato tratcd t'hisbar in a single piece, but I do not movable -o'rtelescopical parts should be so L otled. and thc bottom orloiver ends are 'pivot-- said partitions can .be 'brought toward leach outward movement .is stopped by means of .carried bv the bars designed to strike-against are a t allitiines partially@telesconically conf,

' ncctedand atithe; saine timel the j slide b ars 7 are never dcta'chedrmn the roller carrying cmiucctcdj together by means Y; of va. seriesI of barsj22, .which-,bars .are pivoted to the x .heingrgxpivoted' at theirtop onup'per end sand tudinally extended and closed, thereby proveasily inserted and withdrawn, andai; theA` a saine time bringing the lfilino' devlce into a compact forni 'sq'fhatjt can 4e housed 1n a bars 13 will carry the slide bars 7 and when the slide bars 7 ,have been brought outward as far as they are designedto move their the stop anges 1, which stop flanges are fixed to the roller carrying bars 5. The inner ends of the bars '13 are tiedtogether by lucans of the tie bar 18, to which 'tie bar is conncctedthe stop bar 19, said stop bar being formed of'such a length that its outer ends will be in positionto strike the stop l flanges A1i'. In the drawings I have illusdcsirc't'o be confined to any specificarrangement asfthe onlyv object isyto provide Ineens the slop flangeslf.

" It will be.. 'understoodA ythat ,thejpvarious ari angcd and :colniectedfftogether that they;n

bars f :few-'ffy 5:. 1.

.'lhe dilingde'vice is made' up n series of plates or what mightbe termedpartitions" of,.partitjions together, whichpartitions' are flanges 21, of the p a'rtitions`20,i lsaid bars'T at' theiirbottombr lower .ends andalso inuct 1 which is the front end of the cabinet prpper, is providedhvith hoo'k which hook is connected tothe front or `forward Ien d 23 in any convenient and Well known manner. I vided'at "its"A frontv or'forward end with the .bar 25, which bar is pivotally connected at each end to the links 26, said links 26 being pivoted -at their upper and lower ends to bars 22'aud flanges 21 respectively; '75

. Fon-the purpose of providing means vfor expanding the filing device when removed from the cabinet :1nd, alsol ro'viding suitable ,handles :theerear end Io the .filing de' vice properis providedithajbar, which 80A bar vis connected in 'substantially 'the sameA manuenasfthe; bar 2 5'. "I1`o r, the"purpsle of" *providing means for "supporting tljie''filinig device proper and ,itthe saine ti'eperrnitting said hlingfdevice t'lief-exterded 11nd.. 85 i r'deviizefis "moved vor drawn ."out :fron'mthelfcase vice proper "so that the credit'fslips Willbe properly exposed and/fat the' same-timebring 105 Ward 'to its full limit the-Stop flangesviale 110 cd lo the flange directly behind the one to Jpurpose4 of limiting theoutwardfmovement which-.theel center portion of" the `|'bars are. pivoted, thereby, connecting all of the partitions together 'and in s'ucra manner that othrand away fron'ij'e'ach other; or in other wordsthc'iling device proper can be longi-l 'iding 'for bringing thefiling device into such a positiomthat the'credit slips can be cabinet or ca'se .taking up but a` s'mall'emount oF room. i

For the purpose of Supporting the'ront or forward end of the-filing device when the saine is extended as` illustrated in Fig. 1, the front or -forward end 23 of the case or cabi-I with the- stop tlan'ges 32,21. further leritension' 11i;`

-o the -filingadevice willfcause.: thesan'ie to tion. illustrated in Fig. i1, thereby, opening said filing device for the purposeof lnspecf tion of credit slips or the removalfor insel' 12o tion ofthe saine. Y.

For the-purpose of holding the creditsllp'A` against accidental displacement'the partn` tions 20 are' each provided With'springs 33%4 which springs are connected atw their t0 401S' 125 upper ends to the partitionsv and their ot.

tom o r lower ends permittedto pressa'gainst the artitions just behind each` sping. It

'. will ne, understood. that sonne proyisionmusitbe made to prcyent the"creditslipsfrom fac The filing "device properis .pro- 70 or out of the case grooved fianges 3a, to which grooved flanges are connected the fingers 35, which fingers are formed oi' such a length that they Will be lapped `for a short distance as illustrated in Fig. 3 so that when the filing. device is extended. the fingers are permitted to slide upon each other, but not to become entirely separated from each other so that When the filing device is extended the fingers 35 will constitutie a proper support for the credit slips and upon which fingers the credit slips rest. t will be understood that the fingers 35 when arranged as illustrated and described will not interfere with the extension and clcsiug of the filing device proper, but will in a sense telescope together When the filing device is closed or brought into the position illustrated in Fig. 3.

In Fig. 9 l have illustrated a folder 36, which folder is preferably formed of heavy paper or like material and is for the purpose of holding said credit slips. The folder is placed between the partitions and is supported by the fingers 35. it will be understood that the folder may be dispensed with if desired,but from ractice Ifind that it is more desirable to emp oy a folder, Which folder may be provided with-suitable indexes, such as 37. 'lllie iilling device Which consists of a series ont partitions and bars pivotally con'- necting said 'partitions together is as a unit mounted upon traveling Wheels. This iiling device is so connected that it can be easily detached and entirely removed from the cabinet or case and placed. in a safe or other receptacle. p

Another advantage in providing means for removing the filing device from the cabinet is, that a minibar of filing devices may be employed or used; that is to say two or more filing devices Which are removable may be employed and one filing device brought into use and another one placed in a safe, but should it. be desired to take any particular filing device from the case another one .may be substituted and the one taken away placed in any suitable receptacle.'

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

l. in a credit account tiling device, the combination of a case, a series of partitions provided with fingers at their bottom or lovver ends, said fingers adapted to constitute a bottom, a series of bars adapted to connect the partitions together, and `means t'or supporting the partitions in closed or extended position, substantially as and for the purpose specified. V

2. In a credit account filing device, the combination of a case, a series of partitions and a series of' bars adapted to pivotally connect the partitions together, said partitions provided With springs, said springs located betvveen the partitions, the top or u per ends of said springs being fixedand their lower ends free and adapted to press against an adjacent partition,.and means for supporting the partitions in closed or extended positions, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

3. in a credit account filing device, the combination of a case, a filing device consisting of partitions, said partitions pivotally connected together and adapted to be extended and closed, a detachable end member adapted to close the case, said end member provided with means adapted-to support the filing device and the filing device adapted to be removed from the case, and means for supporting the filing device when extended, sutstantially as and for the purpose speciec 4i. In a credit account filing device, the combination of a case2 a filing device consisting of partitions, said connected together and. adapted to be eX- tended and closed, a detachable end member adapted to close the case, said end member provided with means adapted to support the tiling device and the filing ed to be removed troni the case, and means for suppontin the filing device When eX- tended and t e partitions provided With document iold-ing springs, substantially as and for th purpose specified'.

5. In a 1mg device 'of the character described, the' combination of a filing device consisting of partitions, said partitions piv-v otally connected together and adapted to be extended and closed, a case adapted to inllo close the partitions when in la-closed condition, and a detachable end member adapted to close the case said end member provided with means adapted to support the outer end of the tiling device, substantiaiiy as and for 115 the purpose specified. 6. ln a credit account filing device the combination or' a case, a tiling device consisting 'of a series of partitions, bars pivotally connected to said partitions at the: bottom ends and intermediate their ends, said partitions provided With fingers located at their bottom or lower ends, said fingers adapted to slide upon leach other during the movements of the. partitions, as vand for the purpose specified.

7. In a 'credit vaccount filin device, the combination of a case, a tiling evice consisting of a series of partitions, bars `pivotally connected tosaid partitions at their top and 130 partitions pivotallyv device adapttop and 12o substantially bottom ends and intermediate their ends,

said partitions provided with spring fingere` located at their bottom or' lower ends, said spring fingers adapted to slide upon each other during the movemente of the partitions: substantially as and for the purpose Speeiedf In testimony that' I claim the above, 1 have hereunto subscribed my' name in the presence of two witnesses.

y .VVILLAM EAGRETT.

YVitnesses EDMUND VANGEUR VANCE, Env/'nr R. PRQBERT.

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