US1883255A - Index stand - Google Patents

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Oct. 18, 1932. P. o. UNGER 1,883,255

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Patented Oct. 18, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE PAUL O. UNGER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR T WILSON-JONES COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF MASSACHUSETTS INDEX STAND Application filed May 25, 1931. Serial No. 539,661.

This invention relates to a visible index stand and concerns itself with such a structure whereby a plurality of sheets may be suspended in horizontal overlapping relation. The clamping means for the visible index sheets is preferably so designed that it may be removed from the stand if desired or may be reversed and placed back upon the stand.

The invention comprises the novel structure and combination of parts hereinafter described and more particularly pointed out and defined in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate a preferred form of this invention, and

in which similar reference numerals refer to similar features in the diiferent views:

Figure 1 is a front elevational View of avisible index stand involving this invention.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary front elevational view of the face of the stand with the clampin device removed.

4 igure 3 is a fragmentary front elevational view showing the sheets mounted in normal position.

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 3 illustrating the suspending means positioned in reverse relation and showing the rear faces of the sheets.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary elevational view of a modified form of clamping means for the visible index sheets.

Figure 6 is a side elevational View of the visible index stand showing in dotted lines how the same may be adjusted.

Figure 7 is a rear plan view of the visible index stand illustrating the relation of parts when the stand is adapted to be used in horizontal position such as may rise from placing the same upon a table or desk.

Figure 8 is a fragmentary sectional View taken upon the line VIII-VIII of Figure 2. Figure 9 is a fragmentary elevational sec tional view taken upon the line IX-IX of 4 Figure 3.

Figure 10 is a fragmentary sectional view taken upon the line XX of Figure 7 looking in the direction of the arrow.

Figure 11 is a fragmentary sectional view taken upon the line XI-XI of Figure 10.

tures 3 and a rectangular slot & for receiving parts of the sheet clamping device as will later more fully appear. This sheet metal plate is provided with laterally extending flanges 5 upon one side for supporting a rod 6 for a purpose that will later appear. The sheet metal member is provided at one upper corner with an inwardly directed tongue 7 which is rigidly secured to the lateral margin of the plate. At the opposite upper corner of the plate there is a slidable tongue or detent member 8 which is illustrated in detail in Figure 8. This slidable detent has an up standing finger portion 8 by means of which it may be operated and an inwardly directed tongue or detent 8 for a purpose that will later appear. The detent member has a portion superposed over the body of the plate which is provided with a slot 10 for receiving a stud 9 projecting from the plate. A guide member 11 which extends transversely across the plate is pivotally and slidably mounted upon the rod 6 and is provided with a knob 12 adjacent its attached end whereby the same may be moved upwardly and downwardly with respect to the plate member 1. The particular manner of mounting the guide member 11 upon the rod 6 is best shown in Figures 10 and 11 and in referring to these figures, it will be noted that a U-shaped bearing member is attached to the guide member 11. This U-shaped bearing member has an upper bridge portion 13 which is provided with terminal arms 14 which are suit ably apertured for receiving the rod 6 with provision for free movement. The bridge portion 13 also has a bent portion 15 which forms a support for a leaf spring 16 that normally bears against the rod 6. According to this construction it is possible to elevate the guide member 11 upon the rod 6 which serves as a pivot and it is also possible to slide the guide along the rod 6.

The index stand is adapted to be positioned in an inclined plane as shown in Figure 6 or in a horizontal plane if desired. To this end, a suitable base is hinged to the rear face of the plate 1. This base consists of a pair of bars 17 which are hinged to the plate 1 adj a cent one margin thereof as at 19. These bars are provided with suitable cushions or feet 18 and they are transversely connected by bars 20 and 21. The bars 17 are serrated upon their upper surfaces as indicated at 17 in Figure 12. A strut frame is pivoted to the rear face of the plate 1 for maintaining the plate 1 in inclined position. This frame comprises a pair of bars 22 which are hinged to the plate, as indicated at 23. These bars are connected by a transverse brace 24 and are adapted to engage the serrations 17 in the base member 17 as indicted in Figure 12. For this purpose it will be noted that the strut members 22 are partially overlapped by the member 17 in order to bring about this engagement. From the foregoing. it will be evident that the plate 1 may be adjusted to and desired inclinations with respect to the base by means of the adjustable struts 22, or the same may lie fiat against the base by swinging the struts 22 upwardly into contact with the bottom of the plate 1.

A visible index holding device is adapted to be retained upon the front face of the plate 1. While this device may assume various forms, as a matter of illustration it has been illustrated as consisting of a pair of plates 25 and 26 which are hinged along one edge as indicated at 27. The plate 26 is provided with a plurality of impaling posts or prongs 28 and the plate 25 is provided with a similar number of apertures 29 for receiving the ends of the posts. These impaling posts may be secured to the plate 26 in any suitable manner. In Figure 5, there is illustrated a modified form of sheet-holding device consisting of a pair of plates which are hinged together as indicated at 30. One plate is provided with struck-up posts 31 and the other is provided with suitable apertures 82 for receiving the posts. However, no invention is predicated upon the sheet-holding device except as it may cooperate with the index stand for the reason that it is old in the art to provide such devices for shifting loose sheets in connection with visible index binders.

When the plates 25 and 26 of the sheet holding device are folded together upon their hinge joints with loose sheets therebetween, it is desirable to temporarily latch them in such position. For this reason, a suitable latching mechanism has been illustrated. In referring to Figure 9, which illustrates this latching mechanism in detail, it will be noted that the plate 26 has an upstanding stud 34 while the top plate 25 has a pair of studs 33. These studs are headed for retaining a latch member 35 thereon. This latch member is provided with suitable apertures or slots 36 for receiving the studs. One end of the latch 35 is turned upwardly as indicated at 37 to form a finger-piece. It might be mentioned that the slots 36 for the posts 33 are sufficiently narrow so that the latch plate will be retained upon the studs 33. The slots 36 are, however, of sufiicient length to allow the latch 35 to be withdrawn to the right until the aperture in the end thereof passes beyond the stud 34: for unlatching the two plates.

The lateral edges of the plate 25 are provided with suitable recesses or notches 38 as indicated in Figures 1 and 8 for receiving the aforementioned tongues 7 and 8 The slidable latch member 8 is adapted to be drawn outwardly as shown in dotted lines in Figure 8, the sheet holding device may then be inserted in the depression 2 with the tongue 7 engaging the left hand notch in the plate 25. Then the slidable latch member 8 may be shifted inwardly so that the tongue 8 will engage its notch for securely retaining the sheet holding device on the plate 1. The sheet holding device may be mounted upon the board 1 with its front face in view as shown in Figure 3 or the same may be released and reversed and secured upon the board 1 in reverse position with its rear face in View as shown in Figure 4. In some instances it may be desired to reverse the sheets that are adapted to be retained by the clamping device. When the sheet clamping device is reversed, the ends of the posts will engage the apertures 3 in the plate 1 and the latch 35 will fit in the rectangular slot 4 so that in its reverse position the sheet clamping device will lie fiat against the plate 1. In the present instance, the sheet holding device is shown as supporting a plurality of index sheets 39 in overlapping relation in a manner similar to the sheet shifting devices that are used with visible index binders.

From the foregoing, it will be obvious that a novel form of visible index stand has been provided upon which a plurality of sheets in overlapping relation may be removably confined and inspected either from a horizontal plane or an inclined plane.

It will be appreciated that such a Visible index stand provides a ready means for supporting visible data for computing or bookkeeping or other purposes, so that the operator may readily read the same at a glance and Without requiring the fingering of pages or the like.

I am aware that many changes may be made and numerous details of construction may be varied through a wide range without departing from the principles of this invention, and I, therefore, do not purpose limiting the patent anted hereon otherwise than is necessitated y the prior art.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a device of the character described, a supporting plate having a tongue at one edge, a slidable tongue upon the other ed e, a sheet-holding device having a notch or receiving the first-mentioned tongue and a notch for receiving the other tongue through a sliding movement.

2. In a device of the character described, a plate member,means for supporting said plate member at various inclinations and a sheet-holding device comprising apair of hinge plates foldable into superposed relation and having lateral notches, and means on said plate member for engaging said notches for removably holding said device upon said plate member.

3. In a device of the character described, a plate member having a depression along its upper margin and a sheet-holding device fitting said margin, and cooperating means between said plate and sheet holding device for removably latching the same thereto.

4. In a device of the character described, a supporting plate, a sheet holding device comprising a pair of hinged plates foldable into superposed relation and latching means upon said'support for removably securing said device thereto.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto sub- .scribed my name at Chicago, Cook County,

Illinois.

' PAUL O. UNGER.

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