US2006034A - Manifolding record book - Google Patents

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June 25, 1935. G, STEVENS MANIFOLDING RECORD BOOK Filed Jain. 25, 1954 INVENTOR. GRAY STEVE/vs; BY v [2 JL A TTORNEYS.

Patented June 25, 1935 1 I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Gray Stevens; Weymoutli, Mass., assignor, by mesne assignments, to American Sales Book Company, Inc., a corporation of Delaware Application January 23, 1934, Serial No. 707,880

' 10 Claims. (01. 282-22) This invention relates to improvements in tive view showing a manifolding book embodyin manifolding record books such as sales books and the invention; and the like, and with reference to some of its more Figure 2 is a perspective partially diagramparticular features it relates to improvements in matic view of one of the manifolding sets, parts 5 the arrangement of record and transfer leaves being broken away for cleamess of disclosure. 5

in manifolding sets ordinarily employed in man- Referring to the drawing for a detailed descripifolding' books of the one-time carbon type. tion of the illustrative embodiment of the inven It is a generalobject of the invention to protion there shown, amultiplicity of improved manvide' a manifolding book of the type mentioned ifolding sets 4 are bound together; in the form of wherein an improved arrangement of the record a manifolding record book which may be in the 10 and transfer leaves not only furnishes a book form of a known type of sales book as shown. adapted for economical manufacture, but it is The main supply or body of manifolding sets is convenient and rapid in use, always makes clean indicated at 5 and these sets are bound together legible copies, and avoids soiling operators hands in the book binding 6, while a. cover I of relatively 5 and marring delicate fabrics and "other material heavy flexible cardboard, manila, or similar mawith which it may come into contact. terial is provided for the book.

Amore particular object is to provide a mani- Each of the manifolding sets is of special imfolding book ofv the class mentioned wherein an proved construction as particularly shown in Fig. improved arrangement ofthe record and trans- 2 and all of the individual sets are substantially fer leaves enables said leaves to be very quickly alike. Each set is provided with a stub or bind- 20 and easily separated from each other and from ins lea 8 d o q y 0! Pap Suitable the book following completion of a record entry. p v d a r d l a up n which inscriptions Another object is to devise a-manifolding book may be written being preferably provided with a g of the class mentioned having an improved arsuitable blank form forthis p Each bind- 5 rangement of manifolding sets having a binding ing leaf 8 is provided with a. binding stub or exleaf for binding theset intowthe book, the retension 9 at one end marg thereof y meansof maining leaves of the set being attached to the wh c t e Sets e bound o the book binding 5 binding leaf in a novel and convenient manner as by means of staples- In or by other suitable facilitating detachment upon completion of the binding means. As show t din e is record entryLand enabling the detached leaves preferably 0! Single e g nd Of sin e 30 to remain attached to each other after detacht c ess a t u i S d this binding 1111112 ment from the binding leaf. g a may, under certain circumstances, be formed of a And her feature of the invention resides in the plurality of relatively s p rp d -V 5. e improved manner of attaching folded record and aving a binding extension for binding into the transfer sheetsto the freeend of the binding sheet book bindin I whereby detachment .from said binding sheet is Each of the manifoldin Se 0 u its 3 a facilitated, and production costs red ced, additional record leaves such as the original Other'objects of they invention will be in part record 1831 H and the DY r ripl t co d pointed out in thefollowing detailed description .tleaf Transfer leaves l3 and H r provided 40 of an illustrative but preferred embodiment of for transferring inscriptions, respectively to the 40 the invention, and will be in part obvious in conbinding r d leaf 8 and to the triplicate leaf ne t i a l2. The original record leaf II and transfer leaf The invention accordingly comprises an article are disposed at the upper surface-of the of manufacture possessing the features propermg F while record leaf and P t1 I are disposed at the lower surface of sa1d binding es, and the relation of elements WhlCh will be exemplified in the article hereinafter described leaf All of these upper and Iowa? record and I a transfer leaves are attached to and supported by f the of apphcatwn of which W111 be the binding leaf 8, being attached thereto at the mdlcated 7 the chums outer or'free end of said binding leaf and prefer- 50 For a more complete disclosure of the nature ablyybeing otherwise unattached thereto 1 50 and objects of the invention, reference is made to A very important feature of the'mvenflo'n the detailed description below BJId tO the accomsides in the manner of arranging the upper and De y drawing of theflillustlative embodiment. lower record and transfer leaves with reference in which: to the binding leaf and in the attachment thereof 65 Figure 1 is a partially diagrammatic perlpecto said binding leaf. As shown, the transfer sheet or length of material transversely folded substantially at its center of length, as indicated at l5, this fold enclosing the outer or free end of the binding leaf 8 and being attached to the marginal portion of said free end. A preferred manner of attaching the transfer leaves to the binding leaf is by means of a light adhesive attachment, such as the spots of paste l6. This adhesive attachment is preferably positioned only at the upper surface of the binding leaf I, the carbon leaves being entirely free from direct attachment with the lower surface of said binding leaf. Also, the carbon. .r transfer leaves are free from attachment with the binding leaf or other part of the book or manifolding unit except at the adhesive attachment l6. Thus, it will be observed that both transfer leaves have free portions extending between the attachments l6 and the binding stub or extension 9, having free. ends extending toward said binding extension.

Likewise, the original record leaf II and the triplicate l2 are preferably formed of a single integral length of paper transversely folded near its center of length as at I! and enclosing the fold l5 of the transfer leaf and freeend of the binding leaf. The folds l5 and II are thus substantially coincident with each other and positioned one within the other. The record leaves H and I2 are also attached to the set, being preferably attached directly to the transfer unit. Although this attachment may be positioned at different points of the transfer leaves, a convenient and preferable point of location is adjacent the fold line and this attachment may also be in the form of light, adhesive attachment, such as the spots of paste l8, between the adjacent surfaces of the record and transfer sheets. With this arrangement the record leaves II and I! also have free portions extending from the attachments II toward the binding stub 8 having free ends positioned in the vicinity of said stub. The record leaves II and [2 are preferably divided from each other by means of a weakened transverse severance line l9 which may be positioned substantially at the fold line H and may be formed by perforating, scorin or otherwise weakening the paper. All of the record leaves I, II and I! may be provided with appropriate blank forms for receiving the inscriptions and with appropriate printed data.

Both of the transfer leaves are preferably provided with carbon transfer material only upon their lower surfaces, as indicated at 20, but the upper surface could also be coated if desired. However, the free end of the transfer leaf II at both upper and lower surfaces thereof is preferably made clean and free of transfer material, as indicated at 2|, thus facilitating handling without soiling the fingers. The free end of the transfer leaf It may also similarly be clean and free of transfer material. Also, in order to facilitate the adhesive attachments the transfer leaves may be free of transfer material adjacent the free attaching end of the binding leaf 8, as indicated at 22. Y

If desired, there may be a weakened transveme line between the binding stub extension 8 and the main body of the leaf 8 whereby said leaf may be readily detached from the book, but ordinarily this leaf is intended to remain permanently attached in the book after the inscriptions are made in order to form a permanent record.

A writing rest and stop leaf 23 is preferably attached to the cover 1 and is hinged thereto at 2,006,034 leaves I3 and M are formed of a single integral 2| so as to be readily swung into position between the upper manifolding set and the next lower set. This rest thus provides a platen or support for the upper set which is being written upon and also prevents the inscriptions from being.

transferred to the underlying sets. This stop leaf is preferably provided with a notch 25 providing access for the free ends of the underlying manifolding sets whereby the latter may be grasped and drawn fromhnderlying position and placed in writing position on top of the writing rest 23.

Also, a flap 26 is preferably attached to the back of the cover 1 for providing a retaining housing for the inscribed binding leaves 8. This flap 26 is preferably attached to a second sheet or flap 21 which may be attached to the cover 1 by means of the binding staples Hi, the two flaps 26 and 21 being flexibly hinged together at 28 whereby the lower flap may be swung away from the binding to permit entry of the leaves 8 which are retained in position in the filing compartment thus provided when the flap 26 is swung back into normal position.

when the upper manifolding set is placed in writing position on top of the rest 23, the entries may be inscribed whereupon the original and triplicate record leaves and the transfer leaves may be quickly and easily removed from the book. This is accomplished by grasping the free ends of the original record leaf H and upper transfer leaf l3 and swinging them outwardly away from the binding, thus exerting a pull upon the adhesive attachments l6 attaching these leaves to the binding leaf.- Due to the fact that these attachments ii are positioned only at the upper surface of the binding leaf 8, this pulling action results in a very easy and complete detachment from the binding leaf. It will be noted that this pull upon the leaves results in a lifting action initiated at the inner edge of the adhesive attachments I, thus functioning very effectively to tear or strip the adhesive attachments apart. This can be done very rapidly and with but a single movement of the operator. When these attachments are completely severed, the inscribed leaves are entirely free from the binding leaf, but they still remain attached together by virtue of the attachments It so that further inscriptions may be made upon the detached original leaf and transferred to the triplicate leaf. The record and transfer leaves may then be detached from each other at any desired time and the original and triplicate'leaves may be separated from each 'otherby severance along the line I 9. The binding leaf can 'beturned back as shown ii:- Fig. 1 and deposited in the compartment provided by the flap 26 or it may be severed from thebook if desired. The used carbon leaves may be discarded inasmuch as each manifolding set is provided with its own carbon leaves.

If an original and one copy only of the record is-desired, the leaves beneath the binding leaf I of each set can be omitted, still leavingthe upper record and carbon leaves attached in position as above described.

Since certain changes may be made in the above article and different embodiments of the invention could be made without departing from the scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawing shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having described my invention, what I'claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of opposite to said stub, and being otherwise free of attachment with said stub leaf and having free ends extending toward said stub.

2. A-single manifolding set including, in combination, a record leaf having an extension binding stub, record and transfer leaves positioned at both surfaces of the leaf with the stub and in manifolding transfer relation therewith and with each other, said record and transfer leaves at both sides of the leaf with the stub being attached to the latter leaf at the margin thereof opposite to said stub, and being otherwise free of attachment with said stub leaf and having free ends extending toward said stub, said stub leaf extending between said transfer leaves and said record and transfer leaves which are attached to the stub leaf being attached together so as to remain attached after detachment thereof from said stub leaf.

3. A manifolding book including, in combination, a binding, a plurality of manifolding sets each having a plurality of leaves, one leaf of each set being a binding leaf and having a binding stub bound into said binding, each of said sets havinga record leaf and a transfer leaf having detachable attachment to said binding leaf near to the end of the latter remote from said binding, said record and transfer leaves being'otherwise free from attachment with said binding leaf and having free ends extending toward said binding and lying between the latter and said detachable attachment, said record and transfer leaves of each set overlying said binding leak and said detachable attachment being in the form of a-light adhesive attachment to the upper surface of the binding leaf, so as to be readily released by exerting a pull upon said transfer and record leaves away from said binding.

4. A manifolding book including, in combination, a binding, a plurality of manifolding sets each having a plurality of leaves, one leaf of each set being a binding leaf and having a binding stub bound into said binding, each of said sets having a record leaf and a transfer leaf having detachable attachment to said binding leaf near to the end of the latter remote from said binding, said record and transfer leaves being otherwise free from attachment with said binding leaf and having free ends extending toward said binding and lying between the latter and said detachable attachment, said record and transfer leaves being attached together at points thereof remote from said binding so as to remain attached together after detachment thereof from said binding leaf, said record and transfer leaves of each set overlying said binding leaf and said detachable attachment being in the form of a light adhesive attachment to the upper surface of the binding leaf, so as to be readily released by exerting a pull upon said transfer and record leaves away from said binding. 1 5. A manifolding book including, in combination, a binding, a plurality of manifolding sets each having a plurality of leaves, one leaf of each set being a binding leaf and having a binding stub bound into said binding, a transfer sheet and a record sheet both folded about the end of each of said binding leaves remote from the binding, the inner folded sheet having detachable attachment to said binding leaf near to said remote end thereof, said folded sheets forming record and transfer leaves positioned above and below the binding leaf, said record and transfer leaves extending from said attachment toward said binding and having free ends positioned between said attachment and binding.

6. A manifolding book including, in combination, a binding, a plurality of manifolding sets each having a plurality of leaves, one leaf of each set being a binding leaf and having a binding stub bound into said binding, a transfer sheet and a record sheet both folded about the end of each of said binding leaves remote from the binding, the inner folded sheet having detachable attachment to said binding leaf near to said remote end thereof, said folded sheets forming record and transfer leaves positioned above and below the binding leaf, said record and transfer leaves extending from said attachment toward said binding and having free ends positionedbetween said attachment and binding, and said record and trans- .fer sheets having attachment with each other separate and independent of said detachable attachment so as to remain attached together after detachment thereof from said binding leaf.

'1. A manifolding book including, in combination, a binding, a plurality of manifolding sets each having a plurality of leaves, one leaf of each set being a record copy leaf and forming a binding leaf having a binding stub bound into said binding, a transfer sheet and a record sheet both folded about the end of each of said binding leaves remote from the binding and forming record and transfer leaves positioned above and below the binding leaf and in manifolding transfer relation therewith and with each other, said record and transfer leaves both above and below said binding leaf extending from the folds thereof toward said binding and having free ends posttioned between said folds and the binding, and

being attached near said folds to said binding leaf near to said remote end thereof.

8. A manifolding book including, in combina-' tion, a binding, a plurality of manifolding sets each having a plurality of leaves, one leaf of each set being a record copy leaf and forming a binding leaf having a binding stub bound into said binding, a transfer sheet and a record sheet both folded about the end of each of said binding leaves remote from the binding and forming record and transfer leaves positioned above and below the binding leaf and in manifolding transfer relation therewith and with each other, said record and transfer leaves both above and below said binding leaf extending from the folds thereof toward said binding and having free ends positioned between said folds and the'binding, the

upper of said transfer leaves having light adhesive attachment with the upper surface of said binding leaf near to add remote end thereof, and said folded record and transfer sheets being attached together.

9. A single manifolding set including, in combination, a record binding leaf having a stub ex- I tension for binding the set into a book, an inner transfer sheet and an outer record sheet both folded about the end of said binding leaf remote from the stub thereof so as to provide record and transfer leaves positioned at both surfaces of the binding leaf and in manifolding transfer relationtherewith and with each other, the record and transfer leaves for both sides of the binding leaf having free ends extending toward said stub, said transfer sheet having detachable attachment adjacent the fold thereof with one surface only of said binding leaf substantially at said remote end thereof, and said folded record sheet being attached to the set separately and independently from said detachable attachment.

10. A manifolding book including, in combination, a binding, a plurality of manifolding sets each having a plurality of leaves, one leaf of each set being a binding leaf and having a binding stub bound into said binding, each of said sets having a record leaf and a transfer leaf positioned at each of the opposite surfaces of said binding leaf and having attachment with the latter leaf near to the 'end thereof remote from said binding, said record and transfer leaves being otherwise free from attachment with said binding leaf and hav- 10 ing free ends extending toward said binding.

. GRAY STEVENS.

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