US399959A - Attachment for check books - Google Patents

Description

(No Model.)

NT FOR CHECK BOOKS.

Patented Mar. 19, 1 889 Ii; WITNESSES:

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY R. TVILSON, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO CI-IATHAM F. BEDELL, OF SAME PLACE.

CUTTING ATTACHMENT FOR CH ECK-BOOKS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 399,959, dated March 19, 1889.

' Application filed February 1, 1888. Serial No. 262,678. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRY R. WILsoN, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Outting Attachment for Check-Books, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description.

The object of this invention is to provide a simple, eflicient, and durable attachment for check-books which may be used not only as a stub-holder, but also as a check-cutter; and to this end the invention consists, essentially, of a cutter-bar and a flexible connection pivoted thereto and arranged for loose connection with the book-cover, all as will be hereinafter more fully described, and specifically pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar figures of reference indicate corresponding parts in both the views.

Figure 1 is a face View of a portion of an open check-book, representing the same as it appears when provided with my improved attachment; and Fig. 2 is an edge view of the book and its attachment.

In the drawings, 10 represents a straightedged cutter-arm that is pivoted to a flexible spring-strip, 11, which said strip is arranged for loose connection with the book-cover. In the drawings I have represented the strip 11 as being formed with a longitudinal slot, 12, through which there is passed a headed stud or bolt, 13, that extends through an aperture formed near the center line of the front bookcover, a portion of which cover is shown at 14:. Between the inner face of the cover and the under side of the spring-strip 11 there is placed a washer, 2, which holds the springstrip somewhat above the face of the cover. The bolt 13 engages a flat nut, 4, and, if desired, the end of the bolt-shank maybe slightly riveted to prevent any possible accidental displacement of the nut 4.

From the above description it will be seen that the spring-strip 11 may be swung so as to extend at any desired angle from the bolt or stud 13, that the cutter-arm may be moved so as to extend at any desired angle from the spring-strip, and that the spring-strip may be slid longitudinally upon the stud or bolt.

By reason of the above movements it follows that the cutter-arm may be adjusted to a position so that it will be parallel with the signature-folds of the book, or to a position so that it will extend at right angles from said folds. \Vhen adjusted to the first position and held firmly to the face of the check-stubs in line with the dividing-line between the stubs and the checks, the arm may be used as a check-cutter by simply drawing the check against the edge of the arm, as will be readily understood, thus severing the check from the stub,- while to sever the check so torn from the stub from the remaining checks upon the page the cutter-arm is moved to the position in which it is shown in full lines in Fig. 1. The springstrip acts not only as a support for the cutter 10, but also as a clamp to hold the stubs 17 to place, thus obviating the use of the cumbersome clamps heretofore employed.

Now, although I have described a specificform of spring-strip and a specific means for connecting said strip to the cover of the book, I desire it to be distinctly understood that any suitable means for swiveling the strip to the book-cover, which means at the same time would permit of a longitudinal movement of the strip, could be employed without depart- 8o ing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. The combination, with the book, of the strip or bar swiveled thereto, whereby it may be swung or moved in a plane approximately parallel to that of the leaves of the book, and the cutter-arm pivotally connected with the strip or bar, substantially as set forth.

2. In a check-book attachment, the combination, with a spring strip or bar formed with a longitudinal slot, of a cutter-arm pivotally connected to one end of the strip or bar, and a stud or bolt arranged to pass through the 5 longitudinal slot of the spring-strip, said bolt being arranged for connection with a bookoover, substantially as described.

b. The combination, With the cover of a book and a cutter-arm, of a flexible connection pivoted to the arm, swiveled to the cover, and arranged to slide lengthwise on its swivelconnection, substantially as described.

' 4. The combination, with a book-cover, of

a flexible spring-strip formed With a longitudinal slot, a Washer arranged between the strip and the cover, a bolt passing through the slot in the flexible strip, the Washer, and an aperture in the book-cover, a nut or Washer with which the bolt engages, and a cutter-arm pivoted to the spring-strip.

5. The combination, with a book, of the connection-piece supporting a cutter-arm and

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