US1427397A - Letter file - Google Patents

Description

F. M. KILFOYLE.

LETTER FlLE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 13. 1922.

1,427,397, Patented Aug. 29, 1922.

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Application filed. March 13, 1922.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRED M. KILroYLn,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Storrs, in the county of Carbon and State of Utah, have invented a new and useful Letter F ile, of which the following is a specification. H I

This invention relates to a letter file, one of its objects being to provide means whereby a stack of letters or other loose sheets can be held together securely without the necessity of punching holes therein, the gripping means employed being adjustable for engaging the stack of papers at any desired point between the ends thereof so that it is possible to so hold the sheet that the ends thereof can be turned back readily for inspection with out the necessity of detaching the sheets from each other.

A further object is to provide a letter file the parts of which can be readily disconnected so as to be stored within a small space while being shipped or while in stora e.

A further object is to provide gripping means which distributes the strain throughout the width of the sheetwhen it is pulled, thus reducing to the minimum the danger of tearing the sheet while it is being in spected.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds,the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and, in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that, within the scope of what is claimed,

changes in the precise embodiment of the invention shown can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred forms of the invention have been shown.

In said drawings 7 Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the letter file in use.

Figure 2 is an elevation of one of the stop clips.

Figure 3 is a section through one end of the eccentric gripping roll.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of a portion of a modified form of roll holder.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates a board constituting the backing of the holder and secured to one end thereof is a tongue Qhaving an open- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 29 1922. Serial No. 543,396. I i i ing 3 whereby the board can be suspended from a' nail or the like when not in use. Spring clips l'straddlethe endof the board and havestop fingers 5 extending upwardly from the board and against which the loose sheets or letters indicated at L can be stacked on the board.

Extending transversely under the board is a cross strip -6 the ends of which are inturned as at 7 so as to straddle the side edges of the board. These inturned ends have standards 8 projecting therefrom and one edge of each standard is provided with obliquely disposed notches 9. The edges of the inturned portion 7 are bent outwardly as at 10510 that the strip 6 can be slid readily outwardly from this arm is a stud 16 prefer'ably provided at its inner end with a collar 17. The studs 16 at the two ends of the roll are in alignment and are adapted to be seated within the notched standards 8 so as thus to constitute eccentric bearings for the roll. After the sheets have been stacked on the board 1 the studs 16 are inserted in certain of the notches so that by rotating the roll itwill swing downwardly on the sheets and bind them tightly to the board.

As the stack of sheets increases in thickness the roll can be adjusted upwardly between the standards. By shifting the strip 6 the roll can be caused to grip the sheets at any point desired.

Instead of using the standards shown in Figure 1 both the standards and the cross strip can be made of wire as shown in Figure 4. The cross strip is made up of parallel wires 18 inturned as at 19 to straddle the sides of the board and these inturned portions merge into an upstanding loop 20 forming a standard. The upper end of the loop is spread open to provide an eye 21 and one of the members of the loop is bent to form notches 22, it being understood that the opposed members of the loop normally contact. With this form of standard the stud 16 after being inserted into the eye 21 can be pressed downwardly to position Within any one ofthe notches 22 Without being Withdrawn from engagement with the standard. The two wires 18 can be held properly spaced by metal strips 23 if so desired. e

When the device is not in use the several parts can be separated and can be compacty Wrapped as Will be obvious.

What is claimed is l 1. A letter file including a board, standards adjustable alongthe sides of the board, and an eccentrically mounted gripping roll adjustably supported by the standards.

2. A letter file including a beard, connected standards adjustable along opposed edges of the board, an eccentrically mounted grip ping roll detachably and adjustably connected to the standards.

3. A letter file including a board, connected standards adjustable along opposed edges of the board, an eccentric gripping roll detachably and adjustably connected to the standards, and adjustable stop devices detachably connected to the board.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

FRED M. KILFOYLE. VYitnesses:

FRANK F. BENNET,

J. WV. DRAPER.

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