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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
WILLIAM F. ALTFATHIER, OF WEATHERIFORD, TEXAS.
FILE-CASE.
SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 386,952, dated July 31, 1888.
Application filed February 13, 1888. Serial No. 263,771. (No model.)
To all whomr it nay concern: its position and pressure against the papers.
Be it known that I, WILLIAm F. ALTFA- In order to more certainly secure the end de-
THER, of Weatherford, in the county of Par- sired, a strip of rubber or other suitable mate-
ker and State of Texas, have invented a new rial is secured on each end of the follower, as 55
5 and useful Improvement in File-Cases, of shown in Fig. 5, and for this purpose the
which the following is a specification. edges may be slitted, as in Fig. 6, and the rub-
My inventionis in the nature of an improve- ber inserted alternately between the tongues
ment in filing-cases for filing checks, vouch- formed by the slits. For greater convenience
ers, deeds, bills, and, in short, any document of controlling the follower projecting thumb- 60
ic that it is desirable should be filed for security pieces a or rings are secured on each side of
and at the same time be readily accessible at its center at proper distances, so that when it
any time. is desired to releaseit from its position in or-
In the drawings, Figure is a perspective der to insertor remove papers, by taking hold
view of the file-case open. Fig. 2 is a per- of said projections or rings with thumb and 65
15 spective view of one of the half-sections of the finger and exerting sufficient pressure the
case, with the follower in place. Fig. 3 is a curvature of the follower will be increased and
cross-section of one of the sections. Fig. 4 is it can be readily moved backward or away
an edge view of the pockets. Fig. 5 is a top from the papers.
edge view of the follower; Fig. 6, a side view The pockets B,Fig. 4, may be made of heavy 70
20 of a modification of the same; and Figs. 7 and fibrous paper or any suitable material and are
8 are cross-sections of modified forms of the formed with long folds f, with short foldsf" at
case. the bottom. They also may be indexed or left
My improvement consists of two or more blank for special indexing by the person using
parts, A A', united so as to allow of their be- it, and the number of pockets is only limited 75
25 ing folded together, thereby securing greater by the sizeof case. The cases may be made of
security and also compactness and portability. any suitable material and of different sizes
In connection with and as a part of the filing- suitable for the different purposes for which
case the extensible pockets B B and the fol- they are to be used. I show also in cross-sec-
lower C are placed within the same. The up- tion at Fig. 7 a form of case made with inner So
30 per edges of the cases A A' are made with a lip, convex sides, and in Fig. 8 a form with inner
c, projecting inward, as shown in cross-section angular sides, by which the lip c (shown in Fig.
at Fig. 3, to retain the pockets in their proper 3) may be dispensed with and the same end
place in opening or closing the case or in set- attained-viz., the extensible pockets pre-
ting it on end. vented from falling out. If case is made of 85
35 The follower C (shown in Fig. 2) is made of wood, the outside of same may be square, as
any suitable material having sufficient elas- shown at D', Fig. 7. If made of sheet metal
ticity to perform its part which is to keep or other suitable material, the convex or an-
the papers filed so pressed together as to pre- gular form may be used. The case may also
vent their falling out of their proper recep- be made of such size as to admit of having one 90
o0 tacle or compartment. This is accomplished or more divisions or partitions extending
by making the follower of such length that in through it, thus forming as many compart-
order to get it into its proper position it will ments as may be desired. These divisions
be slightly bent, with the convex side or face may be made to run either across or length-
next to the papers. Being then pressed against wise (or both) of case, and by this means com- 95
45 the papers by simply placing thumb and fin- partments of different lengths may be made,
gers against its center and exerting sufficient thus accommodating papers of different sizes.
force to compress the papers, the result will I may also construct the drawers of desks with
be that on removing the pressure of the hand edges c, and thus adapt them to receive the
the elasticity of the material will cause it to pockets B and followers C, in which applica- ioo
50 assume a less degree of curvature, therebyim- tion the outer case, A A' would not be re-
pinging on the sides of the case and retaining quired.
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Altfather, William F. File Case., patent, July 31, 1888; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth171806/m1/2/: accessed July 2, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.