U.S. patent number 3,735,516 [Application Number 05/241,514] was granted by the patent office on 1973-05-29 for pocketed album page.
This patent grant is currently assigned to The Holes-Webway Company. Invention is credited to Roger A. Wenstrom.
United States Patent |
3,735,516 |
Wenstrom |
May 29, 1973 |
POCKETED ALBUM PAGE
Abstract
A pocketed album page and process of making the same comprises
the steps of the die-cutting a sheet of album page material to form
slots in the sheet. The sheet is cut into page size blanks and
folded transparent pocket forming member is applied through each
slot in the page blank, and against the lower transverse edge of
the blank. Attachment strips are secured to opposite longitudinal
edges of each blank and to the edge portions of the pocket forming
members. One of the attachment members has hinge elements attached
thereto to permit binding of each page to album covers. Each album
page has upwardly opening transparent pockets one each side of
accommodating photographs and the like therein.
Inventors: |
Wenstrom; Roger A. (St. Cloud,
MN) |
Assignee: |
The Holes-Webway Company (St.
Cloud, MN)
|
Family
ID: |
22910993 |
Appl.
No.: |
05/241,514 |
Filed: |
April 6, 1972 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
40/536; 40/124.2;
40/776 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B42F
5/00 (20130101); B42F 5/04 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
B42F
5/00 (20060101); B42F 5/04 (20060101); G09t
007/00 () |
Field of
Search: |
;40/104.17,104.18,104.19,124,124.2,159 |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Michell; Robert W.
Assistant Examiner: Wolff; J. H.
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. An album page comprising
a rectangular sheet of relatively stiff paper material and having
upper and lower transverse edges and inner and outer longitudinal
edges, said sheet having a plurality of vertically spaced apart
similar elongate substantially straight transverse slots therein,
each slot having one end terminating adjacent the inner
longitudinal edge and the other end terminating adjacent the outer
longitudinal edge,
a plurality of similar rectangular transparent pocket forming
members each being folded along its transverse center line, one of
said pocket forming members having its fold line positioned against
the bottom transverse edge of the sheet, and each of the other
pocket forming members extending through one of said slots to
position the fold line for each of said other pocket forming
members within a slot, each pocket forming member presenting a pair
of pocket forming panels positioned on opposite sides of the sheet
and having vertical edges positioned adjacent but spaced from the
inner and outer longitudinal edges of the sheet,
means securing spaced apart hinge elements against the inner
longitudinal edge of the sheet,
a pair of similar elongate attachment strips each being of a length
corresponding to the length of the sheet and each having an
adhesive surface, each of said strips being folded along its
longitudinal center line to define opposed flaps, one of said
folded attachment strips being applied to the inner longitudinal
edge portion of the sheet and the other of said attachment strips
being applied to the outer longitudinal edge portion of the sheet,
the flaps of each attachment strip being applied to and adhering to
the vertical edge portion of each pocket forming member and also
being applied to the longitudinal edge portion of the sheet located
between the vertical edges of the pocket forming members and the
adjacent longitudinal edge of the sheet.
2. The album page as defined in claim 1 wherein the transverse
distance of the space between the vertical edge of each pocket
forming panel and the adjacent longitudinal edge of the sheet
corresponds to at least one-half the width dimension of the flap of
each attachment strip.
3. The album page as defined in claim 1 wherein the fold line of
each of said pocket forming members is positioned against the upper
transverse edge defining the associated transverse slot in the
sheet.
Description
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Although pocketed album pages are presently available, it is often
difficult to properly position a photograph or other items in the
pocket of these pages or to remove a photograph therefrom.
Typically, a sleeve or panel of transparent plastic is mounted on
the page and receives the photographs therein. The photographs or
items are inserted through one end of the sleeve that forms the
pocket and this presents a problem in the removal and replacement
of photographs or other items with respect to the pockets.
It is therefore a general object of this invention to provide a
novel pocketed album page having a plurality of upwardly opening
pockets on both sides thereof which permit photographs and the like
to be easily and accurately positioned in the pocket and to be
readily removed therefrom.
The pocketed album page is produced in a continuous operation and
is die cut with transverse slots for accommodating folded
transparent pocket forming members. Attachment strips, one of which
has hinge elements secured thereto, are secured by opposite
longitudinal edges of the page to secure the pocket forming members
in place. The attachment strip to which the hinge elements are
mounted, not only is positively secured to the marginal edge
portion of the album page, but this attachment strip also is
positively secured to an edge portion of the pocket forming
members.
Thus the manner in which the attachment strips are secured to the
album page not only effectively secures edge portions of the pocket
forming members to the strips but the attachment strips are also
positively secured to the marginal edge portions of the page. This
particular arrangement minimizes, if not precludes, the attachment
strip from becoming disconnected from the album page. These and
other objects and advantages of this invention will more fully
appear from the following description made in connection with the
accompanying drawings wherein like reference characters refer to
the same or similar parts throughout the several views.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic perspective view of an apparatus used to
carry out the novel process;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a novel album page, with certain
parts removed from their normal attached relationship to indicate
the relationship of normally concealed parts;
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken approximately along line 3--
3 of FIG. 2 and looking in the direction of the arrows; and
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken approximately along line
4--4 of FIG. 2 and looking in the direction of the arrows.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a modified form of the novel album
page.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Referring now to the drawings and more specifically to FIG. 2, it
will be seen that one embodiment of the novel album page,
designated generally by the reference numeral 10 is there shown.
The album page 10 is formed of a suitable paper material, being
sufficiently rigid so as to maintain its dimensional stability. The
album page is of rectangular configuration and includes an inner
longitudinal edge 11, an outer longitudinal edge 12, an upper
transverse edge 13 and a lower transverse edge 14.
The album page has a plurality of elongate substantially straight
transversely extending slots therein, two such slots being shown in
the embodiment illustrated. The slots 15 are disposed in parallel
relation with each other and with the upper and lower transverse
edges. These slots also divide the pages into three equal sections.
It will be appreciated that rather than the pair of slots
illustrated, a single or several slots could be used. It will be
noted that the slots extend through the major width or transverse
portion of the album page and each has one end thereof disposed
closely adjacent but spaced from one of the longitudinal edges of
the page. Each slot also defines an upper straight transverse edge
16, as best seen in FIG. 2.
The album page 10 has a plurality of pocket forming members 17
applied thereto which cooperate with the page to form the various
pockets. In this respect, each of the pocket forming members 17 is
formed of a rectangular sheet of transparent material such as
acetate or the like, which is folded along its transverse center
line to define a substantially straight fold line 18. When the
pocket forming sheet of material is folded, each pocket forming
member is then provided with front and rear panels 19. It will be
seen that a pocket forming member 17 is inserted through a slot 15
and that one pocket forming member is positioned against the lower
transverse edge 14 of the page.
Each pocket forming member which extends through one of the slots
15 has its fold line 18 positioned against the upper transverse
edge 16 defined by the associated slot. The front and rear panels
of each pocket forming member are positioned adjacent opposite
surfaces of the album page, each panel having vertical edges 20
positioned adjacent but spaced from the longitudinal edges of the
page. It will also be noted that each panel of each pocket forming
member has an elongate substantially straight upper transverse edge
21. It will further be noted that the transverse edges of the
panels of the uppermost pocket forming member are positioned in
spaced relation with respect to the upper edge of the page, while
the transverse edges of the panels of the other pocket forming
members are spaced below the adjacent transverse slots 15.
The album page 10 also includes an elongate inner attachment strip
23 and an elongate outer attachment strip 24, each being formed of
a flexible material such as paper or plastic and each having an
adhesive surface. The attachment strips are formed from an elongate
strip of material and are folded along their respective
longitudinal center lines to define opposed flaps 26 which extend
from the fold line 25. The adhesive surface of each attachment
strip is the concave surface of the folded strip and is folded over
and applied to the longitudinal edge portions of the album page and
to the vertical edge portions of the panels of the pocket forming
members.
The inner attachment strip 23 is provided with a pair of U-shaped
hinge elements 27 which are formed from wire. The hinge elements 27
each includes a bight portion 28 having legs 29 which terminate in
outturned ends 30. It will be noted that the outturned ends 30 are
positioned against the inner longitudinal edge 11 of the album page
and are clamped thereagainst by the inner attachment strip 23.
These hinge elements accommodate flexible binding straps which
secure the album pages to front and rear album covers.
It will be noted that when the pocket forming members 17 are
applied to the album page, the vertical edges 20 of each of the
panels thereof, are spaced from the longitudinal edges of the page.
This marginal spacing between the vertical edges of the panels of
the pocket forming members and the adjacent longitudinal edge of
the album page has been designated by the reference numeral 31. The
width dimension of this transverse spacing between the vertical
edge of the panel and the adjacent longitudinal edge of the page
corresponds to approximately one-half the width dimension of a flap
26 of an attachment strip. With this arrangement, the flaps of each
attachment strip not only are secured very effectively to the
vertical edge portions of the panels of the pocket forming members,
but each flap is also effectively secured to the longitudinal
marginal portions of one surface of the album page.
In the process of making a novel album page, an elongate sheet of
album page material 40 is moved in a predetermined path of travel
and is unwound from a roll 41 of the material. The material is
moved along a support 42 and a slot forming die or medium engages
the elongate sheet at predetermined intervals to form the slots 15
therein. It will be noted that the slots 15 are oriented
longitudinally in the direction of travel of the sheet of material.
The slotted sheet is then continued in its path of travel and is
engaged by a vertically reciprocating cutting blade or medium 44
which cuts the strip at predetermined intervals into album page
blanks 45, which correspond to the size of the completed page. It
will be noted that the blade 44 cuts the strip along its width
dimension.
An elongate strip 46 of pocket forming material is unwound from a
roll 47 of the material and is moved in a predetermined path of
travel. This moving strip of pocket forming material, preferably
transparent acetate, is engaged by a folding medium 48 which may
include a wedge-shaped plow 49 and upper and lower folding members
50 to fold the strip along its longitudinal center line. The folded
strip of pocket forming material is continued in its path of travel
and is engaged by a cutting medium 51 which cooperates with a
support 52 to cut the pocket forming material into the correct size
that constitutes the pocket forming member 17.
Thereafter, the pocket forming members 17 are applied to the slots
in each page, and the lower transverse edge of the page and these
partially assembled pages are continued in their path of
travel.
A strip 53 of attachment material is unwound from a roll 54 and is
moved in a predetermined path of travel. Similarly, a strip 55 of
attachment material is also unwound from the roll (not shown) and
is moved through a predetermined path of travel. The strip 53 in
its path of travel is engaged by a hinge applying medium comprised
of a staple machine 56 which applies the hinge elements 27 to the
strip 53. The strip 53 in its path of travel is also engaged by an
adhesive applying medium 57 which applies an adhesive material to
one surface of the strip. It is also pointed out that the
attachment material may also have an adhesive material applied
thereto at the time the material is manufactured. It is further
pointed out that the strip 55 also has an adhesive material applied
to its inner surface, although not shown in the drawing.
Strip 53 and strip 55 are engaged by a folding medium 58, each
comprising a plow 59 and folding members 60 which serve to fold the
strips along their respective longitudinal center lines as the
strips are moved in their respective paths of travel. The strips
are then engaged by a cutting medium or blade 61 which cooperates
with a support 62 to cut the strips 53 and 55 at predetermined
intervals into the correct size. Thus the cut strip 53 becomes the
inner attachment strip 23 and the cut strip 55 becomes the
attachment strip 24. The attachment strips are moved into engaging
relation with the partially assembled album pages so that the
respective fold lines of the adhesive coated surfaces engage the
inner and outer longitudinal edges of the page. Suitable press
members then press the flaps of the attachment strips against
opposite surfaces of the page and against marginal vertical
portions of the pocket forming members 17. The completely assembled
album pages 10 are then collected on a suitable collection support
64.
Referring now to FIG. 5, it will be seen that a different
embodiment of the album page, designated generally by the reference
numeral 80 is here shown. This album page is also preferably formed
of a suitable paper material and is of generally rectangular
configuration and includes an upper longitudinal edge 81, an outer
longitudinal edge 82 an upper transverse edge 83 and a lower
transverse edge 84. The lower transverse edge 84 is die-cut or
recessed to define off-set shoulders 84b adjacent opposites ends
thereof, the end portions extending beyond the lower edge and
thereby defining projection 84a.
The page 80 also has a plurality of elongate substantial straight
transversely extending slots 85 therein, two such slots being shown
in the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 5. The slots 85 are also
disposed in a parallel relation with each other and also in
parallel relation with respect to the upper and lower transverse
edges of the page. These two slots divide the page into three equal
sections in the manner of the embodiments of FIGS. 1 to 4. The
upper edge of each slot is defined by a substantially straight line
86.
The album page 80 also has a plurality of pocket forming members 87
applied thereto which cooperate with the page to define the various
pockets. The pocket forming members 87 are also formed preferably
of a transparent acetate sheet which is folded along its transverse
center line that is defined by the substantially straight fold line
88. When these pocket forming members are folded and applied
through the slots in the sheets, each pocket forming member then
defines front and rear panels 89.
Although each pocket forming member 87 is also formed of
substantially rectangular sheet, each member has a corner portion
87a which projects outwardly beyond the adjacent longitudinal edge
thereof. In other words, when the pocket forming members are folded
and applied through the slots, each panel has an outwardly
projecting portion 87a located adjacent its upper corners. This
outwardly projecting portion 87a, as shown, has a length (vertical)
dimension which constitutes only a minor portion of the overall
length of the vertical edge 90 of each panel.
The album page 80 also includes an elongate inner attachment strip
93 and outer attachment strip 94, each being formed of a flexible
paper plastic material and each having an adhesive surface. The
attachment strips are folded along their respective longitudinal
center lines to define opposed flaps 96 which extend from the fold
line 95. The adhesive surface of the attachment strips is applied
to and folded over longitudinal edges of the album page and upon
the vertical edge off-set portions 87a of the panels 89.
The inner attachment strip 93 is provided with a pair of U-shaped
hinge elements 97 which are formed from wire in the manner of the
previously described embodiments. However, each hinge element 97
includes a bight portion 98 having legs 99 which terminate in
inturned ends 100 which are positioned against the inner
longitudinal edge 81 of the album page and are clamped thereagainst
by the inner attachment strip 93. The hinge elements also
accommodate the flexible binding straps which secure the album page
to the front and rear covers of the album. It is pointed out that
the embodiment of FIG. 5 could also utilize U-shaped hinge elements
whose ends are projected outwardly in the manner of the embodiment
of FIGS. 1 to 4, and conversely, the embodiment of FIGS. 1 to 4
could utilize hinge elements whose ends project inwardly toward
each other in the manner of the embodiment of FIG. 5.
In the embodiment of FIG. 5, the flaps of each attachment strip are
clamped to only the off-set portion 87a of each panel 89. With this
arrangement, the flaps of each attachment strip are very firmly
secured to the page while also being secured to only a small
portion of each pocket forming member. However, it should be
pointed out that it is the upper portion of each pocket forming
member which receives the most stress during opening and insertion
of photographs and the like into each pocket. Thus the panels of
the pocket forming members are reinforced at the points where the
most stress is developed. It is also pointed out that as each
photograph or similar material is urged downwardly into each
pocket, it is urged into a wedge-like recess which is defined by
the lower portion of each pocket. This wedge like recess of each
pocket is actually defined by the cooperative relation of each
pocket forming member with its associated page.
One of the important features of the novel album is the fact that
the pockets open upwardly which permits ready access to the
interior of each pocket along its entire length. Each pocket
forming member is positioned firmly in the case of a lower pocket
forming member, against the lower transverse edge of the page. The
pocket forming members are thus secured against any movement when
the inner and outer attachment strips are applied to the album
page. In this regard, the marginal portions of the page located
between the edge of the page and the adjacent vertical edges of the
pocket forming members permits the attachment strips to be firmly
secured to the page and to the pocket forming members. With this
arrangement, when a panel of a pocket forming member is urged away
from its adjacent surface of the page (when a photograph is
inserted or removed from a pocket), the pocket forming member will
not pull the attachment strip from its adhered relation with
respect to the marginal portions of the page.
Thus it will be seen that I have provided a novel album page which
is provided with a plurality of pockets for receiving photographs
and the like, the front panel of each pocket being transparent,
therefore permitting viewing of the material within the pocket
while protecting the material.
It will further be seen that the upwardly opening pocket
facilitates removal and replacement of the materials with respect
to the pockets. This novel page is especially useful as pages for
photograph albums, scrapbooks, and the like.
Thus it will be seen that I have provided a novel pocketed album
page, which is not only of simple and inexpensive construction, but
one which functions in a more efficient manner than any heretofore
known comparable type page.
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