[1]Patented Oct. 8, 1929 11731.004 UNITE-D STATES PATENT OFFICE CARL GOETHE, OF BROOKLYN, NE-W YORK CASSETTE Applicat-"on filed November 25, 1925. Seri-il No. 71,@@87. My pleseiit ii-iveiition re,"-ates geiieraily to X-1@.iy ,ippa-@,@at(is. ancl lias pai-ticiilir elice to I ca,ssel@:te @r-or exlposincr a seii,,itizect filiii to X-i-a3,s, 0I)jects of lily iliveiltion ai-e to a: cLi,,,:-@ette s(, consf,ructed zis to i-ender t'ile iiia,.iufactri-e tliereof extremel s;iiip.](-, aiid inexpc,,.n--ive, aiid liavi,Dg greatly ).rr,,proved qiialit-,es ()I appe,,,ir,,ince, stt-Liiielt10 @",PCI c-,fficle-,icy of 0I)el,@ttion. f,ii 1,@ei-otofo,e coiistr,,ictek-1, it !,,is bc,e-,i u,,@ti:-tl 'Lo attacli a sepai-fit.- opaoiie -wi-ii(IOW "-G cipirdel)enleiitl-,T ccj-.lsti',,icted fL-aii-ie; biit OLiie to the nec,.@ssi.ty for pro@,,Jd;ii(ly an 15 li(@-lit proof strtictiii-e, co.,iipari.t,ii,elv co-l-iiplicat(@d .tnr,'i esti-aoi-cl.iTi,try ,@o-,iflo-ui,a'@,i6ns bi,:e I)ee-n necessary. ialore P,,trl,iculariy. c,,Issettes ot@ this liave be;@ii coD.,,'u-'@.,uc'Led ivl,,,@re20 iii the fi-aiiie is provided wi.tli an intei-nal ,(,roc,ve AAli'ch i, subst,,t-@itially flat sheet C,oTi@stitiitil)o. I@ wil(loal, is insei-ted; and in @n (,t'lei- cases, a iyiiid(,w lias boon eiiiployecl speclallv formed upti-,ri-ied 25 flaiip,,(@s a,-tapte(I to tli(,, franie. Iii @ill coiisi,.@uct,loi-is of tilis char,,Lct2r, i-YiLi,-h extra tinie, "-,.ib,)r, aiid expeiise, h,,Lve been entalic,,,I, as ivill be well iinderstood. it -Is ,in obje-It of tl)e preseiit idvention to 3( !)-,',')VI le -t ivliieli Nvill ent,,,,il none of ll,,ese iiid the maiiv. facture o-f w'lll 1)@@ coiiip,,ii@ativelv simple and iiiexpc,iisive. W'Itli [,lie, us,,e of fi@ames of aiiii,-iiiiuiil or 35 AVOO,,!, fu@.Ilu-licr disadvdlitio@es a@-ise throLi(Yli tllo n,- CeSk-,'14L-IT fOT' ft-.rther riiodifvit-ig t e coiis t r ti,,- @Lio,,i of such ie,@-aiiies for the ptirl)ose cf accoir.iii,odzil-in(,, tli(, ustial Iiiiige betri.ii(rs or li@-i"e eleii-tents foi, tli(,, reiiio@Tal)le cover of tl)e 40 C,,,tSsette. ,iiid the sprii-ig catches f oitlio, le,-,if si)riiig carriecl@ by the coa,er. A of tlie, preseillu ipventioi-i lies iii CO'@ist,-uctl"-,ig the fr,,ii-iie aii,d the AviTido-w i-nof ,t .11,1@tteri-iii wlilcli is pei,n-ieable by 45 A'@-i,tvs iiij)eriiie,,tblic,, by o@-dipa@,y li(y'iit ra-vs, tiie el@liniiiatioii of a jo-l-nt between separate frame, and w@pdoi-,, elements ,,,bsoliite li-(-'it tio-litness. ,ind qt tlio saii-te tii-iie siiiiplic'!es the iiiani:!f,,cture a-id 5o pro-,,,icle-s a completed striteture whicli is extreiiiely st@,t-ciieh, effici(,i:tt, ind of pleisino, apl)ca,,ance. 2@-iiotlier fel,tili-e of the iiivention lies in u..t'tl-lzin(r a moldable -wherebv t@,ie eii'Li-i@e liattire (-,f iiia@-iui',t:cL-ui-e ,tnd assei-iil.)Iy is altc@red iii a @.-.-ianiier ivbich is dei,-o,"d of all tlio 9,nd difriculties - herc-tofore eiicountered. In seel@@iiilo- a )iiatei-lal haviii(, ill [lie necessai-y pi.@ope,,.,t'es and ,tttribtites esseiiti,,tl for .1 s@l,i,ticti,,re of thecliai-acter co,.iL',eiiiplated. I liave fouiid that cei'tiiii arti-fic-Lil siieli is phenol concloiisatioii pi,od,,.iets, are p..,irticiittrl.), stiitable, b-Lit it Avill be iiiicle:,:@tood fhat the p.,irtictilar iiiater;-a'L Aili@-cli is utilize(I niay be optioiially seleeted, pro-@,icled tllat it eii-ibodies all tlie, cliir,)-Ct(@risties are essontii,l L.o ca,@'ryin(-, 0',It lily iiiveiltlo"l. By the proper selectlon of n-iaterials I am enabled to intecrr,,ill,-@ associ,,ite ivith tho- frime all the liecessary aiixilliiry stich as hin(re bearii-i-s, si)rin(T catelies, ete., ivl)ereby @:1 zr a Liiiitiry struct,,ire is A,,iotlier featiire oi' jily iiivei-i'c'lon lies in proi,id;.n(r nieans for li'n.(@"n(y the coi,-er to the f raii-ie in such ,t iiftii-ii-r t@iat tlie, @n'tii-e eovei- is @etsly ctpable of yl'elclal)le iiiovem-@@i-t in a directioii tcivard or ,tAyay f-roiii the w-jidoAA,; ii-ioveiiieiit of this ebi;ractc7r b,-iii(y desillable to pei-mit the utiliztt'oii of oi- @,aP.'. o,,,is ti@ icknesc,,es ,iiid oT- the Niell-1.@-noAvi-i i iitc,,i-[sifyiii(, screeiis. -i@- prefet;i-ed emL)o@tlil:ieilt contenip'Lates the Lise o-l' Ili-ii"O -,,id binge jotirna'ls ivliiel@i ire.,@ep,,ii-ately associated -with eteli otliei- an.Cl whie'll are cai@-rie,,l bv c@ thecover iidt e r,- (iiic;tioseeleiiieiit.,@wliie are c@arrie by tli-- - 'I'raiiie inte(, i@allsocia te-(]. tliei-,- v,7il-h by eml)ecicl@ii tlielli tbereiii; ai-id the I.ast ii,,liiie(I stei) beiii- accoi-iiplislied durino- th.-- self -sa-@ne operatioll ivllicli t,,,) produces the l'i@-aire it.K-1f, A still fui-tlier Teattire I;le,@, i,,i so constrtictiii(, these ,iuxil-jar@,, eleiie,,,its, and iii assoe:Latin@,, theiii initli the iii stic'il 'i@ iniiiiier, that the coiltotir of the EI)i',@li.ed fraiiie reiii,,iins entirely clevoid o'7 -I)ro@, ce'L,' -,jig 1) ,ts -,vliieh mi(rlit cl,,ii-iare t'tie 91ms c,,.- sere,-rs. iiiterfei,e with tl-ie free i-ilanipi,,Iatioii of co-ver, and iii other respects I)e solirecs o-f ani-ioyance. 100 5 5 C . 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[2]2 13731,004 In a preferred embodiiiient, the hiii-o-e belrings of the hingiii(y elellieiits are eacli embedded Nvithin the frame, and they inay comprise integral inserts hqving a surf,,Lce aclapted to lie fl-Lish iyi'th the inside stirface of the f raine, ap-d prov-'Ldecl witli non-ell-cular openings to receine the hiLige jouriails. A preferred construction conteriplates also the provision of spring catches i@,h'cli ,ti-e pro10 vided -",itli a surf ace ,Ldapted to lie fitisli ,-vitli the outer stirf ace o-L' the fraiiie, and provided with -anchoring exteiisioi-is adtp'Led to sectire the eleii-ients to the frame. A further feiture lies iii 1,)rovidi-ncy these 1,5 spring catch elements ivith recesses positioiied to permit expeditiolilmtiilpul,,ttion of t'lie tislial leaf spring c-,trried by the cover; ,Lnd iii a preferred elliboeliiiient, these recesses -Lre positioned on opposite sicles respectively of 20 the axis ,Lssumed by the leaf spr;no', ivlieii tl-,e 1,.ttter is in eiigigeiiient there-witl,-i. Other features of iiiy ii-iveiition lie in the particular construction of the re@,iliedt iteans for pressiiig the cover against tli,-, A@jliido-@v, 25 and of other striliettirpl pai'ts; a--q,-l -L'or attainmen' o' these numerous objects, Stich other objects as m,,t,7 herei,,i.,tf'L-er i,,, d , p e,-@ r 'or b- po-nted otit, I h,,tve cons'Lructeci a cassett-- em@'ody'in- the features of iiiy lil-,-oii[ioii qn-I 3o illustrated in the accomp,.tiiy-'Liic-v cti,,t-v@iiigs, iii ivhich Fig. I is a perspective vie@v of ,i c,,,.sse"-,6e constructed in accordance wil@h my iiivention, showing the cover firmly held in position; 35 Fig. 2 is t cross-sectioii alonu the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, the cover havinu beeii removed; ri i 3 is a plan view, on ai-i scale, 9. of the -L'i-irtherinost corii-er of the c-issette shown in Fi(y. 1; tn 40 Fig. 4 is a frao;mell'L"Iry see@Llioi-ial vieiv aloiio- the line 4--/ ' of Fig. 1; I, lo-. o is ,t s,.milar view t,,Iken aloii(y the line 5-5 6f Fig. 1; Fig. 0 is a 1:)erspective vie-@,, of -L spi@ina 45 catch; an-,I Fig. 7 is ,t perspeetive view o-f' a pref erreci type of hi-n-e be-@ring. Referring to -!,lie drawincys, and I)arti-etilai,ly to Figs. 1 ancl 2, it -will be seen 'uhtt the cas,5o se'tte coml)rises a ivin,71ow portio-,i 10 ,L-tid an iiiteo@ral fraiiie por'(Iion 11 -,,vhi-Ch is cons@' ttited by a.-,i upstindiilo- peripliei@,il i'laiiae. LTI-ie thickness of the wi-.ic!oNv I)ortioii 10 -,will deper.d upoii -Ciie 13,,irticular mn-terial u@ililized r) 5 "Ind iiiust be of sufficient ma(ynittide to iiiipai-' t@ stren(yth and staunchness 'Lo the e-qtire deiice szn yot tiffie'len,@-ly thi-ii to permit easy passp,(Ye e@ .theretl,irou(yh of X-r,%vs. Sii,-i;lar coi-isider,,tlio @n u ns Of streiigu-h enter into the de'ermina'L'10,@. -I u 60 of the frame climensions ancl 1 pi--efer to co stri,ict the fr,,ime of slibst,,tntially sqti,,,re crosssectio.p- approximatc-ly 3 or 4 'Uimes as as the ivinclow 10. The eclo-es of ilhe fi,alille '@l zn "ire suitably rounclecl to impai-t beatity ,i,,id 65 st-,@onath to the device. TI-ie cover 12 may be of usual construction, comprising preferably a substantially flat sl-ieet of TD-aterial liaviiig diiuensions which -will permil it to fit easily yet snugly, Nvithin the frame 11. I pro-%,-ideu-he usual leaf spi-ino10 13 comprisin(y a single longitudinal stril) 0 stifficiet-lt resilence to perforiii its function. This strip is prel'erably rio-idly att,,Lclied to the cover at 'Uhe center thereof as at 14. I prefer to provide additional resilient str'lps 75 coiiippisi@ig the transverse strips 15 aiid 16, f or the purpose of distributing the presstire ivhicii is e-erted upon the cover to hold it a-aiii--t 'L-he ivincloiv. The strips 15 ,ind 16 ,tre p,.eferably attached -.it oiie end thereo-'L 50 to the cover and are positioned to underlie the sprin- 13 on opposite sides of the attachiii,@, poiiat 14. They are preferably of all upturiiecl shape -whereby they 'Will be eligaged by the strip 13 when the 1,,itter is pressed 85 do-wnivardly, thei-eby carryino, tl-iis clo-,wnward pressure to their fixed and n-iovable eiids for the purpose of providiiig four clistributecl poiiits oi pressure. Fo-,-- engagei-iient, with the ends of the go sprino, 13 I provicle spring cateli elements 17, e of wh'eh is cle,,trly illustrated iii Fio, Oil @n, 6. Each element 17 coiiiprises a substaiiti,,il1): f-l,-@t rectai-ici-Lilar bl-qiik having i'us eiid portioiis beiat dovviiwardly to provicle oltset ex- 95 teiisions 18 @)daptecl to serve a--- anchorino, exteiisio-Tis. One ed(-,-e of the body I)ortioli 19 is provicled with ,t recess 20, preferably to oile side of @Lhe ceiiter of the entire elelilent. The recess 20 is prefei'ably arcu,,Lte to Coliform to ioo the preferabl semi-circular end o'l tl-ie strip y lo. Dtirino@ the construction of 'Uhe frame 11 I the elemen@Ls 17 are , integrally associated therewitli b3, embeddiiig them ii,, oiDpo---ite 1 sides of the fraine, preferably midway of 105 said sides. They are so embedded that the tipper surf ace of the body portion 19 lies flush witli the ou,L-er surface o-L' 'tlie 'Lraiiie 11, as is clearly sho-wn in Fig. 2; and so 'cliit i@lie il'iner edge -will lie flush -with tl-ie iiiner 110 surf ace of the frame 11 ' as clearly sho-wn in Figs. 3 and 4. A recess ),I is pj-@ovidecl in t-lie fraine uiider th-, body portion 19 of each elemeiit 17, for the obviotis purpose of pernaittliig the encl of the strip 13 to engage uiicler@ 115 the body portion 19. Tlais recess is prefe rably iuadc@ o' a clepth coincidin(y with the -L widl-h of the elemeiit 17, but it will be obiiot,s tl-iat this diiiiension, an(I the otlier dimen120 sions o'L this recess, iiity be ,t'itered to suil reqliirements. One metliod of providiiig this rece--,s is to insert a core or pltig of predetermined dimeiisions beneath the body portioia 19 o-P each e!eMen'L 17 ,i'Ll the time the frii-ne 125 11 is formecl; ancl thereafter remov;-ng this core. It -will be obvious that for the purpose of rendei!iii tlais core removal simple, the 9 width of the element 17 may be made coincident with the Nviclth of tl-ie 'Lrame 11, and 130
