diff --git a/src/main/js/lib/js-patch.js b/src/main/js/lib/js-patch.js
index db6cfb3..ea8b7c4 100644
--- a/src/main/js/lib/js-patch.js
+++ b/src/main/js/lib/js-patch.js
@@ -7,7 +7,43 @@ module.exports = function( $ ) {
       return this.replace( /^\s+|\s+$/g, '' );
     };
   }
-    
+
+  // wph 20140316 Java 1.6.0_65 on mac does not have Function.prototype.bind
+  // code from http://webreflection.blogspot.ie/2010/02/functionprototypebind.html
+  if (typeof Function.prototype.bind == 'undefined' ) { 
+    Function.prototype.bind = (function (slice){
+      // (C) WebReflection - Mit Style License
+      function bind(context) {
+	var self = this; // "trapped" function reference
+	// only if there is more than an argument
+        // we are interested into more complex operations
+        // this will speed up common bind creation
+        // avoiding useless slices over arguments
+	if (1 < arguments.length) {
+	  // extra arguments to send by default
+          var $arguments = slice.call(arguments, 1);
+          return function () {
+            return self.apply(
+              context,
+              // thanks @kangax for this suggestion
+              arguments.length ?
+              // concat arguments with those received
+              $arguments.concat(slice.call(arguments)) :
+              // send just arguments, no concat, no slice
+              $arguments
+            );
+          };
+        }
+	// optimized callback
+	return function () {
+          // speed up when function is called without arguments
+          return arguments.length ? self.apply(context, arguments) : self.call(context);
+        };
+      }
+      // the named function
+      return bind;
+    }(Array.prototype.slice));
+  }
   $.setTimeout = function( callback, delayInMillis ) {
     /*
      javascript programmers familiar with setTimeout know that it expects