Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Aug., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 14th Apr., 1897-Accepted, 15th May, 1897
We, ORLANDO HENRY WAGNER Gentleman of 9, Winfrith Road, Earlsfield,
Surrey, and SEPTIMUS ALEXANDER PARKES Gentleman of Holbrook, Park
Road, Surbiton, Surrey, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in door or name plates, especially
applicable for indicating the names of persons residing in flats or such like
dwellings.
For this purpose we provide an open pláte or framework preferably of brass
and of rectangular or other suitable shape. This open plate we secure to a door
or other suitable place by means of screws and we recess the under or inner side
thereof to receive a brass or other suitable loose plate. This plate is formed with
two or more longitudinal slots or perforations for exposing to view the name or
other matter indicated on a card or cards held between such perforated plate and
the door or other place to which the name plate is attached. The said card or the
name or matter indicated thercon is painted with luminous paint, so that the said
name may be distinctly visible at night time.
Instead of using a card or cards for indicating the names we may employ
separate pieces of card or other material each marked with a single letter, which
may be placed in position behind the perforated plate so as to form a name by
sliding these along grooves or ledges formed on the back of the said plate.
We may give special information on the said cards so as to indicate when a
particular person is being called upon, riz., if a card should be marked "Jones
one knock" it will indicate that anyone calling on Jones must simply knock once
to see him, and other cards may be marked with different indications such as "Two
knocks," "Ring once," "Ring twice" or "Knock and ring" for different names
or persons. A fresh card can be easily placed in position by unscrewing the
outer or open plate and putting the said card behind the perforated plate in the
place of the former card.
Dated this 1st der of August 1806
GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, London, Agent for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Door or Name Plates.
We, ORLANDO HENRY WAGNER of 9, Winfrith Road, Earlsfield, Surrey,
5 and SEPTIMUS ALEXANDER PARKES of Holbrook, Surbiton, Surrey, do. hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
.statement:-.
This invention relates to improvemen
name plates especially

page_text: applicable for indicating the names of persons residing in flats or such like
dwellings.
For this purpose we provide an open plate or framework preferably of brass
and rectangular or other suitable shape. This open plate we secure to a door or
other suitable place by means of screws and we recess the under or inner side
thereof to receive a brass or other suitable loose plate. This plate is formed. with
two or more longitudinal slots or perforations for exposing to view the name or
other matter indicated on a card or cards held between such perforated plate and
the door or other place to which the name plate is attached. The said card or the
name or matter indicated thereon may be painted with luminous paint, so that the
said name may be distinctly visible at night time as well as during the day.
Instead of using a card or cards for indicating the words we may employ separate
pieces of card or other material each marked with a single letter, which may be
placed in positiop behind the perforated plate so as to form a name by sliding
then along grooves or ledges formed on the back of the said plate.
We may give special information on the said cards so as to indicate when a
particular person is being called upon, viz., if a card should be marked "Jones one
knock" it will indicate that any one calling on Jones must simply knock once to
see him, and other cards may be marked with different indications such as "Two
knocks," "Ring once ""Ring twice or "Knock and ring" for different names
or persons. A fresh card can be easily placed in position by unscrewing the outer
or open plate and putting the said card behind the perforated plate in the place of
the former, card.
"
In order that the invention may be more clearly understood, reference is had to
the accompanying sheet of drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a front view of a name
plate according to my invention and Fig. 2 is a section.
A is a plate preferably of metal formed with the horizontal slots a of which any
number may be provided. This plate is secured in the frame B which is recessed
or rebated to receive the plate. Behind the plate A the cardboard or other
strips C are placed on which the names or other information are written or painted
with luminous paint, or on luminous paint as a back-ground so that they may be
visible at night.
As above described instead of single strips of cardboard, separate cards for
each letter may be employed, so that the same cards may be used for different
names:
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is,―
(1.) An improved door or name plate consisting of a plate having a series of
slots fitted in a suitable metal frame secured to the door, and a series of cards
secured behind the slots and carrying the names and other information, substantially
as described and for the purposes specified.
(2.) An improved door or name plate formed from a plate having a number of
horizontal slots, a frame secured to the door to which the plate is fitted, and cards
placed behind the plate and visible through the slots having names and other
information in luminous paint, or on luminous paint as a back-ground, substantially
as described and shown in the accompanying drawings, and for the purposes
specified.
ليمي
A
11007
GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, London, Agent for the Applicants.