Improvements relating to Time-tables, Mathematical-tables, and like Charts.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 16th June, 1898
Complete Specification Left, 16th Mar., 1899-Accepted, 16th June, 1899
Improvements relating to Time-tables, Mathematical-tables, and
like Charts.
EDWARD ALFRED BUTTERFIELD, of No. 6, Stanley Villas, East Finchley, in
the County of Middlesex, Commission Agent, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows: -
My invention relates to the printing or designing of time-tables for trains,
omnibuses trams motor-cars boats and the like mathematical tables and the
like, in such a manner that any particular figure or figures may be readily seen.
For this purpose I employ different type or characters or figures, Roman Arabic
Latin or italics arranged in a suitable manner to accomplish this object.
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In time tables for trains I put Roman figures for the hours of the day in one
or more vertical columns or horizontal lines and in a line with the respective
hours I put in ordinary figures the departures of the trains or other vehicles, in
minutes past the hour.
I employ, in second method, words instead of figures for the hour or I place
the hour figures in an enclosure or fourth, I put the hours before noon and
afternoon in different colours.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements relating to Time-tables, Mathematical-tables, and
like Charts.
I, EDWARD ALFRED BUTTERFIELD, "Redmile," No. 6, Stanley Villas, East
Finchley, in the County of London, N., Commission Agent, 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:-
My invention relates to the arranging of the figures or numerals of time-
tables to denote the time or times of departure or arrival of trains or other
vehicles, sailing or steam vessels or vessels driven by other power-or to denote
the time or times of any other events. For this purpose I employ the figure or
figures denoting the hour or hours in a type or character separate from & dis-
tinct from the type or character of the minutes, in such a manner that the
figures of the hours need not be stated or expressed with each time determined
by the minutes as is ordinarily and usually done. In such time-tables I put in
Roman characters (A) or figures or in ordinary Arabic characters, or in words the
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page_text: hours of the day (A) in one or more vertical columns or horizontal lines Figs. I
II III or in circles, or in segments or in angular form and in a line with or
opposite the respective hours, I put in ordinary figures the minutes (B & C)
past the hour denoting the time of departure (or arrival) D, 1), of trains or
the like or notifying the times of the day of any event.
So that my invention may be properly understood, I have made the accom-
panying drawings. In Figures I II III the same reference letters apply. In
column A, Fig. I, I place the hours in Roman characters. In a line with each
hour, I place the minutes past the hour on right & left (B & C) for the departures
(or arrivals) of the trains (D, D). In these diagrams I show the minutes space
divided into 6 for each hour, (but the quotient may be more or less) B & C, and
the train leaving minutes past the hour is placed nearer to the hour than that
leaving at 14 minutes past & so on as shown in diagrams; this method serves
a double purpose, showing at a glance the number of trains in any particular
hour, & according to the space they are placed in the relative part of that hour.
The spaces 1, 1), are used for indicating in words the up or down trains--In
column A Fig. I, I also show hours in Arabic I may use Roman entirely or
Arabic entirely or both characters to distinguish before & afternoon & I use one
or more colours. In Fig. II, column A, I illustrate the hours in various enclo-
sures & also in words. I do not confine myself to these particular illustrations,
but claim any suitable distinguishing figures or colours thereof. In Fig. III
I show another method the hours are arranged in horizontal lines A, A, & the
spaces for minutes, (B & C), progressing in vertical lines under respective hours.
I do not confine myself to the precise forms which are only made to illustrate
the methods which I claim.
Having now particularly described & ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion & in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is:-
(1) The separation or classification of the hours from the minutes in notifying
& advertising the times of departure of trains & the like & in advertising the
times of other events.
(2) The dividing the space occupied by the minutes into sixty or quotient
equal parts.
(3) An arrangement of a time-table for any purposes which denote time &
times without repeating the hour or hours after once stating such hour or hours.
Dated this 16th day of March 1899.
EDWARD A. BUTTERFIELD,