Improvements in and relating to Weather Signal Indicators.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Feb., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 26th Aug., 1898-Accepted, 29th Oct., 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Weather Signal Indicators.
I, JUDSON GUSTIN WALL, Broker, of 17, Broad Street, New York City, in the
County and State of New York, United States of America, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved weather signal
indicator designed for use in public and private buildings, offices, stores, etc.,
and arranged to properly display weather signals according to the daily advices
from the weather bureau.
The invention consists of certain parts and details and combinations of the
same as will be fully described hereinafter.
The improved weather indicator consists of a board provided with explanatory
means for reading weather and storm signals, respectively, issued by the weather
bureau, printed painted or otherwise arranged on the board with the necessary
text so that the public can readily interpret the signals displayed. On the board
is secured a piece of cardboard, fabric, or other suitable material on which are
displayed flags coloured, figured, or otherwise arranged according to the signals
indicated on the board. The flags are kept separate from the board and each is
provided with a pin or the like fastening device for attaching the flag to the card-
board which being coloured readily sets off the flag and indicates the proper
signals. Thus for instance the upper flag represents the weather signal, indicat-
ing rain or snow, and the lower flag having a coloured square shews a storm
signal so that the public can readily read rain or snow and a coming storm. The
flags being selected and placed on the coloured background according to the daily
advices from the weather bureau, and according to the weather and storm signals
indicated on the board, any person can be readily informed of the prevalent indica-
tions of the weather.
The bulletin board is further provided with a changeable calendar indicating
the day of the month on which the advices are received from the weather bureau.
This calendar is preferably provided with two endless plates or aprons of which
the one apron contains the names of the months while the other apron is provided
with consecutive numerals from 1 to 31. The aprons are mounted on a roller
journalled in the upper end of the board and from which the aprons hang down-
ward at the back of the board. The name of the month and the numeral for
the corresponding day can be read through openings formed in the board directly
in front of the said aprons and the year is preferably written alongside the opening.
The calendar is shifted daily upon receipt of the advices from the weather
bureau, it being understood that the proper flags are displayed at the same time
on the coloured background.
In order to inform the public of the velocity of the wind I provide the board,
preferably next to the coloured cardboard, with a graduation indicating the
several degrees of velocity of the wind from cyclone to calm. A pointer vertically

page_text: adjustable on a guideway secured to the back of the board indicates on the said
graduation so that the velocity of the wind at the time can be read.
In order to
give information as to the direction of the wind, an indicator is arranged on the
face of the board having two pointers both mounted to turn from and on a pivot.
The longer pointer indicates on a graduation representing the points of the
compass and indicating "present" wind direction. The shorter pointer indicates
on a like graduation indicating the points of the compass and representing
expected "wind direction.
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To indicate the temperature according to advices from the weather bureau I
provide an indicator having long and short pointers mounted to turn on a common
pivot and fitted to slide thereon; the long pointer is adapted to indicate on two
concentric graduations indicating ordinary temperature above and below zero,
respectively. The other pointer is adapted to indicate the degrees above and below
zero on concentric graduations representing "sensible" temperature this being
about the temperature felt by ordinary life and may be many degrees below the
air temperature, the difference between the two temperatures depending upon
the relative humidity of the air-that is the drier the atmosphere the lower the
sensible temperature; when compared with the air temperature the damper the
air the higher the sensible temperature.
Thus by the arrangement described, a person is enabled to readily read all
the weather indications according to the advices from the weather bureau, it
being understood that the weather signals, storm signals, wind velocity, wind
direction, and both air and sensible temperatures, are given by the indicator on
the board.
Dated this 1st day of February 1898.
A. M. & WM. CLARK,
Chartered Patent Agents, 53, Chancery Lane, London.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Weather Signal Indicators.
I, JUDSON GUSTIN WALL, Broker, of 17, Broad Street, New York City, in the
County and State of New York, United States of America, 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:-
The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved weather signal
indicator, designed for use in public and private buildings, offices, stores &c. and
arranged to properly display weather signals according to the daily advices from
the United States Weather Bureau.
The invention consists of certain parts and details and combinations of the
same, as will be fully described hereinafter and then pointed out in the claims.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this
specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts
in all the figures.
Figure 1 is a face view of the improvement;
Figure 2 is a side elevation of the same; and
Figure 3 is a sectional plan view of part of the same on the line 3-3 of
Figure 1.
The improved weather indicator consists of a suitably constructed display or
bulletin board A of any desired shape, and provided with explanatory means B
and C for reading weather and storm signals, respectively, according to the

page_text: signals issued by the United States Weather Bureau. The said means are printed,
painted or otherwise arranged, on the board A with the necessary text, so that
the public can readily interpret the signals displayed.
On the board A is secured a piece 1) of cardboard, fabric or other suitable
material, on which are displayed flags E, colored, figured or otherwise arranged
according to the signals indicated by the means B and C. The flags are kept
separate from the board A, and each is provided with a suitable fastening device F
in the form of a pin or the like, adapted to be stuck into an extension D' of the
piece D, as is plainly indicated in the drawings, so that the said flag extends over
the piece D, and as the latter is colored it readily sets off the flag and indicates
the proper signals. Thus for instance, as shown in Figure 1, the upper flag E
represents the weather signal No. 2, shown by the means B, and indicates rain or
snow; and the second flag having a colored square, displayed on the piece D,
shows a storm signal, as shown by the means C, so that the public can readily
read "rain" or snow and a coming storm.
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It is understood that the flags E are selected and placed on the piece D, accord
ing to the daily advices from the weather bureau, and according to the weather
and storm signals, as indicated by the means B and C. Thus any person can
be readily informed of the prevalent indications of the weather.
The bulletin board A is further provided with a changeable calendar G indi-
cating the day of the month on which the advices are received from the weather
bureau. This calendar is preferably of the construction shown in the drawings,
and is provided with two endless plates or aprons G¹ and G2, of which the apron G¹
contains the names of the months, and the apron G2 is provided with consecutive
numerals from "1" to " 31". The aprons G and G2 are mounted on a roller G³
journalled in the upper end of the board A, and from which the aprons hang
downward at the back of the board. The name of the month and the numeral
for the corresponding day can be read through openings G, G³, formed in the
board directly in front of the said aprons, and the year is preferably written
alongside the opening G5, as shown in Figure 1. The calendar is shifted daily
upon receipt of the advices from the United States Weather Bureau, it being
understood that the proper flags E are displayed at the same time, on the piece D.
In order to inform the public of the velocity of the wind, I provide the board A,
preferably next to the piece D, with a graduation H indicating the several degrees
cyclone
of velocity of the wind from
to calm". A pointer I vertically
adjustable on a guideway 1' secured to the back of the board A, indicates on the
said graduation H, so that the velocity of the wind at the time can be read. As
shown in Figure 1, the pointer I indicates the wind velocity as that of a gale.
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In order to give information as to the direction of the wind, I provide an
indicator J, arranged on the face of the board A, having two pointers J and J
both mounted to turn from and on a pivot J. The longer pointer J indicates on
a graduation J representing the points of the compass, and indicating "present"
wind direction. The shorter pointer J indicates on a like graduation J³, indicating
the points of the compass and representing expected" wind direction. Thus, as
shown in Figure 1, the gale blows in a north easterly direction, but it is expected
that it will veer to the south.
In order to indicate the temperature according to advices from the United States
Weather Bureau, I provide the indicator K having long and short pointers K', K³,
mounted to turn on a common pivot K³ and fitted to slide thereon, the said pointers
being for this purpose provided with longitudinal slots K and K³, respectively,
as shown. The pointer K is adapted to indicate on two concentric graduations K6,
K, indicating ordinary temperature above and below zero, respectively. The
other pointer K2 is adapted to indicate the degrees above and below zero on the
"sensible."
concentric graduations K8, K2, the said graduations representing
temperature, this being about the temperature felt by ordinary life and may be
many degrees below the air temperature, the difference between the two tempera-.
tures depending upon the relative humidity of the air-that is, the drier the

page_text: atmosphere the lower the sensible temperature;. when compared with the air
temperature, the damper the air the higher the sensible temperature.>
Thus by the arrangement described, a person is enabled to readily read all the
weather indications according to the advices from the United States Weather
Bureau, it being understood that the weather signals, storm signals, wind velocity,
wind direction and both air and sensible temperatures, are given by the indicator
on, the board A.
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. A weather signal indicator comprising a board provided with explanatory
means for reading weather signals, a series of weather and storm signal flags
provided with fastening devices, a piece secured to the face of said board and on
which the flags are adapted to be displayed, the said piece being provided with an
extension forming a fastening strip to which the said flags are adapted to be
detachably secured, substantially as shown and described.
2. A weather signal indicator comprising a board provided with explanatory
means for reading weather signals, a series of weather and storm signal flags
provided with fastening devices, a display piece secured to the face of the said
board and on which the said flags are displayed, the said piece being provided
with an extension forming a fastening strip to which the said flags are adapted
to be detachably secured, and a graduation and adjustable pointer arranged on
the said board adjacent to the said display piece for reading the velocity of the
wind, substantially as set forth.
3. A weather signal indicator comprising a board provided with explanatory
means for reading weather signals, a series of weather and storm signal flags
adapted to be removably secured to the said board in the order of advice to
permit of reading the prevalent weather indications according to the said
explanatory means, and an indicator on the said board consisting of a series of
graduations spaced apart and arranged in the form of a circle and representing
the points of the compass and indicating present wind direction, a similar series
of graduations arranged within the first series and indicating expected wind
direction and two pointers mounted to turn on a central pivot and adapted to
indicate on the said graduations the present and expected wind directions, sub-
stantially as shown and described.
Dated this 25th day of August 1898.
A. M. & WM. CLARK,
Chartered Patent Agents, 53, Chancery Lane, London.