Improvements in and relating to Calendars.
Year: 1897

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Calendars.
We, SIDNEY WENTWORTH DIXON and JOHN CARLTON HUNTING, both of No. 89,
Farringdon Street, in the City of London, Advertising Contractors, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Our invention has for its object the construction of a combined office calendar
and memorandum block of the "tear-off" description which, when placed upon
a desk or table, stands in an oblique position so that it may be readily seen or
written upon; the diary portion of which can be hidden from view when not in use;
and the whole of which may be folded flat to go into an envelope for the purpose
of transmission through the post.
Now according to this invention we by one method take a sheet of card-
board or other suitable material and cut therefrom a rectangular piece, preferably
about six inches long by five and a half inches broad, to form the slope to which the
memorandum block is to be attached.
We next cut and shape as right-angled triangles two other pieces of the material
employed, their acute angles being preferably sixty and thirty degrees. Each of
these, by means of a suitable hinge, we attach, by that side of the triangle which
subtends the larger of the acute angles, to the two longer edges of the slope above
mentioned, and these, when placed at right angles to it, constitute its side supports.
To the shortest side of each triangular support we then attach an oblong piece of
cardboard or other suitable material of a breadth equal to such shortest side (by
which we join it thereto) and sufficient in length to enable the two oblong pieces
to be fastened together as hereinafter mentioned.
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Thus, when in use, the side supports are placed upright on the table, each rest-
ing upon that side forming the hypoteneuse of the triangle, and are supported in
this position by folding the free ends of the oblong pieces inwards, over
another if necessary, and fastening them together in any suitable temporary
manner. By this means the slope is placed at an angle of thirty degrees (or other
angle utilised) with the table.
To the upper side of the slope we then affix any suitable calendar and memo-
randum block, taking care to leave a space of about half an inch at the bottom of
the slope which we score across and turn up so that its edge may be level with the
uppermost sheet of the block; by a hinge, we fasten to the edge another piece
of cardboard, or other suitable material, of such shape and size as will, when
turned over on to the block, cover the diary portion beneath but (if preferred)
leave the calendar visible at the sides. On one side of this cover we print the
calendar for the year, and the other we may use, as also any portion of the block
or slope, for advertisements.
Another simple method of accomplishing our object is to form the slope, sup-
ports, and cover, in one piece by cutting the material we employ to the required
shape, scoring its surface in the proper places, and doubling over. By this method
we save the trouble and expense of joining the various pieces together by hinges.

page_text: When required for transmission through the post the two oblong pieces may be
unfastened, folded on to the triangular supports, which in their turn lay over on to
the slope, thereby effecting the purpose required.
Dated this 27th day of October 1897.
ERNEST SALAMAN,
12, Union Court, Old Broad Street, E.C., Agent for Applicants.
Improvements in and relating to Calendars
We, SYDNEY WENTWORTH DIXON and JOHN CARLTON HUNTING, of 90 and 91,
Queen Street, Cheapside, late of 89, Farringdon Street, both in the City and County
of London, Advertising Contractors, 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 has for its objects the construction of a combined office calendar
and memorandum block of the " tear off" description which calendar and memo-
randum block when placed upon a desk or table is inclined at such an angle thereto
as to enable the same to be readily seen and written upon, and to enable the diary
portion thereof when not in use to be hidden from view, and also to enable the
whole to be folded flat so as to admit of its insertion into an envelope for trans-
mission through the post.
Now according to one method of carrying out this invention we take a sheet of
cardboard or other suitable material and cut therefrom a rectangular shaped piece
of any suitable size to form the slope to which the memorandum block is to be
attached.
We also cut from the material two pieces in the shape of right angled triangles
the acute angles of which are preferably sixty and thirty degrees.
Each of these triangles we attach by means of a suitable hinge to the two longer
edges of the slope above mentioned in such a manner that the hypoteneuse of the
triangle when the same is turned down at right angles to the slope rests on the
desk or table.
To the shortest side of each triangle we attach an oblong piece of cardboard
or other suitable material the shorter sides of the said pieces being equal in length
to the shortest sides of the triangle to which it is hinged and the longer sides of
the oblongs are long enough to overlap and be secured to each other underneath
the slope by means of a paper fastener or other suitable device.
When in use the triangles are turned down at right angles to the slope, the
oblong pieces of material folded underneath the slope, and the ends thereof secured
together as herein before described or in any other suitable temporary or easily
detachable manner whereby the slope and calendar are supported at an angle of
30 degrees or other suitable angle with the desk or table.
To the upper surface of the slope we affix by wire stitches or otherwise any
suitable calendar and memorandum block taking care to leave a piece of material
of which the slope is composed equal in length to the thickness of the block below
the bottom of the block when secured to the slope:
This portion is scored across or bent, and turned upwards so that its edge may
be level with the top sheet of the block when new and unused.
We also hinge to the turned up portion a piece of cardboard or other suitable
material (hereinafter called the cover) of such shape and size as will when turned

page_text: over on to the block cover the diary portion leaving the calendar visible beyond
the sides of the cover.
Or the cover may be wide enough to conceal the calendar and diary.
Or the cover may have an opening or openings therein through which the
calendar may be seen while concealing the diary.
On one side of the cover we print the calendar for the year and the other
side we use (as also we may use any portion of the slope or block) for displaying
advertisements.
According to another method of carrying out our invention we form the slope
supports and cover in one piece by cutting the material we employ to the required
shape, scoring its surface or bending the material in the proper places, and
doubling over.
By this method the trouble and expense of joining the various pieces together
by hinges are avoided.
When it is desired to transmit the calendars from one place to another through
the post the two ends of the oblong pieces may be detached and folded on to the
triangular supports which in their turn are folded on to the slope thereby enabling
the calendar slope and supports to be placed in an envelope for transit.
And in order that our said invention may be fully understood we will proceed
to explain the same with reference to the accompanying sheet of drawings in which
Fig. 1, represents a calendar constructed according to this invention.
Fig. 2, is view of underside of same.
Fig. 3, shews calendar and memorandum block detached from slope.
Fig. 4, shews slope and supports cut from one piece of material.
The same letters denote the same parts in all the figures.
a is a piece of cardboard or other suitable material forming a slope and having
a calendar and memorandumu block secured thereto in such manner as to allow
of the leaves being torn off if desired after using.
ce are triangular shaped pieces having oblong projections d d made in one piece
with the slope a forming supports therefor when folded along the dotted
lines ffgg into the position shewn by Figure 2, the pieces cc being at right
angles to the slope a and the pieces dd at right angles to the slope a and
triangles cc the ends of the pieces dd overlapping and being secured by passing
a paper fastener h through them see Fig. 2. or by any other suitable device.
kis the cover also made in one piece with the slope a and supports cd which
cover is bent over along the line so as to cover the diary portion of the calendar
and memorandum block and hide what memoranda may be written thereon from
view.
The memorandum block and calendar is preferably made of a suitable number
of leaves printed bookwise and secured together by wire stitching m so that the
leaves may be turned over bookwise to expose a fresh calendar and diary or
memorandum space each week and also to enable the leaves to be torn off when
done with if desired.
The slope and cover may be used for advertising purposes and we may also use
the back of the slope and the supports and memorandum block for the same
purpose if required.
We prefer to print on or attach to the inside of the cover an almanack for the
year.
As already stated instead of making the slope cover and supports in one piece
they may be made in separate pieces hinged together. This may be conveniently
done by making the several pieces of cardboard and joining them together by
means of cotton cloth or other suitable material pasted or otherwise secured to
the said cardboard.
The cover may be made of a piece of cardboard or other suitable material
eyeletted to the slope.
These pieces would be made of the shapes shewn by Fig. 4 if cut along the
dotted lines f f g g l.

page_text: We find it preferable to make the slope and supports in one piece and secure,the
cover thereto by eyeletting or other equivalent device as the cost of hinging is
avoided and less waste of material occurs than if the whole were made in one
piece as shewn by Fig. 4.
Instead of the cover being made as shewn it may be made as wide as the calendar
suitable apertures being formed therein to allow of the dates being seen.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is :-
1. Office calendars and the like consisting of a piece of cardboard or other.
suitable material a having a calendar and memorandum block b secured thereto
the bottom of the said piece a being turned up at right angles a cover k for the
memorandum block hinged thereto triangular supportschinged to the said piece
and oblong pieces dd hinged to the shortest side of the triangular supports and
a fastening device to secure the free ends of the pieces da to each other all
substantially as specified.
2. Office calendars and the like consisting of a slope triangular supports therefor
having oblong extensions and a cover for the memorandum portion of a combined
memorandum block and calendar made of one piece of cardboard or other suitable
material bent into the required shape a combined memorandum block and calendar
attached to the slope and a fastening device to secure the free ends of the oblong
extensions to each other all substantially as hereinbefore specified.
3. The modified form of the calendar and the like as claimed in Claim 2 in which
the cover for the memorandum portion of the block is attached to the slope instead
of being in one piece therewith.
4. Office calendars and the like constructed as shewn by the accompanying
drawings.
Dated this 26th day of July 1898.
ERNEST SALAMAN,
12, Union Court, E.C., Agent for Applicants.