Year: 1897

page_text: I, HARRY ROWATT BROWN, Sash and Door Manufacturer, of 3032 Girard Avenue
South, Minneapolis, in the County of Hennepin, and State of Minnesota, in
the United States of America, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
This invention relates to an improved Combination Calendar and Indicator adapted
especially for office use in the transaction of business; the object thereof being to
provide an ordinary calendar with an attachment comprising efficient and handy
means, whereby a business man may register announcements for indicating
predetermined actions to furnish information for the guidance of his customers or
clients.
In the practice of my invention, I provide primarily, an easel comprising an
upright plate and a supporting brace or leg, said brace having arms extended
upwardly therefrom which are glued or otherwise fastened to the back of the plate,
whereby the device can be maintained in an upright position upon the surface of a
desk or other body. These said parts may be made of any suitable material, such
as sheet metal, paste-board, pressed fibre, etc.
Pivotally mounted upon the back of the plate by means of rivets or other
suitable pivots, are discs. These said discs register respectively with openings cut
through the plate, whereby matter contained upon the discs can be exhibited upon
the face of the device. These discs are provided with handles or projections for the
purpose of operating them, and these projections preferably form an integral part
of the disc and they may be stamped out of the face thereof and bent at
right angles, or they may be extended radially from the edge of the disc.
Upon the lower portion of the face of the plate is secured a calendar which cau
comprise any suitable number of detachable sheets.
The disc contains upon the face thereof, near the outer edge, a series of radially
arranged numerals ranging from 1 to 12 adapted to indicate the hour of the day
and to register alternately with the aperture through the plate.
The disc has a similarly arranged series of numerals ranging from 10 to 60
adapted to register with the opening for indicating minutes.
The disc has a duplicate set of the days of the week arranged around the edge
thereof to register respectively with the general time of day, that is, morning or
afternoon and they are marked A.M., Saturday; P.M., Saturday; A.M., Sunday;
P.M., Sunday, and so on, each duplicate set arranged in adjacent spaces, a blank
space being left between the two ends of the segmental series which is adapted to
register with the apertures when the disc is out of use.
The disc contains a suitable number of announcements; for instance, two
announcements, one reading "will return at" and the other "step in please and be
seated." These announcements are adapted to alternately register with the opening
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page_text: In the operation of the device, for instance, when a business man is about to
leave his office and he desires to inform possible visitors or customers regarding the
time of his intended return, he will revolve the disc until the announcement will in
turn register with the aperture. The day and time of day, that is afternoon or
morning, is then indicated through the aperture by revolving the disc. The
specific hour and limit of his return is then indicated by revolving the discs until
the proper numbers are respectively exhibited through the apertures, whereby the
device will accurately inform any one regarding the time that they can see the
person who sets the device.
When the man is in his office, the disc may be revolved until its announcement
"step in please and be seated" is exhibited through the aperture. The discs are
then revolved until their respective blank spaces register with the apertures. The
announcement still contained upon the disc, comprising the day of the week can
remain, if desired, but the space of the disc can be made to register with the
aperture for the purpose of furnishing an entire blank space below the announcement
contained upon the disc.
The device is further supplied with an eyelet hole for the purpose of suspending
it from a nail when it is desired to hang it on the wall, and the face of the plate
may contain a scroll for receiving an advertising announcement or name of the
owner or user thereof.
Dated this 25th day of January, 1897..
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London, W.C.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Combination Calendar and Indicator.
I, HARRY ROWATT BROWN, Sash and Door Manufacturer, of 3032, Girard Avenue,
South, Minneapolis, in the County of Hennepin and State of Minnesota, 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:―
This invention relates to an improved Combination Calendar and Indicator adapted
especially for office use in the transaction of business; the object, thereof being to
provide an ordinary calendar with an attachment comprising efficient and handy
means, whereby a business man may register announcements for indicating
predetermined actions to furnish information for the guidance of his customers or
clients.
The invention will be hereinafter fully described and specifically set forth in the
annexed claims.
In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification :
Fig. 1 is a front elevation of my improved device.
Fig. 2 is an edge elevation thereof.
Figs. 3, 4, 5, and 6 are face views of the discs or dials used in the construction of
the device; and
Fig. 7 is a cross sectional elevation, taken through the centre of one of the
discs.
In the practise of my invention, I provide primarily, an easel A comprising
an upright plate a and a supporting brace or leg a¹, said brace having arms a²
extended upwardly therefrom which are glued or otherwise fastened to the back of
the plate a, whereby the device can be maintained in an upright position upon

page_text: the surface of a desk or other body, as illustrated clearly in Fig. 2 of the drawings.
These said parts may be made of any suitable material, such as sheet metal,
paste-board, pressed fibre, etc.
Pivotally mounted upon the back of the plate a, by means of rivets or other
suitable pivots 1, are discs B, C, D and E. These said discs register respectively
with openings b, c, and e cut through the plate a, whereby matter contained upon
the discs can be exhibited upon the face of the device. These discs are provided
with handles or projections 2 for the purpose of operating them, and these
projections preferably form an integral part of the disc and they may
be stamped out of the face thereof and bent at right angles, as illustrated in
Fig. 7 of the drawings or they may be extended radially from the edge of the disc,
as shown at 3, Fig. 3 of the drawings.
Upon the lower portion of the face of the plate a is secured a calendar F which
can comprise any suitable number of detachable sheets f.
The disc B contains upon the face thereof, near the outer edge, a series of
radially arranged numerals b³, ranging from 1 to 12 adapted to indicate the
hour of the day and to register alternately with the aperture 6 through the
plate a.
The disc D has a similarly arranged series of numerals, d', ranging from 10 to 60
adapted to register with the opening d for indicating minutes.
The disc E has a duplicate set of days of the week arranged round the edge
thereof to register respectively with the general time of day, that is, morning or
afternoon and they are marked A.M. Saturday; P.M. Saturday; A.M. Sunday;
P.M. Sunday; and so on, each duplicate set arranged in adjacent spaces, a blank space e¹
being left. between the two ends of the segmental series which is adapted to register
with the apertures d, e when the disc is out of use.
The disc C contains a suitable number of announcements c¹; for instance, as
illustrated in Fig. 3. of the drawings, two announcements, one reading
"will return at " and the other "step in please and be seated." These announcements
are adapted to alternately register with the opening c of the plate a.
In the operation of the device, for instance, when a business man is about to leave
his office and he desires to inform possible visitors or customers regarding the time
of his intended return, he will revolve the disc C until the announcement will in
turn register with the aperture c, as illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawings. The day
and time of day, that is afternoon or morning, is then indicated through the
aperture e by revolving the disc E. The specific hour and limit of his return is
then indicated by revolving the discs B and D until the proper numbers are
respectively exhibited through the apertures b and d, whereby the device will
accurately inform any one regarding the time that they can see the person who sets
the device.
When the man is in his office, the disc C may be revolved until its announcement
66 step in please and be seated" is exhibited through the aperture c. The
dises B and D are then revolved until their respective blank spaces register with the
apertures and d. The announcement still contained upon the disc E, comprising
the day of the week can remain, if desired, but the space el of the disc E can be
made to register with the aperture e for the purpose of furnishing an entire blank
space below the announcement contained upon the disc C.
The plate a is provided with a hole, a³ for the purpose of suspending the device
from a nail when it is desired to hang it on the wall, and the face of the plate a
may contain a scroll at for receiving an advertising announcement of name of the
owner or user thereof.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. A combined indicator and calendar, comprising a plate having a series of disc
mounted upon the back thereof, said discs having announcements thereon which

page_text: register through apertures of the said plate, said plate also having a calendar upon
the face thereof, substantially as shown and described.
2. The combination of a plate having a calendar upon the face thereof and a series
of apertures therethrough, with a plurality of discs having characters thereon for
registering with the said apertures, substantially as shown and described.
3. As an indicator and calendar, the combination of the apertured plate having a
calendar upon the face thereof and a series of discs upon the back thereof, said
discs being pivotally mounted and having characters thereon which engages with
apertures through the said plate, substantially as shown and described.
4. As a combined indicator and calendar, the combination of the plate having a
calendar connected to the face thereof and four apertures therethrough; with four
discs containing in conjunction announcements for giving information regarding a
predetermined action of a person using the calendar, whereby a predetermined
specific time of day can be indicated, substantially as shown and described.
1008
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.