An Improved Medicine Dial.
Year: 1889

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HFOL Foreign Application
GIOL July, 1000
United States of America),
Date of Application (in United Kingdom), 31st Jan., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 31st Jan.. 1889-Accepted, 15th June, 1889
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Medicine Dial.
I, MILEY BARTON WESSON, of 428 Jenning's Avenue, Fort Worth, in the County
of Tarrant, and State of Texas, United States of America, Gentleman, 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 an improvement in medicine dials; and it consists in the
combination of an upright or standard, which is suitably bent, with a revolving dial,
which is placed thereon and which can be turned so as to indicate the time when the
next dose of medicine is to be taken.
The object of my invention is to produce a medicine-dial which can be stuck into
the cork of the bottle of medicine or cover of any kind and set so as to indicate when
the next dose is to be administered.
Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4 are side elevations of the pin or standard above, showing
different forms into which it may be bent. Figs. 5, 6, and 7 show my invention
complete.
A in Fig. 1, represents a wire, which is sharpened at its lower end, so as to be
readily inserted into the cork, and which has its upper end formed into a loop B.
The dial C, having a perforation through its centre, is pivoted upon the upper end
of the loop at D, and then the two sides, or parts of the loop extend down in close
contact upon opposite sides of the dial, so as to hold it in a vertical position.
That side of the loop which extends down the front face of the dial serves as a
pointer to indicate when the next dose of medicine is to be given. The disc revolves
freely upon the pin or wire, and hence the figures upon the dial can be brought under
the pointer at the will of the operator.
In Fig. 2, a longer wire is used than is shown in Fig. 1, and the two points F' of
the wire are sharpened, so as to be forced into the cork or any other suitable support
any kind. The two prongs of the wire are simply crossed, as shown at G, thus
forming a loop upon which the dial is pivoted.
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The devices shown in Figs. 1 and 2 differ only in having the two points forced into
the cork or support instead of one.
In Fig. 3, the wire H is sharpened at both ends, the lower end, H', being forced
into the cork, while the upper end I, is turned downward over the face of the dial, so
as to form a hand or indicator. At a suitable distance above the lower sharpened
point the wire is bent, so as to form a notch, J, in which the edge of the dial is made
to catch, so as to hold it in a vertical position.
At L, the wire is bent at right angles, so as to form a pivotal point, upon which
the dial is placed.
The upper edge of the dial is held in position by the hand or pointer, I, which
catches over the edge at this point, and the lower edge is held in position by the
bend J. The dial is revolved upon the pivotal part L, so that any one of the figures
or any intermediate part between the figures can be brought under the hand or
indicator I.

page_text: In Fig. 4, the wire or pin P is bent in the same manner as Fig. 1, with the excep-
tion that the upper end of the wire is turned directly backward, so as to pass through
the centre of the dial. The part O of the pin then extends down from the top edge to
the centre of the dial and acts as a hand or indicator thereon.
The pins or wires may be bent into other forms than those here shown, if so desired,
without departing from the spirit of my invention, the object of which is to produce a
very cheap and simple medicine dial, which can be either given away by the druggist
or medicine companies or purchased at a very small price.
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 :-
The combination of a pin or wire which is bent so as to form a journal or bearing
for the disc, and a hand or indicator which extends partially across the face of the
disc, with the disc, which is journaled upon the wire and adapted to be revolved
thereon, so that the figures upon the disc can be alternately brought under the hand
or indicator, substantially as set forth.
HORN & SON,
Applicant's Agents.