New or Improved Means for Indicating and Recording Notifications as to Requirements in Homes, Shops, Stores, Offices. Warehouses, and so forth.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 30th July, 1898
Complete Specification Left, 1st May, 1899-Accepted, 24th June, 1899
Date of Application, 30th July, 1898
Complete Specification Left, 1st May, 1899-Accepted, 24th June, 1899
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
New or Improved Means for Indicating and Recording Notifications
as to Requirements in Homes, Shops, Stores, Offices. Warehouses,
and so forth.
1
I, ERNEST ALFRED FARNOL, Gentleman, of 28, Nightingale Square, Clapham,
London, S.W., do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has for object to provide a
remembrancer" of wants or
requirements and an indicator for showing or indicating that prior indicated
wants or requirements have been attended to or been satisfied.
The mechanical contrivance in its simple form consists of a pivoted plate or
disc attached by pivot to an under-plate or disc in such wise that the superposed
plate or disc when turned upon its pivot will expose a portion of the under plate
or disc when the superposed disc is turned partially around.
The under plate or disc may be circular or square and the pivot will be positioned
centrally in either case.
The upper disc or square or area will correspond to the under disc or square
or area, but has a part cut off so as to expose a portion of the surface of the under
disc.
The lower or under surface is of two colors, say white and scarlet, and a name
of any article or thing will be printed across said under-disc twice, once upon the
white and secondly, upon the colored portion thereof so that when the superposed
partial plate or disc is pivoted to the pivot common to the two, the
same may be turned thereon, and so as to expose (by reason of the lesser area of
the plate or disc having part thereof cut off) one portion of the under-disc or
area carrying the printed name or number whether white or colored as required.
For trade, home, or office purposes when a certain article or matter is out of
stock, is required or has to receive attention the disc or discs will be turned to
indicate the colored portion of the under disc.
In practice a number of such pivoted combined discs, and partial discs or areas
will be arranged upon a plate, cardboard or other backing, and the disposition
of such discs and names thereon should be in alphabetical or numerical sequence,
when numerical an index may be employed which may be found more advantageous
in large stores and other cases where a catalogue reference is indispensible or
advantageous.
For small shops, households, offices and so forth where fluctuating quantities
are less numerous but considerable the alphabetical arrangement of nomenclature
may be preferable.
According to a modification of this, the disc areas with the name or number
once printed or written on the exposed face may be used collectively upon a
"board" and portions of each disc or area may be cut away and a plate or disc
be pivoted at the back of the board and be half colored over its area so as to
expose through the cut-away portion of the several indicator surfaces of the
surface of the "board" carrying same, the white surface indicating to the eye

page_text: 'requirement or by a color that such thing or matter is required or has to
receive attention.
According to a further modification the main disc or board with exposure holes
therethrough will be combined with pivoted discs placed at the rearward side of
" board."
the exposure disc or
The turnable discs in such case will carry the name, word, letter or number
twice marked thereon and be colored in two colors as before described, one half
of the disc in one color and the other half in another color.
The aforesaid pivotting of the movable disc will advantageously be effected by
an eyelet passing through both surfaces but upon the shank or stem of the
eyelet tube the movable disc will be free to turn.
To facilitate the turning of the movable disc a projecting button may be applied,
same being eyeleted or rivetted fast to the movable disc.
The practical advantage of this contrivance is that requirements may be
indicated so as to be seen at a glance and be noted without loss of time in making
written entry and affording under pressure of time and other duties requiring
immediate attention an almost instantaneous facility of record, which record
indication will remain exposed until attention has been given.
"
"
Again after goods which are out of stock, have been ordered the discs may
be half turned around to show partial area of color and partial_blank but when
"stock" has been "sent in" the full blank may be exposed. In large business
departments,"
two or more discs may be used for "
office," and warehouse"
In some cases where no names are printed on the primary areas or several in
number of said primary areas are left blank any special word may be applied as
required.
New or Improved Means for Indicating and Recording Notifications
as to Requirements in Homes, Shops, Stores, Offices, Warehouses,
and so forth.
I, ERNEST ALFRED FARNOL, Gentleman, of 28, Nightingale Square, Clapham,
London, S.W., 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 object to provide a remembrancer" of wants or require-
ments and an indicator for showing or indicating that prior indicated wants or
requirements have been attended to or been satisfied.
In order that the said invention may be well understood there is annexed hereto
a sheet of illustrative drawings and the same will be referred to by figures and
letters in the following description.
Fig. 1 shows in face view a register disc with movable discs rivetted on and
partially covering the faces of the marked divisions of the needs-register surface.
Fig. 2 shows in face view a register disc with movable discs rivetted on the
back and having the distinguishing words or signs on such movable disc surfaces.
Figs. 1, to 1, show details of the fitting according to Fig. 1.
Figs. 2 and 2, show details of the fitting according to Fig. 2.

page_text: The mechanical contrivance in the first form consists of a pivoted plate or
disc b, attached by pivot c, (a metal eyelet is convenient) to under plate or register
disc a, in such manner that the superposed plate or disc when turned upon its
pivot c, will expose a portion of the under plate or disc «, when the superposed
disc b, is turned partially around.
The under plate divisions a¹, a², may be circular, oval, or square and the pivot c,
will be positioned centrally in either case.
The upper disc, or area b, will correspond to the disc area a¹, a³, marked upon
the surface of the register plate a, but has a part cut off, or is of less area than
the divisions a¹, a³, taken together, so as to expose a portion of the surface of the
under-divisions.
The lower or under surface is of two colours, as shown by a¹, and a2, say white
and red, and a name of any article or thing will be printed across said under area
twice, once each in the divisions a¹, and a², so that when the superposed partial
covering plate or disc b, (pivoted to the pivot c, common to the two) is turned,
there will be exposed, by reason of the lesser area of the plate or disc b, one
portion (a', or a²) of the under disc or area carrying the printed name or number,
whether white or colored, as required.
For trade, home, or office purposes, when a certain article or matter is out of
stock, is required, or has to receive attention, the disc or discs b, will be turned to
indicate the colored portion a², of the under disc a.
In practice, a number of such pivoted combined discs and partial discs or areas,
will be arranged upon a plate, cardboard, or other backing, and the disposition
of such discs and names thereon should be in alphabetical or numerical sequence;
when numerical, an index may be employed, which may be found more advan-
tageous in large stores, and other cases where a catalogue reference is indispensable
or advantageous.
For small shops, households, offices, and so forth, where fluctuating quantities
are less numerous but considerable, the alphabetical arrangement of nomenclature
may be preferable.
from
According to the modification shown in Figs. 2, 24, and 2" the movable disc
areas with the name or number written or printed on the exposed face, may be
used upon the "board" a, and portions of each division or area is cut away
board a, at a³, and the plate or disc 61 62 is pivoted to and works at the back of
the board. The discs bare half colored over their face so as to expose, through
the cut-away portions a³, of the several indicator surfaces of the "board" a, the
surfaces indicating to the oye "requirement," or by a color that such thing, or
matter is required or has to receive attention. The turnable discs in such case
will carry the name, word, letter, or number twice marked thereon and be colored
in two colors, one half of the disc in one color and the other half in another color.
The aforesaid pivoting of the movable disc will advantageously be affected by
an eyelet c, passing through both surfaces but upon the shank or stem of the
eyelet tube the movable disc will be free to turn.
To facilitate the turning of the movable disc a projecting button d, may be
applied, same being eyeleted or rivetted fast to the movable disc b; or when
plate b, or 2, is of sheet metal a rolled-up car may be used see Figs. 1
and 1 and 2^.
The practical advantage of this contrivance is that requirements may be
indicated so as to be seen at a glance and be noted without loss of time in making
written entry and affording under pressure of time and other duties requiring
immediate attention, an almost instantaneous facility of record which record
indication will remain exposed until attention has been given.
*
"
Again, after goods which are out of stock have been ordered the discs may be
half turned around to show partial area of color and partial blank but when
stock" has been " sent in the full blank may be exposed. In large businesses
two or more discs may be used for "departments," office" and "warehouse."
In some cases where no names are printed on the primary areas or several in
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page_text: number of said primary areas are left blank, any special word may be applied
from time to time as required.
As shown in Fig. 1 and 2 there may be reserved a space of the surface a for
purpose of matter of direction, advertisement or otherwise as may be found
desirable or requisite (shown centrally of the Figs. 1 and 2).
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 new or improved means for indicating and recording notifications as to
requirements, characterised by the combination with a main board a, divided into
areas, of pivotally arranged, movable discs for exposing sections of the areas
carrying distinguishing names or numerals, and alternately, thereby, exposing
a distinguishing coloration, the same constructed and operating as and for the
purpose herein set forth in reference to and shown by the accompanying
drawings.