IMPROVEMENTS IN AND RELATING TO MEMO- RANDUM-TABLETS
Year: 1885

page_text: I WILLIAM ROBERT LAKE, of the firm of Haseltine, Lake, and Co Patent
Agents, Southampton Buildings in the County of Middlesex, do hereby declare
the nature of my invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN AND RELATING TO MEMO-
RANDUM-TABLETS" to be as follows:-
This invention relates to memorandum or agendum tablets having movable
leaves or cards arranged in a more or less inclined case which can be placed upon a
writing-desk, or table, or elsewhere.
The movable leaves or cards of the tablet consist preferably of Bristol board,
each of which shows on one side the day of the week and the date, and gives other
information if desired, and has also a blank space designed to be used for notes.
On the back each movable leaf or card is ruled for daily expenses.
In carrying the said invention into practice I provide a base plate upon which is
fixed a box of pasteboard, wood, metal or the like, and more or less inclined from
the front rearwards, which box serves for the reception of a pack of leaves
or cards.
The front of the box is open, and the upper side is closed by a lid or cover.
Every day, the leaf or card of the previous day is withdrawn from the front of
the pack and is placed behind the other leaves or cards in the box so that the
latter is always full.
The box can be sufficiently large to enclose the leaves or cards for a whole year;
but I prefer to divide these leaves or cards into two packs each containing the
leaves or cards for six months. They may however be divided into four packs for
three months each, or even into monthly packs.
If desired, the leaves or cards can have daily indications on both sides.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
For the Applicant.

page_text: I, WILLIAM ROBERT LAKE, of the firm of Haseltine, Lake & Co, Patent Agents,
Southampton Buildings, London do hereby declare the nature of my 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 memorandum or agendum tablet having
movable leaves or cards arranged in a more or less inclined case, which can be
placed upon a writing-desk, or table or elsewhere.
The movable leaves or cards of the tablet consist preferably of Bristol board.
Each of the said cards shows on one side the day of the week and the date, and
gives other information if desired, and has also a blank space designed to be used
for notes or memoranda. On the back each movable leaf or card is ruled for daily
expenses.
The arrangement of my memorandum tablet will be readily understood by
reference to the accompanying drawing, in which
Figure 1 is a section of the said tablet from back to front, and
Figure 2 is a front view.
Figure 3 shows the back of a movable card or leaf.
A is a base plate upon which is fixed a box B, of pasteboard, wood, metal or
the like, and more or less inclined from the front rearwards; which box serves for
the reception of a number of leaves or cards.
The front of the box is open, and the upper side is closed by a lid or cover D
shown open in dotted lines in Figure 1.
Every day the leaf or card of the previous day is withdrawn from the front of
the pack of cards, and is placed behind the other leaves or cards in the box, so that
the latter is always full.
The box can be sufficiently large to enclose the leaves or cards for a whole year;
but I prefer to divide these leaves or cards into two packs, each containing the
leaves or cards for six months. They may however be divided into four packs for
three months each, or even into monthly packs.
If desired the leaves or cards can have daily indications on both sides.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, as communicated to
me by my Foreign Correspondent, I declare that what I claim is
The improved memorandum tablet constructed substantially as described with
reference to the accompanying drawing.
Dated thie 8th day of February 1886