Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Nov., 1894-Accepted, 23rd Feb., 1395
Fig. 2 a sectional plan of the same,
Fig. 3 a detail elevation of the disc bearing the names of the days of the
week,
and
Fig. 4 a plan of Fig. 3,
Fig. 5 details of the pressure device for retaining the leaves of the almanack,
Fig. 6 a modified form of the rotary device for showing the days of the week
Fig. 7 a plan of Fig. 6.
The back plate or card is attached to the wall in suitable position, and carries
two or more bows a a to which the leaves of the said calendar are attached. These
leaves c c are advantageously twelve in number, and are at one side e¹ provided
with the name of one month and lines and spaces corresponding to the number of
days in said month, thus for "September" as shown Nos. 1 to 30, suitable spaces
being left for notes. The back of the said leaves is provided with advertisements
of any kind. The leaves which will lie at either side of the bows as shown in
Fig. 1 are held down in place against the rear plate of the almanack by means of
clamping devices ff consisting of the rods ffixed to rings d d at the bottom
of the said leaves, said rings being held down against the back plate by means of
springs (Fig. 2) enclosed in sleeves g g attached to the back plate, and
actuating cross pins k k in slots ii of the said sleeve the ends of said cross pins
pressing the rings d d with their arins or rods ff down onto the packet of leaves,
as may be clearly seen at Figs. 1 and 2. Thus when it is required to turn over a
leaf it is only necessary to turn down the rods or arms ff which are capable of
rotation together with their rings d d on the said sleeves, turn the leaf over and
replace the pressure arms.
In order to mark the particular day of the month on the leaf aforementioned,
I provide at the right hand side of the same a vertical guide piece m having
lateral flanges
nn in which the foot piece of a casing p p is vertically moveable.
The lateral flanges nn are advantageously formed to act as a spring and thus
retain the foot of the casing ppl in any desired position in the guide m.
Within the casing p p' is mounted a circular disc q upon a square or circular
sleeve supported on a central pin o' said disc having marked thereon radially
the names of the days of the week, as shown at Fig. 3. Outside the said casing
is mounted on the same sleeve o' an arm having a rearward projection 93 adapted
to engage in one of seven depressions on the cover pl of the said casing and retain

page_text: the disc in the desired position. Thus by shifting the arm q² to the next slot the
next day of the week will appear at the opening in the said casing and so on. In
order to indicate the date, the casing is adjusted to show the proper day of the
week corresponding to the figures showing the day of the month, and as the month
draws to its close, the said casing will descend the guide m, at the end of the
month, the casing is taken back to the top of the guide and the leaf turned over,
when the advertisement at the back will become visible, and remain visible all the
next month.
In Figs. 6 and 7 modified form of the device for showing the days of the week
is shown. In this case a roller having heptagonal section is employed, said roller
being mounted in brackets ss arranged on the foot plate q², one of the said
brackets being prolonged and provided with a pointer 2. Each side of the said
heptagonal roller has inscribed thereon the name of one day of the week, so that
it is only necessary to turn it round one-seventh of a turn in order to change the
name visible at the front. The manipulation of the device is otherwise the same
as previously described.
If the leaves or tablets c are made of some material such as slate or other
suitable material, from which the notices may be washed off when done with the
almanack may be used for a number of years and thus it will not be necessary to
have a new almanack at the close of each year.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is performed I declare that what I
claim is:-
1. An almanack consisting of a rear plate or card b, having thereon horizontal
bows a a, leaves arranged on said bows and pressure arms ff for retaining said
leaves against the rear plate, a guide plate m at one side of said plate band a
pointer having the names of the days of the week adjustable therein, said pointer
being vertically adjustable in the said guide m substantially as described and
shown.
2. An almanack consisting of a rear plate or card b, having thereon horizontal
bows a a,
leaves arranged on said bows, having thereon the names of the month
and divisions corresponding to the number of days of the month, pressure arms ff
to retain said leaves in position, a guide plate m at one side of said rear plate and
a casing p p having an opening in front and a foot o to engage said guide plate, and
a rotary disc mounted within said casing and having adjusting arm q² and means
for arresting said disc in one of its seven positions to allow one day name to be
visible at an opening in the said casing and spring flanges n n to the said guide
plate m in the manner and for the purpose substantially as described.
3. The combination of a rear plate having bows a a leaves mounted on said
bows, a vertical guide plate at the side of said rear plate, a day marking device
adjustable ou said guide plate and spring retained on the same, and pressure device
to retain the said leaves in position consisting of a slotted sleeve attached to said
rear plate, a ring moveable thereon, and a spring-pressed pink extending
through said slots and adapted to press said ring d down on the leaves and an arm f
attached to said ring in the manner and for the purpose substantially as described.
4. The combination of a rear plate b having bows a a leaves on said bows, made
of slate, or other suitable material from which the notices may be washed,
advertisements at the back of said leaves, a vertically adjustable day marker
at the side of said leaves and pressure arms ff laterally moveable on their supporting
sleeves substantially as described and shown for the purpose specified. ⚫
Dated this 9th day of November 1894.
W. P. THOMPSON & BOULT,
Agents for the Applicant.