A Combined Blotter and Calendar, available also for other purposes.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Apr., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 6th May, 1896-Accepted, 13th June, 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Combined Blotter and Calendar, available also for other
purposes.
Wo FRANK JOSEPH MEASURES Advertisement Contractor and FRANKLIN
ADAMS, Advertisement Contractor, both of 29 Red Lion Square, London, W.C.
lo hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
In accordance with our invention, we employ a portable hand blotting device
the two sides or walls of which, each assume the form of a segment of a circle.
A space of any desired length is left between the two segmental sides or walls and
to which space is adapted, on a suitable "foundation," the blotter proper, which
latter may either consist of blotting paper or it may be an absorbent blotting
composition. We load, at one end, the interior of the device thus formed, so as
to ensure that the flat top or face of same, when enclosed, will lie at an augle, and
therefore be self-balanced. To this inclined top or face is attached, or has printed
thereon, any convenient and useful kind of calendar, which by reason of the
"loading" aforesaid of the interior of the device, will, when placed on a writing
desk, table &c. always maintain a suitably inclined position for ready reference..
Or, instead of a calendar, the inclined top or face may have thereupon, any other
useful printed matter or information; otherwise, said inclined top or face might
be utilized for the reception of a memorandum tablet or slate, and also be provided
with receptacles for stamps, pens &c.
The confining walls or sides aforesaid of the device, are intended to be utilized
for advertizing purposes.
A Combined Blotter and Calendar, available also for other
purposes.
We FRANK JOSEPH MEASURES, Advertisement Contractor, and FRANKLIN
ADAMS, Advertisement Contractor, both of 29 Red Lion Square, London, W.C.
do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the Bame
is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :-
The object of our present invention is to produce a hand blotter which by
reason of being weighted or "loaded" at one end, will, when placed on a writing
table, desk &c.-face upwards-always assume and maintain, a suitable slanting
position, and thus permit of any printed matter, information &c. placed on the top
of the combination device, being readily seen or referred to.
In the accompanying drawings illustrative of our said invention, we have shewn
one form of our combination device; it may however assume other shapes provided
always that the distinctive feature of the inclined top or face bereiubefore referred
to, is retained; and, the structure of same may consist of any suitable or desired

page_text: substance or material, such for instance as metal, glass, celluloid, cardboard,
or wood.
Referring to the drawings, Figures 1, 2 and 3 shew our combination device
of the forin described in the Provisional Specification of this our said invention;
in this case and assuming the device, structurally, to be hollow-the two sides
or walls A. A assume the shape of lunes, a space of any desired length is left
between these two sides or walls and which is enclosed with any suitable material
to serve as a "foundation" for the reception of the blotter portion proper, B, of the
combination device and which may either consist of layers or strips of blotting
paper secured to the bed or "foundation" in any suitable manner, or it may
consist of an absorbent blotting composition applied to the bed or "foundation."
The top of the device having been enclosed, will have, attached thereto, or printed
thereon, any convenient or useful kind of calendar as shewn in the drawings, Fig. 3.
Or, instead of a calendar, the top or face C, may have thereon any other useful
matter or information, advertisements or announcements, or designs, illus
trations &c. -Otherwise, the top or face C. might be utilised for a memorandum
tablet or slate. One end of said top or face C, of the device is weighted, or
"loaded" as bereinbefore stated, so as to ensure that being self-balanced, it will
always maintain an inclined position when placed face upwards, and thus allow of
the information, announcements, or other matter borne upon the inclined or
slanting face C, being kept constantly in sight. We do not restrict ourselves to
any special mode of, or means for, effecting this weighting or "loading." Thus, if
the device assumes the form of a hollow structure or "shell," the weight be
introduced in the interior, as at C Figure 2; although, as will be self-evident,
the weight might be applied-say in the form of a strip of metal-on the outside
of the face C, at foot thereof. The confining walls or sides A, A, are intended
to be used for advertising purposes. The top or face C, may, as hereinbefore
stated, also be similarly utilised; and, likewise, the blotting surface B of the
device. Suitable recesses may also be provided in the top or face C of the device,
for the reception of stamps, matches, pius, or other useful sundries.
We wish it to be understood, that we do not as hereinbefore stated, confine
ourselves to any specific contour, configuration, or design, for the complete device,
provided always that this be such as will allow of the self-balanced, slanting
position of the top or face always being maintained. Also, under whichever shape
may be adopted, the structural formation may either be hollow, as before stated, or
it may be solid.
The above described device, of whatever form adopted, could likewise, as will
be readily seen, be utilised for a paper weight.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
clain is-
First. The combined blotter and calendar available also for other purposes
substantially as herein set forth.
Second. In devices such as included in the preceding claim, the self-balancing
of same in order to ensure the resultant permanent inclination of the top or face
of the device substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.
Dated Second day of May 1896.
FRANK J. MEASURES.
FRANKLIN ADAMS.