Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Sept., 1887
Complete Left, 2nd May, 1888
Complete Accepted, 8th June, 1888
I JOSEPH JOHNSON trading as Johnson Brothers of Nos. 7, 8 and 9 George Street
Birmingham in the County of Warwick Manufacturer of Stationers' Sundries do
hereby declare the nature of this Invention to be as follows:-
My invention consists of a new or improved combined date indicator and paper
weight constructed substantially in the manner herein after described.
A call bell may be combined with the date indicator and paper weight as hereinafter
explained.
In constructing a combined date indicator and paper weight according to my
invention I make the base or foot of the combined article of a hollow dome shape and
in the said hollow base or foot a disc of iron or other heavy metal is secured preferably
by spinning the lower edge of the foot on the said disc. The said base or foot
constitutes the paper weight. In the space between the top of the weight disc and the
upper part of the dome shaped base or foot two independent rotating discs one above
the other work. These discs are of different diameters and constitute with openings
or cut away parts made in the upper part of the dome shaped foot the date indicator.
The edges of the rotating discs are cupped or turned downwards. On the cupped
edge of the lower and larger disc the numerals 1 to 31 for indicating the days of the
month are enamelled or otherwise made and on the cupped edge of the top and smaller
disc the months of the year are enainelled or otherwise made. Any day of the month or
month of the year inscribed on the rotating discs described can be brought opposite the
openings or cut away parts respectively in the upper part of the dome shaped foot
of the combined article so as to expose to view the day or month required.
The motions of the two discs are independent of one another and are effected in the
following manner. Projecting from the summit of the dome shaped foot or base is a
fixed tubular stem and within the said tubular stem a tubular axis fixed to the middle
of the upper disc works. Within the tubular axis of the upper disc a rod or axis
fixed to the lower disc works.

page_text: The axes of the two discs are turned by knobs on their upper ends above the top of
the fixed tubular stem. By turning the knob on the axis of the lower disc, the said
disc is rotated and the required day of the month exposed to view and similarly by
turning the knob on the axis of the upper disc, the said upper disc is rotated and any
month inscribed on its edge brought to view.
The top of the fixed tubular stem may support a call bell the clapper of the bell
being jointed to the outside of the said tubular stem.
Datal this Savontaanth day of Santambar 1887
A New or Improved Combined Date Indicator and Paper Weight.
I JOSEPH JOHNSON trading as Johnson Brothers of Nos. 7, 8 and 9 George Street,
Birmingham in the County of Warwick Manufacturer of Stationers' Sundries 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:
My invention consists of a new or improved combined date indicator and paper
weight constructed substantially. in the manner herein after described.
A call bell may be combined with the date indicator and paper weight as herein after
explained.
In constructing a combined date indicator and paper weight according to my
invention I make the base or foot of the combined article of a hollow dome shape and
in the said hollow base or foot, a disc of iron or other heavy metal is secured preferably
by spinning the lower edge of the foot on the said disc. The said base or foot
constitutes the paper weight.
In the space between the top of the weight disc and the upper part of the dome'
shaped base or foot, two independent rotating discs, one above the other, work. These
discs are of different diameters and constitute with openings or cut away parts made
in the upper part of the dome shaped foot the date indicator. On the edge of the
lower and larger disc the numerals 1 to 31 for indicating the days of the month arc

page_text: enamelled or otherwise made and on the edge of the top and smaller disc the months
of the year are enamelled or otherwise made. Any day of the month or month of the
year inscribed on the rotating discs described can be brought opposite the openings or.
cut away parts respectively in the upper part of the dome shaped foot of the combined
article so as to expose to view the day or month required.
The motions of the two discs are independent of one another and are effected in the
following manner. Projecting from the summit of the dome shaped foot or base is a
fixed tubular stem and within the said tubular stem a tubular axis fixed to the middle
of the upper disc works. Within the tubular axis of the upper disc a rod or axis.
fixed to the lower disc works. The axes of the two discs are turned by knobs on their
upper ends above the top of the fixed tubular stem. By turning the knob on the
axis of the lower .disc the said disc is rotated and the required day of the month
exposed to view and similarly by turning the knob on the axis of the upper disc
the said upper disc is rotated and any month inscribed on its edge brought to
view..
The top of the fixed tubular stem may support a call bell, the clapper of the bell
being jointed to the outside of the said tubular stem.
Figure 1 of the accompanying Drawing represents in elevation and Figure 2 in
vertical section a combined date indicator and paper weight constructed according to
my invention in combination with a call bell: Figure 3 represents in plan the two date
discs detached.
The same letters of reference indicate the same parts in the several Figures.
a is the sheet metal dome shaped base or foot and b is the hollow or tubular stem at
the summit of the said base: c, c is the disc of iron or other heavy metal secured in the
lower part of the hollow base a by spinning or closing the edge a² of the said base
under the edge of the said disc c. The weighted foot or base constitutes the paper
weight; de are the two independent rotatory discs constituting with the openings or
cut away parts f in the base a and the adjusting parts hereinafter described the date
indicator. The said dises are situated between the top of the weight disc c and the
upper part of the dome shaped base or foot a. On the edge of the lower and larger
disc d are the numerals 1 to 31 (see the plan Figure 3) for indicating the days of the
month and on the edge of the top and smaller disc e are the months of the year (see
the plan Figure 3). By the rotation of the two discs d and e any day of the month
and month of the year can be brought opposite the openings g and respectively in
the dome shaped foot a so as to expose to view the day and month required.
rotating discs d, e are made of earthenware the numerals and months of the year being
enamelled, printed or otherwise made upon their edges; or the said indicating discs
may be made of sheet metal the edges of which are cupped for receiving the desired
inscriptions but I do not limit myself to the making of the date discs of any particular
material.
The
The two indicating discs de are rotated independently of one another when required
by the arrangement of parts represented in Figure 2. To the middle of the upper
disc e a tubular axis his fixed which axis works in the tubular stem bon the summit
of the dome shaped base a. Within the tubular axis of the upper disc e, a rod or
axis i fixed to the lower disc d works. The discs d and e are fixed to their respective
axes by the central metal washers k, k fixed on the undersides of the said discs. On the
upper end of the axis or rod i is a knob or head by which the said rod and the disc d
connected to it can be turned and on the upper end of the tubular axis h is a knob or
head m for turning it and the disc e connected with it.
When the knob is turned the lower disc d is rotated and the required day of the
month may be exposed to view through the opening g (see Figure 1) and similarly by
turning the knob m the upper disce is rotated and any month inscribed on its edge may
be brought opposite the opening f (see Figure 1) and exposed to view.
The tubular stem b may be utilized for carrying a call bell p the clapper q of the
said bell being jointed to the said stem; but a call bell need not be combined with the
date indicator and paper weight.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my inven-
tion and the manner in which the same is to be performed I declare that I claim
as my invention;―
A combined date indicator and paper weight consisting essentially of a hollow foot
or base containing a weight disc and two date indicating rotating discs one above the
other one of the last named discs having upon its edge the required numerals for
indicating the days of the month and the other disc having upon its edge the months
of the year the said date indicating discs being capable of independent rotation for
permitting any part of their inscribed edges being brought opposite openings in the
hollow foot or base for indicating the month and day of the month substantially as
hereinbefore described and illustrated in the accompanying Drawing.