An Appliance for Resting and Invigorating the Eyes.
Year: 1898

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Appliance for Resting and Invigorating the Eyes.
ANDREW HENRY LOWE, Journalist, Thrush Hill, Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scot-
land, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:
"An appliance for resting and invigorating the eyes," consisting of a piece of
cardboard, or other material, of any size or shape, with colours, of any nature,
shade, number, or variety, arranged on it, with a view to the resting and invigo-
rating of the eyes, by their being passed over it occasionally, when reading, writ-
ing, sewing, or engaged in any other fine work; with attachments, of various
kinds, for fixing it to books, desks, etcetera.
ሰ. Law of A 1898
Au Appliance for Resting and Invigorating the Eyes.
I, ANDREW HENRY LOWE, Journalist, Thrush Hill, Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scot-
laud, 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 relates to an appliance for resting and invigorating the eyes,
and it is intended principally for the use of persons who are engaged in any
work requiring close application which would tend to tire the eyes, and probably
eventually impair the sight. It will be found of great advantage to person's
when reading, writing, sewing or engaged in any other fine work.
It consists in a piece of cardboard or other suitable material of any desired
size or shape, upon which circles lines or other figures are printed or otherwise
produced of any size and in any colours, shades, numbers or variety, those being
chosen and being arranged in the manner which will be the most effective in
resting the eyes, after same have been used for any considerable period in
regarding close or fine characters or work.
It will be found that when the eyes feel tired from regarding such close or fine
characters or work, by simply running them occasionally over the card described
for only a short period, the sight will be immediately rested.
In Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawings I have shown a card with a series
of circles arranged thereon, the different nature of the section lines in such circles
indicating the different colours or shades in which same may be printed or
otherwise produced.

page_text: Fig. 2 shows a card with a series of lines produced thereon in different shades
or colours, (instead of circles as in the case shown in Fig. 1), such lines running
either horizontally, vertically, or at any desired angle across the card, and being
of such width and at such distances apart as may be found most desirable.
in the accompanying drawing the circles or lines marked a may represent
green, those marked bred, those marked blue, those marked d yellow, and those
marked purple, but it will be readily understood that I do not limit myself to
these colours nor to the special arrangement of same shown.
The card may be made in a variety of forms, such for example as will enable
it to be used as a book mark, in which case it may constitute an attachment to
a book or be provided with slits so that it can be slipped on to the blade of a
paper knife, or it may form an attachment to a desk, table or other article, and
even to the person or the dress.
The back of the card, and if desired a portion of the front also, may be utilized
for receiving advertisements or supplying useful information (such as dates,
tables, postal rates, &c. &c.), or same may be suitably ornamented.
It will also be understood that both sides of the card might be utilized to
receive the resting and invigorating means described, the nature, arrangement,
and colours of the figures, being, if desired, varied on the opposite sides.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:-
The improved device for resting and invigorating the eyes consisting in a
piece of cardboard or other suitable material, upon one or both sides of which
circles, lines or other figures are produced in different colours or shades and in
any desired order, substantially as specified.
Dated this 28th day of December 1898.
ALLISON BROS.,
Agents for the Applicant.