Improved Tablet for Notifying the Occupation or Reservation of Seats in Railway Carriages or other Places.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Jan., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 3rd Nov., 1893-Accepted, 9th Dec., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Tablet for Notifying the Occupation or Reservation of
Seats in Railway Carriages or other Places.
I, JOSEF RERABEK, Kerepeser Strasse 34, of the City of Budapesth, in the
Kingdom of Hungary, Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
It is well known how disagreeable it is for a person when travelling, or when in
public resorts, on leaving his seat for only a short time, to find on his return that
his place has been taken by another person. This particularly happens frequently
during railway journeys, when a traveller, believing he has secured a seat, has
occasion to leave the compartment in a station for a short time to take refreshments
or for other requirements, & finds on his return, that during his absence, his seat
has become occupied by another passenger; this generally leads to a dispute or
unpleasantness.
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The object of this invention is to prevent such annoyances by providing a table
consisting of cardboard, leather, wood, metal or other suitable material bearing an
inscription on one side indicating that the place is reserved, as for instance
Occupied." A hook or other attachment is fastened to the table by means of a
string or small chain, so that the table can be placed or hung on or over the
reserved seat. The hook can be so construc.ed that it also can be hung on a
wooden or metallic ledge or rack.
On the other, or reverse, side of the plate a small pocket is provided, in which
the hook and string or chain can be placed when the plate is not in use and is put
into the coat pocket.
Dated this 6th day of January 1893.
ALLISON BROS.,
Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Tablet for Notifying the Occupation or Reservation of
Seats in Railway Carriages or other Places.
1, JOSEF RERABEK, of Kerepeser Strasse 34, of the City of Budapesth, in the
Kingdom of Hungary, Merchant, 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 :-
It is well known how frequently disagreeable conflicts and disputes arise during
travelling and in much frequented public resorts, when a person, on leaving his seat
for a short time, finds on his return that same has meanwhile become occupied by
another person.
This particularly happens most frequently during railway journeys, when a
traveller, thinking he has secured a certain seat, leaves his place in a station for a
very short time, in order to take some refreshment etc., finds on his return that his
seat has been taken by another passenger who has entered the compartment during
his absence; this generally leads to unpleasantness and disputes.
The object of this invention is to prevent all such annoyances and unpleasantnesses,
and in order to enable my invention to be clearly understood, I will proceed to
describe same with reference to the accompanying drawing in which :-
Fig. 1, is a perspective view of the improved tablet or table, and
Fig. 2, a section of same.

page_text: Ine tablet is constructed as follows:-
Two plates a and b made of any suitable material, are connected at the sides and
at the bottom edge in such manner that they form a pocket-like space c, in which
the hook or other attachment.d together with the cord or chain e can be inserted.
Said hook d, secured to the upper edge of the plate b, by means of the cord or
chain e, serves for hanging the tablet over the engaged or reserved seat. The
front plate a, bears a suitable inscription as for instance, Engaged or Occupied and
the name or initials of the owner, to indicate that the seat is occupied. The plate b
is in the form of a book in which, for instance toilette paper which may also contain
advertisements, is inserted. After placing the hook d and cord or chain e in the
afore-mentioned pocket e, the complete device can be put into the coat pocket.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
An improved tablet or table for notifying the occupation or reservation of seats,
consisting of two plates a and b, made of any suitable material and connected so as
to form a pocket c, which tablet can be hung over an occupied seat by means of a
book d, or other attachment, secured by a cord or chain e, a suitable inscription on
the front plate a indicating that the seat is occupied, said plate having the form
of a book in which toilette paper, bearing advertisements if desired, can be inserted,
substantially as described and shewn in the drawing.
Dated this 3rd day of November 1893.
ALLISON BROS.,
Agents for the Applicant.