An Improved Want List or Indicator for Household and other Purposes.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Sept., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 2nd June, 1894-Accepted, 7th July, 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Want List or Indicator for Household and other
Purposes.
I, HUGH ECCLES, The Diamond, Coleraine, Ireland, Gentleman, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in the indicators employed as a reminder
for various household and other wants, on which a series of names of articles, such
as sugar, bread etc., is printed at the side of each of which is a hole, in which a pin
or peg can be placed, serving to remind the house or shop keeper that such an
article is required. A number of holes is furnished at the bottom or other
convenient part of the board, in which the pins are kept when not required, and
from which they are taken when used.
Indications made in this form are used at present, and my invention consists of
an addition to such boards, rendering them a greater convenience. To a convenient
part of the board, preferably at the lower end, I attach a clip or holder, in which a
memo block, post or other cards on which the goods can be ordered, are placed.
According to one arrangement, two elastic strips are used, under which the cards
or blocks are placed along with a pencil, and according to another a slide formed
of two bars rebated to receive the block. The indicator can be made of any
suitable material, wood, pasteboard, metal, slate or other substance.
Dated this 11th day of September 1893.
GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Want List or Indicator for Household and other
Purposes.
I HUGH ECCLES of The Diamond Coleraine Ireland Gentleman, 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 improvements in the indicators employed as a reminder
for various household & other wants, on which a series of names of articles, such as
sugar, bread etc., is printed, at the side of each of which is a hole, in which a pin
or peg can be placed, serving to remind the house or shop keeper that such an
article is required.
A number of holes is furnished at the bottom or other convenient part of the
board, in which the pins are kept when not required, and from which they are taken
when used.
Indications made in this form are used at present, and my invention consists of
an addition to such boards, rendering them a greater convenience.
To a convenient part of the board, preferably at the lower end, I attach a clip
or holder, in which a memo block, post or other cards on which the goods can be
ordered, are placed.
According to one arrangement, two elastic strips are used, under which the cards
or blocks are placed along with a pencil, and according to another a slide formed
of two bars rebated to receive the block.

page_text: The indicator can be made of any suitable material, wood, pasteboard, metal,
late or other substance.
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In order that the invention may be more clearly understood, reference is had to
the accompanying sheet of drawings in which Figs. 1 & 2 are respectively a front
and side elevation of one arrangement, and Figs. 3 and 4 similar views of a
modification.
A is the board marked with the articles, which may be required in alphabetical
order and in rows and furnished with the holes a one at the side of each article,
and an additional set of holes a¹ in the lower end in which the pins B are placed
when not required. On the lower part of the board according to Figs.
& 2
the elastic bands C are fitted passing through holes c in the board and notches c¹
in the lower end, which prevent the bands slipping out of position. The set of
cards or blocks D is placed under these bands and is held securely on the board,
allowing the upper card to be detached readily when used. In Figs. 3 & 4 the
ledges C are employed, rebated to form a slide, in which the block D is placed
being slidden in or out at one end.
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 :-
1. An attachment for "want list" boards, consisting of a clip or holder in which
cards or a memo block is held, substantially as and for the purposes specified.
2. An improved attachment for "want list" boards consisting of a clip formed
of two elastic bands passed through the board, carrying cards or a memo block,
substantially as described and shown in Figs. 1 & 2, and for the purposes
specified.
3. An improved attachment for "want list" boards consisting of a slide formed
by two rebated bars on the lower part of the board, carrying cards or a memo
block, substantially as described and shown in Figs. 3 and 4.
Dated this 2nd day of June 1894.
GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.