US1032024A - Merchandise-display card. - Google Patents

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To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, ARTHUR D. RAWLiNos, :i citizen of the United States, and a resident of St. Louis, Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in i/erchandise-Bispiay Cards, of which the followingv is e full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,

forming e. part hereof.

My invention reiates to improvements in merchandise display cards, and has for its ohject to provide a display cord containing a transformation-picture device, which device is operated by means of o projecting arm, by the spectator.

nithc dirawings-17igiire l is e front eievation or" a device embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is o transverse sectional view o the suine. Fig. 3 is e front elevation of the sinne, showing the picture transformed by t ie 'As shown in the drawings, I provide a sheet 5, having merchendisedispiay spaces 6, and an opemn' i', which is provided with two equal sized colored panes, 8 and S of diiierent colors, for example, as iliustrated in 1 and 3, the pone 8 is green und the pane 9 red. Behind the pones 8 and 9,

picturebearing slide 1.9 is mounted, it-

heing; provided with e .projecting arm 11. Upon. 'the siide l0 are, imprinted superimposed pictures', of contrasting colors, one in the color of 'the pane 8, and the other in the color out the pane 9, thc pictures being prin*- ed in the space indicated by the numeral 12.

it is obvious that when the erm l1 is thrust inwardly so that the space or square 12 registers with the pene 8, the green picture will be invisible, and the red icture visible; while en outward puii on tie arm specification of ietters Potent. .fipgilcatiorliled September ti, '1911.

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l outward movement of the slide. Fig. 4,* 1s o plan vlew of the picture-bearing slide.

Patented July 9, 1912. serial No. 651,00

11 will hringthe picturehearing space or( .of the rcur willi 14, in the splice registering with the pane 8, 1s u suitahe surface for advertising inutil?. which is visible through .the pane 8 when the slide l0 is in its outward position (see Fig. 3

Having thus described my invention, 'I ciairn--- Y i 1. In a merchandise dispiuy card, the combination of u card provided with an opening, two variously-colored panes mounted in the opening", u picture-hearing slide mounted in the rear of said pones und having two variously-colored pictures superimposed upon euch other i-n u space adapted to register alternately with Suid panes, and u projecting arm wherchy the movement of Suid slide is controlled, substantially as described.

2. IIn amerchendise display card, the com`- bination. of n. card provided with un opening, two variously-colored 4penes of equal size and shape mounted in the opening, u picture-beuringr slide mounted in the rear of said panes und having two variousiy-coiored pictures superimposed upon each other in u space adopted to register aiternuteiy with Suid panes, und'nprojecting arm whereby the movement of Suid slide is coutrQl1ed,sub stantially as described. p

In testimony whereof, Ihuve signed my name to this specification, in presence of two subscribing witnesses. f

ARTHUR D. RAWLNGS.

Witnesses:

W. L. lorrnunouonu, N. E. BROCKMAN.

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