US1038452A - Time-book. - Google Patents

Description

J. M. SPIKER.

TIME BOOK.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 27, 1907.

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TIME-BOOK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN M. SPIKER, 'a

citizen of the United States, residing at Aurora, in the county of Kane and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Time-Books, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement .in time books, and the object is to provide whichhas the usual ruling for the names of different parties along the edge of the sheet, and across this vertical rulings are made for each day in the week, as at 2, and beyond this for the total time, and so on, for the convenience of the user. Atthe top of the sheet symbols 3, 3 are formed together with marginal spaces having rulings leading therefrom on which-can be indicated the' class of work the symbol or marginal space is to indicate, as for instance, the square symbol could represent laying stone, and the symbol in the shape of the let-ter O excavating, and so on. The, object of the -marginal space is for any symbol to be inserted, or-the symbol omitted entirely, and

i a numeral on the ruling opposite the name of a symbol, without asymbol, will be understood as representing the hours of workdone' on the class of work specified opposite the marginal space located along the edge of the sheet.

To illustrate how this time record is kept by means of symbols and the classes of work he works 8 hours each day laying stone,

which gives him a total of 43 hours for the week. These different symbols are indithem in the ruling for that day,'"'andthe number of hours is inserted in the symbol or opposite it. can readily tell just the class of work the man has been doing, the number of hours spent in doing the job, and the number of hours he has worked during the week. By

Patented Sept. 10,1912. Application filed September 27, 1907. Serial so. 394,921.

cated for the day of the week by placing In this way the contractor certain symbbls or letters he could tell the manner in which the employee had been paid, whether by check or by cash. And

thus he could very readily ascertain just What the mans services amounted to. By this arrangement a great deal of time is saved, and at the same time furnishes a record for the employer of just what amount of work and the class of work his men have been doing during the week. The memoranda comprises or takes up the entire sheet, and certain symbols are shown on o e side and others on the other side of the s eet, so that when the sheet is folded in the middle it is necessary to have the back of the'sheet printed oppositely to the way it is on the other side, so that when a page is turned, the

page on the left-hand sideof the book will have a certain kind of symbols or letters and the page on the right-hand side of the book will have another set of symbols, and will have the data, which is not shown, on

the left-handside of the book.

Itis evident that slight changes might be made in. the form and arrangement of the several parts described without departing from the spirit and scope of-m invention, and" hence I do not wish to limit myselfto {)he exact construction herein set forth,

Havingfully described my invention, what I desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A time-book comprising sheets for memoranda, having the, sheets ruled for forming spaces, some of the spaces designated to indicate the days of the week, and other spaces to contain the names of parties emplo ed, marginal spaces and symbols arrange in columns along the upper edge of the sheet having"rulings leading therefrom for classes of work, said symbols adapted to of hours employed.

2. A time-book comprising sheets for mempranda, having the sheets ruled for forming spaces, some of the spaces designated to indicate the days of the week, and other spaces to-contain thenames of parties employed, symbols arranged in columns along the upper edge ofthe sheet and havlng rulings leading therefrom for classes of work, said symbols adapted to be placed on the rulings oppositethe name of the employee, and beneath'the day of the Week, together with the number of hours employed. 10

' In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

. J. M. SPIKER.

Witnesses:

- E; F. Scocrr,

F. M. SYLVESTER.

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