US1158317A - Calendar. - Google Patents

Description

H. E. SHEDD.

CALENDAR.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 10. 1915.

Patented @ct. 26, 1915.

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HUGH E. SHEDD, 0F MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

CALENDAR. I

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Met. 26, 19155.

Application filed March 10, 1915. Serial No. 13,432.

To all whom it may concern v I Be it known that I, HUGH E. SHEDD, c1t1- zen of the United States of America, residing at Minneapolis, in the county of Hennep'in and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improveprovements in Calendars, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in calendars.

The object of the invention is to provide a neat and compact calendar which will enable a person to accurately and conveniently keep advised of dates on which important matters are to be attended to, and in addition to provide means for preserving the leaves bearing the day and dates of the month, in such manner that same will be removed from the view of unauthorized persons.

A further object of the invention is to provide a calendar with leaves having the days and dates on one side, and provided on theopposite side with lines and spaces corresponding to the days and dates of the month, to receive confidential data, and arrange the respective leaves so that they may be turned up to gain access to the rear to apply the memorandum, and when found desirable to pocket the leaves in a way to remove them from view, that they'may be preserved for future use.

The invention also comprehends improvements in the details of construction and arrangement of parts whieh will be hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings :Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved calendar, a leaf being turned up to illustrate the manner of use, a portion of the turned up leaf being broken away. Fig. 2 is a similar view, the flap forming the pocket being open. Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal section. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of the leaf book.

1 indicates a base provided at a convenient point with the male portion 2, of a clasp. Pasted or otherwise fastened to the lower end of the base '1, is a, strip of canvas or other strong flexible material, indicated at 3. To this canvas'strip 3, is secured the lower end of what I will hereafter refer to as a flap 4, which with the base 1, forms a pocket 5, to receive the leaves 6, of the caltit endar proper, the canvas strip forming a hinge. To the rear upper end of the flap 4:,

I is a tap 7 fastened by the female member 8,

of a clasp, this member engaging with the male member 2, to fasten the flap to the base, as will appear later on.

A bar of wire 9 is mounted in canvas bearings 10, on the rear upper portion of,

the year, month, day, and date, and at the bottom it is cut away to expose a lip of the next succeeding leaves, each leaf adjacent the cutaway portion having the month printed thereon. Thus it is possible to readily and conveniently refer to any particular month when desiring to make notes for events to happen in future months.

Onthe rear of each leaf is printed a series of horizontal lines 17 and arranged in two columns the dates of the respective months, the month and. year being also indicatedat the top of the leaf.

In use, the flap will be clasped to the base 7 1, and the leaves will hang on the hooks, as

shown in Fig. 1. As each month passes the tap is pulled and the clasp isreleased and the flap is swung away from the base 1. The

leaf then will be turned up onthe hooks and back of the flap and out of the way to be removed from view, but is preserved for future use. The flap is again clasped to the base and the next succeeding month is exposed to view.'

Let it be supposed a person desires to make a memorandum of some event, which is to happenin the future. The leaf representing the respective month can be conveniently selected by the arrangement described, then all leaves representing preceding months, as well as the leaf of the month wanted, are turned upwardly on the hooks and are supported on the base 1, above the flap, as indicated in Fig. 1. Obviously then, the memorandum can be indicated on the rear of the leaf, and to make sure of noting the matter the date can be scratched on the front of the leaf, which will'be a warning that something of importance is due at that particular time, but the details are to be gained from the notes onthe rear.

Such a calendar as described provides convenient means for keeping track of affairs to be dealt with in the future, and in a way that the memoranda are kept from the View of the public. Also by providing the flap the leaves of preceding months can be preserved .out of view, and if occasion demands that preceding dates are to be referred to it is simply necessary to release the clasp and turn over the various leaves.

\Vhat I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A calendar comprising a base, a flap hinged to the base and forming with the latter a pocket, means for fastening the free end of the flap to the base, hooks on the flap, and a series of leaves supported on the hooks, said leaves having data on both sides relating to a calendar month.

2. A calendar comprising a base, a flap, a strip of canvas secured to the flap and the base to form a hinge, a clasp to fasten the free end of the flap against the base, hooks on the flap and extending beyond the free edge of same, and a series of leaves mounted on the hooks, said leaves having data on both sides relating to a calendar month.

3. A calendar comprising a base and a hinged flap, means for fastening the free end of the flap to the base, a rod hinged to the flap and formed at its ends with .hooks which extend beyond the free edge of the flap, the hooks having their major portions in front of the flap, a series of leaves supported on the hooks in front of the flap, each leaf having data on the front and rear relating to a calendar month.

t. A calendar comprising a base and a hinged flap, a rod hinged on the rear of the flap, the ends of the rod being upwardly and'then downwardly and inwardly bent to form hooks on the front of the flap, said flap having openings through which the ends of the hooks extend, and a series of leaves supported on the hooks, each leaf having data on the front and rear relating to a calendar month.

5. A calendar comprising-a base, a flap hinged to the base and with the latter forming a pocket. means for securing the free end of the flap to the base, hooks on the flap, said hooks extending beyond the free edge of the flap, a series of leaves supported on the hooks, each leaf having the day, date, and month printed on its front surface, said leaf having a series of horizontal lines on its rear surface and numbers adjacent the lines corresponding to the dates on the front surface, the hooks permitting the leaves to be thrown up above the flap to be supported on the base to makenotes on the horizontal lines.

6. A calendar comprising a base, a lap hinged at its bottom to the base, means for securing the free end of the flap to the base, the flap forming with the base a pocket, a series of leaves carried by the flap, and means for supporting the leaves whereby when the flap securing means is released the leaves may be turned into the pocket and out of view.

7. A calendar comprising a base, a flap hinged at one end to the base, the lap forming with the back a pocket, a series of leaves supported on the flap and adapted to be turned behind said flap and stored in the pocket, and means for securing the free end of the flap to the base to retain the leaves in the pocket.

8. A calendar comprising a base, a flap, means for hinging the flap to the base, means for securing the free end of the flap to the base, leaf supports on and extending beyond said free end of the flap, and a series of leaves supported on the supports.

9. A calendar comprising a base. a tlap hinged to the base which with said base forms a pocket. detachable means for fastening the free end of the flap against the base. and means for supporting a plurality of leaves on the flap. the detachable means permittin of opening the pocket to receive the leaves.

10. A calendar comprising a base, a flap hinged to the base, said flap having openings, means for detachably holding the free end of the flap to the base, means hinged on the back of the flap and extending over the edge and front thereof and having its free ends passed through the openings to form leaf supports, and a series of leaves mount l on the supports and adapted to he turnee an the supports and stored behind the flap, each leaf having the days and dates of a month and its lower edge cut away to expose a portion of the succeeding leaves and the month printed adjacent the cut away portion.

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

HUGH l). SlllGDl).

Witnesses ii. A. (oor-nn, H. E. DAWSON.

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