US1830030A - Memento chart - Google Patents

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NOV. 3, 1931. A, KLElN 1,830,030

MEMENTO CHART Filed May 14, 1929 ALMO B5 A HR GUS CA TE M cKL/NS BUTTER CAULIFL w ME T R'S DATES 4 l smmsommv 24} Patented Nov. 3, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT v OFFICE GERHARD A; KLEINQOF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA MEMENT'O CHART Application filed May 14,

items of merchandise that periodically betomedepleted in stock and call for replenishmg.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide a simple, efficient and inexpensive chart designed to quickly and accurately and without confusion indicate and selectively point out any items in and among a classified list of articles of merchandise which should receive especial attention because involving a pending shortage and thus necessitating rendering of these items.

A further object of this invention is to maintain at all times the total list ofitems of merchandise classified in full View of the interested parties, without concealing any item among the list, even when it is intended to reveal for reminding purposes which items on the total list are to be reordered.

Another object of this invention is toproide for. a duplicate list of classified items of merchandise, so that two vertical groups of items are classified, one alongside the other, so that by means of a movable signaling device it is possible to cover one item of each duplicate set of items at any time to reveal for distinguishing purposes whether the item is in stock or not.

A still further purpose of this invention is to provide for classifying items of merchandise or names in proper sequence and order so that any item can be seen at a glance; and in conjunction with any and all items means is provided for signaling whether it is in stock or not, and when in stock the item is revealed in view, and when not in stock the same item is revealed in view but in a manner to convey the signal for reordering.

With the above and other objects in view my invention consists in the combination, arrangement and details of construction disclosed in the drawings and specification, and then more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings, wherein similar parts designate similar part-s thruout the respective views,

1929. Serial No. 362,998.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of my inventlon, V

Figure 2 is a perspective view thereof, Figure 3 is a perspective view of a guide portion shown fragmentarily,

Figure 4; is a group of two views, showing opposite sides of a name plate,

Figure 5 is a front elevation of a modified form of my invention, and

Figure 6 is a top plan view of my invention, showing the top of the guide post bearings removed.

Referring to the drawings, which are merely illustrative of my invention 10 designates the panel board, display board, backing board or chart forming the basis of my invention, which can be made from any suitable or desirable material. This panel board will be divided into two vertical groups or rows of signs, there being two alining signs eX- tending horizontally in each group, the division lines between both groups being designated B, and at A at the top of each group 1s printed Grocery items or the like designed to particularize the items listed in classified order in both or either group.

There are two ways of constructing the present invention. One way is to provide for the name plates or tickets 15 to slide from one sign to anotherand the other is to provide for a swinging movement for the same purpose. Thus the particular item of food or merchandise listed appears twice, in horizontally alining signs in each vertical, group on opposite sides of the division lines B. For example theitem Almonds is printed at 18, in one sign, and again at 18a in the adjacent horizontal sign. And every other item in the list is printed in the identically similar manner. The signs each consist of two strips 13, 14 spaced apart vertically forming a guide for a name plate 15 equal in length to any sign and of a width'to fit snugly and slidably between the strips 13, l ibeing guided edgewise against the same and being of the same thickness with them so as to present a flush appearance therewith.

In order to prevent the name plates 15 from becoming displaced from any guide formed upon the panel board 10 by sets of strips 18, 14 and at the same time to render visible these name plates I may employ a celluloid or transparent sheet 18 to cover all of the strips across the effective face of the chart as shown in Figure 5. In this manner it will be seen that all name plates 15 are confined between the sheet 18 and the strips 13, let slidably overlapping the panel board proper 10. Each name plate has an arm extension 21 at one end terminating in ahandle 20, although no handle is necessary.

It will be assumed that for reminding purposes, the name plate will bear on its display face so as to show thru the transparent sheet 18 an inscription of the character of the item of food or of the name it relates to; these inscriptions appearing as at M or M. Since the various items are repeated there will be me name plate 15 devoted to covering, at any particular time, one item of each set of ropeated items. When the items at the right of either vertical group are covered and con cealed by a name plate bearing any iuscrip- :ion desired relating to this item, the same,

items are exposed infull view of the observer at the left of the same column. By glancing down the list at the left of ei the column the interested party can quickly tell what items .16 in stock, or what names appear to convey desired information. When action is to be taken concerning any name or item printed on the chart and some person is to be reminded of the necessity of such action in time th s person, ahead of time, will insert some object like pencil or match into the guide contain ing any particular name plate and push it from rightand. position to left-hand position, the division lines B serving to afford a )lace where the pencil or match can be inserted. This name plate having been shifted to the left it now covers the item previously uncovered, and replaces the legend 13 by its own legend. M, M which now signals the fact that there is a shortage concerning the item. displayed or any other information- The other of hinging the name plates 15 is to provide a hinge collar or knuckle 24 at one end of each name plate and to mount :he collars of the several name plates in rotary embracing relation upon an anchor post 23, the post being disposed at opposite ends in a hearing 22, one such bearing being shown in Figure 5. The name plate 25 carrying the collar 24 may thus be made to cover the signs on the right, and can be swung over to cover the signs on the left and to uncover the previously covered signs. In this manner either legend can be made to appear at ranlom for the purpose already set forth hereinbefore. In F i gure 3 it is shown how the name plate or slip 15 is designed to he slidably mounted between the offset guide flanges 16, 17 where the transparent sheet 18- is no long er applied. It will be understood that with this construction there will be as many guides consisting of the flanges 16, 17 as there are signs.

I do not mean to limit myself to the exact details of construction disclosed herein but I intend to cover all variations falling Within the scope of the appended claims.

Yfhat I claim and seek protection on is as follows 1. A. memento chart for inventorying merchandise and the like consisting of a panel board, a series of two parallel columns divided centrally by a line and arranged to provide each a successive series of horizontal signs, each sien referring to a different article of merchandise, each pair of horizontally alined. signs in both columns being worded identically the same to repeat the same item, and an imperforate shield made of a size to effectively cover one sign at a time and capable of movement from one column into the other to conccai one item of any pair of items, whereby the shield may serve to point out any item to be replenished in stock by its pos tion, the denotatien of the item appearing in the uncovered sign alongside the concealed sign.

2. A device as described consisting of a chart rule oil into two vertical adjacent columns, horizontal lines intersecting the vertical column in a vertically spaced apart series, whereby two vertical rows of signs are provider ca ch horizontally alining pairs of signs 'a both columns being printed to denote the same itemcf merchandise but each pair denoting dissimilar products, and an entry-rcceiving shield made of im"; )erforate material desi ned to enter movably so as to overlie the si n for any item in one column to cover this item and to display the other similar item sign for items classifying purposes, and designed also to enter the other column to occupy a position so as to uncover the first itempreviously covered, and precede this item for item replenishing inventory purposes.

In witness whereof he has hereunder set his hand this 29th day of rrpril, 1929.

GERHAR-D A. KLEIN.

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