US1992385A - Calendar case - Google Patents

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H. M. MATHERS CALENDAR CASE Filed Sept. 13, 1952 HFR SAT SUN Feb. 26, 1,935.

Patented Feb. 26, 193,5v Y i` i y r Harry M. Mathers, Portland, Oreg., assignor of thirty-nine one-hundredths to Howard M. 'Coveyynineteen one-hundredths to Frank L. Matter,` and three one-hundredths to Anna Rueger, all of Portland, Oreg.

Application september 13, 1932, seria1No-c3a90s 5 claims. (o1. io-11o) My invention relates tofcircular calendars and endars are arranged in said circumferential remeans for housing the same. f 1 cess and Athe means for holding them in place;

In my prior Patent, No 1,874,201, August 30, Fig. 3 shows a perspective View similar to Fig. 19321 described a series of annular calendars 1 except that the annular calendars and` the 5 arranged one `over the `other `about a clock Adial `flanged collar for holding the calendars in place 5 or similar circular space in whichapointerhand at their inner margins havexbeen removed, to is operated to indicate the current day of the Show further details of construction; -1 i week and month, such sheets` being adapted to Fig.` 4 shows a detached view of the removable be removed successively as each month passes. flanged .COllal adapted t be mounted Over Said i0 'The object of my present invention is to procase; and i 1o vide a practical and simple' case .or housing for Fig- 5 shOWS aDeISDeCtiVe VieW `0f tWO 0f the such calendar! sheets either in combination with annular calendars removed from the case.

a clock dial and clock operated calendar hand, Referring nOW'tO the iigllresl IhaVe illustrated or merely a plain dial and simple manually oper- `one embodiment of my invention comprising a l ated calendar handj Suchcase being adapted to Case a provided `with a circumferential base plate i; contain anumber of such calendars either in the b, the Case jinelilding an annular Outstanding 'form of a series of sheets, the uppermost of which flange C. Aj @100k d may be InOllnted` in the may betorn off and destroyed, orla series of cards case a asillustrated in Figs. 1 and 3, if desired;` of a more or less permanent nature adapted to or a plain dial, nOt shOWn, may be used insteadfunction as a perpetual calendar. One form of The CaSe CL is adapted t0 have a Series 0f an- 2O such case Was described in my said prior patent, nulal", mOnthly Calendars e 0f thin paper `Sheets but not claimed and it is a further object of myf'Ol more 01 less `Stiff Cards, See Fig. 5,`In011nted present invention to provide a more practical Ithereon and arranged coneentrieally about said and efficient case thanthat therein described. diali A further object of my invention is to provide If a clock is mounted within the case aa clockg5 such a case, provided with relatively simple andv Operated Calendar hand f fOl indicating the 0111- practical means` for holding the calendars in rent day 0n the InOnthly Galendals may be Ve'y piace and with auxiliary means adapted to hold readily provided, 0r if a plain dial is used a them so that the outermost sheet is flush with centrally pivoted, manually operated calendar the centrally located dial and thus increases its hand Will then be provided. 30 visibility. The monthly calendars e may `either lbe of the I attain my objects in a case, a hand pivotally kind shown in Fig. 5, in WhCh the rst days 0f mounted in said case, said case provided with a the months are arranged at the t0n. One Over circumferential chamber having an open front the other; or of the kind illustrated in my Said case Wall substantially flush With an outer face Dl'Oi patent in Which the `fiist days 0f the InOnth 35 Wan of the Case, Said chamber adapted to hold of the underlying sheets are arranged to follow a series of monthly calendar sheets, the said directly respectively the last dal 0f the OVBI" sheets having their centers out away to permit lying `,Sheet? whereby -U-pon the removal Of the their placement in said chamber,` means for hold- Ovemlmg Calendar Sheet" th? mst day of the un' 40 ing said calendar sheets in place in said circumderlymg sheet. Wm follow dlrectly; and .the Cal' 40 ferential chamber, and means for holding` the endar hand 7 when Clock'operated Wm move sheets laced in said chamber rml a anst th successively from the last day of the preceding p y g 1 v month to the rst day of the succeeding month.

said Outer face Wan of said Chamber' Of course when monthly calendars of the kind These and other mcldental Oblects and ad` here illustrated are used, the hand f will have to 45 vantages of my invention and details of construcb tion are hereinafter fully described with reference Sgalsn? 12g gvaggeettggggg to the accompaming drawing' Y 30 days. However, this only occurs ve times I? the drawmgf during the year, namely, on the last days of Feb- Fig. 1 shows an elevation of my case and illusmary, April, June, September and N0Vembe1-` 50 trates a clock mounted within the case and the A @01151- g is adapted t0 be removably mounted annular monthly calendar sheet in its circumon the fiange c, and has an exterior shoulder h ferential recess; adapted to bear against the inner margins of Fig. 2 shows a side elevation of the same partly the calendars e and hold them in place at the cenin section and illustrates how the monthly calter. A frame i is also provided preferably hinged 55 plate m an annular chamber in which to place the stack of calendars e.

In order to provide means for holding the calendars flush against the "shoulders h, Ic, I have provided flat spring members, Z`secured to the face of the base plate b Within the area inclosed by the frame i and adapted to bear againstvan annular plate m, which serves as a backing for the calendars and presses and holds them against the said shoulders h, 7c so that the 'outermost sheet Will be substantially in the plane of the calendar hand,thus promoting the visibility of vI prefer to have the monthly calendars printed on thin sheets of paper, so that a supply of one or more years may be placed in my case in' their consecutive monthly order., as illustrated in Fig. '2, in which event each month it will `only be necessary 'to open the frame z' and tear oil the old calendar sheet and advance the hand over the 'interveningVl spaces a', if` necessary.

Further, I anticipate providing a perpetual' calendar consisting of .relatively stiii and durable cards with monthly calendars printed on both sides; representing all the possible combinations ofthe days of the Week and month, including leapyears that Will occur. Withsuch cards I 'provide an index, indicating the particular card to be used for any particular month for any given year.

Thus, with this type of calendar, atthe end of each month the frame i will be 4opened and the p Acollar 'g removed, then by reference to the said index the calendar for the present month Will be'selectedand moved vto the-front.

II have illustrated' and described an ecient form of construction for carrying my invention into effect, but do not Wish to be limited to the precise details of construction set forth, since these may be varied; and mere modifications of the elements of the following claims Within the scope of my invention are intended to be included.

I claim:

1. A case having a circumferential, annular chamber leaving a central opening, said chamber adapted to hold a seriesof annular sheets, a hand pivotally mounted in said opening, and means for holding the sheets placed in said chamber flush with the rontvvall of said case.

- 2. A case having a circumferential, annular chamber leaving a central opening, said chamber adapted to hold a series of annular sheets, a hand pivotally mounted in said opening, said chamber having an openable section, to permit the insertion and removal of said sheets, and means for holding the sheets placed in said chamber iiush with the front Wall of said case.

3. A calendar case comprising a supporting body having a central opening, a series of calendar ,sheets having'a registering central opening, means for mounting on saidbody said sheets, such; means including a'flange overlying the marginal surface about the centralopening of sheets, and indicating means movably mounted in said central opening of the supporting body.

4;. In a calendar case comprising a supporting `body having a `central opening, means for mounting on. said body a series oi calendar `sheets having a registering centralopening, such means including a flange overlying the marginal surface about thecentral opening of said sheets, and lindicating means inovably mounted in said central opening of the supporting body.

5. In-a calendar case comprising a supporting body having a central opening, means for mounting on said body a of calendar sheets having aregistering central opening, such means including a' removable ilange overlyingthe marginal surfaceabout the central opening oit' said sheets, and indicating means movahly mounted in said central opening oi 'the supporting body.

i HARRY M, MATHERS.

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