US2005977A

US2005977A - Index and signal

Info

Publication number: US2005977A
Application number: US621722A
Authority: US
Inventors: Charles C Kitchen
Original assignee: Remington Rand Inc
Current assignee: Remington Rand Inc
Priority date: 1932-07-09
Filing date: 1932-07-09
Publication date: 1935-06-25
Anticipated expiration: 1952-06-25

Description

June 25, 1935. ;v C, K11-CHEN 2?0()5 ,977 K INDEXl AND SIGNAL Filed July 9, 1952 Patented June 25, 17935 INDEX AND SIGNAL` Charles C. Kitchen, Toledo, Ohio, assigner to Remington Rand Inc., Buialo, N. Y.

Application July 9, 1932, Serial No. 621,722

9 Claims.

This invention relates to Signalling devices particularly adapted for use in conjunction with index le equipment of the visible type.

One object of the invention is to provide a 5 device adapted to be attached to marginal portions of a card or like index which will permit independent selective signalling of two different conditions represented thereon.

Another objectof the invention is to provide l a structure adapted to be assembled and operated without diiculty in conjunction with various well known types of visible index equipment such as those utilizing visible retaining sheaths.

These objects can be accomplished by mounting a pair of signals upon the marginal portion of an index card and setting each signal upon the marginalportion at the proper marked location. For example, signals can be so mounted as to intersect each other as they extend through a marginal Slot in the index member and each signal is visible from the slot toward one lateral edge of the card, depending upon the distance it is drawn from the slot. The marginal portions of the card from the Slot toward the lateral edges are provided with cooperating signalling features and the signals cooperate according to their exposed portions to signal certain facts regarding the records on the cards. v

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary plan of a filing device embodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is a cross Section, on a larger scale of one of the ling elements, taken substantially along the line II--II of Fig. 1;

35 Fig. 3 is a fragmentary plan of a marginal portion of an index card;

Fig. 4 is a cross section, taken substantially along the line IV IV of Fig. 1, but illustrating only one of the ling elements;

Fig. 5 isa fragmentary planof a marginal portion of another form of filing element;

Fig. 6 is a disassembled perspective'of a pair of signals employed in the device shown in Fig. 1; and

Fig.` 7 is a disassembled perspective. of the signals employed in the device shown in Fig. 5.

Cardholders I0 having attached marginal re-v taining and supporting strips I I for slidably and removably mounting them in guides I2 of a le tray I5, are provided with slots I6 for receiving upper corner portions of record members I1 whichl portion of each card I1. The front upper edge of the sheath is turned inwardly to form a bead extending across the lower portion of the card. The marginal portion of each card at an intermediate location has a slot 22 extending to its edge which is covered by the sheath I8. A pair of signals 23.and 25, in the form of transparent' flexible strips, which may be colored either alike or differently, are inserted in opposed relation through the slot 22 and intersect at the slot. Outer ends, or portions, of the Signals extending toward the opposite lateral edges of the cards are provided with relatively large manually operable handles 26 and 2l projecting upwardly beyond the upper beaded edge of the sheath.

The strip 23 is cut away to provide a relatively narrow shank 28 which extends through a longitudinal slot 29 in a shank 30 of the other signal 25. These Shanks 28 and 30 intersect each other at the slot 22. Thus, as viewed in Fig. l, the signal 23 is visible and movable in the sheath to the left from the Slot 22 along a cooperating signalling section 32 of the card, whereas the signal is visible and movable in the sheath to the right from the Slot 22 along cooperating signalling section 33 of the card. The slot provides a dividing line between the marginal signal sections of the card. Signalling indicia 35, which in this instance represent months of the year, are applied along the section 32, and other suitable signalling indicia 36 on the opposite Section 33 are provided for indicating percentages. Projections or lips 3l are Struck out from the handles 26 and 2l of the signals for guiding action with respect to the inner sheath bead 20 and maintain the signals properly Slidable in the sheath. In assembling the signals the projections snap behind the beads as the signals are inserted in the Sheath.

In the construction shown in Figs. 5 and 7,

Signals

38 and 39 are provided, which operate in substantially the same manner as the otherrsignals, and are inserted in the same form of card holder. However, in this form the signal 39 is not slotted, but has a narrow strip shank 50 which is adapted to be adjacent a similar shank 52 located in a relatively offset position on the signal 38 without interfering with the same at the marginal slot 22 of the card I 'I. Integral handles 53 and 55 of the Signals project beyond the bead 20 of the Sheath and are manually operable in the same manner as the signal handles described previously. The portions of the signals at the opposite ends from their handles extend through the slot 22 from the front of the card II and these ends are concealed. Accordingly, there is no visible overlapping, or combination of colors, of the two signal strips, and they operate to signal independently the conditions represented on the

sections

32 and 33 and cooperate with the same slot 22 to support or guide them in exposing predetermined portions thereof. The length of the exposed portion of each signal has a definite relation to the cooperating card section and simply by observing the exposed portion of either signal, a definite conception of the conditions represented is conveyed to the observer.

One of the various uses of this construction is illustrated in Fig. l wherein sales records are entered upon the card with reference to various sales and percentages. For example, the signal 23 can be set upon one of the indicia 35 to indicate, by viewing the marginal portion of the card, the month of last call by a salesman. This porf tion of the card is visible without examination of the body of the card and without disturbing the overlapped internesting relation of a series of cards led in a tray. Likewise the right hand side of the card at-its marginal portion, as viewed in this iigure, serves to indicate the percentage of last years business obtained thus far this year,

by setting the signal at the proper percentage indicia 36 which is visible without manipulating the cards. Thus two important features of sales records can be made visible simply by viewing the margins of the cards and the necessary changes from time to time may be effected independently on each side or section of the card by manipulating the respective signals. It is only necessary to glance at the exposed portions of the signals to ascertain whether or not the percentages are high, low or medium, or whether the last date indicated is near the first, mid, or latter part of a year. 4The invention is not so limited but that various changes may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention or from the scope of the appended claims.

The invention claimed is:

1. An index device comprising a card having a slot formed in one marginal portion, said card having signalling areas, a pair of signal strips extending through said slot from opposite directions with visible portions of the strips extending from the slot in opposite directions along, and cooperating with, the signalling areas of the card.

2. An index device comprising a card, a pair of signal strips, means at one marginal portion of the card for slidably mounting the strips for independent movement, each signal strip having opposite' portions concealed by different parts of said means and said card from the other-signal strip and being visible only on one side of said card, each signal being visible over separate parts of said card from the other, being visible only on one sidel of said card, and each strip having signalling cooperation with that portion of the card upon which it is visible.

3. An index device comprising a card, having a slot in one edge portion, a sheath enclosing the slotted edge of the card, a pair of signal strips slidably mounted in the slot and crossing each other at the slot to extend toward opposite faces of the-card, each strip being visible on one side of the card and over a portion at one side of the slot opposite from the other signal, and said signals being conned between the sheath and lcard, each strip being independently movable for independent signalling cooperation with Visible portions ofone side ofthe card.

4. An index device comprising a card having a slot in one marginal portion dividing the marginal portion into two sections, a pair of signal strips extending in opposite directions through and crossing each other at the slot whereby each strip slidably overlies in visible relation a different portion of the card margin from the slot toward a lateral card edge, and transparent means enclosing the marginal portion of the card and signal strips, saidsignal strips being independently movable in the transparent means for independent signalling cooperation with their respective marginal sections. l

5. An index device comprising a card having a slot in one marginal portion dividing the marginal portion into two sections, a pair of signal strips extending 'in opposite directions through and crossing each other at the slot whereby each strip slidably overlies in visible. relation a different section of the card margin from the slot toward its lateral edges,lsaid strips having handle portions for facilitating sliding action along the marginal portion, and a transparent sheath enclosing the marginal portion of the card about the signal strips, said signal strips being independently movable in the sheath for independent signalling cooperation with their respective marginal sections.

6. An index device comprising a card, a pair of signals, means on one marginal portion of the card for slidably mounting the signals for independent movement with portions of the signals visible over different portions of the card and other portions concealed, said signals being free for signalling cooperation on one face of the card and over different and opposite sections.

'7.An index device comprising a card having a slot in one marginal portion, a transparent sheath enclosing the slotted marginal portion of the card, a pair of signal strips slidably mounted in the slot and crossing at the slot to extend on opposite sides of the card, one of the strips being cut away to facilitate receiving both signal strips in the slot, and one of the signals having an offset handle portion to facilitate sliding it in the sheath, a portion of each 'strip being visible and coniined between the sheath and the front of the card on the side of the slot opposite the other stripeach strip being independently movable for independent signalling cooperation with one portion of the card.

8. An index device comprising a card having a slot in one marginal portion, a transparent sheath enclosing the slotted marginal portion of the card, apair of signal strips slidably mounted in the slot and crossing at the slot to extend on opposite sides of the card, one of the strips being slotted longitudinally for receiving the other strip at their intersection at the slot, said signalling strips having offset handle portions to facilitate sliding them in the sheath, a portion of each strip being visible and conned between the sheath and the front of the card on the side of the slot opposite the other strip, each strip being independently movable and having independent signalling co operation with one portion of the card.

9. A slidable signal member for visible indexes comprising a strip of sheet material, formed to provide an elongated narrow shank section and a handle section on one end of said shank section extending transversely to said shank section with opposite ends extending beyond opposite sides of said shank section unequal distances, the longer end of said handle section having a curved handle forming end portion.

CHARLES C. KITCHEN.