US2329631A - Calendar pencil - Google Patents

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Sept 14, 1943. s. G. um 2,329,631

CALENDAR PENCIL Filed April 4, 1941 Patented Sept. 14,1943

The presentinventionrelates generally to im- L provements in calendar pencilsand more partic-. lularly to novel perpetual calendar mechanism which may be incorporated in a pencil, fountain penorthe like. I Primarily. an object of the invention is the -in"corporatidn of the. perpetual calendar mechanism in the upper end of. a'pencil or similar device, thus entailingnochanges whatever in the conventional structure therebelow.

' 1 Another object is thevinclusion in said mechaplementaryi cap member H; the former having I imprinted orzengraved thereon seven vertical colni'sm of means. whereby accidental displacement of the parts relativeto one another is obviated when the pencil,-or'similar article, is in ordinary use.

A feature of the-invention resides in the few partsrequired and the simple and easymanner in which manipulation thereof provides a perpetual calendar for ready reference.

Other objects and features will be apparent or pointed out'in the following description and in the accompanying drawing, wherein similar reference characters designate similar. element throughout the various views.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of a pencil embodying my invention;

- Fig. 2 is a side elevational view thereof, the lower portion of the pencil being broken away;

Fig. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof, the lower portion of the pencil being broken away and a cap portion being in raised position;

Fig. 4'is a. vertical sectional view on the line 4-4, Fig. 2, on a'greatly enlarged scale;

Fig. 5 is a similarview, the parts occupying a position correspondingto Fig.3;

Fig. 6 is a horizontal section onthe line 6'6, Fig. 2, on an enlarged scale;

Fig. 7 is a similar view illustrating another position which .certain parts may occupy;

Fig. 8 is an enlarged plan view of a cylindrical member provided withseven equally spaced slots or cut-out portions; and F Fig. 9 is a view on an enlarged scale of the several components in 'alined but separated position.

With particular reference to Fig. 1, the drawing illustrates a pencil of conventional design including a barrel A, a clip B, an eraser and spare lead container portion 0, a tip D, and a point E. The mechanism of my invention is mounted on and supported by the upper end rel.

The visible components of the calendar com-.

prise a cylindrical shell member [0, and a comof said barumns of numerals indicating the days of a month, and the lattera horizontal'row of alphabetical characters indicating the seven days of aweek.

A cylindrical plug" I2, press fitted or adhesively secured within the lower end portion of the bore of the member l and the upper end'portion of the bore of the barrel A serves to secure the .formerpermanently in place on the latter. A metal ringa|3 may be interposed between the uppere'dgei of the barrel and-the lower edge of the cylinder; for ornamental reasons, but isnot 'sential. v. v v

Press fitted into, ,or otherwise permanently se- 'cu'red"within.'the bore of the member Ill-at its upper endnris the majorportion of a cylindrical gin I"'fa'cilitating its insertion. i

bushing l 4;: provided with-a rounded lower mar.-

Said bushing is" provided with seven recesses or notches- I6; onevfor eac'h-day of a week. As shown in the drawing; the recessed or notched portion 9f the bushing IA: extends abovethemembers ill and .intoftll'e" bore of; the capl I :wherein it 'has a .'Perm'anentlygimbedded"insaid cap ll is a plu'g TI 1; longitudinally bored 'as at 1-8 and transversely as-at 19.1 :-'Ihe;.numera1-=; 20 indicates a vertical *pinpress fittedintothe bore [8,- and the numeral 21 indicates a horizontally disposed pin inserted in the bore .19. ,"-.The.5diameter of the pin 2l-is slightly. smaller than jthe width of any of the not'chesrlfi,itogiacilitateits entrance into and awithdrawalvfrom eachof said notches. I

Interposed between the head portion 22 of-the pin :20 and awasher 2.3, which surrounds said pin and: abuts the lower extremity l5 ofthe-lock bushing: I4, is a coil spring 24 which as illustrated also surrounds said pin. 'As' shownparticularly in'FigssA .ancl5, the'reducedportion 25 of the plug 'l'lcliasxasliding fit within the bushing M. 5

.lln order to set the calendar for any month it is'merely; necessary to grasp a the cap portion I I, draw it away from the fixed cylindrical member ill, and turn it to the right or left until the proper day of the week coincides with the proper date of the month. At that time the pin 2! is suspendedvdirectly above one of the notches iii of the lock bushing. Fig. 5 clearly indicates this. Release of the cap portion ll automatically causes the pin to enter the recess I6 therebelow, due to the expansion of the spring 24.

With the pin 2| in a recess l6 of the bushing l4 and the cap I l firmly held pressed against the upper edge of the date indicating shell I0, Fig.

4, accidental changing of the setting is practically impossible. The setting operation is simplified due to the round configuration of the pin 2| and the fact that the width of each recess I6 is greater than the diameter of said pin.

In Figs. 1, 2, 4 and 6, it is assumed that the first day of a month is a Sunday, and that the pin 2| is in alignment with the letter S on the cap H. In Figs. 3 and 5 the cap H is shown in elevated-position readyto be turned a to .the right or left to: obtaim-a new setting' InFig. 17, vassuming the pencil to be in the same relative position as in Fig. 6, it is seen that the pin 2| "is located in the second recess I6 to the left of] I that in which it is found in Fig. 6, indicating" that the first day of the month in :t-hat'setting is a Tuesday.

From the foregoing description'it is apparentthat a novel, simple and easily manipulated per petual calendar pencil mechanism is provided, which may be readily applied to conventional pencils, fountain :pens' and :similar devices. While a preferred form :hasib'een Lillustrated and described, obviously thei'inventionzmay be rmodifled in some :respects .without 'departing from the '-spirit thereof. "Thereforelifio notxwishrto be limited to the 'precise 'details iof xconstruction =illustrated.

1 claim:

l. In a calendar :pencil including :a'barrel; a cylindrical shell .mounted on and supported :by the-upper end"of said barreLr seven xvertical-rows v 'of numerals indicating the days c'f a 'month iimprinted on said shell, a co-axially aligned cap "having axial-and rotative movements posit-ioned =above the shell with its lower 1 edge contacting -the=upper edge o'f theishell, ahorizontal row of seven 3 evenly spaced #alphabetical"characters in dicating the days of the week imprinted on the cap, abushing provided with -seven evenly spaced notches fixed in the shell, a hcrizontal pin fixed inthe cap' and I extending into one of the notches in said bushing, a' vertical pin fixed in said cap, -an integral head formed "on 'the 'lower end of said pin, and a spring interposed between the head {of the verticalpin and the :bushing whereby said cap ma-ybe manually elevated and rotated about itsaxis untilsaid horizontalzpin is ini'position above-anyone of said notches and "upon -.re lease of the cap said' hor'izont'al pin is' 'forcediinto *and maintainedin the notch selected. I i

2. In a 'calendar pencil including a lbar'rel, la cylindrical shell mountedon andisupportd by the upperend of said barrel, seven Nertlca'liro'ws or numerals indicating the days of a BIOBth? imprinted *on said 'shell, aco-axially aligned cap {having axial and rotative movements pos1tioned above the shell-withits'ilowe'r edgewontactlngzthe upper edge: of the-shell, a horizontal: row'olrseven evenly spaced alphabetical char acter-s indicating the day "of" the week imprintede.oniithe cap, a bushing provided "with seven -equally spaced notches "fixed in the "shell -andextending thereelevated and arotated.-about-;.its axis until said horizontal pin'is in position above "any one of said notches and upon'release of the cap said horizontal pin is forced into and maintained in the notch selected.

" 3. In a pencil or similar device having a barrel portion, a-perpetual calendar assembly attached to and supported on the upper end portion of the barrehtheas sembly including a stationary, cylindrical shell on Whose outer periphery are imprinted seven vertical rows of numerals corresponding to the days "of .a. month, iamamially a'xially :and' rotatively:adju'stablecapimemberion "whose outer periphery isiimprinted 'a horizontal row of alphabetical characters.tcorresponding'to the initials of the days of a week; eai'l'bushing provided with seveniequally: spaced recesses-fixed in said :shell, .a horizontalcylindrical"member carried by the cap tm'ember :andqa'dapted" to register' with. a selected anotch'gini saidbushing, a vertical headed pin .fixe'd insaid:cap'member extending into the 'boreiiof :ithe fshell, and :-a.-icoil spring about said fpin interposedbetween,1the

head thereof. and" theibushing :adapte'drto permit manual elevaticniand rotation: of: :saidcap member and said vertical pinto a desired location. and then to cause the horizontal, cylindrical 'member of the cap itoautomaticallywenter' the selected notch upon :m'anual :releasepf the =;cap.

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ipoi'tediby theilupper endiba'rrel member of; agpen- 1011 or similar "article, -comprising azstation'ary --cyiindri-cal shell having :seven iverti-cal rows r of znumerais. indicating zthe cdaysxao'f "a 'month printed on its outeriperiplrery, 1a. vertical.v c rccable and horizontally rotatablemap havga' hoiizontal row of seven,alphabeticalgcharacters indicating the daysiofx'a week'zimprinted thereon positioned 1abovessaid*shell,r;a :plug secure-d "within 'said r capi and having a reduced ede- =,pe'nding-'portion extending ibelow zthe flOWQI r edge of the :cap, a vertical :pin -secured within .thezplug and provided with "an enlarged 'h'ead, .a'istatione ary bushing fixed :in :said shell, ea. :washer surrounding saidzvertical pin -:and abutting the lowerlend of thebushing,-a""ccilxspring aroundzsaid pin interposed? between: said :head and washer, seven equally spaced I'l'OtChE-STLPI'OVlLdGd along the upper margin of said ibushin'g .,a11'd extending abovethe upper edge of the.-shell, :and aihorizontal pin carriediby saidplugadapted tioienter and be withdrawn from any. oneofrsaid rnotches.

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