US2614566A

US2614566A - Leaf holder for desk calendars

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Publication number: US2614566A
Application number: US149311A
Authority: US
Inventors: Walter H Mcconnaughy
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1950-03-13
Filing date: 1950-03-13
Publication date: 1952-10-21
Anticipated expiration: 1969-10-21

Description

Oct. 21, 1952 w cco us y I 2,614,566

LEAF HOLDER FOR DESK CALENDARS Filed March 15, 1950 Walter H. Mcfionnaugly INVENTOR.

paid, composed of Patented Oct. 21, 1952 :LEAF-"HOLDEEFOR DESK GAEENUARS- "Walter H. McConnaughy;-Washingtoni). C. "Application March 13, 1950fSeriafNoiiiiljsil 2 Claims. (01. 129 4) This invention relates *to" 'a' leaf holder for desk calendars in'which' a"ca'lendar'fand memorandum leaves "for "successive .days of theyear, ismounted'on'thebaseof ast'an'd by means of a pair of transfer arches so that the leaves may be successively turned on the arches from one half of the base to the other half thereof to expose the successive leaves.

The primary object of the present invention is to provide a simple and efficient device adapted to be readily slidably and removably engaged with the transfer arches so as to span the spaces between said arches and the legs thereof and to rest or bear upon the adjacent portions of the leaves disposed on both halves of the base so as to effectively hold said leaves against being accidentally turned by natural or fan-produced air currents.

The exact nature of the present invention will be apparent from the following description when considered with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a desk calendar equipped with a leaf holder embodyingthe present invention;

Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical section taken on the line 2-2 of Figure l; and,

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical section taken on the line 33 of Figure 1.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the present invention is adapted for use with a conventional type of desk calendar including a calendar and memorandum pad A and a stand B on which said pad is mounted. The pad is composed of leaves 5 for successive days of the year, each leaf being provided with a pair of spaced openings 6 and 1 adjacent one longitudinal edge and near the top edge thereof. The stand includes a base 8, and a pair of spaced transfer arches 9 and I extending upwardly from said base and threaded through the correspondingly spaced openings 6 and 1 of the leaves so that the latter may be successively turned from one half of the base to the other half thereof, as is well known in the art and exemplified by the U. S. Patent to J. F. Bannon, No. 2,371,944, March 20, 1945.

The present leaf holder consists of a relatively stiff and flexible card or sheet ll made of celluloid, fiber or other suitable material and having spaced pairs of openings l2 and I3, and slits I4 and I5 connecting the openings of the respective pairs. The openings I2 are disposed to receive the legs of the arch 9, and the openings 13 are disposed to simultaneously receive the legs of the arch [0, the device being applied to "said arc'h's by Jpr'Ssi'ng' -Said device new wardlyibnto 1"sai i' arhes so #tliat the bight 'portionstonthe .latter pass -tli'rough the' slits I 4 'a'n'd 1 5. indicate d by dotted-lines in "Figure *2, portions-of the card or sheet ll along-the slits I4 and [5 will flex upwardly to permit passage of the bight portions of said arches through the card or sheet at said slits. A reversal of this operation will permit removal of the device from the arches so that a leaf may be turned. When the device is applied, it spans the spaces between the arches and the legs thereof and rests or bears on the adjacent portions of the top leaves on both halves of the base so as to hold the leaves against being accidentally turned by air currents. As shown, the openings 12 and I3 are spaced a predetermined distance apart so that the edge portion of each opening which is opposite the juxtaposed end of the associated slit frictionally engages the corresponding leg of the arches, as best seen in Fig. 3, to resist upward movement of the device from the leaves and require manual force to do so.

From the foregoing description, the nature and operation of the invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art. The device has been found efiicient for the intended purpose, easy to use, and economical to manufacture.

What is claimed as new is:

1. For use with a desk calendar comprising a base, a memorandum pad mounted atop said base, and first and second longitudinally spaced transfer arches, each having a bight portion and a pair of legs extending upwardly from said base and threaded through correspondingly spaced openings in the leaves of said pad so that the leaves may be successively turned from one half of the base to the other half thereof; a relatively stiff flexible rectangular sheet having first and second transverse end portions, said first portion having a first pair of openings and a first slit interconnecting said first openings, said second end portion having a second pair of openings and a second slit interconnecting said second pair of openings, said openings and the slit interconnecting them being in close proximity to the respective marginal edges of each end portion, said first slit and said second slit being spaced apart longitudinally a predetermined distance so as to permit the bight portion of the respective first and second arches to pass upwardly therethrough, said first pair of openings and said second pair of openings each being spaced apart transversely a predetermined distance whereby an edge portion of each opening opposite the adjacent end of the juxtaposed slit is adapted to frictionally engage an adjacent portion of the juxtaposed leg so as to resist upward movement of said leaves, said sheet being of a length and width less than a quarter of the length and width of said calendar.

2. In combination, a desk calendar embodying a base, a memorandum pad mounted on said base, and first and second longitudinally spaced transfer arches, each having a bight portion and a pair of legs, and extending upwardly from said base and threaded through correspondingly spaced openings in the leaves of said pad, whereby the leaves may be successively turned from one half of the base to the other half thereof.

and a relatively stiff flexible rectangular sheet having first and transverse end-portions. said first end portion having a first pair of openings and a first slit interconnecting said openings, said second end portion having a second pair of openings and a second slit interconnecting said second openings, the legs of said first arch being passed through said first openings, the legs of said second arch being passed through said second openings, an edge portion of each open- 4 ing opposite the slit adjacent thereto frictionally engaging a corresponding portion of the leg adjacent thereto whereby said sheet may resist upward movement of the leaves, said sheet normally resting on contiguous portions of said leaves to prevent turning of the leaves, said sheet being of a length and width substantially less than a quarter of the length and width of said calendar.

WALTER H. McCONNAUG-HY.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,409,426 Feldman Oct. 15, 1946 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 7,737 .Austria v1902 5,503 Great Britain 1908 27,538 Norway f 1917