US2901848A - Calendar - Google Patents

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R. S. GRIMES CALENDAR Sept. 1, 1959 Filed July 29, 1957 I N V EN TOR.

@IMS www ATTDRNEYS United States Patent-O CALENDAR Roland Grimes, Monrovia, Calif. Application July 29, 1957, Serial No. 674,727

1 Claim. (Cl. 40-116) The invention relates to a calendar.

The object of the invention ris to provide -a calendar which includes a strip which is arranged in roll or spiral form so that different portions of the strip can be readily exposed to view as desired.

Another object of the invention is to provide a calendai `which includes a transparent housing that hasI a spira=lly arranged calendar strip arranged therein, so that the user can merely unwind a portion of the calendar strip to permit an appropriate section or portion of the calendar strip to be viewed through the transparent housing.

A further object of the invention is to provide a roll type calendar which is extremely simple and inexpensive to manufacture.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this application, and in which like numerals are used to designate like parts throughout the same. v

Figure 1 .is yan elevational View showing the calendar ofthe present invention, and with parts broken away and in section.

Figure 2 is a section-al View taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary sectional View showing certain Istructural details of the apparatus.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary sectional view showing a portion of the clamp which engages the calendar strip.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary plan view showing a portion of the calendar strip.

Figure 6 is la fragmentary elevational view, with parts broken away and in section, showing a modilcation.

Referring in detail to the drawings, and more particularly to Figures 1-5 of the drawings, there is sho-wn a calendar of the roll type which is indicated generally by the numeral 10, and the calendar 10 includes a cylindrical base 11 which is provided with a circular groove 12 therein, Figure l.

The calendar 10 further includes a cylindrical housing 13 which is adapted to be made of transparent material, and the housing 13 is provided with a longitudinally extending vertically disposed slot 14.

There is further provided a top piece which is indicated generally by the numeral 15, and the upper surface of the top piece 15 is rounded as at 16, while the 4lower surface of the top piece 15 is flat as at 17. There is further provided in the llower portion of the -top piece 15 an annular recess 18 which snugly receives the upper end of the housing 13.

There is further provided a calendar strip which is indicated generally by the numeral 19, and the calendar strip 19 is arranged in roll or spiral form. As shown in Figure 5 the calendar strip 19 has indicia 20` thereon and such indicia may consist of dates, symbols indicating the days of the Iweek, yand the month of the year.

As shown in Figs. ,1, 3 and 4, for example, it will be "ice seen that therek is provided a clampwhich is indicated generally bythe numeral 23, and the clamp 23 includes a pair of horizontally disposed spacedparallel 4arms 24 which-extend outwardly from a spindle or shaft 21. The spindle *21 Ithas its upper and lower ends pointed as at 22, andthese pointedv ends 22 are adapted to engage the base 11l and top piece 15. The Spindle l21 extends centrally and longitudinally throughthe vtransparent housing 13. The clamp 23 further includes a vertically disposed leg or web 25 which is provided with an intermediate offset section 26 that defines a vpair of clamping portions 27 adjacent the ends thereof. The clamping portions 27 define shoulders which are adapted to bear against portions of the calendar strip 19 so as to retain or vmaintain the calendar strip 19 in its proper position whereby accidental shitfing or movement thereof, is prevented. Y

Referring to Fig. 6 of the drawings, there is shown a modified calendar device which is indicated generally by the numeral 28, and the calendar device 28 can be used for at times rotating the usual dial 29 which may form part of 'a conventional telephone. The dial 29 is provided with the usual openings 30, and as shownin Fig. 6, the device 28 can be made small enough so that the enlarged portion 32 on thel end of the transparent housing 31 can be arranged in engagement with one of the openings 303when the dial 29 is being rotated, as for example when a number is being dialed. The calendar device E28 may further include a base or plug 33, and the construction and use of the calender device 28 may be substantially the same as the previously described housing 10 whereby not only can the device be used for dialing telephone numbers, but yit also can be used as a calendar.

From the foregoing, it is apparent that there has` been provided a calendar which'isl of the roll type,A and the calendar 10 shown in Figs. 1 4, for example, includes the base 11 which provides a support for the device. The base 11 may be weighted so that the calendar will be prevented from accidentally falling over, and the housing 13, which is transparent, may be made of any suitable material such as a suitable plastic. The calendar strip or sheet 19 has the indicia or markings 21 thereon, and as shown in Fig. 5 for example, it will be seen that there are two sets of indicia for each month. This insures that the person will be :able to determine a particular date, regardless of the angle at which he or she is looking at the device. In other words, when the user desires to observe a particular date, he may observe the same from either side of the device due to the provision of the double inclusion of the two sets of data for each month. The spindle 21 has its ends pointed as at 22, and these pointed ends engage the top piece 15 and base 11. The spirally arranged calendar strip 19 is mounted on the spindle 21, and a portion of the calendar strip 19 is engaged by the clamping shoulders 27 so as to retain the calendar strip immobile in its various adjusted positions. After a particular month has passed, the user merely -grasps the outer portion of the calendar strip 19 and pulls the same through the slot 14 in the housing 13 until the next month is exposed and then the outer end portion of the calendar strip can be torn olf.

In Fig. 6 the calendar device 28 may have a structure which is similar to the calendar 10, that is the housing 31 may be transparent and a suitable calendar strip may be arranged therein. However, the calendar device 28 is adapted to be made of a suiciently small size so that a portion thereof can be arranged in engagement with an opening 30 in a dial 29 of a telephone whereby such dial can be readily turned whereby the device functions as a novelty item as well as a calendar.

The parts-can. bey made of any suitable material and in different shapes or sizes.

If desired, a heavy weight may be arranged in the base' 11 so asto'help'1stabilizethe lcalendar 10. The calendar device 28nnaybe made -small enough so that itucan be conveniently gripped in Ath'evhand. The ycalendar is 'highlyattractive-and will `tit various spacesor locations. i lf desired, suitable'advertising 'matter 'can be arranged below the top piece 1S, Aand'byY making thetop pieoe 215 f `atsuitable material such as al'suitable transparent plastic, the-advertising matter-'therebelow can be viewed with any unusual effect. The'partscan be made in'dilierent oolorsso .as to increase'the-attractiveness thereof, andthecalendar numbers, days, andy months as well' :asadvertising may be printed on the roll paper 19 so that'the calendaris arranged in roll form 'instead of in the usual ytablet form. The-calendar can use refills of I claim:

In a calendar, a cylindrical base provided with a circular groove therein, a transparent cylindrical housing having its lower portion seated in said groove, there being a "vertically disposed longitudinally extending slot in said housing, a top piece provided with an outer annular recess for receiving the upperendof said housing, the upper surface of the top piece being rounded the lower surface thecalendar strips as desired so thatA it is not necessary to purchase an entire new assembly each year. Due to the provision of the pair of months printed adjacent each other, the dates'or other,v indicia caribe observed,-regard less of-y the direction that the device is being looked at by the user. The `device 28 can be used both as a calendar and also as a novelty device for rotating theftelephone dial 29. jThe lpresent invention provides anadvertising novelty whichis practical, andV convenient Tto use and which results in a savingof space as well as a saving of time when dates are-being observed.

f The member 23 functions as a spacer and isr stationary and will not rotate, and when a person pulls on the strip 19, thestrip 19 has its inner portion slowly-wind up or tighten on the spindle 21. Even though the strip tightens on the spindle 21, a person can pull out the major portion of the strip, and the inner portion of the strip may be blank or free of indicia.

While I have shown a preferred form of my invention, I reserve all rights to such modifications as properlyfall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

of the top piece being fiat, a vertically disposed spindle extending longitudinally through said housing and arranged centrally thereof, the ends of said spindle being pointed and said pointed ends engaging said base and top piece, a calendar strip having indicia thereon arranged in spiral form on said spindle, a portion of said calendar strip extending through the slot in said housing, and a clamp including a pair of horizontally disposed arms extending outwardly from said spindle, a vertically disposed leg extending between said arms and including an intermediate offset section defining adjacent its ends clamping shoulders, said shoulders `adapted to bear against portions of the calendar strip so as to retain or maintain the calendar strip in its proper position whereby accidental shifting or movement thereof is prevented.

References Cited in the tile of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 162,488 McGahey et al. Apr. 27, 1875 388,411 Hack Aug. 28, 1888 475,400 Houghton et al. May 24, 1892 485,133 Palmer Oct. 25, 1892 1,107,349 Preston Aug. 18, 1914 1,496,041 Wenzel June 3, 1924 1,777,468 Grobli Oct. 7, 1930 FOREIGN PATENTS' 9,854 Switzerland Feb. 22, 1895 475,672 France Mar. 18, 1915 1,043,580 France June 17, 1953

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