US391996A

US391996A - Medicine-dial

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Publication number: US391996A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1888-10-30
Anticipated expiration: 1905-10-30

Description

(No Model.)

M. B. WESSON.

MEDICINE DIAL. No. 391,996. Patented Oct. .30, 1888..

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MEDICINE DIALU- SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 391,996, dated October 30, 1888.

Application filed July 21,1888. Serial No. 280,600. (No model.)

Improvements in Medicine-Dials; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it, reference being [0 had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in medicine-dials; and it consists in the combination of an upright or standard, which is suitably bent, with a revolving dial, which is placed thereon and which can be turned so as to indicate the time when the next dose of medicine is to be taken.

The object of my invention is to produce a medicinedial which can be stuck into the cork of the bottle of medicine or cover of any kind and set so as to indicate when the next dose is to be administered.

Figures 1, 2, 3, and 4 are side elevations of the pin or standard alone, showing different forms into which it may be bent.

and 7 show my invention complete.

A in Fig. 1 represents a wire, which is sharpened at its lower end, so as to be readily Figs. 5, 6,

inserted into the cork, and which has its upper end formed into a loop, B. The dial 0, having a perforation through its center,is pivoted upon the upper end of the loop at D,and then the two sides or parts of the loop extend down in close contact upon opposite sides of the dial,so as to hold it in a vertical position. That side of the loop which extends down the front face of the dial serves as a pointer to indicate when the next dose of medicine is to be given. The disk revolves freely upon the pin or wire, and hence the figures upon the dial can be brought under the pointer at the will of the operator.

In Fig. 2 a longer wire is used than is shown in Fig. 1, and the two points F of the wire are 'sharpened,so as to be forced into the cork or any other suitable support of any kind. The two prongs of the wire are simply crossed, as shown at G, thus forming a loop upon which the dial is pivoted.

The devices shown in Figs. 1 and 2 differ only in having the two points forced into the cork or support instead of one.

In Fig. 3 the wire H is sharpened at both ends, the lower end, H, being forced into the cork, while the upper end, I, is turned downward over the face of the dial, so as to form a hand or indicator. At a suitable distance above the lower sharpened point the wire is bent,so as to form a notch,.I, in which the edge of the dial is made to catch, so as to hold it in a vertical position. At Lthe wire is bent at right angles, so as to form a pivotal point, upon which the dial is placed. The upper edge of the dial is held in position by thehand or pointer I, which catches over the edge at this point, and the lower edge is held in position by the bend .I. The dial is revolved upon the pivotal part L, so that any one of the figures or any intermediate part between the figures can be brought under the hand or indicator I.

In Fig. 4 the wire or pin P is bent in the same manner as Fig. 1, with the exception that the upper end of the wire is turned directly backward, so as to pass through the center of the dial. The part 0 of the pin then extends down from the top edge to the center of the dial and acts as a hand or indicator thereon.

The pins or wires may be bent into other forms than those here show n,if so desired, with out departing from the spirit of my invention, the object of which is to producea very cheap and simple medicine-dial,which can be either given away by the druggist or medicine companies or purchased at a very small price.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- The combination of a pin or wire which is bent so as to form a journal or bearing for the disk, and a hand or indicator which extends partially across the face of the disk, with the disk, which is journaled upon the wire and adapted to be revolved thereon, so that the figures upon the disk can be alternately brought under the hand or indicator, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

M [LEY B. VESSON.

Witnesses: I

E. J. DORAY, W. 'I. 'IALBorT.