US785585A - Age and number indicator. - Google Patents

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No. 785,585. PATENTED MAR. 2l, 1905. R. WILSN. AGE AND NUMBER INDICATOR.

APPLICATION FILED 13,130.1, 1904.

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ATTOR Y Vzo `UNITED STATES Patented March 21, 1665.

ROBERT WILSON, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGrNOR OF ONE-FOURTH TO F. LIBERTY U. ANICCARROLL, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, AND FOURTHS TO NELSON P. BROWER, OF RAHWAY, YEWT JERSEY.

AGE AND NUMBER INDICATOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters latent No. 785,585, dated Marh 21,- 1905 y Application filed Detente 1,1904. smaila. 234,993. Y

and do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the inven-. tion, srch as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use4 the same, Yreference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to numerals of reference' marked thereon,- which formA a. part of this speci ication.

.This invention hasreference to improvements in that class of rcalculators comprising a novel arrangement of lcards or disks bearing suitably-disposed numbers, the arrangement of the said cards' or disks being such that by the proper manipulation of the said cards or disks,

A according to the selection of a` 'nnmber upon l the back ofthe one card or disk, the same number can be made to appear u'pon the front of the device and preferably through a read- 25fing-opening-inthefroft card or disk, which is operatively conn'eed with the first-mentionedl herein more particularly set forth.

'M plzesent invention has for its principal xfufctefdjgdevice 'which may be 'used as an age A further object ofithis invention is to 'pro- '."Theinvention consists, primarily, in the -novel age or number indicator hereinafter more particularly set forth; and,v furthermore, this invention consists in A the arrangements and combinations of parts, as well as in the details of the construction of the same,

all of which will be fully described inthe iolcardor disk, siibstantially as 'will be objectfft' provide a novel-andsimply-con-- or 'n'umber vindicator and may also be readilyemployed for advertising and other purposes.

vide4 an ageindicator o r number-finder, from` wh`icl1 l1iay, be derived much pleasure and The invention is clearly iIIuStratedinthe accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a face view of an age or n umber indicator embodying the principles of my present invention, the parts beingrepresented in their normal initialpositionm and Fig. 2 is a rearor back View of the same. Fig. 355 is a face view of the device with the movable cards or disks 'of the device in oneof their operated positions,v and Fig. 4 is a face view of the rear card` or disk of the device.

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6 and 7 are face views of twoslightl :moditied forms of age or number indicators, but s till embodying the principles of' this invention. Fig. 8 is a transverse verticalysection 65 taken on line 8 8 in said Fig.l, 6 of the draw; i ings, and Fig.. 9 is asimilar 'sectionr taken-,on line 9 9 in said Eig. '7 of the drawingsf..

Similar characters of.. reference are {em- .ployed in the abovefdescribed-viewsto indi- 79 cate correspondingparts.,l

Referring now to the seyeralgnresot Athe' said drawings, the reference character 1 xindi- Cates the complete age or nu'rnber` indicator, and the same comprisesa rear cardpifdisk 2 75 that the mai'gin-al 'e'dgewo the'frear candor disk 2- will project"concentrically.beyn7the 35 marginal edge ofthe said front (sarda) Substantially in the manner sl io wn,and said rear card 'or diskA 2 may be proi l a snitablyfviormed lieating device Qrspolnter, as 5. The said, front orface'fcardfor disk 3 90 is madewithfa suitably-disposedwrea'dinggg ,opening 6.', in alinement'witha sion orsp'acing-7 of iiguresaipon .tl face of` the s'ai'd rear 4card orldisk-Qciiip" ing a suitable number 'o't" di\fisions.o x 'r' d extending spaces, each' divisiQlILfl-iire b -Figx 5 is a transverse vertical section taken 6h ing provided with an age or otherl indicating number, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 4 ofthe drawings. Thus when the two cards or disks 2 and 3 have been rotatively connected by means of the said eyelet connection 4 a number in said circular division 7 of the rear card orA disk 2 will always be 1 exposed to view through the said reading-'opening 6 of the card or disk 3,' as clearly illustrated in Figs. 1, 3, 6, and 7 of the drawings. 1 v

Referring now to Fig. 2 of the drawings, Vit will be seen that the rear card or'disk 2 is also provided upon its rear face with an arrangement of vertical columns 8, the ysaid columns rear of the card or disk 2 is suchl that suit- Y tisement or the' like.

" The front card or disk 3 is formed. upon able spaces 9 and 10 may be provided in which are printed or otherwise produced certain Directions for use and any other suitable matter that may be desired, such as an adverits face with -concentrically-disposed divisions, as

11, divided intoradially-dsposed spaces,as

shown. There are six. of these concentric divif sions 11, correspondingto ,thenumberof columns 8 upon the back or rear of the said card or disk 2, thelengths -of these .divisions varying according to the numbers used in each division.' As shown,these divisions 11 are provided with numbers from 1; to 6, inclusive,each-numberindicating one of the columns 8'upon the back of the said card or disk 2:

For the purpose of producing a rotary movement of the front or upper card or disk 3 upon the rear 'card or disk 2 the said card or disk 3 may be .provided with a suitably-'arranged loopor finger-piece, as 12.

v 30 thisnumber will be. found in the columns 2, 3, 4, and "5. The card or disk 3 is now turned to bring the concentric divisions 11 with the radially-disposed spaces inv which the corresponding numbers H2,

3, 4, and "5 are found directly opposite the pointer or index 5, and the result will be that the reading-opening 6 of the said outer or front card or disk v3 hav-ing moved to the point indicated in Fig. 3' of the drawings the age or number-namely, 30-will be ex` posed to View, thereby indicating to the manipulator of the device that this is the number wliichiwas previously selected.

Ot' course it will be understood that in lieu of the eyelet connection 4 any other means of fastening the two cards or disks 2 and 3 in -their rotative relation may be employed. and instead ofA the loop or finger-piece 12 any other suitable means vmay be used, as will be clearly evident. Thus in Figs. 6, 7, 8, and'9 of the drawings the upper or front card or disk 3 is provided 'with a centrally-disposed knob 13, of wood or any other suitable material, which is securedupon the face of the said card or vdisk 3 by means of tacks or pins 14 or other suitable fastening means, the said disks or cards 2 and 3 being rotatably secured together by means of a pivot-pin 15, which is forced said knob 13, substantially as shown. 1f de sired, the said rear card or disk 2 may be provided with a second circular division 16, having spaces provided with numbers indicating the approximate weight of a person at the posed to uiew through a second opening 17 in the front card or disk 3, substantially as illustrated in |`Figs. 7 and 9 of the dra-wings.

I am aware that various changes may be made in the arrangements and combinations of the parts, as well as in the details ofthe construction of the parts thereof, without departing from the scope of this invention.v Hence I do not limit my invention to the exact arrangements and' combinations of the parts as described in the foregoing specification `and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, nor dol confine myself to the exactdetails of the construction of the said parts.

Having thus described my invention, what "LI claim isv i' 1. .An age or number finding andindicating device, 'comprising' rotatively-arranged disks, ,one of said disks bearing upon its backcol- `,umns containing numbers, and having upon its opposite face a circulai'division "divided i-nto number-bearing spaces, said vother disk a series of concentric divisions, each division indicating number, substantially as and for the purposes set forth. f

2. An age or number linding and indicating device, comprising i'otatively-arranged disks, one of said disks bearing upon its back columns containing numbers, and having upon its opposite face a circular division divided into number-bearing spaces, said other disk being provided-with a reading-opening, and a series of concentric divisions, each division being divided into spaces bearing a columnindicating number, and a finger-piece for rotating the' said disk which provided with said concentric divisions, 'substantially as and for the purposes set forth. g

3. An age or number finding and indicating through the two cards or disks andinto thcl corresponding age, the said weight being ex- IOO.

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beingprovided with a reading-opening, and

'being divided into spaces bearing a column- BST Sui* divisions, each division beingv divided into spaces bearing acol'umn-indicating number, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.'

4. An age or number finding and indicating device, comprising rotatively-arranged disks,

lone of said disks bearing upon its back columns 'containing numbers, and having upon 1ts1 opposite face a circular division divided into number-bearing spaces, and an index on said disk, said other disk being provided with a reading-opening, and a series of concentric divisions, each division ,being `divided into spaces bearing a column-indicating number, and a finger-piece vfor rotating the said disk which is provided with said concentric diviiontsfsubstantially as and for thepurposes set ort 5. An age or number finding and indicating deviceq comprising a pair of disks 2 and 3, and an eyclet connection between said disks, by means of which. said disks are rotatively connected, said disk 2 bearing on its back columns containing numbers, and having on its opposite face a circulardivision divided into number-bearing spaces, said disk 3 being'prcvided with a reading-opening, and aseries of concentric divisions, each division being divided into spaces bearing a column-indicating number, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

6. An age or number Ending and indicating` opposite face acircular division divided into number-bearing spaces, said disk 3 being provided ivith a reading-opening, and a series ofconcentric divisions, each division being divided into spaces bearinga column-indicating rotating said disk, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

7. An age or number finding and indicating device, comprising a pair of disks 2v and 3, and an eyelet connection between said disks, by means of which said disks are rotatively connected, said disk 2 bearing on its back columns containing numbers, and having on its oppositeface a circular division divided into number-bearing spaces, and an index on said disk 2, said disk?) beingprovided with a reading-opening, and a series of concentric divisions, each division being divided into spaces bearing a column-indicating number, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

f 8. An age or number finding and indicating device, comprising a pair of disks 2 and 3,

and an eyelet connection between said disks, X

number, and a finger-piece on said disk 3 for sis disk 2, said disk 3 being provided with a reading-opening, and a series of concentric divisions, each division being divided into spaces -v bearing a column-indicating number, and a finger-piece on said disk 3 for rotating said disk, substantially as and for the purposes set I

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