US845603A - Calendar-clock. - Google Patents

Description

PATENTED FEB. 26, 1907.

J. L. WOODS. CALENDAR CLOCK.

APPLIGATION FILED MAB. s, 1906.

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PATENT OFFICE.'

JESSE LEROY WOODS, OE BALSORA, TEXAS.

oALENDAn-CLOOK.

specincation' of Letters patent.

Patented Feb. 26. 1907.'

. Application filed Hai-oh 8, 1906. Serial No. 304,942..

Be it known that I, JESSE LEROY WOODS, the United States, residing at Balsora, in the county OfWise and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in Clock-Calendars; and I vdo to bp a full, clear, and thel nvention, suchas 'lled in the a rt to which it appertains to make and use the same.

i y invention relates to calendar attachments for clocks, and consists in the novel construction, combination, `,and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

lThe object-of exact description o durable, compact, comparativel inexpensive, and highly-eiicienty device o this character which may be readily mounted b any intelli entpersonin the casing of a cloc between t e pendulum wire or rod and the case-lid and actuated by the mechanism of the clock without in any way interfering with the proper o eration of the same.

The above an other objects, which will ear as the nature of my invention is betterr understood, are accomplished byl'means of the"construction illustrated in the accom-f panying drawings, 1n which- Figure 1 is a view of a portion of a clock with my improved calendar attachment aplied thereto. Fig. 2 is a perspective view ookin at the rear Aof the attachment. Fig. 3 is a etailsectional view taken-on the lane indicated by the line 3 3 in Fig. 2; and Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view, on anenlarged scale, of a portion of the supporting-frame and its angular lever.-

Referring Ato`the drawings by numerals, 1 denotes a portion of the casing of a clock of denotes the dial thereof,

I and-3 denotes the hour-hand shaft, u on which latter is provi-ded a fin ter is preferably formed, as c a strip of metal bent around and er 4. IThe atsecured to the shaft 3 and has one of its ends `l`i'ojecting 'tangentially to form a his finger 4 1s adapted to actuate my im:

proved calendar attachment 5, which is disl posed within the clock-casing 1, and comprises a supporting-frame 6, consisting of a orizont-ally-disposed angular late 7 and a bracket ,8'. The latteais in t e form of a the invention is to provide a lshown in Fig. 1. sents a da 16, and is provided linger.

strip or ends, one of which is formed with a s t 9 .to receive a screw or other fastening 10, which adjustably secures the attachment4 to one of the sides ofthe clock-casing. It will be seen that by means of this slotandcrew connection the supporting-frame '6 may be. adjusted vertically and that by bending the bracket 8 it may be adusted. aterally or. at any. desired an le. he short right-angularly bent end of t e plate 7 is riveted or otherwise secured to one end of the bracket 8, as shown at 11, so that its longer portionextends horil zontally, as shown.

Pivotally mounted upon ,the front face of l the late 7 by means of a pivot-bolt 12, Whic is screwed into the plate 7 and locked therein b \a nut, ,as shown in Fig. 3, is.a metal dis centric depression de ression is adapted to receive calendardis 16 ad 17. 'Ihe latter, of c elluloid o'r the like, are upon the front face of said disk, the pivot 12 passing through them and retaimng them'in the their outer. edges `will bind, and they will be caused to turn withv the plate. Upon the outer or upper disk 16 is a metal' disk 1 8, through which the pivot 12 also passes. The ed e or peri hery of the plate 13 is notched or ent, as s own,

ose of which will presenti?rA appear. ower and upper disks 16 17 orm a calendar, preferably o the perpetual disk 16 av dially-arrange spaces, within which are printed OLOtherwise marked the days of the month., the arra ement. being preferablyas ach of these spaces repredisposed ots to indicate the forenoon and afternoon of each da it being understood that the calendar be shifted one space every twelve hours. calendar-disk 17 is of radiallyarranged s aces, in the outer of which are of the wee placed the names of the months and the numer` of days in each month for the purpose of@ sho on which the months expire. he metal the dates depression 14, so that to formteeth 15, theprhl and. is vsubdivided by centrally- 1.3, formed with a circular con- 14 in its front face, which type, the lower around its' outer edge ra-v The outer or up er less size than the' isk with'concentric rows of' IOO laced a breviations of the daysg ;y and in the inner of which are disk v18 is provided with a pointer-19, which isadapted to indicate the month, as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. The disks 16, 17, and 18 are all concentric and independently pivoted on the pivot 12, so that they may be adjusted as found necessar livoted at its angle on the inner face of the plate 7 by a pivot-bolt 20, screwed into said plate and made fast by a nut, is a bell crank or angularly-bent lever 21, one .arm 22 of which extends upwardly and into the path of the finger 4 on the hourhand 3, so as 'to be actuated by the same; 'l'he other arm 23 of the lever 21 extends horizontally, and its downward movement is limited by a stop 24, formed upon the free end of the plate 7 by stamping a portion of the same upwardly, as shown. 'l'he arm 23 of the lever 21 has a slight longitudinal curvature, as shown, so as to clear the nut upon the pivot 12, and the extreme outer end of said arm 23 is reduced and bent around the edges of the disks 13 and 1G, so as to form a pointer 25, which coacts with the calendar, 'as will be readily understood. Upon said end of the arm 23 is also provided a finger or catch 26, which springs into engagement with the teeth 15 in the disk 13 by reason of the resiliency ofthe arm and aetuates the disk 13, and hence the calendar. rlhis finger 26 is preferably formed by stamping or bending the free edge of said end of the arm 23, as clearly shown in Fig. e. The lever is returned to its normal position after` being actuated by the finger 4. on the hour-hand shaft bymeans of a spring 27, which has one of its ends secured to the rear face of the plate 7 by stamping or bending a portion of the latter around said end, as at 23. The free end 29 of the spring is bent at right ann gies and engages the upper edge of the arm 23 of the lever 21, the end 29 having a slight downward inclination, so that the arm 23 of the lever will be forced toward the inner face of the plate 7 and the finger or catch 26 will be more effectively retained in engagement with the teeth 15. y Retrograde movement of the disk 13 is prevented by a spring lever or pawl 30, which has its inner end pivoted upon the pivot-bolt 12 and its outer end formed with a catch or finger 31 to engage the 'teeth in the disk 13. Said pawl or lever 30 is held in its place between the stop 24 and a similar stop 32, formed upon the lower edge ofthe plate 7, by bending a portion of the same upwardly, as shown.

The construction, operation, and advantages of the invention will be readily understood from the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings. It will be noted that the attachment may be readily applied to a clock of any description by any intelligent person and that the calendar may be quickly adjusted at the end of each month, so that the pointer 25 will properly indicate each day.

1Various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or'saerificing any of the-advantages ol this invention and defined by the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is*

1. The combination with a clock-easii'ig and hour-hand shaft, of a supporting-frame mounted within said casing, a disk pivoted to said frame and provided with teeth, a calendar upon said disk, an angular' .lever pivoted to said'lrame and actuated by said hour-hand shaft, a pointer associated with said lever to coact with said calendar, a 'linger carried by said lever and engaging said teeth for rotating the disk, a spring upon said frame and engaged with said lever for returning the latter to its normal position, and a pawl pivoted upon said franirA and adapted to engage said teeth to 1,1 mwen-L retrograde movement of said disk, substantially as described.

2. rlfhe. combination with a clock-casing and hour-hand shaft, of a supportiiig-i'ranie, means for adjustably mounting the saine within said casing, a disk pivoted upon said frame and formed in its edge with teeth. a calendar upon said disk, an angular lever pivoted to said frame and actuated by said hour-hand shaft, a pointer lorined upon one end of' said. lever and adapted to coact with said calendar, a finger formed on said end of the lever and engaging said teeth for rotating said disk, a stop upon said frame to limit the movement of' said lever, a spring attachment to said frame and having an angularly-bent end to engage said lever, a pawl or spring lever upon said frame and adapted to engage said teeth to prevent retrograde movement of said disk, and a stop upon said frame to hold said pawl or spring lever in position, substantially as described.

3. rl`he combination with a clock-easing and hour-hand shaft, of a supporting-frame, means for adjustably mounting the saine within said casing, a disk pivoted upon said frame and formed in its edges with teeth, a calendar upon said disk comprising a lower `disk having day-spaces, an upper disk having week and month spaces and an outer disk provided with a pointer, an angular lever pivoted to said frame and actuated by said hour-hand shaft, a pointer formed upon one end of said lever and. adapted to coact with said calendar, a finger formed on said lend of the lever and engaging said teeth for i rotating said disk, a stop upon said frame to limit the movement of said lever, a spring attached to said frame and having an angul ILO larl-bent end to engage said lever and hold In testimony whereof I have hereunto set sai fmger in engagement lWith said teeth, my hand in presence of two'subscribng Wit- Io and a pavl o sprilg lever pivoteddupon laid nesses'. l

frame an a a te to enga e sai 'teet to v prevent retrogllzde movemelt of said disk, JESSE LEROY WOODS' and a. stop upon said frame to hold said pawl Witnesses:

or sprin ylever in position, substantially as I O. SHEPPARD,

describe Y O. C. DORRELL.

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