US896926A - Advertising-directory. - Google Patents

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s. IIMARIIL, JR. ADVERTISING DIRECTORY.

APPLIGATION FILED SEPT. 28, 1902'.

UNITED srafrns www ii STEPHEN HENRY MARTEL, JR., 0F MUN'LRlC/tln Qlllll-ll'. CAADA.

ADVERTISING-DXRECTRY.

Patented Ling. 25, 1965.

To all whom it may cofriemn:

Be it known that 1,-STEPHEN il. lvhn'rni..

Jr., of the eitv of Montreal, in the Provinee of uebec and .Dominion of Canada have invent'ad certain new and useful Improvements face of the board is covered b v a lever of pile fabric which follows the'profile of the board, almost filling said slots. Separate letters or characters are mounted on spring tongues adapted to be inserted in the slots and held securely by the pile of the fabric. The board. is provided at the rear side with means to permit a certain amount of expansion end contraction without allowing the surface to become warped or twisted. )ther features of eonstruetion will be hereinafter disclosed.

ln thel drawings which illust-rete mv invention Figure l is a front elevation of an edvertising direetory adapted for use in .an of fire building. Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional View on the line ]--2 of Fig. l. Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectioinil View oi the board on the line Z-4 of Fig. l. Fig. d; isfa plan view oi a letter adapted for use with this direi-tory. Fig. 5 is a ser-tional View oi tire letter shearing the i'netbod ol securing the tongue thereto. Fig. (3 is a reverse. piani view ol" the letter shown in Figs. 4 and 5. Fig. 7 is a sertionu-l View of the removable dividing rod, Fig. H is a View similar to Fig. 7 showing a slightly dilleren. method ol' securing the rod in place. Fig. l) is a eross sectional View ol` the dividing rod shown in Figs. 7 and S.

Referring to thel parts, reetory abinet having a lntekgrolunl (i und plate glass front 7 set in :1. hinged freine 8, snid glass being set in n bushing!) of rubbr-ror other suitable material secured to the frame 8 by' strips ol molding Il). is composed. oi a number of boards according to the size ol the directory required, is secured to the cabinet by means ol' molding o designates a di- '.lhe back (i, whichl i strips l l. rlbe dillereut .exertions designutod il comprising' the bueh'. g', are united by timgue und groove joints. the groove .l2 in, each section being deeper than is .u eifessnry to :ieionnniulato hallv ol' the tongue l. in assembling the dirertori' the ledges oi ruoli l"section are left a short distance from e* eli. other, shown in Fig. I. to eilen-for parisien :ind conlrneiion. The lnirlr oi ern-h seetionis provided with a' pluraiitv ol buttons 14 arranged in pairs, as sli-.man iul"i1 f. L?. A. betten l5 is arranged iraosvi'soll lo the boards end engages ri)rrospesflini n: oi" buttmis on eaeh smtion. 'l'his derive uw the Heet-ions to slide on the batt-ens when. m;- pending or eontrnrtiug bui prevents swirl ser tions troni warping er tvriv` 'ug'. "i he whole front suraee of the boord 6 is provided v. ith. a plurality oi slots lli, said slots boing deep und narrow and. located approrimutui)y their own width apart. This slotted surfziee covered with o plie fabric 17. wlurh lollowe the surfaceoi the board desoendin io the bottom ol. nach of the slots, es shox, in liig. 3. The letters or eintrat-.ters iS adapted lor use in connection'with this directory nre preterably enst oi relluloid or like matmiul nud are secured in the slots by ineens of the spr' tongues ll), Whieh are of the lorm shown .in Fig. 5. 'll'ieshort oblique arm 2) oll the tongue is rovided with :i rorrugaind surfer-e 2l to enaolr it to 'lelie a better grip on the inbrie covering the walls of the slors.- 'fire main erin 22 oi the tonifui- {.n'ojiets horizon tally'lronitlielatter auf.; is bent .at right gies at .23 to .forni a lip or projerlion nroznid. which the leiter is rust.

ln dirorlories oi the eherfuiier llerena. de seribed il is nrro'ssnry .to-use dividing lines ro unins. I 2l having a longitudinai slot 25 therein. as shown in` Figs. 7, S und 4.?. rihis ruhe is er cured lo the bonrd l bj.' ineens oi' e l'wudml. )in lll on which linx lulu slides, und e hwinlless pin i?? over which it his :it the bottoni..

i the dividir ronsisls merely in ruis-:iig l rod i until l'ree ol' the pin 2T und then lower end ouu'zirdly und pfiii downwardly oil the nail 1o. g. r have shown llio divided rod svixured i i pince by means ol a pair ol' headed pins i und "g located at the iop und bottoni of the board. 'lho operation ol` the derive will be obvious from the foregoing deerript'ion and. the adrlhe nielhod ol' reinov Minimi intl the front ol' the board inlo .f'nrious` For this mmose i nrovnio :i tube i l U in wie t; E

i I claim is vantages of construction will alsobe apparent. Direetories'oi` any size may be quickly and conveniently assembled aeeordmg to thls construction without danger of the .boards warping or twistinf' By means ofA the corrugated tongues 19, et ers maybe se-y curely held in position without dan er ofr VIn a device-'of the eharaeter described, a

' cabinet hav-ing ay hin yed door in the front f in the edges t thereof, a removable comprising a Elurality ofse'etions having slots ereof; tongues in sai-d slots oon- `necting the sections, buttons on thebacksl of said sections, battens extending; across the backsqof the sections-.and engaging sai-d but- 'r .1- f i 1 ack for said cabinet tons, said vsections being provided with a plurality of narrow longitudinal slots in the iront surface thereof, a covering of pile 'fabrie followingthe contour of said slotted surface, characters having corrugated spring tongues ladapted to. be inserted in the slots, a plurality of removable longitudinally slotted division rods, headed pins 1n the' slotted surface supportin the upper extremities of said 4 A rods, and l'lead ess pins in the bottolnof the cabinet supporting tlle'lower extremities of 30 In witness whereof I havel hereunto set my l.

. Witnesses:

STUART W, ALLEN, WILLIAM G. ARMSTRONG.

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