US944952A - Calendar for collection purposes. - Google Patents

Description

APPLICATION FILED OUT. 2 1908.

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CALENDAR FOE COLLECTION PURPOSES.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 2, 1908. Serial No. 455,936.

in which collections are to be made, and

means for indicating the month when such collections are to be made.

Another object in view is the provision of a calendar having a stationary part divided into a plurality of sections or divisions and a movable part divided into an equal number of sections, the sections of each part being provided with indications thereon indicating various data that are to be used in conjunction with each other, the movable part being regulated in its movement by an indicating member which clearly indicates the amount of movement desired for bringing the movable member into proper relationship to the stationary member.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a collection chart formed with a stationary member divided into a plurality of sections, each of which is numbered and in addition have indicated thereon, a section of countries or a certain territory in which collections are to be made, a mov able member positioned centrally of the sta tionary member and divided into the same number of sections as the stationary member, and also has positioned on each section thereof information that may be used in connection with each of the divisions of the stationary member, and means for indicating the time when the respective information on the movable member is designed to be used with any ofthe respective sections of the stationary member.

Vith these and other objects in view the invention comprises certain novel constructions, combinations and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a plan view of a calendar embodying the features of the invention. Fig. 2 is a section through Fig. 1 on line 22. Fig. 3 is a plan view of a movable member removed.

Referring to the drawing by numerals, 1 indicates a piece of material of any desired kind preferably constructed circular and divided into a plurality of sections 2, that are numbered from 1 up to any desired number, the number of sections being shown for the numbers of illustrations as twelve. In each of these sections are placed the names of a number of counties, as for instance, the counties of the State of Alabama, though it will be understood that the calendar may be made so as to be used in connection with any other State, the only change being in the names of the counties. It Will also be understood that the names of towns or other places may be used instead of counties, but for the purpose of illustration, the counties of the State of Alabama have been used and divided into twelve different sections or divisions and the name thereof placed on the division 2.

A movable member, as disk 3, is mounted upon member 1 and held in place by any desired pivotal means as eyelet 4. Mounted upon eyelet 4 is also another stationary disk 5 which is formed with an opening or notch 6 which acts as a pointer. The member 5 may, if desired, be made some other shape, though preferably the same is formed disk shape in order to cover the names of the months as indicated at 7, on the disk 8. On disk 3 is also indicated twelve different kinds of information as 8, one kind of information. for each division of the disk, which is divided into an equal number to the division of member 1. Disk information 8 may be of any desired kind, but for the purpose of illustration, the same has been indicated as the names of various kinds of charitable work to indicate in connection with the names of the months and the names of the various counties, the times of collection for each different object. For instance, in section 1 of member 1 it is known as the index space from which the collections start. As shown on the drawing, the words Ministerial education are disclosed on disk 3 and also the month, January is indicated in the notch 6. This information is positioned opposite division 1 of member 1, which would indicate that all of the counties in division 1 would take up a collection for ministerial education in January. At the same time that the counties in division 1 take Patented Dec. 28, 1 909.

up a collection for ministerial education, division 2 takes up a collection for State missions, division 3 takes up a collection for home missions, division 4 takes up a collection for foreign missions, and so on through the entire set of divisions. In this manner during the month of January, collections from two districts or divisions will be taken up for foreign missions, two for home missions, two for State missions and one collec tion each for the remaining objects. After January has passed disk 3 is rotated until the month, February, appears opposi te section 1 and in notch (5, disk 5 remaining stationary and causing the notch 6 to continuously point toward the index space or division 1. After the disk 3 has been turned until February is disclosed in notch 6 the same indicates that during the .month of February all of the counties in division 1 or the index space will take up a collection for foreign missions. The remaining divisions will take up collections during the month of February for the respective ob jects positioned opposite the respective divisions. In this manner two collections for home missions, two collections for foreign missions, and two collections for State missions will be taken up during the month of February and one collection for each of the other objects, making a total of twelve collections for the entire State. After February has passed the disk 3 is again turned until March appears in notch 6 and the collections are again taken up as just indicated. As each successive month arrives the disk 3 is moved forward which will automatically indicate the divisions that take up collections for the respective objects. In this manner the chart will indicate when the respective collections are to be taken in the respective counties, so that at the end of the year each division or each set of counties wlll have taken up one collection for each 1 object indicated on'disk 3, except home missions and foreign missions, and State missions, in which case, they have taken up two collections. By this arrangement each subject or object of work gets something each month and is provided thereby a regular income.

The calendar has been described particularly for collect-ions for charitable work and the like, but it will be understood that the calendar might be used for collections for other objects, and that not only may the names of the various counties be changed to adapt the calendar to the various States, but various other places may be indicated. As for instance, a single county may be divided up into sections or divisions as set forth in regard to the State of Alabama, so that the names of the various churches or other organizations may be used instead of the respective counties.

hat I claim is:

I11 a calendar, a stationary member provided with a plurality of radiating sections having names thereon, a rotating member pivotally mounted on said stationary member and formed with a plurality of radiating sections having names thereon adapted to be brought into line with the names on the radiating sections of the stationary member, and a second stationary member mounted above said rotatable member and formed with a radial notch extending from adjacent the center of the said second stationary member to the outer edge thereof for disclosing the names on the rotating member which co-act with the names positioned opposite on the stationary member.

I11 testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

\VASHINGTON B. CRUMPTON. itnesses M. L. Mnnm'r'r, F. M. MERRITT.

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