US1553086A - Time indicator - Google Patents

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Patented sept. s, 1925. f

Unirse g PAT ENT ermee.

Josnrri noivronens, erv nivnnsipnfirimiors, iiss'ienetv 'ro PARI'SIAN NOVELTY* do.,

' 'or eHIeAGo, I LLINoi's.

'riivrn INDIAT'OR.

Appiicaagn mealirb'ventr 1, 1924. ser'iai Nt. 747,302:

Be it` lnotinthat I, JosnrH K'olMoRoUs, a

citizen of the United Statesand are'side'int of Riverside, nennt-y of'Geok', and Stateo'f Illi- 5 nois, haveYinve'nted'I certain new` andl useful Iinproiiements in Tirneliiliators, ef W-hi'eh the'follt'ving is a specification.'

v vvMy invention 'relates-t. improvements in time iiidicatrs, especially adapted fer use in fixing' for ready reference the time eenL suined or to be cf'nsiimedin the performance of atas'l' or' in 'carrying eut operation, the main object of the invention beingt provide a simple dfe'vic'e ofthis character capable of e'cnomical manufacture and highly `efficient in use. c f

'Qth'e'r Objects will appear hereinafter. The inventio'`lv cnsists-in thecombinati'ons and-:arrangements of parts hereinafter described and elaiine'd.

The i'yention will be' best understood by reference to the accompanying draw-ings forming a part of this speitieatibn, and-- in which, Y' 1 Fig. 1. yis a front elev'atinal View 'of my improved tinie'indic-ator; y Fig. 2 is a vertical section/taken 'on the line 2-2 'of Fig. 1"; and

vl `ig-` "3' is an enlarged fragmental "View, 0 illust'ratingV in particular `a ,'sec'urin'g` lug struckfrom the backing platep t In'- the pr fer 'ed formA :of 'construction 'as illustrated in the accompanying' drawing it will be seen 'that my iinprovedtifme indicator includes a circular dial plate l formed'with 'a rearwardly curved marginal edge region 5 which is bent over upon itself at 6 and rcrimped upon the c'enca'yec Yp'eipherjf' 7 of the backing plate 8 which is made the Cheli-shaped form shown (Fig. 2), there being-a. circular reenforcinfg plate 9' having snug fit upon the rear lface' "of vthev dial plate with its rearwardly 'curved circumferential region 10 bound between the :dial plate and a shoulder 11 formed upon the circumference. of the backing plate 8; As illustrated in vFig. 2', the central portion of the re# enforcing plate A9 is lheld tightly lbe'tiiveen the central fiat portions ef 'the dial'plate 4 and b'a'cling pla'te 8, resp'ectively.V the backing plate 8,@ at diametrically opposite positions,are struck'out` the lug elements 12 which are bent radially outwardv beyond the periphery ofthe backing' plate and rear-l wardly offset therefrom sof asv to serve as meansA by which to support thetiinezindicm tor froxna panelfb'oard as'll or any convene ient Wai-ll structure, it' being observed that each ofthe lugs 12y is-provided With an afper-v tu'rer14'adaptedto receive a screw element as 15` 'or other suitable nieans'for attachment to the panel board or Wall.'

Centrallyl piercing the backing plate, .re-5 enforcing plate and dial Vplate is apivot stud 16 lwhich projects outwardlyff'iom the-dial plate forthe purpose ofy operatively supporting the parts new to be described, it bei-ngiobs'erved that the o'ppositeend-s' of the pivot stud are formed With the '.fianges 17 and17. Upon the face ofthe Vdial plate Within the compass of the circumferential reg-ion 5 thereof isu'print'ed 'or otherwise `prodi'i'ced the time characters 18 consisting of the usual timepiece ordinalfs'from one to twelve are rangedprecisely as on the facezof a Watch or clock. Projecting radially outward' from each ordinal upon .the circumferential re gion 5 is an hour marking 19. Between the hour markings 19 are subdivisional mark` ings 20 each representing aY periodof five minutes. Upon they face of the dial Within the 'compass of the h'our ordinals are provide'd subject headings or markings as 21, which relates to the matter or service yor op# eration, as the case ymay be, in connection 'with which the time indicator is to be einplo'yed. In the presenti instance Vl have shown but two subject markings consisting of the Words Su-ds 1 and Sud's 2, which relate to operations in. a laundry butl it Will be obvious :that a great 'number of subject headings 'in'aythus be provided upon the dial between the circle of ordinals and the pivot stud.. It will also' be understood that While l have 'here shown subject head-ings characteristie of operations ina laundry, vthe subject headings may consist of any matter charac- 'terlist'ic of the dutieslor operations in connec- Mounted for movement upon the pivot stud 16 in front of the dial plate is a subject designator 22, herein shown as colored for yellow, and also herein shown 'as projecting a distance beyond the dial plate. Also movably mounted upon the pivot stud 16 in front of the subject `designator is a transparent disc 23 consisting preferably of Celluloid', this transparent disc being of a dimension to encompass theJ hour numerals, as clearly shown in Fig. 1. On this transparent disc 23 is painted or otherwise produced a time set index 24, designed upon the movement of the transparent disc to register with or point out the time markings, hereinbefore described, on the dial plate. In the present instance this time set index, is produced in imitation of red. Further mounted for movement upon the pivot stud 16 is a time stop index 25 designed also to register with or point out the time markings on the dial plate. In the present instance this time stop index is lined for indications of black. This time stop index corresponds as to its purpose with the minute hand of a Watch or clock since. its position in relation to the ordinals in a clock-wise direction designates the period of time after the hour. The subject designator, the transparent disc with its time set index and the time stop index are bound together in frictional contact against the dial plate by means of the pivot stud 16, it of course being understood that on@ of the flanges on the pivot stud will not, in assembling, be crimped into retaining position until the parts have been properly mounted. The subject designator, transparent dial with its time set index and the time stop index are so bound together upon the pivot stud that while each. of them is freely manually movable with respect to the other, yet each one willv be held by friction in any position to which it is moved about the face of the dial plate.

By way of illustrating the operation of the time indicator, let us assume that it is to be employed in connection with operations in a laundry, for instance to show the predetermined period of time that a batch of clothes is to be washed in Suds 2. Let us assume further that the time, the washing operation is to commence is forty minutes past eleven; and that the washing operation is to continue for a period of twentylive minutes. To register these facts, the subject designator is moved on its pivot to occupy a position over Suds 2 and the time set index is moved to indicate the subdivisional line. 2O which denotes forty minutes past eleven, as shown'in Fig. 1. Since each subdivision-al line 2O denotes a five minute period of time, and since there remains four subdivisional periods between the position of the time set index at forty minutes past eleven and the ordinal twelve, twenty minutes of the period are thus accounted for, so that the time stop index 25 is placed opposite the ordinal one which signifies that the washing operation in Suds 2 will be completed at five minutes after twelve. Having thus set the time indicator, it is only necessary to observe the time on a'watch or clock from which will be determined when the watch or clock is five minutes past twelve that the washing operation in Suds 2 is completed. In this manner my improved time indicator will show for reference the subject matter or operation to which attention is being given, the time on which the task or operation commences and the time on which the task or operation is to be completed. Y

lVhile I have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable of variation and modication without departing from the spirit of the invention. I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precise details of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

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

1. A time indicator including a dial plate; a backing plate therefor, said dial plate and backing plate having curved marginal regions; a re-enforcing member combined with the backing plate to provide an annular groove in which the marginal edge of the dial plate is crimped; a member connecting the dial plate, backing plate and reenforcing member, and means on said member for co-operating with the dial plate, substantially as described. f

2. A time indicator comprising a dial plate having time and subject markings thereon; a backing plate and re-enforcing plate with which said dial plate is united, said re-enforcing plate having means for attachment to an object; a central pivot stud projecting from the dial plate, backing plate and re-enforcing member; a time set index and a time stop index adapted to register with the time markings on the dial plate; a subject designator adapted to register with the subject markings on the dial plate; said time set index, time stop index and subject designator being mounted in frictional engagement on said pivot stud and adapted for independent manual movement thereon, substantially as described.

3. A time indicator comprising a dial plate and a backing plate secured together, said dial plate having time and subject markings thereon, said backing plate having means thereon for attachment to an object; a central pivot stud projecting from the dial plate; a subject designator movably mounted on said pivot stud; a transparent disc movably mounted on said pivot stud and having a time set index thereon; a time stop index movably. mounted on said pivot stud, said subject designator, time set index and time stop index being differently characterized; said subject designator, transparent disc and time stop index being friotionally held together on the pivot stud and adapted each to be held in the position 10 Where-at it is set, substantially asl described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this. specification.

JOSEPH KOMOROUS.

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