US1667091A - Bulletin board - Google Patents

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April 24, 192s. 1,667,091

F. S. WOLSTENHOLME BULLETIN BOARD Filed Jan 5. 1927 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 TRAIN N ARRIVE FROM 77 DUE.

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. 1,667,091 F. S. W OLSTENHOLME BULLETIN BOARD Filed Jan. 5. 1927 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 awn {0'5 I15. WOLJTENHOL/VE ane Patented Apr. 24, 1 928. UNITED STATES I, 1,667,091 PATENT OFFICE,

FREDERICK s. woLsrENI IoLME, or RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.

BULLETIN BOARD.

. Application filed January 3, 1927. Serial Ho 158,670.

This invention relates to bulletin boards and more particularly; to such a device adaptedforuse as a train'bulletin'in railroad stations and'the like. I 7

An important object of the invention is to provide a novel bulletin board having inter changeable signswhereby thetime a trainis due may be posted together with the time of its probable-arrival. Y

A further objectis to provide a bulletin board of the character referredto' wherein the interchangeable signs and the support ing' means therefor are of novel construction to permit the'interchanging of signs to'be facilitated. 7,, v w a r ,A further object A further object isto provide a bulletin board which is adapted to be operated wholly from the rear side thereof and provided' with means for holding the inter-' changeable signs within the casing of the board when they are not in use. 9

A further object is-to provide a bulletin board having a series of openings therein through which the interchangeable signs'are visible, each sign being provided adjacent its ends with rearwardly turned lips adapted to engage flanges of supports arranged against the "rear face of thewbulletin' board. A further object is to provide a bulletin board of the character just mentionedwherein the lips of the signs are provided with slightly curved-rear edges which are adapted to engage against theflanges of the.

supports, the latter being flat, and arranged angularly with respect tothe bulletin board and forming therewith pockets to support the signs, the curved edges of the lips of the signs permitting the latter to assume positions-flat against the rear face of thebulle-z tin board't'o enhance the visibility off-the signs.

-A further object is to provide 'a bulletin board of the character mentioned wherein auxiliary signs may be employed foralteringthereading of' portions of the principal signs employed.

Other ob ectsv and'fadvantages of the,

vention 'will become apparent during the course of. the following description.

Inthe dra wings I haveshown'one ein-z bottom wall 15.

bodiment of ing,

-Figure 1 is a front elevation, Figure 2 is arear elevation, Figure. 3 isa detail perspective of an auxihary sign, ,i V

Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view on line 44 of Figure 2,'

Figure 5 is an enlarged vertical sectional view'through a portion of the bulletin board;

proper and associated elements,

:Fig'ure 6 is a detail section on line 6-6 of Figure 2, i Figure? is a detail perspective of one of Figure 8 is a fragmentary of the vprincipal signs, and,

Figure' 9 isa similar vlew showing one of the signs and the means for supportingit;

Referring to the drawings the numeral 10 designates the bulletin board as a whole view of one invention. I In this show 7 provided with a front wall 11v having a large I opening therein in which is arranged the bulletin board proper as indicated at 12. The board as a whole comprises a casing having a topxwall 13, end walls" 14 and a If desired, the board may be mounted upon casters or the like 16,, or

may be builtinto a wall; .AS clearly shown 7 in FiguresQ and 4, therear of the board is entirely opened to provide access thereto whereby the board may be operated in a manner to be described. v v The bulletin board'proper may be provided at its top with suitable identification indicia 17 as shownin Figure 1, and below this indicia columns. of openings 18, 19, 20 i and 21 are provided,' each column being provided thereabove with suitable indicia as shown iniFigure -1'to indicate'the number of the train,'the point from which it istravel ing,; the time when the train is due, and the time at which "it is expected to arrive. A

similar series of column s of openings are arranged in the, lower portions of the bulas to when trainsare due to leave,- andtheir. destlnatlons. From a .me'chanical stand- 'pomt'the two sets of columns are identical letin board proper to provide information 7 and need not be referred to further in detail.

Adjacent each endwall 14, a'vertical postings 19 and 20',asfindicatedin Figure2.

; or plate 22 is arranged, and this plate may be of any suitable form; A similar plate 23 is a rrangedbetweenthe columns of open The plates 22 and 23"m'ay be secured in position in any suitable manner as by spot welding them against the bulletin board proper. Each face of the plate 23 and the inner faces of the plates 22 are provided with supports 24-. These supports are identical in construction and only one need be referred to in detail. As clearly shown in Figures and 9, eachsupport is provided with a series of angular su orting flanges 25 which incline downwardly and forwardly toward their lower ends. These flanges may be stamped from the material of the sup ports and correspond in arrangement to the openings in the bulletin board proper. This arrangement of the flanges is clearly shown in Figures 4t and While the supporting flanges 25 are shown as being formed of integral supports, it will be apparent that each of the supporting lianges may be separately y 28 with lugs formed and secured in position against the plates 22 and 23. As shown in Figure 2. single supports 25 are arranged at opposite ends of a separate opening 26 arranged near the top of the bulletin board, for a purpose to be described. p y

Interchangeable signs 2'7 are adapted to be arranged rearwardly of the openings in the bulletin board. provided with a flat forward face upon which may be painted the desired information as to the destinations of the trains, etc., andeach plate further provided with an upper horizontal flange 28. Lips 29 are formed at the ends of the plates, and the rear edges of these lips are slightly curved as indicated at ZBO. These curved edges are adapted to engage against the flanges 2521s clearly shown in Figure From this figure it will be apparent that the forwardfaces 27 are adapted to seat against the rear face of the bulletin board whereby the indicia on the'sign will be visible through one of the bulletin board openings, and the curved ed es of the li s 29 )ermits the si n to seat a l b firmly against the bulletin board. One set of signs preferably is provided with indicia to indicate the destinations of the trains and also the numbers of the trains, the former indicia being visible through the openings 19 and the latter through the o el'lings 18. Similarly anotherset of signs is provided with indicia to indicatethe timesat which" trains are due to arrive, and each of these.

signs is preferably provided with identical indicia WlllCl'l is adapted to be viewed through an opening 21 Means are provided for altering the indicia to indicate. the cit-J pected arrival of a train according to individual conditions. K

As shown in Figure B, the signs which indicate the times of arrivalof trains maybe provided on their upper horizontalflanges 7 V Auxiliary signs are pro vided wi-tlrforward faces having 'indicia thereon and upper horizontal flanges 33 Each of these signs is bearing similar indicia. These signs are adapted to be placed in position with their forward faces arranged in front of the indicia of the main plates with which they are --associated to indicate the expected arrival of trains, and each upper flange 33 is adapted to be arranged between adjacent pairs of the lugs 31. bear any suitable indicia, as will be apparent.

In Figure 7 of the drawings I have shown a sign plate 34L which is adapted to be eX- hibited through theopeningi26 to indicate currentdates. 7 As shown, the signs 34 are also provided with the end flanges 29 havada ptedtoengage the supports 25 arranged rearwardly of the opening 26.' The sign 34 is provided on its front face with spaced portions 35 and'ZiS to indicate the month and year, and a depression 37 is providedbe tween these spaced portions to receive an auxiliarysign 38 bearing thenumber ofthe day." Theauxiliary sign 38 also isprovided with anupper horizontal flange id-having indicia it) thereon coinciding with the indiciaon the front face whereby an operator may identify the plate while standing at the rear of the bulletin board. The plate 38 may be provided with. afinger piece in the form of. an upstanding flange. a l and also may be provided with an opening 42. All of the auxiliary signs, including the signs 32, may be provided with the finger pieces and openings ll and {12 respectively.

The interior. of the bulletin board 10 may be provided in its lower portion with inclined supports -13 to; receive sign plates 27f when thelatter are not in use- Asindicated V in Figure 2, each of the plates referred to maybe provided on its rear face with indic aflt indicating the number ,of the train, 1

The plates 32 are adapted to lug curved rear edges 30,. the latter being and an operatorreadily may read these numv bers when sign plates notiin use arexar be supportedwithi-n the board whennot in use. The other end wall 14 may be provided with the hooks 45, if desired, as shown in Figure .4. L

The operation of the device is as follows: One of the main s gnplates 27 is arranged .rcarwardly of the uppermost openings 18 1 and 19, this plate bearing the destinations of one train together with its number, as in dicated. Another of the plates is then arranged rearwardly of the corresponding openings 20 and '21 to indicate the time the train is due and the time at'whichit? is ex= pected to arrive. As previously stated, each of the time plates bears identical indicia at each end thereof for exhibition-,through the time.

be placed in position openings in its usual form if thetrain is expected on If the train is expected to be late, however, one of the auxiliary plates 32 may with its forward face between the face of thetime plate and the rear face of the bulletin board. The lugs 31 are provided to properly position the auxiliary plates without the necessity of the operator looking at the front of the board.

One of the date plates is arranged rearwardly of the opening 26 according .to the 'month and year, and suchplateremains in position throughout I the corresponding month. a-It will be obvious that the day plates 38inay be changed from day today by inserting the face of one of the plates in the recess37.

Each of the main indicia plates, and the date plate, is provided at oppositeends with one of the hen said plates are placed in position,the

' supporting flanges serve not only to supthe inner faces of gardless I of port the plates, but also move them inwardly whereby they contact snugly with the rear face of the bulletin board proper. The

curved edges of the flanges assist in this 210- in use. The main indicia plates readily may be placed in position and removed by grasping the horizontal flanges at the upper edges thereof. I

It will be obvious that the hooks 45 may be placed inany convenient-position to render the auxiliary plates readily accessible. For instance, the hooks may be provided on also against the inner face of the forward wall of the casing as indicated in theupper left hand corner of Figure 2.

It is to be understood that the form of the invention herewith shown and described is to be taken'as a preferred example of the same and that various changes in the shape, size and arrangelnentof parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the in' vention or the scope of thesubj oined claims.- I claim:

1. A device of the character described comprising a board having an opening therein, a pair of supports fixed with respect to and having faces inclineddowm Wardly toward said boardand arranged ad- 20 and 21, and such plateis used lips 29 havingcurv'ed edges 30' while it 1 both endwalls 14 and jacent opposite; ends of, saiduopening, and 'a sign plate adapted to be arranged against one face of said boardto be visible, through v said-Iopening, each end of said plate being provided with a projecting lip engaging one of saidinclined faces. r

- 2. A device of the character described coin-L.

prising aboard having an'opening. therein,

a pair of supporting flanges fixed-with re-- spect to and arranged rearwardlyfof,said. board adjacent opposite ends 'of said open-y: ing, said supporting 'flanges being inclined downwardly toward said board, and a sign plate arranged rear'wardly of said. board against saidgopening. to be visible therethrough, said plate being provided at oppo V site ends with rearwardly projecting llps' engaging said supporting flanges.

i 3. A device vof the character described o I comprising a board having an opening therein, a. pair of supporting flanges fixed with respect to'and arranged rearwardly of said board adjacent opposite endsv of said opening, said supporting flanges being inclined downwardly towardsaid board, and a sign plate arranged rearwardly of said board.

against said opening to ,be visible therethrough, said plate being provided at opposite ends with rearwardly projecting lips I I having their rear edges curved and contact ing with said flanges. 4. A device of the character described comprisingaboard having'an opening there-.

in, a pair of supporting flanges fixed with respect to and arranged rearwardly of said board adjacent opposite ends of said opening and inclined downwardly toward said board, and a sign plate arranged rearwardly of said board and against the rear face thereof adjacent said ,openin to be visible therebeing provided at oppothrough, said plate site ends with rearwardly projecting lips,- each of said lipscontacting with one of said flanges substantially at a single point. p

5. A device of the character described comprising a board having a plurality of loo parallel horizontal openings, vertical sup ports fixed with respect to said board and ary ranged adjacent'opposite ends ofsaid open-. ings, each of said supports being provided with a supporting flange corresponding in position to each of said openings and inclined downwardly. toward said board, and a sign plate adapted to be arranged rearward 1y of any of said openings against the rear face of said board and provided at its ends with rearwardly projecting lips contacting with the corresponding flanges.

6. A device constructed in accordance with claim 5 wherein said lipsare provided with. 2

curved rearward edges adapted to contact. with said flanges.

., 7 A device of the character described coinprising a board having an openingthe'rein, a pair of supportsfixed with respect to and having faces inclined downwardly toward said board and arranged adjacent opposite ends of said openings, a sign plate adapted- 1 rangedbetween and contacting with said first named sign plate and said board and supported by said first named sign plate.

8. A device of the character described coinprising a board having an opening there in, a pair of supporting flanges fixed with respect to said board and arranged adjacent opposite ends of said opening and inclined downwardly toward said board, a sign plate having indioia thereon and provided at 0pposite ends with rearwardly projectin lips, said plate being arranged rea-I-Ward'ly of said opening and contacting with the rear face of said board with said lips contacting with said supporting flanges, and an auxiliary sign having 'indicia thereon and arranged between and contacting with said board and said sign plate. p

In testimony whereof I affix my signature FREDERICK s WOLSTENHOLME.

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