US623587A - Combined cash-register and calendar - Google Patents

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No. 623,587. Patented Apr. 25, I899. G. S. WEBBER.

COMBINED CASH REGISTER AND CALENDAR.

. (Application filed. M725, 1898.)

(No Model.)

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE S. IVEBBER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

COMBINED CASH-REGISTER AND- CALENDAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 623,587, dated April 25, 1899.

Application filed May 25, 1898. Serial No. 681,683. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE S. WEBBER, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combined Cash-Register and Calendar, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in a combined cash-register and calendar, the object being to produce a simple device upon which may be recorded daily cash receipts and expenditures, the calendar being so arranged that the cashaccount may be written upon spaces corresponding to the days of the month and year.

The invention is fully described in this specification and shown in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a front elevation of my device. Fig. 2 is a rear View thereof. Fig. 3 is a similar View with the cover removed. Fig. et is a perspective view. Fig. 5 is a diametrical section through the line 5 5, Fig. 2. Fig. (3 is a front elevation of a slightly-modified form. Fig. 7 is a section through the line 7 7, Fig. 6; and Fig. 8 is a perspective view of a second modified form.

In Figs. 1 to 5, inclusive, which show my preferred form, A represents a case made up of the two halves A I3, the part A. being preferably formed with a central opening a and with an annular flange a This flange is preferably given a slight convex shape in cross-section, the flange upon the other half or cover B being similarly shaped, so that when the case has been put together any accidental separation will be prevented; but by a slight effort one may be removed from the other when so desired. Back of the ring or space a is placed a mirrorB, which gives the device a more attractive appearance. The opening in the face may, however, be dis: pensed with and suitable advertising matter may be printed across this face.

A number of circular cards C are placed in the case, these cards being printed in a manner substantially like that shown in Fig. 3. At some point of the periphery of each card is formed a notch 0, adapted to engage a rib 0 formed in the annular flange a the 0bject being to prevent any rotation of the cards with respect to the part A of the case. The cards are here shown as divided by circles into several annular spaces, the spaces being again divided by radial lines into smaller spaces, in which may be printed or written matter, as desired. In the-spaces at the margin of the card are printed the days of the week, in the central circle the month of the year, in the ring adjacent to said circle the days of the year, and in the ring adjacent to this the days of the month. There are obviously twelve of these cards in the case, one for each month, and in the blank spaces may be written the entire amount of cash expended and received during each day.

Looking at Fig. 2 the cover 13 will be seen to contain a sector-shaped opening I) of such size as to expose at one time a portion ofone of the cards confined between two of the radial lines. The cover may be printed with suitable -wording to indicate the day of the week, month, and year and the cash expended and received, as is clearly shown in Fig. 2.

Upon the margin of the face a are printed a series of radial lines divided into groups of five by heavier lines, and the successive groups are designated by numbers increasing in suitable arithmetical progression, the common dilierence, as'illustrated, being twentyfive, and each small space being therefore intended to indicate five cents. Upon the flange a of the cover is printed an indexarrow a and to indicate the amount of a purchase upon the dial the two halves are moved with respect to each other until the arrow points to a line indicating the amount expended. To register the next expenditure, the cover is moved until the pointer reaches a line corresponding to the sum of the two expenditures, and so on. At the e'ndof the day this total amount may be transferred to the calendar-card upon the reverse side.

In the modification shown in Figs. 6 and 7 the cards are held between two disks D E, the disk D having a series of notches in its periphery. A screw d connects the two plates, and between the head of the screw and the plate D is secured a spring-pointer D, which engages the notches and which may be moved along from one notch to another. The notches are marked with figures arranged in arithmetical progression, which may be used to indicate nickels or dimes, as desired. Fig. 8 shows another slight modification, in which a band F encircles the case and is'provided with an index-arrow. This band may evidently be moved around the case to indicate the expenditures.

I am aware that other modifications and alterations are possible in the construction of this device and in the arrangement of the different parts. In the above I have shown and described the circular cards O as being provided with notches 0, adapted to engage a rib a on the flange of the part A for thepurpose of preventing rotation of the cards with respect to said part. I do not, however, desire to limit myself to this specific arrangement, as there are various ways of doing thisas, for instance, a pin maybe secured to the part A and engage the cards.

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. In a device of the class described, the combination of the face, A, and cover, B, suitably connected together and adapted to be moved one upon the other, said face being marked with suitable figures arranged in arithmetical progression and the cover being provided with an index-pointer substantially as described.

2. In a device of the class described,the combination of a case comprising the face, A, and cover, 13, and a series of calendarcards, 0, confined in said case, said face and cover being provided with annular flanges engaging each other and said cover being formed with an opening exposing a portion of one of the calendar-cards; substantially as described.

3. The combination of a face, A, having printed along its margin a series of figures arranged in arithmetical progression and formed with a flange, a a cover, I formed with the opening, I), and a flange, a adapted to embrace the flange upon the face, A, and a series of calendar-cards confined in said case and having suitable spaces marked oil thereon; substantially as and for the purpose set forth. I

4. The combination of the face, A, formed with a central opening, a, a mirror, I3, arranged back of said face, a cover, 13, having a flange, a, adapted to engage the face, A, and formed with a sector-shaped opening, I), and a series of calendar-cards, C, confined between said mirror and cover and printed with radial lines and circles and with other suitable wording; substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand, at Chicago, in the countyof Cook and State of Illinois, this 23d day of May, A. D. 1898.

GEORGE XVEISBER.

\Vitnesses:

CHAS. O. SHEnvEv, A. I. H. NELSON.

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