US1150314A - Changeable exhibitor. - Google Patents

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,vors of ha'tlype employing :L iiioviig wel. me ihjoffl of ae invention lieiiie lo pro-rifle simple mill. ellVl Live means for serixrii o' ai;l r:lis\'-r\'alioii panel iii posiioii, said e 'xzieahs iirmiiig pari; of a means for g [he iiiox'iiigg' wel; in (lelm'miiaxl iohsliip to the panel.

.hierin of lli@ iovsi'iiou is to proziale seem iig; aiiffl ,guiding means' of the al' il iorth which are integral with ille mammal of lh@ easing.

fui-ier obje@ of the invention. is

i fr sgill g V howl oonsliiioion o calendar l lo norme a in' a bracket or oliver supporting' mear 1.7., rl he in .in `consuls ol me ,ioames of cohslirizci-ioii, a iiilmial'ion angl arrangen'eht 'valent mal grooves ily from f-peiiihx'5 iig lower eiied Ang. 175 1915.

Serial En. 834,@248.

edges of the glass panel in position. At

the side Walls of the opening the metal of the casing 1s also bent inwardly to provlde .flanges ll), having iiiigiiudinal guide'slots l, portions of the metal of which said flanges are composed being lient laterally llo form clips or clamping members 1Gb engaging and holding die. ,5de edges of the glass panel S in position. The slots l0a form guides through which the portion of the web T which is to be displayed travels, whereby such portion el the web is held in position.

parallel Wirth che panel. Disposed Within the casing on @poos-ire sides of its center are rolls or spools ll and l2, each having end disks or heads lili. The web is Wound` in the form of: a roi ru; en ghe spool l1 and is adapted to Wil il therefrom lo the spool 12, so that. the portions thereof carrying the calendar matter may be successively displayed at the opening' 6. The spools are detachably nimiiiled in position, each haring at its lower @zal ay hearing' recess lil to receive a lmaring stud l5, said sinds being carred'byspringplates 143, strook op from the bottom xwall fr. The impe-l.' ones or the spools 11 l l? are loi. l y angular sockets 17 o e Angalar project-ions l spindles 1S and i., ioariialifl mi wall 5, which slials or spirali t are, provided with gears 2i) ami 2l meshing with :iii imerniediae op l n ing gear 22 carrie l by aspindle 23, also ivit i a winding key :fr iii'fer piece 24. By turning; this key molina i: lie simultane- )cols .to unwind he well from one spool i 1d wind llie same upon the other spool5 eiialiliiig the Webwto be @asiliY and Conveniently adjusted as occasion requires. A spring p is struck up from a bracket', er bac l te 2G and acts upon the gear ,i lotion brake to prexei. casual movement of the spools and sin'G ing of ille web,

l; r be imdeifsoof from the foregoing clescription that sae spools mountedfor raiation upon the bear; g sinds l5 and with the spindles 1S asiel i9, re 'Wliioh they are deteehaoly coupled by the sockets 3.7 :ind recesses 17", said parte being held in cou ournalel upon ille op wall, and )virovided @ling engagement by the u'pwarcl spring pressure of the members 16, and it Willalso be miflerstoocl taat by pressing downward' upon lie spools or loixf'zwe'rd upon the upper ends of the spools to be disengaged from the projections 17 and the spools to be released and removed. By this construction the application and removal of the spools in a ready and convenient manner is insured, so that new webs may 'be applied whenoccasion requires. If desired, also, the web maybear utplon v its opposite faces calendar matter lfor 'Herent years or periods, so that afterone face thereof has been exposedv :the'spools may be removed and reversed so as togdisposethe opposite face of the web foruse, thus providlng a calendar of eco-h nomical constructionv .which may bel emplyed-for a long period. A

he bracket or acking plate 26 may be made of sheet metal vor other` suitablematerial and is provided to close the rear wall of -with a` detachable brace 28-to hold it at av desired langle of inclination. The brace is.

the casing l, as well as to 'serve as a support to hold the calendar upright y upon a desk or other'base. This backing or bracket plate iscuty away at-its lower end to provide supporting legs 27 and at itsv rear is' provided preferably formedf'of sheetmetal. and is rovided at its rfrontfedge with laterally ent flanges 29. engaging'a slot 30 formed in the .plate, whereby the brace and plate are detachably coupled In theplate are pro# vided o eningsl for the passage'of tongues .321011 t e casing, by which the latter is detachably secured thereto, allowing the casing to be removed whenever it is desired to replenishy or reverse the spools.

It will, of course, be understood that the structure as a whole may be made as cheaply or as ornamental as desired, and that the `face of the backing plate may be devoted to advertising purposes.

I claim:-i' f 1. 'In a changeable exhibitor, a casing Q 1 y ausgew.r

formed of sheet metal having an observation openin in the front wall thereof, ilanges integra with .the casing at the sides of said opening and extending inwardly at right angles from said front wall and' provided with guide slots, portions of the metal from which said slotted flanges are formed being bent parallel with the front wall to provide side edges engaged and clamped against the front wall b said clips, whereby a web may to' travel Y through said guide ing members', flanges integral with the casing at the sides of said opening and extending inwardly at-right' angles from said front wall and provided with guide slots, portions of the metal from which they said slotted flanges are formed being 'bent parallel with the front Wall to provide clips, and a transparent panel having its upper and lower edges tted in and held by said groovedl retaining members and its side edges eligaged and clamped against -the front wall bysaid clips, whereby a web may be arranged' to 'travel through said guideslots land in a determined relationship to the rear surface of the transparent panel. y

In testimony whereof I affix myisignature in presence of two witnesses.

ROBERT P. STEPHENS.

Witnesses J. LEAHY, H. M. RODRICK.

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