US1509842A - Desk pad and stand - Google Patents

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Sept. 30 1924;

T. D. OAKLEY DESK PAD AND STAND Filed April 14 1922 ZY/zeaphzld p Patented Sept. 30, 1924.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THEOPHIEILI) D. OAKLEY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGN- MENTS, TO DEFIANCE SALES COEP-ORA'IIG'N, 615 NEW YGBK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

DESK PAD AND STAND.

Application filed April 14, 1922.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Ti-rnorrrinnn D. OAKLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, Illinois, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Desk Pads and Stands, of which the following is a specification.

y invention relates to stands of the type commonly used on desks to hold a calendar pad, and has reference particularly to a combined stand and pad which is adapted for either side turning or end turning of the leaves of the pad.

It is a common practice to use a combined calendar and memorandum pad which is mounted on a stand so that the leaves are retained in place and adapted to be turned over from day to day to expose the proper date and afford a new memorandum page. These stands are made in two forms to suit the preference of the purchaser, the leaves inone form being arranged to turn over sidewise and in the other form to turn over endwi'se, and it is, therefore, necessary to provide stands and pads of both forms to suit the requirements of the various purchasers.

The principalobjects .of my invention are to provide a convertible stand which may be arranged to hold a pad so that the leaves maybe turned over either sidewise or endwise; to provide a pad which may be used with: either arrangement of the stand; to provide means for conveniently converting the stand to either form and lockingthe parts in the adjusted position; and in general, to provide a simple and inexpensive stand of this character which knocks down into a compact form for mailing or shipping, and together with the pad may be readily assembled by the purchaser in either form in which he desires to use the pad.

On the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a top view of my improved stand, arranged for end turning of the leaves;

Fig. 2 a sectional View on the lines 22 of F g-,

Fig. 3 a perspective view of thestand assembled for side opening of the leaves;

Fig. 4 a top View of the structure shown in Fig. 3- withparts broken away to disclose details of the construction;

Serial No. 552,799.

Fig. 5 a perspective view of the locking member;

Fig. 6 a perspective view of the parts assembled for shipping;

Fig. 7' a top View showing the arrange ment of the parts as they are packed for shipping; and

Fig. 8 a top view of one of the leaves of the pad.

Referring to the drawings, the reference numerals 1 and 2 indicate the sections which comprise the base of the stand, these sections being optionally made of wood or metal, and tapered from end to end, as shown particularly in Fig. 2, so as to afford sloping top surfaces to support the leaves of the pad. Each section 1 and 2, has a pair of spaced holes 3 and a in the thick end, and a similar opening 5 at one side and spaced from the opening 1 as shown, and each section has an angular slot 6 through which the holes 3, at and 5 e2;- tend. A pair of staples or arches 7 and 8 are adapted to have the ends inserted in the openings 3, 4 and 5, and have notches 9 adjacent the ends and adapted to register withthe slots 6 when the ends of the staples or arches are inserted in the openings 3, i and 5. A locking plate 10 of suitable thickness to lit in the slot 6' is provided with longitudinal slots 11, spaced substantially the distance between the ends of the arches 7 or 8, forming a center tongue 12 which entersbetween the ends of the arches 7 and 8 and an outer tongue 13 at each side, which engage the notches 9 so as to interlock with the arches. The locking plate 10 is prefer ably formed with bend or arched portion in the tongue 12 which causes the tongue to fit snugly in the slots 6 and holds the locking member securely in place.

When the stand is to be used so that the leaves 14 of the pad open up end'wi s'e the sections 1 and 2 are placed end to end, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and the staples 7 and 8 inserted inthe openings 38 and t4;' of the sections 1 and 2, after which the locking plate 10 is inserted in the slot 6 of the sections 1 and 2 so that the tongue 12 is interposed between the ends of the arches 7 and 8 and the outer tongues 13 engaged in the notches 9 of the arches so as to lock the latter against removal from the sections 1 and 2. The outer end of the plate 10 is turned upas indicated at 15, so as to afford a finger hold for inserting and removing the locking plate, and the corners of the sections 1 and 2 are preferably rounded as shown at 16, so as to admit the finger at the inside of the upturned portion 15 of the locking member for removing the locking plate.

When the stand is to be used with the leaves arranged to open sidewise, the sections 1 and 2 are arranged side by side, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, and the staples 7 and 8 are inserted in the openings 55 and 44 o f the sections 1 and 2, and the locking plate 10 is then inserted into the slot 6 of both sections from the end, as shown in Figsfi and 4, so as to it Jk the staples 7 and 8 in place. The legs of the staples 7 and ,8 are sufficiently rigid and close together to hold thesect- ions 1 and 2 close together in either form of assembling,and the locking plate 10 by its engagement in the slot 6 of both sections, serves to hold these sections in the proper relative position, and the outer tongues 13 also co-operate with the staples 7 and 8 to hold the sections against separation.

In connection with this stand I also provide a pad, the leaves of which have a pair of end perforations 17 .and 18 correspondin to the openings 3 and 4: of the sections 1 an 2 and through which the staples 7 and 8 engage when the stand is assembled in the form shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and the leaves also have an additional perforation 19 at the side corresponding tothe perforation 5 of the sections 1 and 2, and the staples 7 and 8 are inserted through the perforations 18 and 19 of the pad when the stand is assembled as shown in Figs. 3 and 4.

The construction of the stand above described not only avoids the necessity of providing separate forms of stand and pad, as the former may be converted at will and the pad used for either side opening or end opening of the leaves, but it also affords an inexpensive stand of so simple a form that it maybe readily assembled without difficulty.

Moreover, the stand is particularly well adapted for shipping, as it is of light weight and capable of being knocked down into a compact form which makes a convenient package for mailing. The sections 1 and 2 are laid on top of one another, as shown particularly in Fig. 6, with the locking member 10 and the staples 7 and 8 interposed therebetween, and the calendar pad may beplaced on top of the part when so arranged, making it all a small light package of rectangular form which is eonvenient to wrap.

While I have shown and described my invention in a preferred form, I am aware that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the principles of my invention, the scope of which is to be determined by the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. A stand for calendar pads and the like comprising a supporting base and a pair of staples for holding a pad on the stand, said staples being adapted to be optionally arranged in parallel planes extending from front to rear of the stand or in parallel planes extending from side to side of the stand to optionally afford an end or side fastening for the pad.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination of a supporting base comprising a pair of sections adapted to be optionally arranged end to end or side by side, and means for holding a pad on. one of the sections in either position of adjustment and permitting the leaves to be turned over onto the other section.

3. In a. device of the class described, the combination of a supporting base comprising a pair of sections adapted to be arranged either side by ide or end to end, means for locking the sections together in either position, and pad retaining arches for holding a pad on one of the sections so that the leaves of the pad may be turned over onto the other sertion in either position of adj 11stment of the latter.

1. In a device of the class described, the combination of a base comprising a pair of: sections adapted to be positioned side by side or end to end, a pair of staples adapted to optionally connect the sections in either osition of adjustment of the latter, means or interlocking the ends of the staples with the sections, and a pad having the leaves perforated to optionally engage the staples in either position of adjustment of the base sections.

5. In a device of the class described, the combination of a base con'iprising a pair of sections adapted to be arranged side by side or end to end, a pair of arched members, sockets in the base sections adapted to be optionally engaged by the ends of the arched members for holding the sections of the base end to end or side by side, and locking means for interlocking the ends of the arched members with both sections of the base.

6. In a device of the class described, the combination of a pair of base sections adapted to be arranged side by side or end to end, av pair of spaced apertures at the corresponding ends of each section, a pair of staples adapted to have the ends engaged in the aforesaid apertures of both sections for holding the latter in the end to end position, corresponding apertures at the sides of the sections co-operable with one of the end apertures of each section to receive the ends of the staples for holding the sections in the side by side position.

7. In a stand for calendar pads and the like, the combination of a pair of similar sections, each having a correspondingly inclined upper face and means for optlonally connecting the sectlons together end to end so that the upper faces incline downwardly from the juncture or connecting the sections side by side so that the upper faces of the sections lie in the same plane said means being adapted to interlock with the pad in either position of adjustment of the sections to hold the pad on the stand.

THEOPHIELD D. OAKLEY.

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