US451910A - Daily reminder - Google Patents

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0. E. BLODGETT DAILY REMINDER.

Patented May 12, 1891.

' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIC CHARLES EDTVIN BLODGETT, OF TOLEDO, IOWVA.

DAlLY REMINDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 451,910, dated May 12, 1891.

Application filed July 25,1890. Serial No. 359,952. (No model.) I

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES EDWIN BLODG- ETT, a citizen of the United States of America, andaresident of Toledo, in the county of Tama and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Daily Reminder, of which the following is a specification.

My object is to provide an improved receptacle for placing and retaining papers, cards, letters, memoranda, &c., in such position rela tive to a weekly calendar and receptacle having a series of pockets that all the matter of correspondence and business of each day of each week will be conspicuously visible to remind a person of what needs attention each day of each week.

My invention consists in the construction and operation of a portable receptacle and calendar, as hereinafter set forth, pointed out in the claim, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a front elevation showing the calendar and open tops of the series of pockets adapted to receive and retain cards, letters, &c. Fig. 2 is a side view showing part broken away to disclose the pockets. Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the complete device in position as required for practical use.

A is the bottom, B the sides, and O the ends, of the receptacle. The ends are in an inclined position relative to the bottom, so that when the complete device is set up in an inclined position, as shown in Fig. 3 and as required for practical use the ends and partitions will be perpendicular.

l 2 3 4 represent a series of partitions fixed to the bottom and sides in such a manner that they will always be parallel with the ends, 0. Each partition has avertical projection or plate formed on or fixedthereto, and each plate is marked so thattheseries produces a calendar and also an index. The lower and No.1 plate and partition is marked Today, thesuccessive numbers are marked Monday, Tuesday, lVedne sday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. The top end piece is marked Later, and the pocket at the top is the proper place to place matters that do not need attention during the current month. The next pocket below the top pocket is marked This month, and all matters not needing attention during the current Week are placed in that pocket. All matters needing attention during the current week are distributed in the pockets corresponding with the calendar-days of the week and in such order as they successively need attention during the week. A weekly and also annular calendar is to be connected with the receptacle in any form and suitable way whenever desired.

D represents a leg or support hinged to the bottom in such a manner that it can be folded flat upon the bottom to economize space in packing and shipping the complete device.

Heretofore boxes having ends and partitions projecting at right angles from the bottom have been used for similar purposes; but my manner of forming a receptacle to adapt it to be placed in an inclined position and at the same time have itspockets in aperpendicular position to facilitate the insertion, inspection, and handling and keeping of papers is novel and greatly advantageous.

I claim as my invention- The receptacle composed of the bottom A, sides B, and ends 0 and a series of marked partitions 1 2 3 4:, said ends and partitions forming acute angles relative to said bottom and sides, and a hinged or folding support D, substantially as shown and described, for the purposes stated.

CHARLES EDWIN BLODGETT.

WVitnesses:

O. D. COATES', A. L. STONE.

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