Menu and price calculator

Claim 2

A menu and price calculator comprising a frame assembly having a top edge, a bottom edge and two side edges and an upper display surface, said upper display surface providing a first section for locating and supporting menu tickets and a second section adjacent to said first section for locating and supporting a plurality of price strips, a plurality of said menu tickets on said first section, each having a plurality of menu items listed thereon, a plurality of said price strips on said second section, each said price strip being in alignment with a said menu item on said menu tickets, each of said price strips indicating a unit price and multiples of said unit price in line with one of said menu items on said menu tickets, a price guide, and means for movably mounting said price guide on said frame assembly to traverse said plurality of price strips for visually aligning sequentially the price strips with the associated menu items.

Claim 3

A menu and price calculator in accordance with claim 1 in which said mounting means comprise price guide rails on said frame assembly and guide means on said price guide slidably mounted on said guide rails.

Claim 4

A menu and price calculator in accordance with claim 2 in which said price guide rails comprise a pair of spaced slots extending toward said top edge and said bottom edge, and said guide means comprises projections on said price guide which extend into said slots, whereby said price guide may be slidably moved toward and away from said top edge.

Claim 5

A menu and price calculator in accordance with claim 1 in which said price strips are each removably supported on and secured to said second section whereby the price of a said menu item may readily and rapidly be changed independentlY of any change of the menu tickets.

Claim 6

A menu and price calculator in accordance with claim 4 in which said second section defines openings below said price strips for permitting the upward pushing of price strips from below said frame assembly.

Claim 7

A menu and price calculator in accordance with claim 4 in which said second section defines a recess comprising a plurality of troughs, each for locating a said price strip and for preventing its movement relative to said menu items on said menu ticket.

Claim 8

A menu and price calculator in accordance with claim 1 in which said first section defines a recess for receiving a plurality of superposed menu tickets and for restricting movement of said menu tickets relative to said price strips thereby to fix the positions of the menu tickets and of the menu items listed thereon with respect to said price strips.

Claim 9

A menu and price calculator in accordance with claim 7 in which said price strips are each removably supported on said second section whereby the price of a said menu item may readily and rapidly be changed independently of any change of the menu tickets.

Claim 10

A menu and price calculator in accordance with claim 1 in which said price guide is elongate, and further comprising indicating means on said price guide for correlating a said price strip and a said menu item to facilitate pricing of said menu item.

Claim 11

A menu and price calculator in accordance with claim 9 in which said price guide provides further indicating means for correlating multiples on the price strip with multiples ordered of the menu item on the menu ticket, thereby to facilitate pricing of multiples of said menu items.

Claim 12

A menu and price calculator in accordance with claim 1 in which said first section is adjacent one side edge and said second section is adjacent the other side edge and said sections are laterally adjacent, and in which said price strips are elongate and extend toward said side edges.

Claim 13

A menu and price calculator comprising a frame assembly having an upper display surface, said display surface comprising a first section for locating and supporting a plurality of menu tickets and a second laterally adjacent section for locating and supporting a plurality of price strips, a plurality of menu tickets, each having a plurality of identical menu items thereon, and a plurality of price strips, one being in alignment with each of said menu items on said menu tickets, each of said price strips being elongate and indicating a unit price and multiples of said unit price in lateral alignment with a said menu item on said menu tickets, on elongate price guide mounted to be aligned with said price strips lengthwise of said price strips, means for slidably mounting said price guide on said frame assembly to traverse said price strips and to move said price guide into alignment with each said price strip and for visually aligning each said price strip with its laterally aligned menu item, and indicating means on said price guide for correlating a price strip with a menu item and for correlating multiples on the price strip with multiples ordered of the menu item on the menu ticket thereby to facilitate pricing of multiples of said menu items, said mounting means comprising price guide rails on said frame assembly and guide means on said price guide slidably mounted on said rails.

Claim 14

A menu and price calculator comprising a frame assembly having an upper display surface, said display surface comprising a first section for locating and supporting a plurality of menu tickets and a second laterally adjacent section for locating and supporting a plurality of price strips, a plurality of menu tickets, each having a plurality of identical menu items thereon, and a plurality of price strips, one being in alignment with each of said menu items on said menu tickets, each of said price strips being elongate and indicating a unit price and multiples of said unit price in lateral alignment with a said menu item on said menu tickets, on elongate price guide mounted to be aligned with said price strips lengthwise of said price strips, means for slidably mounting said price guide on said frame assembly to traverse said price strips and to move said price guide into alignment with each said price strip and for visually aligning each said price strip with its laterally aligned menu item, and indicating means on said price guide for correlating a price strip with a menu item and for correlating multiples on the price strip with multiples ordered of the menu item on the menu ticket thereby to facilitate pricing of multiples of said menu items, said mounting means comprising price guide rails on said frame assembly and guide means on said price guide slidably mounted on said rails.

Claim 15

A menu and price calculator in accordance with claim 12 in which said price strips are each removably supported on and secured to said second section whereby the price of a said menu item may readily and rapidly be changed independently of any change on the menu tickets, and removal means defined by said frame assembly for facilitating removal of said price strips.

Claim 16

A menu and price calculator in accordance with claim 12 in which said second section defines a recess for locating said price strips and for preventing their movement relative to said menu items on said menu ticket.

Claim 17

A menu and price calculator in accordance with claim 12 in which said first section defines a recess for receiving and locating a plurality of superposed menu tickets and for preventing their movement relative to said price strips.