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Reminder card rack

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1975-05-19
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Granted: 1976-10-05
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Expires: 1995-05-19
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Abstract

Abstract A reminder card or bill rack, or the like, which has a frame and a pair of side-by-side vertically aligned series of card pockets on the frame. Between the two series of pockets is a common vertical column of indicia on the frame dividing a given period of time, such as a month, into sub-increments, such as weeks, in alignment with the respective pockets. The frame has a housing at the top thereof within which is mounted a pair of roller members, one for each vertical series of pockets. Indicia is provided on each of the rollers, such as the twelve months of the year seriatim about the periphery of the rollers. A window is provided in the housing for each roller so as to observe the indicia thereon. Each roller is independently rotatable and has a handle connected thereto and exposed exteriorly of the housing for manual manipulation by a user. In this fashion, when a particular given period of time has been exhausted, such as the month on the lefthand column, cards need not be shifted thereto from the righthand column, but the roller for the lefthand column simply may be manipulated to skip a month so as to provide indicia in the window one month ahead of the month in the righthand column.

Inventors

  • 👤 Dale S. Ellis
  • 👤 Harriett Rex Smith

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 19:50
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09D; G09D3/00; G09D3/04; G09D3/06; B; B42; B42F; B42F17/00; B42F17/32

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim 166 words
A card or bill reminder rack, or the like comprising: a frame; a first aligned series of card receptacles on said frame; a second aligned series of card receptacles on said frame in horizontal alignment with said first aligned series of card receptacles, each of said two series of card receptacles comprises a single verticle column of card pockets disposed in side-by-side relation on said frame; indicia on said frame between said first and second series of card receptacles corresponding with said horizontal alignment said indicia on said frame is disposed between said side-by-side series of card pockets so as to provide common indicia for both series and comprises progressive sub-increments in the form of progressive weeks of the month; and an adjustable, independently operable date indicator means on said frame at one vertical end of each series of card receptacles, said date indicator means having means for selectively and progressively indicating months of the year for movement seriatim into visual registry one at a time.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 166 words
A card or bill reminder rack, or the like comprising: a frame; a first aligned series of card receptacles on said frame; a second aligned series of card receptacles on said frame in horizontal alignment with said first aligned series of card receptacles, each of said two series of card receptacles comprises a single verticle column of card pockets disposed in side-by-side relation on said frame; indicia on said frame between said first and second series of card receptacles corresponding with said horizontal alignment said indicia on said frame is disposed between said side-by-side series of card pockets so as to provide common indicia for both series and comprises progressive sub-increments in the form of progressive weeks of the month; and an adjustable, independently operable date indicator means on said frame at one vertical end of each series of card receptacles, said date indicator means having means for selectively and progressively indicating months of the year for movement seriatim into visual registry one at a time.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 24 words
The card or bill reminder rack of claim 1 wherein said date indicator for each series of card receptacles comprises a manually rotatable roller.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 79 words
The card or bill reminder rack of claim 2 wherein said frame has means defining a housing for said rollers, means for independently rotatably mounting the rollers within said housing in horizontal alignment, a rotatable handle means connected to each roller and exposed exteriorly of the housing on respective opposite sides of the housing for manual manipulation, and a window in said housing for each of said rollers for visual observation of the periods of time on the rollers.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 28 words
The card or bill reminder rack of claim 3 wherein said rollers are disposed at adjacent ends of said vertical columns and on an aligned horizontal rotatable axis.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1979-10-05 1980-04-05 1980-10-05 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1983-10-05 1984-04-05 1984-10-05 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1987-10-05 1988-04-05 1988-10-05 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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