Fare, Maps, and such like Articles.
Year: 1885

page_text: Fare, Maps, and such like Articles.
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I LORENTZ ALBERT GROTH K.G.V. Civil Engineer and Proprietor of the Patent
Industrial and Financial Agency 30 Finsbury Pavement London E.C. do hereby
declare the nature of the said invention for A NEW OR IMPROVED APPARATUS
FOR HOLDING PRICE LISTS BILLS OF FARE MAPS AND SUCH LIKE ARTICLES
a communication to me from abroad by Oswald Dietze, Gentleman of 25 Wall
Strasse in the City of Berlin in the German Empire to be as follows:-
"
The object of this invention is to hold Price lists, Bills of Fare, Maps and the
like and at the same time prevent their destruction by frequent use.
. It consists of a tube, the ends of which are closed by a flat cylinders which
contain the holes for the axle, the other end of these axles are provided with a
thread on which are screwed the rectangular caps or ends of the main roller thus
forming one solid axle in the interior of the tube.
Inside the left flat cylinder is placed a spiral spring one end of which is fastened
to the axle and the other to the side of the cylinder.
In the right cylinder a ratchet wheel is fixed on the axle controlled by a pawl
and a spring.
A rod provided with a suitable handle running along the the tube and ending in
a clutch, releases this ratchet wheel when required thus allowing the spiral spring
to act..
The tube is provided with a slit along its whole length and the axle is also
provided with a similar groove in which a rod hinged at one end and clasped at the
other secures the top end of the paper the other end of which is fastened to a piece
of wood larger than the slit.
When using the axle is turned by means of the flat cylinder till the spring is
wound up when the rod is visible through the slit in the tube and then raised and
the price list &c placed under it when it is closed and clasped the ratchet wheel is
now released by means of the clutch and the roller winds it up till stopped by
releasing the pawl or by the wood at the bottom of the sheet.
Dated this 3rd day of Fahru 100×

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Apparatus for Holding Price Lists, Bills of
Fare, Maps, and such like Articles.
"
I LORENTZ ALBERT GROTH K.G.V. Civil Engineer and Proprietor of the Patent
Industrial and Financial Agency 30 Finsbury Pavement London E.C. do hereby
declare the nature of said invention for "A NEW OR IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR
HOLDING PRICE LISTS, BILLS OF FARE, MAPS AND SUCH LIKE ARTICLES' a com-
munication to me from abroad by Oswald Dietze, Gentleman of 25 Wall Strasse in
the City of Berlin in the German Empire and in what manner the same is to be
performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
The object of this invention is to hold price lists Bills of Fare, Maps and the
like and at the same time prevent their destruction by frequent use.
It consists of a tube C the ends of which are closed by flat cylinders A, B which
contain the holes for the axle w the other ends of these axles are provided with a
thread on which are screwed the rectangular caps or ends v of the main roller ƒ
thus forming one solid axle in the interior of the tube, Figs. 1 and 2.
Inside the left flat cylinder A is placed a spiral spring s one end of which is
fastened to the axle and the other to the side of the cylinder Figs. 2 and 5.
In the right cylinder a ratchet wheel is fixed on the axle controlled by a
catch and spring s¹, Figs. 2 and 6.
A rod u provided with a suitable handle g, running along the tube C and ending in
a clutch n releases this ratchet wheel when required thus allowing the spiral spring
to act, Figs. 1 and 2.
The tube C is provided with a slit a. b. along its whole length, and the axle f is
also provided with a similar groove m o in which a rod t binged at one end and
clasped at the other Figs. 2 and 3 secures the top end of the paper the other end
of which is fastened to a piece of wood larger than the slit Fig. 1.
When using the axle is turned by means of the flat cylinder till the spring is
wound up Fig. 4 when the rod t is visible through the slit a b in the tube C and
then raised and the Price list &c placed under it when it is closed and clasped, the
ratchet wheel is now released by means of the clutch and the spring winds it
up till stopped by releasing the catch k or by the wood on the bottom of the sheet.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
1st The tube C with slit a b, the left end of which is closed by a flat cylindrical
cap A containing the spiral springs for moving the axle f; the right end also closed

page_text: with a flat cylindrical cap B containing a ratchet wheel r catch k, and releasing
clutch n, for controling the motion of the axle.
2nd The main axle f with rectangular caps v on the ends, grooved to receive a
hinged wire rod t to secure the papers &c to the main axle f.
3rd The rod u with handle g ending in the clutch n inside the right flat
cylinder B for releasing the ratchet wheel r.
4th The whole apparatus for holding Price lists Maps Bills of Fare &c as before
described and illustrated in the drawings.