Improvements in and relating to Advertising Machines.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Aug., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 9th May. 1895-Accepted, 15th June. 1895
Improvements in and relating to Advertising Machines.
I, GEORGE SIMPSON, of 149 Great Western Road, in the Town and County of
Aberdeen, Warehouseman, do hereby declare the nature of my invention to be as
follows:-
This invention has reference to a new or improved construction of machine for
advertising purposes, and wherewith a series of advertisements can be travelled
along the street and be rotated to come successively into view at all parts of the
exposed surface.
According to my invention I use a horizontal tram frame traversed on two road
wheels mounted on a transverse axle, and 1 mount a vertical frame over this tram
frame, said vertical frame being made to carry a series of advertisements, and
rotated by bevel wheel or like gearing from the road travelling wheels.
In carrying my improvements into practice under one arrangement I form the
tram frame with horizontal tubular rods to a rectangular shape, having a loose
swivelling guide wheel at its front end which would preferably he made of curved
rod, and having bent haudles at its rear end, and vertical feet for resting on the
road when the machine is inoperative. A transverse tube or rod would be mounted
at the front part of tram frame, and wheels would be mounted on end spindles on
this tube for travelling on the roadway.
A vertical frame would be mounted over this tram frame and would preferably
be formed of octagonal shape consisting of two lower base-boards or plates pinned
or bolted together by a series of radial curved arms secured at their inner end to a
collar on a central vertical tube.
An open vertical window frame would be mounted over these base-boards and be
secured to them, and glass, mica or other transparent windows would be fixed in
this frame in each of the eight sides and advertising cards of letter press, figures
or other matter would be pasted or secured to these windows a reflector frame
would be mounted within the window frame preferably consisting of sheet tin or
other finely polished metal of dome shape at its lower part resting over the base-
boards, and having partitions at right angles at its upper part with central tube
passed round a loose central rod which would rest in an eye bearing in transverse
tube of tram frame.
A hevel wheel would be mounted on the lower end of the centre tube to which
the radial arms of vertical frame are secured and this would gear with and be
rotated by a bevel pinion mounted on the boss of one of the travelling wheels of
the tram frame.
By this arrangement as the tram frame was pushed or pulled along the street,
the travelling wheel would communicate its motion through the bevel gearing
to the central tube which would rotate the frame carrying the advertisements and
expose those to view successively. In night time one or more oil, electric or other
lights may be mounted within the window frame to light it up and expose the
advertisements to view.
ليم
W. R. M. THOMSON & Co.,
96, Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Agents.

page_text: Improvements in and relating to Advertising Machines.
I, GEORGE SIMPSON of 149 Great Western Road, in the Town and County of
Aberdeen, Warehouseman, do hereby declare the nature of my invention to be as
follows:-
This invention has reference to a new or improved construction of machine for
advertising purposes and wherewith a series of advertisements can be travelled
along the street and be rotated to come successively into view at all parts of the
exposed surface.
According to my invention I use a horizontal tram frame traversed on two road
wheels each mounted to rotate loose on a transverse axle secured to the side frames
and I mount a vertical frame over this tram frame said vertical frame being made
to carry a series of advertisements, and rotated by bevel wheel or like gearing
from the road travelling wheels.
And in order that my said invention and the manner of performing or carrying
the same into practice may be properly understood, I have hereunto appended an
explanatory drawing in which Figure 1 represents a side elevation and Figure 2
an end elevation of a machine as constructed in accordance with my improvements.
Referring to these drawings:-In carrying my improvements into practice under
the arrangement shown I form the tram frame with horizontal tubular rods B. to a
rectangular shape, having a loose swivelling guide wheel at its front end which
would preferably be made of curved rod and having bent handles B2 at its rear
end and vertical feet B³ for resting on the road when the machine is inoperative.
Wheels C are mounted loosely on end spindles secured to the frame
tube B.
A vertical frame A is mounted over this tram frame B and is preferably formed
of octagonal shape consisting of lower baseboards or plates D carried by a series of
radial or angled aros D¹ secured at their inner end to a collar D2 on a central
vertical tube D³ the whole being carried on a central rod or tube F hung by
stays from the frame B and held in position by a collar F and radial
arms A
An open vertical window frame A' is mounted over these base boards D and is
secured to them and glass, mica or other transparent windows are fixed in this
frame A' in each of the eight sides; and advertising cards of letter press, figures
or other matter would be pasted or secured to these windows A'. A reflector
frame may be mounted within the window frame over the radial arms D'.
A bevel wheel E is mounted on the lower end of the centre tube D³ to which
the radial arms D' of vertical frame A are sccured, and this would gear with and
be rotated by a bevel pinion E¹ mounted on the boss of one of the travelling
wheels of the tram frame.
By this arrangement as the tram frame B was pushed or pulled along the street
the travelling wheels Cwould communicate its motion through the bevel
gearing E' E. to the central tube D³ which would rotate the frame A carrying the
advertisements and expose those to view successively. In night time one or more
electric, oil, or other lights may be mounted within the window frame A A¹ to
light it up and expose the advertisements to view.
In the drawing incandescent electric lamps a are shown as suspended from radial
arms A and receiving current through wires a¹ from an accumulator battery a².
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 ;-
First. The construction and use of an advertising machine substantially as set
forth.

page_text: Second. The arrangement and combination of the parts of an advertising
machine substantially as herein described in reference to and shown in the
accompanying drawing.
Dated the 8th day of May 1895
W. R. M. THOMSON & Co.,
96, Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Agents.