Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Mar., 1887
Complete Left, 7th Dec., 1887
Complete Accepted, 3rd Feb., 1888
I, CHARLES EDWARD HALL, of Meersbrook Bank, Sheffield, in the County of York,
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to apparatus for the advertisement, display, or sale of goods or
placards, by moving them continuously or intermittently in à suitable hoisting
apparatus.
To carry my invention into effect, within a suitable frame or case of any convenient.
form or material, I arrange a band, chain, or chains, working over pulleys or chain
wheels. A series of swinging platforms, shelves, boxes, buckets or other receptacles,
are attached to the said band, chain, or chains, upon or into which the articles to be
exhibited or sold are placed. The said framework may be opened or closed, with
suitable apertures for exhibition of or access to the said articles."
Motion is communicated to the said band, chain, or chain-wheels by any suitable
motor, such as by a gas motor, wind, steam, or electrical motor, or by a spring,
weight, or ordinary clock work.
The trays, or buckets, or show cards, may he conveniently secured to, or hung from
studs, affixed to the chain or belt, and thus, when the travel is in a vertical direction,
when necessary will maintain an upright position.
I may drive the aforesaid apparatus either continuously or intermittently, and if
the motor be conveniently run at a high speed, I may use ordinary speed reducing
gear, such as a worm and worm-wheel, or gearing, to produce the preferably slow
movement for my purpose.
Where it is desired to make the movement intermittent, while the movement
obtained from the motor shall remain continuous, 1 may drive one of the drums
which causes the display chain to travel, by a ratchet feed movement and lever
operated conveniently by a crank pin on one of the rotating wheels, which shall convert
the rotary movement of that wheel into the reciprocating motion of the ratchet feed
lever. The second catch pawl may be used to lock the display chain from moving
when the ratchet feed is travelling backwards.

page_text: In this way articles for exhibition are presented intermittently opposite to an
aperture provided for the purpose.
By mounting a clutch on the face of one of the rotary driving wheels, I may
interchange the continuous rotary for the intermittent movement, as desired, by
throwing the ratchet feed out of gear and an alternative spur wheel into gear with the
said cluich.
The duration of stoppage and the time occupied in passing from one point to another
may be regulated to any desired interval by clockwork, or by a pendulum or similar
escapement movement, controlling the action of any motor.
For exhibition in dark positions or at night, I may use luminous or transparent
cards of any available kind, or I may place a lamp and reflector in any suitable position
to illumine the face, or show the transparency of the exhibits. For attracting
further attention I may combine with my apparatus a musical box or other instrument,
and operate the same from either the intermittent motion shaft, or from one driven
continuously by the motor.
For street advertising purposes my apparatus may be mounted upon travelling
wheels, and moved by manuel or horse power, and the said tractive power may be
utilized to rotate my display belt or chain continuously or intermittently; or a
windmill spring or clockwork or other mechanical motor may be applied for that
purpose as aforesaid.
In my apparatus for the automatic sale and delivery to the public of goods in
addition to their display, I may so arrange the casing with drawers and partitions for
each kind of article displayed, that a stock of such may be kept with each of my
apparatus, and at each place is arranged a self-tipping apparatus which opens the
drawer or slide containing the article required by the deposition of the coin representing
the price of the said article.
This 19th have at Manah 1997
FELL & WILDING,
1, Queen Victoria Street, London, E.C.,
Agents for the Applicant."

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for the Advertisement, Display, or Sale
of Goods or Placards.
CHARLES EDWARD HALL of Meersbrook Bank Sheffield in the County of York
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement:-
My Invention relates to Apparatus for the Advertisement, display or Sale of Goods
or placards by moving them continuously or intermittently in a suitable hoisting
apparatus.
To carry my Invention into effect, within a suitable frame or case of any convenient
form or material, I arrange a band, chain or chains working over Pulleys or chain
wheels. A series of swinging platforms, shelves, boxes, buckets or other receptacles
are attached to the said band, chain or chains, upon or into which the articles to be
exhibited or sold are placed. The said framework may be opened or closed, with
suitable apertures for exhibition of or access to the said articles.
Motion is communicated to the said band, chain or chain wheels by any suitable,
motor, such as by a gas motor, wind, steam or electrical motor, or by a spring
weight or ordinary clock-work.
The trays or buckets, or show-cards may be conveniently secured to or hung from
studs affixed to the chains or belt, and thus when the travel is in a vertical direction
when necessary will maintain an upright position.
1 may drive the aforesaid apparatus either continuously or intermittently, and if
the motor be conveniently run at a high speed, I may use ordinary speed reducing
gear, such as a
worm and worm-wheel or gearing to produce the preferably slow
movement for my purpose.
Where it is desired to make the movement intermittent, while the movement
obtained from the motor shall remain continuous, I may drive one of the drums
which causes the display chain to travel, by a ratchet feed movement and lever
operated conveniently by a crank-pin on one of the rotating wheels which shall
convert the rotary movement of that wheel into the reciprocating motion of the ratchet
feed lever. The second catch pawl may be used to lock the display chain from moving
when the ratchet feed is travelling backwards.
In this way articles for exhibition are presented intermittently opposite to an
aperture provided for the purpose.
By mounting a clutch on the face of one of the rotary driving wheels, I may
interchange the continuous rotary for the intermittent movement as desired by throwing
the ratchet feed out of gear and an alternative spur wheel into gear with the said
clutch.
The duration of stoppage and the time occupied in passing from one point to
another may be regulated to any desired interval by clock-work, or by a pendulum or
similar escapement movement controlling the action of any motor.

page_text: For exhibition in dark positions or at night, I may use luminous or transparent
cards of any available kind or may place a lamp and reflector in any suitable
position to illumine the face or show the transparency of the exhibits. For attracting
further attention I may combine with my apparatus a musical box or other instrument
and operate the same from either the intermittent motion shaft or from one driven
continuously by the motor.
For Street advertising purposes my apparatus may be mounted upon travelling
wheels and moved by manual or horse power and the said tractive power may be
utilised to rotate my display belt or chain continuously or intermittently, or a
windmill, spring or clock-work or other mechanical motor may be applied for thai
purpose as aforesaid.
In my apparatus for the automatic sale and delivery to the public of goods in
addition to their display, I may so arrange the casing with drawers and partitions for
cach kind of article displayed that a stock of such may be kept with each of my
apparata and at each place is arranged a self-tipping apparatus which opens the
drawer or slide containing the article required by the deposition of the coin according
to any ordinary method now in use for each purpose representing the price of the said
article.
In order that my invention may be better understood, I now proceed to describe
the same with regard to the drawings hereunto annexed, reference being had to the
letters and figures marked thereon.
Figs. 1. 2 and 3, Sheet 1, are sectional elevation, part sectional and front elevation
and sectional plan respectively of my hoisting apparatus. Fig. 4, is an elevation in
detail of the intermittent motion I sometimes use in connection therewith.
A, is a suitable framework or case of any convenient form or material.
B, are the chains or bands attached to which are the shelves, buckets, placards &c.
C, the top and bottom pulleys over which the chains or bands work.
D, are the shelves or other receptacles.
E, apertures for observing the action and displaying goods &c.
F, is the clockwork mechanism in which a coiled spring is enclosed and wound up by
the stud 1, with a key and having the spur wheel 2, with pinions 3 and 4, putting the
said chains in motion and working the musical barrel it, when such is used or any
equivalent. To control the said clockwork, a train of wheels 5, driving a fan 6, in
the usual well-known manner are employed. Any other suitable motor may however
be used for giving the desired rotury motion.
G, Fig. 4, is le mechanism used to convert a continuous rotary motion into an
intermittent one and consists of a worm 7, on a shaft 8, driving a worm-wheel I into
which is affixed a sud operating a slotted lever II whose fulcrum is the main shaft, 9,
over which the chains B pass; at the outer end of H is a pawl or catch which takes
into a ratchet wheel keyed to the said shaft. The rotation of I, vibrates the lever H
and causes the pawl to advance the said shaft 9 during one half of the revolution of 1
whilst through the other half it is stationary. Upon the opposite end of the shaft 9
is a spur wheel M and upon the worm-wheel shaft is another spur wheel gearing
with M. This wheel is mounted loosely but has a clutch on its face and a cluich
box L on a feather which is put in or out of gear at will to alter the continuous
motion into an intermittent one and vice versa.
J, Sliding bearing for bottom shaft to take up slack in chains,
P, Illuminated disc or reflecior.
R, Musical box.
The second part of my Invention for Portable Street Advertising Machines is shown
by Figs. 5. 6. 7. Sheet 2. and consists of a framework A mounted upon travelling
wheels in which the chains or band revolve over wheels C driven by the road
wheels H. and have shelves D attached thereto. In this case, motion is conveyed to
the said wheels Cand chains B. by the advance of the wheels H along the road.
Sometimes I arrange on the bottom axle a clutch-box L which can be thrown in
and out of gear and the attendant may then sit upon the seat N and work the treadle
motion so as to keep the attraction up when the Machine is not advancing

page_text: The goods, samples or placards are placed upon the shelves to attract attention and
may be disposed of to customers.
Instead of the endless bands and shelves, a rotating, circular frame Figs. 8 and 9
may be secured to the top shaft with swinging, placards attached.
In combination with the above may be arranged a self-delivery apparatus when
goods are for sale representing such a coin as will release the catch holding the
receptacle containing the article in request in any well known manner.
Having now described and ascertained the nature of my said Invention and the
method in which the same may be carried into effect-Be it known that what I
consider novel and desire to protect by Letters Patent is :-
First The construction of Advertising Machines or Hoists with a continuous or
intermittent action as described in Sheet 1.
Second The construction of portable Advertising Machines of the kind described
in Sheet 2 from which the goods displayed may be sold.
In witness whereof I the said Charles Edward Hall, have hereunto set my hand
this Fifth day of December in the year of our Lord One thousand eight
hundred and eighty seven.
Witness,
O. SPENCER.
CHARLES EDWARD HALL.