Electricity Combined with an Advertising Apparatus.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 20th July, 1886
Complete Left, 4th Jan., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 11th Mar., 1887.
.Electricity Combined with an Advertising Apparatus.
I, WILLIAM OLIVER Albert House St. Paul's Road Canonbury, N. Engineer do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
A machine for automatically indicating on a dial or registering by other means,
such as printing or marking on a card, or other substance, the relative strength of a
Faradic or Galvanic current which is being administered and at the same time
exhibiting an advertisement or not, the whole to be rendered workable by the dropping
in of a coin or coins.
It consists of a battery and a Faradic coil, the terminals of which end in two
rods or wires terminating in knobs or handles of brass, carbon other or conducting
material. One or both of these rods being moveable, and can either be made to push
in or pull out. Any movement communicated to it is transmitted to the central core,
coil, or tube surrounding the core, of the Faradic coil and effects its gradual with-
drawal. This is done by means of a lever pivoted at one end, having the end of the
coil, core, or tube attached to it at some point between this pivot and the distal end to
which the pushpin terminal is attached. In the case of leclanché, chloride of silver
or other permanent battery one or both of the wires connecting the battery with the
coil are interrupted at one or more points and contact is effected by the first portion of
the movement of the push-pin or pins by which either a switch is turned, or a sliding
contact determined. In the case of a battery in which the plates have to be lowered
into the exciting fluid this is effected by a system of levers, cranks pulleys, or
wheels operated on by the movement of a platform upon which the person to be

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operated on stands. The withdrawal of the central coil core or tube causes the
revolution of a hand upon a dial by means of a cord passing round pulleys, or by cog
wheels, or this hand may be turned by the electric current itself by the movement of
an armature upon a cog wheel. Or we indicate it upon a card divided into printed
subdivisions, by the movement of a pen or pencil actuated by a lever attached to the
moveable rod. Every time the machine is used an advertisement on a tablet or
hanging from an endless band passing round rollers may be exhibited behind a
window, the tablet changing from time to time. These rollers are moved by a ratchet
& pawl acted on by an inclined plane on the pushpin raising a lever. None of this
machinery can be set in motion until a penny or coin dropped into a slot either pushes
or pulls a bolt releases a catch, or acts as a connecting link between two parts of the
mechanism,

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Electricity Combined with an Advertising Apparatus.
I WILLIAM OLIVER, of Albert House, St. Pauls Road, Canonbury, N. do hereby
declare the nature of my said invention 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, the production of a machine for automatically
indicating on a dial, or registering by other means, such as printing or marking on a
card or other substance, the relative strength of an Electric, a Faradic or Galvanic
current which is being administered and at the same time exhibiting an advertisement
or not, the whole to be rendered workable by the dropping in of a coin or coins.
It consists of a battery and a Faradic coil, the terminals of which end in two rods
or wires terminating in knobs or handles of brass, carbon, or other conducting
material, one or both of these rods being movable and can either be made to push in
or pull out, turn round, press down or up or be otherwise moved. Any movement
communicated to the rod or rods is transmitted to the central core, coil or tube
surrounding the core of the Faradic coil and effects its gradual withdrawal.
The gradual withdrawal of the core or primary coil may be effected in several ways;
the core may be connected to the centre of a lever pivotted at a distance from the rod,
which is pushed in or drawn out (called the movable rod or push pin) said lever being
moved with the push pin, or the core may be connected to a rod or bar attached to
and at right angles with the push pin.
In the case of Leclanché, Chloride of Silver, or other permanent battery, the wires
connecting the battery with the coil are interrupted at one or more points and contact:
is effected by the first portion of the movement of the push pin or pins by which either
a switch is turned or a sliding contact determined. In the case of a battery in which
the plates have to be lowered into the exciting fluid, this is effected by a system of
levers, cranks, pulleys or wheels operated on by the movement of a platform upon
which the person to be operated on, stands or otherwise.
The withdrawal of the central coil, core or tube causes the revolution of a hand
upon a dial by means of a cord passing round pulleys or by cog wheels, or this hand
may be turned if necessary, by the electric current itself, in which case I employ a
cog or ratchet wheel actuated and controlled by two pauls attached to the ends of a
centrally pivotted bar, said bar being caused to rock by two electro magnets to which
it forms the armatures and which are magnetized alternately.
The relative strength of current may be indicated upon a card (divided into printed:
subdivisions) by the movement of a pen, pencil, inker, piercer, puncher and embossing
tool, or other marking device attached to the movable rod or actuated by a lever
attached to the movable rod, or otherwise.
Every time the machine is used, an advertisement on a tablet or hanging from an
endless band or chain passing round rollers, may be exhibited behind a window, the
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page_text: tablet changing from time to time. These rollers are moved by a ratchet and paul
acted on by an inclined plane on the push pin raising a lever.
None of this machinery can be set in motion until a penny or coin, dropped into a
slot, either pushes or pulls a bolt, releases a catch, or acts as a connecting link,
mechanical or electrical between two parts of the mechanism.
Ordinary medical coils may be used in the apparatus and are connected up in the
ordinary well known ways.
When coils with immovable cores are used they are constructed in the same manner
as ordinary induction coils, but the secondary coil is made in sections, each containing
an increasing number of strands, each section being connected to one of a series of
contact pieces operated by the push pin. The primary circuit is preferably completed
by the push pin as hereinafter described.
This invention will be clearly understood by reference to the annexed drawings in
which Figure 1 is a part sectional plan of the portion of the apparatus for administering
electricity.
a is the push pin actuated by one of the handles b, b², and brought back to its
original position by the spring c.
g
The push pin a is guided by rollers d, d, d, d and carries a bar e (to which the core f
of the Faradic or other medical coil 9 is attached) and also a contact h capable of
passing over contact pieces i, i, connected to coils of different electrical resistances
wound upon
the medical coil g.
kis the battery from which suitable wires 1, 1, are led to the coil g, the electric
circuit being interrupted at m by sliding contact arrangement operated by the first
portion of the movement of the push pin a, cord n attached to the bar e and wheel p
passes over pulleys q to operate the index by the movement of the push pin a.
Figures 2 and 3 show the way in which the coin releases the catch or bolts on
being dropped through the guide tube t. The push pin a has two pins or pro-
jections u, u¹.
When the apparatus is not in operation, the bolts is held by the pin u as shown at
Figure 2; the coin on releasing the bolt pushes it down on to the pin u where it rests
until the push pin is operated when the coin falls through as shown at Figure 3.
It is obvious that the arrangement can be adapted for the push pin to be drawn out
instead of being pushed in by attaching the handle b to the other end of the push
pin a.
v, v, are wires connecting the coil g, with the handles b, b¹.
The electric current also passes through the contact hand push pin a to the
handle b.
Figures 4 and 5 are front and sectional elevations respectively of an apparatus in
which the push pin or movable rod a is moved by turning the handle b, the spindle r
of which carries the index », and a bar y connected by a chain with the movable
rod a.
A is an endless band for carrying advertisements, it passes round rollers B, B, and
is actuated by an inclined plane on the movable rod a. The movable rod is
provided with an inking appliance and means of expelling cards D from the box E
shown separately at Figures 6 and 7, which are side and top views respectively.
F is the inking roller, the arm G of which is supported by the cock H and carries
the arm J of the ink cylinder K both being pressed upwards by the springs L and M
so that the inking roller F projects through a slot in the top plate N (which plate is
screwed to the movable rod a) for the purpose of marking the card which rests on the
ledges P forming the bottoin of the card box E (see Figure 4).
The card expelling spring Q is fixed by two screws to the plate N and is bent
upward or has a detent or claw R at its free end. When the appliance is not in
operation, the cards in the box are kept down on the bottom P thereof by a weight S
and press down the claw R on the spring Q.
When the bar a is moved, it carries the inking roller F from beneath the ledge P
of the card box and draws it along the bottom card, marking a number of its printed
subdivisions. On releasing the bar a the inking roller F moves back over the same

page_text: line, the claw R takes against the card and pushes it forward partly through the
orifice T so that it can be pulled out, the inking roller returning under the ledge P so
as not to ink the card.
Figure 8 is a perspective view of the advertising arrangement. The endless band A
has secured to it advertisement sheets U, U, which can fall one by one as they are
released from the pressure roller V.
The endless band A is rotated in the following manner :-On the rod a being
moved, the inclined plane forces up the roller on the bell crank lever W and with it
the push paul X which taking against the cogs Y on the roller causes the endless
band to move sufficiently to let one advertisement sheet fall. The paul Z prevents
the band from moving in the wrong direction.
Figure 9 is a perspective view of the money tube, said tube being slotted as
shown, so that although a coin of the proper value can slide through, a smaller coil
will fall through the slot into the box beneath without operating the inechanism.
Figure 10 is a modification of the arrangement for unlocking the movable rod by
means of the coin which is dropped into a pointed box = arrangements being made to
cause it to fall flat upon the bottom.
Instead of using the weight of a coin to lift the catch s which locks the working
parts, the catch or lever s may be lifted by the attraction of an electro-magnet a² to
which it forms the armature, the current being allowed to pass through this electro-
magnet a², on the circuit being completed by the coin falling upon two plates I, I,
forming the terminals of a break in the wire forming the circuit and itself making by
its own substance metallic contact between the two as will be understood by reference
to Figure 10.
Instead of this the weight of the coin may move one metallic contact against another
and produce the same result.
A provision, for switching on fresh cells in the case of quickly polarizing batteries,
and switchir The old ones when a certain number of shocks have been given, can
be made by a toothed wheel and a paul on the push pin. Every time the latter is
moved it sends the toothed wheel on one cog. By a simple train of geared wheels,
after a certain number of revolutions, a projecting pin can engage a switch and
connect the new cells whilst disconnecting the old ones. These will have time to
recover themselves before their turn comes to be switched on again.
It can be arranged for the machine to give an application of electricity lasting only
a certain time. This can be effected as follows:-The coin falls on the terminals as
described above, makes contact and completes the circuit, allowing the current to pass
through the inductions coil and also through an electro motor. This latter (revolving
a certain pre-arranged number of turns, its rate of speed being, if necessary, checked
by a revolving fan) may actuate any suitable well known mechanism for breaking the
circuit after a certain number of revolutions.
When the coin falls on the terminals and completes connection and closes circuit,
the machine may be entirely automatic and the handles immovable, the coin com-
municating motion electrically to an electro motor in the circuit and also allowing the
current to pass through the induction coil. The rotation of the electro motor through
a train of geared wheels communicates slow motion to a plate preferably of ebonite
and which carries blocks of brass (corresponding to contact pieces i, i, in Figure 1).
each of which are attached to one of the sections in which the coil has been wound.
These being brought thus by one under a sliding contact, the strength of the current
of electricity is gradually increased.
When the disc has completed one revolution, a projection upon it opens the circuit
and causes the coin to be dislodged by any suitable well known mechanical
contrivance..
The above methods may be used to give motion to the central tube of a Faradic coil
and effect its partial withdrawal.
Figure 11 shows an arrangement for using a battery in which the plates have to be
lowered into the exciting fluid. a' is a bar pivotted at 6₁ and carrying the Faradic
coil c¹ near its centre and one battery electrode and handle e¹ at the other end.

page_text: The core of the coil c¹ is attached to a bell crank g' swung from a fixed cock h¹.
The short arm of the bell crank is connected by a cord i with the bar a¹. When the
handle e is drawn downwards against the spring j in the slot k¹, the electrode d³ is
lowered more or less into the exciting fluid e with the other electrode m¹ in the
battery n¹, and by the downward motion of the bar a¹, the coil c¹ is drawn away from
its core f. By this means a current is sent through the person holding the handles
which increases as he draws down the handle e'.
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 :-
The apparatus shown on the annexed drawings and the arrangement of appliances
therein for, after the dropping in of a coin or coins, indicating the relative strength
of an electric current which it administers to a person holding and operating the
handles, said strength being marked upon a card automatically ejected, and, preferably,
a change of advertisement simultaneously exhibited, all as herein set forth.
H. GARDNER,
166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said William Oliver.