An Urn or Vessel for Containing and Supplying Liquids, applicable also as an Advertising Medium.
Year: 1896

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Urn or Vessel for Containing and Supplying Liquids, applicable
also as an Advertising Medium.
I, WERNER OSCHWALD, of 54 Beversbrook Road, Holloway, N., Engineer do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an urn or vessel for containing and supplying liquids
which is also applicable for advertising purposes and which is particularly adapted
for use in hotels, public houses, wine bars, and the like.
One or more sides of the urn or vessel is, or are arranged so as to accommodate
rollers around which is or are passed a strip or strips of paper, linen, or other material
suitable for printing upon which bear the advertisements or other notices, or matter
desired to be displayed.
As the tap or taps provided upon the urn or vessel are turned for the supply or
drawing off of any quantity of liquid so by means of suitable cranks, levers and
wheels or other gearing provided are the advertisement strips caused to move a given
distance around the supporting rollers and thus effect a change in the advertisement
displayed.
Any suitable number of advertisements may be contained upon the revolving
strips, and as each time a drink is supplied the advertisement or advertisements
displayed is or are changed the device herein described must necessarily prove of
valuable advertising medium when placed in bars or other similar places.
HUGHES, SON & Co.,
38 Chancery Lane, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.
An Urn or Vessel for Containing and Supplying Liquids, applicable
also as an Advertising Medium.
I WERNER OSCHWALD of 54 Beversbrook Road, Holloway, N. 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 :-
This invention relates to an urn or vessel for containing and supplying liquids,
which urn or vessel is also applicable for advertising purposes and which is particularly
adapted for use in hotels, public houses, wine bars, and the like.
And in order that my invention may be fully understood I will describe same with

page_text: reference to the accompanying drawings and to the letters and figures of reference
marked thereon.
Fig. 1 in the drawings shews in front elevation an urn or vessel constructed in
accordance with this invention.
Fig. 2 is an end elevational view of the same with casing removed to enable the
mechanism to be seen.
Fig. 3 is a face view of the mechanism upon a larger scale.
Fig. 4 a diagram view of the mechanism controlling the supply or delivery of
liquid from the urn or vessel and for changing the advertisements displayed: and
Figs. 5, 6, and 7, are detail views.
Similar letters of reference indicate like parts throughout.
Now, in carrying my invention into effect one or more sides of the urn or vessel
is or are arranged so as to accommodate rollers around which is or are passed a strip
or strips of paper, linen, or other suitable material which bears or bear the
advertisements or other notices or matter desired to be displayed. As the tap or taps
provided upon the urn or vessel is or are turned for the supply or drawing off of any
given quantity of liquid so by means of suitable cranks, levers, and wheels, or other
gearing provided are the advertisements strips caused to move a given distance
around the supporting rollers and thus effect a change in the advertisements
displayed.
Any suitable number of advertisements may be contained upon the revolving
strips, and as each time a drink is supplied, or a given quantity of the liquid is
drawn off the advertisements displayed are changed, the device must necessarily
prove a valuable advertising medium when placed in bars and other similar places.
In the drawings the urn or vessel a for containing the liquid to be supplied is shewn
mounted upon a stand b carried upon supporting columns c. The urn or vessel a is
enclosed in a casing d which is provided with suitable openings e (Fig. 1) throngh
which the advertisements carried upon the paper, linen or other strip f, (see Fig. 2)
may be seen. The advertisement strip f is passed over and around the rollers g gi
(Figs. 2 and 3.). The urn a is provided with a tap or taps h and upon actuating
said tap for the purpose of drawing off any of the liquid contained in the urn a
movement is given to the advertisement strip so as to change the advertisements
shewing through the sighting spaces e. Fig. 1. I will now particularly describe the
mechanism I employ to obtain this double object
i Figs. 2 and 3 is a toothed wheel carried upon the end of roller g. In gear with
this wheel i is a larger toothed wheel k which is carried upon a spindle or axle
fitted to the side of the urn or vessel a. Also mounted upon the spindle there is
a ratchet wheel m (see Figs. 3 and 4.) The pawl n actunting this ratchet is carried
upon the trigger o also pivotted upon the spindle (see Figs. 3 and 4.) The
trigger o is formed with arins o¹ o at suitable angles to each other. To the arm o'
is attached one end of the connecting rod p. The other end of the rod p being
connected to the lever q attached to the tap h. The lever q is by means of the
link attached to one arm of the bell crank lever r pivotted to a bracket r' fixed to
the stand b of the apparatus. The other arm of the bell crank r has a wire 8
dependent therefrom to which there is attached a spiral spring 81 connected to
another wire s' which is fixed to a stand t for the glass, measure, or cup to be filled.
This stand is pivotted at t¹ to one of the supporting column c and the wires 8, 82
and connecting spring a are conveniently passed down another supporting column
as shewn particularly in Fig. 2, a slot el being suitably formed in the column so
surrounding the wires. is a flat spring carrying the two projecting pins u us
serving to lock the gear wheel k in a given position. For this purpose said wheel k
is formed with a suitable number of perforations le (see Fig. 2) into which as they
present themselves by the revolving of the wheel the lower pin u² enters and holds
the gearing in a fixed position. To release same when it is desired to change the
advertisements displayed the upper pin u¹ is pressed against by the head v carried
upon the end of the arm o2 of the trigger o see Figs. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7. This
head v of the arm o² is formed with a beak and when the trigger is moved presses

page_text: against the pin u¹ and forces the spring u back taking back with it of course the
locking pin u², thus releasing the wheel and allowing the mechanism to revolve.
The operation of the device is as follows:--
The glass or other receptacle is placed upon a tray or stand t and the attendant
presses same down, in doing which the wires 8 82 are drawn down and the bell crank r
is operated drawing the link q' in the direction indicated by the arrow-head. See
Fig. 4 the handle q of the tap is turned and the tap is opened, simultaneously the
connecting rod p is pulled and the trigger o operated the upper arm o² passing in the
direction shown by the arrow and the head v passes against the pin ul and releases
the gear wheel k as above explained the pawl n carried on the arm o² of the trigger o
acts upon the ratchet wheel m upon the return movement caused by the spring &¹ and
causes the gear wheels i and k to a partly revolve turning with them the advertisement
strip carrying roller g and so causing said advertisement strip to also partly revolve
and change the advertisements displayed through the openings e of the apparatus when
the desired quantity of liquid is drawn off the glass is removed from the stand t and
the whole device by the action of the spring s as aforesaid resumes its first position,
the operation being repeated each time a drink is served.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
1. The urn or vessel for containing and supplying liquids, applicable also as an
advertising medium, substantially as herein before described.
2. In combination with the urn or vessel for containing and supplying liquids, the
advertisement strip, and rollers together with their actuating mechanism of toothed
wheels, connecting rods, levers, cranks and connections substantially as hereinbefore
described and shewn.
3. The urna, stand b supporting columns c or their equivalents, and the casing d
with openings e therein, in combination with the advertisement strip or strips f,
rollers, tap h, toothed wheels i and k, spindle l, ratchet wheel m, pawl n, trigger o,
connecting rod P, lever q, link q', bell crank r, wires 8 82 and spiral spring s¹, the tray
or stand t, the flat spring u with pins u¹ u² attached, and the beak shaped head v to
the upper arm of of the trigger o, all constructed, arranged, and operating substantially
as and for the purposes hereinbefore described.
1007
HUGHES, SON & Co.,
38 Chancery Lane, Loudon, W.C.