Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application (in United Kingdom). 8th Oct., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 16th Dec., 1896-Accepted, 3rd Apr., 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
WILBUR FISK KELSEY, 22 Rue Longue des Capucins, Marseilles, France,
Dentist, and JOHN AUGUST PETERSON, 40, Rue Consolat, Marseilles, France,
Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of the panorama advertising clock is to present advertisements,.
pictures, photographs, or other illustrations in interrupted succession, the said
advertisements, pictures, photographs, or other illustrations being successively
exbibited through a hole or holes either in the dial of the clock, or at certain
places outside the radius of the dial. These pictures or other objects are placed'
upon a disc which is moved by a spring attached directly or indirectly to an axis.
of the clock, preferably the one which turns the larger pointer, but the other
pointer may be used if preferred. If the spring is attached to the axis of the
large pointer, the disc naturally makes one revolution per hour, but this speed can
be increased or diminished by gearing or by other means of communicating force..
The free end of the spring is arrested by points, teeth, or other projections
arranged in a circle around and at a certain distance from the axis of rotation until
the rotary movement of the axis to which it is attached causes it to bend; the two
extremities of the spring being drawn towards each other by the bend, it is, so to
speak, shortened, slipping past the point or tooth which retains it, with a sudden
movement advances to strike against the next point or tooth, by which it is again
arrested for a time proportioned to the number of retaining points in the circle.
The disc turns freely upon its own axis, whilst at the same time being attached
at a certain distance from its axis to the free end of the spring in such a manner
that it stops with the spring and advances by a sudden movement each time that
the spring passes a point. It will be seen that each time the disc makes a portion
of a revolution, a different subject is shown through the hole or holes afore-
mentioned.
Dated thio 7th day of Autobar 1906
A. G. PRITCHARD,
21, Jeffreys Road, Clapham, S. W., Agent for Applicants.

page_text: Improvements in Advertising Clocks.
WILBUR FISK KELSEY, 22, Rue Longue des Capucins, Marseilles, France,
Dentist, and JOHN AUGUST PETERSON, 40, Rue Consolat, Marseilles, France,
Agent 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 :-
.
If
The object of the panorama advertising clock is to present to the eye of the
spectator advertisements, pictures, photographs, or other illustrations or itens of
information in interrupted succession, the said advertisements, pictures; photo-
graphs, or other illustrations, or items of information being successively exhibited
through an aperture or hole or holes a, Fig. 1, either in the dial of the clock, or at
certain places outside the radius of the dial. These pictures or other objects as
aforementioned are arranged on a dise B B Fig. 2. on spaces B corresponding to
the hole or holes through which they are to be exhibited; this disc is moved by a
spring C attached directly or indirectly to an axis of the clock, preferably the one
which turns, the larger pointer, but the other pointer may be used if preferred
the spring is attached to the axis of the large pointer, the disc naturally makes one
revolution per hour, but this speed can be increased or diminished by gearing or by
other means of communicating force. One end of this spring C is attached to the
axle D of the pointer and the disc by a loop or guide K, Fig. 3, or other convenient
manner, and the other or free end of the spring C is arrested by points teeth, or
other projections E arranged in a circle around and at a certain distance from the
axis of rotation, the spring being made of sufficient length to strike against and so
be arrested in its revolution by the points, teeth, or other projections: one end of
the spring being thus temporarily held by the point, tooth, or other projection;
the rotary movement of the axle to which the other end of the spring Cis
attached causes it to bend, the two extremities of the spring being drawn towards
each other by the bending, and it is, so to speak, shortened, and slipping past the
point or tooth E which has previously retained it, with a sudden movement
advances to strike against the next point or tooth E, by which it is again arrested
in a similar manner for a time proportionate to the number of retaining points,
teeth, or projections arranged in the circle. The disc turns freely upon its own
axis, whilst at the same time being attached to the spring in such a manner that it
stops with the spring and advances by a sudden movement each time that the
spring passes a point. It will be seen that each time the disc makes a portion of
a revolution, a different advertisement, picture, illustration, or other subject is
shown or exhibited through the hole or holes aforementioned. To obviate a
tendency of the disc to "drag" a trifle before the advancing of the spring from
one point or tooth to another, we find it is an advantage to use a rigid finger F,
Fig. 5, or pointer, and which is attached at H to the end of the spring C farthest
from the axis of the disc by a hinge or joint, the end of the finger or pointer F
being arrested by the teeth or points, and not the spring C. The end of the finger
nearest to the axis of the disc moves freely within a ring, loop, or hole J, Fig. 5
attached to the axle in such a manner that the shortening of the spring caused by
the rotation causes the finger to recede or advance through the ring, loop, or hole,
until the other extremity escapes from the point or tooth by the action of the
spring, when the same sudden movement of the disc takes place without the
aforementioned inconvenience. The unaided force used for the movement of an
ordinary clock may be found to be of insufficient strength to turn a disc of large
dimensions or weight, and in such a case we employ a supplementary power, such
as an additional spring, weights, or electricity or other motive power to provide the

page_text: movement of the disc. When a supplementary spring, or weights, or electricity or
other motive power are used to operate the movement of the disc, the said power
may be placed or fixed above, below, or at the side and apart from the movement
of the clock, and the movement communicated to the disc by means of a shaft
having a bevelled gearing at the end, the said gearing engaging a corresponding
gearing upon the axle of the disc, which, in such a case may be made hollow in the
form of a tube, through which the axle carrying the clock hands or pointers
may pass.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we-
claim is :-
1. A clock having an aperture or a hole or holes either in the dial or outside
the radius of the dial, through which hole or holes advertisements, pictures,..
photographs, or other illustrations or items of information are exhibited in
interrupted succession, as described in the foregoing specification.
2. In combination with a clock, the use of a revolving disc whereon are depicted
advertisements, pictures, photographs, or other illustrations or items of information
which are successively presented to view through a hole or holes either in the dial
of the clock or outside the radius of the same, as described in the foregoing
specification..
3. The use of a spring and a finger attached to the rotary disc, and so arranged
that the rotation is arrested from time to time by reason of the finger or spring
coming into temporary contact with certain teeth, points, or other projections-
placed at certain points for the purpose, as described in the foregoing specification.
4. In combination with a clock, the use of a revolving disc, the movement of
which is effected either by the clockwork itself, or by means of a supplementary-
power, as described in the foregoing specification.
Dated this 16th day of December 1896
A. G. PRITCHARD,
21, Jeffreys Road, Clapham, S.W., Agent for Applicants...