Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 19th May, 1888
Complete Specification Left, 19th Feb., 1889
Complete Specification Accepted, 23rd Mar.. 1889
I WILLIAM JACKSON of 73 Selhurst Street, Hyson Green, in the Borough of
Nottingham, Commercial Traveller do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
This invention relates to apparatus for exhibiting advertisements, and it has for its
object the improved construction and arrangement of such apparatus.
In carrying out this invention, in a suitable box or framing constructed preferably
of wood I arrange a number of preferably horizontal rollers running in bearings
formed in the framing, one roller being placed at the top and one at the bottom of an
opening in the wall of the box or framing. Passing preferably backwards and
forwards over the rollers is an endless band the width of the rollers, constructed of
canvas or other suitable material on which the advertisements are printed or otherwise
appear; motion may be imparted to one or more of the rollers by any suitable
mechanical contrivance thus causing the advertisements on the endless band to pass
the opening in the framing. If preferred the framing may be mounted on wheels
and drawn through public thoroughfares, in this case motion may be imparted to the
rollers by connecting one or more of them to the axis of the wheels by a band and
pulleys or by other convenient arrangement.
The length of the endless band may be increased by increasing the number of
rollers and the framing may if preferred be formed with more than one opening
in which case a separate set of rollers and endless band would be required for each
opening.
DL: 10th don of M1988

page_text: Improvements in Apparatus for Exhibiting Advertisements.
L, WILLIAM JACKSON of 73 Selhurst Street, Hyson Green, in the Borough of
Nottingham, Commercial Traveller 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 apparatus for exhibiting advertisements and it has for
its object the improved construction and arrangement of apparatus, or means for
exhibiting such advertisements. It will be best understood by reference to the
accompanying drawings in which fig. 1 is a front elevation and fig. 2 a side elevation
partly in section of one form of the apparatus.
In carrying out this invention, in a box or casing AI arrange any suitable number
of preferably horizontal rollers B at the upper and lower parts. The rollers Bare
preferably carried either in bearings formed in cross bars or bearings D attached
to the framing A or both as shewn in the drawings, one roller being placed at the
top and one at the bottom of an opening in the wall or framing provided with a
glass front E.
Passing preferably backwards and forwards over the rollers B is an endless band F
of approximately the same width as the rollers constructed of canvas or other suitable
material on which the advertisements are printed or otherwise appear; motion is
imparted to one or more of the rollers B' by a shaft G carried in bearings G¹ secured
to the framing A on which are one or more worms H gearing with worm wheels H¹
formed on the ends of one or more of the rollers B₁ or if preferred bevil or other
gearing may be used. Motion may be imparted to the shaft G by an electric, water,
or other suitable motor fixed preferably in the base of the casing and connected by a
band passing over the pulley G2; thus causing the advertisements on the endless
band F to pass the opening in the casing. To allow for the expansion and contraction
of the endless band F, I arrange one or more of the lower central tension rollors B
with their axes in slotted bearings or guides I so that they may rise and fall, and they
may be weighted or held down by springs to keep the band F tight.
The apparatus may in some cases be mounted on wheels and drawn through public
thoroughfares, in this case motion may be imparted to the rollers B by connecting the
shaft G to the axis, of the wheels by' a band and pulleys or by other convenient
arrangement.
In some cases the spindles of the rollers B may be continued through the ends of
the casing and be fitted at the ends with hands or equivalent pointing to words,
figures or other devices outside the casing arranged for example in the form of
clock dials.
The length of the endless band F may be increased by increasing the number of
rollers B the casing may also be provided with more than one opening in which case
1 preferably arrange a separate endless band F to each opening.

page_text: Though I have described the endless travelling band as displaying advertisements
on one face only, it is obvious, especially when the apparatus is being drawn from
place to place, that I may form a face on the opposite side and display advertisements
by means of the same band.
I do not confine myself to the form shown in the drawing as pedestals may be
made for railway stations and the like of any suitable design the lower part of which
may in some cases be a coin freed apparatus or other arrangement, they may also be
made to answer the purpose of a lamp post by forming the pedestal of a convenient
hoight with a gas or electric light arranged over the apparatus.
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. In apparatus for exhibiting advertisements the combination with a box or casing
provided with one or more faces for displaying the advertisements of shaft G driven
by pulley G, worm H worm wheel H₁ rotating a roller such as B¹ carrying an endless
band such as F on which is displayed the advertisements and which travels to
and fro over tension rollers B2 supported in bearings such as I, and rollers B the
whole operating substantially as described and illustrated in the accompanying
drawings.
2. In an apparatus for exhibiting advertisements the combination with one or more
of the spindles which inside the case carry the advertisement band of hands or
equivalent devices outside the case substantially as and for the purpose specified.
3. In an apparatus for exhibiting advertisements the combination with a dial
bearing advertisement devices of hands or equivalent pointers caused to revolve as the
apparatus travels substantially as specified.
4. The combination and arrangement of parts forming apparatus for exhibiting
advertisements substantially as described and illustrated in the accompanying
drawings.
Dated this 16th day of February 1880
WILLIAM
JACKSON.
W. P. Thompson & Boult,
Agents for the Applicant.