IMPROVEMENTS IN AND RELATING TO APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING ADVERTISEMENTS PICTURES AND OTHER OBJECTS AND ARTICLES
Year: 1884

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
We JAMES BROWN, and HENRY FISHER RUSHTON and FRANCIS EDWARD
BRADBURN, all of 14, 16 and 18 Aldersey Street, off Wellington Street, in the
City of Liverpool, in the County of Lancaster, Engineers do hereby declare
the nature of the said Invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN AND RELATING TO
APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING ADVERTISEMENTS PICTURES AND OTHER OBJECTS AND
ARTICLES to be as follows:—
Our Invention, has for its object certain improvements in apparatus for
'displaying advertisements, pictures,, and other objects and articles, and consists
in panoramically displaying advertisements, pictures and other objects and
articles, by the use of an improved apparatus, which apparatus contains the
advertisements, pictures, objects, or articles, and is capable, of travelling from
one locality to another and automatically displaying such advertisements, objects,
pictures, or articles in endless and successive rotation, during the act of travelling
so that not only are the advertisements, pictures, objects, or articles displayed
panoramically in rotation, but they are likewise displayed in successive localities as
the apparatus travels along.
The apparatus consists of a wheeled vehicle, which may be a special vehicle, as
hereafter mentioned, or an ordinary vehicle such as a covered cart or waggon.
When a special vehicle is used, it consists of a wheeled truck on which are mounted
rollers. These rollers carry endless, or travelling bands, on which are pasted,
painted, or otherwise delineated or mounted the advertisements, pictures, objects,
or articles to, be displayed. The travelling band forms the sides and ends or
portions, of the superstructure of the truck. The interior of the superstructure is
filled, or partially filled with rollers round, or over which the travelling band is
passed, so that a great length of band can be obtained; capable of carrying a
multiplicity of advertisements,, or pictures, or objects; or articles, the whole being
covered by a roof, or hood. One, or more of the rollers is provided with a toothed
wheel or equivalent gear, operated from a. toothed wheel; or equivalent gear, in
connection, with a wheel, or wheels, or other rotating part of the vehicle; so that the
band is caused to travel.continuously, or. intermittently and thus actuate the band
and display in rotation on the outside of the superstructure, the advertisements,
pictures, objects, or artioles carried by, the band.
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page_text: In applying this Invention to an ordinary covered cart, or waggon the rollers
carrying the travelling band are provided at each corner of the cart, or at the top
and bottom of the superstructure of the cart only, the interior of the cart being left
for goods. The rollers and band, or bands are driven in manner as before described
from a rotating part of the cart.
To enable the advertisements, pictures, objects, or articles to be exhibited at
night, the travelling band is made transparent, and the interior of the apparatus or
vehicle is provided with a lamp, or light, so that the advertisements, pictures,
objects, or articles are illuminated.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION,
We JAMES BROWN and HENRY FISHER RUSHTON and FRANCIS EDWARD
BRADBURN, all of 14, 16 and 18 Aldersey Street, off Wellington Street, in the
City of Liverpool, in the County of Lancaster, Engineers do hereby declare
the nature of the said Invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN AND RELATING TO
APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING ADVERTISEMENTS PICTURES AND OTHER OBJECTS AND
ARTICLES and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This Invention has for its object certain improvements in apparatus for
displaying advertisements, pictures, and other objects and articles and consists
in panoramically displaying advertisements, pictures and other objects and
articles by the use of an improved apparatus, which apparatus contains the
advertisements, pictures, objects, or articles, and is capable of travelling from
one locality to another and automatically displaying such advertisements, objects,
pictures, or articles in endless and successive rotation during the act of travelling,
so that not only are the advertisements, pictures, objects, or articles displayed
panoramically in rotation, but they are like wise displayed in successive localities,
as the apparatus travels along.
The apparatus consists of a wheeled vehicle, which may be a special vehicle as
hereafter mentioned, or an ordinary wheel such as a covered cart or waggon.
When a special vehicle is used, it consists of a wheeled truck on which are mounted
rollers. These rollers carry endless, or travelling bands on which are pasted,
painted, or otherwise delineated or mounted the advertisements, pictures, objects,
or articles to be displayed. The travelling band forms the sides and ends or
portions of the superstructure of the truck. The interior of the superstructure is
filled, or partially filled with rollers round, or over which the travelling band is

page_text: passed, so that a great length of band can be obtained capable of carrying a
multiplicity of advertisements, or pictures or objects, or articles the whole being
covered by a roof, or hood. One, or more of the rollers is provided with a toothed
wheel or equivalent gear operated from a toothed wheel, or equivalent gear in
connection with a wheel, or wheels, or other rotating part of the vehicle, so that
the band is caused to travel continuously, or intermittently and thus actuating
the band and displaying in rotation on the outside of the superstructure the
advertisements, pictures, objects, or articles carried by the band.
In applying this Invention to an ordinary covered cart, or waggon the rollers
carrying the travelling band are provided at each corner of the cart, or at the top
and bottom of the superstructure of the cart only, the interior of the cart being left
for goods. The rollers and band or bands are driven in manner as before described
from a rotating part of the cart.
To enable the advertisements, pictures, objects, or articles to be exhibited at
night, the travelling band is made transparent and the interior of the apparatus or
vehicle is provided with a lamp, or light, so that the advertisement, pictures,
objects, or articles are illuminated.
The beforegoing being the nature, object and purposes of this Invention, the
following is a description more in detail sufficient to show how the same may be
carried out into practical effect, reference being had to the annexed sheet of Drawings
and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, like letters and figures
being used to denote the same, or corresponding parts throughout the Drawings. ·
Figure 1 is a side elevation of an apparatus (shown with endless band removed)
constructed according to this Invention.
Figure 2 is an end view of Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a plan of Figure 1 shown with the endless band in position.
Figure 4 is a plan of a four wheeled vehicle fitted with apparatus for displaying
advertisements, according to this Invention.
In the apparatus shown at Figures 1. 2 and 3, A is a four wheel truck upon
which is mounted the vertical rollers B around which is passed the endless band C
of any suitable flexible, or textile material as shown by the thick dotted lines in
Figure 3. On the outside of the travelling band C, there is pasted, painted, or
otherwise delineated, or mounted the advertisements, pictures, objects, or articles to
be displayed. The travelling band C forms the sides and back of the vehicle, the
interior of the veliicle being filled with the other portion of the travelling band C
as shown so that a great length of the band C is obtained, which is capable
of carrying a multiplicity of advertisements, or pictures, or objects, or articles. The
vehicle is covered by a roof, or hood D which is supported by a framework from
the truck A and is provided with carriers and brackets E for supporting and
seating the upper ends of the rollers B. The back rollers which are marked B¹ are
provided with screw tightening devices b which are fitted at the top and bottom of
the vehicle and are used to stretch the endless band C on the rollers B. This is
accomplished by turning the screws b by the endless chain b¹, the screws b drawing
back the carriera e and thereby the rollers B and so stretching the whole band C.
The centre roller B³ is of larger size than the side rollers, so as to have more
bearing surface for the band C. This roller B³ is the roller which imparts
movement to the band C and its shaft, or spindle d is carried down and is
provided with the toothed bevel wheel F into which takes the toothed bevel
pinion H which is carried by the shaft h and the bracket i. On the shaft h there
is a chain wheel K and on the back axle L of the vehicle there is a chain wheel g.
The chain wheels K and g are connected by the endless chain M. so that as the
vehicle is moved along by the horse the axle L imparts rotary motion through the
gear just described to the roller B³ and thereby causes the endless band C to travel
and panoramically display its contents on the sides and end of the vehicle.

page_text: An application of this Invention to, an ordinary covered cart is illustrated at
Figure 4. In this case the interior of the cart at A¹ is available for carrying goods,
the endless band C being only placed on the outside and back of the vehicle
as shown, the operating gear being practically the, same as that previously described
in reference to Figures 1. 2 and 3. The advertising apparatus is separated from
the interior of the vehicle by the partition At
It will be understood that by the use of a gear such as that illustrated in
the drawings for driving the rollers and band the number of revolutions of the
band roller B is reduced below that of the driving axle L by the chain wheels K. g.
and the bevel wheels H F.
Having now particularly, described and ascertained the nature of the said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that
what we claim is :—
In apparatus for displaying, advertisements, pictures and other objects and
articles:
First The combination of a wheeled truck A, vertical rollers B B B endless
band C and driving gear F H substantially as herein set forth.
Second The combination of one, or more rollers such as B and an adjusting
mechanism, (such as shown at 6 6¹ e). substantially as herein set forth.
Third The combination of a main driving roller B carrying rollers B B
arranged substantially as shown and set forth in reference to Figures 1. 2 and 3
of the Drawings hereto annexed.
Fourth The combination of a main driving roller B*, bevel wheel F', bevel
pinion H chain wheel K, a chain wheel g (mounted on the driving axle L)
and band M whereby the advertising band is caused to travel at a reduced
speed substantially as set forth.
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Fifth The combination of a main driving roller B carrying rollers. B. separated
from the interior A1 of the cart by partitions A substantially as and' for the
purposes set forth and as shown in reference to. Figure 4. of the Drawings.
Dated this eleventh day of November 1884.