Improved Weather Indicator for Advertising and other Purposes.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Dec., 1891-Accepted, 2nd Apr.. 1892
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Weather Indicator for Advertising and other Purposes.
JAMES FREDERICK BENNETT Inventor 9 Rupert Road Nether Edge Sheffield.
and ERNEST PARKER HIDES Traveller 30 Violet Bank Road Nether Edge
Sheffield both in the County of York, 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:---
Our invention relates to an improved form of instrument whereby the changes.
in the air are indicated.
In carrying out our invention we utilize a piece of twisted gut which may be of
any suitable length preferably an inch or thereabout. To one end of the gut we.
attach a finger or pointer and the other end is fastened to a dial upon which is
indicated the weather graduations (as stormy rain change fair &c.) or any other
suitable matter or words or degrees relating to the atmosphere may be used. We
may also paint print or affix an advertisement to any part of our indicator.
In order to fully demonstrate our invention we annex the accompanying
drawings.
Fig. 1 shews the front view of the indicator A is the face or dial B the finger
or pointer C the centre or axis made of gut D the disc.
Fig. 2 shews the end or side elevation of indicator and how same is put together..
A is the dial B the finger which has a solid axis F. C is the gut attached to
finger and then passing through E which is an ordinary clip the same as used for
fastening papers together but having a hole punched through its centre, the clip
passes through the disc D then through dial A and again through disc D No. 1
the ends being then bent over at right angles, the discs D and D No. I are made
of any suitable material but preferably cardboard and have a square or other
shaped hole punched through their centres. The clip E is flat and same shape as
hole in disc and is passed through the disc D then the face A (A having a circular
hole) and finally through disc D No. 1 the ends of clip are then bent at right.
angles to keep the discs together. On turning D No. 1 it carries axis E (having
gut on finger) and also the disc D and the face A having a circular hole allows.
the axis to work freely.
Fig. 3 shews clip and method of passing gut through it.
Fig. 4 shews how the ends of clip are bent at right angles.
Fig. 5 shews the finger B which has a solid axis F and a gut centre C; when F
is pressed or rivetted the gut and finger both become permanently fastened to the
solid axis F. The axis F is a disc of any soft material but preferably of lead
having a hole through its centre same size as gut C, this axis is much thicker than
finger, the gut is passed through the small hole and then through finger (the finger
having a hole same size as circumference of axis); the axis is then pressed between
two dies until the finger and gut are both held tight and thus fastened permanently
to the lead axis.
The action of the instrument is as follows, on a rise of temperature or the.
presence of a dry air the gut contracts and winds itself tighter thus moving the
finger towards the fair or dry indications on face. Again when the air becomes.
cold or damp the gut expands or unwinds causing the finger to travel towards the
damp or rain direction of dial.
Having now particularly described the nature of our said invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we claim is,
1. A piece of gut utilized in the aforesaid manner having attached to it a finger-
or pointer and a dial or weather indicator.
2. The aforesaid method or means of fastening out to finger

page_text: 3. The aforesaid means of attaching gut to dial.
4. The combination of a finger gut and dial having weather indications on its
face and a means of adjusting or setting the finger.
5. The aforesaid instrument with advertisements painted printed or affixed
thereto.
Dated this Ninth day of December 1801
JAMES FREDERICK BENNETT.
ERNEST PARKER HIDES.