Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Apr., 1887
Complete Left, 28th Jan., 1888
Complete Accepted, 28th Apr., 1888
We, HENRY CHARLES BRAUN, and ARTHUR FORD LLOYD of 35 & 36 Rathbone
Place Oxford Street, London, W. Advertising Contractors, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
A new system and apparatus in connection therewith, by which a number of adver-
tisements, notices, pictures &c. may be made to appear in succession in a frame or
enclosure so as to attract public attention to the said advertisements, notices &c. To
produce the changes in the position of the advertisements &c. we employ two or more
rollers of wood or any other suitable material upon which are stretched or fastened, as
the case may be, bands of linen, paper, oilcloth, canvas, or any other suitable material
upon which the advertisements, notices, pictures &c. have been printed, painted, or
affixed. These rollers we cause to revolve by one of the known forces now in use,
such as a clock-work movement, electricity, a wind-fan, a movement transmitted by
cog, chain or band from the axle or wheel of a vehicle in course of locomotion, by
manual power, by a fan worked by the heat of a gas-jet used to light the machine, or
by the system which we now claim as especially and entirely our own invention:
Upon one or more of the rollers before mentioned a cog-wheel is fixed, over which
cog-wheel, or at the side of which is fitted by means of a hinge, points or spindle a
lever, kept at a certain height over, or partially over, the cog-wheel and roller and
upon the rod of which lever is placed a movable weight to adjust the rise and fall of
the said lever.
Attachod to the lever are steel catches or metal clasps. Every time the lever rises
one of the clasps or catches lifts one or more of the cogs in the roller-wheel, causing
the roller to revolve a certain distance, and each time the weight and lever fall the
other clasp or catch pushes on the opposite side of the cog-wheel and thus causes a
further slight revolution of the rollers in the same direction.
When this mechanism is fixed into a frame for attaching in, or on a vehicle, the
vibration caused by the locomotion of the said vehicle causes the weight on the lever
| to keep moving up and down, thus producing the change of advertisements &c.

page_text: It is also arranged in a form to be carried by men known as "Sandwich-men"; that
is to say a frame at back and front, or back, front and sides of a man, which frames
are supported by bands or straps on the shoulders.
Every movement of the person carrying the machine causes a partial revolution of
the rollers & consequent change in the position of the advertisements in the manner
before described.
The part of the advertisement which changes may occupy the whole of the space
within the frame, or only a portion in the centre of other permanent matter.
These frames can be made in sizes adapted to uses outside or inside omnibuses and
various other kinds of vehicles, the interior of railway carriages, for velocipedes, for
carrying about as "sandwich-boards."
If a clock-work movement or any other motivo force is employed in the place of
the lever before described these frames can be fixed in stationary positions, as on
walls, hoardings, over shops, stalls &c. in the form and position of signs, facias &c.
Instead of an endless band of advertisements as before mentioned we also employ
long bands fastened to the rollers at each end, and by a simple addition to the
mechanism we roll the band off one roller on to the other, and roll it up again on to
the first as soon as all the advertisements &c. have passed the aperture. We light
the interior by electricity or other light, when dark, thus giving publicity to the
advertisements at night time.
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HENRY C. BRAUN.
ARTHUR F. LLOYD.

page_text: Improvements in Mechanical Advertising Apparatus.
We, HENRY CHARLES BRAUN, and ARTHUR FORD LLOYD, of 28 Clipstono Street,
London, in the County of Middlesex, Engineers do hereby declare the nature of this
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to bo particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
A new system and apparatus in connection therewith by which a number of adver-
tisements, notices &c. may be made to appear in succession in a frame or enclosure
so as to attract public attention to the said advertisements, notices &c. To produce
the changes in the position of the advertisements we employ two or more rollers of
wood, metal or any other suitable material upon which aro stretched or fastened as
the case may be, bands of linen, paper, oilcloth, canvas or any other suitable material
upon which the advertisements, notices, pictures &c. have been painted, printed or
affixed. These rollers we cause to revolve by one of the known motive forces now in
use such as a clockwork movement, electricity, steam, a wind-fan, a movement trans-
mitted by cog, chain or band from the axle or wheel of a vehicle in course of
locomotion, by manual power, by a fan worked by the heat of a gas jet used to light
the machine, or by the system which we now claim as specially and entirely our own
invention:
Upon one or more of the rollers before mentioned a cog wheel is fixed over which
cog wheel or at the side of which is fitted by means of a hinge, points or spindle, a
lever kept at a certain height over or partially over the wheel and roller by a spring
and upon the rod of which lever is placed a movable weight to adjust the rise and fall
of the said lever. Attached to the lever are steel catches or metal clasps. Every time
the lever rises, one of the clasps or catches lifts one or more of the cogs in the roller-
wheel, causing the roller to revolve a certain distanco; and each time the weight and
lever falls the other clasp or catch pushes on the opposite of the cog-wheel, thus
causing a further slight revolution of the roller in the same direction. When this
mechanism is fixed into a frame for attaching on or in a vehicle, the vibrations caused
by the locomotion of the said vehicle causes the weight on the lever to keep moving
up and down, thus producing the change of advertisements &c. It is arranged in a
form to be carried by men known as "sandwich men," that is to say a frame at back
and front, or back, front and sides of a man, which frames are supported by bands or
straps on the shoulders. Every movement of the person carrying the machine causes
a partial revolution of the rollers and consequent change in the position of the adver-
tisements &c. in the manner before described. The part of the advertisement which
changes may occupy the whole of the spaco within the frames or only a portion in
the centre of other permanent matter. These frames can be made in sizes adapted to
uses outside or inside omnibuses, and various other kinds of vehicles, the interior of
railway carriages, for velocipedes, or for carrying about as sandwich-boards.

page_text: If a clockwork movement or any other motive force is employed in the place of the
lever before described these frames can be fixed in stationary positions, as on walls,
hoardings, over shops, stalls, and in the position of signs, facias &c. We light the
interior by electricity, oil lamps &c. when dark, thus giving publicity to the advertise-
`ments at night time.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING.
Form 1. Frame for facia or sign-board with space for changing sign or notice in
the middle of permanent matter. F. Frame. R. Roller. B. Endless band of
canvas &c. with name &c. printed or painted thereon. M. Clockwork or electric
motor.
Form 2. Notice frame with one or more spaces in which notices &c. appear in
succession. F. Frame. R. Roller. B. Endless band of canvas. M. Clockwork or
other motor.
Form 3. Ratchet arrangement or vibration motor. R. Roller on which endless
band is fixed or stretched. L. Lever with W. adjustable weight sliding thereon.
S. Spring to keep lever in position. C. Metal clasp (shown on one side of lover bar
only.) X cogs on roller in which C catches.
Form 4. Sandwich Form.
Changing space in centre of frame at front and back.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is-
1. The employment of endless bands of canvas or other suitablo material, printed
painted or otherwise decorated with advertisements, pictures &c. for the purpose of
giving publicity by means of the said bands of canvas being made to rotate before
an aperture so that one advertisement &c. appears after another in succession in
the same space practically as described and set forth in the description of our
invention.
2. We claim the use of endless bands for advertising purposes in connection
with automatic machines in general, especially for the machines to be placed on
hoardings &c. and in the form of "boards" for sandwich-men, & in vehicles in
general.
3. We further claim the combination of endless bands for advertising purposes with
clockwork movement in such a manner that the advertisements pictures &c. appear in
succession in a given space.
Dated this 28th day of January 1888