An Improved Arrangement of Mechanism for the Chiming or Ringing of Bells.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Jan., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 4th Oct., 1899-Accepted, 25th Nov., 1899
An Improved Arrangement of Mechanism for the Chiming or Ringing
of Bells.
We, JAMES JOHN WILLIAM CARR, of Bell Foundry, Grove Lane, Smethwick, in
the County of Stafford, Manufacturer: and JOSEPH MATTHEWS, of 170, Byron
Road, Small Heath, in the City of Birmingham, Electrical Engineer, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an improved arrangement of mechanism for the
chiming or ringing of bells, including church hells and the like, and its primary
object is to provide means whereby such operations may be effected by electricity.
This apparatus may consist of armatures attracted by electro magnets, or by
cores drawn into solenoids, the electrical contact being made by pressing keys
arranged upon a keyboard, (somewhat for instance like that of a pianoforte),
such armature or core causing, by suitable levers or other devices, a hammer or
the like to strike the bell.
The keyboard may thus be situated in any desirable place, and connected to
the striking apparatus by wires, thus certain keys communicate with certain bells
and by pressing down any selected key, its corresponding bell will be struck.
The source of the electricity will be any of the well known arrangements and
connected to the apparatus and keyboard.
We may also arrange it so that if desired the said electrical apparatus may
be disconnected (or lowered) from the bells so that such bells may be rung &c..
in the ordinary manner. This applies more particularly to church and the like
bells.
Dated this 3rd day of January 1899.
CHARLES T. POWELL,
Applicants' Agent.
An Improved Arrangement of Mechanism for the Chiming or Ringing
of Bells.
We, JAMES JOHN WILLIAM CARR, of Bell Foundry, Grove Lane, Smethwick, in
the County of Stafford, Manufacturer; and JOSEPH MATTHEWS, of 170, Byron
Road, Small Heath, in the City of Birmingham, Electrical Engineer, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
This invention relates to an improved arrangement of mechanism for the
chiming or ringing of bells, including church bells and the like, and its primary
object is to provide means whereby such operations may be effected by electricity.

page_text: This apparatus may consist of armatures attracted by electro magnets, or by
cores drawn into solenoids, the electrical contact being made by pressing keys
arranged upon a keyboard, (somewhat for instance like that of a pianoforte),
such armature or core causing, by suitable levers or other devices, a hammer or
the like to strike the bell.
The keyboard may thus be situated in any desirable place, and connected to
the striking apparatus by wires, the thus certain keys communicate with certain
bells and by pressing down any selected key, its corresponding bell will be struck.
The source of the electricity will be any of the well known arrangements and
connected to the apparatus and keyboard.
We may also arrange it so that if desired the said electrical apparatus may
be disconnected (or lowered) from the bells so that such bells may be rung &c.
in the ordinary manner. This applies more particularly to church and the like
bells.
In order to more particularly explain this our invention we have appended
hereunto an illustrative drawing upon which are figures and numbers of reference,
and in which :
Fig. 1, shows this our invention as applied to one or more ordinary bells.
Fig. 2, shows our invention as applied alternatively to church bell ringing
mechanism.
Referring to Fig. 1: This illustrates one of a series of bells of any number
required, which may be struck from the keyboard, which latter may be at any
desired distance from the bells. The bell 4, is struck by hammer 5, which of
course may be arranged to strike the outside of the bell if desirable. 6, are the
usual form of electro magnets, having the lead 7, connected therefrom to the
battery 8, and the lead 9 passing to the switch device and thence again to the
battery. 10, is a pianoforte like key, rocking upon fulcrum bar 11, and having
upon its underside a depending switch bar 12, whose lower ends form circuit by
dipping into mercury 13. Other forms of switch contact may be made. Thus
with a number of bells thus mounted and fitted, they may be operated upon similarly
to the playing of a pianoforte instrument.
In Fig. 2, the bell 4*, represents more particularly a church bell which is
hung in the usual manner for ordinary rope &c., ringing. Adjacent to the bell
is now carried our electro magnet device, which is made to be moved out of the
way when not required. This is conveniently done by means of the magnets &c.
being carried upon the sliding bracket 14, which may be raised or lowered to
definite positions by cord 15, so that the bell may be operated in the usual
manner, or by the electrical apparatus, independently of each other.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is:
1. In electrical mechanism for the striking of bells, the combination with the
bells, oscillating hammers, magnets and armatures, of keys, connected to arma-
tures by switch contact, all substantially as set forth and shown in Fig. 1, and
for the purposes specified.
2. The combination with a bell suitably mounted and fitted for ordinary method
of bell ringing, of movable electrical striking apparatus, having means for being
moved into or out of position with such bell, substantially as set forth and shown in
Fig. 2.
Dated this 3rd day of October 1899.

page_text: This apparatus may consist of armatures attracted by electro magnets, or by
cores drawn into solenoids, the electrical contact being made by pressing keys
arranged upon a keyboard, (somewhat for instance like that of a pianoforte),
such armature or core causing, by suitable levers or other devices, a hammer or
the like to strike the bell.
The keyboard may thus be situated in any desirable place, and connected to
the striking apparatus by wires, the thus certain keys communicate with certain
bells and by pressing down any selected key, its corresponding bell will be struck.
The source of the electricity will be any of the well known arrangements and
connected to the apparatus and keyboard.
We may also arrange it so that if desired the said electrical apparatus may
be disconnected (or lowered) from the bells so that such bells may be rung &c.
in the ordinary manner. This applies more particularly to church and the like
bells.
In order to more particularly explain this our invention we have appended
hereunto an illustrative drawing upon which are figures and numbers of reference,
and in which:
Fig. 1, shows this our invention as applied to one or more ordinary bells.
Fig. 2, shows our invention as applied alternatively to church bell ringing
mechanism.
Referring to Fig. 1:-This illustrates one of a series of bells of any number
required, which may be struck from the keyboard, which latter may be at any
desired distance from the bells. The bell 4, is struck by hammer 6, which of
course may be arranged to strike the outside of the bell if desirable. 6, are the
usual form of electro magnets, having the lead 7, connected therefrom to the
battery 8, and the lead 9 passing to the switch device and thence again to the
battery. 10, is a pianoforte like key, rocking upon fulcrum bar 11, and having
upon its underside a depending switch bar 12, whose lower ends form circuit by
dipping into mercury 13. Other forms of switch contact may be made. Thus
with a number of bells thus mounted and fitted, they may be operated upon similarly
to the playing of a pianoforte instrument.
In Fig. 2, the bell 4*, represents more particularly a church bell which is
hung in the usual manner for ordinary rope &c., ringing. Adjacent to the bell
is now carried our electro magnet device, which is made to be moved out of the
way when not required. This is conveniently done by means of the magnets &c.
being carried upon the sliding bracket 14, which may he raised or lowered to
definite positions by cord 15, so that the bell may be operated in the usual
manner, or by the electrical apparatus, independently of each other.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what 4
we claim is:-
1. In electrical mechanism for the striking of bells, the combination with the
bells, oscillating hammers, magnets and armatures, of keys, connected to arma-
tures by switch contact, all substantially as set forth and shown in Fig. 1, and
for the purposes specified.
2. The combination with a bell suitably mounted and fitted for ordinary method
of bell ringing, of movable electrical striking apparatus, having means for being
mored into or out of position with such bell, substantially as set forth and shown in
Fig. 2.
Dated this 2nd daw at
1000

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Jan., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 4th Oct., 1899-Accepted, 25th Nov., 1899
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION,
An Improved Arrangement of Mechanism for the Ohiming or Ringing
of Bells.
We, JAMES, JOIN WILLIAM CARR, of Bell Foundry, Grove Lane, Smethwick, in
the County of Stafford, Manufacturer; and JOSEPH MATTHEWS, of 170, Byron
Road, Small Heath, in the City of Birmingham, Electrical Engineer, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an improved arrangement of mechanism for the
chiming or ringing of bells, including church bells and the like, and its primary.
object is to provide means whereby such operations may be effected by electricity.
This apparatus may consist of armatures attracted by electro magnets, or by
cores drawn into solenoids, the electrical contact being made by pressing keys
arranged upon a keyboard, (somewhat for instance like that of a pianoforte),
such armature or core causing, by suitable levers or other devices, a hammer or
the like to strike the bell.
The keyboard may thus be situated in any desirable place, and connected to
the striking apparatus by wires, thus certain keys communicate with certain bells
and by pressing down any selected key, its corresponding bell will be struck.
The source of the electricity will be any of the well known arrangements and
connected to the apparatus and keyboard.
We may also arrange it so that if desired the said electrical apparatus may
be disconnected (or lowered) from the bells so that such bells may be rung &c..
in the ordinary manner. This applies more particularly to church and the like
bells.
D 1
1000
CHARLES T. POWELL,
Applicants' Agent.
An Improved Arrangement of Mechanism for the Chiming or Ringing
of Bells.
We, JAMES JOHN WILLIAM CARR, of Bell Foundry, Grove Lane, Smethwick, in
the County of Stafford, Manufacturer; and JOSEPH MATTHEWs, of 170, Byron
Road, Small Heath, in the City of Birmingham, Electrical Engineer, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
This invention relates to an improved. arrangement of mechanism for the
chiming or ringing of bells, including church bells and the like, and its primary
object is to provide means whereby such operations may be effected by electricity.