An Improved Method of Applying Advertisements and the like to Pavements and Roadways and Apparatus for this purpose.
Year: 1898

page_text: An Improved Method of Applying Advertisements and the like to
Pavements and Roadways and Apparatus for this purpose.
I, DOUSCHAN DE VULITCH, of 63, Avenue Niel, Paris, in the Republic of France,
Mining Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to a new method for efficaciously and cheaply applying
advertisements to pavements in cities, stations or public places or on roadways
Ly means of apparatus pushed or pulled by one person and in making by means
of a continuous band the indication to be advertised repeated any number of times
and framed by decorations or designs. The invention comprises also the apparatus
which I have invented for effecting this process.
The printed bands produced by the passage of my printing apparatus can be
reserved on the border of the pavements between the street lamps or in the
middle of the rod between the refuges. This arrangement is of course only
mentioned as an example.
The printing apparatus preferably comprises essentially a metallic box more or
less cylindrical, only open at the lower part and in which there are- lodged a
printing cylinder, two cylindrical brushes and an inking arrangement.
The axles of the printing cylinder and of the brushes turn freely in the sides
of the box. The cylinder ends at the extremities in cylindrical parts which rub
constantly on smooth corresponding parts of the one brush so that during its
revolution, the printing cylinder operates this brush with a movement of revo-
lution in reverse direction. The other brush on the contrary turns in the same
direction as the cylinder and for this purpose two friction rollers mounted on
axles carried by the sides of the box rub simultaneously on the smooth parts of
the printing cylinder and of the brush and communicate to the latter a movement
of revolution in the direction required. The movement of the cylinder can also
be communicated to the brushes by means of gear wheels.
A handle or lever serves for pushing the apparatus. For this purpose it ends
in the form of a fork, and each branch is articulated on the axle of the printing
cylinder. Screws traverse the branches of this handle and penetrated into holes
provided in the sides of the box and fix the handle firmly on the box. Such holes
placed on a circular are allow of giving a variable inclination to the handle accord-
ing to the height of the person using the apparatus. The printing cylinder is
formed by a roller of wood for instance on the periphery of which are provided
longitudinal grooves of dovetail form. In these grooves are arranged plates of
wood or any other appropriate material, each formed by uniting several sections
arranged on the same metal rod or formed each of a single piece.
On each section there is glued a letter of the alphabet of caoutchouc serving for
printing

page_text: Also on each plate there is glued the decoration or bordering equally of
caoutchouc.
As the ink receiver has at its under part a sponge which remains constantly
soaked with ink and the exterior border of which rubs on the cylinder, it results
that on pushing the apparatus over a pavement for instance, the letters of the
inscription as well as the decorations touch the sponge at each revolution and are
thus regularly coated with ink. The letters and the decorations come then into
contact with the ground and print the inscription and its frame.
The dust removed by the brushes falls into small troughs and is removed on
lifting these troughs.
In a variation of my apparatus the printing cylinder is formed by a hollow drum
in the interior of which there is placed the ink for printing. In the thickness
of the drum there are provided rules in one or more sections; these rules are of
impermeable material and are cut according to the circumference of the letters
of the inscription or of the design, and in these cuttings I provide fillings of per-
meable or absorbent material such as cloth, felt etc. these fillings project on the
exterior of the surface of the drum.
In the interior of the drum there is an extensible chamber communicating with
the exterior by means of a valve and in which air can be compressed. When the
printing drum is full of ink the chamber is reduced in volume, but as soon as
the impression becomes pale air is driven into the chamber in order to force the
ink constantly on the interior surface of the cylinder in all its parts; this ink
impregnates by capillarity the characters of felt or cloth and the impression is
made as well as in the previous case.
The cleaning is also effected by means of two brushes and operated by the print-
ing roller.
In another arrangement of my printing apparatus the letters and designs instead
of being provided on the surface of a cylinder are cut in an endless band passing
over two rollers which rest on the ground.
'
The printing arrangement is formed by a rotary brush which rubs on the inner
surface of the band on the side of the ground and by an ink receiver which feeds
this brush. The revolution of the rollers on pushing the apparatus along the
endless band to advance and the latter causes the inking brush to turn.
The bristles of the brush pass through the openings cut in the band and print
on the ground the letters and designs.
Dated this 16th day of May 1898.
•
HERBERT HADDAN & Co.,
Agents to Applicant.
An Improved Method of Applying Advertisements and the like to
Pavements and Roadways and Apparatus for this purpose.
I, DOUSCHAN DE VULITCH, of 63, Avenue Niel, Paris, in the Republic of France,
Mining Engineer, 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 a new method for efficaciously and cheaply applying
advertisements to pavements in cities, stations or public places or on roadways
by means of apparatus pushed or pulled by one person and in making by means
of a continuous band the indication to be advertised repeated any number of times

page_text: and framed by decorations or designs. The invention comprises also the apparatus
which I have invented for effecting this process.
In the annexed drawings:-Figs. 1 and 2 show a section and a plan view of a
street and shows the arrangement of the printed matter. Fig. 3 is a side elevation
of a form of the printing apparatus. Fig. 4 is a vertical section on the line gf of
Fig. 5. The dotted line in this figure shows the position of the movable part of
the casing when the apparatus is to be cleansed. Fig. 5 is a plan partly in
section and shows also the design left by the printing cylinder. Fig. 6 shows in
plan and in section the method of securing the letters in the cylinder. Fig. 7
similar method in plan and in
for
section
carrying the
ornaments on the printing cylinder. Figs. 4 and 5* are corresponding
views to Figs. 4 and 5 and show an apparatus which operates in the same
manner but is provided with two printing rollers one for the letters and one for
the ornament. Fig. 8 is a section of a variation of the apparatus and in which
the ink is placed in the interior of the printing cylinder.
shows
a
Fig. 9 is a perspective view of another form of the apparatus provided with an
endless perforated band.
The printed bands produced by the passage of my printing apparatus can as
shown in Figs. 1 and 2 be arranged on the border of the pavements between the
This arrange-
street lamps 6 or in the middle of the road between the refuges c.
ment is of course only mentioned as an example.
The printing apparatus preferably comprises essentially a metallic box A more
or less cylindrical, only open at the lower part and in which there are lodged a
printing cylinder d, two cylindrical brushes ƒ and g and an inking arrange
ment h.
The axles of the printing cylinder and of the brushes turn freely in the sides
of the box A. The cylinder d ends at the extremities in cylindrical discs which
frictionally engages constantly with corresponding discs of the brush f so that
during its revolution, the printing cylinder operates this brush with a movement
of revolution in reverse direction. The other brush g on the contrary turns in the
same direction as the cylinder & and for this purpose two friction rollers i mounted
on axles carried by the sides of the box rub simultaneously on the smooth parts
of the printing cylinder and of the brush g and communicate to the latter a
movement of revolution in the direction required. The movement of the cylinder d
can also be communicated to the brushes by means of gear wheels.
A handle or lever I serves for pushing the apparatus. For this purpose it ends
in the form of a fork, and each branch is articulated on the axle o of the printing.
cylinder. Screws m traverse the branches of this handle and penetrate into
holes provided in the sides of the box A and fix the handle firmly on the box A.
Such holes n placed on a circular are allow of giving a variable inclination to the
handle according to the height of the person using the apparatus.
The printing cylinder is formed by a roller of wood for instance on the peri-
In these
phery of which are provided longitudinal grooves of dovetail form.
grooves are arranged plates constructed of wood or any other appropriate material,
each formed by uniting several sections parranged on the same metal rod q or
formed each of a single piece r.
On each section p there is glued a letter of the alphabet of caoutchouc or other
suitable material serving for printing.
Also on each plate there is glued the decoration or bordering also of caoutchoue
or other suitable material.
As the ink receiver h has at its under part a sponge which remains constantly
soaked with ink and the exterior borden of which rubs on the cylinder d, it
results that on pushing the apparatus over a pavement for instance, the letters of
the inscription as well as the decorations touch the sponge at each revolution and
are thus regularly coated with ink. The letters and the decorations come then
into contact with the ground and print the inscription and its ornamental sur-
rounding as shown as an example in Fig. 5.

page_text: The dust removed by the brushes falls into small troughs s and sand is removed
on lifting these troughs as shown in Fig. 4.
The apparatus shown in Figs. 4 and 5* is on the same principle as the above
described apparatus but it is provided with two rollers or printing cylinders
instead of one. The first cylinder d' is provided for example with grooves in
which the decorative designs of indiarubber are mounted and the cylinder d² with
grooves in which the announcement type is mounted in many sections. The two
cylinders have the same diameter and are connected by an endless chain gearing
with two pinions of the same diameter in such a manner that the cylinders turn
at an equal rate. It can be seen then that the lettering will be printed on the
ground in the spaces not printed on by the first cylinder. Two separate inkers h¹
and are provided which allows the use of different colored. inks.
Also the brushes fl and fare stationary instead of having a rotary movement
and their position with regard to the cylinders can be regulated by the set
screws f³ as can be seen from the drawings.
The apparatus is placed in a box B forming a carriage and it is suspended in
this carriage by the screws of which the heads in the form of eyes engage with
the axles of the printing cylinders. By turning the fly nuts of the screws in the
one direction or the other, the carriage can be lifted and the printing roller will
bear upon the ground and if the carriage is lowered its small rollers R bear upon
the ground. If the screws are turned further in the same direction the printing
cylinders are lifted and cease to have contact with the ground. In this position
the apparatus can be wheeled from one place to another without leaving a printed
impression during its travel.
In a variation of my apparatus shown in Fig. 8 the printing cylinder is formed
by a hollow drum 1 in the interior of which there is placed the ink for printing.
The sides of the drum are provided with or constructed of plates 2 in one or more
sections; these plates 2 are constructed of impermeable material and are cut out
or perforated according to the outlines or form of the letters of the inscription or
of the design to be printed. In these cuttings out or perforations I provide
fillings 2 of permeable or absorbent material such as cloth, felt, etc. these fillings
project on the exterior surface of the drum. In the interior of the drum 1 there
is arranged an expansible and collapsible chamber 3 of suitable elastic material
cosomunicating with the exterior by means of a valve and through which air can
be compressed into the chamber. When the printing drum is to be filled with
ink the air chamber 3 is reduced in volume by means of the valve so that the
ink being inserted in the space between the exterior of the air chamber and the
interior of the drum, as soon as the impression becomes pale, air can be driven
into the chamber 3 in order by the expansion of the same to force the ink con-
stantly on the interior surface of the cylinder in all it's parts; the ink impregnates
thereby the felt or cloth forms or letters and the impression is again made in a
Srm and legible manner.
The cleaning is also effected by means of two brushes and operated by the print-
ing roller.
Fig. 9 shows another arrangement of my printing apparatus the letters and
designs instead of being provided on the surface of a cylinder are cut in an endless
band 6 passing over two rollers 7 and 8 which rest on the ground.
The printing arrangement is formed by a rotary brush which rubs on the inner
surface of the band 6 on the side of the ground and by an ink receiver 10 which
feeds this brush. The revolution of the rollers 7 and 8 on pushing the apparatus
along causes the endless band to move and the latter causes the inking brush to
turn.
The bristles of the brush pass through the openings cut in the band and print
on the ground the letters and designs.
The handle 12 of the apparatus is rigidly attached to the fork 13 which carries
the rollers the inkers and the brush. The diameter of the brush is less than that

page_text: of the rollers so that it bears only on the inner side of that part of the band which
is in contact with the ground.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:-
1. An improved method of applying advertisements and the like to pavements
and roadways and apparatus for this purpose pushed or drawn and imprinting on
the ground in the form of a band or border of any length consisting of lettering
combined with decorative designs in series as desired so as to give to the printed
band as it appears along the way an artistic appearance agreeable and attractive
to the eye.
2. For the putting in practice of the method described in Claim 1 a printing
apparatus drawn or pushed consisting essentially of a printing roller provided
with grooves carrying one or more blocks on which are mounted the type or the
designs of india rubber or other suitable material, cylindrical brushes arranged
on each side of the roller and moved by the movement of the latter, and an
inking arrangement, the whole being housed in a box open only on its lower part
and on which the handle for manoeuvring the apparatus is mounted substantially
as herein described and illustrated in Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 of the accom-
panving drawings.
3. For the putting in practice of the method described in Claim 1 a printing
apparatus with two printing rollers and 2 the one carrying blocks in single
pieces on which the decorative designs are mounted and the other blocks in several
segments on which the letters are mounted, in combination with two inkers h
and 3. two stationary brushes f¹ and f and a carriage B mounted on wheels, and
from the top of which the printing rollers are suspended by means of regulating
screws substantially as is described and illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5* of the
annexed drawings.
4. For the putting in practice of the method described in Claim 1 the arrange-
ment of a printing apparatus comprising a hollow drum filled with ink and in
the centre of which is an expansible and collapsible chamber into which air can
be compressed, and of plates carried in the sides of the drum, these plates present-
ing their openings, or perforations having fillings of permeable and absorbent
material such as felt cloth or the like, for the purpose of absorbing the ink placed
in the drum so as to produce the desired impression in their passage in contact
with the ground substantially as described, in reference to Fig. 8 of the annexed
drawing.
5. For the putting in practice of the method described in Claim 1 the arrange-
ment of the printing apparatus in which the letters and the designs are cut out
in an endless band passing over two rollers which bear upon the ground. the
impression being produced on the ground by means of a brush constantly inked
which rubs upon the interior face of that part of the band which is in contact
with the ground in such a manner as to imprint during the movement the forms
of the cut out portions of the band substantially as herein described and illustrated
demonstratively in Fig. 9 of the annexed drawings.
HERBERT HADDAN & Co..
Agents to Applicant, 18, Buckingham Street, Strand, W.C.