Improvements in or relating to Straps for Raising and Lowering Windows.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Oct., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 28th Dec., 1894-Accepted, 9th Mar., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Straps for Raising and Lowering
Windows.
I, JOHN CÆSAR CRAINE of 5 Crescent Road, Cheetham Hill, Manchester,
Traveller, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention to be as follows:-
:-
My invention refers to the straps commonly used for raising and lowering the
windows of railway and other passenger vehicles, and consists essentially in
utilising such straps for the displaying of trade and other advertisements.
In accordance with my invention I apply such advertisements to the straps by
printing, embossing, stamping, stencilling, punching or by any other convenient
means.
The subject matter of the advertisement may be made to read crossways of the
strap or lengthwise as desired, and may be in any form, shape, color or style.
My invention is equally applicable to the straps of all classes of windows raised
by a strap, such as the windows of cabs, omnibuses, landaus and tram-cars, also to
the windows of steam and ferry boats.
Doted this Oth dor of October 1894
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Straps for Raising and Lowering
Windows.
I, JOHN CÆSAR CRAINE of 5 Crescent Road, Cheetham Hill, Manchester,
Traveller, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention and in what manner
the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement :-
My invention refers to the straps commonly used for raising and lowering the
windows of railway and other passenger vehicles, and consists essentially in
utilising such straps for the displaying of trade and other advertisements.
In accordance with my invention I apply such advertisements to the straps by
printing, embossing, stamping, stencilling, punching, or by any other convenient
means.
The subject matter of the advertisement may be made to read crossways of the
strap or lengthwise as desired and may be in any form, shape, color or style.
My invention is equally applicable to the straps of all classes of windows raised
by a strap, such as the windows of cabs omnibuses, landaus and tram cars, also to
the windows of steam and ferry boats. These improvements may be applied to
other than window straps used in passenger vehicles, for example the hinge straps
of the doors, or the hand straps which are used for holding on to on alighting from
a moving vehicle.
In all these applications of my invention the advertisements may be arranged in
any form convenient for reading.

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The back of the strap may be utilised for displaying advertisements.
case of straps made of woven material the advertisements may be woven therein.
The advertisements may be in label or tablet form attachable to the strap by means
of gum, glue or other suitable means.
Having thus particularly described and ascertained the nature of iny said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is:
A strap or flexible band for raising or lowering windows or the like having
advertisements applied to it by printing, embossing or by other suitable means
substantially as set forth.
Deted this 24th day of Navamban 1901
JOHN G. WILSON & Co.,
Agents.