Improvements in Mechanical Apparatus for Advertising and other Purposes.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 1st June, 1896
Complete Specification Left, 1st Mar. 1897-Accepted, 1st May, 1897
ROVISIONAL SPE
TION,
Improvements in Mechanical Apparatus for Advertising and
other Purposes.
I, GEORGE RILEY of No. 68 Saint Leonard's Road Clarendon Park Leicester
in the County of Leicester Machinist do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in mechanical apparatus for advertising,
and other purposes such as for pleasure.
The object of this invention is to provide a vertically revolving shaft mounted
in a suitable standard or inverted U or V shaped frame secured upon a floor or base
in the form of a conveyance or trolley running upon wheels, the said shaft being
made to revolve by the aid of ordinary toothed wheel and worm moved by chain
and wheel, or by any other well known means so that the machine may revolve by
the movement of the carriage.
To the outer slotted ends of a number of rods (secured to a circular plate or
plates, and the latter by collars to the shaft) are hung by hooks attached thereto,
suitable wood or iron frames upon or within which any picture, device or advertise-
ment may be shown or seats or chairs may be suspended therefrom. A cam track
is arranged round the vertical shaft upon the floor or base upon which (secured to
the shaft) are levers, carrying rollers, and rods which work or lift up and down
goods or articles, or other devices secured to the outer ends of the rods and are
shown in or above the frame as the machine revolves, and also moves the seats or
chairs and the like when used for pleasure, or in combination with the advertising
frames.
Another set of circular plates may be fitted on the top of the revolving shaft
above the standard, and carry frames to imitate the sections of an umbrella,
such advertising boards forming a sectional revolving roof, or in the place of this a
large umbrella or the like may be employed if desired. Or two shafts may be
employed, one fitting within the other, and each revolve in an opposite way, the
hollow shaft, as well as the solid one being driving by similar means as above
described.
The rods may be made either of wood, metal or cane, and may carry suitable
supports, or ties, to obviate jarring or shaking when the machine is travelling upon
uneven roads or other surfaces.
W. BESTWICK MAXFIELD,
Applicant's Agent.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Mechanical Apparatus for Advertising and
other Purposes.
I, GEORGE RILEY of No. 68 Saint Leonard's Road Clarendon Park Leicester
in the County of Leicester Machinist do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly describe l
and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This invention relates to improvements in mechanical apparatus for advertising,
and other purposes such as for pleasure.
The object of this invention is to provide a vertically revolving shaft A mounted
in a suitable standard or inverted U or V shaped frame B secured on a floor or
base C in the form of a conveyance or trolley running upon wheels (not shown in
the drawings), the said shaft is made to revolve by aid of the ordinary toothed
wheel D and worin E on shaft e, which carries a chain wheel e', the chain e³ thereon
being carried to the other wheel e, on the counter shaft F, both shafts are carried
in double bearings e; a second chain e', is carried from the wheel ex to a wheel on
the axle of the vehicle, or other ordinary means of driving same.
To the outer curved parts of a number of rods G (secured in the plate ind
collars g, and to the shaft A), are hung by hooks or the like attached to the back
thereof, suitable wood or iron frames H, upon or within which any picture, device
or advertisement may be shown, or seats or chairs I may be suspended therefrom
"see right hand side of the drawing."
A cam track J, J' is arranged round the vertical shaft, upon the floor or base,
and secured to the holders K made fast to the shaft, are levers k, carrying rollers k¹,
and rods k², which work or lift up and down goods or articles, 3, (the device shown
in the drawing being a model of a boot) either above or may be in the frames H
as the machine revolves, and also moves the seats or chairs and the like when used
for pleasure or in combination with the advertising frames, the sectional roof
boards L are fixed upon the upper frame M; or vertical boards L', may be con-
nected as shown at the right hand side of the drawing, secured by the rod 12, to the
roof girders P. Or an umbrella top may be used if desired; when it is required
to make the top revolve in an opposite direction to the other, two shafts will be
employed one fitting within the other, the hollow shaft as well as the solid one
being driven in a similar manner to that shown in the drawing which accompanies
this specification.
The rods G may be made either of wood, metal or cane, and have any suitable
ties to prevent jarring or shaking when the machine is travelling upon uneven roads
or other surfaces.
The vertical movement of the lifting rols 42, is steadied by passing them through
holes in the annular ring or wheel N the hub of which is made fast to the shaft A.
More than one machine can be fixed in one floor or circular base, and an extra gear
wheel connecting them together, that they can each revolve different ways; and
some may carry articles or other advertising devices while others may carry
pleasure cars, boats, chairs and the like.
I may cause the said pleasure cars, boats, chairs and the like to have a rocking
motion as well as a vertical motion by mounting them on a rocking frame mounted
on the rods holding the chair shown in the drawing.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
1 claim is :-
1. In mechanical apparatus for advertising, a revolving frame in conjunction

page_text: with, a series of movable advertising frames or boards with devices articles or
goods mounted upon rods, and shown above or in the frames or boards, said rods
deriving their vertical movement from levers carrying rollers running on a cam
track arranged upon the floor or base, the said rods being carried through a
steadying ring or wheel mounted upon the revolving shaft, the movement of said
shaft being obtained from the wheels of the vehicle, substantially as described, or
by other suitable means.
2. In mechanical apparatus for pleasure in conjunction with a revolving frame,
or a series of such frames, the arrangement of chairs, cars, boats or the like secured
to the frame and to rods receiving a lifting and rocking motion from rods and
levers, the latter carrying rollers running on cam track arranged upon the base,
and means for imparting motion to the shaft from the wheels of the vehicle,
substantially as described and set forth, or by other suitable means.
3. Improvements in mechanical apparatus for advertising, and other purposes.
Dated this 26th day of February 1897
W. BESTWICK MAXFIELD,
Registered Patent Agent, 19 Bowling Green Street, Leicester,
Applicant's Agent.