An Improved Apparatus for Displaying Advertisements.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Mar., 1592
Complete Specification Left, 13th Dec., 1892-Accepted, 25th Feb., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Apparatus for Displaying Advertisements.
I, WILLIAM FOLDER HURNDALL, of 183 Blackfriars Road, in the County of
Surrey, Lodging House Keeper, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
The invention refers to an improved mode of overhead advertising, to be carried
on the back of a man, and consists of an arrangement similar to a glazier's glass--
carrying frame, with the exception that it shows above the head as well as
below.
It consists of two flat straight iron rods, A & B, placed perpendicularly, and
fixed in that position by two shorter rods in a horizontal position.
The lower of the two shorter rods is padded-but where boards are affixed to
the perpendicular rods-for the purpose of displaying advertisements-the cross
rods can be entirely done away with but not when a slight wooden frame covered
with canvass, or other suitable material is used in place of boards.
At suitable distances on one side of the two rods, A & B, are affixed padded
hooks C&D, to go on man's shoulder with buckles attached to receive straps from.
lower part of rods A & B, which cross in front in diagonal lines from the right to
bottom left and v. v.
These hooks are supported by short oblique rods-f.f.-attached to them, and to.
the perpendicular rods.
There are also straps-G. H.-fixed on to lower parts of rods-A & B-which
fasten in front of the waist, thus enabling a man to carry the whole comfortably.
Dated this 16th day of March 1892.
W. F. HURNDALL.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Apparatus for Displaying Advertisements.
WILLIAM FOLDer Hurndall 84 Blackfriars Road, London, S.E. Pipe Case-
Maker, 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 :-
The invention refers to an improved method of overhead advertising, to be-
carried on the back of a man, and consists of an arrangement similar to a glazier's.
glass-carrying frame with the exception that it shows above the head as well as
below.
It consists of two flat straight iron rods A & B as shown in the accompanying
drawings, placed perpendicularly and fixed in that rods O. O in a horizontal position..
The lower of the two shorter rods is padded but where boards are affixed to the
perpendicular rods for the purpose of displaying advertisments, the cross rods can
be entirely done away with but not when a slight wooden frame covered with.
suitable material is used in place of boards.
At suitable distances on one side of the two rods A & B are affixed padded
hooks C & D to go on maus shoulders, and on the other side two smaller
hooks J. J. which hooks are to be used for the purpose of hanging on boards or
tablets for displaying advertisements.
I affix to front padded hooks C & D buckles to receive straps from lower parts of
rods A & B. which cross in front in diagonal lines from top right to bottom left
and

page_text: These hooks are supported by short oblique rods which continue on and turn up
horizontally in front ending in hooks F. F. to be used for the purpose of hanging
boards or tablets in front of man: being attached to them and the perpendicular
rods from A to C. and B to D.
There are also straps G. H. fixed on lower parts of rods A & B. which fasten in
front of the waist thus enabling a man to carry the whole more comfortably.
Fig. 1 represents front view, Fig. 2 side view, Fig. 3 back view,
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
A simpler mode of board for showing bills, the same boards by means of hooking
and unhooking to facilitate and save the cost of re-posting and enabling both sides
to be used.
And by means of padded hooks ou mans shoulders and straps across the body
allow greater freedom to man carrying the frame.
Dated this 13th day of December 1892.
W. F. HURNDALL,
84, Blackfriars Road, S.E.