A Rotary Fitting for Shop Windows, Show Cases, Shop Office, or Library Fittings.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Aug., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 10th May, 1897--Accepted, 7th Aug., 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Rotary Fitting for Shop Windows, Show Cases, Shop Office, or
Library Fittings.
I JOHN NORTH of No. 44 Caistor Road, Balham, in the County of Surrey, Draper,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The apparatus, as applied to Shop windows or Show cases; consists of two pairs
of wheels or rollers, one pair at top and one pair at bottom, each pair may be
connected horizontally with an axle rod, and supported at either end by uprights.
The top and bottom right hand wheels (or rollers) and the top and bottom left hand
wheels (or rollers) are each connected perpendicularly by a chain, band or cord.
These two chains, bands or cords are connected by horizontal rods the chains
bands or cords are endless and revolve on the wheels, the connecting rods are fixed
at each end at suitable spaces, the whole length of the endless chain band or cord,
these rods may be encased in brass or other metal tubing, and from them, may
depend, other rods or shelves, which, on rounding the wheels or rollers, will maintain
their true position.
The wheels or rollers, may be driven by any convenient motive power. The
apparatus, when in motion, would thus, in a limited space, enable double the
quantity and variety of goods, to be shewn, in a short time, in the same frontage.
It would also enable the rods or shelves, to be re-dressed, at the back, one by one,
without the front, being at any time, un-dressed. A. mirror may be placed, between
the front and the back rods. These rotating shelves, if used in shops, offices, or
librarys, would enable one, by simple hand power, to quickly bring within reach,
books or other articles, from the higher shelves, thus saving both time and labor
by obviating the use of steps or ladder; when the required shelf, is brought to the
desired level, it can be fixed by bolt or other stop.
Dated this Seventh day of August 1896.
JOHN
NORTH,
44 Caistor Road, Balham, Surrey, Draper.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Rotary Fitting for Shop Windows, Show Cases, Shop, Office, or
Library Fittings.
I JOHN NORTH of 44 Caistor Road, Balham, London, S.W. 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 certain new or improved rotary fittings for shop-windows,
show-cases, shop, office or library fittings.

page_text: The apparatus as applied to shop windows or show cases consists of two pairs of
wheels or rollers, one pair at top and one pair at bottom mounted on end-frames
and connected or not by a horizontal axle rod supported at each end by the side
frames or side brackets or supporíš.
The top and bottom right hand wheels (or rollers) and the top and bottom left
hand wheels (or rollers) are each cotinected perpendicularly by an endless chain-
band, cord or lattice. These endless chain-bands, cords or lattices are connected
by horizontal rods. Tho said chain-bands, cords or lattices are capable of a motion
of revolution on the supporting wheels, the connecting rods being fixed or supported
free to turn at each end at suitable spaces along the whole length of the endless
chain-bands cords or lattices. These rods may be enclosed in brass or other tubing
or be made to carry rings and from them there will be hung and depend other roda
or shelves. When the endless chain-bands, cords or lattices pass over the upper
carrying wheels or rollers the supporting rods or shelves will still maintain their
true relative position to the observer. The wheels or rollers may be driven by any
convenient motive power. The apparatus, when in motion would thus, in a limited
space, enable a greater quantity and variety of goods, articles or specimens to be
shown in a given tinie and on a given frontage.
It would also enable the rods or shelves to be "re-dressed" at the back or rear-
ward of the frontage one by one, without the front being at any time "up-dressed."
A mirror or plate may be placed between the front and the back rods or shelves.
These moving rods or shelves if used in shops, offices or libraries would by simple
hand power enable the attendant or operator to quickly bring within reach any
goods, specimens, papers or other articles from the higher shelves, thus saving both
time and labour by obviating the use of steps or ladders. When the required shelf
or rod has been brought to the desired lovel, it may be fixed by bolt or other stop-
device as may be convenient.
In order that the said invention may be well understood I have 'hereunto annexed
a sheet of drawings illustrative thereof and have marked the same with figures and
lotters of reference appearing in the following description that is to say. Fig. I is an
isometric or general view of a fitting according to this invention suitable for shop
windows show cases or for carrying and displaying any goods or series of goods,
books, papers samples or the like.
Fig. is a diagramatic view of a modification indicating an end frame or support
of a fitting wherein the endless chains-bands-cords or lattices are carried over
pairs of wheels above and below and driven or actuated by a hand wheel, pulley,
gearing or as may be found desirable.
Fig. 3 represents the fitting of the carrying wheels upon side brackets on opposite
sides or walls of a recess for instance.
Referring to Fig. 1 a are side frames, b, b, are upper and lower carrying wheels
for the endless chains c, 62 are the axes of the carrying wheels, and b³, are cross
tie-rods of the supporting or end frames a. d are cross bars or rods supported in
and between the two endless chains and extending across the front and rear of the
fitting and the positions of these cross bars are changeable in the vertical planes on
the face or on the back of the fitting according to the adjustmont, by rotation of
the carrying wheels and the travel of the endless chains or their equivalent cords
bands or lattices.
The ends of the cross rods d are carried in trunnion holes or bearing hooks
formed on or with the links of the chains and may be fast upoù said supports of the
chains or may be free to turn in such supports.
Upon the cross rods d, are mounted carriers e for suspending the articles to be
displayed.
These carriers are shown in Fig. 1 as shelves, supported in hanging supports e¹.
They may however be cross arms carrying the ends of cross rods free to turn in the
extremities of the cross arms and upon said cross rods the goods may be hung so
as to maintain their relative position whilst the rotary motion of the fitting proceeds
continuously or intermittently.

page_text: In Fig. 2, showing the chains ropes or lattices carried over the carrying wheels b,
and may be driven by a sprocket wheelf gearing with the chain c.
In Fig. 3 the side supports of the axes of the carrying rollers are indicated as
walls, supporting socketted brackets.
The following advantages of this invention may be enumerated as follows:-
For shop windows. An attraction when exhibited in motion. Twice the quantity
of goods can be shewn on the same frontage in a short time. Great increase of
variety and goods brought in a line with eye in a few minutes.
The window need never be "undressed" and can be "redressed" from back.
For show-cases at Exhibitions and the like. Similar advantages as for shop-
windows are attained.
Facility for shewing actual samples of advertised
For Advertising in cases.
specialities.
For Warehouses or Shops. As shelves (without motive power) enabling one to
reach goods from the higher shelves without steps or ladder.
For Libraries and Offices. To quickly reach books or papers by changing
position of the carriers by hand operation.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my. said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is :-
The improvements in rotary fittings for shop windows, show cases, shops, office
and library fittings characterised by the endless chain-bands, cords or lattice
supports carried upon wheels or rollers capable of revolving, said chain-bands, cords
or lattices carrying shelves, rods, or trays suspended therefrom the same being
combined, constructed and operating substantially as and for the purposes herein
set forth and illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 10th day of May 1807
WALTER A. BARLOW,
206 High Holborn, London, W.C.