Improvements in Methods of Advertising as Applied to the Wheels of Vehicles.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Apr., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 1st Jan., 1894-Accepted, 3rd Feb., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Methods of Advertising as Applied to the Wheels
of Vehicles.
I, WILLIAM COMBE, of 46 Dovecotland, Perth, in the County of Perth, N.B.
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to apply advertising devices to the wheels of
vehicles, and that by improved methods.
ID carrying out my invention, according to one modification, I mount a disc of
sheet metal; which may be stiffened or strengthened by means of circular bands
or hoops, radial bars or suitable corrugations, on the hub or axle of the wheel, such
disc being outside of such wheel. The disc is suspended on the hub or axle in such
a manner, that it cannot rotate; that is to say it is or may be restrained from
rotating by means of a counterweight, or other device; and thus printed or written
matter or the like always remains in such a position as to be readily decipherable.
The rim of the disc may be kept from buckling by means of suitable guides on or
at the rim of the wheel. In order to attract attention, the discs may in some cases
be perforated, so that the spokes of the wheels as they rotate may in passing cause
the light to pass through such perforations intermittently.
The printed or written matter or devices on the discs may be perforated, and at
night, lights, if need be controlled by shutters, may be placed behind, that is to
say between the discs in order to make such devices legible. In the day time
brightly coloured shutters may be employed to alternately come behind the
perforations and thus attract attention.
Dated this 27th day of March 1893.
GEO. C. DOUGLAS & Co.,
41, Reform Street, Dundee, Agents for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Methods of Advertising as Applied to the Wheels
of-Vehicles.
I, WILLIAM COMBE, of 46 Dovecotland, Perth, in-the County of Perth, N.B.
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 :—
The object of my invention is to apply advertising devices to the wheels of
vehicles, and that by improved methods.
The description of my improvements is assisted by a sheet of explanatory
drawings, hereunto appended and hereinafter referred to.
Figure 1. shows a section at A. A. (Figure 2.) and Figure 2. is a face view
showing a wheel as fitted with my improvements.
Figures 3. and 4. are respectively a half sectional elevation at B. B. (Figure 4.)
and a section at C. C. (Figure 3.) of the hub of the wheel shown in Figures 1.
and 2. these being drawn to a larger scale; while Figures 5. and 6. show other
modifications thereof.
In these drawings the same reference numerals are used to mark the same or
like parts, wherever they are repeated.

page_text: In carrying out my invention, according to one modification, I mount a disc of
sheet metal 9, which may be stiffened or strengthened by means of circular bands
or hoops, radial bars or suitable corrugations, on the hub 10. or axle 11. of the
wheel 12, such disc being outside of such wheel. The disc is suspended on the
hub or axle in such a manner that it cannot rotate; that is to say it is or may be
restrained from rotating by means of a counterweight 13, or other device; aud
thus printed or written matter, or the like, always remains in such a position as to
be readily decipherable. The rim of the disc may be kept from buckling by means
of suitable guides 14. on or at the rim of the wheel. As shewn, these guides
consist of grooved pulleys capable of rotating freely upon pivots. The disc may
be supported on the hub of the wheel in various ways, such as for example in the
manner shewn in Figures 1. 2. 3. and 4, or as shewn in Figure 5. In the first
modification a groove or channel 15. is cut in the hub and a metal band or hoop
placed at the bottom upon which rollers 16. rest, and thus the hub rotates within
the disc with the minimum of friction. In the second modification the channel 15.
receives and supports a ring 17. attached to the disc. Figure 6. shows a third
modification in which the disc is hung upon the axle. In order to attract attention
the discs may in some cases be perforated as shown at 18, so that the spokes of
the wheels as they rotate may in passing cause the light to pass through such
perforations intermittently.
The printed or written matter or devices on the discs may be perforated, and at
night, lights, if need be controlled by shutters, may be placed behind, that is to say
between the discs in order to make such devices legible. In the day time brightly
coloured shutters may be employed to alternately come behind the perforations and
thus attract attention.
I wish it to be particularly understood that I do not limit myself to the precise
details of construction hereinbefore described and illustrated on the annexed
drawings, but that I hold myself free to make such changes and alterations as
conform. with the disposition and scope of my invention.
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 :-
(1). The improvements in methods of advertising, as applied to the wheels of
vehicles, substantially as herein before described and illustrated in the accompanying
drawings.
(2) The method of supporting the disc on the hub as described and illustrated
by Figures 1. 2. 3. and 4.
(3) The method of supporting the disc on the hub as described and illustrated
by Figure 5.
(4) The method of supporting the disc on the axle as described and illustrated
by Figure 6.
(5) The use of the perforations 18. as described and illustrated and for the
purposes as set forth.
(6) The use of the guide rollers 14. as described and illustrated and for the
purposes as set forth.
(7) The combination of perforations and lights at night, as described.
(8) The combination of perforations and brightly coloured shutters, as
described.
Dated this 30th day of December 1893.
GEO. C. DOUGLAS & Co.,
41, Reform Street, Dundee, Agents for Applicant.