An Improvement in Advertising Boards.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Mar., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 18th Jan., 1896-Accepted, 14th Mar., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Advertising Boards.
SAMUEL SHUTTLEWORTH, Advertising Agent 11 St. James Place Notting
Dale THOMAS HEATHER, Tutor and Draughtsman &c. 10 Westcroft Square
London W. CHARLES BARKER Gentleman, Alport House Whitchurch Salop do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
An improvement in advertising boards and consists of a board with marginal
frame or mount which is attached or attachable to the board in such a manner as
to allow of the said frame on each side being eased from the board so as to admit
of the bill or exhibit being placed with its edges under said frame or mount and
the frame or mount to be then shut and clamped firmly to the board by means of a
suitable lock spring or catch thus obviating the necessity for paste or other
adhesive material and enhancing the appearance of the poster or bill. The said
frame or mount or margin may be used as a further medium for advertisements.
The board, & frame, &c. may be made of wood, metal or other suitable material.
Dated this 19th day of March 1895.
S. SHUTTLEWORTH.
THOS. HEATHER.
CHARLES BARKER.
We, SAMUEL SHUTTLEWORTH, Advertising Agent, formerly of 11 St. James
Place, Notting Dale now of 14 Hogarth Place, Earl's Court Road, County of
Middlesex, THOMAS HEATHER, Tutor and Draughtsman, formerly of 10, now
of 41 Westcroft Square, Hammersmith, County of Middlesex, and CHARLES
BARKER, Gentleman, formerly of Alport. House, Whitchurch, Salop, now of
Cabra," Higher Bebington, Cheshire, 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 :-
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This invention relates to an improvement in boards for advertising or like
purposes, by means of which improvement it is possible to affix a bill, poster,
notice, or exhibit upon a board without the necessity of employing paste or other
adhesive substance. Strips of wood, metal or other suitable material are so
attached by hinges or the like to the edges of a board, that after an advertisement
sheet has been placed upon the latter, these strips may be folded over so as to
cover and securely hold the edges of the sheet, giving it the appearance of being
enclosed within a frame, and also holding it smooth and firm when once properly
placed. With the boards used hitherto the sheet has either not been gripped at
all, or only at one edge, and it could not be held smooth and stretched as is the
case with this frame if two or more of the sides fold down upon the sheet. The
absolute locking of the sides is another substantial advantage. The strips may be
held in their folded over position by any suitable lock catch or spring device but
preferably by that which will be hereinafter more fully described

page_text: Figure 1 is a perspective view of the advertisement board.
Figure 2 is a front view of the same.
Figures 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 are views of the various parts of the device preferably
employed for securing the strips in their closed position.
Figure 8 is a longitudinal section through one such device when in position to
lock one of the strips against the board.
Like letters indicate like parts throughout the drawings.
The strips A are suitably attached, as for example by hinges to the edges of a
board B in such a manner that they may be closed or folded down upon the face of
the board, as shown in Fig. 2 and be opened or raised as shown on the right-hand
side of Fig. 1.
The devices for locking the strips A may be situated at any convenient point or
points on the strips, as for example as indicated at C.
Each device preferably comprises three portions D, E, and F, Figs. 3 to 7. The
part D, shown in end view in Fig. 3 and in longitudinal section in Fig. 4, consists
of a cylindrical shank D one end of which D' is squared and has a collar D' formed
near it, the other end being shaped to form a catch D³, resembling in side view the
bit of an ordinary key.
This piece D is secured in one of the strips A by a plate E, Fig. 5, and in such
a manner that it is free to be rotated by a box-key fitting the squared end D', see
Fig. 8. The shank D projects on the inside of the strip and is of sufficient length
to pass, when the strip A is closed, through a key-hole or other suitably shaped
slot in the board B. To the back of the board and corresponding to each of those
slots is attached a cam plate F shown in plan in Figure 6 and in side view in
Figure 7. This cam plate has a slot cut out of it to allow of the passage of the
piece D through it, the end D2 of which is then free to rotate over the face of the
plate F. This face is so shaped that when D is rotated the strip A is drawn and
held tight against the face of the board.
If desired one or more of the strips A may be fixed so as to allow a card or the
like to be slipped in, the remaining side or sides only being hinged or movable and
fitted with locks. Or all four strips may be hinged, but their ends so shaped that
one strip may be slightly over-lapped by the two adjacent strips while the farther
ends of these two strips are over-lapped by the ends of the fourth strip, the latter
only being fitted with a lock, which will however securely hold all four strips.
The hold of the strips upon the edges of the advertisement sheet may he
increased by fitting the inner edges of the strips with a cord or band of rubber or
similar material, pins serrations or the like. It is obvious that the strips A may
be moulded or ornamented as desired or may have words or letters formed upon or
attached to them.
The key can be removed and the contents left secure from removal by unauthorized
persons.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. A board for displaying advertisements exhibits or the like having strips of
suitable material so attached to its edges that they may be folded down upon the
face of the board and secured in that position.
2. In a board for displaying advertisements exhibits or the like the combination
with strips such as A of a device for securing these strips when folded down upon
the face of the board such device comprising a catch piece such as D plate E and
cam-plate such as F operating substantially as and for the purpose described and
illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
3. A board for displaying advertisements exhibits or the like having strips so
attached to its edges that they may be folded down upon the face of the board,
the ends of these strips being shaped so as to overlap each other in such a manner

page_text: that the locking of one strip may securely hold the others substantially as
described.
4. A frame for holding advertisements exhibits or the like two or more sides of
which fold down upon and grip the sheet to be displayed.
5. In a frame for holding advertisements exhibits or the like locking the folding
side or sides.
6. The complete locking device for a frame such as hereinbefore described for-
holding advertisements exhibits or the like.
Deted this 16th day of Jan 1806
S. SHUTTLEWORTH.
THOS. HEATHER.
CHARLES BARKER.
Boult & Wade,
Agents for the Applicants..