Improvements in Appliances for Exhibiting Advertisements.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Dec., 1890.
Complete Specification Left, 14th Oct., 1891-Accepted, 28th Nov., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Appliances for Exhibiting Advertisements.
We THOMAS THOMPSON, of 9 St. James' Street, Burnley, in the County of
Lancaster, Herbalist, and FRANCIS DODD of 12 King Street, Blackburn, in the
County aforesaid, Herbalist, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in the method of, and means employed
for exhibiting notices, pictures, and the like for advertising purposes, the object
being to construct a vehicle, the outside of the body of which carries, pictures,
notices, and advertisements, and partly inside, or on the top of the vehicle are figures
of human beings, with mechanical motion applied to them and which draw attention
to the different advertisements or notices.
According to this our said invention the body of the vehicle is preferably oblong,
or rectangular in shape and is carried on four wheels. The body of the vehicle is
divided into spaces each of which contains a picture, notice or advertisement, and
looking over the top of the vehicle and from the inside of same are figures of
human beings, preferably two, or three in number, at each side, and one at the
back. A mechanical motion is given to these figures, by means of belt or chain,
driven from the rear wheels of the vehicle when the latter is drawn- along the
ground. The belt or chain passing over a pulley on a cross shaft the latter by
means of cranks and levers giving motion the arms of the figures, one of which
may be represented as taking off, and replacing his hat, and the two others,
preferably the side ones, have a series of arms, one behind the other, and first
one arm is raised from inside the vehicle, and then lowered, after which another arm
is raised, and lowered and so on.
Each arm or hand carries a board on which are advertisements or notices drawing
attention to the different advertisements on the body of the vehicle.
The cross shaft above referred to may have several spokes attached to it, the
said spokes carrying flags, boards, model ships, or other object on which may be
displayed advertisements which will alternatively appear and disappear when the
vehicle is in motion.
The sides of the vehicle may be made transparent, and the interior illuminated
if desired.
Doted the 19th day of December 1890.
WALTER
BRIERLEY,
Central Chambers, Halifax, Agent for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Appliances for Exhibiting Advertisements.
We, THOMAS THOMPSON of 9, St. James' Street, Burnley, in the County of
Lancaster, Herbalist, and FRANCIS DODD of 12, King Street, Blackburn, in the
County aforesaid, Herbalist, 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 improvements in the method of and the means employed
for exhibiting notices pictures and the like for advertising purposes, the object being
to construct a vehicle, the outside of the body of which carries pictures, notices
and advertisements, and partly inside or on the top of the vehicle are figures of

page_text: human beings with mechanical motion applied to them, and which draw attention to
the different advertisements or notices.
According to this our said invention the body of the vehicle is preferably oblong
or rectangular in shape, and is carried on four wheels. The body of the vehicle
is divided into spaces, each of which contains a picture, notice, or advertisement,
and looking over the top of the vehicle, and from the inside of the same are figures
of human beings preferably two or three in number at each side, and one at the
back. A mechanical motion is given to these figures by means of belt or chain
driven from the rear wheels of the vehicle, when the latter is drawn along the
ground. The belt or chain passing over a pulley on a cross-shaft, the latter by
means of cranks and levers giving motion to the arms of the figures, one of which
may be represented as taking off and replacing his hat, and the two others, pre-
ferably the side ones, have a series of arms one behind the other, and first one arm
is raised from inside the vehicle and then lowered, after which another arm is raised
and lowered and so on.
Each arm or hand carries a board, on which are advertisements or notices drawing
attention to the different advertisements on the body of the vehicle.
The cross shaft above referred to may have several spokes attached to it, the
said spokes carrying flags, boards, model ships, or other objects, on which may be
displayed advertisements, which will alternately appear and disappear when the
vehicle is in motion. The sides of the vehicle may be made transparent, and the
interior illuminated if desired.
In the accompanying drawings,
Fig. 1 is a side elevation in section of our improved advertising vehicle or car,
in which view is represented several moving objects, automatically actuated as a
means of creating attraction and attention to the advertisements and announcements
placed upon the car, and upon the moving objects, as the vehicle is drawn along
the ground.
Fig. 2 is an end view of the car, a portion of which is removed to shew parts of
mechanism hereinafter described.
Fig. 3 is a side view in section of the vehicle, in which view is shewn an
automatic figure in addition to the automatic objects, represented in Fig. 1; the
said figure having a series of arms, one behind the other, which are automatically
raised and lowered in succession, and presenting sign-boards, on which are
advertisements or notices drawing attention to the different advertisements on
the body of the vehicle.
Fig. 4 is a view in section transverse to Fig. 3.
This advertising vehicle is preferably surrounded by panels A of canvas or
other suitable light or transparent material, on which are printed or painted,
pictures, notices or advertisements. These panels may be interchangeable in
suitable guideways or grooves formed in the uprights B, and ranging one above
another.
The various automatic figures and objects are actuated principally from the
cross shaft C, which is driven from the hub of the rear wheel D by a chain or
belt E, acting upon a pulley F. This pulley is disconnected at will from the cross
shaft C by means of a clutch G (see Fig. 2) to arrest the movement of the figures
and objects.
The pulley H is mounted loosely on a cross shaft J, and is caused to revolve
slowly by means of a belt or chain K from the pulley Ĺ secured to shaft C. The
shaft J is also actuated by means of the belt K', driven by the pulley L' secured
to the shaft C (Fig. 2).
The objects attached to or suspended from the projecting arms of the pulley H
are thus caused to travel slowly round the shaft J presenting to view above the top
of the vehicle one object and then another in succession.
The figure head of an animal at the rear of the vehicle, during the revolving
movement of the suspended objects, is caused to bow gracefully by means of an
eccentric or cam N acting upon the lever N', producing an up and down motion

page_text: to the rod N³, attached to the figure head O. Painted surfaces or vanes P,
projecting from the vertical shafts P' and P', are also caused to rotate, those to
the rear of the vehicle by bevel gear P³, and those to the front by worm gear P.
We will now describe the automatic action of the various parts of the figure
represented in Figs. 3 and 4. This figure is provided with an head Q and two sets
of arms, each set being composed of six arms. The set of arms pointing to the
right is mounted on stud R, and the other pointing to the left is mounted on stud S.
The arms of each set are automatically raised and lowered singly, first one on the
right, and then another on the left, and so on in succession, through both sets
of arms.
This order of working the arms is effected by suitable spokes or sectors, fixed in
a spiral manner round the rotating shaft J. The first spoke or sector as it revolves
acts only on the first pair of arms, the next spoke or sector on the next pair, and
so on with the rest. In raising or lowering the arms as above described, the sectors
or spokes fixed to shaft J act upon their respective arms through the medium of
legs U, one of which is attached to each arm.
The legs U are made to do double service for besides operating their respective
arms they also cause the head Q through the medium of levers V and V₁ to turn
upon its pivot or stud in the direction of the arm presented, and carrying the
notice-board bearing the number identical with the one upon a certain advertising
panel, to which attention is required to be directed.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. In an advertising car or vehicle, the employment of movable objects and
figures, automatically actuated from the front or rear wheels of the car substantially
as described, and illustrated.
2. Surrounding an advertising car or vehicle with interchangeable panels
substantially as described and illustrated.
Dated this 13th day of October 1891.
THOS. RICHMOND,
Agent.