Apparatus Used in Connection therewith.
Year: 1885

page_text: Apparatus Used in Connection therewith.
We EDWIN VERITY, and JOSHUA MARLAND VERITY, both of Call Lane, Leeds,
in the County of York, Ironmongers, and BENJAMIN BANKS, of Lees Yard,
Meadow Lane, Leeds aforesaid, Brass Worker, do hereby declare the nature of
our Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MEANS AND METHOD OF ADVERTISING,
AND IN APPARATUS USED IN CONNECTION THEREWITH," to be as follows:-
Our invention relates to itinerary means of advertisement, and its object is to
provide a novel means and method of effecting the same.
In carrying out our invention, we provide a light annular frame, to be worn in a
horizontal position upon the shoulders. This frame sustains a cylindrical, angular,
or otherwise formed case, (herein after called the "cylinder,") which extends from
the shoulders to nearly the level of the ground. Head gear is in like manner
sustained upon the annular frames. This frame is fitted with pads to fit the
shoulders, and to prevent it shifting or turning round on the shoulders. Both the
head gear and the cylinder are made to revolve by means of a small cranked
handle, which can be turned by the itinerant with either hand. To the axle of
this handle a pinion is fitted which gears into an annular ring with inside teeth,
attached to the cylinder. By this arrangement the cylinder may be continuously
or intermittently caused to revolve, and advertisements placed upon the cylinder
are exposed to view successively, in different directions. In like manuer the head
gear may be caused to revolve simultaneously therewith, or otherwise.
Antifriction rollers are fitted to run upon the annular frame, to reduce the
friction to a minimum; and the whole of the apparatus is made very light.
The annular ring, which carries the internal teeth, and is worked by the pinion
as before mentioned, is, in some cases also fitted with other external teeth, or
segments containing teeth into which other pinions gear which are attached to
leaves, surrounding the cylinder: thus, if the cylinder is octagonal, there would be
eight such pinions, and as these pinions successively fall into gear with the toothed
segments, the leaves are caused to rotate, or partially rotate, upon their centres,
and thereby expose their inner sides to view, which inner sides contain other
advertisements. Eight of such leaves would thus expose sixteen advertisements,
or series of advertisements, to view, during one complete revolution.

page_text: In like manner the head gear may be fitted to expose various advertisements to
view, as it is caused to rotate.
Instead of continuous rotation in one direction, the rotation may be made
intermittent, or reversible, the leaves may be made to rotate only in one or more
particular positions, as preferred.
In some cases we fit the advertisements on stretched fabric, wound on rollers, or
travelling on rollers; which rollers are continuously, or intermittently, caused to
rotate, by means of pinions gearing into the toothed ring; and whereby numerous
advertisements may be exposed to view, in an ever varying manner.
Our invention may be adapted to an advertising vehicle, one or more wheels of
which may cause it to rotate, by suitable gearing, in lieu of its being carried by an
itinerant, as above described.
It is obvious that our invention is capable of many modifications in its details,
and in the character of the advertisements displayed.
GEO. DOWNING,
Agent for Applicants.

page_text: Apparatus Used in Connection therewith.
We, EDWIN VERITY, and JOSHUA MARLAND VERITY, both of Call Lane, Leeds
in the County of York, Ironmongers and BENJAMIN BANKS of Lees Yard, Meadow
Lane, Leeds aforesaid Brass Worker, do hereby declare the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
Our invention relates to itinerary means of advertisement, and its object is to
provide a novel means and method of effecting the same.
In carrying out our invention, we provide a light annular frame, to be worn in a
horizontal position upon the shoulders. This frame sustains a cylindrical, angular,
or otherwise formed case, (hereinafter called the "cylinder") which extends from
the shoulders to nearly the level of the ground Head gear is in like manner
sustained upon the annular frame This frame is fitted with pads to fit the
shoulders, and to prevent it shifting or turning round on the shoulders-Both the
head gear and the cylinder are made to revolve by means of a small cranked
handle, which can be turned by the itinerant with either hand. To the axle of
this handle a pinion is fitted which gears into an annular ring with inside teeth,
attached to the cylinder By this arrangement the cylinder may be continuously
or intermittently caused to revolve, and advertisements placed upon the cylinder
are exposed to view successively in different directions-In like manner the head
gear may be caused to revolve simultaneously therewith or otherwiso.
Antifriction rollers are fitted to run upon the annular frame, to reduce the
friction to a minimum, and the whole of the apparatus is made very light.
The annular ring, which carries the internal teeth, and is worked by the pinion
as before mentioned is, in some cases also fitted with other external teeth, or
segments containing teeth, into which other pinions gear which aro attached to
leaves, surrounding the cylinders, thus, if the cylinder is octagonal, there would bo
eight such pinions, and as these pinions successively fall into gear with the toothed
segments, the leaves are caused to rotate, or partially rotate, upon their centres,
and thereby expose their inner sides to view, which inner sides contain other
advertisements-Eight of such leaves would thus expose sixteen advertisements, or
series of advertisements, to view, during one complete revolution.
In like manner the head gear may be fitted to expose various advertisements to
view, as it is caused to rotate.
Instead of continuous rotation in one direction the rotation may be made inter-
mittent, or reversible, and the leaves may be made to rotate only in one or more
particular positions as preferred.
In some cases we fit the advertisements on stretched fabric, wound on rollers, or
travelling on rollers; which rollers are continuously, or intermittently caused to
rotate, by means of pinions gearing into the toothed ring; and whereby numerous
advertisements may be exposed to view in an ever varying manner.
It is obvious that our invention is capable of many modifications in its details,
and in the character of the advertisements displayed,
.

page_text: And in order that my said invention may be more particularly described and
ascertained, reference is hereby made to the accompanying Drawings in which
similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.
Fig. 1. is a plan of the shoulder frame which sustains the cylinder. Fig. 2 is a
plan of the head gear. Fig. 3 is a section of the cylinder shewing the arrangements
for actuating the advertisement leaves; and Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional elevation
of a portion of the apparatus.
The itinerant carries the shoulder frame v upon his shoulders, the space f being
occupied by his neck. The frame is suitably padded underneath, so as to fit the
shoulders and keep it stationary. One, two, or more tubes, y (Fig. 4.) rise from
this shoulder board to the head gear, the bracket b being fixed to the plate / of the
head gear, and the bracket b¹ to the plate v of the shoulder board. The tube or
tubes y therefore sustain the head gear and also accommodate the pinion shaft c¹.
n is a portion of the head gear, supported by arms t attached to the revolving
plate a. The upper pinion c drives the revolving plate a, and the lower pinion e
drives the plated and with it the cylinder u attached to the frame r. is a vertical
handle attached to the frame r and working in the slot 21, by which the frame r
may be partially rotated to and fro' in opposite directions. When the handle 2 is
pushed to and fro' by the itinerant such action causes the pinion e to revolve. The
pinion c revolves at the same time, and causes the plate à to move in an opposite
direction to that of the frame r.
The frame and cylinder u is sometimes fitted as shewn in Fig. 3, in which
brackets oo are fitted. Flaps q. q. are fitted to carry advertisements on both sides,
and the itinerant is able to open these flaps, as shewn by dotted lines at q¹ q¹.
These flaps q have springs fitted to their centres g which have a tendency to close
them. p. p. are vertical pins against which the short levers q² impinge as they
successively rotate, and thus open the flaps. k is a catch, which enters the gaps in
the brackets o, and thereby retains the same in an open position, until the itinerant
releases the same by pulling the cord l.
The foregoing is intended as a general description and illustration of the character
of our Invention, as it is obvious that many modifications may be made in the same
without departing from the nature of our invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is :—
1. The method and means of displaying revolving or intermittently revolving
advertisements substantially as herein before described and illustrated by the
accompanying drawings.
2. The general construction combination and arrangement of the several and
respective parts, attached to and carried by itinerating persons, and severally
operating substantially as hereinbefore described and shewn on the said drawings
together constituting our improvements in the means, and method of advertising
and in apparatus used in connection therewith.