Apparatus for Giving Kaleidoscopic Effects to be Used in Com- bination with Apparatus for the Automatic Sale of Goods or otherwise.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Aug., 1887
Complete Specification Left, 26th June, 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 17th Aug., 1888
Apparatus for Giving Kaleidoscopic Effects to be Used in Com-
bination with Apparatus for the Automatic Sale of Goods or
otherwise.
We WILLIAM SPEIRS SIMPSON of 49 Battersea Park Road, Surrey, and WILLIAM
SAMUEL OLIVER of Albert House, Canonbury, Middlesex, Civil Engineers do hereby
declare the nature of our said invention to be as follows:
:-
The object of our invention is to fit within a suitable case, a kaleidoscope, so
arranged that by the turning of a handle on or after the insertion of a coin a series of
mechanism is brought into play.
Upon the object glass end of kaleidoscope I place a tooth rim wheel into which
another or smaller mitred wheel gears so that they work into each other. The
smaller wheel is fixed on a spindle or rod, said spindle being the entire length (or
nearly so) of kaleidoscope body tube and working in bearings upon the tube of the
kaleidoscope. The eye piece end of the spindle has a toothed wheel on it, and fitting
and working into corresponding mitred or toothed wheel, which is upon the spindle
with handle, said spindle working in bearings fixed in a suitable manner so that
upon turning the handle the object glass (disc) revolves in unison.
The spindle or rod has a ratchet or toothed wheel with a stop paul. A lever is so
balanced that upon the insertion of a coin, say, a penny, the lever is lowered so that
the paul is lifted from the ratchet or toothed gearing. The coin is inserted into a slit
formed in the casing and slides down a tube into a hopper which is so hinged and
arranged that upon a single or any given number of revolutions of the kaleidoscope
taking place, a stud upon the wheel acts upon the hinged side of the hopper and
pushes the coin into another tube for its passage into a till or receiver.
I prefer to fit the stop paul on rod or spindle with another paul, say, a double paul,
to prevent a back motion being given to the disc of the kaleidoscope but within the
casing, the handle upon which the motion of turning takes place being placed outside.
Instead of the single eye piece I prefer to use an eye piece of Binocular form so
arranged that a perfect view is ensured.

page_text: Upon a frosted glass or disc I paint, Photograph, or print, views or other matter
such as advertisements or the like in any suitable number so that as the disc revolves,
said views or printed matter is brought into view, separate and distinct from the
kaleidoscopic view, yet forming at the same time a kaleidoscopic effect.
In place of turning the handle by hand we may use a combination of springs, a
clock or electrical power to give motion to the disc upon either the insertion or
release of a coin or its equivalent.
The apparatus above described may have in connection a releasing appliance for
simultaneously discharging a small package of sweets, cigarettes, Vesta or other lights,
a photograph or other thing.
H. GARDNER,
166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said W. S. Simpson
and W. S. Oliver.

page_text: We WILLIAM SPEIRS SIMPSON of 49 Battersea Park Road, Surrey, and WILLIAM
SAMUEL OLIVER of Albert House, Canonbury, Middlesex, Civil Engineers 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:-
The object of our invention is to fit within a suitable case, a Kaleidoscope so
arranged that by the turning of a handle, on or after the insertion of a coin, a series
of mechanism is brought into play.
Upon the object glass end of the Kaleidoscope, we place a tooth rim wheel, into
which another or smaller wheel gears so that they work into each other, the smaller
wheel is fixed on a spindle or rod, said spindle being the entire length (or nearly so)
of Kaleidoscope body tube and working in bearings upon the tube of the Kaleidoscope,
the eye piece end of the spindle has a toothed wheel on it and fitting and working into
corresponding mitred or toothed wheel which is upon the spindle with the handle, said
spindle working in bearings fixed in a suitable manner, so that upon turning the
handle, the object glass (disc) revolves in unison.
This part of the invention is shown in Figures 1 and 2 of the annexed drawings,
Figure 1 being an elevation partly in section and Figure 2 a part sectional plan.
A is the body of the Kaleidoscope formed with an eye piece B single or double at
its front end with plain or magnified object glasses. is a toothed rim of the
Kaleidoscopic field disc and D is a pinion gearing therein. E is the pinion shaft
and F the mitre wheel on its front end in gear with a mitre wheel which is turned
by a handle H to enable a person looking through the object glass or glasses B to
turn the "field" at any desired rate and so produce Kaleidoscopic effects.
The Kaleidoscope body and gear are enclosed within an outer casing I affixable on
a joint J on the head of a stand K, so that the Kaleidoscope can be adjusted as to angle
to suit the desired intensity of light for obtaining best effect.
Figures 3 and 4 represent the Kaleidoscope as above described arranged within a
box L, in the upper part of which is a slit and hopper M for the passage of a coin,
which when inserted falls upon a balanced lever N and releases a tongue P from a
notch of a disc Q so that the gearing G, F, is freed and capable of being turned by
the handle H.,
The slit leads to a hopper M preferably of conductable metal against which the coin

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lodges and also upon the lever N and completes electric circuit for lighting a lamp in
a back casing R, the hopper M and the lever N being put in conductable connection
by the coin. The spindle S on which the handle H and gear wheel G are carried also
carries a ratchet wheel T, which by the arrangement of the paul U allows the handle
to be turned in one direction only until the lug V, which is on the disc Q, comes into
contact with the suspended hopper M and pushes it over so that the coin is pushed
from the balance lever N to fall down a pivotted shoot W, at the lower part of which,
the coin is again arrested by falling on a lever X to release a catch Y from a drawer Z,
so that the drawer Z can be pulled out and a packet of sweetmeat, a photograph, or
other packet of goods, or article which fits the recess in the drawer can be removed,
so that a person, on the insertion of a coin, say a penny, into the apparatus, can have
an inspection of the Kaleidoscope changes by turning the handle and at the termination
of one complete revolution of the wheel U can by pulling out a drawer have an article
in return for the coin so deposited.
In Figures 1 and 2 the Kaleidoscope as there shown is open to any natural or
artificial light, such as when placed under the care of a person in charge but according
to Figures 3 and 4 it is in darkness and it is only by the insertion of a coin into the
slit and hopper M that the Kaleidoscope is freed and a light established, the light
being shunted off when the coin is moved from contact with the hopper M and lever N
and allowed to fall into the shoot W, the lever N then returning to lock the disc Q
and prevent the apparatus moving until the lever N is again released by the insertion
of a fresh coin.
The depression of the end X causes the nose Y to clear the slot in the bar and as
the drawer is pulled out, the lug a strikes against Y which causes the end 6 to strike
against W, the movement of which pushes the coin from the lever X, after which the
end Y falls to its normal position, so that the drawer on being returned, causes a
similar operation of Y, X, 6 by the end Y riding up the incline of a so that as the
drawer is pushed close home, the end Y drops and locks it.
The appliances to enable goods to be delivered, such as that described may be
dispensed with, whereby the apparatus would simply give the Kaleidoscopic changes
for the coin inserted into the apparatus.
Where clockwork is employed for the purpose of timing the duration in which the
views can be under inspection, we prefer to employ the arrangement shown at
Figures 5 and 6, in which on the insertion of a coin into the hopper M it falls upon
and weighs down the lever N and switches on the light. The descent of the lever N
raises the opposite end and with it the rod d, which by a link in said rod d draws back
a catch bolt é from an escapement wheel which is then allowed under the action of a
spring in the main barrel g and a train of wheels in connection, to travel, the axlo E
being operated by the train, gives rotation to the Kaleidoscopic field at C through the
pinion D, and a wiper or fusee h forming part of that train travels also until the nose
of the wiper lifts the rod d by the pin i a greater distance and lowers the lever N, the
catch c being thereby made to press against the suspended hopper M to push the coin
from the lever N into the shoot W. The coin being thus discharged the nose of wiper
becomes freed from the pin i and the rod d having a preponderance of weight now
that the coin has been discharged falls into the position shown at Figure 5 so that the
bolt e is put into contact with the escapement wheel fand holds it until a fresh coin
be inserted.
If the exhibit of the Kaleidoscope is to be open for say, 3 minutes, the train of
wheels is so arranged that the wiper makes one revolution in that period of
time.
The eye piece, as before mentioned, may be by reflection on the binocular principle,
as indicated at Figures 7 and 8, the reflection being passed through the prisms as
indicated by the dotted lines in Figure 8.
One or more powerful magnifying glasses may be fitted in the eye piece for
enlarging the Kaleidoscopic field or the eye piece may be arranged for telescopic
action for obtaining the best Kaleidoscopic effect to the person looking into
same.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is
1. The apparatus shown at Figures 1 and 2 of the annexed drawings, by which
Kaleidoscopic effects can be given or obtained by the turning of a handle, as
described.
2. A rotatable Kaleidoscopic field attached to, yet movable on, a fixed body A as
described.
3. The arrangement of appliances shown at Figures 3 and 4, in which on the
insertion of a coin into the apparatus, electric light is established and the rotatable
Kaleidoscopic field released to be operated by the handle H, substantially as
described.
4. The apparatus shown at Figures 5 and 6, in which on the insertion of a coin, an
electric light is established, clock work freed, Kaleidoscopic field rotated, and at the
termination of a prescribed period of time, the coin automatically released, the light
shunted off, the clockwork stopped, and with it the Kaleidoscopic field, the whole
acting automatically as hereinbefore described.
TOCAL L
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