Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Feb., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 29th Nov., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 15th Jan., 1889
We HENRY WILLIAM RHOADS of Hanson Lane, Halifax, in the county of York
Electric Engineer and FREDERICK WILLIAM TICEHURST of Swan Buildings, Edmund
Street, Birmingham in the county of Warwick Manufacturer, do hereby declare the
nature of this Invention to be as follows:-
In the machines at present in use for giving electric shocks in return for a coin
voucher or its equivalent, use made of a battery to create the electric current.
This is inconvenient inasmuch as the battery requires constant attention and
replenishing. We have therefore devised the following arrangement for obtaining at
least equally good results by means of currents of magneto electricity.
We employ a small magneto machine which is brought into action for a given time,
by placing a coin voucher or its equivalent in a slot, and its falling between locking
springs or their equivalents, and on drawing out a handle it winds up a spring or its
equivalent, by a chain being drawn off the spring barrel on to a fuzee wheel,
and on the coin or its equivalent being liberated, the spring rewinds the
chain back on to the barrel and causes the armature to revolve, thereby causing a
current to be felt at the handles of the machine, the strength of current is shown on a
dial in front of the machine, which current is regulated and controlled by one of the
handles of the machine acting on the magnet keeper by being pulled out or turned in
either direction.
Dated this Eleventh day of February 1888.
JOHN E. WALSH,
Crossley Street, Halifax,
Agent for the Applicants.

page_text: barrel H, it winds the chain off the spring barrel F, on to the fuzee wheel E', upon
the slide P¹ being pulled out to its full extent, the locking springs or catches K are
disengaged by means of the rod bearing N, the coin or voucher drops into its
receptacle.
Attached to the back frame M is a rack S, which has an upward pressure by means
of the spiral springs S', a catch S² is also pivotted over the rack S, upon which the
coin or voucher drops, this catch S2 is held out of gear with the rack S, by a spring,
until the coin voucher or its equivalent drops upon it, when it immediately. engages
with the rack, thereby preventing the rod. being pushed backwards until the stroke is
completed, immediately the locking springs are disengaged, the motor commences to
drive the electro magnets round the poles of the permanent magnet, thereby generating
a current of electricity which can be felt at the handles of the machine. Upon its
being released, it is brought back to its normal position by springs V or weights.
A second handle T regulates the strength of the current upon being pulled outwards,
by means of a keeper T¹, upon the permanent magnet being disengaged from the poles
of the same.
A dial W is also attached or connected to the second handle T by chain X or other
means, by which the strength of the current is indicated on the dial.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :
1. Automatic electric induction apparatus, constructed so that the pulling or turning
of one handle winds up and puts in operation the apparatus, for the purposes, shown
and described.
and
2. The combination of the locking springs K, carriage J, slide 'P' with slot P,
catch S, operating upon the spring rack S, substantially as and for the purposes
shown and described.
3. The general arrangement of automatic induction apparatus, constructed as and
for the purposes, substantially as shown and described.
Dated this Twenty eighth day of November 1888.
JOHN E. WALSH,
Crossley Street, Halifax,
Agent for the Applicants.