AN IMPROVED ELECTRIC BELL AND ELECTRIC BATTERY
Year: 1882

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Henry Binko of 102 Queens Road South Hornsey
Electrician for an invention of "AN IMPROVED ELECTRIC BELL AND ELECTRIC
BATTERY." A communication from abroad by Moritz I. Siegel of Brünn, in
the Empire of Austria.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Henry Binko at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents on the 1st April 1882.
HENRY BINKO of 102 Queens Road South Hornsey Electrician. AN IMPROVED
ELECTRIC BELL AND ELECTRIC BATTERY: A communication from abroad by
Moritz I. Siegel of Brünn in the Empire of Austria.
Till now electric bells are so constructed that the armature is attached to a
springing plate and carries a long projecting arm and knob called the hammer, so
as to reach the lower down fixed metal doine called the Bell and as a matter of
fact I may describe such action of the Armature with hammer as a spring action,
which must necessarily produce vibration and any time be considered an unreliable
action, requiring regulating from time to time.
Such bells are usually fitted by placing the Electro magnets and armature in a
wood case leaving the hammer and bell exposed.
By my invention I arrange the Armature to work on pivots and I construct the
same specially by larger bells in two parts, one of which carries the knob and
receives his action by means of a lever anchor or claw from the other part, it will
be seen by this simple mechanical arrangement that I must obtain a more correct
striking without vibration and notwithstanding the use of a shorter hammer a
much louder tone.
I generally place the Electro magnet with Armature and Hammer inside the
Bell and fix the whole with its metal case on a plate corresponding to the diameter
of the dome, by doing so I get an Electric bell almost complete in itself and more
compact, of nicer appearance occupying less space than the bells of the present
time.
A further important improvement I gain by my invention, that whereas by the
former electric bells the action of the hammer must be adjusted by means of a

page_text: screw, I am able to turn more or less the whole apparatus round its axis and so
use the centre of gravity of the Hammer to regulate the action according to the
tone required and the current available.
I generally do away with the terminals usually employed as I prefer to
connect the wires direct in such a manner with the Electro Magnet and Armature
inside the Bell, similarly as wires are now connected with pushes.
I will now describe my improved electric Battery which consist simply of a
zine rod or plate, and a cylinder or block formed of a mixture of Carbon and
Manganese to which I add a proportion of iron filings, Oxide of Iron or Oxidulated
Copper by means of Moulds and pressure and excited by a solution as usual of
muriate of Soda, or Salamoniac, by this arrangement, I get a powerful and constant
current, the Battery acts at once by contact with the solution and is almost ever-
lasting as the Carbon combination block requires only cleaning, but not renewing
after years use, it will be seen that my Battery is a successful improvement of the
Leclanche Battery which is now generally used for bells Indicators, and. Telephone
work, on account of its simplicity and cheapness, reducing the element to two
items, one block and one zinc.
After comparative working during twenty nine days under equal circumstances
of one of the best Leclanche Batteries and one of my own construction, I found
that the former lost twenty four per cent of its strength and the latter remained
nominal as by starting.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said Henry Binko in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
29th September 1882.
HENRY BINKO of 102 Queens Road South Hornsey Electrician. "AN IMPROVED
ELECTRIC BELL AND ELECTRIC BATTERY " A Commnnication from abroad by
Moritz I. Siegel of Brünn in the Empire of Austria.
Till now Electric Bells are so constructed that the Armature is attached to a
Springing Plate and carries a long projecting Arm and knob called the Hammer so
as to reach the lower down fixed Metal Dome called the Bell, and as a matter of
fact I may describe such Action of the Armature with Hammer as a Spring Action
which must necessarily produce Vibration, and any time be considered an unreliable
Action requiring regulating from time to time.
Such Bells are usually fitted by placing the Electro-Magnets and Armature in a
Wood Case leaving the Hammer and Bell exposed.
By my Invention I arrange the Armature to work on a pivot or pivots and I
construct the same specially by larger Bells in two parts one of which carries the
knob and receives its action by means of a Lever Anchor or claw from the other
part, it will be seen by this simple. Mechanical arrangement that I must obtain a
more correct striking without Vibration and notwithstanding the use of a shorter
Hammer a much louder tone.
I generally place the Electro-Magnet with Armature and Hammer inside the
Bell and fix the whole with its Metal Case on a plate corresponding to the diameter
of the Dome, by doing so I get an Electric Bell almost complete in itself and more
compact, of nicer Appearance occupying less space than the Bells of the present
time.
A further important improvement I gain by my Invention that whereas by the
former Electric Bells the Action of the Hammer must be adjusted by means of a
Screw, I am able to turn more or less the whole Apparatus round its axis and so
use the centre of gravity of the Hammer to regulate the Action according to the
tone required and the current available.
I generally do away with the terminable usually employed as I prefer to connect
the Wires direct in such a manner with the Electro Magnet and Armature inside
the Bell similarly as Wires are now connected with pushes.
I will now describe my improved Electric Battery which consists simply of a
Zinc rod or Plate and a Cylinder or Block formed of a Mixture of Carbon and
Manganese to which I add a proportion of Iron filings Oxide of Iron or Oxide of
Copper by means of Moulds and pressure and excited by a Solution as usual of
Muriate of Soda or Salamoniac. By this arrangement I get a powerful and constant
current. The Battery acts at once by Contact with the solution, and is almost
everlasting as the Combination block requires only cleaning, but not renewing,
after years use. It will be seen that my Battery is a successful improvement of
the Leclanche Battery which is now generally used for Bells, Indicators and
Telephone Work, on account of its simplicity and cheapness, reducing the Element
to two items, One Block and one Zinc.
After comparative working during twenty nine days under equal circumstances
of one of the best Leclanche Batteries and one of my own construction, I found
that the former lost twenty four per Cent of its strength, and the latter remained
almost nominal as at starting.
In the accompanying Drawing Fig: 1 shews the Electric Bell constructed
according to my Invention. A. Metallic Base. B. Outline of Gong. C. Coil, a,

page_text: Contact Pillar—b. Bell Standard on which the Gong is suspended. c Armature
with Hammer-d. Terminal.
Fig. 2 shews the Negative Pole a, with Terminal b.
Having now fully described the nature of my Invention as communicated to me
I wish it to be understood that I do not restrict myself to precise details as they
admit of Variations without departing from the Main principles of the Invention,
but I claim as new
1. An Electric Bell whose Armature works on a pivot or pivots to avoid vibration,
with one or two Coils.
2. A Galvanic Battery having as Negative Pole one entire Block compressed,
square, cylindrical or otherwise shaped, made from a Mixture of Carbon and
Manganese with an addition of Copper filings or Oxide of Copper Iron filings or
Oxide of Iron, either of one only, or of both these Metals.
In Witness whereof I the said Henry Binko have hereunto set my hand and
Seal this twenty "ninth day of September in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and eighty two.
HOVAT