Novel Combination Device to Allow of the Ready "Setting Up" and Displaying of Advertisements, Announcements, and the like.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Sept., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 30th Mar., 1896-Accepted, 2nd May, 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Novel Combination Device to Allow of the Ready "Setting Up"
and Displaying of Advertisements, Announcements, and the like.
I, WILLIAM ALFRED CHARDIN of 19 Norfolk Road Dalston London,
Accountant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
In accordance with my invention I employ a case of suitable size and dimensions
for the reception of movable letter, figure, or character, blocks or types. These
latter are reversible and bear letters, figures or characters on each face; they may
be slid freely along the front of the display case or receptacle, within horizontal
guide channels and so as to be kept in an upright position there-between. The
case or receptacle aforesaid has also vertical grooves at each of the containing
sides, in connection with the horizontal guide channels aforesaid, and which
side vertical grooves allow of communication with a series of short vertical slots for
the stacking or "stalling "of the letter, figure, or character blocks or types
aforesaid. These latter are formed at the top with a perforation and a slot with a
bridge piece between, to which is adapted and free to vibrate, a headed short lever
arm or pin to serve for the manipulation of the blocks or types aforesaid, which
although free to be moved along and up and down the receptacle or case, are non-
removable therefrom. They may be turned or reversed and are kept in position
within the horizontal and vertical channels whilst being passed along samc, the
bead of the short hinged lever or pin aforesaid taking a bearing at the back of the
channel ways.
The short vertical slots before mentioned to form the stacks or "stalls," are
ettered to serve as an index for the blocks or types to be assembled in them.
The device according to my invention may be availed of as an unique combined
apparatus complete in itself, for "setting up" and displaying sentences,
nnouncements, numerical results &c.
Dated this 9th day of September 1895.
W. A. CHARDIN.
A Novel Combination Device to Allow of the Ready "Setting Up"
and Displaying of Advertisements, Announcements, and the like.
I, WILLIAM ALFRED CHARDIN of 19 Norfolk Road, Dalston, London,
Accountant, 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 :-
"
The novel combination device which I employ to allow of the ready" setting up
and displaying of advertizements, announcements and the like, is illustrated in the
accompanying sheet of drawings and to which I will make reference in proceeding
to describe the manner in which my invention is to be performed. Figures 1 and 2
being, respectively a front elevational view and a vertical sectional elevational view
of the combination device complete.

page_text: In accordance with my invention, I employ a display case or receptacle a, of any
desired suitable shape and dimensions, for the arrangement therein and "setting-
up " of movable letter, figure, or character blocks or types b. These latter are
reversible; they bear letters, characters or figures on each face, and can be moved
or caused to slide or travel freely along the front of the display case a, within
horizontal guide channels c, so as to be kept in an upright position therebetween.
The horizontal guide channels c connect with vertical grooves at each of the
containing sides of the display case a. These side vertical grooves d, allow of
communication with a series of short vertical grooves or slots e arranged along the
lower part of the case a. These grooves or slots e are provided to serve for
stacking or "stalling" the letter, figure, or character blocks or types aforesaid, b.
One of these latter is shewn to an enlarged scale by a front elevational view
Figure 3, and, in side elevation at Figure 4. Referring to these two last identified
views, it will be seen that the blocks or types 6 are formed at the top with a
perforation and a slot or recess g; leaving a neck or bridging piece h, between f
and g.
To said bridging piece h, is adapted and free to vibrate thereupon, a short
lever arm or pin i with a head or enlargement i, to serve for the manipulation of
the blocks or types b, in such manner that, although these latter can have free
movement throughout the several guide channels c, and vertical grooves or
channels d, e, of the display case a, they are self-contained within, and non-
removable from, the latter, inasmuch as they are retained in the channel ways
aforesaid whilst being passed there-along. They may also be turned or reversed
by means of the attachment i, i aforesaid, at the top of the letter &c. blocks b.
The beaded-like head of i, takes,-as will be seen on reference to Figure 2,―a
bearing against the channeled back a¹ of the display case: the stem or arm i passes
through, and may be turned round within it; and, a stop at 2 (Figure 4) retains
the head i
upon i.
An index is provided to the stalls e at the base of the display case, to serve as a
guide in assembling, and distributing, the blocks or types b. One mode of effecting
this (shewn at Figure 1) consists in having the index on the inside face of a folding
member which in the sectional view Figure 2, is shewn closed, as would be the
case (for the exclusion of dust &c.) when the appliance is not in use.
The device according to my invention may be availed of with advantage as an
unique, self-contained apparatus for 'setting-up" and displaying sentences,
announcements, numerical results, bills of fare, and so forth.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is :-
First. The novel combination device as herein set forth and shewn.
Second. In devices for "setting-up
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announcements &c. the employment of
hinged, swivelling, reversible blocks or types 6 substantially as herein set forth and
shewn.
Dated this 7th day of March 1896.
W. A. CHARDIN..