An improved House Bell
Year: 1896

page_text: ARCHIBALD WALKER Windsor Villa 4 Egerton Brow Bishopston Bristol do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This bell is intended for use in connection with front doors of dwelling houses
& the like. It consists chiefly of three parts viz.: "gong" hammer & drum
with a toothed wheel attached. Round the drum is wound a cord or wire leading
therefrom to the pull or push fixed at the door or elsewhere. The arrangements
are such that when the pull or push is moved the drum & wheel are caused to
revolve the teeth of the wheel being made to strike the shaft of the hammer
causing its head to make a series of vibrations against the gong. The drum &
attached wheel are returned to their normal position by means of a spring or
weight attached thereto.
Dated this 20th day of January 1896.
ARCHIBALD WALKER.
An improved House Bell.
ARCHIBALD WALKER Windsor Villa 4 Egerton Brow Bishopston Bristol
Electrician 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:-
This bell is intended for use in connection with front doors and rooms of
dwelling houses, and the like. It consists of the following parts viz.: gong (A),
hammer (B), drum (C); with spring (L) inside and toothed wheel (D) attached,
set screw (E), steel spring (F), fixed to shaft (G) of hammer, indicator (H),
pillar (I), to which is fixed the end of the hammer shaft and frame (J) to which
the various parts are fixed.-Fixed to, and wound round the drum is a. cord (K)
or other suitable material, leading therefrom to the front door or elsewhere, and
attached to a "pull" or "push." The arrangement of the parts are such, that
when the "pull" or "push" is moved the drum and wheel are caused to revolve
by means of the cord, the teeth of the wheel striking the shaft of the hammer
causing the head to make a series of taps against the gong producing an agreeable
short ring like an electric bell.
The spring on the shaft of the hammer being fixed so as to press against the set
screw, the hammer is instantly forced back from the gong after being made to hit
the gong by means of the revolving toothed wheel. The drum and toothed wheel
are returned to their normal position by means of the spring inside the drum ; or by
a weight fixed to the end of the cord.
One or more places can be put in communication with the same bell, by fixing
a drum and toothed wheel, (with cord and indicator) to the axle, for each

page_text: The disc or card suspended from the cord, as an indicator, will continue to move
for some short time after the cord is at rest, thus indicating the room or place from
where the bell has been rung.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :
1st. The combination and arrangement of the drum (C) with spring (L) and
attached toothed wheel (D), substantially as herein before described and for the
purpose set forth.
2nd. The combination and arrangement of the hammer (B), shaft. (G) spring (F)
and set screw and pillar (E), substantially as hereinbefore described and for the
purpose set forth.
Dated this 20th day of
When 1000
A. WALKER,
4 Egerton Brow, Bishopston, Bristol.