Improvements in Towers and Apparatus connected therewith for use as a Public Amusement, Exhibition, and Advertisement.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Apr., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 29th Sept., 1892-Accepted, 1st Apr., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Towers and Apparatus connected therewith for
use as a Public Amusement, Exhibition, and Advertisement.
We, HERBERT WHITE, Stone Mason, GEORGE WHEELDON, Builder both of
Cluster Buildings Belper in the County of Derby and ALFRED WILLIAM
TURNER Machine-pattern-maker, Draughtsman, and Patent Agent of Cobden
Buildings, Corporation Street Birmingham in the County of Warwick do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
:-
Our invention consists in a machine or apparatus for use as a public amusement,
also suitable for use as an exhibition of articles for sale and also suitable for use as
a public advertising medium.
In carrying out our invention, we provide a fixed hollow tower, cylinder or drum
surrounding which would be a helical external inclined way and within which
would be a helical internal inclined way, such inclined way being fixed to or
incorporated with the fixed hollow tower.
In some cases we provide two revolving towers formed by preference of open
lattice work, one of such revolving towers would be placed inside the fixed tower,
cylinder, or drum, and the other revolving tower would be placed outside the fixed
tower.
In other cases we dispense entirely with the outer and inner revolving towers
and secure lattice work over the edges of the outer and inner inclined ways so as
to produce a well lighted causeway or helical tunnel, from which the ascending and
descending cars cannot fall off, such lattice work will also form a convenient
surface on which to secure advertisements.
We provide a car, or group of cars each car being of suitable size to contain a
number of persons, and we raise such cars to the top of the fixed tower and lower
such cars back again by means of the several modifications of raising and lowering
apparatus as hereinafter set forth.
By the first modification we provide a central spindle on to which is connected
suitable gearing, and we connect suitable bevil wheels to the revolving towers, the
two towers being attached to each other and driven from a main shaft connected or
geared to the central spindle.
We attach a car or group of cars to a rope, chain, or other equivalent, such rope
or chain passing up a groove formed in one of the ribs of the outer revolving tower,
thence upwards to a drum connected with gear wheels and clutches, provided at
the top of the tower, and connected to the tower spindle, the revolving of the
spiudle rotating the drum thus winding up the rope or chain, and consequently
drawing upwards the car or cars attached to such rope or chain so that by the revo-
lutions of the outer tower in conjunction with the upward pull of the rope or chain
the car or cars would gradually ascend to the top of tower passing round the helical
convolutions or inclined way; at the summit of the fixed tower or either of the
moving towers we provide a promenade where the passengers can wait a suitable
length of time to allow a second set of cars to fill at the base of the tower, the
passengers at the top of the tower who had left the cars would re-enter the cars
and such cars would then travel down the inclined way by the action of a second
rope or chain, one end of which would be wound round a drum situated at the top
of the tower, and the other end of which would pass over a pulley and down a
second slotted rib of the revolving tower the unwinding of the second drum at the
top of the tower gradually lowering the car or cars to the base of the tower again

page_text: -while the second set of loaded cars is gradually mounting the outside helical
coil, it will thus be seen that the cars will to some extent balance each other, that
is to say the pull on the cord or chain of down travelling cars would revolve the
bevil wheel attached to the drum spindle and such bevil wheel being connected by
means of a crown wheel to the bevil wheel and drum of rising set would assist the
action of the rising set and minimise the work of the vertical driving spindle.
By the second modification we provide cars or carriages on or in which would
be provided any suitable motive power either steam, compressed air, electricity,
water, or other motive power, actuating suitable rotating, and driving mechanisni,
so as to enable a driver or other person on the car, to set the driving mechanism in
motion by means of the motive power contained in or on the car or carriage so that
the car or carriage or train of carriages would ascend and descend the spiral inclined
planes in a similar manner to that in which a railway locomotive engine ascends
and descends railway inclines.
By the third modification we provide a conducting rail extending up the
inclined plane and down the inclined plane and in conjunction with such con-
ducting rail we use a dynamo of the required power and such dynamo would
by preference be fixed near the base of tower so that it could be conveniently
and economically driven by the engine or other motor used for actuating the
main shaft of revolving tower or so that it could be driven by the main shaft
of revolving tower or from a countershaft driven by the main shaft of revolving
tower thus supplying a continual electric current up and down the conducting
rail; in such cases the locomotive car or carriage would be provided with
suitable electric mechanism in conjunction with a contact wheel, thus it will be
clearly understood that the locomotive car being placed at the bottom of the
incline with the contact wheel resting on the conducting rail when the dynamo
was set in motion the electric current would pass up the conducting rail through
the contact wheel and through the conducting wire into the electros thus setting
in motion the driving gear connected therewith so that the locomotive car or
carriage would continue to travel up the incline, the contact wheel taking up the
current continuously that is to say the electric current would follow up the con-
ducting rail with the car but would not pass beyond the car because it would be
taken up by the contact wheel.
Although we do not require the dynamo to drive the locomotive car down the
incline, seeing that the weight of the car will carry it down quickly, nevertheless
we continue the conducting rail down the incline and by reversing the motion of
the wheels use the dynamo and the current therefrom as brake
power to prevent
the locomotive car or carriage from running away out of control of the driver;
we use suitable brake mechanism the electric mechanism being supplementary brake
power.
By a fourth modification we raise the cars by means of an endless rope made of
hemp wire or other suitable material, such rope passing over the external volutions
of the outer helical coil and also over the helical volutions of the inner coil.
By a fifth modification we provide a raising rope one end of which would be
connected to a pulley on the main driving shaft the other end of raising rope being
passed up the tower in such a manner as not to come in contact with any of the
moving parts of tower, such raising rope would then pass over a pulley at the
top or near the top of tower, thence continuously over the volutions of the external
helical coil to the base of tower so that a car or train of cars could be connected
to one end of such raising rope so that by revolving the main shaft the first end of
the raising rope would be wound on to such main shaft or on to the pulley secured
to such main shaft thereby gradually winding the cars to top of tower. By a
sixth modification one end of a lowering rope would be fastened to the main shaft
or to a second shieve or pulley secured to the main shaft, the other end of such
lowering rope could be passed over a second shieve secured at or near the top of
tower, the rope could then be wound round the main shaft or the shieve of main

page_text: shaft until the length of rope so wound would equal the height of tower, the cars could
then be lowered in the following manner: the end of lowering rope that was
passed over the second shieve at or near the top of tower would be connected to
the car or cars taking the return journey down the internal inclined plane and it
will be readily understood that by revolving the shaft and so unwinding the lowering
rope the cars could be safely lowered to bottom of tower.
We provide suitable clutches and gear wheels in connection with the main shaft
to facilitate the winding and unwinding of the two ropes.
To cause the rope to form helical volutions it may in some cases rest against
the vertical outer sides of the tower and in other cases we provide a short vertical
wall about the centre of the inclined plane between the pair of rails on which the
trams run or instead of a vertical wall we can provide a tube or the half of a tube
to receive the rope.
By a seventh modification we dispense with the sixth modification and lower the
passengers down the internal well of the hollow tower, cylinder or drum by means
of any ordinary box-lift or cage-lift.
In some cases the fixed tower would have at its base a large room divided into
shops and over the roof of such shopping would be provided a revolving platform
carrying horses, swing boats or other articles that are not new in themselves but
which form a new combination over a series of shops and under a tower.
In other cases we provide the shops at base of tower and dispense with the
revolving horses utilizing the roofs of the shops as a promenade some eight or
ten feet from ground line.
In some cases the fixed tower and the revolving towers would be made without
basement shops and without a revolving platform over such shops and in other
cases we connect to such revolving towers and fixed tower the basement shops only
or the basement shops and the revolving platform hereinbefore described as
connected to the fixed tower.
To facilitate the fixing and removing of the various modifications of our invention
from one place to another we prefer in some cases to make the tower or towers in
section so that a trolley can be placed in position and the tower or towers collapsed
telescopically the sections being by preference about eight feet high.
When such collapsed tower or towers have been removed to the desired place
the sections of the tower or towers would be pushed up or raised into their normal
position by means of suitable winding racks or gear.
To prevent accidents we employ a continuous rack on the ascending track or
helical inclined way and then connect a pawl to the underside of each car so that
if the car moved backwards from any cause the pawl would engage with the rack
and thus prevent the car from running down the incline.
In other cases we provide weighted levers on the ascending track at short
distances apart the cars in travelling over the levers would revolve them on their
axis and pass over them and as soon as a car had passed over a lever such lever
would revolve on its axis presenting a vertical wall to keep the car from running
back.
We may in some cases have two or more rows of levers from which it will be
apparent that a vertical screen or wall could be attached to a pair of such levers
and that the car in rising would push over such screen to a horizontal appearance
aud when the screen and weighted levers moved back to the normal vertical position
a projecting wall would be continually rising behind the passengers thus providing
an absolute safety in preventing nervousness on the part of the passengers.
On the descending inclined plane we may provide sets of weighted levers or a
rack and pawl and as an additional precaution each car would be provided with
powerful brakes either automatic or manumotive.
In some cases we arrange to have a lantern at the summit of the tower such
lantern being provided with an intermittent electric search light or lights, or
rotating lanterns rotated by the vertical spindle and lighted by an electric current
from a dynamo driven by the motive power that revolves the tower mechanism.

page_text: Our apparatus will afford opportunities for displaying advertisements day and
night.
Our apparatus will afford opportunities for displaying advertisements day and
night.
In some cases we prefer to make our apparatus on a small scale to be sold as
a tox.
ALFRED WILLIAM TURNER,
Cobden Buildings, Corporation Street, Birmingham,
Agent for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Towers and Apparatus connected therewith for
use as a Public Amusement, Exhibition, and Advertisement.
We HERBERT WHITE Stone Mason GEORGE WHEELDON Builder, both of
Cluster Buildings Belper in the County of Derby and ALFRED WILLIAM
TURNER, Machine Pattern Maker Draughtsman and Enrolled Patent Agent
of Cobden Buildings Corporation Street Birmingham in the County of Warwick
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 :-
Our invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter
described forming and constituting a machine or apparatus suitable for use as a public
amusement, also suitable for use as a bazuar or exhibition of articles for sale, also
suitable for use as a means of public advertisement for one or for several persons,
also suitable for use as a toy when made to a small scale.
We will now proceed to describe with reference to the accompanying drawings
the manner in which our invention is constructed and used similar letters refer to
similar parts throughout the several views.
Figure 1. represents sectional plan of Figure 3 on the line A B.
Figure 2. represents upper portion of vertical elevation and section of stationary
tower and internal and external revolving towers.
Figure 3. represents lower portion of Figure 2.
Figure 4. represents vertical section of portion of internal tower and top wheel
box.
Figure 5 represents end view of base driving gear of Figure 3.
Figure 6. represents enlarged section of hollow pillar shewing the pulley.
Figure 7. represents side view of Figure 6.
Figure 8. represents plan of tower gallery on line C D including section through
top wheel box.
Figure 9. represents plan of top gallery of fixed tower Figure 10.
Figure 10. represents fixed helical tower under which is provided shops.
Figure 11. represents part vertical and part sectional elevation of stationary
tower made in collapsable sections. {
Figures 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 represent details of collapsable tower
Figure 11.
Figure 20. represents side elevation of the rising lever.
Figure 21. represents front elevation of Figure 20.
Figure 22. represents side elevation of two rising levers to which is secured a
screen.
Figure 23. represents a front elevation of Figure 22.
Figure 24. represents side elevation of safety rack gear.
Figure 25 represents front elevation Figure 24.
Figure 26 represents enlarged section of helical track shewing endless rope and
gripper in action.
Figure 27. represents vertical elevation of base of tower shewing the arrangement
of pulleys provided to receive the endless rope.

page_text: causeway.
Figure 30 represents front elevation of endless rope and trough shewing position
of shieves.
Figure 31. represents end view of Figure 30.
Figure 32 represents plan of Figure 30.
Figure 33. represents vertical elevation of base and gallery shewing arrangement.
of two ropes.
Figure 34 represents plan of Figure 33.
Figure 35. represents a side view of helical railway carrying two sets of rails.
Figure 36. represents a plan of Figure 35 shewing two sets of rails.
Figure 37 represents an end view of Figure 35 shewing two tram rails.
Figure 38. represents a plan of Figure 40 at A.
Figure 39. represents a plan of Figure 40 at B.
Figure 40 represents a vertical elevation of external helical causeway on tower
for two sets of tram-rails.
Figure 41 represents a broken side view of Figure 40 in the direction of arrow.
In carrying out our invention we provide a fixed hollow tower, cylinder or
drum a surrounding which would be a helical external inclined way b, and within
which would be a helical internal inclined way c, such inclined way being fixed to
or incorporated with the fixed hollow tower a.
In some cases we provide two revolving towers formed by preference of open
lattice work one of such revolving towers a would be placed inside the fixed tower,
cylinder or drum a and the other revolving tower e, would be placed outside the
fixed tower a.
In other cases we dispense entirely with the outer and inner revolving towers and
secure lattice work over the edges of the outer and inner inclined ways so as to
produce a well lighted causeway or helical tunnel from which the ascending and
descending cars cannot fall off, such lattice work will also form a convenient surface
on which to secure advertisements.
We provide a car or group of cars y each car being of suitable size to contain a
number of persons and we raise such cars to the top of the fixed tower and lower
such cars back again by means of the several modifications of raising and lowering
apparatus as hereinafter set forth.
By the first modification we provide a central spindle h on to which is con-
nected a suitable gear wheel, and we connect a suitable bevil wheel k to the inner
revolving tower and a suitable bevil wheel to the outer revolving tower the two
towers being driven from the main shaft m by means of the driving wheels n and o,
the main shaft m being driven by means of any suitable steam engine or other
motive power.
We attach a car or group of cars p to a rope or chain or other equivalent of a rope or
chain as shewn at g such rope y passing up a groover formed in one of the ribs of the
outer revolving tower thence to a drum s connected with or to bevil wheel t near
clutches u, e provided at the top of the tower and connected to the tower spindle h,
the revolving of the spindle h rotating the drums thus winding up the rope or
chain 9 and consequently drawing upwards the car or cars p attached to such rope
or chain y so that by the revolutions of the outer tower e in conjunction with the
upward pull of the rope or chain g the car or cars p would gradually ascend to top
of tower passing round the helical convolutions or inclined way ; at the summit of
the fixed tower or either of the moving towers we provide a promenade or gallery w
where the passengers can wait a suitable length of time to allow a second set of
cars to fill at the base of the tower, the passengers at the top of the tower who had
left the cars would re-enter the cars p and such cars would then be disconnected
from the rope or chain q and pushed round the circular railway to the position
shewn at p Figure 8 and would be connected to the rope and would then
commence to travel down the inclined way by the action of the second rope or

page_text: chain, one end of which would be wound round a drum y situated at the top of
the tower and the other end of which would pass over a pulley and down a second
slotted rib of the revolving tower, the unwinding of the second drum y at the top
of tower gradually lowering the car or cars p to the base of tower again, while the
second set of loaded cars is gradually mounting the outside helical coil it will
thus be seen that the cars p. will to some extent balance each other, that is to
say the pull on the cord or chain of down travelling cars would revolve the bevil
wheel a a attached to the drum spindle and such bevil wheel a a being connected
by means of the crown wheels ab to the bevil wheel and drums of rising set
would assist the action of the rising set and minimise the work of the vertical
driving spindle h.
By the second modification we provide cars or carriages equivalent to the cars p
on or in which would be provided any suitable motive power either steam, com-
pressed air, electricity, water, or other motive power actuating suitable rotating and
driving mechanism, so as to enable a driver or other person on the car to set the
driving mechanism in motion by means of the motive power contained in or on the
car or carriage, so that the car or carriage or train of carriages would ascend and
descend the spiral inclined planes in a similar manner to that in which a railway
locomotive engine ascends and descends railway inclines.
By the third modification we provide a conducting rail a e extending up the
external inclined plane and down the internal inclined plane, and in conjunction
with such conducting rail we use a dynamo of the required power and such
dynamo would by preference be fixed near the base of tower so that it could
be conveniently and economically driven by the engine or other motor used for
actuating the main shaft m of revolving tower or so that it could be driven by
the main shaft m of revolving tower or from a countershaft driven by the main
shaft m of revolving tower thus supplying a continual electric current up and
down the conducting rail a c; in such cases the locomotive car or carriage would
be provided with suitable electric mechanism in conjunction with a contact wheel
thus it will be clearly understood that the locomotive car having been placed
at the bottom of the incline (with the contact wheel resting on the conducting
rail) that when the dynamo was set in motion the electric current would pass
up the conducting rail, through the contact wheel and through the conducting
wire into the electro magnets, thus setting in motion the driving gear connected
therewith so that the locomotive car or carriage would continue to travel up
the incline, the contact wheel taking up the current continuously.
Although we do not require the dynamo to drive the locomotive car down the
incline, seeing that the weight of the car will carry it down quickly, nevertheless
we continue the conducting rail down the incline and by reversing the motion
of the wheels use the dynamo and the current therefrom as brake power to
prevent the locomotive, car, or carriage from running away out of control of
the driver; we use suitable brake mechanism, the electric mechanism being
supplementary brake power; we have not shewn drawings of the electric motor
as such motors are not new in themselves.
By a fourth modification of our invention we raise the cars by means of an
endless rope ay made of hemp, wire or other suitable material as shewn at
Figures 26 27 28 29 30 31 and 32 such rope passing over the periphery of
lower grooved pulley a d, thence over the pulley a e, and upwards over the
volutions of outer helical coil to the top of tower where it would pass over a
pulley a secured at top of tower returning down the inside of tower over the
volutions of inner helical coil or causeway back again to pulley a d.
We by preference carry the rope over a series of pulleys a 9 provided in the
semicircular gutter a h the rope being held between the gripper aj or other equiva-
lent rope-gripper the handle of such gripper being so pivoted that it can be used as
a lever to draw the gripped rope sufficient far from the groove a h to permit the
gripper to travel clear of the said groove a h.
By a fifth modification we provide a raising rope a k Figure 33. one end of which

page_text: would be connected to a pulley al on the main driving shaft the other end being
passed up the tower in such a manner as not to come in contact with any of the
moving parts of tower, such raising rope would then pass over a pulley a m at the
top or near the top of tower, thence continuously over the volutions of the external
helical coil to the base of tower so that a car or train of cars could be connected to
the end an of such raising rope so that by revolving the main shaft m the first
end a o of the raising rope would be wound on to such main shaft m or on to the
pulley a secured to such main shaft, thereby gradually winding the cars to top o
tower.
By a sixth modification we provide the lowering rope a p one end a q of which
would be fastened to the main shaft m or to a second shieve or pulley ar secured
to the main shaft m, the other end as of such lowering rope could be passed over a
second shieve a t secured at or near the top of tower, the rope could then be wound
round the main shaft m, or the shieve a r of main shaft, until the length of rope so
wound would equal the length of tower convolutions, the cars could then be lowered
in the following manner-the end of lowering rope as that was passed over the
second shieve a t at or near the top of tower would be connected to the car or cars
taking the return journey down the internal inclined plane and it will be readily
understood that by revolving the shaft and so unwinding the lowering rope the cars
could be safely lowered to bottom of tower.
We provide suitable clutches and gear wheels in connection with the main shaft
(which may be similar to the set shewn in action at Figure 4) to facilitate the
winding and unwinding of the two ropes ak and a p.
To cause the rope to form helical volutions it may in some cases rest against the
vertical outer sides of the tower and in other cases we provide the tubular gutter
and gripper as fully described in the fourth modification in reference to
Figures 26, 29, 30, 31, and 32.
By a seventh modification we dispense with the sixth modification and lower the
passengers down the internal well of the hollow tower, cylinder, or drum by means
of any ordinary box lifts or cage lifts.
In some cases the fixed tower would have at its base a large room divided into
shops au as shewn at Figure 10 and over the roof of such shopping would be
provided a revolving platform av carrying horses, swing-boats or other articles
that are not new in themselves but which form a new combination over a series of
shops and under a tower.
The weight of fixed tower would take a continuous bearing on the ground or be
supported on a series of pillars or other ground bearings, the basement shops being
in some cases arranged on the outside only of the fixed tower-base and in other
cases the shops would be arranged both inside and outside the tower base.
The weight of the outer revolving tower is shewn as bearing on the roof of
basement shops but we can provide a ring of pillars under the roof of shops to
take the weight, or we can build the basement shops in segments each segment
being a self contained car or caravan the series of caravans thus forming the
bazaar of shops and as each caravan could be built with strong sides such sides
would act as pillars to receive the weight of outer revolving tower.
The weight of inner revolving tower is shewn as bearing on the ground step of
spindle but we prefer to supplement the step bearing by other equivalent
mechanical means.
We have not shewn drawings of the methods of supporting the weight of fixed
tower and two revolving towers on the ground base as we consider the description
a sufficient guide to any ordinary millwright or machinist.
In other cases we provide the shops au at base of tower and dispense with the
revolving horses utilizing the outer face of shop roofs u w as a promenade some
eight or ten feet from ground line.
In some
cases the fixed tower and the revolving towers would be made
without basement shops au and without a revolving platform av over such shops.

page_text: In other cases we connect to the fixed tower and its revolving towers the base-
ment shops a u only.
In other cases we connect to the fixed tower and its revolving towers the base-
ment shops au and the revolving platform av forming and constituting the
combination shewn at Figures 2 and 3.
In some cases we form the outer helical causeway of sufficient width to receive
two sets of tram rails as shewn at Figures 35, 36, and 37 and thus dispense with
the inner descending helical causeway in such cases we provide a partition
railing aa and a side railing a y so that the causeway can be used for passenger
traffic without cars the passengers passing up one gangway and down the other.
When cars are used on the double track as shown at Figures 35, 36, and 37, the
inner and outer cars babbare raised and lowered in the following manner :-
We provide a revolving pulley bc at top of tower, we next provide a winding
rope or chain and double such rope or chain placing the loop over the pulley be as
shown at Figure 38. the loose ends of rope or chain may pass under the cars and
be connected to the cars, the rope or chain passing over the gutter ah and rollers a g
provided on the helical causeways the part of the rope that passes over the outer
and larger track would have its end secured to the winding drum be such winding
drum be being secured to the main driving shaft m; the other end bf of winding
rope would then be secured to a second winding drum bg it will thus be apparent
that the cars can be raised by revolving the main shaft m to wind the rope on to
drum be and thus cause the car ba to travel up the inner tramway to the point
marked bh at top of tower and the car bb to travel on the outer tramway to bottom
of tower by revolving the main shaft m in the opposite direction the car ba can
be lowered and the car bb can be raised; the rope may be divided and connected
to the ends of cars instead of passing under the cars.
To facilitate the fixing and removing of the various modifications of our inven-
tion from one place to another we prefer in some cases to make the tower or towers
in sections as shewn at Figure 11. so that a trolley can be placed in position and
the tower or towers collapsed telescopically the sections being by preference about
eight feet high.
When such collapsed tower or towers have been removed to the desired place
the sections of the tower or towers would be pushed up or raised into their normal
position by means of suitable winding racks or gear.
To prevent accidents we employ a continuous rack bj as illustrated at Figures 24
and 25 on the ascending track or helical inclined way and then connect a pawl or
equivalent pinion to the underside of each car so that if the car moved back from
any cause the pawl or pinion could be moved to bear close up against the rack and
thus stop the car.
In other cases we provide weighted levers on the ascending track at short
distances apart as shewn at bk Figures 20 and 21. the cars in travelling over the
levers would revolve them on their axis and pass over them and as soon as a car
had passed over a lever, the weight would cause such lever bk to revolve on its
.axis presenting a vertical wall to keep the car from running back.
We may in some cases have two or more rows of levers as shewn at Figure 23
from which it will be apparent that a vertical screen or wall 6 m could be attached
to a pair of such levers and that the car in rising would push over such screen to a
horizontal position and when the screen and weighted levers moved back to the
normal vertical position a projecting wall would be continually rising behind the
passengers, thus providing absolute safety in preventing nervousness on the part of
the passengers.
On the descending inclined plane we may provide sets of weighted levers or a
rack and pawl and as an additional precaution each car would be provided with
powerful brakes either automatic or manumotive.
In some cases we arrange to have a lantern at the summit of the tower such
lantern being provided with an intermittent electric search light or lights, or

page_text: rotating lanterns rotated by the vertical spindle and lighted by an electric current
from a dynamo driven by the motive power that revolves the tower mechanism.
Our towers afford surfaces on which to secure advertising plates such adver-
tisement plates can be secured to the lower shopping both inside and outside and
also to the fixed tower and also to the revolving towers.
In some cases we prefer to make the apparatus on a small scale to be sold as
a toy.
We are aware that tramways or railways are in use as amusement machines such
tramways being laid on undulating tracks, technically known as switchbacks and in
some cases such railways ascend spirally tier above tier round a common centre or
axis afterwards extending outwards forming various horizontal configurations and
such railways, tramways, or switchbacks form no part of our invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and the manner in which the same is performed we declare that what we
claim is
1st. The invention as illustrated and described, for the purpose described.
2nd. The improvemente in towers and apparatus connected therewith for use as
a public amusement, consisting of a fixed tower in conjunction with two revolving
towers, the fixed tower being provided with internal and external causeways
carrying tram-rails and tram-cars, the cars being moved over the outer and inner
causeways by means of ropes or other equivalents to ropes, such ropes being
operated by the action of the inner and outer revolving towers in conjunction with
the central spindle so as to raise and lower passengers up and down the causeways,
for amusement as illustrated and described in reference to the first modification.
3rd. The combination with revolving towers of a central spindle actuated by
gear wheels connected to main shaft of fixed tower, the main shaft of fixed tower
revolving the central spindle and the central spindle actuating drums and gear
wheels fixed to upper end of spindle, the drums winding and unwinding the ropes or
chains within the grooves formed in the ribs of the revolving towers for the purpose.
of raising or lowering the cars up or down the spiral causeway.
4th. The improvements in towers and apparatus connected therewith for use as a
public amusement, consisting of providing cars or carriages with motive power and
driving mechanism by means of which the carriages can be raised or lowered up or.
down the spiral causeways of our improved apparatus as described in second
modification.
5th. The improvements in towers and apparatus connected therewith for use as a
public amusement, consisting of the utilization of electricity as a means of raising
and lowering the cars, as illustrated and described in reference to the third
modification.
6th. The improvements in towers and apparatus connected therewith for use as a
public amusement, consisting of utilizing an endless rope to raise and lower the cars
or carriages the rope passing up a spiral gutter over pulleys or rollers and being
gripped by a pivoted gripper connected to tram car as illustrated and described in
reference to fourth modification.
7th. The improvements in towers and apparatus connected therewith for use as a
public amusement, consisting of the utilization of a raising rope actuated by the
main driving shaft of fixed tower as illustrated and described in reference to fifth
modification.
8th. The improvements in towers and apparatus connected therewith for use as a
public amusement, consisting of the utilization of a lowering rope actuated by the
main driving shaft of fixed tower as illustrated and described in reference to sixth
modification.
9th. The improvements in towers and apparatus connected therewith for use as a
public amusement, consisting of the combination of a fixed tower provided with
external and internal spiral causeways in conjunction with two revolving towers
and a central revolving spindle.

page_text: 10th. The improvements in towers and apparatus connected therewith for use as
a public amusement, consisting of the combination of a fixed tower provided with
external and internal spiral causeways in conjunction with a central spindle
actuated by the main shaft of fixed tower so that cars can be raised and lowered
over the causeways the outer revolving tower being connected to a revolving
horizontal platform carrying horses, swing-boats, and other seats so that when the
outer tower refolves vertically the horses and other seats will revolve horizontally
the horee platform revolving over the roof of a large room such large room being
divided into shops or bazaars so that retail trade can be done in the basement shops
when the towers are revolving and the cars are travelling up and down as illustrated
and described in reference to Figures 2, 3, 4 and 5.
11th. The combination of a single tower and its causeways and cars' with
basement shops so that the flat roof of basement shops can be utilized as a
promenade during the time that the cars are earning money and the basement shops
making sales.
12th. The combination of the three towers and cars with a stationary non-
revolving promenade platform.
13th. The combination of the three towers and their causeways and cars with
basement shops so that the flat roof of basement shops can be utilized as a
promenade during the time that the cars are earning money and the basement shops
making sales.
14th. The making of our improved towers in collapsable sections as illustrated
and described in reference to Figure 11.
15th. On the helical causeway of amusement towers weighted levers pivoted in
slots at regular intervals so that the travelling cars can push the pivoted levers into
a horizontal position and pass over them the lever rising into vertical position again
by the action of its weighted end as illustrated and described in reference to
Figures 20 and 21.
16th. On the helical causeway of amusement towers two weighted levers and a
screen to block up the backward track and prevent passengers from feeling nervous
when near the top of tower as illustrated and described in reference to Figures 22
and 23.
17th. The making of either of the modifications of our invention hereinbefore
described in the form of a toy for use as a toy.
HERBERT WHITE.
GEORGE WHEELDON.
ALFRED WM. TURNER.