Improvement in the Construction of and Apparatus for Revolving Gas and other Illuminant Lamps used for the Combined Purposes of Illumination and Advertisement.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Mar., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 12th Nov., 1889-Accepted, 22nd Mar., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvement in the Construction of and Apparatus for Revolving
Gas and other Illuminant Lamps used for the Combined Purposes
of Illumination and Advertisement.
1, JOHN HORROCKS of 25 Saunders Street Southport in the County of Lancaster
Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention consists of various means of constructing the lamp body, and causing
the same to rotate round the lamp pillar or suspendent rod both of which run through
the lamp body.
In some cases the suspendent lamp may be rotated without the rod passing
through the body of the lamp, and, in this case, the suspendent rod may be attached
to the frame work of the lamp, and may rotate on a cup or ball joint as in an
ordinary chandelier, for the combined purpose of illumination and advertisement in
accordance with my former invention for which Letters Patent were granted to me
No. 15484 in the year 1886.
The first part of my invention consists in the construction of the lamp body either
in one whole body or in sections; when constructed in sections the lower part of
the lamp, which is in form of a hemisphere or any other form suitable for the
purpose, is intended to be glazed with the most suitable glass for the purpose of
illuminating the street or other area's and it (the lower or illuminant section) may be
fixed firmly to the pillar :-(1) with a groove formed on the top of such illuminant
section for the reception of ball, roller, or wheel bearings, or other suitable means
may be adopted, whereon the upper or advertisement section may rotate; or (2) the
upper section may revolve from a centre fixed in the lamp top, which centre will
work in a footstep provided to receive the same at the top of lamp pillar; or (3)
on a collar or collars on any portion of lamp pillar on which the bush of a skeleton
frame ring or rings supporting advertisement section may revolve upon; (4) the
lamp top in some cases will also be stationary and only the advertisement portion
of the lamp will revolve. In some cases I purpose constructing the lamp as a whole
and in such cases the entire lamp body will rotate on ball roller, wheel, collar or
centre bearings.
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The second part of my invention has reference to the employment of steam or gas
or water for the rotary power named, and I employ either an ordinary turbine or a
rotary hydraulic motor or water wheel or hydraulic piston motor; all these motors,
with the exception of steam or gas power, can be placed either underground or in
the lower part of the lamp pillar or in the upper part of lamp body or in a suspending
lamp within the building of which the suspending lamp is fixed or in the upper part
of lamp body.
If placed below, the motion is transmitted upwards through the centre part of
lamp pillar by means of a rotating shaft or a reciprocating link, and if placed above,
the water is conveyed to the motor by a pipe running preferably within the pillar
and the waste water can be carried away by a pipe provided for the purpose.
The motor is in this case carried to the upper end of pillar and if the motion is
rotary it is connected by the simplest spur or bevel or worm gearing to the upper
frame of the lamp body.
If the motion is reciprocating, it is conveyed to the lamp body by an ordinary
intermittent ratchet and pawl gear.
If gas or steam power is used such power will be transmitted by rotary shafts to
the lamp from such stations as the power is created.
In some cases the lamp bodies will be slightly moved at intervals by hand (in
place of the motor power referred to) so as to alter positions of advertisements.

page_text: The third part of my invention has reference to the employment of means for
reducing the friction on the bearings of the revolving lamp body wholly or in
sections.
For this purpose I employ ball or roller or wheel or collar bearings; in the
first case the balls run in grooves turned in the bearings for the purpose as in cycle
bearings.
In the second case the rollers are made conical as in some forms of turn table
bearings.
In the third case the weight of the body and side pressure of the wind are taken
by antifriction wheels carried in suitable bearings either on the non revolving pillar
or in the revolving frame of lamp body.
In the fourth case the table washer or collars are placed on the fast collar or collars
on lamp-pillar.
JOHN HORROCKS.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvement in the Construction of and Apparatus for Revolving
Gas and other Illuminant Lamps used for the Combined Purposes
of Illumination and Advertisement.
I, JOHN HORROCKS of 25 Saunders Street Southport in the county of Lancaster,
Engineer 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:-
My invention consists of various means of constructing the lamp bodies and
causing them to rotate round the lamp pillar or suspendant rod. In suspended lamps
the rod may be attached to the frame of the lamp body and the whole may rotate
on a cup or ball joint as in an ordinary chandelier.
In other respects the lamps may be constructed as described for non-rotating
lamps used for advertisement and illumination in the specification of my invention for
which Letters Patent were granted to me in the year 1886 and numbered 15484.
And the illuminant may be either gas, oil, electricity or other suitable source of
light.
In the accompanying drawings:-
Fig I. illustrates one method of constructing, sustaining, and rotating my
improved advertising and illuminating lamp. A is the pillar,, B the illuminating
portion of the lamp body constructed of clear glass, the advertising portion and
D the top.
The parts B. C and D are all connected together and rotate together the weight
being sustained by the strong arins b, b, and the ball bearings E, the air inlet being
by holes as indicated by the arrow e. The upper portion of the frame of the
advertisement section has attached to it a wheel-like piece having arms C and carry-
ing a boss d which may either itself fit the top of lamp pillar as shewn or may carry
three or more friction wheels coming in contact with the pillar and serving the same
purpose as the fitting boss, namely to guide or maintain the revolving lamp body in
its vertical position.
In the lower and enlarged portion of the pillar is shewn a hydraulic reciprocating
motor F whose piston rod is continued upwards through the hollow pillar A
emerging at the top but within the top D of the lamp body. By means of a bell-
crank G, catchy and crown ratchet wheel H attached to the arms c or to boss d the
reciprocations of the motor piston are caused to produce rotation of the lamp body.
It will be understood that I may use a rotary motor and the source of power may
be gas, steam or other suitable agency according to circumstances. In some cases,
place the motor on a suitable platform carried by the top of the pillar and within the
top of the lamp body.

page_text: Fig. . shews a method of constructing the lamp in accordance with my inven-
tion in which the lower or illuminating portion B of the lamp is fixed, the advertisement
section C and top D alone rotating. The ball or roller bearings in this case are
between C and B as shewn, in section in Fig. Il a and the weight is taken by the
fixed arms bb. The arms and boss d are used as before to guide the upper part of
the frame and the motor can be fixed in any of the ways herein before described.
Though the lamp body is in this Fig. shewn as a cylindrical one it will be understood
that it can be made of square, hexagonal or any other desired form.
Fig. III. shews a method of constructing the lamp in which the weight of the
rotating portion is taken entirely by a pivot centre attached to the top D and
working in a fixed sunk centre formed in or attached to the top of the lamp pillar. In
this case the whole lamp body may rotate as in Fig. 1. or only C and D as shewn in
this Fig. in which case the arms may be dispensed with or made much lighter.
In this form I use friction or guide rollers as shewn in Fig. III. a. protecting the
same from the weather by the form of frame casting k. In this case also the lamp
body may be cylindrical or polygonal in form. The action for rotating the frame must
in this case be brought through a suitable slot or opening in the side of the pillar
below the cap carrying the sunk centre.
Fig. IV. shews a method of constructing the lamp in which either C & D rotate
together as before or only and the weight is taken by collars attached to or
formed on the pillar, and again independently of the illuminating portion B while
leaving the top of the pillar free for the rotating mechanism as in Fig. 1. is the collar
on pillar A and the boss d of the framework of C may either bear directly upon it or
through the medium of balls or friction wheels or conical rollers. The lower part
is guided by friction wheels i protected by shewn in Fig. IV. a. In this case as in
Fig. 111. the upper frame of B must be formed with armis m and boss n attached to
the pillar A. A further modification is to make use of the boss or collar n to carry
the weight of the revolving portion in which case the friction rollers are transferred
to a position between C and D, the latter being a fixture and attached to the upper
end of the lamp pillar.
Fig. V shews a further modification in which the parts B, C and D are all secured
together and all rotate together their weight being taken by the collars 0.0 which
may be plain or be fitted with ball bearings. In this case also the body may be
round or polygonal. If round the arms can be dispensed with and in any case
can be made very light as they have only the suspendant weight of the glass part B
to support. The air inlet is indicated by an arrow.
I wish it to be understood that in none of the constructions herein described do
I confine myself to any particular form of lamp body or portion thereof, nor to
the exact details of the rotating mechanism but having now particularly described
and ascertained the nature of my said invention and the manner in which it is to be
performed, I declare that what I claim is :-
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I. The revolving lamp used for illumination and advertisement purposes in which
the whole or part only of the body is caused to rotate by the application of a
suitable motive power or by hand, substantially as and for the purposes herein-
before described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
II. The revolving lamp used for illumination and advertisement purposes in which
the whole or part of the lamp body rotates and in which the lamp pillar is continued
upwards through the centre of the lamp body, substantially as and for the purposes
hereinbefore described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
III. The hydraulic rotary or piston motor placed within the lower part of the lamp
pillar or within the upper part of the lamp body, substantially as and for the purposes
herein before described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
IV. The ball or roller antifriction bearings to take the weight of the lamp body
or such portion thereof as rotates, substantially as and for the purposes hereinbefore
described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

page_text: V. The guide wheels or rollers for retaining in position the rotating portion of the
lamp body, substantially as and for the purposes hereinbefore described and illustrated
in the accompanying drawings.
VI. The rotating lamp body suspended upon a pivot working upon the upper end
of the lamp pillar, substantially as and for the purposes herein before described and
illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
VII. The rotating lamp body, whose upper part. rests and rotates upon collars or
ball bearings the lower or illuminating portion being clear glass carrying its own
weight only, substantially as and for the purposes herein before described and illustrated
in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 11th day of November 1889
EDGAR CONISTON MILLS,
Agent to the Applicant.