Year: 1887

page_text: I CORBET RYDER GOURLAY of 2 Harrison Place Newcastle upon Tyne Advertizing
Agent 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 object of this invention is to render street advertizing more attractive con-
spicuous and striking. This is accomplished by using a suitable travelling car moving
on suitable wheels. Upon the frame or body of the car I have one or more vertical
rotating spindles by preference three rising above the car. These spindles are carried
by suitable standards and crossbars. Upon these vertical spindles there are boards on
which the advertizing sheets are displayed. The boards being fixed on the spindles at
varying horizontal angles if preferred so that part of the advertizments may readily
be seen from any direction at the same moment.
At the foot of each vertical spindle and beneath the frame of the car there is fixed
a spur wheel. These spur wheels are preferred to be of the same diameter so that on
motion being imparted to them the displayed advertizments retain in their revolution
the same relative angle. These boards may have each an adjustment so as to alter
the horizontal angle. Gearing into one of the spur wheels there is a spur pinion on
a spindle passing up through the frame. At the top of this spindle there is fixed a
handle which on being caused to rotate by the attendent to the car imparts any
desired regular or irregular motion through the spur pinion and wheels to the
advertizing boards on the vertical spindles. Thus the rotatory motion of these boards
is quite independant of the motion of the car. If preferred however motion may be
communicated from a bevel wheel on one of the axles of the car to a bevel wheel
fixed on the spur pinion spindle. In this case the spur bevel wheel on vertical
spindle may run loose and a sliding clutch on the spindle on being moved into
gear with bevel wheel will cause the motion of the car from its axle to give
motion to the advertizing boards on vertical spindles. When these vertical spindles
are used they are carried thus-The centre spindle is carried by a tube through
which it passes out at the top on which its board is fixed and the two outside
spindles are carried by brackets fixed on the tube through which the centre
spindle passes. In some cases the brackets and tube may be dispensed with.
A moveable pin passing through the frame into one of the wheels causes the

page_text: advertizing boards to be fixed in any part of the rotation or. it may be used to
prevent the car from moving when the clutch is in gear. Fig. 1 is a longi-
tudinal section of the apparatus and fig. 2 a plan on the underside. In Fig. 1 a is
the handle for turning, is the spindle for same, d is the spur pinion, e e e are
the spur wheels on the vertical spindles and g g g g g are the advertizing boards
also on spindles, h is the tube through which the centre spindle passes, and i i
the brackets for supporting side spindles, k is the stop pin to prevent motion,
L the clutch and m the bevel wheel on pinion shaft b.
n is the bevel wheel on car axle and o is the car to carry the whole.
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
1st. The method of moving by hand advertizing boards or bills in various
directions on advertizing cars.
2nd. The method of moving advertizing boards or bills in various directions on
advertizing cars by the method of the car.
3rd. The whole combination whereby a large advertizing area is condensed into
limited area.
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