An Improved Machine for Distributing Advertisement Leaflets and the like
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Sept., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 20th June, 1889-Accepted, 20th July, 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Machine for Distributing Advertisement Leaflets
and the like.
I WILHELM FISCHER of Mayerhofgasse 4. Vienna in the Empire of 'Austria
Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists in a machine for holding advertising leaflets and the like
and automatically and periodically distributing or throwing out the same.
The machine consists of a suitable case adapted to receive a pile of the leaflets
or the like to be distributed and having an opening for the ejection thereof, and
a hinged back or other opening portion for commodiously filling the machine. On
the pile of leaflets, there freely rests a plate, bar or frame supporting a rotary
cylinder or the like bearing upon the uppermost leaflet of the pile and having blunt
teeth or corrugated surface, or any suitable means for causing the revolution of
the cylinder to drag or force out the leaflet thereunder. The said cylinder or the
like may be driven by clockwork actuated by a spring or weight. The plate or frame
supporting the cylinder and clockwork carries suitable projections guided in slots
in the sides of the casing. It is partially supported by cords or the like passing over
pulleys and attached to weights so that the pressure on the leaflets may be adjusted
according to requirement.
The mechanism being set in operation the leaflets will he one by one ejected until
the store in the machine is exhausted.
J. of Santambor 1888
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Machine for Distributing Advertisement Leaflets
and the like.
1 WILHELM FISCHER of Mayerhofgasse 4 Vienna in the Empire of Austria
Manufacturer 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 invention consists in a machine for holding advertisement leaflets and the like
and automatically and periodically distributing or throwing out the same.
The machine consists of a suitable case adapted to receive a pile of the leaflets or the
like to be distributed and having an opening for the ejection thereof and a hinged
back or other opening portion for commodiously filling the machine. On the pile of
leaflets there freely rests a plate, bar or frame supporting a rotary cylinder or the like
bearing upon the uppermost leaflet of the pile and having blunt teeth or corrugated
surface or any suitable means for enabling the revolution of the cylinder to act so as
to drag or force out the leaflet thereunder. The said cylinder or the like may be
driven by clockwork actuated by a spring or weight. The plate or frame supporting
the cylinder and clockwork, carries suitable projections guided in slots in the side
of the casing. It is partially supported by cords or the like passing over pulleys
and attached to weights so that the pressure on the leaflets may be adjusted for proper
operation as above described.
The mechanism being set in movement, the leaflets will be ejected one by. one until
the store in the machine is exhausted.
Reference being made to the accompanying drawing; The machine consists of a

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four cornered box or case A for receiving the paper sheets and the mechanism. On
the two side walls of the case are cut the guide slits c¹ bordered by guide rails
guide the studs on the plate carrying the mechanism. The back wall moves on hinges;
the case is open above and there provided across its centre with a cross bar (as seen
in Fig. 4). The case is also open in front. On both ends are fixed, as a continuation
of the side walls wooden boards to prevent the paper from falling sideways.
The inner mechanism consists of plate B (Figs. 1 and 2) which carries the actual
working parts. C is a roller provided with blunt spikes which is moved by clockwork
or motive device of any ordinary known construction as shown in Fig. 2 by the cog
wheel e of the mechanism journalled in lugs a on the plate gearing with the cogged
wheel d of the roller. Instead of spikes the roller can be provided with brushes or
rails or can be grooved.
On the plate are also two loops n n Fig. 1 to which are fixed the cords or chains &
which run over wheels m m and have attached to their ends the weights. The plate
resting on the papers to be ejected is balanced by these weights and the pressure of
the roller on the paper is regulated thereby.
The plate is guided by the gnide blocks 6 (Figs. 2 and 5.) which run in the guide
slits Fig. 3. The guide blocks as shown in Fig 5 consists of two parts; the one
part of the same Fig. is firmly fixed to plate B, the second part is a roller which is
connected with the immovable part by screw w₁ so that the roller may turn thereon,
during the up or down movement of the plate.
D. (figs. 1and 2) is a curved bar provided with rod o which latter has an eye p.
This bar with rod serves for lifting and securing the plate, when the box is to be
refilled with papers or when the clockwork is to be wound up. When the plate is
lifted by the bar the rod o enters the holo q in the cross bridge (Figs. 1 and 4)
whereupon the pin q is inserted into the eye p of the rod o for securing the same to
the bridge.
At the back of the plate B two rollers or roller protectors are fixed, which laiter
contain two rollers. The object of this is to prevent the plate from pressing on the
papers, the small wheels or rollers and the cylinder only touching the papers. It
is of course immaterial, where these rollers are attached to the plates, also any desired
number of rollers can be used or a cylinder can be used instead of the rollers.
ff (figs. 1. 2 and 3) are curved bars fastened by screws to plate B and serving as
guides for the sheets ejected by cylinder C. g (figs. 1 and 3) is an inclined plane or
tray onto which the ejected paper slides.
Instead of employing the plate B one can use as shown in Fig. 6 a rail E to which
is fixed a plate F. Where this is the case the clock work or motive device is secured
to the plate or rail. On the rail are the lugs y for the trunnions g' of the roller C¹
The roller or rollers are, in this case constructed in such a manner that the cogged
wheel is fixed on the quadrangular axle d' (Fig. 8). As shown in Fig. 9 the roller
consists of two parts which are placed over the axle and in contact with the cogged
wheel.
The cogged wheel gears with the cogged wheel e of the clockwork or
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motive device.
On each end of the rail E as seen in Figs. 6 and 7 is placed a plater between the
angles of which are the pulley wheels t. These pulley wheels are now introduced
between the guiding rails b' so as to provide for a regular ascent and descent of
the rail E with its working parts.
The bar D with rod o is secured to plate F.
The clockwork or motive device is screwed to rail E and plate F. The loops to
take the cords or chains k are also fixed to rail E.
The roller C (fig. 1) or double roller (figs. 6 and 7) can also be replaced as
shown in Figs. 10 and 11 by two spiked wheels. On the quadrangular axle <¹
having in the centre the cogged wheel z are placed the two wheels C which are
provided with a double row of spikes. These two wheels can be shifted nearer or
Further apart according to the width of the papers to be ejected.
The two set screws s in the naves cl serve for fixing the wheel to the axle. The
set screws have butterfly heads to enable one in shifting these wheels to loosen

page_text: and refasten the set screws. These set screws should be placed on the sides remote
from the centre cogged wheel i.e. on the outer side of the wheels.
The effect of this apparatus is as follows. After the papers have been placed in
the bottom of the case the plate B or the rail E with the working parts is placed
between the guiding ledges & and moved downwards upon the papers. The weights b
are then regulated in such a manner that the plate with its working parts does not
press too heavily upon the paper to prevent the sliding out. After the clockwork or
moving apparatus has been wound up it moves the roller C or the rollers C or the
wheels C, their spikes taking hold of the papers and shifting them forward to
slide under the bars onto the chute g.
The plate B or rail E follows by its own weight until the last of the paper
sheets has been ejected.
Instead of moving the cylinder by means of clockwork this can also be done
by weights fixed to a chain gearing on the cogged wheel in the centre of the spiko
cylinder.
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 :-
1. A machine for distributing advertisement leaflets and the like adapted to receive
a store of said leaflets and having one or more rollers C, C¹ or C fitted with spikes
or otherwise as set forth in combination with a plate or frame carrying said roller or
rollers and clockwork or other motive device for rotating said roller or rollers for the
periodical ejection of said leaflets in the manner set forth.
2. The combination with the plate or frame aforesaid of wheels or pulleys which
support the plate on said column of leaflets without friction as set forth.
3. The combination with the plato or frame aforesaid of the counterbalance weights
whereby the effective weight of the plate or frame and parts thereon upon the pile of
leaflets, may be adjusted for the purpose set forth.
4. The combination with the case constructed as described of the guide bars f fixed
to the plate or frame aforesaid for the guiding of the ejected leaflet.
5. The combination of the mechanism set forth with a case having an opening for
the ejection of the leaflets substantially as illustrated and described.
Dated this 20th day of June 1889
HERBERT & Co.,
18, Buckingham Street, Strand, London, W.C., Agents to Applicant.