US1869465A

US1869465A - Traveling advertising sign

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Publication number: US1869465A
Application number: US538651A
Authority: US
Inventors: Morris J Cohan
Original assignee: RELIANCE SPECIALTIES Manufacturing CO IN
Current assignee: RELIANCE SPECIALTIES Manufacturing CO IN; RELIANCE SPECIALTIES Manufacturing Co Inc
Priority date: 1931-05-20
Filing date: 1931-05-20
Publication date: 1932-08-02
Anticipated expiration: 1949-08-02

Description

Aijlg. 2, 1932.

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. l. n TIL m un Q w 1Vmm m. N 1 1%. NN NN La ATTORNEY Aug. 2, 1932. M. J. coHAN TRAVELING ADVERTISING SIGN Filed May 20, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 wm m Q Y a n S. ,f @N b Qm/ m@ m.. E E o V T. mw l lli i MN .2 i m@ m NNI NN wh Nm Um .m Nm f www !JHH1V11 n f H1 1 .Sw QN 0 @w m I Mllllxuu l 1| .r WIW@ Patented Aug. 2, 1932 unirse stares PATENT critics f MORRS J. COI-IAN, OF`IBROOKLYN, YORK, lASSIGNOR TO yRELIANGIE' SPECIALTIES MFG. CO., INC., OF YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK TRAVELING ADVERTISING SIGN' Application iiled May 20, 1931. Serial No. 538,651,

My present invention relates to advertising devices and more particularly to devices of general character specied, as are commonly known as reflector signs. It is an object s of the present invention to provide a movinirable manner.

ln the accompanying specification, I shall describe, and in the annexed drawings show, an illustrative embodiment of the advertising device of the present invention. It is,

=..f-. however, to be clearly understood thatthe present inventionis not limited to the aforesaid illustrative embodiment of the same, which is herein described and shown for purand 16.k Each of the brackets consists of arear vertical portion17, an upper leg 18, and a lower leg 19, the brackets being secured to thebase plate -by spot-welding the lower legs V19 to thefbase plate. Secured intermediate the upper and lower legs V18 and 19 of the bracket 16, iscanother U-shaped bracket 20, thisbracket consisting of thefront vertical portion 21, the lower leg 22, which is spot-welded tothe llower leg 19 of the bracket 16and the upper leg 23 which is spot-welded to the upper leg 18 of the-bracket 16. ySecured to the upper leg 18 vof the U-shaped -bracket 15, as by havingthe upper horizontal portion 24 thereof'spot-welded to the same,'is anangle iron 25, the front vertical .portion 26 of which is 4provided at the-lower end thereof with the offset portion 26., the

ln the accompanying drawings, Fig. 1 is latter portionbei'ng spot-.welded toa horizontally extending arm 27 of a-vertical bracket 28,v the leg portion 29o'f which is spot-welded to the base plate 11 near the end opposite to that which supports the bracket 16.

' Formed with the

front portions

26 and 21 of the brackets and 20, are forwardly eX- poses of illustration only. 70

a top plan view of the aforesaid illustrative embodiment of the present invention, the casing thereof being removed to show the internal construction.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional viewtakcn on line 2--2 of 1.

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is an end view of the aforesaid il- "L" lustrative embodiment of the present invention, here again the coverbeing removed; and Fig. 5 is an enlarged detailed. longitudinal sectional view of one of the idlers employed v in the aforesaid illustrative embodiment of' l'-' the present invention.

Referring now more in detail to the aforesaid illustrative embodiment of the moving or traveling signs of the present invention,

and with particular reference to thedrawings i illustrating the same, numeral 10 generally indicates a sign made in accordance with the aforesaid illustrative embodiment of the present invention. Such` sign includes thereotangular base plate llprovided at the four 'l edges thereof with the upstanding flanges 12.

The base plate 11 is spot-welded to a dishshaped bezel or frame 1.3 and is provided with a plurality, here shown as four, feet 14. Secured to the base plate 11 nearthe short, end

edges thereof, is a pair of U-shaped brackets y tending

plates

30 and 31, which are adapted to carry, respectively, angle .

irons

32 and 33. The angle irons are provided with the obliquely disposed` supporting

portions

34 and 35, these portions being disposed, normally at an angle of 45 to the base plate 11. The

angle irons

32 and 33 are secured

tothe plates

30 and 31 by being pivotally attached lthereto by the bolts 36,'the angle irons being also provided with elongated slots 37,

through which pass bolts 38, engageable in the

plates

30 and 31,y and held in place by nuts 39, the arrangement being such that the

angle irons

32 and 33, can be altered as conlditions require.A

and of the

angle irons

32 and 33, have at The supporting portions 34 theirlower frontV edges, U-shaped holders 40 `and 41 adapted to receive a mirror 42. Thus,

any images reflected in.v the mirror from -abovethe same, may be seen by an observer standing in the-front of the advertising device of the present invention.

The numeral 43 Agenerallydesignates 4iilm tracks, which consist of L-shape'd runners 44' and 45,. secured to the upper surfaces of the l' i upper legs 18 of the

brackets

15 and 16. The

runners

44 and 45, consist of the

horizontal portions

46 and 47, and the

vertical portions

48 and 49.

The entire device is enclosed in a casing 50 whichV consists of the rear wall 51,

end walls

52 and 53, front wall 54 and top wall 55. The front wall 54 is provided with the rectangular opening 56 through which the 'rel'ectionsin the mirror 42 may be observed,` and the edges surrounding the 'opening 56 are bent upon themselves at 57 soas tov reinforcev the opening.

The lower edges of the rear, side and front walls, are bent inwardly, to present flanges Z58 by Vmeans oi. which the casing 50 rests upon the base plate 11 Within the upstanding flanges 12. l

Thetop wall 550i the casing50 is also provided with a rectangular opening 59, this opening being surrounded by downwardly .directed ingesO whichit within the

vertical portions

48 and 49 of the

runners

44 and 45. The lpurpose of this arrangement is to keepthe runners uniformly spread apart `throughout -their length, so as not to interfere with 'the proper movement of the yiilm ;which they guide, Yas will be `readily under- -stood .as this description progresses. lntegral-ly formed Ywith thedownwardly directed anges 60 :are inwardly directed .flanges y61, 'the lower surfaces vkowhich are adapted to cooperate With the Ahorizontal '

portions

46 and 47, yof they runners 44 and 45, so as rto guide :the marginal portions of the iilm 62, "which passes intermediate the horizontal ypor- .

tions

46 and 47 ofthe runners 44 and'45,.and the inwardly directed ilan'ges'61 ofthe downwardly directed flanges .6() which surround l, the opening 59 in @the upper wall 55 'of the ,casingd The .upper 'surface of the flanges Gland the facingsurfaces of the flanges A6() are receptive of Ja rectangular sheet 63 of V.fiashed opal `or other translucent glass, the

" arrangement being such, that the upper sur- .face ofthe glass is flush with the upper Asur-- a'ce of the .top ywall 55.

" rPhe VfilmV 621s -run .about'a series of rollers 64. The lm also passes about a roller 6.5 and anotherroller 66, all as clearly shown in Fig.` 201 vthe drawings. The Yroller 65 Vis carried by the vertical bracket 28, and 'the roller 66'is carried by a bracket 67 .slidable along a horizontal bar 68 carried "by the

brackets

28 and 20. The position vof the bracket 67 may be' adjusted, and after vadjusted retained 1in place `by means of a set screw 69`l the purpose of this roller Ybeing to take up any slack which there may be vin 'the 'film 62. Each of the

rollers

64, 65 and 66 preferably consists of a cylindrical wooden body 70 having enlarged end vportions71 and isprovid'ed with the end bores 72 connected ,the counter bore 73 of lesser diameter. The bores 72 are receptive of inserts; 74 and 75 of Arguto wood, these inserts constituting oilless bearings, by means of which the rollers may be rotatably mounted on the pins 76 having the heads 77. intermediate the outer end of each of the rollers and the head 77 A of its pin 76, is a washer 78, the opposite end of the pin being threaded at 79 so that the .rollers may be secured to their supports as set forth in earlier portions of this specification. The iilm 62 contacts only the enlarged portions 71 of veach of the rollers at the marginal portions thereof, so that those portions of the film that contain written matter do .not comein contact with any portion of 'the rollers, thus giving longer life to the saine..

in Order .um the. sini, which is endless,

'be inoved continuously, I provided driving means 80. Such driving means preferably consists of an velectric motor `81 of approxi- ;matelyrone-'fitieth of a horse-power, which motor is adapted, .through a right-angle drive '.82fto rotate a shaft 88. This shaft has lined thereon :gl .largev rubber vroller 84 adapted to cooperate witha smaller rubber roller 85 to l "jacent the rheostat 89 I provide a. bracket 92,

which is adapted to support an electrical receptacle 93, the lat-ter being secured rto the bracket by a strap 94, and estending beyond 'th'ezrear wall 51 oi"- the casing 50 through an opening 95.

All of the various electrical portions of the present invention may be wired as follows: `One terminal of the receptacle 93 is connected bya wire 96 to one terminal of the motor 81. The other terminal of thelmotor 81 is conlnecte'd bya'wire 97 to one terminal 98 of the w rheostat 89; and the other terminal 99 of .the

4rheostat is'connected by a wire 100 to the kremaining terminal of' the receptacle 98.

.I it islfound desirable, the opening 56 in 'the front wall 54 ol the 'casing 56 may closed by means of a glass window 101 'to make the casing as a' whole dust-prooi'. If the window 101 is employed, there may be slot-welded to the rear surface o' the iront wall 101, immediately below the lower longltudinal bend57 surrounding the opening the ZLshaped `bracket 102 which is receptive of the lower edge of the glass, the upper linea-165 Y This completes the description of the construction of the aforesaid illustrative embodiment of the advertising devices ofthe present invention. 'lt is believed thatthe mode of operation thereof will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art to which the present invention relates,'but for the sake of clarity, the operation may be briefly summarized as follows:

After the devicelO has been permanently settled in the position that it is intended that it occupy, the mirror -l2 is adjusted, as above described, so that the reflections therein, coming from above the same, will be readily seen by persons standing in front of the device. rlfhe electric current is then applied so as to operate the motor 8l which, through the cooperating rubber rollers 84 and vwhich engage therebetween the lilmv 62,;will drive the film in the circuitous path indicated in Fig. 2 of the drawings. As the film passes beneath the flashedl opal glass 63, with the marginal portions thereof guided `

intermediate Vthe runners

44 and 45, and the flanges 6l, any light entering the casing 50 will pass through the glass 63 and film 62, to create images of the inscriptions of the i'ilm in the mirror 42, and these reflections will be readily observed by persons standing in front of or at an angle to the sign through the opening 56 in the front wall 54tof the casing 50. Should there be too much slack in the film, the same may be taken up by loosening the set screw 69 and moving the bracket 67 to the left in-Fig. 2, until the slack is taken up,

after which the set screw 69 may again be tightened.

yThis completes the description of the operation ofthe advertising devices of the present invention. lt will be noted that such devices are simple in construction, contain few operative parts, are easy and economical to -fabricate and assemble, and provide excellent advertising facilities at low cost and with considerable effectiveness. Other superiorities and advantages of the devices of the present invention will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art to which the present invenporting members, together with a plurality of longitudinally disposedV flanged guide members carried by said end supporting members, an endless flexible sign stencil having a portion thereof passing over said longitudinally disposed flanged guide members,.a plurality of rollers for carrying said endless flexible sign stencil, means for moving said endless flexible sign stencil over said rollers at an adjustable Vrate of speed and means for tensioning said endless flexible sign stencil in its'movement over said flanged guide members, in combination with a closure adapted to cover and house the operating parts of the sign carried by said base plate, said closure embodying a top portion carrying a glass member.

2. ln a traveling sign, a base plate, a plurality of end supporting members carried thereby, and a mirror-supporting member carried by each of said end supporting members, each of said mirror-supporting mem-V bers being provided with an inclined mirrorsupporting surface, together with means for adjusting the inclination of said mirror-supporting members, together with a plurality of longitudinally disposed flanged guide members carried' by said end supporting -means for tensioning said endless flexible ign stencil in its movement over said flanged guide members, in combination with a closure adapted to cover and house the operating parts of the lsign carried' by said base plate, said closure embodying a top portion carrying a glass member and having also a front member provided with an opening therein .and a transparent `Glass member carried in said opening. Y

3. ln a traveling sign, a base'plate, a plurality of end supporting members carried thereby, and a mirror supporting member carried by yeach of said end supporting members, each of said mirror-sujiporting members being provided with porting surface, together with means for adjusting the inclination of said mirror-supporting members, together with a plurality 'of longitudinally disposed flanged guide members carried by said end supporting members, an endless flexible sign stencil having a portion thereof passing over said longitudinally disposed flanged guide members, a plurality of rollers for carrying said end- .less flexible sign stencil, means for moving said endless flexible sign stencil over said rollers at an adjustable rate of speed and means for tensioning said endless flexible sign stencil in its movement over said flanged guide members, in combination with a closure adapted to cover and house the operating parts of the sign carried by said base plate,

said closure embodying a top portion having a cutaway portion provided with a plurality of opposed, depending flange portions carrying a glass member and having also a front an inclined mirror-supo sul LTI

member provided .With an v`opening therein Vand a transparent Vglass member carried in said opening. Y

4. In a traveling sign, a base plate, a plurality of end supporting members carried thereby, and a mirror-supporting member rcarried by each of said end supporting' members, each of said mirror-supporting members vbeing provided with an inclined mirror-supporting surface, togeth-er with means for adjusting the inclination of said mirror-supporting members, together With a plurality of longitudinally disposed flanged guide members carried by said end supporting members, an endless flexible sign stencil having a portion thereof passing over said longitudinally disposed flanged guide members, a plurality of rollers for carrying said endless flexible sign stencil, means for moving said endless flexible sign stencil over said rollers at an adjustable rate of speed and means for .tensioning said endless flexible sign stencil in its movement over said flanged guide members, in combination With a closure adapted to cover and house the operating parts of the sign carried by said base plate, said closure embodying a top portion ha'ing a cutaway portion provided with a plurality of opposed, depending flange portions carrying a glass member.

5. In a traveling sign, a base plate, a plurality of end-supporting members carried thereby, and a mirror-supporting member carried by each of said end-supporting members, each of said mirror-supporting members being provided with an inclined mirrorsupporting surface, together with means for adjusting the inclination of said mirror-supporting members, together with a plurality of longitudinally disposed flanged guide members carried by said end-supporting members, an endless flexible sign stencil having a portion thereof passing over said longitudinally disposel flanged guide men bers, a plurality of rollers for carrying said endless flexible sign stencil, means for moving said endless flexible sign stencil over said rollers at an adjustable rate of speed, and means for tensioning said endless flexible sign stencil in its movement over said flanged guide members, by the adjustment of one of said rollers, in combination with a closure adapted to cover and house the operating parts of the sign carried by said base plate, said closure embodying a top portion carrying a glass member. Y

G. In a traveling sign, a base plate, a plurality of end-supporting members carried thereby, anda mirror supporting member carried by each of said end supporting members, each of said mirror-supporting members bein provided with an inclined mirror-supporting surface, together With means for adjusting the inclination of said mirror-supportingmembers, together With a plurality of Lessines longitudinally disposed flanged guide members carried by Vsaid end supporting members, an endless flexible sign stencil .having a portion thereof passing over said longitudi* nally disposed flanged guide members, a plurality of rollers for carrying said endless flexible sign stencil, means for .moving said endless flexible sign stencil yover said rollers at an adjustable rate of speed, and means for tensioning said endlessflexible sign stencil in its movement over said flanged guide members, by the adjustment of one of said rollers, in combination With a closure adapted to cover and house the operating parts of the sign carried by said base plate, said closure embodying a top portion carrying a glass member, and having also a front member provided with an opening ktherein and a transparent glass member carried in said opening.

7. In a traveling sign, a base plate, a plurality of end supporting members carried thereby, and a mirror-supporting member Vcarried by each of said end-supporting members, each of said mirror-supporting members being provided with an inclined mirror-supporting surface, together With means for adjusting the inclination ofsaid mirror-supporting members, together With a plurality of longitudinally disposed flanged guide members carried by said end support ing members, an endless flexible sign stencil having a portion thereof passing over said longitudinally disposed flanged guide ment bers, a plurality of rollers for carrying said endless flexible sign stencil, means for mov` inasaid endless flexible sign stencil over said rollers at an adjustable rate of speed, and means for tensioning saidV endless flexible sign stencil'in its movement over said flanged guide members by the adjustment of one of said rollers, in combination with a closure adapted to cover and house the operating parts ofthe sign carried by said base plate, said closure embodying a top'portion having a cutaway portion provided with a plurality of opposed, depending flange portions carrying a glass member and having also a front member provided vvith an opening therein and a transparent glass member carried in said opening.

8. In a traveling sign, a base plate, a plurality of end supporting members carried thereby, and a mirror-supporting member carried by each of said end supporting members, each of said mirror-supporting members being provided with an inclined mirrorsupporting surface, together With means for adjusting the inclination of said mirror-supporting members, together with a plurality of longitudinally disposed flanged guide members carried by said end supporting members, an endless flexible sign stencil having a portion thereof passing over said longitudinally disposed flanged guide members, a plurality of rollers for carrying said end less flexible sign stencil, means for moving said endless flexible sign stencil over said rollers at an adjustable rate of speed, and means for tensioning said endless flexible sign stencil in its movement over said flanged guide members bythe adjustment of one of said rollers in combination With a closure adapted to cover and house lthe operating parts of the sign carried by said base plate, said closure embodying a top portion having a cutaway portion provided with a plurality of opposed, depending flange portions carrying a glass member.` j

9. In a traveling sign, a base plate, a plurality of endsupporting members carried thereby, and a mirror-supporting member carried by each of said end-supporting members, each of said mirror-supporting members being provided with an inclined mirror supporting surface, together with means for adjusting the inclination of said mirror-supporting members, together With a plurality of longitudinally disposed flanged guide members carried by said end-supporting members, an endless flexible sign stencil have ing a portion thereof passing over said long1- tudinally disposed flanged guide members, a plurality of rollers for carrying said endless flexible sign stencil, means for moving said endless flexible sign stencil over said rollers at an adjustable rat-e of speed, and means for tensioning said endless flexible sign stencil in its movement over said flanged guide members, by the adjustment by one of said rollers, in combination With a closure adapted to cover and house the operating parts of the sign carried by said base plate, said closure embodying a top portion carrying a glass member, and an aperture for the passage therethrough of a rheostat-operating member for regulating the speed of the moving means.

l0. In a traveling sign, a base plate, a plurality of end-supporting members carried thereby, and a mirror-supporting member carried by each of said end-supporting members, each of said mirror-supporting members being provided with an inclined mirror supporting surface, together With means for adjusting the inclination of said mirror-supporting members, together With a plurality of longitudinally disposed flanged guide members carried by said end-supporting members, an endless flexible sign stencil having a. por- Vtion thereof passing over said longitudinally disposed flanged guide members, a plurality of rollers for carrying said endless flexible sign stencil, means for moving said end less flexible sign stencil over said rollers at an adjustable rate of speed, and means for tensioning said endless flexible sign stencil in its movement over said flanged guide members, by the adjustment of one of said rollers, in combination With a closure adapted to cover and house the operating parts of the sign carried by said base plate, said closure. embodying a top portion carrying a glass member, and having also a front memberprovided With an opening therein and a transparent glass member carried in said members carried by said end supporting members, an endless flexible sign stencil having a portion thereof passing over said longitudinally disposed flanged guide members, a plurality of rollers for carrying said endless flexible sign stencil, means fo-r moving said endless flexible sign stencil over said rollers at an adjustable rate of speed, and means for tensioning said endless flexible sign stencil in its movement over said flanged guide mem- Y bers by the adjustmentof one of said rollers, in combination With a closure adapted to cover and house the operating parts of the sign carried by said base plate, said closure embodying a top portion having a cutaway portion provided With a plurality of Opposed, depending flange portions carryinga glass member and having also a front member provided With an opening therein and a transparent glass member carried in said opening, and an aperture for the passage therethrough of a rheostat-operating member for regulating the speed of the moving means.

12. In a traveling sign, a base plate, a plurality of end-supportingv members carried thereby, and a mirrorsupporting member carried by each of said end-supporting members, each of said mirror-suppo-rting members being provided with an inclined mirrorsupporting surface, together with means for adjusting the inclination of said mirror-supporting members, together With a plurality of longitudinally disposed flanged guide members carried by said end-supporting 'members, an endless flexible sign stencil having a portion thereof passing over said longitudinally disposed flanged guide members, a plurality of rollers for carrying said endless flexible sign stencil, means for moving said endless flexible sign stencil over said rollers at an adjustable rate of speed, and means for tensioning said endless flexible sign stencil in its movement over said flanged guide members bv the adjustment of one of said rollers in combination With a closure adapted to cover and house th-e operating parts of the sign carried by said base plate, said closure embodying a top portion having a cutaway portion provided with a plurality of opposed, depending flange portions Carrying a glass member, and an aperture for the passage therethrough of L rheostat-operating member for regulating the speed of the movinoj means.

n testimony, whereof, I have signed my name to this specieation this 15th day of May, 1931.

MORRIS J. COHAN.