US814588A - Card-displaying apparatus. - Google Patents

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No. 814,583. PATENTBD MAR. 6, 1906.

T. S. GRAPE. GARD DISPLAYING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 27, 1904. Q

PATENTBD MAR. 6, 1906.

T. S. GRAPE. Y GARD DSPLAYING APPARATUS.

AYPLIOATIN FILED SUBE 2'1, 1904.

No. 814,588. PATENTED MAR. 6, 1966. T. S. GRAPP. GARD DISPLAYING APPARATUS.

APPLIOATIOH FILED JUNESY, 1904.

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No. 814,588. PATBNTBD MAR. 6, 190e.

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INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

GARD-DIS'PLAYING APPARATUS.

Speccation of Letters Patent. Appleman and im smeer. sannio. 214,359.

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To all whom' it ncay concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS SQCRAPP, a' citizen of the United States, residing at In diana olis, in the county of Marion and State of In iana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Card Displaying Apparatus, of which the following is a specification. A y

This invention releteslto means for exhibiting in a successive order cards showin advertxsing matter, photographs, pictorial ustrations, and deslgns' an characters` ofvall The object of the invention is to positively ir succession wit oteny' interference with oneanothcrand' 'sdtlie with the cabinettlst is, not' higher' stone for correcting such or any'l irregularities ofA movement and to provide a simple clureble, and inexpensive mechanism that will be'conigoot, so as' to requires, cabinet of minimul imensions to inclose it. These o bjects are accomplished by the mechanism' illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in vvgich-v L? Figure 1 'is a perspective 1'new ofjthe cabinet 1n which theicards are placed'and dis'V pla. Yed; Fig. 2, a transverse' vertical section of t e invention; Flg. 3, a like view of the top part ofthe invention on a iargerscale; Fig. a cross-section on the 'line' 4 4 'of Fi 3 look-A ing down; Fig.' 5,1@ lanview, an Fig.- 6 a. rear' elevation, i t e lcircuit maker v and niinating the cehinetFig. '7, a detail in sideelevation of oneof the circuit-breakers used in seid flashing meclmnisrn.;A Fig. 8,-a,detail inside view of the end wall lof the cabincti showing e dog and the top and frontrainefgrooves'end 'mechanism for receivingand discharging the frames; Fig. 9 s section on the line 9 9 ci' Fi 8. Fig.,l0 1s a longitudinni section of a. og and Kadincent portion of the band to which the dog 1s fitteched; Fig.- 11, a front view of seme, and Fig. 12 a View of the bend n'it. the do'g removed. Fig. 13 is a detail in cross-section of the rod to which theframe to anp ort the card to be displayed is attached, an Fig. i4 is'a detail showing the mechanism by which the extension of levers into the path of the verticaily-moving vcard-holders is regulated.:

Like characters ci reference indicate like parte: throughout the several views of the drawings.

Y 1 is a cabinet in which the operative mechanism of m invention is mounted. It has theV front ieg-lay ogening .or window surrounded b a ame onwhich are mounted the meen escent lamps 3 and 4; the light ronrwhich' isv reflects by meansof the reileetors 5, against the faces of the advertisingcards as they are Kresented opposite the display-opening; Tre reflectors give support 'to theglass 6; ``Surroundingthe frame 2 are openings'in which the-ornamental glasses 7 are mounted, and these ,are illuminsted by means vrf the'clectric lamps 8, havin bhlbs of assorted'colors, the'current to whic is inter inttent, so as 'tcilashif the li hts. This iss mechans'mfis illustrate in Figs. 2,

5 6A and 7',"in which Sie a frememounted on t elmttom of the' cabinet and supporting the shaft 10. Mounted on said shaft xsthe lwormwhecl 1I which is' driven by the worm 12,

mitnehmen :he Pune .-13, which is 'driven by belt from any suits. le wer, preferebly en electric rn'otor. (Note own.)

'14 is abar'ofnsillation supported by the movable evers '15 hereshown as three in number, which are 'connected electrically with the respective lanips in series of three colors. 'Beiow the bar"M is the shaft 16, having' the pairs -of spring-terminals 17. The shaft is part'of an electric circuit which is'nifad'eand broken by connecting endV disconneetin 'the two 'terminals above nientonedf contact is made byv heads en ends @farms 18 mounted-.on'revol lQLbeing brought into contact with t e terminal levers 15, thereby forcing the levers down into contact withthe terminals- 17 and holding the contact till the said hoods have passed thereby releasing levers i5, whereupon theyare raised ont of contact with terminals 17 bysp'rings 19 and the circuit broken. s .1

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Fornledin the sides. or ends of the cabinet l are the verticali front. ooves 2O and rear grooves 21, parallel .wit said front grooves.

These are connected at their tops at each end of the cabinet by the grooves or gravity-runs' 22, whichslope from front to rear, and at their bottoms by the' grooves or runs 23, 1hich slope from the rear downwardly to the ont.

Mounted inside of the cabinet near its to is the shaft 24, which is par'allel with the cabinet-front. Its journal-boxes are supported on the levers 25, which are pivoted to the ends of the cabinet at their front ends and are supported at their rear ends on the set-screws 26, whereby a vertical adjustment of the shaft is obtained at either or both ends. the ends of the cabinet are the shaft-stubs 27. Mounted on said stubs and abovey on the shaft 24 are the wheels 28, upper and lower ones of which form pairs which are connected by the endless metal bands 29,

- having longitudinal slots to receive pins 30,

radiating from the peripheries of the wheels. The ins may be omitted from -the lower 'whee s, if preferred. The object in having lon itudinal slots instead of round holes is to -ena le the belt to slide somewhat longitudinally, and thereby adjust itself, and to' facilitate this the ends of the ins are made taper-v -ing to act as wedges. he bands are tightened'to prevent lateral vibration by adjustthe top shaft and its band-wheels vertica ly by means of the levers and set-screws above described.l While a band belt has.

been shown, it is not desired to limit the in,- vention thereto, as it' is obvious that a lilik belt may be employed, and in some 'cases' the c ain belt 32 with the s rocket-Wheel 33,

on the shaft 10, and throug chain belt and adjacent band 29 the to shaft 24 is rotated, and by the rotation o said to shaft its wheel 28 on the opposite side of t e cabinet is revolved there y causing its band 29 to travel uniformly with' its op osito mate.l Secured to the belts or bangs 29 are the carriers 34, (here shownas4 two in number for each band or belt,) which are provided for the purpose of reeeivindgthe supporting-bars 35 o mediums for the play o mattento be exhibited, here .shown as the card-holding frames 36, as they are discharged from groove 23 and carrying them u to groove 22 in front of the machine an for receiving said bars from .groove 22 att'he rear of the cabinet and car f them down toi the ove 23.

At the 'p ac'es of alth'chment of sald carriers tothe bands are the eyes 37' in pairs, as shown in-Fig. '12. Each of Ythe carrier-bodies is formed from sheet metal bent U sha e inA crossf'se'ction to receive its respective and between its side members, as clearly shown in 9. These side members have opposite perforations near one end to receive a in 38, which is passed through the eyes 37 andsthen through said perforations, thereby foajng.. a, hinged connection of the carrier Secured t0 l with its band. This pin has the L shaped bend 39, and it 'is made from spring-wire, so as to permit the ends to bepresscd inwardly, thereby permitting the attachment and removal of a carrier at a moments notice without dismantling other parts of the machine. This is an important feature of my invention, as it permits of quick repairs in cases of aceident and wear. The sides of the carrier at the opposite end' from the perforations are V4widened to form the extensions 40, which l by means of loo s 37` at the tops of the verti- Acal members o the frames, so as to swing freely from said bars. (See Fig. 13.)

The carriers 34 are held close to their bands and in operative position by the springs 4l, which also serve td'hold the bends 39 of the pins 38 down against the bands.y The hinged attachment ofthe carriers allows them to swingaway from the-bands into tangential positrons while passing around the Wheels 28.

The supporting-'bars .35, which are loosely supporte by the grooves 23, descend by gravity to the lower ends of the grooves and are discharged ser'iatfim into the lower'ends of the vertice grooves 20. Being then in the aths of the carriers on the upwardly-moving members of the endless bands, said sup# porting-bars are carried to the tops of grooves 20, whereA they are pushed into the gooves 22 -by the springs 42. These hitter ve the angular bends 43, which lgeep the rods from working back after the angle forme d b the bend has been passed, winch occurs a ter the carriers have been withdrawn by the engagement in the switch 44 of the lateral ears45, projected from the outer free end of said carriers, as clearly shown in Five. 8,l 9and 10.` After bein deposited in tie oove 22 the supportingars 35 are moved y gravity to the lower end of the oblique groove 22, and theywould all be'discharged into bhe'- vertical groove 21 but for the spring 46, which, as yshown in Fig. 8, `bears down u on the top of the lowest one of said bars. e tension of the sprin 46 is regulated by the set-screw 4.7', and the olding power of the TOO of the cabinet. The lever 49 is pivotally secured near its inner end to the i Fig, 14) and is held norrnaily own against the rubber bumper 51 by the s rin 52. The plate 50 is fastened to the endl; othe cabinet by screws at each end, as shown The 'Lipper one passes throu lr a transverse slot '53, which permits of a ateral swinging adjustment of plate :'10, whereb the extent of projection of lever 49 into t ie path of the sup portingbar is regulated. The lever 49 1s connected by bar 54 with the lever 48, and the above mechanism is timed so that lever 48 is tripped and discharges its supportingbar just as the downwardly-moving carrier has passed the mouth of roove"22 and is in position to receive it. e bar 54 has the oblique slot 60,V through which the pin 58 passes and enters the wall ofthe cabinet. A`

spring 59 is coiled around the pin 58 and has one end driven into the cabinet, while the other end bears against the edge of the bar 4S, pressing that bar in an upward direction.1

The upper'V corner of the bar or lever 48 is pointed to permit it to enter readily between and separatethe bars 35, and this positiveseparation and holdin of the bars 35 is retained bythe in 62 until y the longitudinal movement o the lever 48 a notch 61-on itsunderside receives the pin 62 and allows the lever 48 to be pressed down out of the pathv of the bar 45 in the groove 22. .A similar mechanism like that shown in Fig. 14 and just described, exce t that it is inverted, is used to Vlongitudina ly reciprocate the tapered holdingar 55, .which restrains the supporting-bars and-allows only one at a time to discharge at proper intervals from the grooves g3.

' The frame? has' the screen- Y top and bottom to obstruct t e view ofthe interior of the cabinet through the front win,-

dow at the top and bottom 'of the display--V cards and secured to the bottom member ofV said frame 2 is the sprin 57,'v1hichA presses the lower portion of eac card inwardly of the cabinet', so as to obviate the possibllity of an ascending card going behind instead Yof in front of its preceding card. t Y Y j Having thus fully described the invention, what is' claimed as newand useful, and desired to be covered' by Letters Patent of the United States, is-. Y

1. Inacard-dis laying apparatus, thecombination with. a ca inet having sides with oposing front, and rear vertical grooves, and

raving a rearwardly-sloping groove connect-r ing their to s and a groove connectin their bottom ends which slopes-downwar ly toward the front, of' card-supporting bars 'adapted to be supported at their ends 1n said topOand bottom inclined grooves, a friction-spring to press against the bars in the top groove to regulate their movement therein, means to regulate the tension ol said spring, of endless conveying belts having late 50 (ses` .bination with a cabinet toms, of car lates A56.55 at their vertically-extending portions opposite said vertical guidewa means for moving said belts'in a forwar direction and carriers mounted on said belts.

2. In a card-displaying apparatus, the cornaving sides With opposing front andl rear vertical grooves, and having a rearwardly-sloping groove connecting their tops and a' roove sloping toward the iront connecting t eir bottoms, of cardsupporting bars adapted to be supported at the1r ends in said top 'and bottom inclined grooves, means for discharging said bars seriat'im intolsaid vertical grooves, carriersmcving in a constant upward direction ast the front vertical grooves and downwar ly adjacent the rear vertical grooves to carry said bars between said inclined grooves, a spring at the to of the front vertical grooves to discharge t e bars into the top inclined groove end a 'switch opposite the entrance to said top inclined roove to withdraivvthe carriers from the bar ein discharged from the vertical to the incline groove.

3. In a card-displa ing apparatus, the combinationwith a ca inet aving sides with opposing front and rear vertical grooves, and having' rearwardly-sloping grooves connecting the tops of said vertical grooves and for- Wardly-slopirg grooves connecting their bot- -supporting bars adapted to be supprted at their ends in said top and bottom inclined roove's, carriers movin constantly u war past the front vertice grooves and mvnward past the rear vertical grooves to carry .seid supporting-bars, levers pivoted at the discharge ends of the top inclined ooves having ends projecting in the ath o the su porting-bars to restrain the attcr, pivoted evers at the front of the apparatus having ends rejecting in the .path of the upwardlycarrie supporting-bars where- Vby they are trip ed, said last levers bein connectedwith t e that-mentioned levers and a spring to rturnthem to a normal position. Y v

4. In a card-displaying apparatus, the cornbination with a cabinet aving sides with opposing iront and rear vertical grooves, and having rearwardly-sloping grooves connecting the tops of sind vertical grooves and forwardly-sloping grooves connecting their hot- `toms, ofV card-supporting bars adapted to be supported' at their ends in said top and bottom inclined rrooves, carriers movin constantly u war past the front vertice grooves and ownward past the rear vertical grooves to carry said supporting-bars, pivoted levers at the lower ends of the top inclined grooves to restrain the discharge of said hars, a longitudinelly-movable bar having a wed ,fe-sha fd lower end to restrain and regulate t 1e disc arge of said supporting-bars from the lower inclined groove, pivoted levers having ends projecting in the path of the IDO bars, and means to return the sai tripping levers to normal positions.`

5. In a card-.displaying apparatus, a cabinet having sides with runs or grooves forming an endless circuit, card-supporting bars having ends inserted in said grooves, means for moving said bars intermittently in the` saine direction in said grooves, means to regulate the movement of said bars' in said rrooves so vtheir movement will be intermittentbut regular, and means to operate said l .last means comprising a plate secured by end guideways, said belts having `slots to receive the band-whee bar-carriers yieldingly mounter screws said plate having a transverse perforation for one of said screws to permit lateral adjustment of said end, a lever ivoted to said plate and extending into t e verticalpath of said moving supporting-bars, a stop to arrest'the-downward movement of said le ver, aspring to hold it against the stop.`

6. In a card-supporting a paratus,t e combination with ap cabinet aving sides with opposing front and rear vertical grooves and having rearwardly-sloping grooves connect ing the tops of said vertical grooves, and forwardly-sloping grooves connecting their bottoms, of card-supporting bars adapted to be supported at their e'nds in said top and bot-V tom inclined grooves, bar-retaining stops situated at the lower ends of said inclined rooves, a shaft', band-wheels on said shaft, and-wheels. directl beneath said -bandwheels, some of said and-'Wheels having radial peripheral ins, endless belts connecting said upper and owerband-wheels, and oppocil forward and 1rearwardly exten `longitudinal pins, bar-carriers yieldingly mounted on said belts,L and site said means for moving said belts in one direction.

7. Inacard-dis la i a aratus,the combination with a cbirieltagiiig sides with oposing front'and rearvertical grooves, and liaving rearwardly-sloping grooves'connecting the tops of said vertical grooves and-forwardly-sloping grooves connecting their bottoms, of card-supporting bars adapted to be supported at their ends 'in said top and bottom inclined grooves,;bar retairiing stops situated at the-lower ends of said inclined grooves, a shaft situated above said inclined top rooves, levers pivoted at their ends on whic said shaft is mounted and means to raise and lower the o posite or free ends of said levers to adjust t e hei ht of the' shaft,

rect'lv beneath said upper band-wheels, cndless belts connecting said upper 'and lower band-wheels and opposite said forward and rearward vertieally-extendin guideways, on said belt lwhich are remova band-wheels on said shaft, ia'nd-wheelsdi hg U/'shapedben and means for moving said belts in the same direction without intermission.

8. In a card-displaying apparatus, a cabinet havin a iront window, carriers moving inside ofthe cabinet verticall past said window," horizontal su portin ars carried by said carriers, disp ay 'me 'ums suspended from said bars and springs at the bottom of the .window to ress the bottoms of the assing display mediums inwardly-of the caliinet to insure that each one shall pass in front of 'the one preceding it.

9. In a card-displaying apparatus, a cabinet having endless grooves, card-supporting bars'having ends entering the grooves in the opposite ends of the cabinet, card-rames suspended by hooks from said bars, carriers to carry thesupporting-bars in vertical directions and means for pressing the lower end of an upwardly-:moving card inwardlyfout of the path of the supporting-bar following it,

l 10. In a card-displaying apparatus, a pair of endless belts moving in'a constant direction, horizontal card f supporting bars, located within the 'area inclosed by said belts, carriers hin ed at one end 4of each to the outer face 0% its respective belt said carriers having extensions. at their opposite ends which rojeet inwardly lpast the belt and means or depositing the ars in consecutive order on the carriers and for removing them thei'erom.

11. In a card-displaying apparatus, carr ing-belts, carriers hinged at their ends to t e outer faces of the belts, springs to hold their opposite ends. normally in close contact with t eir respective belts said opposite ends having projections von each side of its belt which extend inv past the belt to form supports-for cardssii portin rods.

. 12. ing-belts Vhaving eyelets in rizontal pirs on their outer faces, pins located therein ing elastically expanded ends and carriers having perforatedside members to receive the exgan'ded ends of said pins.

13. nua card-displaying a paratus,'carry ing-belts having eyelets in horizontal l airs on their ou`ter faces, ins located therein ving U-shaped ben between saideyelets, carriers having perforated' 1 side members said'side members bei continued 'at th opposits end of the carrier `from said perforatiois to form supports' for card-supporting ro s. .i

1,4 In a card-dis 'lay' a paratiis, ca ing-belts-,having eyiiiletniqn li my on their outer faces, ins located therein avbeti'reen said eyelets, carres havin 'perfor receive the en s .of said ins and aspring secured to the cajrrier'an' bearing agpinst the U-shaped bend of thepin'to ho d t i `e carrier elastically against the and n-a car -displaying apparatus, carry- 4 ICO ly secured to saidpinends l orizontal airs atedside members to 15K In ey vel-cl displayinf apparatus, the combination e ith ea hinetllieving sides with opposing fromy emi veur vertical grooves, and having rearwardly-sioping grooves connect* ing the tops of said vertical groove and for Wurdly-sloping grooves connecting their bottoms, of card su )porting hars adapted to be supported :it their ends in said top and bott-0m inclined grooves, endless conveyingbelts having vertically-exten ded portions opposits seid vertical grooves, Ineens for mov-4 lng lseid belts continuously in the seme direction, s, switch et the top of the front vertical groove opposite its junction with the top inclined groove, carriers hinged et one of their ends to said belts, e. spring for each carrier to hold it normally nelose eontet with its belt and lateral extensions from said 'carriers at opposite ends from their pvoted ends, to enter said switch.

l. In s displaying device, a cabinet heving endless grooves, supporting-hers having ends entering seid Grooves and means for traversngthe'bers t erein, end 'a device for regulating the disehsr e of seid bers from e transverse to e vertice Egroove comprising e longitudinally-moving bar having s diegene slot, a stationary pin in seid slot., e lever piv.L oted to the end of the bar having a pointed yend and an under side notch, a spring pressing the pointed end of the lever het-Ween the su porting-bers and s second stationary pin to old the level in position between the sup` orting-ba-rs except when the notch in sind ever is opposite the Fin i n witness whereo l have hereunto set my hand and seal, at Indianapolis, Indiens, this 18th dey of June, A. D. 1904.

THOMAS S. CRAPP` Witnesses:

ROBERT C. FING, E W. WOERNER.

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