US993296A - Advertising device. - Google Patents

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G. M. & W. R. GUERRANT.

ADVERTISING DEVIGE.

APPLIGATlON FILED JUNE 16, 1910.

993,296, Patented; May 23,1911.

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ADVERTISING DEVIOE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 16, 1910 Patented May 23, 1911 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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G-EORt'iE M. GUERE'IANT AND WILLIAM R. GUERRANT, 01 DANVILLE, VIRGINIA AS SZGNOES, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, T0 VILEG-INIA PATENT SALES CORPORATION, OF RICHMUNI), 'VIEGIITIA, A COBPORATIQN OE VIRGINIA.

iiDVERTISINGr DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 23, 1911.

llpplicatiou filed June 16, 1810. Serial No. 567,285.

To all whom it may concern." I

Be it known that we, GEORGE M. GUER- RANT and W'IILIAM It. GUERRANT, citizens of the United States, residing at Danville, county of i?ittsylvania, and Stateof Virginia', have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Advertising'll egices; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and to the figures and. letters of reference marked thereon.

The present invention relates to advertising devices such as are designed for projecting. the image of an object or objects upon a surface where it will attract attention and excite interest.

In the embodiment of the invention adopted for illustrative purposes, the device is primarily intended to be suspended at a suitable height to project the image of a clock face, or images of moving objects upon where they may be observed by passers-by and serve to attract purchasers.

' The invention consists in certain novel details of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts, all as will be hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings-Figure l is e. sectional elevation of an apparatus embodying the present improvements; Fig. 2 is a section in a horizontal plane indicated by the line 2-2, Fig. l, but omitting the supporting frame of the apparatus; Fig. 3 is .a detail plan view partly in section showing the dial of the clock with hands supported in proper relation thereto for indicating time; and Fig. 4 is a plan of an advertising dial Which may be used as a. substitute for one of the hands of the clock when advertising of this character is desired. I

The frame in which the apparatus is preferably supported may conveniently consist of uprights A. having crosspieces A at top and bottom, respectively, and a suspension handle or bail A The whole frame work and operating parts may be surrounded by a suitable casing of ordinary construction which it is not deemed necessary to illustrate herein. Between two of the up rightsA there is mounted a light concentratinglens C and a projecting lens D, both of conventional form and arranged in proper relation to each other so thatlight from a lamp or other source of il umination indicated at B, will be concentrated upon objects interposed between the lenses and images of said objects projected on the flooror other surface. Between the lenses there is mounted an annular fixed supporting frame E serving to support and carry fixed objects for projection such, for instance, as the transparent clock dial F and said fixed frame E also supports preferably both above and below the same horizontally arrangedgrooved guide rollers G between which externally toothed rings H and I are supported so as to be capable of rotation on an axis coincident with the axis of the lens and dial. Where designed for the projectipn of a clock face, one of the toothed rings H, for instance, is adapted to carry the minute hand K for the clock, while the other ring I is adapted to carry the hour hand L, said hands being supported from their outer ends, as shown in Fig. 8 of the drawings. The effect of projecting a-dial and hands as thus arranged is to give the impression of a clock which is run without operating mechanism or connections of any character and avoids the projection of any shadows within the clock face,- eXcept the shadows necessary for depicting a complete face and hands. For operating the toothed rings, they are adapted to mesh with pinions lb and 2', re-

spectively, journaled on a shaft M held in the fixed frame E. The position of the pinion 11' on said shaft is determined by an adjustable collar N located below the pinion. An ordinary clock work, indicated at O, is secured to the frame and relatively large gear wheels 0 and 0 are mounted on the minute, and hour hand arbors and adapted to mesh respectively with pinions h and 2'.

As thus arranged, the apparatus is a complete equipment for projecting images of a clock dial, but, inasmuch as it is desirable to provide a means whereby interest may be occasionally stimulated, provision is made whereby one of the toothed rings for example ring I may be adapted to have removably supported thereon'a transparency such, for instance, as that shown at P, Fig. l,

vhaving pictures of interest thereon, and instead of rotating said ring slowly, as will be the case with the clock hand, the pinion i is lowen or acl'jiistet'i by honci out of mesh with the clock Wheel 0 and into mesh with a pinion Q5, establishing a gear connection be tween pinion Q and toothetl ring or object support. I mounted on a shaft driven by a spring II1 O tor It and normally held. in check by a stop '8 interposed in the path of the motor fun R. The stop S is mounted on :1. lever S pivoted to move horizontally and adapted to be retracted periodically by {1 projection T on one of the clock train arbors which engages with an upwardly extending arm {'3 mounted on the lever S". The operation of the clock train will periodically Withdraw the stop S from the path of the motor tan allowing the motor to run and thereby rapidly rotziite the toothed ring I to give the images of the pro jectetl objects the appearance of objects in motion. in order to continue the motion for a longer period than Wonlcl be permitted by the continued movement of the cloth incl then to arrest said motion, a scroll. coin U is mounted on one of the motor :irhois in position to engage a projection u on the so es to hold sziicl. lever retineteci until the scroll coin has made complete revolution. Ubvionsiy', by the provision 0" three snp-- ports for the objects, images which are to be projected, one of ssici supports befiXed sncl the other two movable ntdifterent sp'ee is, various combinations erojected images may he med o thnn the mere projection. of e cioelr (filial cool it thus becomes possible to produce novel eti'ects 'WlllCll will renew the interest oi observers.

Having thus described our invent-ion What We claim as new and ciesire secure by Letters Patent of the United States, i

1. In an advertising iievice, the combine-- The pinion Q is conveniently.

tion with concentrating atiitl projecting lenses, annular object supports arranged concentrically of the fieltl of light, o. clock train, a motor and means for connecting one of said annular supports with either the clock twin or motor, substantially as Closcribed.

2. In on advertising elevice, the combinelenses, a toothed ring, means for supporting iah'l ring, a. clock train a motor, :1 pinion in mesh With said toothed ring and adopted to be connected either with the ClOtll train or with the motor and means whereby an object the image of Which. is to be projected may he mounted on the rin 1 l 3. In on advertising device, the combinatti-on with concentrating and projecting .ienses, grooved roll disposeci about the field or light concentration, toothed ring supported between groovecl rollers, s cloci; train, 51 motor, EL pinion. meshing with toothed ring anal oclnptetirto be con necteil either with the clock tri in or With the motor; snot Iii. is whereby an object the of which to projected may he -removably mounted on the ring;

tion with the light concentrating and projecting" lenses, thoonnulcr object support mounted to concentrically oi the conoentroteo. fieltl oi light, gearing-tor rotating si pport, .a. motor for operating said releasing sniti motor. I r

M. GUERRANT. WILLIAM R. GUERRANT.

' Witnesses:

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