US1378538A - Advertising device - Google Patents

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I. H. GARSON. ADVERTISING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY I2, 191-7.

Patented May 17, 1921.

l. H. GARSON.-

ADVERTISING DEVICE. APPLICATION min JULY 12,1917.

Patented May 17,1921.'

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' Specification of Letters Patent. I Pafghtd 17 1921 Application filed J'u1y 12, 1917. Serial No. 180,122.

To all who-m it may concern:

Be it known that I, Issro H. GARsoN, a citizen of theUnited States, residin at De troit,county,of Wayne, State of Michigan, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Advertising Devices, and declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to advertising devices, and its'object is an advertising device provided with interchangeable transparent slides adapted to be shown one at a time. Another object of the invention is a means for lighting one side of 'the'device at a time, and means for intermittently rotating the device. These and other objects and the several novel features of the invention in its preferred form are hereinafter more fully described and claimed and shown in the accompanying drawings in which-' Figure 1 is an elevation of the device.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged vertical section of the lamp structure shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a section showing the means for holding the advertising matter in position within the lamp.

Fig. 4 is an elevation of the holder for the advertising matter.

Fig. 5 is a section therethrough.

Fig. 6 is a top view of the device with the top plate removed.

Fig. 7 is a plan viewof the mechanical means for rotating the device which is in eased within the base thereof.

Fig. 8 is a section on line mm of Fig.7.

Fig. 9 is a section on line m-zv of Fig. 3.

Similar characters refer to similar parts throughout the drawings and specification.

The device consists of a base 1 upon which is mounted a lamp structure, adapted to be rotated by mechanism contained with the base as hereinafter described. The lamp is made up of a base. part 2 and a top part 3, fitting thereon. As will be noted from Fig. 1 the part 2 is supplied with rectangular apertures 4 which are adapted to receive a holder 5 as shown in Figs. 4 and 5. This holder 5 is adapted to contain two panes of glass between which is a celluloid film containing advertising matter, pictures, or other matter to be displayed. This holder 5 with h g ss and film therein m y e lifted by the handle; 6, and by removing the'top 3 0f the lamp." 1t may be set in the rectangular opening 4 in which place it is held in guideways, it being understood that there are four such rectangular openings 4 about the part 2' of the lamp. About the apertures 4 is a scroll work 7 of any desired ornamental design, and by placing different coloredglasses behind the said scroll work a pleasing result may be obtained. As will be noted more particularly in Figs. 2, 3 and 6, the top part of the lamp 3 is. adapted to receive holders containing afilm between two panes of glass and having advertising matter thereon, and

this glass is held in place adjac'ent'the opening 8 by the spring hinge 9 which holds the lower edge of the holder in place. To hold the upper edge of the holder in placeqthe device is provided with spring pressed retaming members 10 whlch are adapted to en gage the top edges of the glass and hold them in place in the top part 3. As will be noted more particularly from Fig. 3, the

part 2 is providedwith a flange 11 and the part 3 is provided with a flange12 which, is adapted to engageover the flange 11 and thus hold the part 3 in proper relation to the part 2. As will be seen more particularly in Fig. 2 the outer tube 13 of the lamp shaft is secured to the lamp head by set screws 14,

and thus the lamp head is rotatable with the a shaft 13. An inner tube 15 is provided.

within the tube 13 upon which an incandescent lamp 16 is mounted and provided with. :a shade 17 which throws light upon one side of the lamp at a time, the tube 15 being hollow to receive the electric wires'of'the incandescent lamp 16.

The mechanisnn'for rotating the lamp "is shown more particularly in Figs. 8 and 9 which provides a driving means consisting of a motor 20 mounted on thebase 1 of the lamp, the motor being provided with a shaft 21 having a worm 22 on the end thereof, and the shaft 21 being provided with a bearing 23 on the opposite end of the motor. 3

bearing rings 34L and 35 which are secured thereto by set screws. These bearing rings bear on the bushing 36 and are adapted'to prevent vertical movement of the tube 13.

pins 42 are provided on the gear 27, the

cam 28 being also provided with indented portions 43. Thus it can be seen that the motor20 rotates the shaft 21 thus rotating the worm 22 which in turn rotates the worm gear 2tand the worm gear 27 and the cam 28, which is secured to it, though the cam 28 is'rotated very slowly. Thus it can be seen that by rotation of the cam in the direction of the arrow shown in Fig. 7 the pin 42willengage in a slot 4:1 of the cam 39 and as the pin 42 moves the end 44 of the cam moves into-the indentation 4:3 and is then moved out which turns the cam 39 one-fourth of a turn and allows the next face to move in contact with the face 45 of the cam 28. Thus by this mechanism the lamp is turned one-fourth of a turn'and then stopped for a suflicient time to allow the advertising thereon to be read whereupon it is rotated another quarter of a turn and stopped again. Thus by use of the shade and means for rotating the lamp a quarter of a turn at a time only one side of the lamp containing advertising matter is displayed at a time and as=the lamp has two parts containing four sides each, eight different advertising signs may be used. By taking the holder, glass, and film out of the lamp a new film may be inserted thus allowing a new picture to be shown, both the top 3 and bottom 2 of the lamp being adapt ed to receive new advertising matter. It can thus be seen that a great variety of subjects may be kept on hand for advertising and that by changing the advertising, c011- tinually difi'erent subjects are shown.

From the foregoing description it becomes evident that the device is an improvement on the well known type of advertising devices as the advertising matter in each part of the lamp may be changed an unlimited number of times and thus present a new sign as often as desired.

Having thus briefly described my invention, its utility and mode of operation, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is 1. An advertising device for holding a series of transparent films for display comprising a several sided lamp structure having a base part open at the top and a separable top part, each side of the base having an opening therein and being provided with grooves on each side of the opening interiorly of the base and in parallel relation for supporting the film, said top part also having apertured sides corresponding in number to the number of apertured sides of the base providing a cover therefor,

films, each side of the base having anopen ing therein through which a film maybe eX- posed to view and each side of the top part having similar openings therein, companion sides of the top and base being oppositely inclined toward acommon vertical center line, said base and top each being provided with means for supporting a film in position relative to the aperture, an'electric lamp held in stationary position within the structure, a stationary shield adapted to project light through one side only of the base and top at a time, and means for rotating the struc ture about the lamp to display the filmssuccessively.

In testimony whereof I sign this speci fication.

rssro H. GARSON.

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