US1041149A - Advertising device. - Google Patents

Description

0. W. NICHOLS.

ADVERTISING DEVICE.

APPLICATION 111.111) 001.12, 1911.

1,041,149. Patented 0ct.15, 1912.

u Inventor: by? I %ILI% Atty.

CHARLES w. NICHOLS, or RAHwAY, JERSEY.

anvaarrsmo DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

- Pate11ted Oct. 15, 1912,

Application illed October 12, 1911. Serial No. 654,235.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, Ciranmcs W. Nrcnons a citizen of the United States, residing at Rahway, in the county of Union and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Advertising Devices, of. which the following is a specification, reference being had therein'to the accompanying drawings, which form apart thereof.

My invention relates to advertising devices, and more particularly to a hydraulic device which will deliver a stream of. fluid apparently unlimited inquantityfrom a. re-

. ccptacle of limited capacity, while concealing the mode of delivering the fluid to said receptacle.

The main object of my invention is ,to pro- \'.ide a device of this character embodying therein a delivery receptacle and a'receiving tank with concealed means for establishing and maintaining a circulation of the fluid through said delivery receptacle to said receiving tank and from said tank back to said delivery receptacle, thereby maintaining a continuous circulation with alimited supply of circulating fluid and permitting the interruption of the flow to more completely myst-ify the observer.

A further object is to provide a device of this character embodying therein a plurality of apparently solid rods and a rest carried by said rods upon which said delivery receptacle reposes, said rest and at least one of the supporting rods carrying the samebeing hollow or tubular and being in communication with one lead of a fluid circulating pump, the other lead of which is in communication with the receiving tank.

A still further object is to provide a device of the character immediately above re-' ferred to wherein the delivery receptacle and the rest therefor will be so constructed as to permit the delivery of fluid to said receptacle by means of a concealed union and in a manner to prevent the splashin or spraying of the fluid as it enters sai receptacle. A still further object is to provide a device of this character wherein the stream of fluid as it leaves the discharge end of the delivery receptacle may be intercepted, or the circulating pump may be stopped without exposing the character of the device or the source of the running fluid.

A still further object is to provide a device of this character with a delivery receptacle, the supporting means for which, or a portion thereof, forms apart of the circulatm system, said supports being so con; structe and arranged as to permit the convenient mounting and removal of the delivery receptacle.

still further object is to provide a device oftlns character wherein the union between the delivery-receptacle and its'support I will be concealed by a resilient pad appar ently designed to prevent breaking'of the delivery receptacle.

.A still further object is to provide a device of this character wherein-lthe fiuid when it leaves the delivery receptacle will be convey'ed to the receiving tank in a manner to show convincingly that there is no direct connection between these two receptacles.

A still further. object isto provide a device of this character wherein the fluid may be circulated intermittently so as to disclose to the observer the absence of any direct connection between the outlet of the dedelivery receptacle and the receiving tank. And a still further object'is to provide a device of this character which maybe inexpensively produced, which will-be mystifymg as to its exact mode of operation, and the parts of which will be so associated as to make it practically' impossible to accurately determine by what means the fluid is di'sch'argedr into the delivery receptacle. The invention consists primarily in an ad vertising device comprislng in combination a delivery receptacle, having an inlet opening adjacent to one end thereof and an out let opening adjacent to the. other end thereof, similar standards for, supporting said receptacle in a position inclined from said inlet toward said outlet, a rest for the inlet end of said'receptacle carried by the stand ards adjacent to the inlet end of said receptacle, one of said standards and said rest having a continuous duct formed therein, means establishing communication between said duct and said receptacle, a'receiving tank, and a ower, actuated circulating pump, the lea s of which are respectively in communication with said receiving tank and said duct whereby a continuous circulation-of fluid may be maintained through said delivery receptacle and said receiving tank; and in such other novel features of construction and combination of parts as are hereinafter set forth and described and ceptacle; Fig. 4 is a detail view of the lowerend of one standard; Fig.6 is a view of a device.

aside elevation of adevice embodying my .ceptacle I: is sustained the block 9 a plurality of hollow standmore particularly pointed'out in the claims hereto appended.

Referring to the drawings :.F1gure 1' is' invention, portions thereof being broken away to disclose the interior constructionthereof; Fig. 2 is a section on the line2---2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a' detail view of'the pipe system by means ofwhich the desired volume of fluid is delivered to said delivery remodified form of union between the pipe delivering-fluid to the delivery receptacle and said receptacle; and Fig. 6 is a detail View of means for intermittently controlling the flow of electric current to the motor .to cause an intermittent flow 'of the fluid in the Like letters refer to like parts throughout the several views.

In the' embodiment of my invention shown in the drawings,"adenotes a foundation in which isfponceahgd an1 elle1ctric' (rinotor or othersource 0 ower ,9, 1g s cc rotar u 0 and th d leads d and g of. saidyp in g Mounted upon said foundationis a receiving tank 1 having an outlet f through which passes the lead (1, a water-tight .jomt being formed by means of the :gasket 2 and the nut f. A filter screen j is provi ed to prevent the passage of solids to the pump.

Mounted u on the foundation (1 is, a plu rality of bloc s g g, stepped at the ends'as shown particularly in Fig. 4, said blocks beingsimilar in every respect so far as a superficlal examination thereof can disclose. One of these blocks as g is adjacent to the reeeptacle f. i H

Carried by the block g is a plurality of oppositely disposed standards It within the length of which is formed a loop h adapted to receive and retain the neck of a bottle 2' constituting the deliver receptacle. The end of one of these stan ards is extended as j at 7' to form a supportfor a pendant receptacle k of a capacity less than that of the receiving tank f, this receptacle 7c intercepting the stream of fluid and causing it to pass in an irregular manner to the receiving tank f. The receptacle k is supported by means of small or invisible wires in so as to make itapparent'that no fluid can-be delivered upwardly from said rece tacle 7:. The reirectly above the tank f sothat; this tank'will receive the over flow from said receptacle k.

The lower ends of the supports or standards h are curved outwardly asat It with the lower end exposed so as to indicate that the supports are solid rods. Passing through ards m the lower ends of which are connectedmeans of a multiple pipe fitting receptacle.

To increase the similarity between the 100 n with the lead e of the pump a. The tops ,of .these standards are closed as show'n in Fig. 2 and extending from one to the other,

- in the preferred form of the invention, is a curved rest 0,the ends ofwhich a're'closed and brazed to the standards m. The rest .0 is also hollowandthe duct therein communicates at each side thereof with the standards m. Both the standards hand m are of the same configuration and are apparently merely thin supporting rods, their cross-section being so small as to makeit appear that it would be im ossible to use them as a conduit for conveymg fluid to the delivery receptacle z.

To compensate for the small interior di- .wardly against the bottom of the delivery receptacle-2' 1n -a manner to prevent the spraying ofthe fluid as it leaves said receptacle. This nipple projectsfthrough an opening a" in the receptacle'i andto conceal the said opening a'sflwell as the nipple leading from the rest o,'I coverthe entire rest with a resilient body a which has the appearance of serving merely as a cushion for the said standards. It and m,-I braze to the latter adjacent the block g, a short curvedsolid sec- .tion m, similar in all respects to the curved lower ends of the standards h, the portion of the standardsm-and 7:. adjacent to these inolosing portions being inclosed by a metallic sheathing-p of a width sufficient to conceal the joint between the standards m and the curved'sect-ions m thereof.

" To permit the adjustment andremoval of the receptacle 2' the standards m and h are made of a length to lend them sufiicient flexibility to permit the reduced forward end of the receptacle, after'the union has been made with the nipple 0', to be drawn backwardly and inserted through the loop h, a thin strand of wirem being used to hold these standardsin the proper position afterthe receptacle'is in place. This strand will also serve to prevent any such movement of the 120.

receptacle .as would tend to disclose the nip ple 0'. The volume of fluid passin through the receptacle in order to simulate uid flowing from a bottle,'must be considerable, and

to cause the water to back up about the out- 5 let opening of said receptacle, I constrict said opening, as indicated at i so as to reduce the capacity thereof in a manner to retard slightly the How of water or fluid and thus choke the outlet in a manner to prevent 339 the fluid being sprayed from the nipple through said opening.

Under most conditions of use it desir able, in order to more thoroughly mystify' theobserver, to interrupt the flowzof fluid occasionally in a manner to make ita parent that the circulation oi fluid-throng the bottle 2' is not through the :outlet' opehing .thereofI While the receptacle interpos'e.d between the delivery receptacle.andthetank f will serve this purpose, under some condi-; tions it is not desrrabletous this receptacle,

andeven when it is used it is sometimes de-' sirable to have an intermittent flow toat tract-and increase the speculation-of 'theonlooke'r as to the exact mode of operationof as an advertising device.

Any desired means for causing this intermittent flow may be utilized, such asfa clock work mechanism controlled .vswitchr as shown in Fig. (i of the drawings whichc0n-. sist of a rotary contact member- 1" actuated the device, thus increasing its effectivevalue by the clock work mechanismflind anv.elongated segmental stationary contact F-of' a" length determined by the desired duration of the actuation of the pump incaus'ing-the.

fluid to intermittently flow.

In the modification ,shown in 5,1 cm

ploy a' form arrest-1dr the receptacle and, a union, or means of communication, between said seat orrest and said receptacle,

In this form I provide a' curved hollow seat 0", the radius of the curve of which is much: greaterv than that. of therece. tacle i. This seat has centrallythereofa ort nipple 0,v

surrounding which is a rubber cushion o. of short length with an opening having a close fit upon said nipple. This cushion is of a thickness greater than'the hei ht of the nipple, of a wi th approximating t at of the rest 0" and of a length sufiicient to accommodate the receptacle 2'. When this form of connection is used, the receptacle 5 is pro.-

vided with a nipple i adapted to enter the opening in the cushion o and abut against a the discharge end of the nipple 0.

lVhile the modification has the advantage that it holds the receptacle away from the standards m suflicientlyjto eliminate any idea of any connection between the two, it has the disadvantage that projects the stream of fluid upwardly instead of toward the outlet of the receptacle.-

The operation of the herein described device is substantially as follows --The device is set up, preferabl in a place where it will v be inaccessible to t e observer, and the tank f supplied with the 'fluid'to be circulated;

The electric current is then permitted to flow to the motor I) which in turn' actuates the pump c which draws the fluid from the 4 tank f and forces it through the fitting n to the standards m through which it flows to the rest o,-the=two' streamspassing through determined-f I.--f I;he'.fdelica' cy of the standards 'm compared with? the volume of .fiuid passing from the ath. fc'int yolhinesofj.-fluid could not be conveyed through saidistandards to cause a flow of the standards m meeting at the discharge nipple 0' or 0; Inthe preferred form of the invent iomthe direction given to the fluid will project it downwardly against the bot tom of; the delivery receptacle i to minimize splashing, or; 51- possible fsplashmg, within -.sa-i'd receptacle.. Afterdelivery to the rear d athe'fluid will flow down the bottom; thereof, until it approaches the outlet openihgjv-z' -"where' the constriction of said 'openin will'retardthe flow in a manner to cause t 1e fluid to back up inthe receptacle to an'extent: to exclude an spray from said outlet and .cause the fl'ui 'to flow therefrom in a solid stream. -As the fluid leaves said receptacle, it"will drop into the receptacle Ic' inter osed between it and the tank) and will returned to said tank as this inter-- posed receptacle overflows. a

' When it is desired to show an intermittent stream, the clockwork mechanism is alternatelyopened and closed through the :.revo lv-ing; :fswitc h" ofsaid mechanism in a 111anneiito' ause the" limp to operate intere eternnned interval as clock work mechanism.

reates" the impression that a suitithe-volumel assing from said outlet. At the same-time t e curved portions brazed to the standards'mcreate the impression that said standardsare composed of solid rods, thus cincreasin'gthe mystification of the observer.

vwithout departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Lbelieve'it to be broadly new. to provide a device ofthis character which is capable of 'use,with an intermittent flow of fluid therethrough without exposing the source'of the cfinid s'upply, and I intend to claim such dfi ly ,Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to have protected by Letters Patent; is

' 1. An advertising device, embodying therein in combination a delivery receptacle of limited capacity having an inlet opening, and anoutlet opening at one end thereof, similari'standards' for supporting said receptaelead jacent to the opposite ends therer name-nan andthe circuit to the motor of a position inclined from said inlet toward said outlet, :1 rest carried by said standards adjacent the inlet'opening of said receptacle, one of said, standards and said rest having a continuous duct therein; means establishing communication between said duct and said receptacle, a receiving tank spaced away from the outlet opening of saiddelivery receptacle, and a power actuated circulating pump, the leads of which are respectively in communication w th said receivlng tank and said duct, whereby a continuous circulation of fluid. may be main-7 of limited capacity havingan inlet opening,

and an outlet opening at one end thereof, similar standards for supporting said receptacle adjacent to the opposite endsthereof in a position inclined from 'said Iihlet toward said outlet, a rest carried by'said standards: adjacent the inlet opening of said receptacldl. one of said standards and'said' rest having? a continuous duct therein, means .establishi ,ing communication betweenfsaid ductand' said receptacle, a receiving tank spaced away; from the outlet opening of said delivery receptacle, a power actuated-circulating pump, the leads of which are respectively in communication with said recelving tan and said duct, wherebya continuous circula tion of fluid may be maintained through said delivery receptacle'and said receiving" tank, and a receptacle. interposed between the outlet of said delivery receptacle and said tank and having communication with neither. 4 a i i V 3. An advertising device, embodying therein in combination a delivery receptacle of limited capacity having an inlet opening, and an outletopening at one end thereof, similar standards for supporting said receptacle adjacent to the opposite ends thereof in a position inclined from said. inlet toward said outlet, a'rest carried by said,

standards adjacent the inlet opening of said receptacle, one of said standards and said rest having a continuous duct therein, means establishing communication between said duct and said receptacle comprising a nipple projecting through said inlet opening and projected downwardly against the bottom of said receptacle, whereby the splashing of the fiuidis minimized, a receiving tank spaced. away from the outlet opening of said delivery receptacle, and a power'act-uated circulating pump, the leads of which are respectively in communication with said receiving tank and said duct, whereby a continuous circulation of fluid may be maintained through said delivery receptacle and said receiving tank.

4. An advertising device, embodying ing an '..i therein 1n combmation a delivery receptacle havlng'an inlet opening therein and an outlet opening adjaccnt'to the end thereof, a

plurality ofj-pairs of oppositely disposed similar standards adapted to support said receptacle in 'a-position inclined from said therein combinaticnga. delivery receptacle having an inletfopehing'tlielfcins and an out- .letiopeiiing' fadjacent to theen'd thereof, a pl urali ty lofpairs of oppositely disposed similar standards adapted to support said receptacle infaposition.inclined from said inlet- ,,-wward.said outlet, a rest'carried by eachi'pai'rIof-s aid 'standardsadapted to en gage said receptacle at'divergent points, one pair 'ofsaid standards and the rest carried thereby ha-vingtherein a continuous duct, means -establishing communication between said "duct and saidreceptacle comprising a nipple rojecting through said inlet open- I d projected downwardlyagainst the bottom of :said" receptacle,- whereby the splashing-of the fluid is minimized, a receiving'tank s aced away from the outlet openingof said delivery receptacle, and a power actuated circulating pump,- the leads of which :are respectively in communication with said receiving tank and said duct, whereby a continuous circulation of fluid may be maintained through said delivery receptacle and saidreceiving tank.

; 6.' An advertising device, embodying therein in combination, a delivery receptacle having an inlet opening therein, and an outlet opening adjacent to the end thereof, a plurality of pairs of oppositely disposed similar standards'adapted to support said receptacle in a position inclined from said induct and said receptacle comprising a nipple projecting through said inlet opening and projected downwardlyagainst the bottom of said receptacle, whereby the splashingv of the'fiuid is minimized, a receiving. tan

device, embodying therein in combination a delivery receptacle of limited capacity having an inlet opening, andan outlet opening at one end thereof, said receptacle adjacent to said outlet, being provided with means for retarding the flow at said outlet opening in a manner to choke said opening and prevent spray from passing therethrough, similar standards for supporting said receptacle adjacent to the opposide ends thereof in a position inclined from said inlet toward said outlet, a rest carried by said standards adjacent the inlet opening of said receptacle, one of said standards and said rest having a continuous duct therein, means establishin 1 communication between said duct and sald receptacle, a receiving tank spaced away from the outlet opening of said delivery receptacle, and a power actuated circulating pump, the leads of which are respectively in communication with said receiving tank and said duct, whereby a continuous circulation of fluid may be maintained through said delivery receptacle and said receiving tank.

8. An advertising device, embodying therein in combination a delivery receptacle having an inlet opening and-an outlet opening adjacent to the ends thereof respectively, a plurality of pairs of oppositely disposed similar standards adapted to support said receptacle in a position inclined from said inlet toward said outlet, a rest carried by each pair of said standards adapted to engage said receptacle at divergent points, one pair of said standards and the rest carried thereby having therein a continuousduct, and the other pair of standards being of solid stock, the upper ends of all of said standards bein solid and exposed, the lower ends of said solid standards being curved outwardly and supported by a sheathing, and said hollow standards havin a similarly curved portion secured in re ationthereto.

and covered by a similar'sheathing, whereb it will a pear that all of said standar s are of so id stock, means establishing communication between said duct and said receptacle, a receiving tank spaced away from 0 the outlet opening of said delivery receptacle, and a power actuated circulating pump, the leads of which are respectively in communication with said receiving tank and said duct, whereby a continuous circulation of fluid may be maintained through said delivery receptacle and said receiving tank.

9. An advertising device, embodying therein in combination a delivery receptacle having an inlet opening and an outlet opening spaced away from and below said inlet opening, a receiving tank, adjacent to said outlet opening and spaced away therefrom to an extent to leave an unobstructed field between the outlet openingof said delivery receptacle and said receiving tank, and means whereby fluid may be circulated from said receiving tank through said delivery receptacle and back to said. receiving tank.

10. An advertising define, embodying therein in combination a delivery receptacle having an inlet opening and an outlet opening, a receiving tank, adjacent to said outlet opening and spaced away therefrom to an extent to leave an unobstructed field between said delivery receptacle and said receiving tank, means whereby fluid may be circulated from said receiving tank through said delivery receptacle and back to said receiving tank, and means whereby said circulatin means may be caused to operate intermlttently to interrupt said circulation, whereby the absence of any connection between said outlet opening and said receiving tank is made apparent.

11. An advertising device, embodying therein in combination a delivery receptacle having an inlet opening and. an outlet opening, a receiving tank, adjacent to said outlet opening and spaced away therefrom to an extent to leave an unobstructed field between said delivery receptacle and said receiving tank, and means whereby fluid maybe circulated from said receivingtank through said delivery receptacle and back tosaid receiving tank, comprising a circulating pump, an electric motor actuating the same, and mechanically ,actuated means forintermittently controlling the circuit to said motor.

In witness whereof, I }have hereun affixed my signature, in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses, this 10th day of October, 1911. g

CHARLES W. NICHOLS. Witnesses:

EUGENE WENING, GLARrssA FRANGK.

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