US1029506A - Door-sign. - Google Patents

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Patented June 1K1, 1912.

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EMORY MCCLUNG, 0F CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA, ASSIGNOR T0 ELMER F. GOODWIN, 0F CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA.

DOOR-SIGN.

Specification of Letters Eatent.

Patented June 11, 1912.

Application filed October 7, 1911. Serial No. 653,408.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EMORY MGCLUNG, a citizen of the United States, residing at Clarksburg, in the county of Harrisonand State of Test Virginia, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Door- Signs, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

rlhis invention relates to changeable indicators, and has for its object the production of an indicator which is simple in construction, eflicient in operation, and consists of a minimum number of parts.

Another object of this invention is the provision of means for facilitating the operation of the changeable exhibitor from the outside of the casing through the medium of a key.

lVith these and other objects in view, this invention consists of certain novel constructions, combinations and arrangements of parts as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

.In the drawings Figure 1 is a front view of the exhibitor. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section thereof. Fig. 8 is a rear view of the exhibitor. Fig. 4 is a section taken on line 4 4 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is an enlarged section taken on line 5 5 of Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view of one of the operating rollers showing the connecting means for the fabric. Fig. 7 is a detail perspective of one of the friction pawls adapted to retard the motion of the rollers carrying the fabric apron.

Referring to the drawings by numerals 1 designates the casing which is provided with an opening 2 covered by a plate of glass 3 behind which is placed a sign 4. This sign is intended to contain the name of the party owning the same, 'and in this sign is placed a plurality of openings 5 and G. Aprons 7 and 8 are operated in the rear of the openings 5 and 6 and contain certain printed matter setting forth the time of the pa'rtys return to the oflice and other information which is desired.

Bars 9 extend longitudinally of the frame 1, and support the ends of the various rollers hereinafter described. The rollers are arranged in two series as clearly illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3, each series of rollers controlling one apron containing the desiredprinted matter. For the purpose of illustration, one series of rollers contains an apron having printed thereon the words Out of the city, return September and the other rollers contain an apron having numbers arranged thereon to correspond with the date upon which the party will re- A ledge 16 is formed all around the inner edge of the frame 1, and upon this ledge fits a plate 17 for holding the auxiliary gear wheel 14 in place within the socket 15. In this way the plate as well as the auxiliary gears will not project above the rear face of the frame 1. A friction retarding pawl 18 is secured to one side of the frame 1 and is provided with anupwardly bent tooth portion 19, which tooth portion engages the teeth of the primary gear wheel 13 for retarding the rotary movement thereof. The apron carrying portion 12 is provided with a longitudinally extending slot 2O within which is placed the end of the apron and a tin or other filler 21 is carried by each end of the apron so as to prevent the end of the apron from being pulled through the slot 20. A plate 22 is secured to the inner face of the apron carrying portion 12 and is adapted to engage the end of the apron for assisting in holding the same in its correct position as clearly illustrated in Fig. 6. Both the tension rollers as well as the operating rollers are provided with these slots 20 and the ends of the endless apron are held in their correct position through the same means as described and illustrated in Fig. 6.

rThe gear wheel 14 is provided with a forwardly extending stem 23 which stem 1s also provided with a socket 24 for receiving a key 25. The key 25 passes through a plate 26 which is placed upon the outer face of the frame or casing 1 for protecting the aperture leading to the depending shaft 23 of the auxiliary gear 14. It will therefore be obvious that by inserting the key 25 within the aperture formed in the plate 26, the auxiliary gear 14 may be rotated thereby impart-ing rotary movement to thej roller as illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3 having one end thereof connected to the side of the casing l and the other end thereof connected to the apron supportingportion 28' ofthe tension roller. As stated above the end of the apron is secured thereto in the same manner as described in connection with the drive roller. A guiding shaft 29 is carried near one end of the casing and to one side of the tension roller for allowing the apron to pass over the same and keep the apron in its correct alined position through the medi-umof the collar 30 formed thereon. A guide shaft 31l is also placed upon the opposite side of the drive roller l0 over which theapron is also adapted to pass. rIhe spring 27 has its inner end placed within the hollow body of the apron supporti-ng portion 28 of the tension roller as clearly illustrated in Fig. 4f'.

llVhen it is desired to change the wording of the' signt that is to say change the month or day of the week appearing upon the apron 7, the key is placed in the aperture just above the slot 5 and the auxiliary gear is then rot-ated. The date formed upon the apron 8 may be changed by inserting theV key in t-he socketjust above the small opening 6. l

From` the foregoing description it will be obvious that an efficient device has been produced whereby the aprons will be held taut so as to be easily operated through the medium of the keys which operate with the drive or operating rollers. i

Having thus described the invention what is claimed is A door sign of the class described comprising a casing, avplurality of horizontally `:extending dat bars engaging the upper and lower inner sides of said casing and being located' at the front face thereof and spaced ifrom` the back of said casing, an apro-nwinding device carried by said bars, said' device comprising guiding rollers journaled upon said bars, an apron-operatingroll'ersupporting-shaft and an apron-tension-rol'ler-supporting-shaft journaled upon said bars between said guide rollers, apron-operating-roller supported upon said apron-operating-roller-supportingfshaft, an aprontension-roller carried by said apron-,tensionroller-supporting-shaft, an apron passing over said guide rollers and being secured at one end to said apron-operating-roller and at the other end to said apron-tensionroller,.said casing being provided on one side behind one of said flat bars with a cut-out portion contiguous to the apron-operatingroller-sup-porting-shaft, a primary gear secured to said' apron-operating-roller-shaft contiguous to said cut-out portion, an` auX- iliary gear positioned in said cut-out por tion and meshing with said primary gear, a 'plate extending across the cut-out portion holding the auxiliary gear in mesh with said primary gear, and` key receiving means carried by said auxiliary gear.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature inl presence of two witnesses.

EMORY MGCLUNG. Witnesses:

R. W. PATTERSON, H. J. WHITE.

Copies@ of this patent may' be" o'l'cain'edV for ve' c'eirtsi each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington,- D. C.

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