US1029550A

US1029550A - Casualty-indicator.

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Publication number: US1029550A
Application number: US47730309A
Authority: US
Inventors: Ardon M Mitchell
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1909-02-11
Filing date: 1909-02-11
Publication date: 1912-06-11
Anticipated expiration: 1929-06-11

Description

A. M. MITCHELL.

CASUALTY INDICATOR.

APPLICATION FILED 21:13.11, 1909. 1

1,029,550, Patented June 11,1912.

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ABDON 1V1. MITCHELL, OF IELUSI-IING, NEW YORK.

CASUALTY-INDICATOR.

To all whom "it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARDON M. MITCHELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Flushing, in the county of Queens and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Casualty-Indicators, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide means of positively designating the vehicle that collides with a pedestrian or other object. I do this by means of an indicator, constructed with a glass-front or some other fragile and transparent facing, behind which are bars containing a number of disks, spheres or other movable devices, having the registered number of the automobile, or other motor or other vehicle, which together with the projecting hammers are rigidly attached to levers on a fulcrum, the forward ends of which levers are also connected rigidly to a bar, designed to be placed forward of, and parallel with the front axles of the vehicle, extended evenly with the hub of the wheel, and in front of the same. By these means, whenever the bar strikes an object, the levers are thrown down, and the bars and hammers are thrown forward; the hammers breaking the glass, and the disks, or other movable devices, projected from the bars and thrown forward in every direction. These disks are projected forcibly by springs that are released at the same instant that the glass is broken, and the bearers protrude from the indicator frame. In such acase, if the driver of the vehicle attempts to run away, the bro-ken glass would indicate to the observer, as well as the missing disks strewn along the road, that the machine had collided with some person or thing. I p I A very valuable feature of my invention is that its designprecludes any possibility of its being tampered with. The disks or other devices are inclosed in a case, the face of which is'preferably glass; and are always in sight. When this case is locked by the municipal or other authorities, and the arms or bearers loaded with the disks, or other spheres, or movable devices, bearing the number of the machine, the identity of the 1 nuts 15.

machine would be immediately detected.

Of course, it would be necessary in order to bring this device into general use, that a governmental ordinance shall require the adoption of this device, requiring that it be.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 11, 1909.

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Patented June 11, 1912.

Se1'ia1 No. 477,303.

a new supply of numbered disks from the authorities. 7

I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1, is a front elevation of the de- Fig. 2, is a transverse section showing the parts in their operative relation. Fig. 3, is a similar view showing the position of the parts after the device has been operated, and Fig. 4, is a top plan view of one of the disks.

Similar numbers refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

The numeral 1, denotes a casing, open at one side, and having positioned therein near the bottom thereof the rock shaft 2. Mounted upon this rock shaft and secured thereto are a plurality of hell crank levers 3, the outer ends of which extend exteriorly of the casing and are connected by a horizontal bar 5. The other ends of the bell crank levers extend in a vertical direction and are encircled by the extensible springs 6, one end of each of which is connected to the lever as at 7 Midway in the casing between the shaft 2, and the upper ends of the levers is a comb shaped member 8, and the vertical ends 9 of the levers 3, extend through the indentations of this comb, which thus serves to retain the springs 6, in operative relation as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. Positioned upon the ends 9, of the levers above the member 8, are a number of disks or plates 10. Likewise secured to the rock shaft 2, and the horizontal bar 5, is a second series of hell crank levers 11, the vertical ends 12, of which lie in the same plane as the ends 9, of the levers 3, and pass through the comb member 8, above which they are bent outwardly toward the open end of the casing to form the hammers or strikers 13. A series of light coil springs 1 bearagainst the rear of the above described mechanism and tends to push the same toward the front of the device, and'the tension of the springs 14, can be adjusted by means of the thumb Extending through a slot 16, in the top of the casing is a frame 17, carrying a sheet of glass 18, which glass extends downward to a point immediately over the levers 3, any

further downward movement being prevent ed by means of the abutments or steps 19. The frame is beveled as at 20, to admit of the glass falling out readily when broken, and the frame is secured to the casing against unauthorized removal by means of the lock 21. The whole device can be mounted in any desired position on an automobile by means of the brackets or lugs 22.

lVhen the bar 5 is struck, the

lower arms

3 and 11 of the levers are pushed back, throwing the other arms of the

levers

9 and 12 forward, the hammers 13, breaking the glass, and the springs 6, being released from the comb 8,the projectiles 10, are thrown off the arms 9, and forward in all directions from the arms whenever the movementis sufficient to first break the glass, as will be the case when any object is struck. Then the upper end of those bars which are bent over to form hammers are released and break the glass, and the arms containing these devices aforesaid, being also released, the projectiles are sent flying in all directions, in which case, the number of the machine being inscribed on the same, the occupant of the machine, on account of the great number and wide disposition of said devices, will generally be unable to recover them, which fact together with the breaking of the glass, would preclude the possibility of his escaping detection. It is obvious that when these arms and hammers are held back by a hold-back spring, 14L, properly adjusted, a very slight collision with the bar 5, would not materially interfere with the device, or cause it to act, but a material interference would overcome said last mentioned spring, and throwthe arms and hammers forward, releasing the projectiles as soon as said arms are forced out of the case.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is l. A casualty indicator, comprising, in combination with a vehicle, a plurality of identification means, means removably supporting said identification means, a fender, and means for forcibly expelling said identification means upon collision of said fender with an object.

2. A casualty indicator, comprising, in combination with a vehicle, a plurality of identification means, means normally supporting said identification means in removable position, a forwardly projecting element rigid with said supporting means, and means for forcibly expelling said identification means upon collision of said projecting element with an object.

3. A casualty indicator, comprising, in combination with a vehicle, a plurality of identification means, a plurality of supports for holding said identification means in po-;

sition for removal, means for forcibly exsaid identification means at rest, an expelling means, means for normally restraining said expelling means, and a fender rigidly mounted on said supporting means and projecting forwardly therefrom and adapted to release said expelling means upon collision of said fender with an object.

5. A casualty indicator composed of a rock shaft, a series of arms vertically carried by said rock shaft, a bar located in front of and in rigid connection with said rock shaft, springs surrounding said arms, means for normally holding said arms in restraint, means for holding said springs compressed,

and a plurality of identification means carried by each of the arms. 7

6. A casualty indicator, comprising, in combination with a vehicle, a plurality of identification means, supports for holding said identification means at rest, an expelling means, means interposed between said expelling means and said identification means for normally restraining said expelling means, and a fender projected forwardly from said indicator and adapted to rock said supports to release said expelling f means.

7 A casualty indicator, comprising, in combination, a case adapted to be mounted on a vehicle, and having a frangible front, a

plurality of indentification means within said case, and means operated upon contact of said means with an ob ect for breaklng said frangible front and means for ejecting said identification means from said case.

8. A casualty indicator, composed of a case having a frangible front, a plurality of identification means; means upon which said identification means are carried, springretracted strikers bearing against said frangible front and adapted to break the latter, said carrying means and said strikers being movable together, devicesfor ejecting said identification means mounted on said carrying means, and means for operating said spring retracted strikers and releasing said 10. A casualty indicator embodying a movable bar adapted to be mounted on a vehicle and arranged across the front there of so as to contact with an object in case of collision, a series of levers connected to said bar and having a pivotal mounting, Whereby to be rocked by said bar, a plurality of identification means borne by each lever, and means, whereby, when said bar contacts with an object, said identification means will be forcibly ejected from said levers.

11. A casualty indicator, comprising, in combination with a vehicle, a case mounted on said vehicle, and having a frangible front, means for breaking said front at a plurality of points simultaneously, means connected to said front breaking means and adapted to actuate the latter upon collision With an object, identification means in said case,-means for supporting said identification means and means for ejecting said identification means from said case, mounted on said supporting means and adapted to eject said identification means when said breaking means is actuated.

12. In combination, means for supporting an automobile number, a trip, and means whereby a movement of the trip relative to the automobile releases said number.

13. In combination, means for supporting a license number, a trip extending transversely of the car in front thereof, and means whereby a movement of the trip relative to the car releases said number and permits it to drop to the ground.

14:. An attachment for motor vehicles, comprising a bumper or fender extending transversely of the vehicle in front thereof, supports for said bumper or fender, each including two relatively-movable sections, an identification tag, and means for releasing said tag upon a relative movement of said sections.

15. An attachment for motor vehicles, comprising, a fender extending transversely in front of the vehicle, means for supporting said fender and including relatively-movable parts, an identification tag, movable members for supporting said tag and means for moving said members to a position to re- ,lease the tag upon a relative movement of said fender-supporting parts.

16. In combination with a vehicle, an identification device, arms retaining said device in position on the vehicle, and a rod operatively connected to said arms and adapted to cause the same to move out of engagement wit-h the identification device when the rod is struck by an object in the path of the vehicle.

17. An attachment for motor cars, com prising a jointed frame provided with a fender, a check box carrying a plurality of identification checks, and means having connection with said frame for causing the es cape of a check from said box upon contact of the fender with an obstruction such as a human being.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

ARDON M. MITCHELL.

Witnesses:

J. B. SABINE,

W. MAINLAND.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents Washington, D. G.