US1055813A - Illuminated number-plate for motor-vehicles. - Google Patents

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W. H. SEASEE.

lLLUMlN-ATED NUMBER PLATE FOR MOTOR VEHICLES.

APPLICATION FILED rmm, 1912.

1,055,813,. Patented Mar. 11,1913.

WARREN H. SEASER, OF

FRESNO, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD TO FRANK L.

NOBLE, OF FRESNO, CALIFORNIA.

ILLUMINATED NUMBER-PLATE FOR MOTORPVEHICLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 11, 191

Application filed February 2, 1912. Serial No. 674,986.

To all whom it may concern: 2

Be it known that I, VVAnnnN H. SEAsEn,

a citizen of the United States, residing at.

Fresno, in the county of Fresno, State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Illuminated Number-Plates for Motor-Vehicles; and I do de-' clare 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 appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this application.

This invention relates to improvements in number plates and particularly to those number plates used on motor vehicles to designate the license or registration numbers of such vehicles.

The object of the invention is to produce a number plate which will be illuminated at night the same being so constructed that the number will also stand out plainly in the day light.

A further object of the invention is to produce a simple and inexpensive device and yet one which will be exceedingly effective for the purposes for which it is designed.

These objects, I accomplish by means of such structure and relative arrangement of the parts as will fully appear by a perusal of the following specification and claim.

In the drawings similar characters of ref erence indicate corresponding parts in the several views.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the complete number plate. Fig. 2 is a front ele vation of the lamp box showing the number plate removed. Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on a line XX of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view of one corner of the lamp box showing the method of inserting a glass plate. Fig. 5 is a front elevation of the reflector. Fig. 6 is a fragmentary view of one end of the sign showing a modified structure therein. A red bulls eye would be used as a part of the sign.

Referring now more particularly to the characters of reference on the drawings, 1 designates a box having, an opening 2 in its rear end provided with a door 3. Disposed within said box 1 are two curving reflector plates 4. Projected through the bottom of the ox 1 is an electrical socket 5 the same being threaded along its entire length on the out side as shown in Fig. 2. In practice this is projected through the bottom of the box 1 and lock nuts 6 and 7 are mounted on the same on different sides of the bottom of the box 1 which nuts can be disposed to determine the position of the lug 5 within the box 1 or also permit it to be entirely withdrawn from said box 1.

The numeral 8 designates a small lamp adapted to be screwed into the socket 5.

The numeral 9 is a reflector having a collar 10 adapted to fit over the socket 5 and be screwed thereon by screws 11. l)isposed along the outer edge of the box 1 are a plurality of lugs 12 the same being threaded internally. a

The numeral 13 designates arectangular frame member adapted to receive a glass 14 such glass being held in position by means of lips 15 adapted to be bent against the glass after it is fitted into the angle member 13. The member 13 has lugs 16 which are threaded internally and adapted to coincide with the lugs 12 and be screwed to the front of the box 1 by means of screw 17 screwed into the lugs 16 and 12. Numbers 18 having projecting lips 18 are screwed to the members 13 by means ofs'crews 19 screwed through said lips 18. The glass 14 is ground on both sides in order to give it a frosted appearance in the day time which will make the numbers 18, which are black, stand out distinctly in the day light as well as at night when the light 8 is burning in the back of the glass 14.

From the foregoing description itwill be readily seen that l have produced such a de' vice as substantially fulfils the objects of the invention as set forth herein.

While this specification sets forth in detail the present and preferred construction of the device, still in practice such devia- ;tions from such detail may be resorted to,

within the scope of the appended claim as do not form a departure from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and useful and desire to secure by Letters Patent is V A device of the character described comprising a box having arefiector and a lamp, the front end of 'said box being open, a plurality of lugs disposed along the inner edge of the front of said box, said lugs being threaded internally, a rectangular frame registering lugs, and number members member formed of L-shaped bars adapted to, adapted tobe secured to said bars to lie over receive a glass, lips on the edges of said the face of said glass, as described. rectangular member adapted to be bent In testimon whereof I aflix my signature 5 against the gagk of the giassl after it is in presence 0 two witnesses.

ace in sai rame mem r u s on said t E-shaped bars, such lugs being th eaded in- WARREN SEASER .ternally to register with the threaded por- Witnesses: tion of the In on said box, and screws SI'EPHEN N. Bmyvn'rr, 10 adapted to pro ect into both of each pair of FRANK H. CARTER.

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