US1083846A - Armored-tube life-saver. - Google Patents

Description

J. MARKSON.

ARMORED TUBE LIFE SAVER.

APPLICATION YILED' DEC. 2, 1912.

Patented Jan. 6, 1914.

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Specification of Letters Patent. application filed December 2, 1912: Serial 150-73%613.

Patented Jan. 6, 1914i.

To. all wltcm it may concern;-

Be it; known that I, JOSEPH MARKSON, citizen of the United States, residing at T2.- coma qin the county of Pierce. and State of Washington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Armored- Tube specification.

My invention relates to new useful improvements in life saving devices and particularly to armored tube life saving devices for express messengers, bank clerks and other people liable to be held up by robbers during the discharge of their duty, and the object of my invention is to provide an armored housing in which the messenger may seek refuge and from which he can protect theproperty under charge.

A further object of my invention is to provide the housing with a door which may be locked from the inside and which cannot be unlocked from the outside, whereby the messenger may readily lock himself within the housing. And a still further object of my invention is to provide the-housingwith a plurality of spaced sight openings, too small for the passage of a bullet, but large enough to permit the persori standing in the housing to readily watch people outside of the same. And a still further object of my invention is to provide the housing with a plurality of larger openings having spring pressed shutters mounted upon the outside of the housing and normally covering and overlapping the openings to prevent the en-v trance of bullets, these shutters being so arranged that they may be opened from the inside to permit the person in the housing to shoot from the housing and thus protect the property under his charge. And a still further'obgect of my invention is to mount the entire housing upon rollers or casters in such a manner that it may be readily moved from place to place, in a car, bank or other place in which it is to be used.

With these and other objects in view, my invention will be more fully described, illustrated in the accom anying drawings,'and

then specifically pointed out in the claim which is attached to and forms a part of this application.

' In-the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of myarmored life saving tube; Fig. 2 is a central vertical section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 3; Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2, looking toward the {bottom of the tube; Fig. 4 is a fragmentary gperspecti-ve view of the tube, showing one of the shutters in partially open position; Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view, showing the lock by means of which the door is fastened ifrom the inside of the tube.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followin description and indicated in all the views 0 the drawings by the same greference characters.

r The preferred embodiment of my invention, as illustrated in the drawings, in- :cludes an armored tube or housing 10, preferably cylindrical in shape and closed at its upper and lower end by a top 11 and bottom 12, said top and bottom having laterally directed peripheral flanges seating ceive rivets or other suitable fastening devices 13 which are passed through the housing and flanges to fasten the top and bottom in place. This armored tube or housing is made of metal suitable to withstand-the impact of a rifle or revolver bullet, No. 16- steel being heavy enough for this purpose and the housing when completed should be six or more feet in height and substantially three feet in diameter.

Positioned in spaced relation above the bottom of the housing, are a plurality of upon the housing by sleeves 15 bolted or rivetedthrough the body of the housing The housing is provided with a plurality of handles 16 by means of which it may be readily moved from one part of a car or bank building to another to bring it to an advantageous position. The body 10 of the housing is provided at one side with a door opening 17 which is normally closed by a door 18 so proportioned as to slightly overlap the door opening and curved transversely to conform to the general curvature of the body of the housing, this door being formed of the same metal as the body of the housing. This door is provided upon its outside with a handle 19 and upon its inside with any suitable form of latch or lock 20 by means of which the door may be locked from the inside, this latch or look ated from the outside. Relatively heavy bowed leaf springs 21 are secured by their ends to the housing and extend transversely over the hinged edge of the door to noragainst the inner face of the body 10 to re-' and the upturned flange of the bottom.

being so arranged that it cannot be opercasters or rollers l i which are mounted I mally hold the door in closed position, as shown.

From the foregoing description, it will be apparent that any one stationed in this,

armored tube or housing will be adequately protected from injury by bullets. As previously stated however, I Wish to provide means whereby the person stationed within the housing may protect the property under his care. For this reason, I provide the body portion 10 of the housing, the top and bottom members 11 and 12 and the door 18 all with a plurality of spaced apart sight holes 22 of such size as to preclude the entrance of a bullet, vwhile at the same time large enough to permit a person standing within the housing to radily see about the same. These holes are so arranged as to render it impossible to ap roach the housing from any direction without being exposed to view through one of the openings. Adjacent each of these openings, preferably innnediately below the same, is a second semicylindrical opening 23 through which the muzzle or barrel of a gun or revolver may be passed to permit the person in the housing to shoot and thus protect the property under his charge. These holes may be made in any suitable size but are preferably twoinches wide by two and a half inches high, this size having been found sufficient for the purpose. In order to prevent the passage of bullets through these latter openings, under normal conditions, I provide each of the openings with a hinged shutter or closure 24 which is hinged-by its upper edge, as shown at 25 and which preferably overlaps the openings by a quarter to ahalf inch on all sides. These shutters are normally held in closed position by leaf springs 26 which are secured to the housing and which extend transversely across the shutters immediately below the hinges thereof. The sight holes, particularly those in the top 11 of the tube, are provided for suitable ventilation during the use of the device and if at any time this ventilation is found insufficient one or more of the shutters may be swung partially open to permit more air, the shutter because of its peculiar nosasae mounting, still providing almost absolute protection from bullets.v

It will of course be apparent from the foregoing description that the tube is comparatively heavy and will not therefore be readily upset. At the same time in case a bomb or similar device is thrown at it, it maybe upset and for this reason particularly I provide the top and bottom ends of the tube with sight holes and shutter openings 24:. With the tube so formed, the person inside, unless injured by the overturning of the tube, may still defend himself and the property under his charge by shooting through the openings in the top and bottom as well as through the openings in the sides.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings, the operation of my improved life saving device will be readily understood and no further description of the same is necessary.

It will of course be understood that I do not wish in any way to limit myself to the specific details of construction set forth in the specification and illustrated in the drawings, as various minor changes in details may at anytime be made, if desired, with out in the slightest degree departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

A life saver including an armored tube provided with a door opening and closed at its upper and lower ends, a door for said opening, means for locking the door from the inside of the tube, the tube, ends and door being provided with a plurality of sight openings and with a plurality of additional openings located one adjacent each of the sight openings, and a shutter for closing each of said additional openings, said shutters being normally held in closed position by leaf springs bearing by their free ends over the outer faces of the shutters.

In testimony whereof I afiixmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH MARKSON. [L. 5.] Witnesses WV. G. HEINLY, I A; WES'IERVELT.

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