US1105973A - Adjustable headlight for vehicles. - Google Patents

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0. B. GRAY & W. E. TETER. ADJUSTABLE HEADLIGHT FOR VEHICLES.

APPLICATION FILED HAYS, 1913.

Patented Aug. 4, 1914.

5 R n m 9 m m m o v n m G A B WITNESSES same, the section being taken upon the line 'onrrn CHARLES 13.1 GRAY ANDWILLIAME TETER, OF DALLAS, TEXAS.

ADJUSTABLE HEADLIGHT FORI VEHICLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 1,3191%.

Application filed May 5, 1913. Serial No. 765,700.

invented certain new and useful Improvements in Adjustable Headlights for Vehicles,

ofwhich the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to a new and useful. vehicle headlight, and its object is to pros vide a headlight, the reflector of which will be adapted to pivot about a vertical axis, so that the light may be thrown at an angle with thedirection oftravel if desired.

A further object is to provide a device of the character described that will be strong, durable, simple and efficient and comparatively easy to construct and also one that will not be likely to get outof working order.

l/Vith these and various other objects in view, our. invention has relation to certain novel features of the construction and operation, an example of which is described in the following specification, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a front View of our headlight. Fig. 2 is. a vertical sectional. view of the w-c0 of Fig.1. Fig. 3 is a detailsectional View showing one of the rollers which adapt the reflector to be turned about a vertical axis.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing, wherein like reference characters designate similar parts in all the figures, the numeral 1 denotes the headlight casing and 2 designates a circular plate secured to the floor of said casing. Upon theplate 2 is concentrically mounted a second circular plate 3 supported adjacent to its periphery by a plurality of rollers 4 recessed in the plate 2. The plates 2 and 3 are held in a concentric relation by a plurality of bracket members 4 secured to the plate 2 and overhanging the edge of the plate 3. A conical reflector 5 having its axis horizontal is supported at an elevation above the plate 3zby a pair of bracket members 6. The numeral 7 denotes a :pair of carbons mounted within the reflector and adapted to produce an are light: The casing 1 is provided at its forward end with the usual glass window 8. A lever 9 projects rigidly in a rearward clirection from the plate 3 and is adapted to communicate a partial rotation to the rigidly connected parts 3, 5 and 6. Any desired mechanism may be employed to actuate the lever 9.

The above described headlight is particularly adapted for use upon locomotives to enable the engineer to illuminate any curved portion of the track ahead of the engine. It is to be observed however that the idea is also applicable to street cars, automobiles and other vehicles.

Our invention is presented as including all suchimodifications and changes as properly come within the scope of the following claim.

What we claim is:

A headlight comprising a casing, a circu lar plate mounted on the floor of $3.161 cas- 111g, a second CIICUlRI plate concentrlcally a mountedupon the first plate and supported adjacent to its periphery by rollers recessed i in the first plate, a plurality of bracket two subscribing witnesses.

C. B. GRAY.

WILLIAM E. TETER.

Witnesses:

J. C. Lnnnn'r'rnn, W. E. BERRY.

Copies of this patent maybe obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington. 1).0.

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