US1136804A - Signal-lamp. - Google Patents

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BARRY EB. HORNING ANI!)` JOHN L. SUBIR, 0F JHiN-STGWN, NEW YORK:

SIGNAL-LAMP.

To all whom mayconcern:

Be it known that wml-LARRY ED. HoRNiNo and JOHN L. SUBIR, citizens of the United p States, residing at Johnstown, in the county of Fulton and State ofNew York, have invented newl and useful Improvements in Signal-Lamps, of which the following is a l specification.

. This invention relates to improvements in signal lamps and has-particular application to a signaling apparatus `for use on motor vehicles.

- In 'carrying out the present invention, it is our purpose to provide an apparatus of the class described which maybe readily applied to a motor vehicle and whereby a machine or machines as the case may be in the vicinity of that equipped with' our improved signal lamp will be advised as to the manner in which the chauffeur or operator is about to handle his machine.

It is also our purpose. to provide a signaling apparatus for motor .vehicles which will embrace the desired features of simplicity, 'eiciency and durability coupled with cheapness of cost in manufacture and marketing and which may be conveniently and easily manipulated.C n

vith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement` 'of parts hereinafter set forth in and falling within the scope of the.. claim.

In the accompanying drawin s; Figure 1 is a front elevation of the signal box or casing. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view through the casing` Fig.`3 is a vertical transverse sectional view through the casing, and Fig. 4 is `a diagrammatic view of the lamp circuits.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings in detail, the numeral 1 indicates a box or casing composed of any suitable or desired material and preferabl of rectangular outline, such casing having a longitudinally fextending horizontally disposed artition 2 therein rovidedl with spaced ongitudinally exten ng cleats 2f upon its upper face dividing the 4,same into upper and lower compartments 3 and 4 respectively, while vertically extendingpartitions 5 are arranged within the upper compartment 3 and appropriately spaced apartto divide the same 4into chambers 6. One side wall of each chamber 6 is plreferably equipped with a bulls eye' 7 and t e s se Vbull v speciation discernment. Patented Apr,`20,1915, appii'catiomiwirmn 1,1913'. semi No. 752,731.'

eyesare ofvarious' colors, for instance,

green, red end white, respectively as indicated by the printed matter in Fig. 2. One

side wall of the lower compartment is closed by means of a sign plate 8I arranged upon the same' side of the casing as the bulls eyes 7 and provided, in the present instance, with transparent numerals 9 indicating the register number of the Avehicle to4 which Amy signal lamp is applied. A glass plate 9 is positioned behind thenumerals 9 so as to obstruct any-forei matter tending to enter the box through e openings forming the numerals.

In the present form of our invention, the various-chambers 6 and the lower compartment 4 are illuminated by means of electric lamps 10 connected in multi le or parallel with an electric circuit inclu ing some suit' able sourcel of electrical energy such, for example, as a battery 12. The lamps 10 are controlled by means of individual switches each connected in series with the` respective lamp, suchswitches bein preferably `carried by abase boardl dispose within con-I vement reach of the operator of the machine as on the drivers seat. It will be understood that any appropriate or approved form of switch ma be used for eachlamp. In this instance, t e cells constitutin the batteries 12 are inclosed in a receptac e 15 formed by extending the casing'or signal box Al. A lamp support 16 is situated in the bottom of the lower compartment `and is provided with spaced longitudinally extending cleats 17 ada ted to coperate with cleats 18 positione at the upper portion ofthe lowercompartment forl securely holdthereof, while the usual tail light may be employed'conjointly' therewith where city ordinances require this lamp. By closing the switch controlling the lam s in the com; partment 4, the register num er1. of the vehicle will be illuminated thereby' enabling such ,number to be readily discerned at night, while by manipulating the switches of the lamps in the various compartments,

. different signals may be conveyed to a machine' or machines as the case might be in the vicinity of that equipped with our signal lamp. For instance, should the driver of a machine equipped with our invention desire to back, he might close the circuit to the lamp in the chamber .having the red bulls` eye, while should he desire to turn to the left he might close the circuit to the lampequipped with the green bulls eye, the circuit to the lamp in the chamber provided withk the white bulls eye being closed when the driver wishes to turn his machine 'tof the right. f Again, the switches-being operable independently of. each other' and controlling the individual lamps, may be operated in such manner as to produce Vvarious combinations or setsof lights thereby enabling the operatorto convey any number of signals to adjacent machines.

It will be seen that we have provided a signal lamp for automobiles whereby the lamps may be manipulated to convey a multiplicity of signals and while' we have herein shown and described one preferred form of our invention by'way of illustration, we desire to have it understood that we do not limit or confine ourselves to the precise details of construction herein described and delineated, as modification and variation vmay bev made within the scope of the claim and without departing from the. spirit of' v the invention.,v

It will, of course, be lunderstood that the ings in its front wall communicating with the upper compartments and a rectangular opening communicating with the lower compartment, a lamp support extending across the bottom of said lower compartment, a lamp carried by said lamp support a lamp positioned in each of, the upper compartments, glass Aplates for the openings in the frontwall of said casing, reflectors spaced from the rear of said plates, and cleats on the upper sides of ,said lamp support and the partition between the upper and lower compartments and the 'upper portions of the inner front and rear walls of the compartments for securing said plates and reflectors in place. i

In testimony whereof we atlix our signatures m presence ofttwo witnesses. HARRY ED. HORN-PNG.

JOHN SUBIK. lWitnesses:` i i EDWARD A. HORNING,

.i MICHAL SUBIK.

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