US1172960A - Direction-indicator. - Google Patents

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F.- E. DRISKILL.

DIRECTION INDICATOR.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 1s, 1.915.

SHEET 1.

Patented Feb. 22

2 SHEETS F. E. DRISKILL. DIRECTION INDICATOR.

APPLICATION FILED APR. I6, I915.

1, 1 72,960. Patented Feb. 22, 1916.

2 SHEETSSHEET 2.

THE coumum PLANOGRAPH co., WASHINGTON, D. c.

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FREDERICK E. DRISKILL, OF BERWICK, LOUISIANA.

DIRECTION-INDICATOR.

Application filed April 16 To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FREDERICK E. DRIS- KILL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ber-wick, in St. Mary parish and State of Louisiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Direction-Indicators; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in direction indicators, and the principal object of the invention is to provide a device for indicating the direction to be taken by motor vehicle.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device which is readily attachable to motor vehicles of the usual construction without necessitating the changing of the construction in any manner.

A further object of the invention is to provide a simple and efficient device which may be readily controlled from the steering post of the vehicle.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a novel means for operating the several parts.

With these and other objects in View, the invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts which will be fully set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawings, in which-- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the mechanism showing the same ready for use. Fig. 2 is asectional view through one of the forward lamps. Fig. 3 is a front view in elevation of the lamp. Fig. 4 is a front view showing the lamp in its reversed posi-.

tion, and Fig. 5 is a detail view of the refiector supporting arm.

Referring now to the drawings by characters of reference the numeral designates as an entirety the lamp casing of one of the forward lamps comprising a cylindrical body 2 which is open at each end. This body is formed intermediate its ends with the diametrically opposite ventilating hoods 3 and carried in the body is the lens 4, while the rear end is provided with the glass panel 5, having suitable designating characters 6, painted or otherwise formed thereon. It will be evident that when the lamp is in either of its positions the ventilating hood 3 will cooperate in causing a Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 22, itlifi.

Serial No. 21,791.

draft therethrough, so that the fiame from the burner which will be more fully hereinafter described may be properly furnished with the necessary ogygen.

The lamp casing 2 is provided at diametrically opposite points at an angle of ninety degrees from the center of the hoods 3 with the tubular extensions 6 which are arranged to receive the tubular portions 7 which are formed at their outer ends with rectangular extensions 8. These rectangular extensions 8 project through rectangular apertures formed in the upper ends of the lamp brackets 9 and both the portions 7 and the extension 8 are hollow to receive the pipe 10 through which the illuminating gas passes. This pipe extends through a suitable ear 11 formed on the supportin ring 12 of the reflector 13 and these ears 11 are formed with the extensions 7, so that the reflector is held stationary regardless of the position of the lamp casing. It will thus be seen that the lamp casing can be reversed so that the characters on the screen or panel 5 may be easily read.

In order to provide a reversing means for the casing, the gear wheel 1% is provided and is secured to one of the extensions 6 and meshing with this gear wheel is a suitable arcuate r; ck 15 which is pivotally mounted at 16 to a suit able support and is provided with the arms 17 the lower end of'which is secured to an operating rod as at 18. A suit able retractile coil spring 19 is connected to the arm 17 and the opposite end of the coil spring is secured as at 20 to a rigid support so that the lamp casing will be automatically returned to its normal position after the same has been released. In order to illuminate the interior of the casing the pipe 10 is bent downwardly as at 21 and passes through an opening 22 formed in the lower edge of the reflector and is then bent upwardly as at 23 and carries the tip 2st. It will thus be seen that the flame is disposed centrally of the reflector 13 and it will remain in that position regardless of the position of the casing 2.

Secured to each side of the vehicle and or ranged to operate the lever 17 hereinbefore referred to is a suitable rod 25 which is provided intermediate its end with suitable upstanding pins 26. These pins 26 are arranged to be engaged by the hook ends 27 of the arm 28 which is pivoted as at 29 centrally of the ends and to the frame of the vehicle. A suitable depending car 30 is formed on the arm 28 near one end of its ends and pivotally connected thereto is the arm 31 of the bell crank designated generally by the numeral 32. The opposite arm of said bell crank has pivotally connected thereto the rod 34 which extends upwardly parallel to the steering post of the vehicle and terminates in the hand hold 35. This rod is provided with a suitable lug or dog 36 which is arranged to engage the teeth 37 of the bar 38 which is rigidly secured to the steering post so that when the bar is moved, it may be held in adjusted position. Each of the bars is provided at its rear end with a suitable hinge joint 39 and carries the spring 40, the use of which will appear as the description proceeds.

Hinged to the hinge joints 39 are the ex tensions ll having enlargements 42 formed intermediate their ends. Extending clown- "ardly from the frame of the vehicle are the brackets 43 carrying at the lower ends, the

roller 44L- which are arranged to engage the faces of the enlargements as when the bars 25 are moved forwardly so as to cause the dogs 45 to engage the coperating dogs to operate the rear light as will be more fully hereinafter described.

Cooperating with the dogs are the latch dogs 46 which are carried on the slidable rods 47, which rods are mounted in the eyes 48 carried by the frame =19. The rear ends of these rods are pivoted as at 50 to the cross arms 51, which cross arms are formed on the longitudinally extending bars 52, the rear end of which is formed with the arcuate rack 53, which meshes with a suitable gear wheel 54: mounted on the shaft 55 carrying the light 56. The opposite end of the arm is formed with a suitable eye 57 to which the ends of the retractile coil spring 58 are connected. The opposite ends of these springs are secured as at 59 to the side bars of the frame l9 and it will thus be seen that the bar 52 will be normally held in a position shown in Fig. 1.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that in use upon exerting upward pull on the handle 35 the bell crank 32 will be moved so as to swing the bar so that the hook end 27 thereof on the left hand side will engage the lug 26 carried by the bar 25 on the left handvside of the vehicle. This movement Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each,

will actuate the lever 17 and cause the light casing on the left side of the vehicle to turn over so as to expose the characters on the screen or panel 5 thereof. Simultaneously with this movement the enlargement 42 on the extension 41 will engage the roller 44 and force the free end of the extension downwardly so that the latch dog 45 will engage the latch dog 46 on the left side of the vehicle and thereby exert pull on the rod l7 so that the arm 51 will be swung to the left, thereby exposing the panel L of the lamp 56. Upon releasing the handle 35 it willbe evident that the springs 19 and 58 will return the several parts to their normal positions and the spring 40'will lift the member 41 free from. engagement with the latch dogs 46. Upon pushing downwardly on the handle 35 it will be apparent that the same operation will be gone through except that the bar 45 on the right hand side of the vehicle will be operated instead of the bar on the left hand side, and thereby the right hand signal will be operated. In this way it will be clearly evident that directions may be given as to the intentions of the driver of a vehicle and thereby eliminate many of the accidents accompanying the use of motor vehicles.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferred embodiment of this mvention, it is to be understood that such changes may be made 111 the combination and arrangement of parts, as will fall within the spirit and, scope of the appended clalm.

What is claimed is:

A device of the character described in- V eluding a frame, rods slidable on said frame, a lever pivoted to the frame, arms on the lever and connected to the rods, indicatingmeans actuated by the lever, latch dogs at the forward ends of the rods, springs to hold the lever in longitudinal alinement with the frame and independently movable operating bars provided with latch dogs arranged to engage the latch dogs on the rods to control the movement of the indicator.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FREDERICK E. DRISKILL. Witnesses: V

Yvns B. TERREBONNE, LULA DIMAGGIO.

by addressing the "Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, I). G.

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