US1180460A - Combined car-checker's lamps and book holder. - Google Patents

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F.1. WHITNE Y'& P. s. HALL. COMBINED SARCHECKERS LAMPS AND BOOK HOLDER.

.APPLICATION FILED MAE. 29, 1915.

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FRANKLIN JOSEPH WHITNEY AND IPHILILIIE SI-IU-RDEN HALL, OF BREDENBURY,

SASKTCHEWN, CANADA.

i v COMBINED CAR-CHECKERS LAMPS AND BOOK HOLDER.

time@ yprovide a device 'containing lamps and a book, which device ywhen opened, will throw light against a carto illuminate the num bers thereof, and to illuminate the seals on the car doors, and at the same time illuminate the book whereby the car checker keeps his records, and the construction of our invention will -be hereinafter set forth and what we claim as new will be pointed out in the claims forming part of this specification.

Figure 1 is in part a vertical longitudinal section through our device showing internal construction, and infpart an end elevation of the'batteryV case, portion of the cover being shown open and in dotted lines. ,Fig 2 is a plan view of our device, certain parts being broken away, and shown in section to illustrate internal construction. Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal section through the rear portion of the cover showing construction of same. p

- In the drawings, like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in each figure.Y o Y It is well known that car checkers have to keep record of the numbers on cars, as well as to inspect the condition of the seals sealing the car doors, and this operation has to be carried out in all kinds of weather at night time as well as .during the day time.

Itis very awkwardfor the car checker to make entries in his book and at the same time hold a light to illuminate the necessary parts of the car at night time, and one of the chief objects of our invention is to provide a device which, when opened, will light two lamps, one in the top of the cover to throw 4a light on the car, and the other in the inner side vof the cover to illuminate the book.

A is any suitable battery case in which Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented fIpr. 25, Itlll.

I Application led March 29, 1915. Serial No. 17,620.

is mounted any suitable source of electric current, for4 instance a dry battery composed of two cells B and C. ,Coupled to said battery case is a member D forming the base of the apparatus.- This member is secured to the battery case A by any suitable means. A suitable coupling means we illustrate is composed of a metal member E suitably secured to the battery case A and secured by rivets F or any othersuitable means to the base D. The cover G may 'be' o of any'suitable construction, and the same o 1s provlded with side flanges H and a front flange I. rIhese flanges fit around the sides of the base D, and together with the top of the cover make the apparatus lWeatherproof so as to keep the book J from thev rain. 'Ihe rear ends K of the side flanges II are concaved as shown in Fig. 3, particularly so that the cover will fit closely against the battery case A. 'Ihe cover is hinged to the battery case A by a plurality of hinges L through the medium of the top M thereof. To provide room for the lamp N, the top M is constructed with tapered sides substantially as shown in Figs. l and 2, so that the connections for the lamp N may be positioned within the cover andfree from the weather.

2 and 3 are plates forming partof the cover and spaced apart, and mountedin the plate 2 is a socket 4 for the electric lamp 5, the shade 6 of which is preferably held in the plate 3 and projects therethrough. The plate 2 may be omitted and the lamp 5 mounted in the plate 3 as before described, but the use of the two plates irmly support the lamp. The plates 2 and 3 are pref erablymade of metal not only to strengthen the construction of the cover, but also to prevent the light from either lamp interfering. When the cover is moved into the dotted position illustrated in Fig. l, the circuit is closed, thus lightingthe lamps. The lamp N throws the light against the car, and lamp 5 throws the light to illuminate the book J.

7 is a metal contact strip secured to the battery casing A, and 9 is a metal contact strip forming a contact pole secured to the in Fig. 1, performs the function of a switch ics end l0 of the cell C. Suitably carried by by coming into contact with the Contact strips 7 and 9 so as to close the circuit for the lamps hereinafter particularly set forth. Secured to one end of the battery case A is aspring 12 the free end 13 of .which rests in contact with the pole 14 of the cell B, and the function of this spring is tokeep the pole 15 of the cell B in contactwith the pole 16 of the cell C. The switch 11 always extends in front of the outer end of the cell yCv so as to assist in preventing the lcells from'dropping out of the battery case A, and since the inner ends of the contact strips7 and 9 are beveled, the switch 1l will always ride over the outersides of the said contact strips when the cover is open. `It is designed that the' cells B and C shall, fit fairly tightly in the battery case A, so that we will not have to depend entirely on the switch 11 to retain them therein. f A

We shall now describe a suitable circuit for vthe lamps. We will suppose `that the V switch 11 is in Contact with the contact strips 7 and 9; Thereforethe current passesfrom the role 10 through the contact pole or strip 9 carried thereby to the switch 11, and

from this switch it passes into thecontact strip 7, which is Wired by thewire 17, to the leaf 18of one of the hinges and thence through the other leaf 19 along thewire 2O I to the binding post 21,0f the lamp 5, thence of the lamp N; out of this lamp by thev through thewire 22 to the binding post 23 binding post 24 and Wire 25 to the binding postl 26 `of the lamp 5 and thence through the Wire 27 Ato the leaf 28 of another of the hinges, and through the leaf 29 and wire 30 to the binding post 31 of the switch .plate32; through the switch 33 and binding post 34,'through the Wire 35 to the end 13 of the spring 12, thence through the poles 14,15 and 16 to the pole 10. It will therefore-be understood that as long as the switch 33 is-closed, the lamps N and 5 willimmediately be lighted, and so soon as this cover is closed far enough the circuit will be opened to extinguish said lamps.

In order to prevent the waste of current particularly during the day time when 'it will not be necessary to light the lamps, the switch 33 .is provided which can bel used to open the circuit.

'The hingesmentioned as being included in the circuit are of course 'insulated from the case A if this case, be made of metal. If-the'same b'f'inade of red fiber or equivalent material, of course special insulation By utiliziii'g the hinges as part ,of the circuit, We, pre 'ent the breaking or entanglement of the wires 'as the cover opens an closes.

i for the hinges `vill not be necessary.

' VYAny lsuitable clamping means-'may be provided for` the book J. A suitable clamping plate 36 is shown secured to the base D by the rivets F and the head 37 of this clamping plate is formed to provide a groove 38 in which his held the stud 39 of the book J.

40 is a 'spring plate u'pon which the inner portion of the book is placed, and as the inner end 41 of said spring plate operates adjacent the clamping plate 36, it co-acts with the head 37 t0 retain the stud 39 in place. Any'suitable means suoli as screws -42 may be used to secure the spring plate 40 in position.

Any suitable catch mechanism particu- `larly illustrated in Fig. 1, for instance the spring lip 43, may be used to co-act with `the plate 44 to hold the cover closed. It is obvious that the principle of our invention may be embodied yin different forms without departing from the spirit thereof and therefore we do not confine ourselves to the construction described and Shown except in so far as this may be rendered necessary by the prior state of the art and the .terms of our claims.

What'we claim as our invention is:

1. An article 0f`the class described coniprising a suitable base; a movable cover having hinge-connection with said base; an

electric lairip mounted in said cover and pu sitioned to illuminate said base, another electric lamp mounted 1n sa1d cover in position t0 direct light beyond the cover; a source of Aelectrical energy carried by said base; a

suitable circuit for said lamps connected with said source of electrical energy, and means whereby when said cover is opened far enough said circuit will be closed to light said electric lamps. I 2. An article of the class described coinprising a suitable base; means whereby a book may be clamped to said base; a movopened far, enough said circuit willbe closed to light said electricv lamps.

3. An-article of the class described comprising a suitable base; a battery case coupled to said base and containing a suitable battery; a' cover having hinge-connection with vsaid battery case; an electric lamp mounted in said cover and positioned to illuminate said base; another electric lam mounted in said cover and positioned to d1- rect light beyond the same; a suitable circuit connectin said lamps with said battery, and a suitable switch carried by said cover designed to close said circuit when medaeo said cover is opened far enough to light said lamps.

4:.' An article of the class described comprising a suitable base; abook positioned on said base; suitable clamping means carried by said base to clamp said book in position; a battery `c ase coupled to said base and containing a suitable battery; a cover having hinge-connection with said battery case; an electric lamp mounted in said cover and positioned .to illuminate 4said base; another electric lamp mounted in said cover and positioned to direct light beyond the same; a suitable circuit connecting said lamps With said battery, and a suitable switch carried by said cover designed to close said circuit, when said cover 1s opened far enough, to light Said lamps.

5. An article of the class described cornprising a suitable base; a battery case coupled to said base and containing a suitable battery; a cover lhaving hinge-eonnection with said battery case and provided with a horizontally disposed plate, and further provided with a top member which proJects above said plate; an electric lamp mounted in saidplate in position to illuminate said base; another electric lamp mounted in said top member and positioned to direct the light beyond the same; a suitable circuit connecting said lamps with said battery, and a suitable switch carried by said cover designed to close said circuit, when said cover is'opened far enough, to light said lamps.

, 6. An article of the class described cornprising a suitable base; a battery ease coupled to Said base and containing a suitable battery; a cover having rhinge-eonnection With said battery case; an electric lamp mounted in said cover and positioned to illuminate said base; another electric lamp mounted in said cover and positionedl to direct light beyond the same;v a contact strip Icarried by the outer end of said battery; an-

other contact strip secured to said battery case,l suitable Wiring connectlng said lamps and said second mentionel contact strip with ii said battery, and a suitable contact strip carried by said cover and designed to come into contact with said other contact strips Whenvsaid cover is opened far enough so as to close said circuit to light said lamps. y

In testimony'vvhereof We have affixed our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

FRANKLllN JOSEPH WHllTNEY. p PHILLIP SHURDEN HALL.

Witnesses:

A. SorTsow, THOMAS STEvENsoN.

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