US1197077A - Rain-signal. - Google Patents

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A. T E TLAK. RAIN SIGNAL.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 25,1914.

1 1 ammo I Patented Sept. 5, 1916.

A. TETLAK.

RAIN SIGNAL. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 25, 1914.

Patented Sept. 5, 1916.

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tion and accompanying drawings,

ALEXANDER TETLAK, F STAPLETON, NEW YGRK.

RAIN-SIGNAL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 5, 1916..

Application filed November 25, 1914. Serial No. 874,047. 7

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ALEXANDER Tn'rLAK, a subject of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary, residing at Stapleton, in the county of Richmond and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rain-Signals; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and

i exact description of the invention, such as him of the condition above mentioned.

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 specificain which,

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a rain signal constructed in accordance with this in vention, Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of Fig. 1 illustrating the interior mechanism, Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 illustrating in detail the paper guide and plunger, big. at is an end view of the device showing the same applied to a door or similar support, and Fig. 5 is a view of a modiiied form of the device illustrating the same to be used in connection with an electrical circuit and bell.

Referring now to the drawings by characters of reference, the numeral 1 designates as an. entirety the signal which is held in place by means of the brackets 2 and 3. The bracket 2 is designed to fit over a door as shown in Fig. t and hold the back end of the casing elevated, while the bracket 3 is arranged to support the opposite end of the casing in a plane slightly lower than the bracket 2. The casing hereinbefore referred to comprises the end walls 1 which. are provided at their upper'ends with the integral triangular extension 5 which cooperates i ith the extension 6 in forming a support for the trough 7. This trough 7 is formed by the top wall 8 which inclines downwardly to conform to the inner face of the triangle 5, and this wall is continued and bent upwardly to conform to the extension verative position.

coiled about the pivot pin 2% and is designed 6. The top wall 8 is provided at its lowermost point with the aperture 9 and is provided with the end closure 10 as clearly shown in Fig. 1. A pair of side walls 11 are secured to the end walls and to the top wall, and these side walls are designed to complete the casing which is formed without a bottom.

Supported on the casing hereinbefore referred to is a bracket 12 which is designed to support the bell 13 which bell is arranged to be struck by a clapper 14 which is controlled by the verge 15 which in turn is actuated by the ratchet wheel 16. This ratchet wheel 16 is mounted on the shaft 17 and designed to rotate therewith and this shaft is provided with a suitable spur gear which is designed to mesh with the gear wheel 18 which is driven from a spring drum or any suitable mechanism. When the spring drum is used the winding key 19 projects from the casing and is designed to permit the user to easily and quickly wind the device and thereby kEep the same operative. Projecting downwardly from the arm on which the clapper is mounted is the stem 20 which is provided at its lower terminal with the offset portion 21 the use of which will appear as the description proceeds.

The controlling mechanism for the bell clapper is best illustrated in Fig. 2 and comprises the lever 23 which is pivotally mounted at 24 in the bracket 25. This lever is preferably U-shaped in cross section to form a trough and is provided atone end with the thumb portion 26 and at its opposite end with the plate 27, which plate is of greater width than the distance between the arms of the U-shaped portion of the lever and is designed to engage the extension 21 to hold the verge and the clapper in inop- A suitable spring 28 is to exert pressure downwardly on the inner end of the lever and thereby normally tend to force the thumb piece 26 upwardly. A suitable stem 29 is pivotally mounted onto the lever as at and projects upwardly through the aperture 9 formed in the casing hereinbefore referred to. The upper end of this stem also projects through an aperture formed in the bent back portion 31 of the paper guide designated by the numeral 32 which is located at a point slightly below the lowermost portion of the trough and proits , tact plates 33 and 38 jects slightly beyond the end of the casing and is designed to form a guide for the paper or similar fibrous material which is easily affected by water.

In the modified form of the device the lever and paper guide are constructed in essentially the same manner as previously described as in the casing 1, but instead of the plate 27 secured to the lever there is provided the contact plate 33 which is secured to the lever and spaced therefrom by the fiber or similar insulating material 34:. This plate is provided with a suitable binding post 35 by which the wire 36 is connected thereto. Supported on the fiber or insulating material 37 is a contact plate 38 which is connected to the wire 39 which is to be connected with the binding post 40 of the bell designated generally by the numeral 41. The opposite binding post 42 of the bell is connected to the wire 4-3 and this wire is connected to one terminal of the battery designated by the numeral 44, the opposite terminal of which is connected to the wire 36, and it will thus be seen that when the conare in engagement the current will flow from the battery through the wires and thereby ring the bell.

From the foregoing it will be clearly apparent that in use the device may be swung on a door or window by placing the hooks 2 and 3 over the upper edge thereof and when the same is closed it will be apparent that the casing will be supported on the eX- terior thereof. Should it start to rain the water will accumulate in the trough formed by the wall, 8 and run down toward the aperture 9 and pass therethrough and onto the blotting paper thereby softening the same and permitting the plunger to slide upwardly thereby allowing the lever to pass upthrough the slot 45 which is provided for that purpose. After the device has been operated and it is desired to reset the same it may be removed and rewound by the key 19 by pressing the lever downwardly and passing the same into the transversely eX- tending portion of the slot 45 which is designated by the numeral It will thus be seen that the lever will be held against movement and the device may remain wound until it is desired to be used whereupon the user again places a piece of blotting paper in the guide and allows the lever to be swung over so that it passes into the slot 45 and the same operation is repeated. In event that the modified form of the device is used as illustrated in Fig. 5, it will be apparent that upon upward movement of the lever, the contact plates 33 and 38 will form a contact and thereby complete the circuit through the bell thus giving an audible signal.

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

What is claimed is 1. A device of the character described including a trough, said trough being lower at one end than the other, an end closure at the lower end of the trough, the trough being provided with an aperture adjacent the end closure, a plunger slidable through the aperture, a guide supported immediately below the aperture, a lever at the lower terminal of the plunger, said lever being arranged to control the sounding of an alarm, and a piece of relatively soft absorbent material arranged to be held in the guide and between the upper end of the plunger and the underside of the trough to form a stop for the plunger.

2. A device of the character described including a casing, a trough formed by the casing, said trough being inclined and provided with an aperture near its lower terminal, a lever pivoted within the casing, a plunger carried by the lever and adapted to extend through the aperture, a spring tending to force the plunger upwardly and through the aperture, :1 guide supported immediately below the aperture, a strip of absorbent material arranged to be held in the guide to form a stop for the plunger, and

means actuated by the upward movement ofthe plunger to set eration.

3. A device of the character described including a casing, hooks arranged to support the casing, a trough formed by the casing, the said trough being supported so that one end is lower than the other, a lever within the casing, the trough being provided with an aperture near its lower terminal, a plunger pivoted to the lever, said plunger being arranged to slide through the aperture, a guide supported immediately beneath the aperture, a strip of absorbent paper ara signaling device in op- .ranged to be held in the guide, and means controlled by the upward movement of the lever to give an. audible signal.

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

ALEXANDER TETLAK.

Witnesses:

THOMAS J. HALL, HENRY JOSEPH Vnsrnn.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

. Washington, D.

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