US1222312A - Vehicle-lamp. - Google Patents

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C. McKEEVER.

VEHICLE LAMP.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 7. I916.

Patented Apr. 10, 191?.

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CHARLES MQKEEVER, 0F JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-THIN T0 WILLIAEE H. DICKINSON AND ONE-THIRD TO CLIEM B. HEARS, BOTH OF NEW VEHICLE-LAMP.

To all whom it may concern;

Beit known that I, CHARLES MGKEEVER, a citizen of the United States, residing in Jersey City, county of Hudson, and State of New Jersey, have invented an Improvement in Vehicle-Lamps, of which the following is a specification.

The lamps as now commonly used on motor and other vehicles are so constructed that the lights employed therewith are di- This results in a glaring effect which depending upon the intensity of the light is oftentimes objectionable, the glare being so intense in some instances as to seriously affect the sight, temporarily at least. of drivers of vehicles traveling in the opposite direction. The object of this invention is the provision of a vehicle lamp in which this objectionable feature is eliminated by so mounting the light or lights employed in the lamp that the rays therefrom are visible only indirectly. A's hereinafter described the lamp made in accordance with my present invention may be so constructed as to utilize a single light or to embody a plurality of lights any one of which may be used as a signal to direct attention to the purpose of displaying the particular light employed.

In the drawing:

Figure 1, is a side elevation and partial central longitudinal cross section of a vehicle lamp made in accordance with my present invention.

Fig. 2, is a partial end elevation illustrating the manner'in which the bracket support may be swung to fit the lights in position in the lamp. 1

Referring to the drawing a lamp made in accordance with this invention comprises a casing 10 which may be made of any suitable material and is preferably conical in configuration. At the outer or larger end of the lamp the same is fitted with a cap 11 containing a lens 12 and these parts may be secured to the casing in any suitable manner. The inner or smaller end of the casing is preferably cylindrical as indicated at 13 and ada ted to receive a lamp socket 14 placed in the axial center of the lamp. This lamp socket maybe fixed in position by means of screws 15 or otherwise. As a means of illustrati-n my invention the lamp socket 14 is provi ed with a lug 16 which is made to fit within a reinforced portion 17 of the casing 10. The lug 16 is apertured so that it may Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Apr. 1N1), 1931?. Application filed April 7, 1916.

Serial No. 89,515.

receive one end of a bracket 18; This end of the bracket 18 is screw threaded as indicated at 19 and adjacent the termination of the screw threads the same is fitted with a collar 20 adapted after the screw' threaded end of the bracket has been passed through the opening in the lug to bear against the lnner face of the lug. Exteriorly and on the opposite side of the lug a clamp nut 21 may be turned upon the screw threaded end of the bracket and a lock nut 22 employed to secure the parts in position.

The bracket 18 is preferably tubular and extends a. predetermined distance forwardly into the lamp casing. At its forward end a lamp socket 23 is suitably secured to the bracket 18 in a position which is the reverse to that of the lampsocket 14, both sockets being in the axial center of the lamp. The socket 14 is connected to a lead wire 24 and a lead wire 25 passes through the bore in the bracket 18 and is connected to the socket 23. As illustrated in the drawing a light bulb 26 is fitted in the socket 14 and a light bulb 27 in the socket 23. The light bulb 26 may be green or any other desired color while the light bulb 27 is white or of the ordinary construction.

It will now be apparent that by using the light bulb 27 only the light itself is not visible and only the reflected rays therefrom can be seen through the lens of the lamp. It will also be apparent that by using the green or other colored lamp bulb in conjunction with the white lamp bulb either lamp may be employed at the will of the operator to use the device as a single lamp. The colored light being behind the white light its color will not be affected thereby and its rays like those of the white light will be visible only indirectly through the lens. In order to obtain the best results the interior or reflecting surface of the casing is preferably finished in a dull white.

It will furthermore be apparent that by loosening the clamp and lock nuts on the screw threaded end of the bracket thev same may be turned within the opening in the lug as a hearing so that either or both light bulbsmay be readily removed and others replaced when necessary. It is still further to be understood that the apparatus herein shown and described is merely illustrative of this invention and other equivalent constructions might be employed to produce the same results Without departing from the nature and spirit of my invention.

I claim as my invention:

1. A vehicle lamp comprising a casing, a light fixed in position therein, a bracket adjustab-ly mounted in said casing, and a light secured in said bracket so as to face the first aforesaid light when the said lights are in position,

2. A vehicle lamp comprising a casing, a socket fixed therein, a light in said socket, a bracket adjustably and removably mounted in said casing, a socket mounted on the said bracket, and a light in said second socket so placed as to face the light in the fixed socket.

3. A vehicle lamp comprising a casing of conical configuration, a socket fixed in the smaller end of the casing, a bracket adjustab-ly mounted in said socket and extending into said casing, and a socket mounted on the said bracket, the said sockets being adapted to receive lights Which when 1n place assume directly opposite positions therein.

4. A vehicle lamp comprising a casing of conical configuration, a socket in the smaller end of the said casing, a lug associated with said socket, a bracket adjustably connected in the said lug and extending into the said casing, a socket mounted on the said bracket, and lights in the said sockets which are so placed that the lights assume directly opposite positions in the lamp in the axial center thereof.

5. A vehicle lamp comprising a casing of conical configuration, a light socket fixed in the smallr end thereof, a lug associated with the said socket and having an aperture therein, a support bracket screw threaded at oneend at which it passes through the said aperture in the lug, a collar on the bracket adapted to bear against one side of the lug, nuts turned down on the end of the bracket against the opposite side of said lug to secure the same in position, a socket fixed on the opposite end of thebracket in the interior of the lamp, and lights in the said sockets so placed as to lie in directly opposite positions in the axial center of the lamp.

Signed by me lihlS\ilh day of March,

CHARLES MGKEEVER.

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