US1233677A - Tail-light and number-plate for motor-vehicles. - Google Patents

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US1233677A
US1233677A US3700815A US3700815A US1233677A US 1233677 A US1233677 A US 1233677A US 3700815 A US3700815 A US 3700815A US 3700815 A US3700815 A US 3700815A US 1233677 A US1233677 A US 1233677A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60Q—ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60Q1/00—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor
    • B60Q1/26—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to indicate the vehicle, or parts thereof, or to give signals, to other traffic
    • B60Q1/56—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to indicate the vehicle, or parts thereof, or to give signals, to other traffic for illuminating registrations or the like, e.g. for licence plates
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    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F13/00—Illuminated signs; Luminous advertising
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  • This invention relates to new and useful improvements in -tail' lights and number plates for motor vehicles and the like and the principal object of the invention is to provide a-combined tail light and number Another object of the invention is to provide in the numerals are easily distinguishable and may be read without inconvenience..,-
  • a further object of the invention is to provide a devicewherein the number plates combination of numbers may be placed in the devicethus enabling the same to *under varying conditions.
  • Fig. 2 is a face view of the device
  • Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view on line 3 -3 of Fig. 1.
  • the numeral 1 designates as an'entirety the casing comprising a bottom ,2 having the side wall 3 secured thereto and the end Walls 4, said side and end walls being of an equal height. Hinged as at 5 to the side wall is thebracket, 7 comprising body 8 having the set screw 9 ex-- .jfheld on the Walls 3 b meg.
  • a curved reflector plate 12 is supported within the'casingand extends from the forward front corner of the casing 1n an arcuate path so as to engage the are bent into provlde the purpose of which will be I 'lPatentedJ'uly 1'7, 1917. Application lile'd June 29-, 1915. Serial N 0. 37,008!
  • a suitable'glas's plate or panel 20 is arranged between the flanges 17 of the bars 16 and the inturned flanges 12 of the reflector 12.
  • the flanges l7 and frame 15 define pockets between the walls of the'bars 16 for permitting of'the insertion of a plurality of the number plates or slides 18 therein.
  • the plate. or panel is so disposed as to permit the numbers on the plates or slides 18 to be .read either in the dark or light.
  • a suitable lamp socket 21, in which the lamp bulb 22 is mounted is provided in the central portion of the bottom Wall. It is to be-understood however
  • the cover 6 is formed with a suit able flange 14, which cooperates-with the are the flanges 13, the use of that any other suitable lighting device may illuminate the insothat the letters may be provided which will terior 0f the casing be seen afterdark. It will beapparent.
  • a device ofthe class ing a casing hav'ing'a bottom wall, side walls, and end walls forming an openside, a transversely extending flange formed on the forward edge of the bottom Wall, a
  • a curved reflector plate extending from one corner of the casing back to the rear of the casing and to the opposite forward corner thereof, said reflector plate having its opposite ends bent inwardly toward one another to provide flanges, a transparent plate arranged between the flanges of the troughshaped members and the flanges of the refieotor, said frame and flanges of the troughshaped members defining pockets between the side walls of the trough-shaped members, a plurality of interchangeable number plates or slides fitted in the pockets formed by the trough-shaped members and transparent plate, and means in themasing in the rear of the plate to illuminate the slides or plates.

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m. LISONBEE. TAIL LIGHT AND NUMBER PLATE FOR MOTOR VEHICLES.
APPLICATION HLEU JUNE 29, |9 l5.
' gwummm j L'sonBee Patented hfly 17 genius in. LISQNIBEE, or. roar nucnnsivn, uTAH, ASSIGNOR Tom. 0. LISONBEE, or
MESA. ARIZONA.
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To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that I, JAMES T; LISONBEE, a citizenof the United .Sta'tes, residing at Fort Duchesne, in the county of Uintah, and State of Utah,
new and useful Improvements in "Tail- Lights and Number-Plates for'Motor-Ve are interchangeable so -that any numberor.
hicles; andI do hereby declare the follow-- Y ing to be a full, clear, and exactdescription (-510 skilled in the art of the invention, such as will enable others make and use the same. v
This invention relates to new and useful improvements in -tail' lights and number plates for motor vehicles and the like and the principal object of the invention is to provide a-combined tail light and number Another object of the invention is to provide in the numerals are easily distinguishable and may be read without inconvenience..,-
A further object of the invention is to provide a devicewherein the number plates combination of numbers may be placed in the devicethus enabling the same to *under varying conditions.
With these and other objects in view, the
be used .invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts which will be fully set forth in the following speci 'fication and accompanying drawings, in
, cover partially whichr- Figure 1 .is a top plan view of'a tail lig t and number plate constructed in accordance" with-this invention showing the broken away to more clearly illustrate the details of construction.
Fig. 2 is a face view of the device, and Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view on line 3 -3 of Fig. 1.
Referring now to the drawings by characters of reference, the numeral 1 designates as an'entirety the casing comprising a bottom ,2 having the side wall 3 secured thereto and the end Walls 4, said side and end walls being of an equal height. Hinged as at 5 to the side wall is thebracket, 7 comprising body 8 having the set screw 9 ex-- .jfheld on the Walls 3 b meg.
have invented certain to which it appertains to I the numbers are retained. plate which is visible in the day light or :.a fter*=dark-.
anilluminated number plate wheres These flanges 17 wall 3 is the cover 6 and carried thatin use the device is endof the vehicle in Moron-V HICLES.
thereto asat 11 A curved reflector plate 12 is supported within the'casingand extends from the forward front corner of the casing 1n an arcuate path so as to engage the are bent into provlde the purpose of which will be I 'lPatentedJ'uly 1'7, 1917. Application lile'd June 29-, 1915. Serial N 0. 37,008!
The opposite which will appear as the description proceeds.
slides in which A suitable conupper. ends of in Figs. 2 and flanges 13 insupporting the rectangular frame 15' is positioned witllin-thecasing and is arranged to abutvthe inner side of the connecting bar 15'and flange 13.. Secured to the upper and lower bars of the rectangular framej l5 are relatively spaced trough-shaped bars. 16, the walls of which are provided at their free ends with outwardly extending flanges l7.
form retainers for the slides 18, which carry the numbers or letters designated by the numeral 19. A suitable'glas's plate or panel 20 is arranged between the flanges 17 of the bars 16 and the inturned flanges 12 of the reflector 12. The flanges l7 and frame 15 define pockets between the walls of the'bars 16 for permitting of'the insertion of a plurality of the number plates or slides 18 therein. The plate. or panel is so disposed as to permit the numbers on the plates or slides 18 to be .read either in the dark or light. I
In order to illuminate the casing after dark, there is provided in the central portion of the bottom Wall, a suitable lamp socket 21, in which the lamp bulb 22 is mounted. It is to be-understood however The cover 6 is formed with a suit able flange 14, which cooperates-with the are the flanges 13, the use of that any other suitable lighting device may illuminate the insothat the letters may be provided which will terior 0f the casing be seen afterdark. It will beapparent.
from the foregoing tail light and the attached to the rear place of-the ordinary 1 v .ipReQ'in-P ts t e th t the p ep r 1 the combination and arrangementof parts as will fall within the spirit and scope'of the appended claim.
What is claimed is A device ofthe class ing a casing hav'ing'a bottom wall, side walls, and end walls forming an openside, a transversely extending flange formed on the forward edge of the bottom Wall, a
hinged cover for said casing, a connecting bar secured byits opposite ends to the upper edges of the end walls, and extending transversely across the open side of the casing, a rectangular frame arranged in said casing and abutting the inner'side of the flange and connecting bar, a plurality of troughshaped retaining. members secured to the upper and lower bars of the frame,-= said retaining members spaced apart, and the described com-prisopposite walls of said trough-shaped members being bent outwardly to form flanges. a curved reflector plate extending from one corner of the casing back to the rear of the casing and to the opposite forward corner thereof, said reflector plate having its opposite ends bent inwardly toward one another to provide flanges, a transparent plate arranged between the flanges of the troughshaped members and the flanges of the refieotor, said frame and flanges of the troughshaped members defining pockets between the side walls of the trough-shaped members, a plurality of interchangeable number plates or slides fitted in the pockets formed by the trough-shaped members and transparent plate, and means in themasing in the rear of the plate to illuminate the slides or plates. In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.
JAMES T. LISUNlH-Il'l.
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Hose-x F. LISOXllEE, JAMES M. SHAl-FER.
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