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  • This invention relates to headlights, a pair of automobile headlights being shown herein, it more particularly relating to improved means for shifting the reflectors of such headlights simultaneously in various directions, whereby when the reflectors are shifted in one direction, the glare of such headlights will be prevented, while by shifting them in other directions increased efliciency thereof will be obtained, one of the objects of the inventions being to provide electrically operative means for shifting such reflectors in different directions.
  • Figure 1 is a horizontal sectional "iew of a pair of conventional headlights, such as those usually used for automobiles with the reflectors thereof connected for simultaneous movement in ditferent directions;
  • Fig. 2 is a front view of the structure shown in Fig. and
  • Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view of the electric operating means or motor for shifting the reflectors, this view being taken on line of Fig. 2, and looking in the direction of the arrows in said figure
  • Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures of the drawings.
  • each headlight comprises a casing 2 of any suitable design or shape, having a lens 3 attachable thereto in any desired manner.
  • Each casing is provided with a reflector of some suitable form,in the present instance the reflector of the right hand lam in Fig. 1 is designated as 4, and the left and reflector as 4.; each reflector carries the usual bulb or light 5 connected with the source of electrical energy in the usual manner, whereby the light is movable with the reflector.
  • Each reflector is provided with a pair of oppositcly located pivot pins 6, each loosely su ported by a pivot ball 7. each of which ba ls i movably carried in a slotted member or tube 8, secured to the inside wall of the casing.
  • This pivot construction permits the reflector to swing up or down on its pivot pins relatively to the balls, which support such pins and also permits the reflector to be swung in a direction transverse to its up and down movement due to the movement of the pivot pins and balls within the slotted tubes, and also permits the reflectors to be swung by a combination of these two movements in such a way that the light may be thrown into different angular positions, so that when the reflector is thrown down the glare of the lamp will be entirely prevented, while when thrown sidewise, a better View of the road is obtained, especially when going around corners or curves, while when these two movements are combined si n posts can be read, thus insuring greater efliciency in the use'zof the headlights.
  • one of the reflectors is connected by a rod 9 through the medium of a universal connection 10, as by a ball and socket with an eccentric 11, mounted on a shaft 12, on which is secured a ratchet wheel 13 adapted to be engaged by a pawl 14 ivotally carried Ry a pair of arms 15 secured to the shaft 12.
  • this pawl projects as at 16 into a slot 17 of a core or' plunger 18, whereby on the movement of the core back and forth the pawl will be operated to rotate the ratchet wheel, it being maintained in operative engagement with such ratchet wheel by a spring 19 secured to a bracket 20 fastened to the rear of the casing 2.
  • This bracket supports the several parts of the motor mechanism 30.
  • the spring 19 is in position to always return the core or plunger 18 to its forward position when it has been drawn rearward or backward by the magnet 21, which is carried by the bracket adjacent to the core or plunger.
  • the ratchet wheel is maintained against slippin backward by a suitable spring pawl 19, a so carried by the bracket 20.
  • the core 18 has a contact member 22 at its forward end in position to make contact with a similar contact member 23 carried by a spring member 24 supported on a rigidly upstanding member 25 insulated from the bracket 20.
  • the spring 19 is in position to always return the core or plunger 17 to its forward position to make contact with the armature or :-pl'ing contact member 24 after such core l8 has been drawn to the rear or backward by the magnet.
  • the spring l. acts through the pawl l-l to return the core or plunger into position to make con tact after such ()llliUt is broken b the electro-niagnet means, so that when t e Inechanism is 'lit in operation there is a continuous ma e and break between the contact portions of the core 17 and the member 2- ⁇ , to thus rotate the ratchet wheel 13 and thereby through the eccentric 11 shift the reflector, with which it is connected, upwardly or downwardly to the desired extent, the reflector at this time swinging on its pivot pens relatively to the bells. It will of course be miderstood that the necessary insuletions and electrical connections not necessary to describe herein are.
  • the two reflectors are connected. by a connecting rod 26 shown as eompris'in a pairof rods coupledtogether by a coup mg 21', each member of the pair being pivotelly connected with .an ,earor lug;28"secu1ed;-to the reflector.
  • the r0626 extends-through enlau'gpd or slotted openingsfl oi the, lamp casings, so that when the reflector iris shif e up or down the companion reflector 4' Wlll move tl terewith.
  • motor 30' is placed in the present instance in the lamp casing cem'ying the reflector l',- butisetet right angles to the setting of the motor just described, and an eccentric 31 which is similnr to the eccentric ll hereiiibeiolie referred to, is therefore located at right angles to the eccentric 11, it being likewise suitably connected by links 32 with the connecting rod 2.6 coannectin the two reflectors, or a sleeve 26' thereo whereby on the Operation of the motor 30 in a similar manner to the motor 30 hereinbcfore descrihsd, the reflector i will be shifted at rig-htangles to its up and down movement due to the shifting of the balls in the tubuler members or raceways, one in one direction and the other in the opposite direction, that is, one forwardlyund the other rearwardly, and consequently through the connecting rod 26 the companion reflector 4 will also be shifted in a similar manner.
  • a connecting rod 33 comprising a pair of members coupled together by a coupling member 3-1, one of the rod members as 35 being linked by a pair of links 35 to one of the reflectors shown herein as the reflector r.
  • This rod 33 extends through enlarged open inge'or 51 018.37- in the two casings.
  • the linkage connection 36' provides the proper flexible connection between the two reflectors to perm-it proper movement thereof when shiftemL-while the universal connection or some similar flexible connection 10 provides the necessary connertion to permit movement of the reflectors by the motor 30' in amanncr which will be readily understood.
  • Each motor will be controlled by a proper switch-and when the switch of the motor 30 is operated, both reflectors will be swung up or down from their horizontal poeition inthe manner desired, and when the switch oi the motor 30' is operated, both reflectors will be swung sidewise or trans versely of their and down movement.
  • the pewle-me be operated mechanically insteadhofr eeetrically if pref r It will of .conrsebemnderstood that the slotted tubesmfilintahi thefballs in proper position, the rlobs (of the tubes bein of suitablewidtlitoreoeive the pins 6 ⁇ @115 prevent the improper displacement of the balls.
  • the reflector is itself directly connected with the casing, thus doing away with all intermediate connections, such as annular members, etc by compound pivotal means, thus materially simplifying the mechanism and reducm ,,the.,expense of manufacturing the same.
  • the switches for controlling the motors can be located in any desired place, as on the steering; wheel .or dash board of the yehicle.
  • the connectmg. rods between the two reflectors may be located closer together and in fact may run through a suitable tube, if desired.
  • shiftable reflector therein, a pair of compound pivots for supporting the reflector at opposite sides and each compound pivot comprising a pair of directly connected pivots and a guideway carrying one of said pivots, one connected with the reflector and another with the casing and effective to permit horizontal movement of the reflector and also the tilting thereof in every position of horizontal movement which the reflector may assume, and means for shifting the reflector.
  • a'pairof lamp casings a shiftable reflectorin each of said casings, means for supporting each of said reflectors on a shiftable horizontal axis for tilting movement up or down, said axis being shiftable in a horizontal plane, means connecting the reflectors for simultaneous movement, and means for shifting the reflectors in different directions and including a make and break electrically operative means and comprising a pair of motors, one located in each casing and one operative to shift the reflectors in certain directions and the other operative to shift the reflectors in different directions and located one at right angles to the other and said motors being a duplicate one of the other, each comprising an electro-magnet, a shiftable core, a pawl connected with the core, a ratchet wheel operated by the pawl, a spring for controlling the movement of the pawl in one direction, and means connecting the reflectors with the ratchet wheels.

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W. M. HORTON.
AUTOMOBllE HEADLIGHT-- APPLICATION FILED 0:0. 0. ms.
1,3213 Patented Nov. 11, 1919.
% IN [W02 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
WILLIAM M. HORTON, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE ADAMS-BAGNALL ELECTRIC COMPANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.
AUTOMOBILE-HEADLIGHT.
Specification of Letters Patent.
Patented Nov. 11, 1919.
Application flied December 6, 1918. Serial No. 185,321.
To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that 1, WILLIAM M. HORTON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and. State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Automobile- Headlights, of which the following is a specification.
This invention relates to headlights, a pair of automobile headlights being shown herein, it more particularly relating to improved means for shifting the reflectors of such headlights simultaneously in various directions, whereby when the reflectors are shifted in one direction, the glare of such headlights will be prevented, while by shifting them in other directions increased efliciency thereof will be obtained, one of the objects of the inventions being to provide electrically operative means for shifting such reflectors in different directions.
In the drawings accompanying and forming part of this specification, Figure 1 is a horizontal sectional "iew of a pair of conventional headlights, such as those usually used for automobiles with the reflectors thereof connected for simultaneous movement in ditferent directions; Fig. 2 is a front view of the structure shown in Fig. and Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view of the electric operating means or motor for shifting the reflectors, this view being taken on line of Fig. 2, and looking in the direction of the arrows in said figure Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures of the drawings.
In the present improvement, each headlight comprises a casing 2 of any suitable design or shape, having a lens 3 attachable thereto in any desired manner. Each casing is provided with a reflector of some suitable form,in the present instance the reflector of the right hand lam in Fig. 1 is designated as 4, and the left and reflector as 4.; each reflector carries the usual bulb or light 5 connected with the source of electrical energy in the usual manner, whereby the light is movable with the reflector. Each reflector is provided with a pair of oppositcly located pivot pins 6, each loosely su ported by a pivot ball 7. each of which ba ls i movably carried in a slotted member or tube 8, secured to the inside wall of the casing. This pivot construction permits the reflector to swing up or down on its pivot pins relatively to the balls, which support such pins and also permits the reflector to be swung in a direction transverse to its up and down movement due to the movement of the pivot pins and balls within the slotted tubes, and also permits the reflectors to be swung by a combination of these two movements in such a way that the light may be thrown into different angular positions, so that when the reflector is thrown down the glare of the lamp will be entirely prevented, while when thrown sidewise, a better View of the road is obtained, especially when going around corners or curves, while when these two movements are combined si n posts can be read, thus insuring greater efliciency in the use'zof the headlights. For swinging the reflectors up and down, or to return them to their-horizontal position, one of the reflectors, as 4, is connected by a rod 9 through the medium of a universal connection 10, as by a ball and socket with an eccentric 11, mounted on a shaft 12, on which is secured a ratchet wheel 13 adapted to be engaged by a pawl 14 ivotally carried Ry a pair of arms 15 secured to the shaft 12.
he opposite end of this pawl projects as at 16 into a slot 17 of a core or' plunger 18, whereby on the movement of the core back and forth the pawl will be operated to rotate the ratchet wheel, it being maintained in operative engagement with such ratchet wheel by a spring 19 secured to a bracket 20 fastened to the rear of the casing 2. This bracket supports the several parts of the motor mechanism 30. The spring 19 is in position to always return the core or plunger 18 to its forward position when it has been drawn rearward or backward by the magnet 21, which is carried by the bracket adjacent to the core or plunger. The ratchet wheel is maintained against slippin backward by a suitable spring pawl 19, a so carried by the bracket 20. The core 18 has a contact member 22 at its forward end in position to make contact with a similar contact member 23 carried by a spring member 24 supported on a rigidly upstanding member 25 insulated from the bracket 20. The spring 19 is in position to always return the core or plunger 17 to its forward position to make contact with the armature or :-pl'ing contact member 24 after such core l8 has been drawn to the rear or backward by the magnet. in other words, the spring l.) acts through the pawl l-l to return the core or plunger into position to make con tact after such ()llliUt is broken b the electro-niagnet means, so that when t e Inechanism is 'lit in operation there is a continuous ma e and break between the contact portions of the core 17 and the member 2-}, to thus rotate the ratchet wheel 13 and thereby through the eccentric 11 shift the reflector, with which it is connected, upwardly or downwardly to the desired extent, the reflector at this time swinging on its pivot pens relatively to the bells. It will of course be miderstood that the necessary insuletions and electrical connections not necessary to describe herein are. prorided to 'lEEIBIUEBt-IIIB properoperation of' the electro'magnet or motor, A further detail description of. this motor and the electrical connections is deemed uiniecessery herein as the same is describediin my contemporaneously pending application filed December 2, 1916, Serial Jo. 13*,625. a
The two reflectors are connected. by a connecting rod 26 shown as eompris'in a pairof rods coupledtogether bya coup mg 21', each member of the pair being pivotelly connected with .an ,earor lug;28"secu1ed;-to the reflector. The r0626 extends-through enlau'gpd or slotted openingsfl oi the, lamp casings, so that when the reflector iris shif e up or down the companion reflector 4' Wlll move tl terewith. A. similar; motor 30' is placed in the present instance in the lamp casing cem'ying the reflector l',- butisetet right angles to the setting of the motor just described, and an eccentric 31 which is similnr to the eccentric ll hereiiibeiolie referred to, is therefore located at right angles to the eccentric 11, it being likewise suitably connected by links 32 with the connecting rod 2.6 coannectin the two reflectors, or a sleeve 26' thereo whereby on the Operation of the motor 30 in a similar manner to the motor 30 hereinbcfore descrihsd, the reflector i will be shifted at rig-htangles to its up and down movement due to the shifting of the balls in the tubuler members or raceways, one in one direction and the other in the opposite direction, that is, one forwardlyund the other rearwardly, and consequently through the connecting rod 26 the companion reflector 4 will also be shifted in a similar manner. To insure the proper parallel movement of the reflectors, they are also connected by a connecting rod 33. comprising a pair of members coupled together by a coupling member 3-1, one of the rod members as 35 being linked by a pair of links 35 to one of the reflectors shown herein as the reflector r.
' This rod 33 extends through enlarged open inge'or 51 018.37- in the two casings. The linkage connection 36' provides the proper flexible connection between the two reflectors to perm-it proper movement thereof when shiftemL-while the universal connection or some similar flexible connection 10 provides the necessary connertion to permit movement of the reflectors by the motor 30' in amanncr which will be readily understood. Each motor will be controlled by a proper switch-and when the switch of the motor 30 is operated, both reflectors will be swung up or down from their horizontal poeition inthe manner desired, and when the switch oi the motor 30' is operated, both reflectors will be swung sidewise or trans versely of their and down movement. Obviously a GOmhlIlflflllOIl of these up and down or sidewise movements can be readily obtained byshiftingtflm reflectors sidewise, and then while'in; such angular position slnil'tingthem tup orndowal or vice versa, so that the reflectons iin the present improvement may be shiited. insuch manner that movements between. these two planes of mopenrent may be obtained when desired.
.wllll .heinnderetooditliat the various details may be, more or less changed without departing, fromflthe; spirit or scope of the present nnprow'emenh'. i. t it Like my compmienaeese.hereinbefore referred to, the pewle-me be operated mechanically insteadhofr eeetrically if pref r It will of .conrsebemnderstood that the slotted tubesmfilintahi thefballs in proper position, the rlobs (of the tubes bein of suitablewidtlitoreoeive the pins 6 {@115 prevent the improper displacement of the balls.
It will be observed that in the present improvemeut the reflector is itself directly connected with the casing, thus doing away with all intermediate connections, such as annular members, etc by compound pivotal means, thus materially simplifying the mechanism and reducm ,,the.,expense of manufacturing the same. t will also be understood of course that the switches for controlling the motors can be located in any desired place, as on the steering; wheel .or dash board of the yehicle. Inpractice, of course, the connectmg. rods between the two reflectors may be located closer together and in fact may run through a suitable tube, if desired.
1 claim as m invention:
1. The combination of a lump casing, e shiitable reflector therein, means for supporting the reflector on a shiftable horizontal ax s for tiltmg movement up or down, said axis being shiftable in a horizontal plane whereby a combination of these movements will rife-ct the movement of the reflector in different angular positions, and electricallv operative means for shifting the reflector.
2. The combination of a lamp casing, a
shiftable reflector therein, a pair of compound pivots for supporting the reflector at opposite sides and each compound pivot comprising a pair of directly connected pivots and a guideway carrying one of said pivots, one connected with the reflector and another with the casing and effective to permit horizontal movement of the reflector and also the tilting thereof in every position of horizontal movement which the reflector may assume, and means for shifting the reflector.
The combination of a lamp casing, a shiftable reflector therein, compound pivotal means for directly connecting the reflector with the casing and comprising a pair of pivot pins and a pair of balls, means for guiding said pivotal means, and means for shifting said reflector.
-l. The combination of a lamp casing, a shiftable reflector therein, compound pivotal means for supporting the reflector at opposite sides thereof for tilting movement up and down and for sidewise movement in a horizontal plane, said reflector being tiltable in every position of horizontal movement which the reflector may assume, and means for shifting the reflector.
The combination of a lamp casing, a shiftable reflector therein, compound pivotal means for directly connecting the reflector with the casing and comprising a pair of pivot pins and a pair of balls, means for guiding said pivotal means, and electrical means for shifting said reflector.
6. The combination of a lamp casing, a shiftable reflector therein, means for pivotally supporting the reflector at opposite sides and comprising a pair of compound pivotal means each including a pivot pin and a pivot ball, means for guiding said ball, the reflector and casing carrying one the pivot and ball and the other the guidin means therefor, said pivot and pivot ball eing movable together and also relatively to each other, and electrically operative means for shifting the reflector.
7. The combination of a lamp casing, a reflector pivotally supported therein for tilting movement up and down and for movement in a horizontal plane said reflector being tiltable in every position of horizontal movement which the reflector may assume, and means for shifting the reflector and including a connector having a universal connection with the reflector.
8. The combination of a lamp casing, a shiftable reflector therein, means for supporting the reflector and comprising a pair of oppositely located pivot pins secured to the reflector, a pair of balls in which the pivot pins rotate. slotted members carried by the casing for receiving said balls, and means For shifting the reflector.
9. The combination of a lamp casing. a shir'table reflector therein, means for supporting the reflector and comprising "a pair of oppositely located pivot pins, a pair of balls in which the pivot pins rotate, one of said last two parts connected with the reflector, slotted members-carried by one of said first two parts for receiving said balls, and means for shifting the reflector.
10. The combination of a lamp casing, a shiftable reflector therein, means for supporting the reflector on a horizontal shiftable axis for tilting movement up and down, means for shifting the reflector up or down, means for shifting the reflector and its axis sidewise, the organization being such that the reflector may be shifted by a combination of these movements into various angular positions, each of said shifting means including electrically operative means.
11. The combination of a lamp casing, 21 shiftable reflector therein, means for supporting the reflector on a horizontal shiftable axis for tilting movement up and down, means for shifting the reflector up or down, means for shifting the reflector and its axis sidewise, the organization being such that the reflector may be shifted by a combination of these movements into various angular positions, each of said shifting means including a make and break electrically operative means carried by the casing.
12. The combination of a lamp casing, a shiftable reflector therein, means for so porting the reflector on a horizontal shi table axis for tilting movement up and down, means for shifting the reflector up or down, means for shifting the reflector and its axis sidewise, the organization being such that the reflector may be shifted by a combination of these movements into various angular positions, each of said shifting means comprising an electromagnet having a shiftable core, a pawl operated thereby, a ratchet wheel operated by said pawl, an eccentric operated by said ratchet wheel and connected with the reflector, and a spring for controlling the movement of the core and thereby the pawl in one direction.
13. The combination of a pair of headlight casings, a pair of reflectors pivotally supported therein for movement in transverse directions, a pair of eccentrics connected to each of the reflectors, means for connecting the reflectors for simultaneous move ment, and means for operating the eccentries.
14. The combination of a pair of headlight casings, a pair of reflectors pivotally supported therein for movement in transverse directions, a pair of eccentrics connccted to each of the reflectors, and means for operating the eccentrics and comprising electrically operative means.
15. The combination of a pair of headlight casings. a pair of reflectors. compound pivotal means for supporting each of the reflectors, electrical means for operating the reflectors in one direction, and an independent electrical means for operating the reflectors in another direction.
16. The combination of apair of headlight casings, a pair of reflectors, compound pivotal means for supporting each of the reflector electrical means for operating the reflectors in one direction, and an independent electrical means for operating the reflectors in another direction, each of said electrical means comprising an electric motor.
17. The combination of a pair of headlight casings, a pair of reflectors, compound pivotal means for supporting each of the reflectorselectrical means for operating the reflectors in one direction and an independent electrical means for operating the retlectors in another direction, each of said electrical means comprising an electric motor. one located in each casing and set at right angles to the other.
18. The combination of a pair of lamp casings, a shiftuble reflector in each of said casings, means for supporting each of said reflectors for substantially universal movement, means connecting the reflectors for simultaneous movement, and means for shitting the reflectors in different directions and including a make and break electrically operative means. i
19. The combination of a pair of lamp casings, a shittablereflector in eachoi' said casings, means for supporting each of said reflectors for substantially universal movement, means connecting the reflectors for simultaneous movement, and means for shifting the reflectors in different directions and including a make and break electrically operative means comprising a pair of motors.
20. The combination of a pair of lamp casings, a sbiftable reflector in each of said casings, means for supporting each of said reflectors on a shifitable horizontal axis for tilting movement up or down, said axis being shiftable in a horimntal plane, means mnnecting the reflectors for simultaneous movement, and means for shifting the reflectors in different directions and including a make and break electrically operative means comprising aupair of motors, one located in each casing.
21. The combination of a pair of lamp casings, a shiaitable reflector in each of said casings, means for supporting each of said reflectors on a shiftable horizontal axis for tilting movement up or down, said axis being shiftable in a horizontal plane, means connecting, the reflectors for simultaneous movement. and means for shifting the rellcctors in difl'crent directions and including :1 make and break electrically operative means comprising a pair of motors, one lorated in each casing and one operative to shift the reflectors in certaindirections and the other operative to shift the reflectors in d i tl'ercnt di rcctions.
22. The combination of a pair of lamp casings, a shiftable reflector in each of said casings, means for supporting each of said reflectors on a shiftable horizontal axis for tilting movement up or dovvn, said axis being shiftahlc in a horizontal plane, means connecting the reflectors for simultaneous movement, and means for shifting the reflectors in different directions and including a make and break electrically operative means comprising a pair of motors, one located in each casing and one operative to shift the reflectors in certain directions and the other operative to shift the reflectors in different directions and located one at right angles to the other.
'23. The combination of a pair of lamp casings, a shiftable reflector in each of said :asings, means for supporting each of said reflectors on a shiftable horizontal axis for tilting movement up or down, said axis being shiftable in a horizontal plane, means connecting the reflectors for simultaneous movement, and means for shifting the reflectors in different directions and includ ing a make and break electrically operative means and comprising a pair of motors, one located in each casing and one operative to shift the reflectors in certain directions and the other operative to shift the reflectors i-u diflerent directions and located one at right angles to the other, and said motors being a duplicate one ofthe other.
'24. The combination of a'pairof lamp casings, a shiftable reflectorin each of said casings, means for supporting each of said reflectors on a shiftable horizontal axis for tilting movement up or down, said axis being shiftable in a horizontal plane, means connecting the reflectors for simultaneous movement, and means for shifting the reflectors in different directions and including a make and break electrically operative means and comprising a pair of motors, one located in each casing and one operative to shift the reflectors in certain directions and the other operative to shift the reflectors in different directions and located one at right angles to the other and said motors being a duplicate one of the other, each comprising an electro-magnet, a shiftable core, a pawl connected with the core, a ratchet wheel operated by the pawl, a spring for controlling the movement of the pawl in one direction, and means connecting the reflectors with the ratchet wheels.
25. The combination of a pair of lamp casings, a reflector in each of said casings. means connecting the reflectors for simultancous movement. compound pivotal means for pivotally supporting each reflector withof duplicate elecin its casing, and a pai 7 ilter shifting the trically operating mean reflectors.
26. The combination of a pair of lamp casings, a reflector in each of said casings, means connecting the reflectors for simultaneous movement, compound pivotal means for pivotally supporting each reflector within its casing, and a pair of duplicate electrically operating means for shifting the reflectors, each located in a lamp casing.
27. The combination of a pair of lamp casings, a reflector in each of said casings, means connecting the reflectors for simultaneous movement, compound pivotal means for pivotally supporting each reflector Within its casing, and a pair of duplicate electrically operating means for shiftingthe reflectors, each located in a lamp casing and one at right angles to the other.
28. The combination of a pair of lamp casings, a reflector in each of said casings, means connecting the reflectors for simultaneous movement, compound pivotal means for pivotally supporting such reflector within its casing, and a pair of duplicate electrically operating means for shifting the reflectors, one operative to shift the reflectors in certain directions and the other operative to shift the reflectors in different directions.
29. The combination of a pair of lamp casings, a reflector in each of said casings, means connecting the reflectors for simultaneous movement, compound pivotal means for pivotally supporting each reflector Within its casing, and comprising a pair of pivots and a pair of pivotal balls supported Within the casing, and duplicate means for operating the reflectors.
3 0. The combination of a pair of lamp casings, a reflector in each of said casings, means connecting the reflectors for simultaneous movement, compound pivotal means for pivotally supporting each reflector within its casing, and pomprising a pair of pivots and a pair of pivotal halls supported within the casing, and duplicate means for operating the reflectors, one for operating the reflectors in certain directions and the other in different directions.
31. The combination of a pair of lamp casings, a reflector in each of said casings, means connecting the reflectors for simultaneous movement, compound pivotal means for pivotally supporting each reflector within its easing. and comprising a pair of pivots and a pair of pivotal balls supported Within the casing, and duplicate means for operating the reflectors, one for operating the reflectors in certain directions and the other in different directions, said duplicate means comprising a pair of electrical motors located Within the casings, one at right angles to the other.
32. The combination of a pair of lamp casings, a reflector in each of said casings, means connecting the reflectors for simultaneous movement, compound pivotal means for pivotally supporting each reflector within its casing, and a pair of duplicate electrically operating means for shifting the reflectors, and each comprising a make and break electric motor.
33. The combination of a pair of lamp casings, a reflector supported in each of said casings for tilting movement u or down and sidewise movement, a pair 0 means each connecting the reflectors for simultaneous movement, and insuring a parallel movement thereof, and means for shifting the reflectors, one of said connecting means including a flexible c0nnecti0l1.,
Signed at Cleveland, county of Cuyahoga, State of Ohio, this 4th day of December,
WILLIAM M. HORTON.
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