US1374471A

US1374471A - Traffic-signal

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Publication number: US1374471A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1921-04-12
Anticipated expiration: 1938-04-12

Description

J. REYNARD TRAFHC SIGNAL.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 25.1919. RENEWED FEB. 21, 1921.

L Patented Apr. 12,1921.

Elm-04211060;

UNITED STATES JOHN REYnARn, or OMAHA, NEBRASKA.

TRAFFIC-SIGNAL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

' Patented Apr. 12, 1921.

- Application filed J'u1y 25, 1919, Serial No. 313,338. Renewed February 21, 1921. vSerial No; 446,863.

To all to ham it may concern Be it known that 1, JOHN RnYNAnD, a citizen of the United States, residm at Omaha,

in the county of Douglas and tate of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Traffic-Signals, of

which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

The invention relates to trafiic signals and has for its object to provide a traffic slgnal of this character wherein an upright is pivotally mounted within a base whereby said upright may be pivoted in a horizontal plane as desired and to provide the upper end of said upright with a pair of horlzontally disposed arms on which various signals may be printed. Also to provide means passing through the pivotal ends of the arms and the standards whereby said arms will be mainatined in horizontal positions and also means for maintaining and securing the arms in a vertical position so that the upright and stand may be easlly moved from place to place as desired.

With the above and other objects in view the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings, described and claimed, it being understood that changes 1n the precise embodiment of the invention may he made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective View of the slgnal showing the arms extended.

Fig. 2 is a detail sectional View taken on line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view similar to Fig. 2 but showing the arms extending downwardly and the squared portions of the locking bolt moved out of engagement wlth the square holes in the arms and in position to swing into locking engagement.

Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view showing the squared apertures in the arms and standard.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the locking bolt.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates a round base which is preferably niade of cast iron and is provided with a socket 2 for the reception of the round portion 3 of the standard 4. The lower end of the standard is provided with an annular groove 5, which is adapted toreceive the standard from coming out of the socket 2 of the base and at the same time providing means whereby the circular base 1 may be tilted on its peripheral edge, thereby allowing the signal as a whole to be rolled and stored as desired, particularly at night during the hours that it is not necessary to maintain traflic policemen at street intersections. a

The upper portion 7 of the standard is fiat and is provided with a square aperture 8, there being arms 9 which are also provided with apertures 10 which are square and are in registration with the square aperture 8 in the flattened portion 7 of the standard. A bolt 11 passes through the square apertures 8 and 10, and is provided with square portions 12 and reduced portions 13 and 14 which are round, said reduced round portions 13 and 14 are adapted to be moved into registration with the square apertures 10 when it is desired to lower and lock the arms in a vertical position for storage or moving the same from place to place. This lowering of the arms I and locking in lowered position is accomplished by grasping the end 15 and pulling axially thereon, the end or round portion 14 having threaded thereon an adjusting nut 16 which will compress the spring 17 until the parts assume the position shown in Fig. 3. When in the position shown in Fig. 3 it will be seen that the arms 9 will be allowed to swing downwardly for the reason that they are allowed to do so as the square apertures 10 are in registration with the round reduced portions 13 and 14 of the bolt 11, however after the arms 9 have been allowed to swing downwardly the bolt then being released, spring 17 will again move look said arms at various angles for signal purposes.

The invention having been set forth what is claimed as new and useful is A traflic signal comprising a base, a stand ard, the lower end of which is rotatably mounted in the'base and its upper end being provided with a horizontally disposed square opening, a pair of arms, each provided with a square openin near one end thereof and adapted to a ine with said square opening in the standard, a bolt slidably mounted in the square openings in the arms and standard, said bolt being provided with relatively spaced squared portions for normally locking the said standard and the arms, reduced cylindrical portions on said bolt adapted to be moved into registration with said squared openings in the arms when it is desired to change the position of the arms and an enlarged hub integral with the bolt to limit its inward movement andterminating in a ring portion for'permitting the bolt to be withdrawn to an inoperative position and a spring for holding the bolt in a normally locked position.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature.

JOHN REYNARD.