US1588370A

US1588370A - Signal

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Publication number: US1588370A
Application number: US727760A
Authority: US
Inventors: Hortman Williard
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1924-07-23
Filing date: 1924-07-23
Publication date: 1926-06-08
Anticipated expiration: 1943-06-08

Description

June 8 1926.

v w. HORTMAN SIGNAL Filed July 23, '1924 2 Sheets-Shet 1- INVENTOR ATTORNEY WITNESS:

June 8 1926.

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W. HORTMAN SIGNAL Filed July 25, 1924 ATTORNEY NfTNESSZ Patented June 8 1926.

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- Application filed my 23,

This invention relates to a :signal for motor vehicles. and the like, the general object of the invention being to provide a signal member made in the form of a hand and a casing with means for normally hold- I ing the hand within the casing so that it cannot be seen and with means for causing the'hand to project from thecasing when the vehicle is to make a turn oris to be stopped.

Another object of the invention is to provide means for illuminating the hand when the same is in operative position.

This invention also consists in certain 'otherfeatures of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts .'to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically'pointed out in the appended claim. V

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying, drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which I V Figure 1 is a view showing the invention in use with the hand in operative position.

Figure 2 is a side view of Figure 1 with parts broken away.

Figure 3 is a section on line 33 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a sectional View through the casing of the device showing the interior parts thereof.

Figure 5 is a section on line 55 of Figure 1.

Figure 6 is a sectional detail View showing the switch for controlling the circuit to the lamp.

Figure 7 is a view of one section of the hand.

Figure 8 is a View of the other section.

In these views, 1 indicates a casing which has one side open and which is adapted to be fastened to the windshield frame of a vehicle by the clamp 2. A sectional signal A is pivotally,mounted in the casing in such a manner that when it is in inoperative osition it lies within the casing and cannot Be seen and when it is in operative position it extends through the open side of the casing so that it can be seen by pedestrians and drivers of other cars. This signal is preferably made in the form of a hand and is composed of the two sections 3 and 4.

1924. Serial 110.727,?60.

The section 4 is pivoted to one wall of the casing by means of thelpin 5 and the section 3 is movably connected with the section 4 by means of the pin 6 which passes through a hole '7' in section 3 and through'an arc-shaped slot 8 in section l and by means ofa pin 9 on section 3 engaging an arc-shaped slot 10 in section-4. A'lever 11' is pivoted at j 12 toa part of the casing and the front end of thislevertis provided with a slot 13 through which the pin- 6passes. A springl l is suitably sup- I ported in'the casing, preferably bymeans of the plate'15, and has its outer end connected withthe pin6." This spring tends to hold the parts with the signal A in .operat1ve or pro ected position, as shown in full lines'in Figure 'l. -A cable 16 is connected with the pin 6 and passes through a conduit 17 fastened to the vehicle and the other end of the cable is fastened to a lever 21 which I is pivoted to a part of the vehicle and is the pedal. though. it will be moved away from the leverwhen the pedal is depressed. These parts are so arranged that when the pedal is in its normal position the cable 16 is stretched so as to pull the lever 11 and the spring downwardly and thus move the two sectionsof the signal into the casing, as shown in dotted lines in Figure 4-. As soon as the pedal B is pushed inwardly to check or stop the car the cable will'be slacked and then the spring will throw the signal member outwardly, as shown in full lines in Figure 4:, thus indicatingthat the car is to make a turn or is to stop. The same action will occur if the spring 22 is depressed by a the foot without depressing the pedal B. As will be seen the section has limited movement on section 1 so that at the beginning of the inwardmovement the section 3 will move upwardly until it overlies the section at and then the pins engaging the ends of the slots will cause the section 1 to move upwardly with the section 3 until both sections lie within the casing, as shown in dotted lines in Figure 4. On the outward movement of the parts the sec-tionl will come to rest 11 on the bottom of the casing before the sectlon 3 ceases its movement and when both sections come to rest they will occupy the position shown in Figure 4 with the section 4 slightly above the section 8,

thus making the signal in the form of a electrically connected with the battery v. of

the car. It is provided with a switch 19 I also place a mirror which is engaged by the pointedend 20 of the armor lever 11 when the same is in raised position so as to complete the circuit to the lamp, when the signal arm is in operative position so that the rays of light from the lamp will illuminate the hand and thus permit the signal to be visible at night. Then the arm is in its downward position it will'release, the switch so vthat current will not flow to the lamp.

-From:the foregoing it will be seen that I have provided a simple and a practical devicefor indicating the intentions of a driver of a vehicle when he isfabout to make a turn or is to make a stop. The device is wholly automaticand does not require any action on the .partof the driver as the signal will move into active position as soon as. the spring 22, or the brake pedal or the clutch pedal is depressed, The device can be used on closed carsfas well-as open cars. j r

2 1 on the rear of the casing so as to permit the driver to have a view of the road in the rear of the vehicle. It is thought fromthe foregoing;descrip tion that the advantages and novel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

' I'desire it" to be understood that I may make changes in the construction and in the "combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claim.

WVhat I claim iS;g, v r I v A device of the characterdsbfibed including a casing, a sectional signal member in the casing a pin for pivotally connecting the two sections, slot and pin connections be normally projectsaid signal member from the casing and manually operated meansfor actuat ng said signal member. v

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

WILLIARD H'ORTMVANLYVV x