US160871A - Improvement in signal-lights for railroad-cars - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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- B60Q—ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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- Our invention relates to that class of sign als which are made use of on railway-cars; and the nature thereof consists in certain im provements in the details ot' the construction of the same, hereinafter shown and described.
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NITED STATES PATENT OEEIC ROBERT F. BURNHAM AND WILLIAM F. STRONG, OF CHARLESTON, S. O.
IMPROVEMENT IN SIGNAL-LIGHTS FOR RAILROAD-CARS.
Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 160,871, dated March 16, 1875 application led February 12, 1875.
To all ywhom it may concern:
. Be it known that we, ROBERT F. BURNHAM and WILLIAM F. STRONG, both of Charleston, county of Charleston and State of South Garolina, have invented a Revolving Railroad Signal-Lam p. rThe following description, taken in connection with the accompanying plate ot' drawings hereinafter referredv to, 'orms a full Yand exact speciiication, wherein are set forth the nature and principles of the invention, by
which the saine may be distinguished from others of a similar class, together with such parts thereof as are claimed as newr and are desired to be secured by Letters Patent of the United States.
Our invention relates to that class of sign als which are made use of on railway-cars; and the nature thereof consists in certain im provements in the details ot' the construction of the same, hereinafter shown and described.
1n the accompanying plate of drawings, in
' which corresponding parts are designated by is pivoted thereto, by means of which the said wheel C maybe raised at will. Said handle is held in position by means of a catch or spring. I designates a grooved pulley connected by means of the band K, by which it is driven, with the pulley D. The said pulley I is attached to and rotates the upright shaft H, on the top of which is the lantern M, which may be ot' Octagon shape and consists of four white and four red glasses. The said lantern is surrounded by a hood, N, so constructed that it can be readily lifted from the shelf L, to which it is attached, and it is provided with a door through which the lamp and relector can be taken.
The operation of the mechanism will be obvious from the above description thereof.
Having thus described my invention, Iclaim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States- 'The combination of the axle A, wheel O, beam E, pulleys D and I, band K, handle F, shaft H, and lantern M, as and for the purposes described.
In testimony that we claim the foregoing we have hereunto set our hands.
ROBERT F. BURNHAM. WILLIAM F. STRONG.
Witnesses:
JNO. REED, PETER BARRY.
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