US1630843A - Dash and trouble light - Google Patents

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192 May 31 7 A. L. HALIN DASH AND'TROUBIJE LIGHT with lthe'lamp holder and lampivithdrawnfrom the tubular support- 'to-be used as a Patented Mey 31,' 1227,

* ANDREW i.. HAHN; 'or san GABRinncALIronNIAQj. i v y An Objectis to make va light construction iin which the lamp is no rmallymounted o n a dash or instrumentboard andfprovide means Y Vwhereby the lamp mayfbe pulled out of its support and used a-s a portable light, in hunt-l ing and fixing trouble about the n1otor'vehicle.

Another object to proyide a boxz mount 'a Winding drum l in the. box,vv yprovide the Winding drum With a Winding spring, attach a lamp cordto thewinding drum,` provide Aa tubular support forthe box'` the tubular supiport being adapted to extend through a dash or' instrument board so as to mount :the box;

under the hood in front vof the dash or instrument boa-rd, connect a lamp to the cord Vand mount the lamp reinovably'in the tubular support so that normally the lamp4 provvides a light for they dash or instrument boardiandwhen desiredfthe lamp may be pulled from the support,v` the cord drawn out and the lamp used as -a portablehght in hunting and fixing'trouble `about the motor i tending through thewall of the drum 18 and vehicle.v v

Other objects andY advantages will appear from thedrawings and specification. The

invention consists ofthe novel features herev in shown, Y de scribedg` and claimed. 1 The f drawings illustrate the'invention.

elevation and partly in section as indicated 1 Figure -1 is fragmentary View partly;- in

by the line 1-1 of Fig. 2,-. andshoWingja dash and trouble lightembodying the principles of my invention;- l .1 Fig'. 2 is as ectional detail onv thel line 2-2 of Fig. 1.V i j Fig. 3 is a sectional ydetail on the line` 'frigi and on a pianeparuei 'with Fig; 2;

Fig; 4 Ais a perspective upon a reduced scale andshowing theda'shand trouble light portable lamp. .Y

The ldetails of construction and operation are asfolloWs: f

The box 1 'is square in side elevation-and has a top 2, a bottom 8 and sides 4 and 5. 'The back 6'is `capfshaped and: consistsv of a ilatbody 7 and flanges'S extending from the edges of theflat bottom and fitting"( Jutsidev of the edges of thev parts'2,v 3', t kandp. y

` A' Winding drum shaftQ has a stud 1 O1extendingthrough the centerv of theflatfbodyl 7 and Ysecured rigidly in place by a head l11..

A ring 12 is rigidly mounted, concentric to'f f l DASHANID TRouBLn LIGHT.-

Appiiatinfuea Aprilia y1925. serial No; 22,696.`

plate 7 and`the inner end of avspiral ksprl-ing 13 is; secured to 'the ring v12 vby buttonV Aorthe Y:the shaft Y Sli-against vthe inner face.4 ofy the mounted upon the shaft 9 parallelfyvith the i plate 7 Y and a flange 16 fextendingfrom the nectedto thegflange. 16 yby {rivet 17 4The centric to the shaft L9 v"and" attached to the i,

`Wardly fromffthejcontact ringl 21 and the feedwire 23de ultimately connected to this binding post '22-l A binding screw 24de i'n-gV serted through a spring brush 25 andv through. insulation26, said yinsulation exone. end of the-lampcord? is connected tol .disc l5.l A web`r 19 isinserted inthe 70 The contact ring`21 is ixed'upon se'v thefscrewf 24.andthe1other end'ofthevglainp cord 27 is attached vthe insulation26 and I contacts with the Winding drum 18 said Winding drum serving asa ground for the V lamp circuit: through the cor d"2 7. i The cord a 27rr is wound 11 p0n the ,drum18 when the` lamp Vis withdrawn andunwindsagainst the 1 tension'ofthe springlgwhenthelampis ex-.f Y Atended for .portable use. f

u A head 28 .is formed louter end Wardly and released quickly, the l bulgef31 90 of the 'rivet 17 a pau/1,29 'is looselyl mounted i "uponapivot, 30,"the pivot' 30being. fixed;l l lin theplate 7 Y and abulge 31`is .pressed vv out- `Wardlyfrom'the iiange V16 near the head 28. Whenl the tension of the spring 13 is'al- Vlowed to wind the cord 27 up`sloyvly, *thef point of the pawl Will beara ainst .the pef Y riphery ofy thelflang'e lfan vhead28, and V'Whenthe cord is"pulled outengage the y.

throughgthe dash or instrumentfboard'g 331 lamp holderflhas a 'tubular shank 37 ingl tightly into 4the chamber 38 of the tu-v 00: V will"throw the p axyl outwardlyqto vpass over A A tubular support2fis fixed toytheside 1 4 and the lamp cord27 extendsthrough Vthis tubular support'. The"tubularsupport 3 2 v is externally screwthreaded andlis'inserted V"bular support 32. The cord;*27dextends throughI the Yend lwall l39 and a tknot l0 isi formed upgon th'e'if'xordv 27 inside of Vthehead 39't0 take the strain out in the lamp socket.y n Y n 'AV 'switch housing 4l extends `from the shank` 37. A retaining shell-42 is loosely mounted in the housing '41, avbloekel, of insulation is', mounted in 'the ,shell 42, a'handle Y 44; is inserted `through thelslot 45 of theV housing l1 and tapped* into `the shellfflZ. l 'Contacts-ll and Llfjare ixedthroughjthe in-AY V f'sulation 43Qandhavefbinding posts48und Y 49 to which the `wires 50and 5l Aof l y Y the'cord 27am attached. Y f v Thelam'p soeketQ extends 'from thehons- 'ing 4l and the vlamp ,53 is n'iountedfin the Y socket 52 and has Vpoints'l and 55v toy be engaged by thecontacts46 and 4f? wlmn-the'` handle 44 is., operated. to4V turn on; the lig-"ht,

' and when'the handlelletis operated toturu ythe vsupport 56. f'w'ire havinga head 58, "a long arm 59; across bar y 60 and .a shortA arm 61 is slidingly,mountedthrough the end y Iwall 39.

Vofi? the ,lights the L contacts v46 vand l? are4V movedout of*l engagement withl the points f .l'andY 25,v

Thelamp sha-de support upon the lamp soeket'Ql and'thelanip shade y57 .tits

Y' The parts 37 to Gilfrforin a unitary device or support 32ftheho'okfor1ned bythe parts .5834V k59,160fand "61 niay'fbegextended and Y fasfafportable; lighty is 4no longerf desired the shank "37 :is replaced inrthe support '32.aud`

hooked overly/any;suitablefsupport to. hold thelportable lampin'position while the work is being. done;-r Vhen the use ,of the lamp the spring 13 'winds Vup the ycord 27 and-the f .'56 device then servesiasadash or instrumentv Various changes mayg'be.. 'made without i departingv from the vspirit of my invention 4zrsre-laiined. Y

Y if '1. An article ofjthefilassfjdescribed coinboard light,

prising arotatable' drum, oord wound on y thereof,theV druinhaving. a lcircular smooth'peripheral'portionfwith a stop head l thereon and an outwardly proj ecting bulge,

kand bearingagainst'the.smoothfperipheral a stoppillgfpawl' inoun'te'd"iny a fixed-position I' portionv of the'druin,1and1means to rotate Y -Y fthe at variable speeds," thev stop` headnr. y

of theV binding post name to this spec'iitication.iV

ranged whereby at slow speeds the. pawl engages the stopV head .and atl high speeds Vthe bulgeinoves ,the pawlclear ofthefstop head.V f 'l 2. .An article" ot pfisingl in combination a rotatablefdruin hulde and. awl beino' ositionedy fand ar- 'l i :D l e P v the class desfn'ibed coinl .l i havlnga sprlngiaslng portion withy Aa winding Aspringftherein, such 'portion havingY a winding- `Ydrum l' having a f-iwinding 'surface Asmooth periphery witha stop headfthereon''V andl an loutwardly projecting'Y bulge,f* thef ,i

Y x7 5 with a4 cord wound*thereonyia ypivotally 1 mounted kstopping".pawl` having; one l,end -rg bearing againstitlie smo'othfp'ortion of the spring easing, thestophead, the bulge andv` Y pawlbeing positioned and 1 arranged whereby at Yslow speeds the'pawljengages Ithe stop headandv at highsp'eeds the bulgelinoves the pawlclear of thefstop head.

comprising' a tubular support, 'means adapted Vto fasten said, support'to'Kaninstrument Y* i board with one end"extendingeinwardlyof said board, 'a box conneetedto the-inner end Y of said support7 a spring operatedwinding drum 'in the box,v a Vlamp cordl attached to the winding drumA and extending through 53, A. .dash afndftrouble'liglht Construction the tubular support, a portable lamp. aft?- tached to the lampcord;v said Vlamp havinga shank 1adapted toiorm a tight twi-th the Y said tubular support, whereby the portable lamp: may Lbe drawnfout to serve asa-portable light and maypbeinserted'in'thetubui-Vv` lar AsupportY td serveV as; aV dash'lightfaciifcusfi`V lar spring casinghavinga stoponits pe-"T Y V1.0() Y and nieans onA the 'oasingf; to liprev'entf` tlie.y

engagementof Asaid pawlfwitlr-thje ,said stop ,Y

the'cord 'quioll-y wound upon ther."V

when

drum'. t

narticle of the 'classdescribed,noni.;l

prising' a rotatable-fdruni', a 'cord kwou-nden part fthereof',-'the' (drumy `having'aeiiiilar y vsmooth peripheral portion with a stophead` vextending@outwardly radially beyond's'uoh peripheral portion,1. a projecting J bulgey exf tendingv outwardly on' the smooth peripheral portion and "having smooth Vsurrfacesfij'oining l the smooth lperipheral portions ofi the "drum, l Y

rsaid *bulgeY and stopyheadpbeingpositioned y close together," astoppinggV pawl mounted: Vin a Yfixed jfpositlonY to haver` one end'beaiing f ile against the smooth` peripheralportion ofthe drum, means to l rotatefthe V `drum aiidwindm v the Cord in at varie-blespeeds, atslow speeds the pawl riding'over thefbulge andengaging 120 Y the stop headto stoptliej. drum: andfatV high pawlclearjof thewstop head. :1;

In d testimony whereof It' 'li'ave speeds the projecting bulge@throwingjthe'

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