US1672871A - Headlight for toy locomotives - Google Patents

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June 12, 1928.

L. cARuso HEADLIGHT FOR TOY .LocorioTIvEs Filed Jun 9, 1926 INVENTOR Louis Caruso ATTORNEY Patented June 12, 1928.

UNITED STATES I PATENT OFFICE.

LOUIS cAnuso, or IRVINGTON, NnwJERsEY, AssIeNon TO THE LIONEL conronn- TION, on NEW YORK, n. Y.,.A CORPORATION or new YORK.

HEADLIGHT non TOY LOCOMOTIVES.

Application filed June 9,

The present invention relates to headlights for toy locomotives and is more particularly directed toward the provision of an improved device for carrying screw base miniature lamps such as are commonly employed in low voltage circuits having grounded returns.

The present invention contemplates the provision of an improved lamp support for electrical toys such as toy locomotives, al-

though it is suitable for use in other than the toy art. Where the invention is made up in the form of a locomotive headlight, it employsa simple die casting having the threaded lamp socket formed in it, and having a passage-way for a removable insulated contact carrying member so that current may be conducted tothe base of the lamp. The invention also contemplates the provision of a simple and expedient meansoffastening this member in place after the body casting is fastened to the locomotive cover.

An object of thepresent invention is to provide an improved' to headlight body made out of a die casting aving such a configuration as to provide a lamp socket, and fastening devices, and to associate with this die casting an easily constructed contact or terminal in such a manner that one may readily assemble the complete device in place and connect the wiring without exposing the same.

Other and further objects'of the invention will appear as the. description proceeds.

-The accompanying drawings show, for purposes of illustrating the invention, one of the many possible embodiments in which it maytake form, it being understood that the drawings are illustrative of the invention rather than limiting the same.

Inthese drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the toy thereon;

locomotive showing the headlight mounted 1926. Serial No. 114,634.

a toy locomotive headlight, the die casting 10'is made up to have an exterior surface simulating the locomotive headlight. As here shown, this die casting has a socket 11 threaded at 12 to cooperate with the threads 13 on a miniature lamp base 14. This socket is carried in a normally horizontal axis so'that the light from the bulb 15 is directed in thedesired direction. The casting 10 is also provided with a vertical passageway 16 which extends up from the bottom of the casting past the rear, or base of the lamp socket. The casting is also provided with a rearwardly extending lug 17- andwith a threaded hole 18 for the reception of a fastening screw.

A contact carrying member 20, shown more in detail in Figure 4, is made up from two pieces of sheet insulating material 21 and '22 of general T-shaped configuration. A conducting strip 23 is placed between the two insulating strips. This conducting strip is of substantially the same shape as the insulating strips but is preferably narrower so that the insulating strips extend beyond it along all edges. The upper end of one of the insulating'strips is provided with a hole as indicated at 24 so that the upper end of the conducting strip is accessible as a contact as indicated at 25. This upper end may be bent outwardly as indicated in the drawings if desired. The lower end of the T-shaped contact carrying memher is provided with a binding post in the form of a screw 26 which is threaded into the conducting strip 23 and which is at tached to a wire 27 against a conducting plate 28 carried on the contact strip.

This contact carrying strip can be slid into position inthe passageway 16 from underneath as indicated in the drawings and it affords a convenient method of conducting the current to the baseof the lamp socket and providing an insulating terminal for the lamp socket.

The headlight may be conveniently mounted in place in various manners, and, as here shown, ascrew 29 passes through a thin metal-plate 30 through the cover or roof 31 of the toy car or other support and into the tapped hole 18 in the die casting. The plate 30 has an aperture 32 through which the rearwardly extending lug on the casting 10 may pass, as well as accommodate the contact carrying member. The aperture 32 of the sheet metal member 3-0 is caughtbetween the lug and the car roof 31. The

sheet metal member hasa bent projection '33; the lo we'r extremityof which may be bent inwardly as indicated at 34 so as to engage with the lowerehddf the T-shaped contact carrying strip to hold it into position.

Where these devices are used on toy locomotives, they may be reed ily assembled and fastened in" place. The casting andsheet metal strip 30 are held in placelbyt'he screw The wire 27 for the headlight may be fastened to the contactc arrying strip which be inserted into position by passingyit through the. hole 32' and ajhole ,in the car roof; and held in place bending thebendable member 34 against lower end, This securely fastens the parts in place, makes it unnecessary to carry any wires" out,-

side the locomotive body, and insuresa good electrical contact for all parts. M v b It is obviousthat the invention be embodied in many forms and constructions Wi h n he en f" cl a d I. i it to be understood that the particularlform s n' shul e of t m in rms. V ious modifications and changes being possible, I doj nototherwise-limit myself in any waiy with respect thereto.

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nse n.M XJ iDQfiY pe er, a headlight in the form of a casting haying a normally hQIlZOIltHd'.SOCk6t fora lamp, 3 h1g on; the casting passing through an aperture in the locomotive coyer, a screw for fastening the casting inplace, a removable contact passing from the interior of the cover into the se of the socket toprovide a central" contact for the lamp, and means eho fl e remo b e qn t in P ace, 2. The combination with the sheet metal 1 9 'ytl y como ve, f h a ht consistin of a unitary castinghavingiprovisions for mounting it on" the cover," a socket, a lamp base; anda passage for the insertion of an insulated contact from ,the' inside of the cover to tlle base of the socket,'

and an insulated contact carried in said p iss gec ac a M 3-1 c m n nsas ee m ltc re or my locomotives, a locomotive. headlight casting fastened on the top of the; coyer,:said casting; haying a socket foreminiature lamp base and haying a rearwardlyjextending lug P s t rough an p r u e in th o r and engaging underneath" the cover, and b a screw for fastening the casting or'jthecover.

4; In combinatiomasheet rnetjal coyer for toy locomotives,a locomotive headlight castingearried on the top off the cover, sald C s g. h v ng" .a oc t a m nia r ampa e va v r al pMes a ey t e n ng from the lower side of the casting to the base of the sbclfetythe hi1 aperture in line with'the passage-way, and an insulated contact carr ing member extendreg tli 'roh h are" ewe ane iipftflfi nd 'hayi 'aii eghsfi 6e 11:11 for contactingwith, the. lamp base.

52 Inboifibififlfion, a sheet metal cover for toy locpmptiyes a loeomotive headlight castmg carried ont I; topof the cover, said cast s a ng sec et o a in tur amp base, a. verticalwpassageway extending from the lower side of the casting to" the base of the socket, the cover having; an apert rein naw t th 'p se er ay, ed eiileted contact-carrying member; extefidin through the passage-way and'apertl re and hey inglen" exposed terminal for eontactin A with the mp ase, the a c s in h v e a 3 a e t nd-i g r rwia lyt rQ thqpfle ger i y 39 p ss hgcthr l t e ar r rie covf and disposed nderneath t e eovgn;

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the socket, thecoyeghavin a e i hihe netge New? teeth t ct rryi '16 l A th e k p s a e-w y an preempt e la ded, osed terminal for contacting wit t e l qnp B s an e. v h ewP L b d eiirertw we e l. w h; e we taiet carryingqmember for keeping it in p g t i \..-,l 1 i 7- In embine i :efi tfl hl We"? y. eme i ee a hee /Wi hee lli ht e ing, a d 3,99,. t e t9 Qt a i h ia U P Q BIQPWLQ. amp e eirer eglf efie. fgi r lw g' rom the lower si e of t e c as a e of he c e reehe ies iaP ne in ne w h it ele e' t 'e fl i e? E k el e h ne tCatr a.ineeberl g elir hr h th sie e?! mmrape meg heri n ex qee aer me1;wga s e ith th lemr ba e the meeti extending w li a f tfi e esei ayi and p s ne t hm ag I ela t e. the cover and ispose underneath, t hq gibv r; nd a; she t m I m m t Sabr 9 l wee th 11 s eesiie i tm .hw ng e B 91 able portion engageable with the 9m: rym 'member for e ing i I e;

1 ee fiineti 1 r hee nm tellfiewe for 1 toy locomotives, a" lobngptgye hea casting carried on thejtop o t e coye i s a g a i ri g we k F. er e, e ie m Jeep l l i re e ee fab interposed metal strip of smaller dimensions than the insulating ieces, said contact carrying member exten ing through the passageway and aperture and having an exposed terminal for contacting with the lamp base, a binding post on the contact carrying member, and means for holding the contact carrying member in place.

9. In combination, a sheet metal cover for toy locomotives, a locomotive headlight casting carried on the top of the cover, said casting having a socket for a miniature lamp base, a vertical passage-way extending from the lower side of the casting to the base of the socket, the cover having an aperture in line with the passage-way, a contact carrying member in the form of two inverted T- shaped pieces of sheet insulating material and an interposed metal strip of smaller dimensions than the insulating pieces, said contact carrying member extending through the passage-Way and aperture and having an exposed terminal for contacting with the lamp base, a binding post on the contact carrying member, the casting having a lug extending rearwardly from the passage-way and passing through the aperture in the cover and disposed underneath the cover, and a sheet metal member supported between the lug and cover and having a bendable portion engageable with the contact carrying member for keeping it in place.

Signed at Irvington, in the county of Essex, and State of New Jersey, this 7 th day of June, 1926.

LOUIS GARUSO.

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