US1734678A

US1734678A - Combined name and bell-button plate

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Publication number: US1734678A
Application number: US589034A
Authority: US
Inventors: George H Krogel
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1922-09-18
Filing date: 1922-09-18
Publication date: 1929-11-05
Anticipated expiration: 1946-11-05

Description

Nov, 5, 1929.

cs. H. KROGEL 1,734,678

COMBINED NAME AND BELL BUTTON PLATE Original Filed Sept. 18. 1922 2 Sheet Sneez 1 lNVmTOR iWrrNEss: ATTORNEY NOV. 5, 1929. KROGEL 1,734,678

COMBINED NAME AND BELL BUTTON PLATE Original Filed Sept. '18. 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet: 2

Gear 2 /7f //7"yZ mvmToR Patented Nov. 5, 1929 UNITE STATES GEORGE H. KROGEL, OF TROY, NEW YORK COMBINED NAME, AND BELL-BUTTON PLATE 1 Application filed September 18, 1922, Serial No, 589,034. Renewed-March 26, 1926.

This invention relates to a name plate for dwellings and the like, the general object of the invention being to provide a plate carrying the name of the occupants of the build ing or dwelling with means for illuminating the same. 7

Another object of the invention is to associate a button with the plate for ringing the door bell.

This invention also consists in certain other features 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 claims.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying draw" ings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1 is a fragmentary view of a door casing showing the invention in use.

Figure 2 is a section on line 2-2 of Figure 1. I

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

Figure 4 is a diagrammatic view of the circuit.

Figures 5 and 6 are detail views.

In these views 1 indicates a part of the door casing to which the device is applied. The device consists of a cover 2 which is adapted to be fastened to the casing by the screws 3. The cover is provided with an 35 opening 4 which is closed by: a transparent plate 5 under which is placed a sheet 6 of semi-transparent material which contains the name of the occupant. A bell button 7 is placed at one end of the cover and a light button 8 is placed at the other end, the bell button being preferably composed of black material and the other button of white material. These buttons are held in raised position by the springs 9, the spring for the button 8 having its end extending through a slot 10 in the end of the cover, one wall of this slot being provided with a notch 11 for receiving the spring so as to hold the same depressed and in engagement wit-h the contact 12 which is connected by the conductor 13 with the am 14. The lamp Sara 15 is eonnecte i'.

bythe conductor 16 with the source of supply 17, which is connected'by a conductor 18 with one of the rivets 19 which connect thesprings with the fibre baseQO. The springs are connected together by thewires 21. The terminal 22 for the bell button is. connected by the conductor 23with the bell 24, said bell being connected with thebattery 1 17. The top, of the cover contains the wfordsbeo,v Bell and Light to indicate the bell but ton and the light button.

From the foregoing it will be seenthat a person desiring to 'findwhether or .not he is at the correct residence-willpress. upon the. 4 v

cupants can keep the name illuminatedby 70, I

placing the spring 9 the notch 11 so a s'to hold the lamp circuit closed. The-device. presents a neat and attractive appearanceand is very compact. The bell'and lamp circuits are independent of each other so that one'can be used without the other. i v a l s It is thought from the 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 andin the combination and arrangement of the several, parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims. i

What I claim is 1 l 1. .A switch for-sign plateshavingasource of illumination designed for momentary or permanent energization, including an insulating strip adapted to be secured to a fixture and having a contact, a casing secured to the fiXture about and enclosing the insulating strip,said casing including outstanding walls beyondthe strip and a top :wall parallel to the strip and formed with an opening of less dimension than said wall, a spring plate secured to the insulating strip and overlying the contact, the end of the plate projecting through an opening in one of the outstanding walls of the casing, a push-button freely slid- I able in the top wall beyondthe opening there- 1 9;

in and overlying the spring plate to move the spring plate into engagement with the contact, and means integral with the casing to lock the spring plate in engagement with the contact.

2. A switch for sign plates having a source of illumination designed for momentary or permanent energization, including an insulating strip adapted to be secured to a fixture and having a contact, a casing secured to the fixture about and enclosing the insulating strip, said casing including outstanding walls beyond the strip and a top wall parallel to the strip and formed with an opening of less d mension than said, wall, a spr ng plate secured to the insulating strip and overlylng th'e'contact, the end of the plate projecting through an opening'in one of the outstandingwalls of the casing, a push-button freely slidable the top wall beyond the opening therein and overlying the spring plate to move the spring'plate into engagement with the contact, that end of the spring plate projecting'beyond the casing providing a means whereby'the plate may be operated with relation to the Contact independently of the button. V

A switch for sign plates having a source off illumination designed for momentary or permanent 'energi'zation, including an insulating strip adaptedto be secured to a fixture and having a contact, a casing secured to the fixture' about 'and enclosing theinsulating stri'p,'said casing including outstanding walls beyond the strip and a top wall parallel to the strip' and formed with'an opening of less dimension than saiclyvall, a spring plate secured to the'insulating strip and overlying the contact, the end of the plate projecting through an opening in one of the outstanding walls of thecasing, and a push-button freely slidablein' the top wall beyond the opening therein and overlying the spring plate to move the spring plate into engagement with the contact, one edge of the opening in the outstanding Wall of the casing being formed Y with a lateral recess to receive one edge of the spring plate Whenthelatter isin engagement with the contact, whereby tolock the spring plate-in circuit closing position.

In testimony whereof I aflix mv SIQDMIUTG,

I Y GEORGE H. KROGEL.