US1780548A - Headlight - Google Patents

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Nov. 4, 1930. ET AL HEADLIGHT Filed Feb. 4, 1929 Patented Nov. 4, 1930 UNITED STATES ANDREW ASTRUB'AND 'WILLIAM Assesses ano nt, wisconsm HEADLIGHTw Application filed. February 4, 1929; se'ri a1 .ms a

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in headlights. One of the objects of our invention is the provision of a novel type of headlight structurewherein there is a continuous passage between the tworegular spaced headlights of a motor vehicle with an intermediate light for reflecting rays into the housing of either one of the lights, should anything become Wrong with one of the lights and it fails to operate for the purpose disclosed.

Another object of our invention is the pro-vision of a novel type of headlight including novel construction in the connection of the usual spaced headlights whereby the rays from a light positioned between the I regular lights will assist in illuminating the housing if one of the regular lights or even both of them should they become useless through the burning of the bulb or any other incidental happening, so that the proper lighting facility for the front end of the vehicle will be provided for.

With the aboveand other objects in View,

the'invention consists in the novel features of construction, the combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in the claim and shown in the accompanying drawings wherein:

Figure 1 is a front elevation illustrating a headlight constructed in accordance with our invention;

Figure 2 is a longitudinal section on the r line 22 of Figure 1;

In the accompanying drawings wherein We have illustrated our improved headlight,

we have shown one of the'many ways in which the headlight may be supported on the vehicle, but it will be obvious that various types of supporting means can be used in connection with the headlight.

The headlight includes in this construction .a centrally disposed arcuate tubular portion 4 1 enlarged transversely towards its ends'so that the end portions provide casings-or housings 2 for the regular headlight members 3. The headlight members 3 are provided with the reflecting surface t and the usual transparent lenses 5. The light bulb 6 is carried by the reflector eand CQn eQtedin anysuit- I able-.mannerwith the source ofsupply front-wall of the ,tubularportion 1,.v is connected to one side of the headlight 3 by the-offset part and is provided centrally with an opening 8 normally closedby'means W ofa plate 9,:any suitable securing means beiI ig-used for. retaining the plate in place, l In the present instance, we haveillu strated screw members 10, extending through the plateg9 andengaging withthe front wall of the tubular portion 1.

Therear wall'of the tubularportion llcar ries an 'auxiliary light 11: supported by; a

socket v l2 attached to the ,r'ear' wall of the tubular portionand the bulb l1 and is connee ted. in.- anyfsuitablemannergto the electrical' energy carried by the vehicle.

In order to cause the raysfrom the bulbt or I light 'l'lto be reflected into the reflectorportion 4, should the bulb ,6 be rendered useless, the reflector-portion isprovidedat one side with fan 'opening 13" leading into a tubular guide-{member lit} which fext'ends into the; tubular; portion 1 and is substantially of; the I same shape at its inner end as the tubular portion, so as to snugly fit therein andrpresenti as little obstruction of the rays as possible romithisitlwill'be apparent that some of the rays of lightfroinithe" bulb 11: will: be cast into the reflector portion 4 and illuminate", the interior thereof suflicient to replace the usuallight therein to acertain extent; The

- 'plate 9 coveringthe opening 8 may be of any fanciful design upon the "front exposed part thereof, and preferably opaque, so as to pre vent the greater part of the rays from the bulb 11 from passing therethrough and cause .them to be reflected or east through the reflector portions 4. v r I I The plate, however, if desired," may be transparent so as to clearly illuminate the design thereon. I

The tubular portion 1 is preferablyarcuate so as to cause the majority of the rays from the bulb 11 to be; reflected upwardly and downwardly into the reflector portion 4 when thebulb 11 is lighted and the bulb 6 is out of use, being apparent that a greater amountlof light rays will be reflected into the portion 4 with an arcuate shaped tubular part than with a straight tubular part. v As stated heretofore, various ways may be devised for supporting the headlights 3, but

in the present instance we have shown standards 15 having their outer ends connected to the fenders 16'of a motor vehicle and disposed at an oblique angle and united or otherwise connected to the housings 2 for supporting the headlights. By retaining the standards 15 in this manner, the standards will have a tendency to brace each other and securely hold the headlights in place.

Attention is directed to the lines of the tubular portion 1 are such that they readily blend into the contour of regular vehicle headlights and present a neat appearance without any unnecessary projecting parts.

The device is extremely useful upon any trips where the bulbs in the usual headlights are likely to be burned out at which time the bulb 11 may be utilized for supplying light to theregular headlights.

The device is fairly simple in construction and it isbelieved that it can be placed on the market at a very low cost, with its usefulness readily appreciated by the motoring public.

While we have shown and described the preferred embodiment of our invention, it Will'be apparent that slight changes may be made in the vconstruction' when putting the invention into practice without departing from the spirit of the same or the scope of the appended claim.

e claim: V

In a headlight structure, a tubular body portion having its ends enlarged transversely to provide housings for headlights, brace members extending laterally from the headlight housings and arranged at an angle out of a parallel with the-tubular portion for supporting the tubular portion and the housings in a substantially horizontal plane.

'In testimony that we claim the foregoing we have hereunto set our hands at Racine, in

the county of Racine and State of Wisconsin.

WILLIAM ASTRUP.

ANDREW ASTRUP,

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