US1782942A

US1782942A - Record-carrying device for automobiles

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Publication number: US1782942A
Application number: US374233A
Authority: US
Inventors: Eugene H Souter
Original assignee: CAR RECORD Co
Current assignee: CAR RECORD Co; CAR-RECORD Co
Priority date: 1929-06-27
Filing date: 1929-06-27
Publication date: 1930-11-25
Anticipated expiration: 1947-11-25

Description

. 25, 1930- E. H. SOUTER 1,782,942

RECORD CARRYING DEVICE FOR AUTOMOBILES Filed June 27, 1929 2 Sheets-She yum nos INVENTOR.

A TTORNEY.

Nov. 25, 1930. E. HJSOUTER RECORD CARRYING DEVICE FOR AUTOMOBILES 2 sheets-sheet 2 Filed June 27, 1929 ASS S U 70in? CHM; MOTOR,TRANSM ss MQT OR READ NQ RND INVENTOR.

ATTORNEY.

Patented Nov. '25, 1930 f T' T S -FF Hr i yIEUGENE" n. sournn, or i vnnrnnnnivcn, mssounrg ASSIGNOR- To tr m. Gimmes COMPANY; 01 KANSAS orrv, MISSOURI, A oonronarron;

l mcommsavmeDevice iionatrromonnins Application filed we 27,

Myinvention relates to record carryin deinvention is to providea simple and inexpenby means of the device illustrated in [rying the recording plate a partof the invention. l '1 i Figure 4; isa sectional view of the instrut 3 plate; and

I portion ofthe ure2. l a

Similar reference numerals refer to correvices for automobiles; and the object of the sive-record carrying. device for automobiles having facilities for demo'untably applying the same to the instrumentboard of theautomobile and for slidably carrying a plate adapted to bear record data respecting the automobile. a p

I attain these objects and other advantages companying drawing in which F igure l is a portion of the instrument, board of an automobile, and showing my in vention applied thereto in operative posi- Figure 2 is perspective view of the device embodying my invention apart from the automobile.

Figure 3 isa plan view of the lower side.:

of the device; and showing the means for carment board, and-showing my invention applied thereto, onthe-lin-e 4-4 on-Figure 1Q Figure 5 is a plan view;- of the recording sectional view of the frame device on line 66 in Fig- Figure 6 is a sponding parts throughout the severalviews.

of anautomobile and 2 a portion of the wind shield ofthe same. 3 designates arecord carrying device constructed in accordancelwith I device comprises an elongated body portion twhichterminates at one end in a transverse frame portion 5 disposedat right angles to the body portion and'in which frame portion "advertising matter may be displayed, as

shown at6 in Figure 1. The body has side o portions 7 which are partlyformed inwardly; at right'angles to the side portions to form the ac- Referring to the drawings, the numeral l designatesa portion of the instrument board 1929. Serial no. 37;,233

may bebentatits free end portion to effect slight friction on the recording plate herein} after 'describ ed when" the same is disposed in operative position on the slide bearings 8. A

I. lug lO is formed up of the upper' side of'the body portion and anang'ularly disposed head lubrication of-thei operating parts of the portion llis arranged at the upper "end of the 2' and pr vided with internal screw threads to receive the screwthreads on a supporting and adjusting rod f 12 operating through the head. Alnut l3 ismounted on the forward portion of the rod and adapted to press against the adjacentend of'the head device secured on the samea An elongated plate 15 having its upperlfaoe divided longi} tudinally and transversely by lines 16 into;

sectio'nsflf is slidably carried by the device" b'ilemay beentered-in "the sections 17 for future reference i a "The device is applied tothe instrument on the slide bearings 8L Arecordof'the lubrication ofthe operating partsiof the 'automd-E t a.

board oftheautomobile by-placingthe same a under the angle portion o'fytheboar'd and movingit inwardly until the frame portion 5 is in close relation to i the front side of the board: "Then the sc'reWQlQis run forwardly until the point-ofthe'screw contacts with-the inside corner of the angle offthe instrument board, sufli'cientpressure being applied tolthe.

screw to draw'tlieframe portion ;5 against the front/face of the instrument boardthereby holdingcthe bodyof the device in close (relation to th'eunder side ofthe angle portion 18 andthus securing the deviceingplace;

The nut 13'is then runto bear ongth'e forward end of the head ll'to hold the adjustment effectedbythescrewfi The plate 15 is then slidably inserted in the device upon the bearf ings 8-whereupon thefriction exerted by 1hr 1 fing er"9 willhold the .plate inplace When the in otor and other :parts ofthe automobile are "serviced they date-of. the servg ice isente'red on therecording plate l5 ,to,-f gether with the' speedometer-reading at the time and the particular part or parts of the automobile then receiving attention, checking the proper section 19, as is shown in Figure 5. In the frame portion 5 may be carried a transparent panel 20, an advertising plate 21, and a back supporting plate 22 to hold the parts in the frame, as shown in Figure 6. The panel 20 and plate 21 may be held in place by a sheet of adhesive paper or cloth afiixed to the plate 22 and the frame in the well known manner.

The device has great utility and makes possible the combination of advertising and merchandising. It is a convenient means of keeping accurate data of record which is always within the reach of the operator and by which it may be readily ascertained if the operating parts of the automobile should be serviced. Moreover, the device conceals the recording plate and keeps the record thereon perfectly clean and legible. The recording plate is pulled outwardly when, entries are to be made and pushed inwardly thereafter.

Having described my invention what I claim is 1. A record carrying device for automobiles comprising a fiat elongated case having edge portions terminating in flanges projecting inwardly of the case and adapted to support thereon a writing plate and an upwardly extending transverse frame por tion at one end and adapted to bear upon the front side of the instrument board, an upwardly extending lug mounted on the upper side of the case and having an obliquely disposed screw threaded head portion, and a supporting and adjusting screw rod operably mounted in the oblique head on said lug, and adapted to engage the inner side of the angle portion of an automobile instrument board to supportingly adjust the case on the same.

2. The combination, in a record carrying device-for automobiles, of a flat elongated case having edge portions terminating in flanges projecting inwardly of the case and adapted to support thereon a writing plate and an upwardly extending portion at its forward end and forming with the body of the case an angle adapted to register with the angle portion of the lower edge of an automobile instrument board, and a screw rod mounted on the upper side of the case at an oblique angle to engage the inner cornerof the angleportion of the instrument board to supportingly adjust the case in close relation'to the angle of the lower portion of the instrument board.

3. A record carrying device for automobiles comprising a sheet metal blank bent into shape to provide a flat elongated holder section having edge portions terminating in flanges projecting inwardly of the holder section and adapted to support thereon a writto register with the angle of the lower portion of an automobile instrument board, there being an opening in the bent up section adapted to display therein publicity matter, an upwardly extending lug formed on the upper side of the holder section and provided with an obliquely disposed hollow screw threaded head portion, a screw threaded rod operably mounted in the head on said lug and adapted to engage the inner corner of the angle of the lower portion of the instrument board to support the device thereon in operative position and to force the device into close relation with the angle portion of the lower edge of the instrument board.

EUGENE H. SOUTER.

ing plate and'bentiupwardly at one end of V the holder section to form an angle adapted