US1792445A - Emblem holder for automobiles - Google Patents

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Feb. 10, 1931.

W. F. PRICE EMBLEM HOLDER FOR AUTOMOBILES Filed Jan. 25, 1929 WITNEssEs 1'9 Z'oiq.

A TTORN E YS Patented Feb. 10, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE WILBUR PRICE, OF ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR '1'0 L. F. GRAMMES 82; SONS, INC., OF ALLEN TOWN, 'PENNSYLVANIA, A. CORPORATION OF MARYLAND IEHVIBIlIillVI HOLDER FOR AUTOMOBILES `Application file January 25, 1929. Serial No. 384,924.

This invention relates to holder devices useful in attaching club emblems and the like to automobiles and other Vehicles.

Since the advent of theradiator shutters now almost universally adopted in connection with automobiles, it is impossible to attach emblemsl directly to the radiators as has been the custom in the past.

This exigency I aim to meet through provision of a simple and inexpensive holder clevice capable of being attached to the support ordinarily serving the license tags, and moreover of being made fast with the same securing means employed for the tags.

A further aim of my invention is to provide, in connection with a holder having the above attributes, for adjustment so that it may be adapted to emblems of different sizes and shapes.

Still other objects and attendant advantages of this invention will be manifest from the following detailed description of the typical embodiments illustrated in the attached drawings. Fig. I shows the manner in which one form of my improved emblem channel section such as is ordinarily placed on automobiles crosswise between the frontal fenders and forward of the radiator, said bar being pierced as at I-I, II for passage of screws or other securing devices S, S employed in fastening the license tag T. From Fig. III, which shows my improved emblem holder in perspective, it will be observed i that the same comprises an anchorage member cut to the form of a bar 10, in this instance, from comparatively thin strip metal of a width corresponding substantially to that of the channel bar B (Figs. I and II), and having near one end an aperture 11, and

at the other a slot 12 to register respectively with the holes H, H in said channel bar B thereby to enable securing of the holder by the same screws S, S that serve the tag T. Upstanding from the member 10 (in this case at the middle) is a mounting Vfor the emblem E, said mounting having the form of an arm 18 fashioned to tapered configuration from sheet metal preferably of the same gage as that employed for the anchorage bar 10. the'lower end, this arm 18 is offset or jogged as at 14 to embrace the anchorage bar 10- with the transverse Shoulders occasioned as a consequence of such jogging, engaging the top and bottom edges of said anchorage bar, and with the upper part of the arm 13 flush with the frontal surface of said bar-all as shown-so thatv the emblem E is sustained beyond the province of the tag T but in the same plane. The arm 13 may be made fast T permanently to the bar 10 in any convenient manner, for example by riveting or spot welding as found most convenient in practice; or, if desired, the device as a whole maybe made integral from a single piece of sheet metal. A Vertical series of apertures 15 at the top of the arm 13 allow for selectivity in inserting the upper fastening screw stud or bolt w of the embl'em E (Fig. I) while a Vertical slot 16 is provided near the bottoin of the arm for passage-of the lower stud screwV or bolt y of said emblem. As a consequence of .the described arrangement compensation may be made for Variations in the spacing of the studs or bolts w, y, and the emblem E properly arranged vertically relative to the tag T.

In attaching the holder on thesupporting bar B, I preferably place its anchorage bar 10 behind the upper margin of the license tag T so as to avoid obscuring any portion of the latter, the manner of procedure being so obvious from the illustrations as to preclude the necessity for special detailed description. It is however importantto note, in this connection, that any irregularities or Variations in the spacing of the holes H are allowed for by virtue of the slot 12 in the anchorage bar 10 of the holder. If desired, the emblem holder can obviously be used in inverted position, i. e. withthe arm 18 extending down- At a ward. In such case, the license tag T is of course secured to the supporting bar B so as to be sustained above the latter With the screws S, S passing through the bottom apertures H', H', and the emblem E displayed beneath said tag.

In Fig.v IV, I have shown an alternative form of my invention wherein, instead of a single central emblem mounting, I provide a mounting which comprises a pair of arms 16, 16 in spacially fixed relation, said arms having' outwardly flanking,` extensions 17, 17 at their upper ends with apertures to take the fastening studs or bolts w', y' of an elongated or oval emblem E'. As described in connection with the arm 13 of the previous embodiment the arms of the alternative form are jog'ged at the bottom andvsecured in a like manner to the anchorage bar 19a.

Fig'. V shows still another modification which Combines all the features of the other two, the arms 136. 166 being however here removably secured by screws 18, 19, respectively, so that they may be interchangeably used in accordance with the style of the emblem which is to be supported. A further Variation Will be observed in that the side arms 166 are positionallv shiftable on the anchorage bar 106 for adjustment relative to each other or to the arm 136, said bar being to this end provided with slots 20 for passage of the screws 19. It is further to be remarked from Fig. V that the Shoulders formed as a consequence of jogging of the side arms 166, serve as guides incident to sliding along the anchorage bar 106, and that thevl nioreover prevent rotation of said arms about the screws 19 during adjustment. The holder of Fig. V can thus be adapted to any-size or shape of emblem likely to be met With in actual practice.

Having thus described my invention, I claini 1. A combinationlicense tag and emblem holder for automobiles or the like comprising an anchorage component having an aperture near one end with a slot proximate the other, and a mounting embodying, recession slidably coactivc with said anchorage and an eX- tension adapted to sustain an emblem beyond the province of-but in the same plane as the license tag.

2. A combination license tagland emblem holder for aut-omobiles or the like comprising an` anchorage bar havingr an aperture near one, end with a longitudinal slot proximate the other, and an .emblem mounting extending from such anchorage. bar with its lower end offset to. engage the edges of said bar Whereby the emblem is sustained beyond the province of-but in the same plane as the license tag.

3. A combination license tag and emblem holder for automobiles or the/,likev comprising an anchorage vbar having an aperture near one end with a longitudinal slot proxi'mate the other, and an emblem mounting extending from such anchorage bar with its lower end offset to engage the upper and lower edges of said bar whereby the emblem is sustained beyond the province of-but in the same plane as the license tag, said monnting being provided With a Vertical series of apertures and an aligned slot for selective connection and adjustable attachment of the emblem.

4. A combination license tag and emblem holder for antomobilcs or the like comprising an a'nchorage bar having an aperture near one end with a longitudinal slot proximate the other, and a plurality of interchangeable adjustable mountings jointly afl'ording support for an emblem, said mountings embodying offset poi'tions ad apted to engage the anchorage bar with apertul'es and slots for selective connection and adjustable attachment of the emblem beyond the province of-but in the same plane 'asthe license tag.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name at Allentown, Penna., this 23ml day of January, 1929.

lVILBUR F. PRICE.

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