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J. P. WARNER. WEATHER GUARD ATTAGHMBNI' FOR LANTERNS. No. 490,003. I Patented Jan. 17,1893.

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. J. P. WARNER. WEATHER GUARD ATTACHMENT FOR LANTERNS.

No. 400,003. Patented Jan. 17, 1093.

UNiTEn STATES PATENT @EEETQE.

JOHN P. WARNER, OF W'ASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, ASSIGNOR OF FIVE-EIGHTHS TO ANTHONY F. NAVARRE, OF SAME PLACE.

WEATH ER-G UARD ATTACH M ENT FOR LANTERNS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 490,003, dated January 17, 1893.

Application filed April 12, 1892. Serial No. 428,825. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern; t an end elevation, and Fig. shows the lamp Be it known that 1, JOHN P. \VARNER, a citiwith the attachment folded. zen of the United States, residing at WVash- In the drawings, A, represents an ordinary ington, in the District of Columbia, have inlantern, as at present used by conductors, 5 vented certain new and useful Improvements yardmasters, &c. to which my attachment is in \Veather-Guard Attachments for Lanterns; connected in the following manner: To one and Ido declare the following to bea full, clear, side of the wire-guard, or the bottom and top, and exact description of the invention,such as is arranged a shorthood B. To this hood the will enable others skilled in the art to which upper side 0 of the attachment is hinged, as m it appertains to make and use the same, referat b, and said side 0 consists of alight frame, ence being had to the accompanying'drawmade, of tin or sheet metal of any suitable ings, and to the letters of reference marked kind, or of other suitable material, in which thereon, which form a part of this specificais secured a piece of isinglass, glass, or simition. lar material 0, so that it can be seen through. t 5 My invention relates to improvements, in To one side of the frame is hinged by hinges what I term weather guard attachments for d, or in any other suitable manner, theside D, lanterns, more especially intended for railmade, of any sheet metal or its equivalent, and road men, conductors, yardmasters, clerks, or to it in turn, is hinged the bottom E, as at 6, any other persons, who are to perform clerical and forming the rest or support for the hand. 20 work of any kind in the open air, especially To the opposite side of the top 0 is hinged the during rainy or inclement weather; and the other side F, having at its lower end a narrow object of theinvention is to provide an attachflange g, provided with a short pin h. The ment to lanterns, by which said rail-road men bottom E is provided at one side, with a suitand others, can not only protect the paper, inable hole, which is passed oversaid pin 72., and 7 2 5 voice or report, uponwhich they are to write, when in position, rests upon said flange g, be-

from wind and weather, but have lamp-light, ing thus secured, and ready for use. The pa when necessary, and a suitable and convenper orbrief,upon which it is intended to write, ient rest for the hand to write upon, and thus is laid on the bottom, and can be secured by forming a lantern, desk and shelter at the the pins '5, two or more, at the inner end of 8o 30 same time. Any person having writing to do said bottom. The light from the lamp in the in the open air, and especially during rain or lantern, will of course shine through the glass inclement weather, and in the dark, such as shade, the hand being then passed through conductors, yardmasters, and others, in rethe open end of the weather attachment, the cordingthe numbers of cars, condition ofseals, writing to be done on said briefs, can be ob- 3 5 &e.,will appreciate my weather guard attachserved through the isinglass top 0, and being ment for the lanterns, now in use. thus protected from the inclement weather. My invention,to meet these objections, con- When the writing is finished, the bottom E is sists in the construction of certain details, and raised off the pin, and is folded against the arrangement of parts, as will be more fully side D, and these two, being folded together 40 described hereinafter, and specifically pointed against the top 0 the other side F is then outin the claims, reference being had totheacfolded against them, and the four pieces 0, companying drawings, and the letters marked D,E and F, are then folded against the mouth thereon. of the hood B, in folded condition and said Like letters indicate similar parts in the hood is provided atits lowerside withakeeper g5 5 different figures of the drawings, in which: a, and with it, a spring-catch 70 on the side F Figurelrepresents an ordinary conductors engages, and thus secures the four sides of lantern with my weather guard attachment the weather attachment in position on the lan in vertical section, in position for writing. tern. The lantern can thenbe used in the or- Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the same, and dinary manner by conductors, yardmasters, I00 50 Figs. 3, t and 5, are modifications, of which and others, for signaling the trains, due, until Fig. 3 is a side elevation partly in section,Fi it is again required for writing.

- F may be silverplated or in any other way receive a highly polished surface, so as to act as a reflector, when the weather guard attachment is folded against the hood, thereby greatly increasing the power or strength of the light from the lamp. This is especially valuable to rail-road men, and when it is desired to signal trains, &c. in foggy, rainy, or other inclement weather; also in examining the condition of seals, 85c.

In the modifications shown in Figs. 3, 4:,and 5, the sides D are hinged to the edges of the bottom E, which in turn is attached byhinges b to the hood B. The upper edge of the sides D are made diagonal, and upon them the top 0 is folded or supported. Said top 0 is attached to the hood B by hinges b, and when i the sides and bottom are folded, the top 0 folds against them, and will appear, as in Fig. 5. The sides D are provided with hinges d, so as to fold, and may be extended, as shown by the broken lines in Fig. 3 if desired. They can be secured in place by anysuitable spring catch or equivalents. At their lower inner ends may be arranged short flanges h, under which the paper or briefs are held, for writing upon. The device may be made detachable, if desired.

Having thus described my invention, what T claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s:

1. The combination of a lantern, with a weather guard attachment, consisting of a hood, to which four sides, forming a rectangular receptacle are hinged,, the lower one of which produces the rest for the hand, and the upper one having a transparent material in it, to observe writing to be done, all arranged substantially as shown and specified.

2. The combination of a lantern A, having a hood B secured to it, with the weather guard attachment, consisting of'the top 0, provided with the isinglass c, and hinged to said hood. the side D hinged to said top, and the bottom E, hinged to said side, and supported on the flange f, having a pin it and hinged to said top 0, allarranged as and for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination of a lantern A, having a hood B, to which the four folding sides C. D, E and F are hinged, and the said side E provided with pins 1 and spring catch k, for securing the sides in a folded position on the sideof the hood, all as herein shown and described.

4. In combination with a railroad lantern. of a weather guard attachment, consisting of a bottom or hand rest, to which the sides are attached, and a hinged top, provided with transparent material, and a holding device for the paper, as specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presenceof two Witnesses.

JOHN P. WARNER. WVitnesses:

T. O. BRECHT, FRANCIS N. F. BRANDON.

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