USRE13653E - Shield fob - Google Patents

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W. B. HANLON. SHIELD FOB. GAR'WINDOWS. APPLICATION 21mm APR. 22, 1913.

Reissued Dec. 2, 1913.

ENVENTOR 1v UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE- WILLIAM B. HANLON, 0F PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.-

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Specification of Reissuea Letters Patent; ReissuedD ec. 2, 1913.

Original No. 993,061, dated May 23, 1911, Serial No.'-554,732 Application for reissue filed April 22, 1913. Serie1No.762;972.

To all whomit may concern:

\ die it known that'I, \VILLIAM B. HANLo-N, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pittsburgh, Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Shield forCarNVindows, of which the following is a full, clear,'and exact description,

reference being had to the accompanyingdrawlngs, forming part ofthis spec1ficat1on,

also may be used to form a protection.

against the sun, wind, dust, etc.

The nature of my invention-will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which I have shown the preferred embodiment thereof, which will now be described, it being premised, however, that various changes may be made in the details of construction and arrangement of the parts without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention as defined in the appended claims.

In the drawings, the numeral 2 designates the front end of an electrically propelled car, and 3 is the usual front or moto-rmans window.

at designates a frame, which is hinged or pivoted to the front end of the car above and in front'of the window 3. This frame may be of any suitable character for supporting a pane of glass or other transparent material 5, which is preferably of substantially the same area as the glass of the window 3.. The frame 4 is designed to be supported in any one of a number of different positions by means of the hooked brace rods 6 detached to the sides of the frame 4 and the hooks of the free ends of which are arranged to ent points with perforations in the strips 7.

8 designates a shade roller, which is supported in suitablebrackets 9 secured to the inner side of the upper member 4 of the frame 4, and to which is attached a shade 10 be engaged at differhaving hooks l l at its free edge, which, when the shade 1s drawn out, can be engaged with the lower bar A) of the frame at.

. When the frame 4 is in its normal vertical position, it is separated from thewindow 3 y' an intervening air space or chamber 12, which will prevent the formation of frost on-the-- .vindow 3. In stormy weather the frame 3 will be adjusted to the inclined po- 's ition indicated in Fig. 8, being elevated sufficiently topermit the motorman to see below its lower edge, and in which position it effectively acts as a guard to prevent sleet or snow beating against the window 3. In warm weather, the frame t may also be adjusted to this position, and the shade 10 pulled down as shown in Fig. 3 for the purpose of protecting the motorman from the sun. If the window 3 is open, the" shield will also act as a guard to protect the motorman against wind, dust, etc.

- It will be obvious that my invention'can be readily applied to cars at a comparatively ..small cost. It will also be obvious that the exact manner of connecting .it with the car, and other details thereof, may be changed without departing from my invention.

What I claim is 1. The combination with a vehicle having an observation window at its forward end, of a frame hinged at its upper edge to the vehicle above and in front of said window andhaving a transparent pane or panel arranged to extend in a forwardly and down- -wardly inclinedposition in front of the upper part of said window, said angular pane orpanel being positioned so that the line of vision of the driver is below its lower edge, the frame and its pane when in vertical position being separated from the observation window by a dead airspace tending to prevent the formation of frost on the said window, and when in an angular position forniing a storm shield to prevent the weather from beating against the window, said frame being movable on its hinged connection to itsdifi'erent posit-ions; substantially as described.

2. The combination with a vehicle having an observationwindow at its forward end, of a frame hinged at'its upper edge to the vehicle above and in front of said window and having a transparent pane or panel, to

ether with means forsecuring said frame in difierent angular positions in front of the upper part of said window, said pane or panel being arranged tobe secured in anguin .front of the motormans window, and lar position so that the line of vision'of the having a transparent pane or panel, there driver is below its lower edge, and said eing anair space or chamber between the 2 frame and its pane when in vertical posisaid pane or panel and said window, and 5 tion being separated from the observation means for holding the said frame in vertical Window by a dead air space tending to position, and also in an angular position, prevent the formation of frost on said winwith a shade secured to the inner side of said dew, and when in raised position formin'ga .frame andadapted to be drawn across the 25- storm shield to prevent the'weather from transparent pane or panel; substantially as 10 beating against that part of the window described. through which the line of vision passes, the In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set i ioljustinfg1 zhnd securing njrfieagis for;1 the fcrl'ame. my hand; this 19th day of- April 1913,1 ein w o exterior o it e sai Win ow; a subs mtiallg as 'described.- a A I HANLON' 15 3. A shield for the motormans window" Witnesses:

of 'cars, comprising a. frame hinged or LEO A. GUEHL,- I pivoted to the front end of the car above and GEO. B. BLEMING.

' copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

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