US1415680A - Illuminated pennant - Google Patents

Description

T. 1. NAVINS. ILLUMINATED PENNANT.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.9, I92l.

Patented May 9, 1922.

' BY I INVENTOR ATTORNEY WITNESS:

UNETED S'l ILLUMINATED Pnivivnivfr.

Application led April 9,

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS J. NAviNs, a citizen of the United States, residing at 0ttawa, in the county of La Salle and State of Illinois, have invented new anduseiul Improvements in Illuminated Pennants, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to pennants or indicators for use upon motor vehicles and an object of the invention is to provide a device of this nature which will be attractive in appearance and one which will be visible both in the daytimeand at night setting out clearly suitable indicia, such as the name of the city and State which is the residence of the owner or driver of the vehicle.

Another object of this invention is to provide an illumina-ted pennant as specified which is adapted to be mounted upon the rear or front fender of a motor vehicle, and which embodies translucent indicia carried by a suitable casing in which suit-able illuminating means are mounted to permit illumination of the indicia when desired and iurther to provide means for preventing external light rays from interfering with the visibility of the indicia.

Other objects of the invention will appear in the following detailed description and in the accompanying drawing wherein:

Fig. 1 is a rear end view of a motor vehicle showing the improved pennant attached.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section through the improved pennant structure.

Fig. 3 is a vertical cross section through the pennant structure taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Referring more particularly to the drawing the improved illuminated pennant comprises a suitable casing 1 formed of sheet metal. The front side 2 and rear side 3 of the casing 1 are provided with suitable indicia 4f cut therein such as letters spelling the .name of the city and State which is the residence of the owner of the vehicle. Panes 5 of translucent glass are placed within the casing 1 against the inner surface of the front and rearl sides 2 and 3 of the casing and are preferably white while the exterior of the casing is painted black or some dark color so that the letters 4 will stand out and be clearly visible in the day time. The panes of glass are maintained in position in the casing 1 by suitable clamping arms 6 which are Jformed integrallyfwith the front side 2 and has portions 7 and 8 bent at an angle Specicatoii of Letters Patent.

stion.

Patented May 9, 1922. 1921. Serial No. 459,841.

to press against the panes and hold them in place. Suitable screws 9 extend through the top 10 and screw` threaded therein to the arms-6 as lclearly shown in Figure 3. The bottom 11 of the casing is provided with a central opening -12 through Ywhich a sleeve 13 projects. The sleeve 13 has an annular flange 14 on its upper end which engages against the inner surface of the bottom 11. The sleeve 13 is externallyscrew threaded and suitable ends 15 in locked arrangement aremounted thereon to connect the casing 1y to a fender of a motor vehicle and lock it in adjusted position. The sleeve 13 provides a support'tor a lampV socket 16 of any approved type which carries an incandescent bulb 17, the energizing current of which is supplied through the usual type of wires 18 from batteries or generator of the vehicle on which the device is mounted to permit illumination ot thepennant at night-.-

The top 10 of the casing 1 is extended over the front side 2 providing a shed or eX- tension 19 which will prevent external light 'ries Partnr etnica rays from interfering with .the light rays passing through the translucent glass 5 and letters or indicia 4f and an extension or shed 4 20 is attached to the rear side 3 of the casing 1 at its upper edge and overhangs the rear side 3 to prevent'external light rays from interfering with the light vrays passing through the letters cut in the rear side of the casing.

While in the Jforegoing description and.

the accompanying drawing the device has been described as mounted upon a fender of a motor vehicle it is to be understood that it can be mounted at any desirable place on the vehicle wit-hout departing from the spirit of this invention. i

It is, of course, to be understood that the invention may be constructed in lvarious other manners and the parts associated in different relations and therefore, I do not desire to be limited in any manner except as set forth in the claims hereunto appended.

Having thus described my invention whatvv I claim is:

1. In ak device as set forth a casing'pro vided withy suitable indicia cut inonev side, aV

translucent panelwithin said casing against said side, brace arms within said casingiand extending thereacross,said brace arms having angular portions for engaging lsaid translucent panel and clamping it .in po- 2. In a device as set 'forth a casing pro vided 'with suitable indicia cut in one side, a translucent panel Within said casing,` against said side, brace arms Within and extending across the casing' and having angular por tions for engaging said translucent panel and clamping it in position, and means connecting said arms and casing' 'for attaching` said side of the casing to the remainder thereof.

3. In a device as set forth a casing provided with suitable indicia cut in its front and rear sides, translucent panels Within said casing against its `front and rear sides, brace arms within and extending across the casing having angular portions formed thereon for engaging said translucent panels and clamping them in position,

4L. In a device as set Jforth a casing provided with suitable indicia cut in its front and rea-r sides, translucent panels Within said casing against its front and rear sides, brace arms Within and extending across the casing having angular portions formed thereon 'tor engaging said translucent panels and clamping them in position, means connecting said arms and casing,` for attaching the front side of the casing to the remainder thereof.

5. In a device as set forth a casing profriioMAs J. Nevins.V

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