US1606119A - Support for a signaling device - Google Patents

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Patented Nov. 9, 1926.

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ISRAEL V. EDGERTON, 0E LOS AITGELES, CALIFQRNIA, ASSIGNOR TO DOUBLE SAFETY SIGNAL COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A .CDRPQRATION OF ILLINOIS.

SUPPORT FOR A SIGNALING DEVICE.

Application filed December 1, 1919. Serial no. 341,722.

My invention relates primarily to an electric signaling device for automobiles, and the object thereof, is to provide a device by means of which the intention of the driver of the vehicle may be indicated to persons at the front and rear of the vehicle at the same time, either at night or in the day time as to the direction in which he intends to' drive the vehicle or that he intends to stop the same. 1 I c In the drawings forming a part of this application, Figure l'is a side elevation of my improved signaling device secured tothe mud guard of an automobile, a portion of the guard being shown and the rest of the machine omitted'for clearness of illustration.

Figure 2 is a. longitudinal fragniental section of the lamp end of a tube taken at right angles to Figure 1 with the lining omitted.

Referring to the drawings, my signal is composed of a base plate 5 in which are mounted a number of electric lamp sockets 6. In the drawings I have shown three as that number produces an eiiicient signaling device but one or more tubes with a lamp or lamps may be used. These sockets have lamps? therein, the glass portion of which is frosted and are connected by wires 8 to the lighting system (not shown) of the machine. The edges of the base plate are turned and form a cup shaped base in which-is received the tube receiving slab 9 which is secured to the base plate by screws 10. Slab 9 is bored for the passage therethrough of the bodies 11 of the lamp tubes which have flanges 12 that prevent them from passing through the slab. Thesetubes are preferably formed of clear glass and have semiglobular ends 13. The bodies of the tubes are lined with opaque linings 14 which have portions cut out to form the desired signal indications. I have designed my device for use upon a mud guard on the left hand side of the machine. The upper tube has the signaling characters L and an arrowhead point ingto the left out out of the lining. The middle tube has the signaling characters It and an arrowhead pointing to the right out out of" the lining. The lowest tube has the signaling characters S and an. arrowhead pointing toward the ground cut out of the lining.

' The letters L, R and S and the semiglobular ends are lined with a semitransparent re'd colored material 15. These linings are preferably paper treated so as to be incombustible.

To the base plate is secured an attaching a bracket, being secured by the screw that unites the base plate and slab. This bracket consists ofan upright end 16 through which a screw passes, a body member 17 which rests upon the mud guard M, a depending stop member 19 and a rearwardly projecting bottom adjusting member 20 and a top adjusting member 21. A bolt 22 passes through a hole in-member 21and through an elongated slot H3 in member 20. 1617 19 and 20 are formed from a single piece of heavy strap iron. Member 21 is. also formed of heavy strap iron and has its ends bent upwardly so as to engage the mud guard whenpositioned for use and can be disconnected when the bracket is posi-' tioned and then secured to the other part as shown.. A set screw 24 in member 17 bears against clamping strip 18 secured to member 17 and holds the bracket firmly positioned. The protective strip 26 keeps clamping strip 18 from injuring the mud guard.-

1 By enclosing the lamps in round separated tubes I have provided a very cheap device and one in which the signals can be seen at night or in the day time-when a lamp is lighted in the tube that carries the desired indicating signal. By using tubes and lamps with frosted glass, the reflection of the rays of the sun. shining upon the tube or the reflection of the rays oflight from the lamps of an approaching machine will not render the signal invisible. By the use of two Signalingcharacters to each tube one red and the other clear, the signals are contrasted and thus rendered more pronounced and better than a single character as is usual with electricsignaling devices for vehicles. It will be understood that the lamps are con trolled by switches that are within easy reach of the driver. While I have shown the signals on one side of the tubes it will be understood that there are like signals on the other sides of the tubes so that the same Members signals appear at'the front and back of each tube at the same time.

Having described my invention, I claim: a A support for an automobile attachment comprising a base plate, a bracket secured to said base plate, said bracket comprising an upright end to which is secured said plate, a body member, a depending member, a bottom adjusting member having an elongated slot therein, all formed from a siny gle piece of strap iron, a protective strip secured to said body member, a set screw in said body member, a top ad uStmg member having upright ends, and an adjusting bolt passing through the top, and bottom adjusting members.

In Witness that I Claim the foregoing I have hereunto subscribed my name this 21st day of Nov. 1919; I. V. EDGERTON.

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