US1533742A - Railroad reflector signal - Google Patents

Description

April 14, 1925.

C. H. KILPATRICK RAILROAD REFLECTOR SIGNAL Filed Jan. 21, 1925 I v Qvxoento! CJZZELQUQZFLL'IE v I I Patented Apr. 14, 1925. i I

PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES H; KILPATBICK, OF ABINGDON, ILLINOIS.

RAILROAD REFLECTOR SIGNAL.

Application filed January 21, 1925. Serial 1T0. 3,800.

' To all whom it may concern:

' highway, crossing a railway track will have. full view of the track an appreciable disdevice.

Be it known that L-Cmmnas H. KIL- PArnIoK, a citizen of the United States residing at Abingdon, in the county of lxnox and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Railroad, Reflector Signal, of which the following is a specification.

The present-invention relates to a device to be used more particularly at railway crossings so that persons traveling over a tance from the highway to enable the operator of a vehicle to see a train or car moving over the railway track and approaching the highway.

An important object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which may be adjustable adapting the device for use where the ground surface is uneven, or the road surface curved at the point of intersection with the railroad track.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which will permit the driver ofa locomotive or car to have full View of the roadway at its point of intersection with the railway track.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction;hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may he made within the scope of what isclaimed, without departing from the spirit of the inven-. tion.

Referring to the drawing:

- Fi ure 1 is a diagrammatic view illustrating t e use of the device.

fFigure 2 is a front elevational view there liigure 3 is a rear elevational view of the Figure 4 is a transverse" sectional view through the device.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the

device includes a base indicated by the reference character 5 to which the standard 6 1s secured, the standard and base being constructed of any suitable material.

Secured to the standard 6 are arms 7 which are formed with right angled extrem- 1t1es 8 that are provided with openings providing bearings-for the pin 9 forming a part of the'hinge 10 which is shown as having connection with the adjacent ends of theframes 11 that support the reflectors 12.

At the rear of each reflector is an arm 13 which afiords means for pivotally connecting the curved arms 14 to the frame. These curved arms 14 are formed with elongated openings 15 which openings accommodate the bolt 16 that is supplied with a'winged nut 17 so that upon operation of the winged nut, the arms 14 may be held against movement after they have been adjusted, the elongated openings allowing for such adjustment so that the device may be used and properly positioned at places where a roadway or railway crossing is curved, to the end that the mirrors will properly reflect the objects passing over either the railway track or the highway.

At the rear of the standard is an arm 18 that extends outwardly therefrom and is formed with an opening to accommodate the bolt 16 which as before stated is positioned in the openings 15 of the arms 14.

I claim In a device of the character described, a supporting standard and base adapted for positioning adjacent to a railway crossing, frames carr ing reflecting members pivotally supporte by the standard, means for connecting the frames to permit the frames to be adjusted with respect to each other, and.

means for securing the frames invarious positions of adjustment.

CHARLES HF KILPATRICK.

Witnesses:

A. D. Rooms, C. H. LOMAX.

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