US1663715A - Signal for automobiles - Google Patents

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March 27, 1928.

S. MACK SIGNAL FOR AUTOMOBILES Filed Sept. 18, 1926 2 Sheets-Shem 1 March 27, 1928.

S. MACK SIGNAL FOR AUTOMOBILES Filed Sept. 18, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 In veni'or ack. M W z"torneqs,

Patented Mar. 27, 1928.

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SEBASTIAN MACK, or MiNNEAPdLIS,MINNESOTA,'ASSIG1\TOR T MAGGIE MACK.

. MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

SIGNAL Fort AUTOMOBILES.

A lication filed September 1a, 1926. Serial No. 136,335.

My invention relates to signals for automobiles, and more particularly to signals for use with closed automobiles. An object is to provide a device of this character which may be readily operated by the driver fromhis seat without the necessity of extending I one of his hands from the side of the vehithe detailed description thereof, and the novel features of my inventive idea will be particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings which'illustrate a practical embodiment of my invention,- I Y Fig. l is a rear elevational view of the device showing it secured to a post of an automobile. Fig. 2 is a view in section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a view in vertical section on the line '33 of Fig. 5. Fig. .4 is an elevational view of the inner side of the device. Fig. 5 is a view in vertical section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is'a fragmentary View in section on the line 6-6 of 5. i Fig. 7 is'a fragmentary'view in section on the line 7-7 of Fig. 5.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 10 designates an open-sided or U-shaped casing which is closed at the toploy a curved member 12. The casing 10 together with an angle strip 14 constitutes a support for the signal. 'The strip 14 is secured to a post P of a closed automobile by screws 16 passing through holes 18 in'one of the angle .members of the strip 14. The other angle member of this strip is provided with transverse slots 20 as shown in Fig. 4. Bolts 22 pass through these slots and through holes in the inner wall of the casing 10. It Wlll be understood that the provision of the slots 20 is for the purpose of securing the casing 10. in a vertical position regardless of vwhether or not the post P is exactly in a vertical position or is in an inclined position.

. pivotally attached.

The signalling-portion of'the device includes an arm which consists of a tubular'member 24 which at'its inner end is securedto a base member 26 havinga rounded wall 28. Secured to'the base'member 26 isa trunnion 30 adapted to rotate in two forks 32 secured within the casing 10' at opposite sides there.

of. i A hollow head member 34 is secured to' the outer end of the tubular member 24 and th s head member has slots or windows 36' in its front and rearsides. Within the member 34 there is an electric light bulb 37 "held 1n a socket 38 carried by the outer member. of

the tubular. member 24. A wire40 extends from the socket member 38 to a contact member 42 insulatively mountedon the base member 28. ranged to slide on'a curved contact strip 44 insulatively mounted on the inside of the casing 10. The battery ofthe automobile is connected by a wire 46 with the contact strip 44. The contact member 42 moves off the strip 44 when the arm is in its down.- ward position. For other positions of the arm, the two contacts are in engagement so that the lamp is lighted by current from the battery. In order to releasably hold the The contact member 42 is arsignal arm in different outward positions,

the outside of the rounded wall 28 is provided with depressions 48 adapted to receive a spring-pressed ball 50' carried by the curved top member 12. The base member 26 opposite the rounded wall 28 carries a lug 52 to which the upper end of a link 54 is The lower end of the link 54 is pivotally attached tothe crank 7 arm 56 carried by a rotatable member 58 mounted in a rounded opening formed in a casting 60, the member 58 being held in said opening by a cotter-pin 62 as shown in Fig. 5. Therotatable member 58 contains a recess across which a pin 64extends as shown 1n Fig. 2. A rod 66 passes rotatably through a hole in the post P. The outer end of the rod 66 is reduced to a less thickness than that of said recess and is provided with a holethrough which the pin 64 passes, the hole being larger than the pin so the'rod 66 so that the driver may readily p v 0 operate the signal device.

that the device will function regardlessof A handle I j The operation and advantages of m invention have already been largely set torth. The signal arm is normally housed in the casing 10 in depending position as indicated zit-24L in Fig. 1-." l/Vhen thedriver wishes to signal, he turns the handle 68 thereby. bringing the signal arm into desired outward. positions such as indicated at 24- and 24 in which positions the arm-is temporarily held by the ball 50. An important advantage of myinvention consists in the fact. that when not in usefor signalling, the signal arm is housed in the casing 10 with no outstanding portion to'confuse persons who arerelying on'the signal as an indication of: the manner in which the automobile is. to be. driven. Another advantage consists in the fact that the device. may bereadily attached to a post.

of any make of automobile regardless of the size. or inclination of the post. It is apparent that the angle strip. 14 maybe'placed Witheither end up. It is, therefore, pos-' sible to place the strip 14 so'that its outwardly ext-ending fiange will project from the middle portion of the inner wall of the casing 10 or to place it so that the outwardly extending flange Will project from near the edge of such wall. My device contains no gears, pinions or racksyand hence the expense of cutting teeth on such device is avoided.

I claim:

A signal for automobiles comprising a right angle strip one of Whose angle memhers is adapted to be secured to thefront face of a corner post of the automobile and the other of whose angle members contains horizontal slots, asupport adjustably at;-

tached tosaid angle strip by, means of said: slots, a signal arm pivoted to saidsupport and ada-ptedto lie adjacent and parallel to the latter, and connections extending from said arm to the inside of the automobile whereby said arm maybe swung into outward position.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiixmy;

signature.

SEBASTIAN MACK.

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