US1798444A - Bell - Google Patents

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March 31, 1931. w. c. wo'oD 1,798, 4

- BELL,"

Filed. Noy'. s, 1930 Patented Mar. 31, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE WILLIAM C. WOOD, OF EAST HAMPTON, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE N; N. HILL BRASS COMPANY, OF EAST HAMPTON, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION BELL Application filed November 8, 1930. Serial No. 494,278.

This invention relates to an improvement produce a second sound. As this projected in bells and particularly to bicycle bells, the end object of the invention being to produce a tion, bell with a striker adapted to give a sharp tion so that a r blow to the bell so as to produce the desired the gong will be 1. A bell com ed therein, a st post, a single 1 Fig. 1 is a plan view of a bell constructed supported by said carrier, on said post and adapted Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 22 either end of said striker, turning said striker-carrier. 1g. 3 is a sectional View on the line 33 2. A bell comprisin ringing effect; and the invention consists in the construction as hereinafter described and particularly recited in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

in accordance with my invention;

of Fig. 1, enlarged;

of Fig. 2; trally mounted th Fig. 4 is a perspective View of the striker said post and formed Wit detached; projections, a

carrier and pinion, detached; and

r mounted the nally-movable striker Fig. 6 is an inside view of the bell detached. er and ad In carrying out my invention, I employ a tions and to be move base 10 which, if used as a bicycle bell, will and means for rota have one member 11 of a clip attached to it. 3. A

apted to engage wi comes in contact with the next projecit will be thrown in the opposite direcapid series of strokes upon prising a base, a post mountriker-carrier mounted on said ongitudinally-movable striker a gong mounted to be struck by and means for g a base, a post cena gong mounted on h a series of inward pinion mounted on said post, a

reon, a longitudisupported by said holdth said projecd longitudinally thereby, ting said striker-carrier. bell comprising a base, a centrally- Extending outward from the base is a post arranged post mounted therein, a gong clip-member 11.

through it of ends 18 and 19 of a longitudiwith a clearance-slot 21 through which the post extends.

Mounted in the base upon a stud 22 is a lever 23 having a finger-piece 24 formed at its inner end with a segmental rack 25 mesh ing with the pinion 14. The gong 13 is formed with a series of inwardly-turned projections 26 in linewith the ends 18 and 19 of the striker. Movement of the lever 23 will turn the striker-carrier 15 and one end of the striker will engage with one of the projections 26 producing a sound and at the same time said projection throws the striker toward the opposite side of the gong so as to 12 upon which the gong 13 is mounted. This mounted on the outer end of said post and gong be riveted to the outer end of the formed with inward projection post or detachably connected therewith and, said post, a lever having a se if desired and as shown, the inner end of the engaging with said post may form the rivet for attaching the connect d with said up-turned slotted en Mounted upon the post, within the base, is ends extending throug a pinion 1'4 and carried by this pinion is a and also formed with a cleara yoke-like carrier 15 having upwardly-turned post, and having its ends a ends 16 formed with slots 17 for the passage with the projections in the o In testimon nally-movable striker 20, which is formed specification.

s, a pinion on gmental rack WILLIAM G. WOOD.

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