US2196550A - Hand signal - Google Patents

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April 1940. VT. F. FELTNER 2,196,550

HAND SIGNAL Filed March 28, 1939 III/II I/II/ ZVZeQS'dL'e FFe liner.-

INVENTOR ATTORNEYS t 12,196,550 H v j HAND S IGNAL Q v Thesdie Fil feltner; Boise, Idaho Application Ma -ch28, 1939, Serial No.: 26,4,6 40 '1 Claim. (o1. 'ss soy h I The invention relates to a signaling device and naling device constituting the presentiinvention more especially to a hand signal useable by comprises a two-ply body A, its plies being indiautomobilists. cated at and 6, respective1y, and these plies The primary object of the invention is the are integral with a loop at I, constituting a 5 provision of a signal of this character wherein handle. The plies and the loop, which is of 5 1 the same can be worn on the hand of the opstrap formation,arecut, from a single blank of erator of a vehicle so thatit may be'manipu v sheet material, preferablyleather, although the lated for indicating by day-light or night :the same may be made fromany other suitable madirectional course of the. vehicle when in mo terial. I I 1o tion in that trafficregulations require hand-sig- The plies 5 and fi are ofelongated formation naling to identify the intent of course'of the and match each" other being side by side, and V vehicle so that approaching trafiic, Whether 'pe-- are provided with aligned circular holes or. opendestrian or vehicular, will be 'apprized in this ings,spaced from each other in the direction of respect and in this manner eliminating or minithe length of said plies. Accommodated' within 16 mizing accidents. i a j these holes or openings are lenses 8 peripherally Another object of the invention is the pro-H beveled at 9 for counter-seatinginannular chanvision of a device of this character wherein its nels or grooves l0 created in the walls of the construction permits of the suspensionjthereof openings or holes and suchle'nses arevisible upon the finger of the hand of an automobile from opposite sides of the body.

20 operator so that the signal can be presented to 'I'heexposed faces of the lenses} are cut into 20 view for signaling purposes, the signal device a series of prisms for reflection purposes as at being of novel construction in its entirety. l'l. It is desirable to have these lenses of colored A further object of the invention is the pro glass of a determined selection or hues prefervision of a device of this character, which is ably red, indicative of danger. v

simple in its construction, thoroughly reliable Theplies 5* and 6 can be united together in 25- aIldeffective in Operation, readily and eaSi1y 'eX any suitable manner and. in. the use of the dehibited, being visible both by' day and night, v vice the loop 'lis disposed over the finger of an and susceptible of, manipulation for hand ;sig operator, a finger being indicated at I2; so that nalimg p p rab e, a d inexpensive to such signaling device will be suspended or. hung manufacture. q dangling from thefinger of the hand .and the 30' With these and other vobjects in view the same can be projected to view from Within a invention consists in the features of construc- [vehicle body for its use for signaling approaching tion, combination and arrangement of parts as traffic. This signal device is adaptable for hand will behereinafter more fullydescribed in designaling purposes as is, common with motortail, illustrated in ea mp nyins dr win ists "in satisfying trafiic rules and: regulations 35 which discloses the preferred embodiment of where it is required that hand signals be given 'the invention and pointed out in the claim hereindicative of the course to be taken by a veuIltO appended; I j I a hicle or when such vehicle is to be stopped or In the accompanying drawing: a to make a turn either right or left handed.

40 Figure 1 is a perspective view of the signal i .What i maimed is:

deviceconstructed in accordance with the inven- A signaling device of the "kind described come tion illustrated carried by the finger of a user prising an elongated piece of material havin f Signaling D D an intermediate narrow loop. and matched wide Figure 2 is Side elevation -t Signal '8- panel portions joined with each other, said panel 5 moved from the hand. 1 v p j portions having alignedopenings with the edges 5 1 Fi 3 i a ryverticallongitudinal thereof reversely beveled, and reflector disks resectional view thereof. ceived in the openings and having perip e l y S la reference ha t rs nd c beveled edges fitting the beveled edges of said SDOIIdiIIg p ts throughout the several viewsgin openings for the annular seating of said reflectors the drawing, I between the panelportions.- 1 v 50 I Referring to the drawing in detail, the sig- E IE F FELTNER.

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