US617376A - Railroad signal-fusee - Google Patents

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Patented Jan. l0, I899.

H. m. WARNER. RAILROAD SIGNAL FUSEE.

-Applicntion filed July 18. 1898.

QND Modem UNITED STATES PATENT GEETEE.

HARRY MARTINE \VARNER, OF SOMERVILLE, 1\.[AS SAOIIUSETTS.

RAILROAD SlG NAL-FUSEE.

. sPE neeternatefir No: 61 713 u, dated January 10, 186s Application filed July 18,1898. Serial No. 686,303. '(No model) at Somerville, in the county of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, have invented acertain new and useful Improvement in Railroad Signal-Fusees, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in signal-fusees; and it consists of a fusee having the construction hereinafter described in the following specification.

Accompanying this specification, to form a part of it, there is a sheet of drawings containing six (6) figures illustrating my invention, with the same designation of parts by letter used in all of them.

The object of my invention is to produce a fuses which can be thrown from railroadtrains while'in motion, and that will stand erect without placing the employees in danger while throwing same.

Of the illustrations, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improved fusee ready for carrying purposes, with a part longitudinal section through the point or balanced end. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section showing the manner of placing the steadying attachment at top of fusee. The solid lines show the steadying attachment when opened for use with braces in same, while the dotted lines show the manner in which the same is rolled around fusee when not in use. Fig. 3 shows thebrace which is placed in the steadying attachment. The braces are shown in different positions.

- Fig. 4 shows side elevation of fusee with which is made of metal, preferably cast-iron.

D is a steel spike (of any desired length) placed in the end of C, as shown, and then C is filled with liquid metal E and allowed to harden. Forthis purpose lead or Babbitt metal is best. The idea of this construction is to make the balance-weight as heavy as possible to counterbalance the illuminating material B, which is very heavy.

F represents the steadying attachment,

which is made to roll up, so it can be easily carried in the least possible space.

When the fusee is to be used, the attachment is unrolled and held in an open posi-l tion by a piece of metal or some other suit 6Q able material I. F is made of stiff. paper or other suitable material and folded as shown in the drawings and fastened to fusee with glue and wire K, as shown, or by whatever other means better suited. I

II represents a paper ferrule made to hold the attachment F in place when rolled up G is a plug in the end of II to protect t e fusee from being lighted by accident.

IIavin g thus described myrinventionwhat 1 claim, and desireto secure by Letters Patmaterial, having stiffening-strips which hold the wings in adjusted position.

3. A steadyingdevice comprising a tubular body adapted. to fit the fuses-body, wings integral with said tubular body and adapted to roll closely around said fuses-body, and stiffening devices for said wings composed of a flexible, inelastic collar having projections or prongs struck therefrom adapted-to hold said wings in adjusted position.

4. A balance-weight for a f usee, comprising a metallic casing, a headed spike projecting through said casing, a filling disposed in said casing over said headed spike, said filling serving to retain the spike in position and to'give additional weight to said casing, and I means for attaching said casing to the fusee. In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

II. MARTINE WARNER Witnesses:

BENJAMIN F.1GOODNOUGH, CHARLES M. ADAMS.

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