USRE14085E - Assigwoe - Google Patents

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APPLICATION F-ILED FEB.10, 1516? eiseres iii-i.`1

SEJ'CHUSETTS,

NT OFFICE.

SSIGNR 0F 0NE-HALF TD WILLAM I.

TWNEY, PARK, YASSACHUSETTS.

io, isis.

. hewn that i, PAUL Cru, a citfien ed States, residing at Boston,

serip in commotion with the .acconb panvii J drawing, a specification, nire charac 's .-n. the drawing representing like is invention relates to .locks for automobiles and has for its object to providenoveicombination. .loch a ted for use in connection with. automobiles for preventing the theft or the unauthorized use thereof.

The lock is of iat type adapted to locli the circuitso the spar plugs either opened or closed and so consti ucted that when the circuits are locked en 'they can he closed tliii'lougi. the iocl v by person who understands the prep-er conioination.

My improvec lf. comprises of peirf` contacts, one -for cach o'f the circuits, a Contact element for cach pair of contacts construe' zd so it the contacts each ssii will. ne eicctrically connected in one position only of the contact element, and a novel dei/'ice for operating the Contact eieincnts to tl or.' them into operative position to close the circuits, which device is in the form of a combination. lock that can be successfuliy operated only by the person who knows the proper conibination.

In order to ,give :in umlerstnnding of my invention l lave shown in the drawings a selected enii'iodiment thereotl which ill. now he described. after which the novel Aeatures wili be poinout in the appended claims.

ln the drimings, Fgure l a fvertial sectional View on the line Fig, 2; Fig. E2 if" front rien' of l; Fig. .3 is a scction on the line cf-"gf, Fig i; Fig. is a side view of innlh'ored lm. w .o i portion brei; i ont 'to 'better show the interior construction; Figs. 5, (S and Y are views showinej diilgererit contact eiements.

lEhe locs: herein illus rated comprises a casing; l prete ihly c insulating material and having-g .located nf'itilin it .a plurality of pairs ci contacts, there being one pair of contacts Jfor cach oi: the circuits that is to he opened or clos d. lili/'here the device is to he used as an aut hilo ioci; if Wiii preferably nir lie it so that it will fh ave n ny pairs of contacts there 'cylinders in the a pi u rality As a result when cach disk specification of Rcissued Letters Patent. gigsugd )131g 14, 1916,

vcmbcr E0, BSL, Serial No. 35,493. Application for reissue filed February Serial No. F7,53` l nated 3 and 4, respectively, and each contact' .has secured thereto a wire 5 forming part of the corresponding circuit. The contacts 3 and oi' each pair are situated on opposite sides oit the casing l and are received in recesses G and 7 formed in the casing, said contacts boing shown pivotally mounted upon rods or hars 8, 9 that extend longitudinally of the casing.

Each pair of contacts 3 and 4: has associated therewith a rotative Contact element l@ which will preferably be in the form of a disk oi? in lating' ,material which carries a contact strip il of conducting material adapted when the contact element is in a predetermined position. to have engagement with and electrically connect the contacts 3 and fi of the corresponding pair, as seen in I will preferably sei-rate the peripheral pori ion ci each of the disks 10 so as to pro- 'i'hh projections l2 thereon, and the contact strp 1]. is so positioned thatv the ends thereof' come between adjacent projections I2. l0 is properly positioned. to electrically connect the contact members and 4 of its pair, the ends ot the contact members 'will occupy7 positions between adjacent projections. The contact in ernhers are yieldingly held against the periphery oi the disk by sonic suitable means herein shown as a yieldable presser element 1n .f

lo 1n the loro: oi a rubber buffer. Any other suitable yielding element may he used, however.

The yielding' presser elements 13 yieldingly hold the contacts 3 and l against the periphery of the disk 10, but as the disk iS turned, said presser elements 13 permit the contacts 3 and 4: to yield sufiiciently to pass over the projections l2. The engagement of the contact elements with the projections serves to frietionally hold the disk in any position in which it may he adjusted While permitting it to he turned upon the application oi sullicicnt force.

lflie casing l is designed to be secured to the end of the spindle having a pointer or indicator 17 rigid therewith which `plays over a dial 18 secured to the exposed side of the instrument-board 14'.

Means are provided for independently coup-ling each of the disks 10 to the spindle `16 so that by so doing and then rotating the spindle the disks can be adjusted into the proper position to have their Contact strips 11 operatively and electrical-ly connect the contacts of the corresponding pair. The means for thus. independently connecting each of the disks 10 to the spindle 1G comm prisesa key element 19 which operates in a key slot 2O extending longitudinally of the spindle 16.

Each of the disks 10 is provided with a slot 22 and the key element 19 is provided with an extension 21 which is adapted to be inserted in to the slots 22 of the various disks 110. The slots 22 of the disks 10 are situated in different angular positions relative to the contact strip 11, as shown in Figs. 3, 5 and 6, so that when the disks'l() are all properly adjusted into a position in which the contact strips connect the contacts 3 and 4, the slots 22 of thediii'erent disks will be out of alinenlent and will occupy various angular positions. The key slot 2O is of suiiicient depth to receive the extension or widened portion 2.1 of the key, and the key is provided with a plurality of yielding presser elements 23,in the form of yieldinglysus` tained pins that engage the back side ofthe key slot 20 and maintain the key in the position shown in Fig. 1. ln using the device, the operator inserts the key into the key slot a suiicient distance so that extension 21 v thereon Will come in line with 4the innermost disk 1() 'and will then turn the key until said` extension drops-into the notch 22 of said innermost disk.v This act couples the disk to thefspindle 1G. .The spindle 16 is then turned in order to turn the disk 10 that is locked therewith intorproper position so that the contact strip 11 will electrically connect the contacts 3 and 4f of the corresponding pair. In order to do this the operator must bring the pointer 17 opposite some predetermined igure on the dial 18 which corre-r sponds to the innermost disk 10. When the innermost disk the keyis partially Withdrawn until the extension 21 is in line with the next adjacent disk 10 and said key is thenturned until the extension 2l is dropped into the slot 22 of said disk,-` after which the spindle 16 is turned by the pointer 17 to the predeterhas been properly adjusted' order to close all the circuits it is necessary for the operator to know the proper combi* nation and to know the proper positions into which the pointer 17 must be adinsted for the various disks.

The construction herein provided is such that the combination can be upset with' one movement vof the key element 19 thereby making the operation of locking the automobile an extremely simple one. is desired to lock the automobile by breaking the connections for each of the circuits, the key element 19 is inserted into the key slot in aposition reversed from that shown in Fig. 1, that is, with the extension 21 on the upper side and thespring-pressed pins contact elements 10, and these pins have the same spacing as the contact elements. lVhen,l therefore, the key 19 is fully inserted there will be one pin 23 opposite each corr tact element, and if the key islinserted in a position reversed from that shown in Fig. 1, the pins 23 will project through the lower open side of the slot 20. As the key is turned the various spring-pressed pins 23 will drop into the slots 22 of the contact ele# ments 10, thus locking the elements to the key, and continued turning movement of the key will turn the contact elements to break the electrical connection between the correspending contacts 3 and L1.' Hence, it will be seen that by inserting the key 19 into the position reversed from that shown in Fig. 1 and turning thekey through one complet-e revolution, the combination will be upset and the circuits Will' all be broken, thus locking the automobile. The contact elements ico 10 are, therefore, adjusted into their non-op erative positions simultaneously.

The wires 5 may be connected to the contacts 3 and 4 in any suitable Way, but I will preferably thread the ends of said wires through one or more apertures 2e in the contact, as shown in Fig. 3, thus making a permanent connection. The 'contacts 3 ande are entirely inclosed within the casing nso that it will not be possible for unauthorized any pair y a wire or other similar connection.

I ha vc herein shown the wires 5 as extending through slots 3S-formed in the sides of the casing. The device is very simple in erson to connect the contacts of said, spindle and While I have illustrated herein a selected embodiment of my invention, I do not Wish to be limited to the constructional features shown.

I claim:

1. In a device of the class described, the combination with a casing, of a plurality of pairs of contacts carried thereby, a contact element for each pair ot contacts, said contact elements being rotatively mounted in the casing` and each element adapted in one posii tion thcreotto connect electrically the contacts of the corresponding pair, an actuator common to all of said contact elements for adj usting` them independently into operative position and a single device for establishing an operatire connection between said actuav tor and each of the contact elements independently,

2. In a device of the class described, the combination with a casing, of a plurality of. pairs of contacts carried thereby, a contact element t'or each pair of contacts, said contact elements being rotatively mounted in the casing and each element adapted in one posi tion thereof to connect electrically the contacts ot the corresponding pair, nan actuator common to all the elements, and a key elenient for connecting each element independ ently to the actuator whereby said element may4 be adjusted.

2",. In a device ot the class described, the

combination with a casing, of a plurality of pairs oi' contacts carried thereby, aplurality or contact elements, one for each pair oi' conlachs, rotatably mounted in said casing, each contact element adapted in one position to connect electrically the contacts of the corresponding` pair, a slotted spindle on which said ontact elements are rotatably mounted, and a key element movable longitudinally of adapted to connect each contact element thereto.

'l. In a device oi the class described, the olnbination with a casing, of a plurality o pairs of contacts carried thereby, a spindle mounted in said casing and provided with an indicator, a plurality of contact elements rotatably mounted on said spindle, cach element adapted in one position to electrically connect the contacts of a pair, means co1nmon to all the contact elements to connect each' contact element independently to the spindle, and a dial cooperatingl With said indicator to guide the operator in turning the spindle to adjust properly each contact element.

In a device ot the class described, the combination with a casing, of a plurality of pairs of contacts carried thereby, a slotted spindle journaled in the casing and vprovided with an indicator, a plurality of contact elements, one for each pair of contacts rotatably mounted on said spindle and each provided with a. slot, and a key element adjustable longitudinally of the slotted spindle adapted to lock each contact element independently to the spindle whereby said contact element can be independently adjusted. into operative position, and a dial coperating` with the pointer to indicate the proper adjustment ot the spindle for setting each contact element.

6. In a device of the class described, the combination with a casing, of a plurality of pairs oi' contacts carried thereby, element for each pair of contacts, said contact elements being rotatably mounted in the casing, and each element adapted in one position thereof to connect electrically the contacts of the corresponding pair, and an actuator common to all of said Contact elements for adjustingl them and a deviceI common to all said contact elements and adapted in one position to connect them independently to said actuator and in another position to connect them simultaneously to said a ctu ator.

7. In a device ot the class described, the combination with a casing, ot' a plurality of pairs of contacts'carried thereby, a plurality of contact elements, one for cach pair of contacts, rotatably mounted in the casing, eac

contact element adapted in one position to connect electrically the contacts oi' the corresponding pair, a slotted spindle extending axiallythrough the Contact elements, and a key element movable longitudinally of said spindle and adapted when inserted into the slot in one position to connect each contact element thereto independently and when inserted into the slot in the reverse position to connect all the contact elements thereto simultaneously.

8. In a device of? the class described, the combination with a casing, of a plurality of pairs of contacts carried thereby, a plurality oi' contact elements, one for each pair of contacts, rotatably mounted in the casing, each Contact element adapted in one position to connect electrically the contacts of the corresponding pair, a. slotted spindle extending axially through the Contact elements, each contact element having a notch, and a key element adapted'to be inserted in said slot and provided on one side with an extension adapted in diiferent positions to engage the notches ot the different contact elements and on the other side with a plurality oi yieldin g protections one for each contact element.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name tothis specification.

PAUL CYR.

a contact Reissue ion` in 'ovement in Locks for Automobiles, an errora ears in th ri'ilmadsv ci P PP. P

It is herezby`v oo rted that in Reissue Letters Patent No. 14,0815?, grfinied i `14,1916, upon the4 application of Paul Cyr, f Boston, Mgssavchursk'ttsrfolr aiim requiring rrction asl'fllows: Page 3, line qIZO, cia-im 8,*fo`r the )Word 'p'ro z A read projevctfio'ns; nd that the Lettefs Pateni, shoul'd be tiori theiein that the same linayy coliform to th record of the usrf Oic. I i Y*

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