US1399356A - X g glake-sejexectoe - Google Patents

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, mvfENT-OR g ,Edward LZLy/g.. j m -BY E... C. [YT-LE. GLA-ns anuales.. Arnucnox mib rss. 24. 1,921.

l A l -To all 'whom z'tmaygconrfrn. Be it known that I, Rowan C. Livres, a

EDWARD cQLY'rLn, orP wafrsnrown, maw Yonx.

citizen of the l'nitefl States; residing at 'atertown. in the county of Jefferson and State of New lork, have invented certain ynew and useful lin rovements in Glare-v Reflectm's, of which t e following is a-specification.

This invention A'relates to certainr new and useful improvements in devices adapted to attach to auto vehicles, for preventing the driver thereof from being affected by the 29 of the veliie y different angled adjustments.

blinding` headlights of other approaching vehicles. l

Primarily,my invention has for its purposeto prov-idenieans of the general c' 1aracteii stated, relatively inexpensive 'to in anufacture, that can he readily applied to any oft-he conventional wind shield supporting frames.v in )osition for protecting the eyes le driver, without materially cutting ofi`,vision, and 'by which the intense light rays from 'an .approaching vehicle may be ieflected in such manner., whereby some of thelight of the said approaching vehicle is turned to one. side of the road, ahead of the vehicle equipped with my invention.

Another object offmy invention is ,to providea glare reflector adapted to different adjustments for reflecting: back the glare of an approaching lightalong the road ahead and 'it has provisionfor permit-tingr the. driver looking, with one eye, directly through the reflecting device while his other eye is free to look over the outer edge of the said device for a clear observation of conditions ahead. l

With other minor objects in view that. will' be -hereinfxtter apparent,v my invention is a glare reflecting means which-embodies the peculiar features of construction and pecuiar combination of parte, all of which will he f ull \y explained in the following detailed description, specifically pointed out in the appendedclaims and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing, in which:

vention, so much of an auto vehicle being 'shown'neessary to illustrate a practical application of my said invention.

vice, viewed from the inside of the vehicle and in its operative position.`

Fig. 3 is a top plan view thereof, the refleetor suppoxtingframe being indica-ted to GLAnnnErLEeron.

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- Fig.'- il is 41 transverse veiti'calv section thereof, the 'reflector frame being shown at, ditl'ereiit vertical adjustments,v in dotted lines.

Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view ofthe reflector mirror, part of its metal frame being shown in section. j

Fig. 6 is a detailed perspective view of parts hereinafter Iparticularly referred to. 6E

In the practical developmentv of my invention, l provide a mounting rod lv with its ends s'uita'hlyshaped for being soc'urd or bolted on one of the side standards of the vwind shield supporting' frame, the said rod 7 v1 forming vthe supporting member for the glare reflector devices,` the special 'construction of which is clearly shown in Figs. 2 to Sof the drawings. l i The reflector' devices comprisea'sleeve 3 7E that engages the md 1, is laterally swingahle, and has vertical adjustm'cntupon the said 'rod 1. it being held to itslateral und vertical adjustments by a set screw 4, as shown.

To the sleeveis rigidly connected an out- 8C wardly projected U shaped frame 6, the inner ends of which' are riveted, or otherwise fixedly secured to the sleeve 3, as at 60, and the outerends'of'said frame are closed to4 gether and shaped to 'form a bearing;r 61 85 fulfil-ted t fef'@ Titisee Figflpf fr: another hifurcafed framev 7, hereinafter re-- ferred to, as the glare reflector supporting 'fx-ame, the said reflector, generally desig-v nated S, lieing-'fix'erlly heldin the bifurcated Q0 ends 71 ofthe said frame 70. l. 1 f 9 designates a clamp screw which enafg'ag' I the sleeve T0 and is adapted to hold-it to any of its 'turned positions on the bearing 61, ift. being understood that the 'said connections 95 G1, 9 and 70 vprovide for readily tiliinr the 'glare reflector 8 to any'des'ired vertice an-v gie. as shown in Fighi.

The glare reflector 8 is .an ovalshapedcenter with a clear space or eye portion 80.

-The glass 8 is 'held within a metal rim 10 that-engagesthe edge ofthe glass :and has clamp. portions 11 tha-t ben-d over the back of the glass and a pair of -oppositely dis- 10 posed lmembers 12b-12 that pass through and are clamped over the outer hifurcated ends of the forkedp'supporting frame 7, (see From the 'foregoing taken in connection-11 with the drawing thecomplete.construction,v the manner of its use and the adv'nmnm:

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of my invention will be readily apparent to at an anfle of 1i-o since at such an rle the driver can see with his left eye through lthe clear or eye portion 80 of the glass and look forward with the' other eye beyond, the

' other side edge of the reflector, it being un-v derstood that the light engaging the rnlrror glass is deflected hack into the ditch alongside of the road, and serves', as an additional vadi-'ance light for the car carry-mg my glare reflector.

'hatl claim is:

1. A glare lreflector for automobiles comprising the followingY elements in combination; a bifureatcd frame, a' retti/:al Support-ing rol.l,.operative connections that join they hifnreated frame to the rod for Vertical and horizontal adjustment, thesa-id hifurcated frame including portions bent to- Ward each' other and terminating in angledextensions clampedtogether to constitute a horizontal hearing, a second hlfureated frame, haring the outer ends of the spreadmembers joined to form a socket for engagin-g the aforesaid vbeati-nef, to provide for rertically swingahle :lidjustments 'of said second frame,land glare reflector supported between the separated endsl of the said second. frame and operative connections between the glare reflector land the said see-l ond frmnetoprori-de for-sustaining the-said K glare reflector. 1

2. A glare reflector for aatomobiles'e'onr vprising the following elements in cornbina tion; a hifur-cated flame, a lvertical' supportmg rod, operative -connections that join the bifurcated frame to the rod 'for vertical and horizon-tal ailjustmcnt, the said bifurcated frame including portions bent toward eac-h other and terminating in angled extensions clamped together to constitute a horizontal bearing, a second hifureated frame, havin the outer ends of the spread nicinber's joinedv to forma socket for enga-ging the aforesaid bearing, to provide for vertically swingable adjustment-s 'of Said second frame, andY a glare reflector 'supported between the separated ends of the said Second lramefand operative connections.between the glare -reflcctoiv and thesaid second frame to provide for sustaining the said glare reflector, the said last named operative connections eomprising a sheet metal frame vengafgfing' the rimedge of the glare reflector, the said frame 'having' bent portions that clamp one edge of the reflector andoppostely disposed bent up portions'that intel.loekahlyfengage the corresponding separated' ends of the aforesaid secondbifurcated frame. 4

EDWA C. LYTLE.

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