US532411A - Illuminated street-car sign - Google Patents

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J. M. ALLISON. ILLUMINATBD STREET GAR SIGN. No. 532,411. Patented Jan. 8, 1895.

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JAMES M. ALLISoN, or INDIANAPOLIS, ASSIGNOR on ONE-FOURTH TO ANDREW M. BA S,oF MARIO COUNTY, INDIANA.

I'LLU NATED STREET-CAR SIGN.

I SPEOIFI QATION forming of I etters Patent No. 532,411, dated January, 8, 1895. Application neta a. 1894. Serial No. 516,562. (No model.)

To all ichom it may concern: v

Beit known that I, JAMES M. ALLISON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Indiaiiapolis, in the county of Marion and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Illuminated'Street-Gar Signs; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the inventiomsuch in the art to whichit appertai-ns to make and use the same. I This invention'relatesto improvements in signs to be attached to streetcars, preferably by placing thesign uponthe r'oof otthe car, and has for its objects, first, the construction of a sign that will indicate the destination of vertising feature with the designation of the.

from said advertisement may contribute to the cost of maintenance of the device; third, to provide means whereby a series of difierent signs maybe displayed in succession subect to the easy control person-in charge of the car.

I'accomplish the objects of the invention by. the. mechanism illustrated in the accompanymg drawings, in which- Figure 1 is. a view in front elevation of my car Sign, showing also the adjacent portions of the car, and the mechanism by which the" sign is revolved. Fig. 2 is an end view of the same. Fig. 3 is a detail in vertical section of the end of the revolving Sign. Fig. 4: is a garislverse section through the line y y of .Similar letters refer to like parts throughout the several views of the drawings;

In the said drawings the portions marked A represent the street car, and B the sign secured to the roof of the car. The street car is ofanyusualordosired construction. Thesign will be secured thereon as follows:Standards A are secured to the roof of the car, which engage sockets F, provided at their upper end with transverse openings to receive a shaft G, The shaft G-is provided with an integral disk g, by which the shaft will be secured to the end plate 0* of a reflector C by screws or' bolts in the manner shown" in Fi as will enable ,others skilled brought into view at of the inotorrnan or rotating the signs, which will not be needed on that end. As will be seen on reference to the figures, four sign's,-formingthe four sides of an elongated box, are used','and ar e provided with the rectangular-end pieces-a The endpieces are provided with centrally located openings 0. The reflector and attached lamps will be placed within the fonr-sid ed box or case, and the shafts'Clii prgjectedthrough the o enin s 01. in the on s d rite to -revolve upon the shatts G so that the sign on any one of thenfonr sides may be W1 trol the revolution of the case, and to place the means of control within the reach of the driver or n10torman, I provide the mechanism, which I- will now describe.

H is a ratchet wheelbolted or otherwise secured to the end a? of the case, and having an outwardly projected hub extension h.

I is a lever mounted upon the hub extension it of the wheel H, and having movement around said hub. The lever-I carries the pawl i and the spring 71 which spring presses the pawl into engagement "with the teeth of the ratchet wheel H.

J. is a cord fastened to the upper end of the lever I, and extends down within reachot the driver or motorman. The cord 'is provided with the stopsj and j ,and is projected, through In order to 0011- The case will be.

an eye j attached to the car roof, or if de- Siredthecord may be projected -'through a hole in the root of said car. The stops j and throw or move:

made by a downward stroke of thelever. To

guard against the accidental shifting oi: the Sign case by the jar of the car, I provide a four-sided disk K, which is caught by the key Correction in Letters Patent No. 532,4lt

It is hereby certified that Letters Patent No. 532,411, the application of James M. Allison,

granted J annary 8, 1895, upon of Indianapolis, Indiana, for an improvement in Illuminated Street-Oar Signs, were erroneously issued to James M. Allison and Andrew M.'Banks, of MarionConnty, India-na, as owners of the entire interest in said invention and that said Letters Patent should have been issued to said Allison and Andrew M. Banks, Bert L. Madison, and Charles. Baker, of Indianapolis,

said Bert L.

three-fourths interest in said invention as-shown by assignments of record in t is otfice;

Indiana,

lliadison and Charles Baker being joint owners with Andrew Banks of and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Office.

Signed, conntersigned, and sealed this 29th day of J annary, A. D. 1895.

[SEAL] JNO. M. REYNOLDS,

Assistant Secretary of the Interior.

Counter-signed:

JOHN S. SEYMOUR.

Commissioner of Patents.

It is hereby certified that Letters Patent No. 532,411, granted J anilar y 8, 1895, upon the application of James M. Allison, of Indianapolis, Indiana, for an improvement in Illuminated Street-Gar Signs, were erroneously issued to James M. Allison and Andrew M.'Banks, of MarionGounty, Indiana, as owners of the entire interest in said invention and that said Letters Patent should have been issued to said Allison and Andrew M. Banks, Bert L. Madison, and Charles. Baker, of Indianapolis, Indiana,

said Bert L.

three-fourths interest in said invention as-shown by assignments of record in Madison and Charles Baker being joint owners with Andrew Banks of this oliice;

and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Ofiice.

Signed, oonntersigned, and sealed this 29th day of January, A.' D. 1895.

[SEAL-l JNO. M. REYNOLDS,

Assistant Secretary of the Interior.

Oountersi gned:

JOHN S. SEYMOUR.

Commissioner of Patents.

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