US1046225A - Signaling device. - Google Patents

Description

0. A. SOHINDLBR.

SIGNALING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED APR.6, 1912.

Patented Dec. 3, 1912.

UVVENTUR 56 1 726229) ATTORNEYS PATENT. enric CHARLES A. soHI'nnLER, or WEST riozcoxnu. NEW Jhnsnr;

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SIGNALING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 3,191.2.

1912. Serial No. 683,895.

Application filed April 6,

To all 'rrhom it may concern I Be it known that 1, CHARLES J men, a citizen'of the United States, resident of West Hoboken, in thecoun'ty of Hudson and State-of I cv v'Jersey, have invented a; new and Improved-Signaling Device, of which the foilowng is a. full, clear, and exact description.

The invention relates to fsi' 'al'ing devices, such as shown and descrihefin'the Letters Patent of the United States, No. 1,015,715, granted to me January 23, 1912.

The object of the present invention is to provide a new andvi'mproved signaling device, more especially designed for thohuse of chauffeurs and other drivers of vehicles, and arranged to enable the user to readily 'v an audible signal during the day an a visible signal during the night to a followingv vehicle whenever it is desired to turn out of the direction in which the vehicle is traveling or for other purposes.

In order to accomplish the desired result use is made of a glove provided on one finger with spaced contacts, eithe r of which is adapted to be engaged bya circuit-closing contact on an opposite finger, the said contacts beingin two electric circuits connected with a single source of electrical energy, one circuit containing an electric lamp and the other circuit containing an audible alarm.

A practical embodimentof the invention is represented in the accompanyingdrayz; ings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a 'erspective view of the sig-. naling device; ig. 2 is a diagrammatic view of the same; and Fig, 3- isan enlarged sectional side elevation of one end of the battery used for supplying electrical energy to the signaling devlcc.

A glove A is provided at one side with n pocket B adapted to contain a dry battery C, of'any approved construction,-the body B being normall closed by straps D which when unfastene permit of conveniently opening the pocket B for removal of the dry tbattery Cor replacin the sameby a new one. One electrode '0 the dry battery C is connected with a circuit wire E connected by branch wires E, E with an electric lain F, and an electric bell or a similar audible alarm G, and the other electrode'of the battery Q is connected by a, wire E with a circuiticlosing contact H arranged on the thumb A of the glove opposite the-forelinger A? which contains spaced contacts H,-fl1[ eitherv of which is adapted to beengirgdf by the contact H on the operator moving the thumb A and the finger A 'correspondingly toward each other. The contact H is connected with the electric lamp F'and the contact H is connected with the- .audible electric alarm G so that when the Operator moves -thecontacts H and H in engagement with each other-then the circuit is closed for the electric lamp F and the latter is lighted and burnsuntil' the contgctsH and H." are separated; Whenthe teams H and H are moved in enga ement audible electric alarm G closed and consquently the said alarm is sounded, and

of engagement the alarm ceases. It is understood that inusingthe glove, the chaufl'eur or driver of the vehicle holds out the hand at one side of the vehiclewhenever it is desired to make a turn to the right or to the left and while holding out the hand with the glove thereon the operator'durin the day can connect the contacts H and with each other so as to give an audible signal to the driver of the followin vehicle, and during the night the contacts l" and H are moved in contact with each other so as to cause the electric lamp F to turn, thus giving a visible signal to the driver of the following vehicle.

It will be noticed that my the arran exnent described both kinds of signals as well as the source of electrical energy are mounted tn the glove and either sigmal'can be readily controlled by the user of the'glove on D10V- ing. the contact H in engagement with either contact H or II. If desired the sourceof electrical energy may lee-located in the veiiicle but in tiis case the circuit wires are r'riade'in sections havin' separable buttons, the same as shown in he. patent above rcferxed to, so that ,iurflie'r description of the same is notdecmed 'lhcfbctterjllfi p, vi ded Witliica s C, C through which Xte'nd the'wires i, E to connectwith thecorresponding electrodes, and inside ofeach" capC or Q" is arranged a block I, of elastic material, such as rubthe'hattery so as to prevent the'endsof the wires from'be'ing accidentally broken especially elastic blocks readily take when the contacts H and H are moved on her, interposed between the cap. and thshcll h-cinc ot r t ncircuit or the Although a glove is specifically mentioned as the support for the'signaling device, it is understood that any equivalent support may be used.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. In combination with a glove, of a source of current, an electric lamp mounted on the glove, an electric audible alarm mounted also on the glove, circuit wires connecting the said source of .current with the said lamp and the said alarm, spaced contacts for the said circuit wires and arranged on certain of the fingers of the glove, and a circuit closing ble alarm mounted on the glove, circuit wires lamp and the said alarm, spaced contacts for the said circuit wires and arranged on one finger of the glove, and a circuit-closing contact on an adjacent finger of the glove and adapted to engage either of the said spaced contacts to close the corresponding circuit.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

Witnesses TBEO. G. Hosran,

- PHILIP D. RoLLHAUs.

contact mounted on another fin er ofthe' connecting the said battery with the said

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