US1468974A - Traffic signal - Google Patents

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Sept. 25; 1923. 1,468,974

F. F. RACE TRAFFIC SIGNAL Fiied Apr i1'9. 1923 B fl- ,I'Z fE BACK 5 RIGHTTURN 2 LEFT TURN STOP STE/\DY [fit EMU Patented: ent; 25,

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Application f ied s in, 1923;; se ier seem ng Ale it-known that L'FRANK .FA-Ynns Kno n I a subject otthe King of Great Britainfre siding in, the city of Toronto, county of York, l ro cc of OntarioQGanada, have invent? ce; .in newrand useful improvements in Trsillc Signals ot which the fol is a "specification.

invention, reltes toiinpr'ov tra iie signals, and more particularl to that t e otfsuna us l" n .u-e n-s. and f 1 ec o *"tc noo e it] the act of my invention is to des an stilci .it, yet cheaply manufactured device? for :the purpose set forth. and one which Wlll also act the tail light. and in the follow-i in specification shall describe "my device and What I claim as new will be set forth in the claims i'orming part this speification. V I V Fig; 1 is a rear view of my device. certain parts being shown insection. Fig.2 is a vertical centrzil' longitudinal section through,niy'device and Fig. 3 is a slew of the curtain opened out.

In the drawings, like characters of re-1 i placement.

' qterence, refer to the same parts.

My device essentially comprises a roller A having a spr ng 13 mounted there1n'1n any Well-known manner. For example, this spring m be mounted in place ,as'is coma men in spring rollers for blinds. One end of this roller is provided with a pin C which is shaped at its outer end as shown in Fig. 2, which outer end fitsin'to a sorrespondingly-shaped 7 any suitable supporting member E,'and thus prevents the rotation of said pin without) interfering with the rotation of the roller, The other end of the roller is mounted. by an suitable means such as' a pinF in the member 'r-L rollerG isprovided Withany suitahle hesring means such as pins H t each end wherehv itis journaled 'in the' member llcrinallyfwound around'the roller A is the curtain-I, oreferablymade of coloured :tahric, such' as cetton. ODQ'QYMl or" this Curtain is attached to; the roller'Gz Associated with the cur tain-" lnre'an i' convenient signals, and it will be understood that by causing the curtainto roll around the'roller G the desired signslwill'be ex-.

posed th ough any suitable: opening J formed in the housing member K which housing memberis used preferably to protect the before-described parts, from. the Weather.

sure member 7 dole source flof lig t 'M, which is lccatjed he-f 7 lint-(the opening J. v

. 4f Since-the curtain I illbe preferably-cf" ma'tically wound aroundjthe'r'oller A;

having'a'wall adapte'd'to permit li thereof, and aperturedto permit light rays opening D formed in colourligh said housing is-opened to permit of the re jmo'val of said supporting member and parts carried thereby, and flexible means: unde'rthe control of the 'driverto turn said second mentionedfiroller, for the; purpose specified.

,QCarried by thehousing member isda do}? L1-'Wh1ch suppertS.J2ny suitathe colour red,'When'the signals'are-notin y I use the portion' of the-j curtain opposite the. opening J Will shown clear red light, and i therefore my signalling device can alsofbe used-as aitail' light. V

Any convenient means may he used operate the roller G, and this may he in he form oi ,afiexihle niember-Oattached to ens end of said rollerand in' a convenient g posi-l .5 tionto the-idriveri Since the roller A'is" provided fwiths spring, when tension 1s released on the tie ihle member Ofthe-curtam Willhe Since the housing- 'me'mberK will be pro-V Yldeu Withsuitah'le'means (not showni for --j attaching" the 'sameitofthe vehicle frame, I q n o'vide the'supporting member E so that he rollers, and'cnrtain L-may he readil "e- ,SQ n'ioved from sa lVha i claim is: r 5', 5J ti'fiillC s1g'na1 comprismg a housiz fr adapted to be-carrledby the 'Y8l11Cl8,;2

to g nass th'erethrough; a supporting member rcmovably mounted within said-housing and 3 hav ng fllCtlOlltil contact with the" interior to pass longitudinally "therethrough'; a spriny-provided roller horizontally jour nailed in saidsupporting member above the light-passing part of said wall; another rcller'horizontally ournalled in said support:

FRANK AYER-s RAGE.

housing for repairs or rc-f in}: memberbelow;thellight passing, part of sa d Wall; a fiefilble curtain attached to

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