US1081885A - Annunciator. - Google Patents

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H. D. BOSTOGK.

ANNUNGIATOR.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 25, 1913. 1,081,885, Patented Dec. 16, 1913.

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To all fie/0m it may conce/ra Be it known that I, HENRY D. Bos'roon, a citizen of the United States, residing at Jacksonville, in the county of Duval and State of Florida, have :invented new and useful In'unovcments in l-timuneiators, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in amiunciators or indicators and has particular applic: tion to an annunciator for use on street cars for advising the traveling public of the various way stations along the line of travel.

ltn carrying out the present invention, it is my purpose to provide a device of the class described which will embody in its construction among other features a pair of drums suitably spaced apart and designed to carry a tape or strip of fabric bearing the names of the different stations and adapted to be wound from one drum to the other, the drums bein g mounted upon shafts journaled in the end walls of the casing surrminding the same and having one of such end walls formed in such manner that the bearings may be readily disassembled so that the drums may be removed from the casing when such is desired or necessary.

It is also my purpose to provide a station indicator' or annunciator which will embrace the desired features of simplicity, efficiency and durability, one which is dustproof and waterproof and one which may be installed and maintained at a minimum expense and readily and conveniently operated by the conductor or motorman in charge of the car or train as the case may be.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter' set forth in and falling within the scope of the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a view in front elevation of an annunciator constructed in accordance with the present invention. Fig. 2 is a view in side elevation thereof showing the construction of the side walls of the casing by means of which the drums may be removed. Fig. 3 is a tansverse sectional View through the annunciator. Fig. Ll is a longitudinal sectional view therethrough. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the guide rollers and the supports therefor removed from the casing.

Referring now to the accompanying draw- Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 25, 1913.

Patented Dec. 16, 1913.

Serial No. 781,180.

ings in detail, the numeral l designates a casing constructed of any suitable material and of any desired outline, preferably rectangular. rlhe front wall of this casing is provided with a hinged door 2 by means of which access may be had to the interior of the casing, and such door at a point approximately centrally thereof is provided with a transparent window or sight opening 3. The casing is preferably ornamented in some suitable manner.

Journaled in horizontally alining bearings carried by the opposite side walls of the casing l are upper and lower shafts t, 5, each carrying, within the casing, a drum G and terminating beyond one end wall of the casing in a manipulating handle 7. Extending into the casing and carried by the rear wall thereof are blocks S spaced apart transversely of the casing and disposed between the shafts 4t and 5 and journaled in horizontally alining bearings carried by the blocks are guide rollers t) spaced apart vertically and disposed in a plane slightly in advance of the plane of the drums (S.

The numeral l() designates a tape or strip of fabric having the opposite ends thereof suitably fastened to and wrapped about the drums on the upper and lower shafts and the central portion thereof trained over the guide rollers 9 and this tape has printed thereon mattei' indicative of the stations passed by the car or train as the case may be.

In practice, the handle 7 of the lower shaft 5 is grasped by the operator and the lower shaft rotated so as to wind the strip of fabric upon the lower drum, the names of the stations being visible to the occupants of the ear or train through the sight opening or window On the return trip, the upper shaft is rotated by means of the respective handle and the direction of movement of the strip or tape reversed. Thus, the traveling public will be advised as to the next preceding station or stopping point.

In order that the shafts Lt and 5 carrying the drums may be readily removed from the bearings, as when it is desired to repair such shafts, one end wall of the casing above each bearing therein is cut transversely to provide a removable section 11, the inner surface of each removable section being provided with braces l2, while the portion of the wall above each removable section carries a latching pin 13 adapted, when the sections are in wall formation to cooperate with the braces 12 and hold the sections against accidental displacement. The upper edge of each removable section ll and the corresponding' edge of the remaining portion of the wall is cut on an incline so as to facilitate removing and replacing of the sections.

F rom the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction, mode of operation and manner of employing` my invention will be readily apparent. It will be seen that I have provided an annunciator or indicator which will be found especially useful on street cars and wherein the drums carrying the inc'iicating matter may be readily removed so that the indicia bearing strip may be removed or replaced.

I claim:

A station indicator comprising a casing, shaftsjournaled in the opposite end walls of said casing and spaced apart therein, drums upon said shafts, an indicia bearing strip wound about said drums and adapted to be moved from one onto the other, one end wall oi" said casing including removable sections each disposed above one of the bearings of said shafts and having the upper edge thereof beveled downwardly and inwardly, the adjacent edge of the fixed portion of the wall being beveled to correspond with the first-mentioned edge, and means vfor locking said sections against accidental displacement. i

in `testimony whereof I aiiX my signature in `presence of two witnesses.

HENRY D. BOSTOCK.

Witnesses A. E. GIDDINGS, W. F. HENLE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. C.

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