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`B. D. DUNNING.
`LAMP FOB. AUTOMOBILES OR OTHER VEHICLES.
`APPLICATION FILED NOV. 23, 1909.’
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`Patented Jan. 31. 1911.
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`ELMELR. D. 'nU1~iNING,‘ or PHILADELPHIA, PENIITSYLVANIA.
`LAMP FOR AUTOMOBILES OR OTHER ‘VEHICBES.
`. Patented Jan. 31, 1911.
`Specification of Letters Patent.
`Application filed November 23, 1909. Serial No._£_5_29,V523.
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`ed on the vehicle and has pivotally connected,
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`To all whom it may concern:
`with it the rod J which extends to the hanger
`pl Be it known that I, Emma D. DUNNING,
`or arm K, with which it is pivotally con-
`a citizen of the United States, residin in
`nected, said arm“K being mounted on the
`the city and county of Philadelphia,
`tate
`frame of the vehicle and ada ted to be
`of Pennsylvania, haveinvented a" -new and
`geared with and operated by t e steering
`useful Lam for Automobiles-or other Ve-
`device L.
`hicles, of W ich the following is a specifi-
`The operation is as follows :——As the vehi-
`cation.
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`roceeds strai ht to the front, the light
`My invention consists (‘if a lamp for an
`of t e burners Wlll be correspondingly re-
`automobile or other vehicle, provided with a
`flected, as indicated by the arrow 1.
`If the
`burner which is movably mounted, so that
`vehicle is directed to the right, the burners
`the light thereof may be deflected with the
`the steer-
`will be correspondingly turned by
`-changes of direction of the vehicle, more
`in
`device and connected mechanism, thus
`particularly around corners and on curves.
`Eegecting the light in the direction indicated ‘
`It consists. also in adapting said burner to
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`If the vehicle is directed
`the arrows 2.
`. be moved by the steering mechanism of the -‘ y
`burners will be correspond-
`to the left, the
`vehicle.
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`the steering device and con-
`ingly turned by
`For the purpose of explaining the inven-
`nected mechanism, thus reflecting the light in
`-tion, the accompanying drawing illustrates
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`the direction indicated by the arrows 3. By
`.i-satisfactory reduction of the same to
`these means,
`the streets or roads will be
`instrumenta ities
`tice, but
`the important
`illuminatedin all directions of the vehicle,
`thereof may be varied, and so it is to be un-
`a feature of importance when the vehicle
`derstood that the invention is not limited
`changes its direction, especially in turning
`to the specific arrangement and organization
`corners and curves, thus properly illuminat-
`shown and described.
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`ing the path of the vehicle ahead, whether
`Figure 1 represents a side elevation of a
`in front or the change of direction.
`straight
`. lamp of an automobile or other ‘vehicle em-
`It will_be observed that neither thelamp
`bodying my invention. Fig. 2 represents a
`nor the reflector therein change their
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`top or plan View thereof. Fig. 3 represents
`tions during the change of direction 0' the
`a front View thereof. Fig. 4-represents a
`reflected light of the burner.
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`7 bottom plan view of a .detached portion.
`«Having thus described my invention,what
`Similar letters of reference indicate cor-
`I claim as new and desire to secure by Let-
`responding parts in the figures.
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`ters Patent, is :—
`Referring to the drawings :—A designates
`the character
`1. In a vehicle lamp of
`the burner of an automobile lamp B, the
`stated, a stationarily mounted reflector, a
`connected with the radial arm .
`a carrier for »
`same being
`burner in front of the same,
`or horizontal
`limb C of an elbow Whose
`said burner adapted to move the latter
`Vertical limb D comprising an axle is jour-
`across said reflector, and a connection for
`naled in the boss E, which is fitted to the
`said carrier with a member of the steering
`base of said lamp, said burner occupying a
`gear of the vehicle adapted to cause the
`position in front of the reflector, and the
`movement of the said burner in the manner
`lamp being supported in any suitable’ man-
`stated.
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`ner usual in such cases, so as to be com-
`the character
`2. ‘In a vehicle lamp of
`paratively stationary, said reflector being
`stated,
`a_ stat,ionarily mounted curved re-
`curved or concave, as well known. The arm
`flector, a burner in front of the same, a car-
`or limb G acts as a crank for turning the
`rier for said burner adapted to move the
`burner in a path concentric.with the front
`latter in a path concentric with the curva-
`of the reflector.
`ture of said reflector, and means connected
`On the lower end of the limb D is a radial
`with said carrier and a member of the steer-
`arm D’, to which is attached the cross bar
`ing gear of the vehicle adapted to operate
`H, thelatter joining aradial arm similar to
`said burner in its movements.
`D’ on the carrier of a burner. A’ of an oppo-
`3. In a vehicle lamp of
`the character
`site lam B’, thus coupling the burners of
`stated, a stationarily mounted curved re-
`a pair 0?la ' 1%; on the vehicle. One end of
`flector, a burner in front of the same, a
`the cross bar
`is pivotally attached to the
`crank-likearm carrying said _burner adapted
`bell crank lever G, which is suitably mount-
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`to turn the latter in apath concentric with stated, a burner, a radial arm carrying the 15
`the curvature of said reflector, a member of
`same, an axle for said arm, a bearing for_
`the steering mechanism of the vehicle, and said- axle, a lever connected with said axle,
`means for connecting said arm with said and operating means for said lever extend-
`5 member.
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`ing from the same to the steering device of
`4. In a vehicle lamp of the character "the vehiclewith which it is connectedandr 20
`stated, a fixed curved reflector, a radial arm by which it is actuated so as to change the
`mounted on a vertical axle to turn to the
`lineof reflection of the light of the burner
`right or left, a burner carried by said arm to the ri ht or left with the change of di-
`10 to move in a path concentric with the curva-». rection o the vehicle.
`ture of said reflector, an arm depending
`— _EL_MER D. DUNNING.
`from the .frame of the vehicle, and a connec- Witnesses:
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`tion between said arm and axle.
`JOHN A. WIEDERSHEIM,
`5. 111 a vehicle lamp of the character
`V HARRY C. DALTON.
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