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`VEHICLE HEADLIGHT
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`.Filed March 21. 1924
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`1,524,443
`Patented Jan. 27, 1.925.
`UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
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`SAMUEL J. MoVEY AND KENNETH B. EATON, 0G3‘ BELLEVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA.
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`VEHICLE HEADLIGHT.
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`Application ?led March 21, 1924. Serial No. ‘700,886.
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`To all whom it may concern:
`Be it known that we, SAMUEL J. MoVnr
`and KENNETH B. EATON, citizens of the
`United States, residing at Belleville, in the
`county of Wood and State of ‘West Virginia,
`have invented certain new and useful Tm
`provements in a Vehicle Headlight, of which
`the following is a. speci?cation.
`This invention relates to new and useful
`improvements in a vehicle headlight con
`struction and has for its principal object to
`provide a device wherein the lights will au
`tomatically turn with the turning of the
`front wheels of a vehicle so that the rays of
`light are thrown in front of the vehicle at
`all times, when going around corners or
`curves as well as when going straight ahead.
`A further object of the invention is to
`provide a headlight construction of the
`above mentioned character, which is adapt
`ed to be actuated by the steering rod of the
`vehicle, the construction of the device being
`such as to provide the easy and efficient op
`eration of the turning of the lights simulta
`neously with the turning of the front wheels.
`Another important object of the inven
`tion is to provide a headlight construction
`of the above mentioned character, wherein
`the lamp casing is rigidly supported on the
`front of the vehicle, and the re?ector and
`lamp mounted therein are adapted to ro
`tate therein when the front wheels of the
`vehicle are turned.
`A still further object of the invention is
`to provide ‘a device of the above-mentioned
`character, which is simple in construction,
`inexpensive, strong and durable and fur
`thermore adapted for the purposes for which
`it is designated.
`Other objects and advantages of this in
`vention will become apparent during the
`course of the following description.
`In the accompanying drawings forming
`a part of this specification, and in which like
`numerals designate like parts throughout
`the same,
`Figure 1 is a top plan view of my device
`showing the same attached to the radiator
`supporting beam of an automobile,
`Figure 2 is a front elevation of the device
`with parts in section, and
`Figure 3 is a side elevation with parts in
`section.
`In the drawing wherein for the purpose
`of illustration is shown the preferred em
`bodiment of our invention, the numeral 1
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`designates the usual cross beam which ex
`tends transversely across the forward end
`of the chassis frame in the well known man
`ner and it is not thought any further detail
`description of the same is necessary for the
`purposes of carrying out the objects of the
`present invention. Extending outwardly
`from the respective ends of the cross beam 1
`and secured thereto in any suitable manner
`are the supporting brackets 2. The outer
`ends of the supporting brackets are pro
`vided with the upstanding portions or stand
`ards 8 and the uppermost ends of the up
`standing portions 3 are provided with the
`extensions 4C for supporting thereon and
`holding the same in a rigid position the
`headlight casings 5.
`Similar brackets 6 are also supported on
`the outer ends of the cross beam 1 and the
`outed ends of the brackets 6 are provided
`with the depending portions 7 in the man
`ners clearly shown in Figures 2 and 3 of the
`drawing. The depending portions 7 pro—
`vide a means for supporting thereon auxil—
`iary U-shaped brackets 8 ‘the same being
`secured to the depending portions 7 in any
`suitable manner and preferably arranged so
`as to extend rearwardly.
`The auxiliary brackets 8 are provided
`with laterally disposed portions 9 and 10
`respectively, and the same are provided
`with registering apertures or openings
`through which extend the vertical shafts
`11. The upper ends of the shafts 11 extend
`through suitable openings provided in the
`bottom of the casings 5 and are adapted to
`support thereon the reflector 12 in the man
`ners clearly shown in Figure 3 of the draw
`ing. The re?ector 12 furthermore supports
`the lamp 13 and the reflector and lamp are
`adapted for rotary movement within the
`casing 5 in the manner hereinafter more
`fully described. As is also shown in Figure
`3 of the drawing, the front of the casing 5
`is provided with the lens 14..
`The lower ends of the shafts 11 extend
`through the lateral extensions 9 and 10 pro~
`vided on the bracket 8 and for the purpose
`of preventing the vertical movement of the
`shaft in the brackets 8 we provide the col
`lars 15 and 16 respectively. The collar 15
`preventing the downward movement of the
`shaft of each of the shafts while collar 16
`limits the upward movement of each of the
`shafts. The lowermost portions of the
`shafts have the links 17 secured at one of
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`their ends thereto, the links extend rear
`wardly and have their rear ends connected
`tohthe transversely extending rod 18 where
`by the shafts 11 will be connected together
`and will be adapted to be operated simul
`taneously in the manner to be presently de
`scribed. The transversely extending rod 18
`is further connected to the steering rod 19
`gram vehicle by means of a connecting rod
`20.‘ Any suitable connection may be pro
`atv‘the' ends of the connection rod 20
`for connecting ‘the same to the transverse
`rod‘
`steeringgro'd 19 respectively and
`we dance- WiSlZt‘tO limit ourselves to ‘the par
`ticular inaniier in which the same is secured.
`The operation of our device-may be brief
`1y," stated. as follows: Normally the re?ec
`tors‘ and lamps mounte'd'in the casing are
`in: line’with (the front wheel‘ of the vehicle
`when. the vehicle is pursuing a straight
`lvhen the vehicle turns a corner or
`a'curve in‘the road, the simultaneously turn
`ing of‘ the‘ wheels will cause a simultaneous
`reminder the shafts 11 andthe re?ectors
`and lamps 13 carried bythe upperends
`thereof‘ so that the rays of light from the
`lamps 13 will be directed’ in front of the
`7 vehicle inline with the wheels, thus illum
`theroad directly in front of the
`vehicle regardless. of the position of the
`' frent wheels thereof.
`.While we have shown ‘and described a
`"headlight construction wherein’the re?ec
`tors" and lamps associated therewith are
`adapted to rotate in stationary casings, the
`‘reverse construction may also be made
`wherein the reflectors may be stationary
`and the casings adapted to rotate. ,
`’ Af'headlight construction of the above
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`mentioned character, will not only be sim
`ple in construction but will be strong and
`durable and will‘ not in any way interfere
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`with the operation of the steering gear of
`the vehicle.
`I While we have shown the preferred em‘
`bodiments of our invention, it is to be un
`derstoodthat various changes in the size,
`shape and arrangement of parts may be re
`sorted to without departing from the spirit
`of the invention and the scope of the ap- -
`pended claim.
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`Having thus described our invention,
`what‘ we claim is :——
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`In a: vehicle headlight structure of the
`class described, an attaching bracket adapt
`ed to’be mounted upon one end of the front
`cross bar of the vehicle chassis frame, said
`bracket to extend beyond said bar‘, the ex
`tended portion being equipped with a de
`pending portion, a substantially. U-shaped
`bearing member attached to the rear side
`of said depending‘portion, the arms of said
`member being provided with vertically
`aligned guide openings, at standard rising
`vertically from said bracket,-a headlight cas
`ing rigidly mounted upon the upper end of
`said standard, said casing being rovided
`in its bottom with an opening in a ignment
`with the aforesaid guide openings, alight re
`?ector disposed for movement in said cas
`ing, a shaft extending rotatably through
`said casing opening and aide opening in
`said bearing member, said; shaft being se
`cured at its upper end to'said re?ector, stop
`collars attached to said shaft at points for
`rotat-ably contacting the arms of said U
`shaped member, and a lateral crank arm
`connected to the lower end of said rotary
`shaft.
`In testimony whereof we a?ix our signa
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