US1694477A - Dirigible mounting and control mechanism therefor - Google Patents

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Dec. 1l, 1928: 1,694,477

G. w, H. LONG .DIRIGIBLE MOUNTING AND CONTROL MECHANISM THEREFOR 650,665 ffl/H Lona.

Dec. ll, 1928. 1,694,477

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lllrll'l'l Ellhl'll-@lit'la GEORGE WILLIAM H. LONG, on INDIANAPOLIS, nnrAiIA.

DIRIGIBLE MTNG AD yGDNTIEI. CHASM THREFOR.

Applicatin' le'd April 2,

movement of the controlling means automati-y cally and synchronously moves the mounting to the same extent and in the same direction as the controlling means.

Another object of the invention is to provide such a mounting when associated with a lamp construction with lamp controlling means and provide the dirigible controlling means with additional controls associated with the lamp controlling means, and which is independent thereof.

rlhe chief feature of the invention consists in the arrangement of the several parts of the dirigible mounting and of the dirigible controlling means connected thereto,A such that the dirigible movement ot' each is about two transverse axes which intersect,whereby the chief object of the invention is accomplished.

Another 'feat-ure of the invention consists in associating with the dirigib'le mounting' and the dirigible controlling means suitable connecting means and providing said-connectin means with tautening means.

Another feature of the invention consists in associating' with a plurality oi'V dirigible u'iountings a single dirig'ible controlling means.

Still a lurther 'feature oi' the invention conf sists in associ means with the-aforesaid plural dii iblemountings whereby any one of said dirigible mountings may be disassociated from its association with the single dirigiblo control. f

lnother feature of the invention consists platino; a. plurality of dirigible mounts with a plurality of dirigible controlling in.. t.ns whereby any one or all of the dirigible controlling means are adapted to control any one or all 0i the dirigible mountings. Y

`The full nature ot this` invention will be understood from the accompanying drawino's and the tollowinej description and claims.

the drawings l. a central section- 1921. Serial No. 458,013.

trolling the lamp. Fig. 2 is a sectional vie'W 0f a dirigible mounting shown in Fig. is talren at right angles to said ligure. Fig'. v3 is a transverse sectional view of the lamp shown in Fig. l and istaken at right angles to said figure. 4 is a cross sectional view of a 4dirigible controlling handle and is taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 5. Fig. 5 is a central cross sectional View of the dirigible handle and means associated therewith, saidl view being' taken in a plane at right angles to the view shown in Fig. 1l. Fig. 6 is a cross sectional view taken on line 6-6 of Fig. 5. Fig. 7 1s a cross sectionalview taken on line l of Fig. 8 and at right angles to said ligure.v Fig. 8 isa cross sectional vview taken on the line 8 8 of Fig. 7. Fig. 9 is ay side' elevational view of the dirigible handle controlling' means. Fig. l0 is a side elevational iew of the dirigiblevmounting, lamp `construction associated therewith, the steering mechanism or" a motor vehicle, thev dirigible handle controlling meansy suitably mounted thereon, andconnecting meansv associating the dirigible handle and the di-rigible mounting together.- Fig. 1l is a top plan view ot' the aforesaid lamp construction, mounting and dirigible handle,v dotted lines indicating the -positions fofV the mounting and the handle. Fig. 12 isv a top plan` view of a plurality of dirigible mountings each identical with the previously illustrated` mountingsV and showing the same associated with suite able connecting means, which means are connected together to form a single control.

13 is -a side elevational View of xa plural mounting construction shown in V12. Fig. A is an enlarged front eleva-tional view of lthe meansV interposed between each of the dirigible inountings and the universal control' of a control construction vasV shown in Figs. 12 and 13, said'means being shownin the controlling position. 'l5 isal side elevationall view ot means shown 14. Fig. 16 is a view similar toFig. lliaexcepting thad said means is shown in another position.

Fig. 1'.7 is a sectional view of al n'iodijtied 'form of .lamp construction control and is similar to 3.. 18 is partial sectional view ol? a modi-fied torni rinountimr wherein the cable construction shown in the previous tigures veen replaced by a gear construction. lipxal) is a sectional view ofthe ysememountsliown in F7 'partial sect land.

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ing with the cable means replaced by a. gearV construction. Fig.l 2l is av cross sectional view of the gear construction dirigible handle. Fig'. 22 is a cross sectional view of the handle mounting with the gear mechanism and is taken at right angles to the section shown in Fig. 2l. 23 is a central cross sec-tional view of a universal rotatably dirigible controlling means. Fig. 24 is a central cross sectional view of the controlling means shown in Fig. 23 and is taken at right angles to said Fig. 23. Fig. 25 is a diagrammatic plan view of a plurality of dirigible controlling means associated with a single set of cable means.

Referencewill first be had to Figs. l, 2 and 3 wherein a dirigible mounting is shown associated with a lamp construction and with means for' controlling the lamp. In said figures 30 indicates a base provided with a tubular sleeve portion 3l with a central opening 32. -A tubular base 33 supports a two pronged fork, the arms of which are designated by the numeral 34 and said arms are preferably hollow, as shown, and`com1nunicate with the tubular support 33. The tubular support 33 is provided with a concentric portion 35 which is receivable by the tubular spaced portion 3l and is rotatably and slidably supported upon the same. A flange 36 onv said tubular base 33 and a cutaway portion 37 forms a seat for a coiled and concentric spring 38, which normally forces the tubular member 33 outwardly from the base 30. o The outward movement of said tubular base 33 is limited by a housing 39, which substantially encloses all of the` aforesaid mechanism except the forked arms. Y

Thus, the fork or yoke is rotatably and slidably supported upon the base 30. The means for rotating said yoke or fork upon f the base 30 comprises an endless cable 40 which is suitably secured to the tubular base 33. Associated with the cable are a pair of positioning, aligning or centering pulleys 4l which are positioned upon opposite sides i of said-tubular base33, such that the periphy cries of said pulley wheels 4lwill lietangentially of the circumference of said tubular support, as shown clearly in Fig. 2. YAnother pairof'pulley wheels 42 direct the cable 40 to the `lirstI mentioned pair of pulley wheels 4l, while another pair of pulley wheels 43 are aligned and their peripheries are positioned centrally of the center 4of the tubular base 33 and the tubular portion 3l, as shown clearly in Fig. l. Thus, tension upon one end of the cable 40 will rotate the tubular base 35V in one direction whilev tensionr upon the other end of said cable will rotate the tubular base in another direction. Suitable means, see Fig. 1,v which `may consist of a ratchet wheel l] and springherein designated by the numeral of the same when the other end of the cable 40, as shown in Fig. 2, is actuated.

Each fork arm 34 is provided adjacent its wheel is apertured centrally to provide a free Y passage through the hollow trunnion and in the present instance the wheel 48 is illustrated as a pulley wheel with which is associated an endless cable 50. A pair of voppositely positioned and axially aligned pulleys`- 49 have their peripheries tangentially aligned with respect to the circumference's of the pulley wheel 48, as shown clearly in Fig. 2, whereby said cable 50 will be aligned with respect to said pulley wheel 43. Two intermediate pairs of pulley wheels 51 and 52 also align the cable 50 and present the same to a pair of pulley wheels 53, the peripheries of which are substantially tangential with respect to the central axis of the tubular base 31 and the tubular support 33, such that the cable 50 also extends through the central aperture 32 in the base 30, see Figs. `1 and 2. A ratchet construction 48a yieldingly holds the lamp mounting but permits forcible movement thereof.

Another cable 54, see the saine figures, is centrally positioned with respect to the centrail axis of the base 3() and the tubular support 33 and is conveyed through said base gent to said pulley periphery coincides with the trunnion axis, which permits the 'cable to be introduced through saidhollow trunnion into the lamp housing. Although but a single cable has been herein described associated with one trunnion, other cable means may be associated with the same or other trunnion without departing from the invention. y f

AThe lamp housing 47 contains reliector 53 anda transparent closure member 59 suitably associated therewith.V Between the reflector and thetransparent closure. member is the usual lamp or source of illumination 60 positioned in a socketlin turn supported in an outer socket 62 stationarily positioned. rlhe sockets 61 and 62 have aspiral threaded connection, as shown clearly in Fig. 3. lnterposed between said sockets is a tension spring 63, having one Vendsecured to the its the movement of' said sockets with re' spect to each other. rEhe cable 54 introduced laterally through the hollow trunnion into `the housing l? ispassed by means of the pulleys 66 and 67 and has its iifee end secured to the socket 61. Thus, a pulloi tension oii the cable 54, as shown clearly inFigs. 1 and 3, will cause the socket G1 to rotate with respect to the socket 62 and by means ont the threaded engagement between the sockets 61 and 62 will cause said socket 61 to advance longitudinally and axially of the socket 62. lnV the preferred construction the lamp or source ot illumination positioned in the socket 61 is normally focused with respect to the reflector also in said lamp housing by the spring and is maintained therein such that said lamp, when tension applied. to the cable 54, will be iiioved out oit focus. lt

will, of course, be understood that instead of the spring means herein shown and single cable', the cable 54 may be secured to the socliet 61, wrapped around the same and then returned through the admitting trunnion or passed out through the other hollow trunnion and be passed through the other hollow form arm 3l and .thence through the tubular support 33 and the base 30 without departing from the broad idea of this particular feature of rthe invention.

`Wlien the device is constructed with the last mentioned l'feature,l the other hollow trunnion is suitably constructed to provide 'for the intersection of the current carrying iiieans, whereby said means form the hollow truniiion. Such ra construction would comprise substantiallya pair of concentric current conducting sleeves supported and separated by insulating sleeves, as desired. However, another form of the means for introducing current to the lamp housing and to the lamp and socket therefor is shown clearly in Fig. 1, wherein an insulating bushing o8 is adapted to provide a passage for the insulated curientcarrying wires 69. The wires 69 are each connected with current conducting ringsl'O suitably insulated t'iomand supe ported upon a cylinder 71 rotatable with the lfrunnion'and forming a portion thereof. A

pair ot brushes Vof Vany usual orpretei'i'ed forni' 72 are connected by cable means to a pair or' rings lli and the'biushes 'Z2 bear upon and are in contact with the ring 70, as shown.

"llierings 74 are secured to and carried oy the tubular support 33, and suitably sup.

ported and insulated from eachother upon the stationary base 30 are a pair ot vcontacts 75 which bear upon the rings 74 to forni an lelectric circuit from said stationary base to the lamp and return and yet permit said yolre ror forli: to be rotated upon said base and said lamp housing to be rotated iii said toi-k or permit both theforlr and the lamp to befrotated simultaneously. llt'will be readily understood that with the construction illustrated in Fig. 1, current supplying means tor they lamp may be introduced through the. hollow trunnion associated with the wheel 48, and the lamp focusing means may be asser ciated with the lother hollow trunnion.

lncluded within the breadth of the fore-v going feature of the invention is means for focusing the lamp in the lamp housing such as is illustrated in the modified form in Fig. 17. ln this modification the slidable socket 1 is associated with a lever 76 pivotally supported on a bracket arm 7T rigid with the reflector 58 or otherwise supported in the lamp housing. rllie other end of the lever @6, connected toa bell Vcrank lever *Z8 also pivotally ipporte'd in said lamp housingon a bracket 79, and said lever is suitably tilted by means of a 1iever 80 suitably actuated by means not shown, but which is introduced to the lamp housing through, the hollow trunnion.

Reference will now be had to Figs. 4 to 9 inclusive wherein the dirigible controlling handle means is illustrated in detail. ln said ligures 10.0 ncicates a stationaryy tubular base cut away at 101 to rotatably support an inner and concentric sleeve 102 havinga complementary flange seatable in the out away portion 101. ',lhe sleeve or tube 102 constitutes a wheel, and in the present invention is shown as a pulley wheel, the upper portion which receive the several cables l0, 50 and 54C hereinbe'lore described. `Positioned upon op# pair ot pulleys 110'over which thecable l0 passes soas tol alignthe cablelO so that the saine may be readily receivable by thepulley portion103 of' the wheel or tubular construcand 7, there isrotatably mounted a plurality' ot aligned pulleys 112. The pulleys 112 are herein shown as three in number to accommodate the single cable .Bland the endless cable `posite sides vof the pulleys 109 and lying in ai l 5 plane tangentially to said pulleys is another 'G5 Positionedin a bracket or arm 126 also ex- 50. The pulleys112 are stationarily positioned on or immediately adjacent the wheel 102. When the wheel 102 rotates, the cables do not foul, and the slack, if there be any, is removed by means hereinafter to be described. On a slotted bracket 113, see Fig. 6, secured to the wheel 102 is a pair of pulleys 114; and in the bracket slot is mounted an intermediate pulley 115 with its aXis at right angles to the axes of the pair of pulleys which have their axes parallelto each other. The three pulleys are rectangularly positioned and have their adjacent peripheries substantially tangential tothe axis of the wheel 102, this arrangement being clearly shown in Fig. 6. One portion of the tubular wheel 102 extends outwardly vfrom the stationary base-100 and is herein indicated by the numeral 116. In the free end of said extension there is rotatably supported a wheel 117, herein shown in the form of a pulley wheel, which carries the cable 50, the pulley wheel being suitably and rotatably secured in said bracket by suitable pivot bolt means 118. The pulley wheel 117 at,

one point in its periphery is enlarged to to form a boss 119 which has a threaded opening adapted to receive the threaded stem 120 of a tubular shank 121 of a handle, said handle being provided with an enclosing sleeve 122. The projecting portion of the wheel base 102 and the pulley wheel 117 and the associated mechanism is enclosed in a housing 123 having a slot 124 therein which permits the handle to revolve between 300 and 360 degrees. Thus, rotational movement of the handle 122 in the plane of the pulley 117, which plane also includes the axis of rotation of the pulley wheel 102, provides that the cable will be transferred to the mechanism associated therewith. Thus the dirigible mounting will be rotated in said mounting means in substantially the same manner and to the same degree as the handle 122 is revolved. The handle 122 as clearly shown in Fig. 9 is also adapted to revolve in a plane at right angles to the pulley wheel 117 and parallel to the pulley wheel 102. The handle 122 is also adapted to lrevolve in any other planeV about the center of the intersectionof the aXes ofthe pulley wheel 117 and `the pulley wheel 103, thus providing for rsubstantiallyV universal rotational movement, which universal rotational movement of the handle means will be transmitted to the universally rotatable mounting lmeans previously described.

The pulley wheel 117 supports another p'ulley wheel 125 at'right angles thereto, which pulley wheel 125 is so positioned that theaxis of said pulley wheel 117 is .substantially tangential to a portion of the'periphery of the pulley wheel 125. -The axis of the pulley wheel 102 is also substantially tangential to the periphery of said pulley wheel 125.

tending from the tubular wall 102 is another pulley wheel 127, which is in alignment with the pulley wheel 125, as clearly shown in Figs. 7- and 8. The cable 54 passes over the pulley 115 to the pulley 127 and thence to the pulley 125. The cable 54, see Figs. 5 and 8, extends through the threaded boss 119 and into the tubular handle shank 121 since axis of said handle is also tangential to the pulley 125 and is rigidly secured at 128 to the handle sleeve 122, as shown. Thehandle tube 121 or shank in the present invention is provided with a plurality of teeth 130 on its outer surface and a spring tooth 131 has one end secured to the handle sleeve 122 sothat said spring tooth engages in the toothed surface 130 to maintain said handle sleeve 122 in' any adjusted position on said shank. Thus,

as the handle sleeve is moved longitudinally of the shank tube the cable 54 is actuated to actuate and turn the focusing mechanism hereinbefore described as associated with the lamp. 1t will be thus noted that the focus controlling mechanism is centrally positioned 'or is associated with thedead centers of all of the aforesaid constructions and, therefore, in all of the movement ofthe handle other than the longitudinal movement of the sleeve with respect to the shank,'said cable 54 is neither foreshortened nor lengthened in any material degree Vby the `universal movement described. i Y

Reference will now be had to Figs. 10 and 11 wherein the dirigible handle and the dirigible mounting is shown associated with a motor vehicle wherein 90 indicates a suitable supporting portion ofthe vehicle and 91 indicates a portion of the steering mechanism thereof illustrated as the steering column tube associated with the steering wheel. The cables, see Fig. 11, 40, 50 and 54 are brought out from the dirigible mounting as shown in Fig. 10 and are extended to the universal handle, which handle is adjustably supported upon the motor vehicle and preferably upon the steering mechanism hereinbefore described by means of the brackets or clamps 92. In the present invention said handle means is positioned such that the several axes are parallel with the axes of the universal mounting and since the center of universal rotation of the handle means coincides with the intersection of the axes of the pulley wheels the feel7 of said handle coincides with the dirigible mounting such that said handle, when moved to any position, will move the lamp in the mounting to the same position and said handle, since the same is not ofi:l center, will have what may be termed the correct feeling that the lamp has been sok no n

moved With the handle and simultaneously therenf'irh and to the same extent.

1n Fig. 10 there is illustrated suitable tautening means herein shown in the form of brackets 93, suitably secured to the vehicle chassis or frame and slidably supported in said brackets are pulley supports 94 carrying` the pulleys-95 Which are'associated With the several cable means. The pulley support 94 is provided with a sliding andyielding connection with the bracket 93 by suitable coil spring means 96, as shown. Thus, the bracket means 96 normally maintains the cables and 50 taut at all times, but has not sui/iicient tension to prevent movement of the universal mounting when the handle is moved. Other means such as the connectors 97 in the form of turn-buckles or other usual or preferred means are provided vwhereby the length the several cables may be readily adjusted so that the amount of tension and slack to be taken up by the means previously described will be substantially similar for all the cables. The aforesaid adjusting or connecting means also permits the cables to be readily threaded through the pulleys and be brought to a convenient point to be connected.

Reference will now be had to Figs. 12 to 16 inclusive wherein a plurality of mountings, herein sho Wn as two in number, are associated togetherl in parallel and so connected that a single set of cables controlled by a single handle means is suiiicient to actuate all of said mountings simultaneously. Asshown clearly in Fig. 12 one portion of the cable 4() branched to form a loop 140, and the loop is also connected with a similar loop 140 formed by the branched connection of the other portion of the cable 40. Thus, movement of the cable means 40 Will move both of the mountings. Similarly the cable is branched as at 150 and is similarly moved.

ln the present invention, however, the branched cables 140 and 150 do not extend directly to the lamp mounting, but subsidiary cable means is associated therewith and said subsidiary means is suitably connected to the branched cable means by connecting lmeans which permits either of said mountings to be disconnected from operative association with the cable means 40 and 5() so that the receiving lamp or lamps or mountings Will'still be responsive to the actuation ofthe handle. duch means includes the subsidiary connections 141 and the subsidiary connections 151, which are associated With the branched connections 140 and 150 and are actuated thereby. Each of the connections 141 and 151 constitutes a closed loop and is associated with the mounting in substantiallythe same manner as `the cables 40 and 50 respectively Were associated With said mounting, the details of the niounting being clearly shown in Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive. Suitable means indicated in' Figs. 12 and 13 by the numeral 142 includes afpair of similar.` cams, each cam portion being associated with a pulley Wheel.

Reference will now be had to i? 14 to 16 'inclusive and in said'figures the connecting means 142, shovvn in Figs. 12 and 13 and illustrated i-n detail, comprises a pulley Wheel 143 in parallelrelation with a pulley Wheel 144, said pulley Wheels being slidably supported with respect to their axes so that the pulley Wheels may be movable toward and away from each other. Herein the intermediate connecting means positioned between said pulley Wheels, vwhereby when said pulley Wheels are moved towards each other, said pulley wheelswvill'iiiove together as a unit, is

shown as a. pair of similarly and oppositely formed'cams 145. Each of the aforesaid constructionsis provided for each branched connectionand for each subsidiary loop cable, and since tivo controls are illustrated for each mountingin Figs. 12 and 13, although additional controls may be added in a similar manner, the connecting means hereinbefore described for the several controls for each mounting are associated together so that said connecting means for each mounting may be rendered non-operative Whole, although of course, ind'vidua'l controlling or actuating means may be provided, if desired.v l-lerein the common control for the plural controls `of a dirigible mounting in parallel relation with other diri-giblelmountings is shown including a cross bar146 to which is secured the pulley Wheels v144. Pivotally supported in standard means 147-is a rock shaft 148 and associated with said shaft and rockable there- With are the levers 149, each associated with the ears 152 on the plate 14 whereby a balancedi construction is secured. A common lever 153r is medianly positioned upon the rock shaft 148 and between the connecting means hereinbefore described and suitable actuating means 154 is connect-ed to the other end'of the lever 153 for rocking` the shaft 143 and associated mechanism to elevate the cams 145 and pulley Wheels 144 out of association with the complementary cam means 145 and pulley Wheel 143, thereby disconnecting-the connection or association of the subsidiary controls with the branch controls just described. Thus, when the actuating` rod 154 is actuated by any suitable means, such-as a pedal or the like, or handle means positioned in the drivers compartment ofthemotor vehicle, the desired universal mounting in parallel association With other mounting'Y or mount-ings may be disconnected from said branch association and rendered inoperative' with respect to the handle actuation.

Figs. 18 to 22 illustrate a complete gear construction embodying the same features hereinbefore described and the broader features of the invention are identical With those now to be described, although the specific features thereof differ slightly. Figs. 18, 19 and 20 il'- lustrate in detail the universal mounting when associated with a lamp construction, while Figs. 21 and 22 illustrate a similar handle means. In order to illustrate the gear construction the same has been reduced to the Vtiltable and turnahle headlight wherein a complete turn can be made which thereby gives adjustment in any position of the sphere of possible movement. In the aforesaid iigures the lamp housing and the usual. construction is indicated generally by the numeral 200 and the trunnion by 201. The trunnion 201 may, of course, be hollow or may be solid, depending upon whether means is to be introduced into the lamp housing or not. Upon the trunnion 201 is a beveled gear y202meshing with a bevel gear 203, which bevelgear is rotatable by a shaft 204 in turn rotatable by another shaft 204', said shaft being connected to a third shaft 205 by the intermediate bevel gears 206 and 207 respectively. All the aforesaid construction is contained within the hollow yoke 208, as shown clearly in Fig. 18. The yoke 208is provided with a circular sleeve portion 209 which terminates in a gear wheel or bevel gear 210. A stationary base 211 is provided with a tubular guide portion 212, which is associated with the tubular portion 209 and rotatably supports the forli and prevents the movement of said fork toward said base 211. Outward movement of the `fork upon said base is prevented by the circular closure or guard member 213. The fork 208 is provided with a circular guide 214'while the base is provided with a similar guide 215, said guides being in aligned relation and adapted to slidably support a circular or cylindrical rack 216] The rack 216 engages a gear 217 supported upon a shaft 218 which is rotatable with the fork 208. The other end of the shaft 218 carries a bevel gear 219y which meshes with a similar' bevel gear 220 upon the shaft 205. Thus, in any position of the fork the circular rack is always in mesh with the gear 217 to tilt the lamp construction 200 upon the trunnion axis. The fork in turn is rotatable through the gear kwheel 210. Thus, the axes of the circular rack 216 and the circular gear 210 coincide. The closure 213 is` provided with a bearing 221 and in said bearing is rotatably supported A a pinion gear 222 which meshes with the vgearA wheel 210. The wheel 222 is rotatable by a sleeve 223 or by a hollow flexible shaft or equivalent means. VVit-hin the sleeve of the hollow flexible shaft 223 is a shaft, solid or tubular as preferred and stiff or flexible also as preferred, said shaft being indicated byv 228 also in mesh with the circular rack 216.

The handlemeans is illustrated in Figs. 21 and 22 and comprises a substantially similar construction to that hereinbefore described. In said figures the stationary base is indicated by the numeral 230 and is provided with a cylindrical guide 231 which receives a circular cylindrical rack 232 substantially similar to the circular rack 216. The stationary housing isapertured and receives the hollow shaft 223 and the shaft 224, as shown. Upon the hollow shaft 223 and rotatable therewith is a bevelpinion 233 which mesheswith a bevel gear wheel 234 rotatably supported in the housing 230. Securedto said bevel gear and rotatabletherewithisahousing 235. The circular rack 232 is mounted axially with the gear wheel 234. The shaft 224 terminates within the housing and carries a gear 239. Thus, in spite of rotational movement the rack will always be in mesh with the gear 239. Also in mesh with the cylindrical rack 232 is another gear 240 which is carried on a shaft 241 which also carries a bevel gear 242, which in turn meshes with another bevel gear 243 upon one end of the shaft 244. The other end of the shaft 244 carries a bevel gear 245 in mesh with a bevel gear 246. The axis of the bevel gear 246 intersects the axis of the bevel gear 234 and also the circular rack 232. The housing 235 is suitably slotted at 247 and through the same extends a handle 248 which is rigid with the gear 246. y

Thus, the handle 248 is rotatable ina plane the center of which is the intersection of the axis of the gear 234 and the gear 246 to provide for universal movement.

Reference will now be had to Figs. 23 and 24 wherein the dirigible control handle means is illustrated in detail and said handle. being a universally movable handle, it, of course, being understood that the handle means illustrated in Figs. 4 to 9 inclusive is not entirely but substantially universally movable since there is a portion of the sphere of Vrotation which is obstructed by the housing, since the form in Figs. 4 to 9 is designed for compactness yet be suitable for the average requirement: In Figs. 23 and 24, 402 indicates the wheel provided with a pulley wheel portion 403 about which the cable 40 is wrapped. Herein but one wrap is illustrated. The pulley wheel 402 is rotatably supported in the stationary base 400 upon the ledge 401. The spacing sleeve 404 isv associated with said wheel to retain the same upon the ledge. The usual closure members 405 and 406 are associated with the base in substantially the saine manner as the similarly numbered numbers in the 100 Iseries are associated. Depending from the wheel 402 is a lbracket arm 416 which terminates in the rotatable bearing 450, as shown. Said bearing is apertured to receive the cable 54 and rotatably v.supported in the bearing 450 is a pulley wheel 417 to which the able 501s tvappeci 'sever-ai times. A ''oiw'fer V455,2 secures said pulley Avvl'y'ieel said 'rtat'able bearing o. With aie recepties 'of .the are going4 and the lottset pulleyslla, 'thefotl'i'er parts in Figs. 23 and vvhich are similar to the parts in Figs. e to 9 vinclusive aresi'mila'rly numbered enceptftlia't the tir l gro'up is, i'n the 40D series 'ivhile the other rg'roip i`s in lthe lOO series. l A y ,Y

In F 25 there illustrated an Yextension and not va modi `cation of the inye'ntien. In this neiitension,it 1ere is shcivn `a 'plurality o't diligible, handles 'or cgntrolling' means associated 'ivithfthe glie cables an d in sai d ligure 106 ii dica-tes the housing' and ',122 nthe handle universally,movable therein., ,The numerals 40 and 50 also indicate the cable; n'iea'ns hereinfefore described. Associated `with each end of the 4cable l0, sub,stantially sin'i'il'arto thebranchedcables 140, Aillu'strated in F l2, arel the branch ,cablese While associated yv-ith the cables are the branch cables 350. The branch cables 340 and 350 are/each associated ivith suitable 4cennocting means generally indicated by the numeral '142, said 4connecting means being' sho'yvn clearly in detail in'Figs. |14 to 16 inclusive. Also 'associated with said connecting means vand connecting' Ythe Ysame 'With vthe liandlemeans b ereinbfelore described, are thefleo'ps 341 and 351 respectively @settima wat aie "ranch connections 3&0 and 3.50 in lturn connected to the single Acables 4() and 50. vAs shown v'clearly in Fig, 25 the Sing-'ie @ities tenia '5o may beieenaeeted to either'asi'ngle dirigible'munting'or a pluralityE of rigible mounti'ngs similarly vcnnject'ed, 'as Shown in sie. ie, Fig. fas intense ing jan extension 'f Fig. I2, said last, it desired, being cenn'e'c'ted by the connecting device such'as that indicated by the )numeral 97 in Fig. 1l. A

Thus, the mechanism described and illustrated inthe 'fo egoiiig specifications broadly includes a zplurility 'of di'rigible mi'iiitings, a plurality 'of 'd'i'rigible handles Vassociated together such that but Aa single handle Yor control means is adapted toac'tua'te :ene 'or any one mounting' or all of the handles areiad'a'p'ted to actuate any or all of the mount'ings,l/each mounting Ibeing as illustratediin detail in Figs. l to 3 inclusive, vandeach lhandle being illustrated in detail in Figs. 4 to 9 incln's'ive and in Figs. v2 and 24 as vell, While the positioning of the mounting and the handle means in the Ipreferred position is illustrated iirFigs. l0 and ll. .4 Y

In the claims the term .,comp'letfely dirigible is intended to include a device .capable of rot-ating about twotransversea'xes r'tor 360 of rotation.

The invention claimed is:

l. A dirigible Construction including ra completely dirigible movable mounting', a completely dirigible movable handle, cable means cnnecting said handle and said aan a m'unting, 'and means fer maintaining' said cable 'smeans taut at all times.

2. A d'i'iigible construction including` "a completely dirigible movable mounting, a completely dirigible movable handle', cable means connecting said handle and 'said mounting, means for adjusting; the length ot the cable means to the handle and the 'mounting, and means fer maintaining the adjusted 'cable means 'taut at `alll les.

A diri'fi'ble constr'nctioii incbjidingja 'coni'l'ilet'ely rotatable supporting member and a A'secoif'i'd member p'iyotally m5: thereon and 'conipletcly rotatable on lthe @ivf otal m'ount'i'ng, iu coinbii'z'iatio'i'i with i'vhee'ls 'mounted to revelve =en 'ax "s at right Aangles toeac'h other but 5ha ving'd'll nt cente'rscf rotation, handle means 'associated with both of 'said wheels and vadapted to control either Ycrboth at will, and'co'nnec'ting 'i'nea'ns cdnnected to said Wheels and said `first meintioned supporting member ,and said second Vnien'tioned member respecltivel'y,r whereby -ineveivnent of the handle is transmitted YSto the second yinerftined member.

e. A dirigible construction including a completely rotatable sup/porting meinbe4 "d a secnd member pivotally 'iiiounted thereon and 'coi'npletely lif'tzttable on the pivotal iijioii'nting, in combination With two Wheels iriou'nted to rev lve"on -ares at right angles to each other, a handle means associated witl 'both ot said Wheels and adapted lcontrol 'either or both 'at will, and cmnec C means lconnected te said yvheels andt said tirstmentioned member 'and the second mentioned member respectively whereby movei'nent nl the handle Vmeans is 'transmitted to vthesecond mentioned member, said handle and second menticned member 'being connected to the cin/necting 'means and Wheels 'such :that 'said "second member Will alivays take lthe direction our the handle.

y dirigfible construction kcomprising` a c 'ntrolled vimembefr, a 'base itiltably 15nd tiirnably moi'inting the same, `a handle, another ibase .'tiltably and turnably mounting' said handle, and means constantly connectingl the handle tothe member for movement vwhereby the member *will be moved synchronously by and with the handle, said bases being 'posi- 'tioned With 1respect toeach other 'such tliat'the 'direction Iof the handle and Athe menil'ier will always be cc'ii'ncident orlpaiallel.

l 6. A' device of the'character described in claim 5, characterized connection 'be- Itween the ycontrolledj incmbcr and its supporting base and another ccnnec "en lbetween the handle andits'supporting Ebase whereby coincident or Vparallel 'moven'ient is secured and complete turning; movement 'through 860 circular degrees is possible. c

" A' dirigfible construction ineludintf 'in r. combination pluralityA ol members each ldirigibly mounted lor tilting and turning Tuo Aeo

ling means.

8. A dirigible construction including in combination a plurality vof members each dirigibly mounted for tilting and turing movement, a single controlling means, means connecting said single controlling means with all of said dirigibly mounted members and simultaneously controlling the same,

Vmeans interposed in said connecting means for disconnecting one of said dirigibly mounted members from said simultaneous connections, and means for holding said separated dirigibly mounted member from free swinging movement.

9. A dirigible construction including in combination a plurality of dirigibly mounted members, controlling means therefore, dual controlling connectors for each dirigibly mounted member and connected to the controlling means, a separable controlling device for each dua-l connector, and a common means for operating the pair of separable devices for connecting and disconnecting the dirigibly mounted member controlled thereby.

10. A mounting including a base, a support rotatably and slidably mounted on the base, spring means for forcing said support in one direction, means on the base for limiting said slidable movement of said support, and means for rota-ting said support on said base.

11. A mounting including a tubular base, a support rotatably and slidably mounted in the tubular portion of said base and having a portion extending below said tubular portion and extending outwardly, spring means for forcing the support from said base, and means extending outwardly from said base to limit the movement of said support.

12. A'mounting including a tubular base, a support rotatably and slidably mounted in the tubular portion of said base and having a portion extending below said tubular portion and extending outwardly, spring means for forcing the support from said base, means enclosing said tubular construction and extending outwardly from said base to limit the outward movement of said support, and means within said enclosed means for turning said support on said base.

13. A mounting including a tubular base, a tubular support rotatably mounted in the tubular portion of said base and having a portion extending downwardly and extending outwardly, a member movably supported by said support, a spring Vfor forcing the support from said base, means enclosing said closing means for turning said support on said base, and operating mechanism for moving said member and positioned in said tubular support so as to be' undisturbed by movement of the support upon the base.

14. A controller for a dirigible construction including a stationary base, a wheel rotatably mounted on said stationary base, a second wheel rotatably mounted on said first wheel with intersecting transverse axes, and a handle mounted on the second wheel and clearing said base for complete dirigibility.

15. A dirigible controller for a dirigible construction including a stationary base, a wheel rotatably mounted on said stationary base, and a second wheel rotatably mounted on said first wheel, said wheels having differ'- ent centers and lying in p-lanes at right angles to each otherbut having intersecting axes forming a right angle.

16. A controller for dirigible construction including a stationary base, a hollow wheel rotatably mounted on said stationary base, a second hollow wheel rotatably mounted on said iirst hollow wheel, a handle associated with said wheels for turning either or both, and means associated with the handle and centrally positioned with respect to said hollow wheels for providing a third control.

'17. A controller'for a dirigible construction including astationary base, a centrally apertured wheel rotatably mounted on said base, a second wheel rotatably mounted on said lirst mentioned wheel, means centrally positionedV in said aperture andcentrally positioned with respect to the axis of said second wheel, handle means associated with said wheels for turning either or both, said handle means including a plurality of relatively movable means, said central positioned means being associated with one of said relatively movable handle means for providing a third control.

18. A controller for a dirigibleconstruction including a. stationary base, a centrally apertured wheel rotatably mounted on said base, a second wheel rotatably mounted on said. rst mentioned wheel, means centrally posi-v tioned in said aperture and centrally positioned with respect to the axis of said second wheel, handle means associ-ated with said wheels for turning either or both, said handle means including a plurality of relatively movable means,said centrally positionedmeansbeing associated with one of said relatively movable means for providing a'. third control, and means associated with said relatively movable means for yieldingly retaining said relatively movable handle means in adj ust-ed position yifst permit forcible relative movement thereo' Y 19.A dirigible construction including in combination a plurality of pivotally supported supporting members, another member pivotally mounted on each of said supporting members, two wheels associated with each pair of associated members and mounted to revolve on axes at right angles to each other and adjacent each other, a single handle means associated with both of said wheels, means connected to one of said wheels, other means connected to the other of said wheels, branch means connected to the supporting member and to one of said connecting means, other branch means connected to 'the other connecting means whereby movement of the handle means is transmitted to all of said associated members, interlocking cam n'ieans for each branch connection, means associated with said cam means of each pair of associated members to render inoperative the connecn tions thereto from thel handle means, and means associated with each of said dirigibiy mount-ed members for holding the supported dirigibly mounted member against free swinging movement but permitting the forcible universal movement thereof when connected to the controlling means.

20. A dirigible construct-ion including in combination a plurality of pivotally supported supporting members, another member pivotally mounted on each of said supporting members, two wheels associated with each pair of associated members and mounted to revolve on axes at right angles to each other and adjacent each other, a. single handle means associated with both of said wheels, means connected to one of said wheels, other means connected to the other of said wheels,

branch means connected to the supporting member and to one of said connecting means, other branch means connected to the other connecting means whereby movement of the handle means is transmitted to all of said associated members, interlocking cam means for each branch connection, and means associated with said cam means of each pair of associated means to render inoperative the connections thereto from the handle means.

21. A dirigible construct-ion including in combination a plurality of pivotally supported supporting members, another member pivotally mounted on eac-h of said supporting members, two wheels: associated with each pair of associated members and mounted to revolve on axes at right angles to each other and adjacent each other7 a single handle means associated with all of said pairs of said wheels, means connected to one of said wheels, other means connected to the other of said wheels, branch means connected to the support-ing member and to one of said connecting means, other branch means connected to the other connecting means whereby movement of the handle means is transmitted to all of said associated members, and separable means associated with the branch conn" ations of each pair of associated members to render inoperative the connection between said pair of associated,members andthe handle.

22. A dirigible construction including in combination a plurality of pivotally supported supporting members, another member piv- `otally mounted on each of said supporting members, two wheels .associated with each pair of associated members and mounted to revolve on axes at right angles to each other and adjacent each other, a single handle means associated with all of said pairs of said y wheels, means connected to one of said wheels, other means connected to the kother of said wheels, branch means connected to the pivot-ally supported supporting member and to one of said connecting means, and other branch means connected to the other connect-- ing means whereby movement of the handle means is transmittedto all ofsaid plural pairs of pivotally associated members.

23. A device of the character described in claim 5, characterized by a connection between the controlled member and its supporting base and another connection between the handle and its supporting` base whereby coincident or parallel movement is secured same, having a pair of axes intersecting, a

handle, a support therefor tiltably and turnably supporting the same having intersecting axes, and means constantly connecting the handle and the controlled member for movement for simultaneously tilting and turning movement without interference.

26. A device of the character described in claim 25, characterized by the handle and the controlled memberv being so supported that the movement ofeach'will be simultaneously and constantly synchronous and parallel.

27. A dirigible construction including in combination a plurality of dirigibly mounted members, a plurality of dirigible controlling means, means connecting. said controlling means in parallel, other means connecting said dirigibly mounted members in parallel, and means connecting said parallel connecting means whereby any one of said dirigible controlling means is adapted to control all of` saiddi,1 gibly mounted members.

9S if i lrigible construction including 1n combination a plurality of dirigibly mounted members, a plurality of dirigible controlling means, means connecting said controlling means in parallel, other means connecting said dirigibly mounted members, and individual means for each dirigibly mounted member interposed in said dirigibly mounted member parallel connection :for disconnecting said parallel connection from the dirigibly mo untedv member.

29. A dirigible construction including in combination a plurality of dirigibly mounted members, a plurality of dirigible controlling means, means connecting said controlling means in parallel, other means connecting said dirigibly mounted members in parallel, means connecting said parallel connecting means whereby one and all of said dirigible controlling means is adapted to control one and all ei' said dirigibly mounted members, means for each dirigibly mounted member interposed in said dirigibly mounted member parallel connecting means fordisconnecting said parallel Connection from the dirigibly mounted member, means associated with eacl dir ribly mounted member for preventing free snf'intging;` movement thereof when disassociated by said interposed means, and. means for each dirigible controlling means interposed in said dirigible controlling parallel. connecting means for disassociating said parallel connection from adjacent dirigibleoon-v trolling means.

30. A completely dirigible construction including,` a completely dirigibl-e mounting, a completely dirigible control and means connecting said mounting to said Control for synchronous movement of the former by and with the latter.

In Witness whereof, I have hereunto alixed my signature.

GEORGE WM. -H. LONG.

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