US354771A - Station-indicator - Google Patents

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Gr. T. CLARK.

STATION INDIUATOR. No. 354,771, Patented Dec. 21, 1886.

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STATION-INDICATOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 354,711, dated December 21, 1886. Application filed August 20, 1886. Serial No. 2l1.416. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, GEORGE T. CLARK, of Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements in Station-Indicators; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification. v

This invention relates 'to certain new and useful improvements in station-indicators.

The object of this invention is to provide a convenient means whereby the names of succeeding stations upon a line of railroad can readily be displayed to the occupants of a car, and full instructions imparted as to changestations.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my im proved device ready for use. Fig. 2 is an elevation of one of the station-cards.

In the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, A represents a box or a receptacle provided with an elongated opening, a, through which the name of a station is displayed. This box or caseis designed.

to be placed in the end of a car, where it can easily be seen by the occupants, and is pro vided with a bell, B, which latter is rung by the brakeman, as hereinafter stated.

0 represents a series of cards, each card having printed upon its face the name of a station on the road upon which itis being employedas, for instance, the names of stations upon the W. St. L. & P. Ry.beginning with Toledo and ending with Danville, the two termini of the run made by a crew for that section of the road. Each card has secured to it a tag, D, upon which is affixed the numeral designating the number of its respective station. These'cards are arranged serially, if starting from Toledo, with the name Toledo displayed through the opening a. Before arriving at the next station the brakeman enters the car, removes the Toledo card, and

places it at the rear of the series, thus displaying the name of the next station, South Toledo. By then ringing thebellhe calls the attention of the passengers to the indicator. If the station is a junction or change-station, asuitable card is provided, to be suspended from the hooks E, upon which is printed the information that passengers must change cars at that station forpoints reached upon another road.

By the employment of a device of this characterpassengers are always advised in advance of the name of the next station upon the road with but little trouble to the brakeman, and Without depending upon theuncertain calls of the brakeman, which are often so indistinct that passengers are often carried beyond their destination.

What I claim as my invention is In a station-indicator, the combination of the case A, having an elongated opening, station-cards O, and bell B, said cards being provided with numeral-tags D, substantially as described.

GEO. T. CLARK. Witnesses: 4

H. S. SPRAGUE, E. SoULLY.

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