July 31, 1934.
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Filed March 24. 1931
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Patented July 31, 1934
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UNITED STATES’ PATENT OFFICE
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1,968,560
REGISTER
Frederick W. Kulicke, Philadelphia, Pa., assignor
to Mitchell Specialty Company, Philadelphia,
Pa., a corporation- of Pennsylvania
Application March 24, 1931, Serial No. 524,565
4 Claims. (01. 98-101)
In the drawing I have shown at 1 the outer or
My invention relates to devices, commonly
known as registers, for regulating and control discharge end portion of a pipe or ?ue from
ling the discharge of air through and from a ?ue which air, usualy heated. is discharged. The end
terminating in a room to be heated or venti portion thereof projects through an opening 2
5 lated. The present invention relatesprimarily provided in a wall 3, such as the front end portion 1
to registers for use in automobiles to control the of the body of an automobile. The end of the
discharge thereinto from a pipe or ?ue of air pipe or ?ue 1 projects a short distance beyond
which has been heated by its passage in contigu the inner side of the wall 3 as shown in Fig. 1.
ous relation to the motor or some part heated by The device embodying my invention is mounted
1')‘ the exhaust gases from such motor.
on the outer or discharge end of the said pipe or '
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The general object of the invention is to pro
vide a register of simple construction and of a
character such that it may be manufactured at a
minimum of expense or cost.
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It also is an object of the‘ invention to provide
a register‘ embodying novel means of a character
such that the means for controlling the discharge
of air, warm or cold, from the ?ue may beadjust
ed readily to any position desired.
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?ue. The device comprises a base ‘or supporting
member consisting of a plate 5 having an opening
6 centrally located therein. The edge of the said
openingisprovidedwith an inwardly‘or rearward
ly extending ?ange 7 slotted at intervals as in
dicated at v8 so as to ‘provide relatively narrow
portions which are more or less yielding and
which are resilient. The slotted ?ange 7 is
adapted to be inserted in the open end of the pipe
To the foregoing and other ends the invention
comprehends the construction as hereinafter de
scribed in detail, particularly de?ned in the.
claims, and as shown in the drawing wherein I
or ?ue 1 and the frictional engagement thereof " l‘
device shown in Figs. 1 and 2.
The outer edge of the annular ?at portion 16 of
the plate 15 is bent and extended rearwardly as
shown at 17. Such rearwardly-bent portion is of
with the inner side of the said pipe holds the said
base member in position on the said pipe. It will
be apparent that the plate 5 may be rotated about
have illustrated a construction embodying the the axis of the pipe 1 so as to adjust the same to
invention in the form which at present is pre any position desired. The outer edge of the plate
ferred by me. It will be understood that changes‘ 5 is provided with ‘a relatively wide projection 10
in the details of construction may be made with the opposite edges of which have rearwardly pro
in the scope of the claims appended hereto with jecting I ears 11. These ears are arranged " in
parallel relation to each other and each of them
out departing from the invention.
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In the drawing:
is provided on its rear edge with a series of 1'
Fig. 1 is a view showing in cross section the notches 12 for a purpose which hereinafter will
device embodying my invention, also showing in be explained. The upper edges of the'said ears
longitudinal section a portion of the front end of preferably are concave as indicated at 13.
For the purpose of regulating and controlling
a pipe or ?ue upon which the said device is
mounted, and also showing in section‘ a fragmen the discharge of air or any other gas from the i
tary portion of a wall of an inclosure such,,for pipe or ?ue 1 I'have provided a cover and de?ector
15 consisting of a metal plate. ' An annular por
example, as an automobile body;
Fig. 2 is a view in front elevation, looking'to tion 16 or the plate 15 is ?at and adapted to be
ward the left in Fig. 1; and
~ - seated in contact with the outer surface of the
Fig. 3 is a view in inside or rear elevation of the plate 5 outside of and surrounding the opening 6. ‘I;
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In the use of the register for controlling the
discharge of warmed or heated air into the in
terior of the body of an automobile it usually is
45 mounted at the front of'the automobile upon the
a character to add to the ornamental appearance
of the register but it also tends to cause greater
dash board or any other part or portion of the dispersion of the air which escapes from the pipe
front wall of the structure. However, it is to be or ?ue 1 and impinges upon the inner or rear sur
understood- that the register may be mounted face of the cover and de?ector plate 15. The
upon the bottom of the automobile. Although plate 15 is provided with a relatively wide pro
50 ‘the register is intended primarily for use for con jecting portion 20, the side and end‘ portions of 10‘
trolling the admission of heated air to the inte which are provided with ?anges 21 and 22 respec
rior of an automobile body it is to be understood tively. The side ?anges overlie and for the most
that it also may be used for controlling the ad part conceal the ears 11 at the opposite side edges
mission of air into the rooms of dwellings or oth . of the projection 10 of the plate"5.
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For the purpose of pivotally connecting the "'9
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cover and de?ector plate 15 to the ears 11 I have
provided pivots 23 which extend through the ears
or projections 11 and the side ?anges 21. These
pivots serve to connect the cover and de?ector
plate 15 to the ears or projections 11 upon the
base member of the register but at the same time
permit pivotal movement of the said cover and
de?ector as indicated by the dash and dot lines
‘at 25 in Fig. 1 of of the drawing.
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For the purpose of retaining the cover and
de?ector both in closed position and in any open
position to which it may be adjusted I have pro
1. A register, comprising a base plate having
a projection extending outwardly from one edge
thereof the'opposite edges of which are provided
with rearwardly extending ears, the said plate
having an opening therethrough, a cover and de
?ector for controlling the passage of air through
said opening, the said cover having a projection
from one edge thereof which projection is pro
vided with side ?anges and an end ?ange, means
for pivotally connecting the said side ?anges to
the said ears, and means in engagement with the
said ears for retaining the said cover and de?ec
vided a spring plate catch 26 upon the inner side tor in any position to which it may be adjusted.
of the ?ange 22. The intermediate central por
2. A register for controlling the discharge of
15 tion of the plate 26' is secured to the correspond air from a ?ue, comprising a base plate having
ing portion of the ?ange 22 by means of rivets an opening therethrough from the edge of which
27. The opposite end portions of the said spring a rearwardly extending ?ange projects, a pro
plate 26 are bent inwardly away from the ?ange jection extending from one edge of the said base
22, as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawing, and termi plate, the opposite edges of the outer end por
20 nate in slightly inwardly extending reduced por tion of said projection having rearwardly extend
tions 28 the inner surfaces of which are rounded
as indicated at 29 in Fig. 1 for engagement with
the notches 12 in the ears of projections 11 and
also with the rear end portions of the ccncaved
edges 13 of the ears 11. When the cover and de
?ector is in closed position as shown in full lines
ing ears the rear edges of which are provided
with notches, a cover for controlling the passage
of air through said opening, means for pivotally
connecting the said cover to the said base plate,
and means on said cover cooperating with said
notches for holding the said cover either in‘ closed
in Fig. 1 the portions 28 engage the outer edges position or in any open position to which it may
of the ears or projections 11 in adjoining rela be adjusted,
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tion to the notches therein, as shown in Fig. 1.
3. A register for controlling the discharge of
If it is desired to adjust the cover and de?ector air from a ?ue, comprising a base plate having
to an open position it is but necessary to take an opening therethrough and having a ?ange ex
hold of the edge portion thereof and exert an tending rearwardly from said opening, which
outward pull thereon, whereupon the outer end ?ange .is provided with slots at intervals therein
portions of the spring 26 will yield to permit the to form slightly yielding resilient portions‘ for
movement thereof over the teeth between the engaging the end of the said ?ue for adjustably 110
notches 12 to thereby permit the movement oi’ supporting the base plate thereon, the said base
the cover and de?ector to any open position which plate having ears projecting rearwardly from an
may be desired. The rounding of the reduced
portions 28 as indicated at 29 and the tapering
and rounded projections between the notches upon
the ears or projections 11 facilitate the movement
of the cover and de?ector from either closed to
open or from open to closed position.
By rotatably adjusting the device with respect
to the discharge end of the pipe or ?ue 1 the
direction of the ?ow of air as it is discharged
from the pipe or ?ue and from the register may
be controlled. The frictional action of the por
tions of the ?ange 7 intermediate the notches 8
therein operates to hold the device in any position
to which it may be adjusted upon the outer dis
charge end of the pipe or ?ue 1.
It will be seen by my invention I have provided
edge portion thereof the rear edges of which are
provided with notches, a cover and de?ector plate
for controlling the discharge of air from the said 115
?ue, means for pivotally connecting said cover
plate to the said ears, and a spring device sup
ported 'by the said cover plate and engaging the
notches in the said ears for holding the said cover
and de?ector plate in any position to which it
may be adjusted about the axis of its pivotal
movement.
4. A register for controlling the discharge of
air from a ?ue, comprising a base plate having
an opening therethrough, means for securing said
base plate to the open end of said ?ue, the said
base plate having a projection extending out
a register of extremely simple construction and wardly from one edge thereof, said projection
having rearwardly extending ears provided with.
65 of a character such that it may be manufactured
at a minimum of cost and expense, and also that notches upon their rear and inner edges, a cover
the device embodying the invention is of a char and de?ector plate for controlling the discharge
acter such that it is highly suitable for use in the of air from the said ?ue, said cover and de?ec
regulating and controlling of the discharge. of tor plate-having. a projection at one edge there
,heated air into the interior of the body of an, of the opposite sides and outer edges of which are
provided with rearwardly extending side and end
automobile.
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Although the device has been designed pri ?anges, pivots for pivotally connecting the said
marily for use in connection with automobile side ?anges with the said ears, and spring means
bodies it is apparent that it may be used for con mounted upon the end ?ange for engaging the
trolling the discharge of air into the rooms of said notches for holding the said cover and de 140
?ector plate in any position to which it may be
structures of other character.
Having thus described my invention, what I adjusted.
FREDERICK W. KULICKE.
claim and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:
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CERTIFICATE or CORRECTION.
Patent No.1‘l,968,560.
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July 31, 1934.
FREDERICK w. RULICRE.
It is hereby “It'll-H64: that error _appears in the printed specification of the
above numbered [)?it‘lli requiring correction as follows: Page 2, line 23, for "of"
read or; line 53, after "seen" insert ‘that; and line 140, claim 4,~before '-'p0sition"
insert open; and that the said Letters Patent should he read with these corrections
therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Office.
Signed and sealed this 11th day of September, A. D. 1934.
Leslie Frazer
(Seal)
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Acting Commissioner of Patents.