J. E. OSLUND.

UNIVERSAL TEST INDICATOR.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 1. 1915.

Patented Oct. 26, 1915.

WITNESSES: I[\7 VEN TOR.

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JOHN E.~0SI1UND, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.
UNIVERSAL TEST-INDICATOR.
Speci?cation of ,Letters Patent. Patented 10st. 26, 1915.
Application ?led June 1, 1915. Serial No. 31,1117.

To all whom it may concern.‘ plate. Arms 23 project outwardly from

*Be it known that 1, JOHN E. OsLUND, a the plate and serve as a support for an in
subject of the King of Sweden, and a resi dicating bar 24 thatis preferably secured
dent of Hartford, in the county of Hartford at‘ its ends between the arms 23. This bar to
and State of Connecticut, have invented a is preferably round in cross section and is
new and Improved Universal Test-Indi provided with graduations to determine the
cator, of which the following is a speci?ca degree of movement ofthe hand, or pointer
tion. 20,,the indicating end 25 .of this hand or
My invention relates more especially to pointer being preferably circular or ring 65
10 that class of devices above named, and an shaped‘and surrounding the bar 24:. Said '
object of my invention, among others, is the graduations preferablv extend entirelv
-. Iproduction of such an indicator that shall around the box and have numerals or other
e extremely convenient in use, simple in indicating characters 26 located at various
‘construction and accurate in operation. points around the bar for determining the 70
vl5 One form of indicator embodying my in position of the hand or pointer 20 irrespec
vention and in the “construction and use of tive of the position that the indicator shall
, which the objects herein set out, as well as occupy.
others, may be attained, is illustrated in While I have shown and described here
the accompanying drawings, in which— in a satisfactory form of mechanism that
to Figure 1 is a plan view of an indicator will accomplish my purpose, this may
embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a view be departed from to a greater or lesser de
partially in lengthwise central section through gree and yet be within the spirit and intent
my improved indicator showing the con of the invention which I do not therefore
struction of parts. Fig. 3?is a view in cross limitto the exact construction herein shown dd
25 section through the same on plane denoted and described.
by dotted line 3-—3_of Fig. 2. 1 claim——
In the accompanying drawings the nu 1. An indicator comprising a body. an in
, meral 6 denotes the body of the indicator dicating bar, means for supporting said bar
_ having a handle 7 extending from one edge on the body, indicating mechanism support 85
90 thereof and with a recess 8 located therein. ed by the body and including an indicating
A quill 9 is secured to one edge of the body, vneedle, an indicating hand having an indi
preferably in ‘a screw threaded socket 10 cating end projecting on opposite sides of
therein and a needle 11 extends through this the bar, the latter having indicating charac
quill, projecting at each end thereof, and ex
ters on different sides thereof, and. an oper
35 tending at one end into the recess 8. The ating connection between said hand and
quill 9 has a spring chamber 12 slightly needle.
larger in diameter than the opening which 2. An indicator comprising a body, an in
receives the needle 11. An enlargement 13 dicating bar, means for supporting said bar
"ls formed on the needle, resting against the on the body, indicating mechanism support 11%
110 bottom of the chamber 12 ‘to prevent out ed by the body and including an indicating
ward movement of the needle, and a spring needle, an indicating hand having a ring
14 presses against ‘said enlargement and shaped indicating end surrounding said bar,
against the end wall 15 of the spring cham- Y the latter being provided with indicating
her. characters upon different sides thereof, and
A shoulder, in the construction shown an operating connection between said hand
formed by a head 16, at the end of the needle’ and needle.
receives a lip 17 on a connecting lever 18, '3. An indicator comprising a body, arms
pivotally mounted in the recess 8, the oppo rising from the body, an indicating bar at
site end of the lever engaging a shoulder 19 tached at its ends to the ends of said arms ldt
'50 at one end of an indicating hand or pointer and having indicating characters, indicating
20 also pivotally mounted in the recess 8, a mechanism supported by the body and in
spring 21 operating to_ move the hand or cluding an indicating needle, an indicating
pointer away from its position of rest when hand having an indicating end to movably
released by movement of the needle 11. register with characters on the indicating 111,11
55 A plate 22 closes the recess 8, the hand or bar, and an operating connection between
pointer 20 extending through a slot in'the said hand and needle. , '
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4. An indicator comprising a body, arms through said slot, and means for connecting
rising from the body, an indicating bar at said“ indicating needle and said indicating
tached at its ends to the ends of said arms hand.
and having indicating characters on differ 7. An indicator comprising a body having 35
ent sides thereof, indicating mechanism sup~ a recess therein, an indicating needle located
ported by the body and including a needle, in the body and projecting into said recess,
an indicating hand having an indicating means , for exerting continuous pressure
ring at its end surrounding said bar, and an upon said needle in one direction, an indi
operating connection between said hand and cating hand projecting into said recess, con 40
2@ needle. ‘ nections between said hand and needle,
5. An indicator comprising a body with a means for exerting continuous force upon
recess therein and With openings from said said hand in a direction opposed to the
recess on the sides of the body located at force exerted by said needle,‘ and an indicat—
right angles to each other, indicating mecha
ing bar located to register the movements of
315 nism including an indicating hand project said hand.
ing through one of said openings, a frame 8. An indicator comprising a body hav
rising from the side of the body containing ing a recess therein, an indicating needle
this opening, said frame including an indicat having a shoulder and projecting into said
ing bar having characters to register the recess, a spring to force said needle out- -
20 movements of said indicating hand, an indi ward, a lever engaging said shoulder, an
cating needle projecting through the other indicating hand projecting out from said
of said openings in said body, and mecha recess and having a shoulder to engage said
nism connecting said needle and hand. lever whereby the force upon said needle
6. An indicator comprising a bodyuwith holds the lever. at one limit of its play, a
25 a recess therein open on one side, a plate spring for forcing the lever in the opposite
provided with a slot and closing said re direction, and an indicating ‘bar to register
cess and having arms rising therefrom, an the movements of said indicating hand.
indicating bar secured to said arms, an in JOHN E. OSLUND.
dicating mechanism including an indicating Witnesses:
needle projecting Within said’ recess,- an in ARTHUR B. JENKINS,
dicating ‘hand projecting from the recess E. F. EATON.