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UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE..
WILLIS ALBERT TOMISON, OF WINNSBORO, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-
HALF TO JOHN F. HITT, OF WINNSBORO, TEXAS.
FAN.
No. 84Q,594. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Jan. 8, 1907.
Application filed May 7, 1906 Serial No, 316,640,
To all whom it may concern: screw 11, adapted toengage the shnk 8 for 55
Be it known that I, WILLIS ALBERT ToMI- locking the casing or housing in adjusted po-
SON, a citizen of the United States, residing sition.
at Winnsboro, in the county of Franklin and Iisposed within the casing or housing is a
5 State of Texas, have invented a new and use- spring - motor, consisting of a supporting-
ful Fan, of which the-following is a specifica- frame 12, inwhich is j ournaled awinding-shaft 6o
tion. 13, carrying a master-gear 14 and having at-
This inventionrelates to spring-motors, tacked thereto one end of a motive spring 15,
and has for its object to provide a compara- the opposite end of which is secured in any
10 tively simple, inexpensive, and efficient de- suitable manner to a pin or post 16, fastened
vice of this character adapted to be suspend- to the casing, as shown. The master-gear 14 65
ed from a ceiling or other suitable support meshes with a pinion 17, secured to a stub-
for operating a fan. shaft 18, which also carries a gear-wheel 19,
A further object of the invention is to pro- which meshes with the pinion 30. The pin-
;5 vide means for adjusting the motor casing or ion 20 is secured to and mounted for rotation
housing vertically with respect to the ceiling on a shaft 21, carrying a gear 22, which in 70
or other support and to provide improved turn meshes with a pinion 23 on an auxiliary
means for starting and stopping the motor. shaft 24. Secured to the shaft 24 is a gear-
A still further object of the invention is to wheel 25, which engages a pinion 26, carried
20 generally improve this class of devices, so as by an operating-shaft 27, which latter ex-
to increase their utility, durability, and effi- tends through the bottom of the casing or 75
ciency, as well as to reduce the cost of manu- housing and is provided with a fan 28 of any
facture. . . approved construction. The shaft 13 is pro-
With these and other objects in view the vided with a winding-head 29, which also ex-
25 invention consists in the construction and tends through the bottom of the casing, so that
novel combination and arrangement of parts the motor maybe conveniently rewound when 8o
hereinafter fully described, and illustrated in necessary.
the accompanying drawings, it being under- As a means for starting and stopping the
stood that various changes in form,.propor- motor, there is provided a suitable brake
30 tions, and minor details of construction may mechanism, preferably consisting of a rod or
be resorted to within the scope of the ap- wire, one end of which is journaled in the 85
pended claim., frame, as indicated at 30, while the opposite
In the accompanying drawings, forming a end thereof passes through the lower face of
part of this specification, Figure 1 is a side the casing and terminates in an operating-
35 elevation of a fan constructed in accordance handle 31. The intermediate portion of the
with my invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse rod is bent to form a yoke 32, adapted to en- 9o
sectional view taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. gage the master-gear 14 when the handle 31
Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on is - moved into engagement with one of the
the line 3 3 of Fig. 2. notches 33 on a plate 34, and thereby stop the
40 Similar numerals of reference indicate cor- motor, said yoke or brake mechanisms being
responding parts in all of the figures of the movable out of the path of master-gear when 95
drawings. the handle is moved into engagement with
The improved device consists of a casing the adjacent notch.
or housing 5, preferably rectangular in shape, One of the side walls of the casing or hous-
45 as shown, and formed of wood or other suit- ing is preferably formed with a pivoted door
able material, said casing being suspended 35, so that access may be obtained to the mo- oo
from a ceiling or other suitable support 6, to tor when it is desired to oil the train of gear-
which is secured a hanger 7, provided with a ing or repair any of the parts thereof.
reduced shank or extension 8. Secured to By having the casing provided with tele-
5o the top of the casing or housing 5, as by scoping members 7 and 1.0, said casing may be
screws or similar fastening devices 9, is a tu- supported at any suitable distance from the 105
bular member 10, adapted to receive the ceiling and securely locked in adjusted posi-
shank or extension 8, and piercing the walls tion, while by having the winding-head and
of the tubular member 10 is a clamping- handle of the brake mechanism extended
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Tomison, Willis Albert & Hitt, John F. Fan, patent, January 8, 1907; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth514902/m1/2/: accessed June 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.