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It will be seen that the circuit of the motor and lamp i norm Ally open and closed by the axles and wheels of a train entering the insulated portions of the lines of rails 5 1,.. It -ill, of COrSe, be understood that the .portion of the track included in the motor circuit ? is of such length as to insure the g.i ing Of signal at the crossing for a con- 10 sid(rable length of time previous to the tr ii! passin over the crossing. We claim: A railway crossing signal comprising a casing, a motor within said casing, a shaft 1.5 journaled in the end walls of said casing and extending longitudinally. thereof,' driv- irig connections between said motor and shaft, an electric lamp mnoiinted upon the top of said casing, blades radiating from
the opposite. ends of said shaft and inov- 20 able across the path of the light rays from said lanp,- bell mounted upon said casing, a. tapper for sa-id bell. ratchet wheel fixed to sa id shaft and adapted to actuate said tapper to sound the bell, an electric cir- 25 cuit including said motor and lamp, and means for closing simd circuit whereby the motor and lamp ill be energized and the shaft rotated to revolve the blades across the paith of the light rays issuing from the 30 m iip and sound the bell. In testimony whereof we affix our signa- t ur es in presence of two witnesses. WILLIA P. AILLETA. OSEA M. DLETA. W witnesses: J. B. I NGRAM, J. E. "JENN rNGr