Tokheim - Revision history

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 == Relevant Patents ==
 Inventor	Company	Number	Date, Filed	Date, Issued	Desc	Link
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 R. E. BECHTOLD	Tokheim Oil Tank and Pump Company	1951816	31-Jul-28	20-Mar-34	Synchronized Controller System	http://www.google.com/patents?id=7JZXAAAAEBAJ
 == References ==
 [1] Back to the Future Tokheim, Bob Lee, 1993, ISBN 0-9638220-0-4

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 == Corporate History and Overview ==
-Following the February 1898 design of a gas pump by John J. Tokheim the Tokheim Manufacturing Company was incorporated in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in 1901.  In 1918 employees of the Wayne company set out on their own, purchasing Tokheim and reincorporating it as the Tokheim Oil Tank and Pump Company, moving to Fort Wayne, Indiana in the old Wayne Spoke and Bending Company factory.  In April 1926 they acquired the Signaphore company, also located in Fort Wayne, and formed the Tokheim Traffic Signal Division - although such branding has not been seen on their products, instead retaining the TOT&PCo. nomenclature. This acquisition brought along J. N. Paul of Automatic Signal Co. and Ruben E. Bechtold, from Signaphore.  They would greatly develop and expand the Signaphore line into the modern traffic signal as well as introduce new controllers.  By 1937 their interest in the product line waned and on January 8th, 1938 the transition of their signal interests both in design and manufacturing to Automatic Signal of East Norwalk, Connecticut, took place, along with pioneering traffic engineer Reuben E. Bechtold. [1]
+Following the February 1898 design of a gas pump by John J. Tokheim the Tokheim Manufacturing Company was incorporated in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in 1901.  In 1918 employees of the Wayne company set out on their own, purchasing Tokheim and reincorporating it as the Tokheim Oil Tank and Pump Company, moving to Fort Wayne, Indiana in the old Wayne Spoke and Bending Company factory.  In April 1926 they acquired the Signaphore company, also located in Fort Wayne, and formed the Tokheim Traffic Signal Division - although such branding has not been seen on their products, instead retaining the TOT&PCo. nomenclature. This acquisition brought along J. N. Paul of Automatic Signal Co. and Ruben E. Bechtold, from Signaphore.  They would greatly develop and expand the Signaphore line into the modern traffic signal as well as introduce new controllers.  By 1937 their interest in the product line waned and on January 8th, 1938 the transition of their signal interests both in design and manufacturing to Automatic Signal of East Norwalk, Connecticut, took place, along with pioneering traffic engineer Reuben E. Bechtold. [1]  For a period of time after the transition, Automatic Signal traffic lights were marked Automatic Signal Corporation, Tokheim Signal Division.
 == Traffic Signals ==

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 Tokheim had several modification kits that could be installed on the standard Cut traffic signals.  These were used primarily on the 4-way signals.
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 [[File:TOK_Angled_LC.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Angled Door Mounted on Right of Signal]]
-[[File:TOK_Hanger_LC.png|200px|thumb|left|Hanger]]
+[[File:TOK_Hanger_LC.png|200px|thumb|left|Example of a later-style Tokheim hanger.  It is bolted to the signal via four significant bolts and square washers.  The hanger itself is a two piece steel affair, the wire entrance portion bolting to the main hanger.]]
 *Blank covers were available as an option on one to three sides of a light.
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 *In the post-Signaphore era it is believed Tokheim made only one kind of visor, a rolled aluminum sheet cap with rivited on brass or steel triangular tabs.  This same visor was available with a perforated lip in place of the triangular tabs allowing rudimentary use as an adjustable, view limiting device.  In the accompanying photo, used in a print advertisement for an oil company illustrates the standard visor (on the amber light) and the adjustable visor (on the green aspect.)
 *Where mounting features were not required but present (such as a post mount 4-way) a finial resembling a ball doorknob was often used.
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 Tokheim had several modification kits that could be installed on the standard Cut traffic signals.  These were used primarily on the 4-way signals.
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 Example of a later-style Tokheim hanger.  It is bolted to the signal via four significant bolts and square washers.  The hanger itself is a two piece steel affair, the wire entrance portion bolting to the main hanger.
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 [[File:Tokheim_Ad_LC.PNG|200px|thumb|right|Comparison of normal and adjustable visors.]]
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 [[File:TOK_Finial_LC.png|200px|thumb|left|Doorknob Finial]]