US1025979A - Wagon end-gate. - Google Patents

Description

W. E. HINZE.

WAGON END GATE.

APPLICATION FILED 11111225, 1910. RENEWED NOV. 1, 1911.

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W. E.- HINZB. WAGON END GATE.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 25, 1910. RENEWED NOV .1,1911.

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WILLIAM E. HINZE, OF HAMBURG, IOWA.

WAGON END-GATE. 1

Application filed June 25, 1910, Serial No. 568,907.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM E. HINZE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hamburg, in the county of Fremont and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in 'Wagon End- Gates, of which the following is a specification, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to improvements in end gates for wagons and has for its object to provide a simple, durable and efficient device of this character which may be arranged upon the rear end of the wagon body to position the same at an incline for loading material upon or removing the same from the wagon, and means for supporting the end gate in an elevated position rearwardly of the wagon body.

A further object of my invention resides in the provision of means for securely holding the end gate closed, such holding means being so constructed that the end gate may be quickly and easily released.

l Vith these and other objects in view, the invention consists of the novel features of construction and the combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view, the end gate being shown in closed position upon the end of the wagon; Fig. 2 is a side elevation, the end gate being lowered to an approximate horizontal position, the inclined position of said gate being shown in dotted lines; Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2; and Fig. 4 is a section taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Referring more particularly to the drawings 5 indicates the sides of the wagon box or body which may be of any desired height, and (3 the floor thereof.

The end gate 7 is constructed entirely from sheet steel or galvanized iron and comprises the side plates 8 and the body plate 9. The side plates and the body plate are rigidly secured together by the right angular corner strips 10, rivets or other suitable fastening means being employed. One end of the body plate 9 is turned over and crimped upon the ends of the connecting strips 10, as shown at 9. This provides a protection for the ends of the connecting strips and also presents a smooth outer edge over which the material to be loaded Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 14, 1912. Renewed November 1, 1911. Serial No. 658,062.

upon the wagon may be easily moved without danger of bending the plates. The other end of the body plate 9 is bent upon itself into substantially tubular form, as indicated at 11. The edges of the side plates 8 are also bent over upon themselves to strengthen the same, as shown at 8. Angle bars 12 are socured to the corner strips 10 by means of the rivets 13. These angle bars materially strengthen the construction of the end gate so that the same when in its inclined position will support the weight of a man as it is occasionally desirable for him to hear his weight upon the gate in the loading of the wagon.

To the floor 6 of the wagon box at its rear end, a cleat 14 is secured. Clips 15 are secured to this cleat on opposite sides of its center and extend above the same. The ends of these clips are slightly curved and are resilient and between the same and the bottom or floor of the wagon box the tubular end 11 of the body plate 9 of the gate is disposed, said tubular portion resting upon the cleat 14. As will be obvious from an inspection of the drawings, the side plates 8 of the gate move upon the sides 5 of the wagon box, the lower tubular edge of the body plate 9 rotating between the floor 6 and the clips 15.

To each of the plates 8 a laterally extending arm 16 is secured. A rod 17 is loosely connected to the end of each of said arms and is movable through an eye 18 bolted or otherwise secured to the side of the wagon box. The ends of the rods 17 are curved or hooked, as shown at 17, to engage with the eyes, thereby limiting the upward and downward movement of the end gate to support the same in the position indicated in full lines in Fig. 2. As shown in Fig. 1, when the gate is moved to its closed position upon the end of the wagon box, the rods 17 move entirely through the eyes 18 which also receive the ends of the arms 16. To each of the side plates 8 of the end gate a clamping plate 19 is secured. The end of this clamping plate is bent, as shown at 19, to receive the rod 17. These clamping plates are normally engaged with the sides of the end gate and after the gate has been closed, the rods are moved between the sides of the gate and the clamping plates 19. As the rods are forced into position the plates 19 are sprung outwardly and the rods are received bet-ween the curved or bent portions of said plates and the sides of the gate, securely clamping the same in position. hen thus arranged it will be observed that the arm 16 and the rod 17 are disposed at an acute angle with relation to each other, and that any pressure which is brought to bear upon the gate would only tend to force the rods 17 farther inwardly between the clamping plates and the sides of the end gate. The gate is thus securely held in its closed position so that all liability of the same becoming accidentally released and discharging the material from the wagon box is obviated.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I have devised very simple, durable and comparatively inexpensive end gate construction. The resilient bearing clips 15 will at all times retain the end gate in its proper position for movement on the end of the wagon box. By employing my improved holding means the gate may be instantly released when it is desired to permit the same to assume a horizontal position or an inclined position for the loading of material upon the Wagon.

\Vhile I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of the invention, it will be understood that the same may be variously modified without departing from the essential features or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed is:

An end gate for wagons comprising a metallic bottom plate, angular corner strips having one of their flanges secured to the bottom plate, the edge of said bottom plate at one end being bent over said flanges of the corner strips, the edge of said bottom plate at its other end being bent into tubular form, side plates riveted to the other flanges of the corner strips, one of the longitudinal edges and one of the end edges of each of said side plates being bent upon itself to form strengthening beads, and a plurality of angle bars extending across the bottom plate of the gateand rigidly secured at their ends to the first named flanges of the corner strips.

In testimony whereof I hereunto atlix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

VILLIAM E. HILNZE.

Vitnesses CHANDLER CAMPBELL, RALPH. CLAYTON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

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