US1026678A - Car-fender. - Google Patents

Description

T. J. KILLEEN.

GAR FENDER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 31, 1911.

Patented May 21, 1912.

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GAE FENDER.

APPLICATION rug AUG; 31, 1911. 1,026,678, Patented May 21, 1912.

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THOMAS JOSEPH KILLEEN, 0F PORTLAND, OREGON.

CAR-FENDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 21, 1912.

Application filed August 31, 1911. Serial No. 647,003.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS JrlilLLEEN, a citizen ofthe United States, and a resident of Portland, in the county of Multnomah and State of Oregon, have invented a new and Improved Oar-Fender, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact descri tion.

y invention relates to car fenders and it has for its object to provide one which may be adjusted for travelin close to theground without any danger 0 tripping, the fender being constructed with a pivoted contact fender and a pivoted drop fender supported by the contact fender, with means for forcing the drop fender downward and forward when the contact fender is moved rearwardly.

Additional objects of the invention will appear in the following complete specification, in which the preferred form of the invention is disclose In the drawings similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of the invention; Fig. 2 is a side sectional view showlng the fender after it has been dropped; Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the device closed, and removed from the car; Fig. 4 is a front elevation of the invention; Fig. 5 is a sectional plan view showing how the arm and the drop fender are mounted; and Fig. 6 1s a sectional view on the line 66 of Fig. 4.

By referring to the drawings it will be seen that brackets 5 are secured to the front of the car, these brackets. 5 having guideways 6, in which the guide members 7 are adapted to travel, the guide members 7 being held in position in the guideways 6 by means of pins 8 which project through openings in the brackets 5 at the sides of the guideways 6, and also through the guide member 7. Arms 9 are secured to and project from the guide members 7, these arms 9 having open bearings 10, in which are disposed the studs 11 mounted on the levers 12, cotter pins 13 being provided to prevent the studs 11 from moving out of place laterally in the open bearings 10. Above the bearings 10 a contact fender member 14 is pivoted to the levers 12. The lower terminals 15 of the levers 12 arebent forwardly, and to them is pivoted the drop fender member 16. Links 17 are articulated to the studs 11, and springs 18 are provided for connecting these links 17 with the bolts 19 at the rear of the drop fender member 16, beyond the lower terminals 15 of the levers 12. Spring clamp members 20 are provided, these clamp members 20 being secured to the inner sides of the arms 9, and being adapted to engage the levers 12, when they are raised perpendicularly to the ground.

As will best be seen by referring to Fig. 6 of the drawings, a book 21 is provided, which is secured to the fender member 14, this hook 21 projecting rearwardly, and having its free terminal 22 bent forwardly so that it may engage, from the rear, the eye 23 on the fender member 16. There are guideways 24 on the fender member 16, in which a pin 25 is adapted to travel, this pin being, held yieldingly forward by a spring 26, which abuts against one of the guide members 24. The pin 25 is provided for engaging the hook 21, and holding it yieldingly in engagement with the eye 23.

It will be seen that as the drop fender member 16 is disposed below the horizontal plane at the bottom of the cont-act fender member 14, as well as at the rear of the bottom of the said contact fender member 14, in all cases when a grade is ascended, the drop fender member 16 will come in contact with the ground before the fender member 14, and as the contact of the fender member 16 with the ground will not trip the fender, there is no annoyance caused by the tripping of the fender when ascending steep grades.

While it is impossible to trip the fender by the contact of the drop fender member 16 with the ground, the fender member will be tripped immediately on the contact of the fender member 14 with any obstacle, for the obstacle will push the fender member 14 rearwardly, which will free the hook 21 from the eye 23, permitting the fender member 16 to drop to the ground, while the contact fender member 14 continues rearwardly until it assumes the position shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, the rearward movement of the contact fender member 14 being checked by the cross bar 27, which is disposed between and is secured to the levers 12. As the fender member 14 moves rearwardly it pushes rearwardly the upper arm of the lever 12, thereby moving the lower arm 15 of the lever 12 forwardly, which carries with it the drop fender 16. It will therefore be seen that my fender may be carried very much closer to the car than is the case with other similar fenders now in use, for not only is the fender 16 dropped under the influence of the spring 18, when it is freed by the hook 21, but it is moved forwardly by the lever 12. The fender 16 will be moved forwardly until the upper arms of the lever 12 engage and are secured by the spring clamps 20.

When it is desired to set the members of the fender again in operative position, after the fender has been tripped, it is only necessary to free the levers 12 from the spring clamps 20, when the contact fender 14 may be drawn forwardly to a position where the hook 21 may again be disposed in the eye.

22. Should the motorman desire to remove the fender from the car, after it has been tripped, the drop fender 16 may be raised,

as shown in Fig. 8 of the drawings, and be secured to the contact fender let, by a chain or cord 28. hen this has been done, by

'freeing the levers 12 from the spring clamps pressed rearwardly, and means for normally supporting the front end of the secondmentioned fender member by the first-mentioned fender member.

2. In a car fender levers, a fender anember mounted on the levers at one side of their fulcrums and disposed vertically, a second fender member having an eye and pivoted to the levers at the other side of;

their fulcrums, so that one fender member will be moved forwardly when the other fender member is pressed rearwardly, a hook on the first-mentioned fender member normally disposed in the eye, and resilient means for holding the hook in the eye.

3. In a car fender levers, a fender member mounted 011 the levers at one side of their fulcrums and disposed vertically, another fender member pivoted to the levers at the other side of their fulcrums, so that one fender member will be moved forwardly when the other fender member is pressed rearwardly, means for normally supporting the front end of the second-mentioned fender member by the first-mentioned fender member, and resilient means for holding the front of the second-mentioned fender member downwardly.

1. In a car fender, brackets having bearings, levers fulcrumed in the bearings, a

fender member pivoted to the levers above the horizontal plane of the bearings, a second fender member pivoted to the levers,

below the horizontal plane of the bearings,

and detachable means for supporting the front of the second-mentioned fender member by the first-mentioned fender member.

In a car fender, brackets having bearings, levers fulcrumed in the bearings, a fender member pivoted to the levers above the horizontal plane of the bearings, a second fender member pivoted to the levers, below the horizontal plane of the bearings, detachable means for supporting the front of the second-mentioned fender member by the first-mentioned. fender member, and resilient means for holding the rear ;of the second-mentioned fender member beyond its pivoted point, yieldingly upward.

6. In a car fender, brackets having bearings, levers fulcrumed in the bearings, a fender member pivoted to the levers above the horizontal plane of the bearings, a second fender member pivoted to the levers,

- below the horizontal plane of the bearings,

detachable means. for supporting the front of the second-mentioned fender member by the first-mentioned fender member, andspring clamps for engaging and holding the levers when they are moved :rea'rwa-rdly.

7. In a car fender brackets having open bearings, levers having studs normally journaled in the bearings, .a fender member pivoted to the levers above the horizontal plane of the bearings, .a second fender .member pivoted to the levers below the "horizontal plane of the bearings, detachable means for supporting the front of the second-mentioned fender member by the firstmentioned fender member, resilient means for holding the front of the second-mentioned fender member yieldingly downward, a rod connecting the levers for limiting the rearward movement of the firstmentioned fender member, and spring clamps for engaging the levers when they are moved rearwardly.

8. In a car fender.brackets having open bearings, levers having studs normally ion-r naled in the bearings, a fender member pivoted to the levers above the horizontal plane of the bearings, a second fender member having an eye and pivoted to the lever below the horizontal plane of the bearings, a hook on the first-mentioned fender member, the free terminal of which projects forwardly and normally engages the eye, a rod connecting the levers for limiting the rearward movement of the first ment-ion'ed fender member, and spring clamps for holding the levers when they are moved rear wardly.

9. In a car fender levers, a vertical fender member mounted on the levers above the horizontal plane of the fulcrum points of the levers, a second fender member having an eye pivoted to the levers below the horizontal plane of the fulcrum points of the levers, a hook secured to the first-mentioned fender member and projecting rearwardly, With its free terminal bent forward for engaging the eye, and holding the front of the second-mentioned fender member up behind the bottom of the first-mentioned fender member.

10. In a car fender levers, a vertical fender member mounted on the levers above the horizontal plane of the fulcrum points of the levers, a second fender member having an eye pivoted to the levers below the horizontal plane of the fulcrum points of the levers, a hook secured to the first-mentioned fender member and projecting rear- Wardly, with its free terminal bent for Ward for engaging the eye, and holding the front of the second-mentioned fender member up behind the bottom of the first-mentioned fender member, and resilient means for holding the rear of the second-mentioned fender member beyond its pivoted point yieldingly upward.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

THOMAS JOSEPH KILLEEN.

Witnesses:

G. E. WATKINS, F. E. WATKINS.

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

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