US1100216A - Sliding hinge for engine-hoods. - Google Patents

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R. 1). BUTLER. S LIDING HINGE FOR ENGINE HOODS.

APPLICATION IILE D JAN. 26, 1913.

Patented June 16,1914.

Witnesses Attorneys COLUMBIA PLANOCRAPH C0-- WASHINGNN, D. C-

ROBERT D, BUTLER, or YARMo 'rH, novA sco'rln, onnnnn.

sup ne nines For. ENGINE-HOODS.

Application filed January 25, 1913. SeriaI'No. 744,063.

To all? whom "it may concern Be it known that I, ROBERT D. BUTLER, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Yarmouth, Province of Nova Scotia, Canada, have invented 'certain'new and useful Improvements in. Sliding Hinges for Engine-Hoods; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clean-and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The invention to be hereinafter described relates to sliding hinges.

In order to more clearly disclose the construction, operation, and use of the invention, reference should be had to the accompanying drawings forming part of the present application.

Throughout the several figures of the drawings like reference '01] aracters designate the same parts.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a top plan view of a cover for the motor of a motor boat, embodying my invention; and Fig. 2 is a sectional view, taken on line 22 of Fig. 1.

The main object of this invention is to provide means whereby a cover may be quickly and easily raised and slid out of the way, and also to provide means whereby the cover may be secured in any vertical or forward position desired; these results are obtained by the construction and combination of certain parts hereinafter set forth.

The cover 1 for the motor of a motor boat of the usual rounded form, and construction is provided with a metal tab 2 secured to the underneath of the front central part of the said cover 1 by screws 3, or other suitable means. The forward end of the said tab 2 is bent into a sleeve 4:, loosely mounted around the rod 5 which connects the sleeves 6, which are slidably mounted on the two parallel rods 7. Thesaid rods 7 are parallel with and a little above the deck 8. The inner ends of the rods 7 are secured in the wall 9 of the engine pit in any suitable manner, and their forward ends are bent so as to be vertical, and passed through the deck 8. The said forward ends are secured in place by screws 10 threaded therein, in combination with a supporting plate 11 secured to the under face of the deck 8, as in Fig. 2, or by any other suitable means.

A block 12 is secured to each side of the engine pit with its outer face in the same vertical plane as the outer face ofa-nother block 13 secured to the inside of the cover 1, above the said block'12. Rods 1 1 having their inner upper ends 15 and their outer lower ends 16 pivotally secured to the upper and lower blocks respectively by means of studs lZand bolts 18,- respectively, area-provided. The said bolts 18 are provided with hand screws 19 for the purpose of adjustment of the cover, as will be explained.

The operation is as follows: Assuming the cover to be over the motor as in Fig. 1, to remove the cover from over the pit, the back part of the cover is lifted, the lift taking place in a forward arc with its radius equal to the distance between the centers of the studs 17 and bolts 18, the bolts being the pivotal point. Of course, if the back of the cover travels in a forward arc, the front of the cover must travel forward also; this is accomplished by the tab 2 revolving on the rod 5, as its angle to the horizontal plane changes and at the same time pushing the sleeves 4 and 6 forward along the rods 7. As soon as the rods 14: have passed the vertical position, it is obvious that the cover will fall forward of its own accord, until it rests on the deck 8. If it be desired to se cure the cover 1 in a position not all the way open, this may be accomplished by tightening the hand screw 19 against the lower ends 16 of the rods 14, so as to bind the said ends against the blocks 12. Fig. 2 shows in dotted lines, the cover secured in this manner, in a position not quite entirely open. It is thought that the operation will be clearly understood from Fig. 2; in which the arrows indicate the direction of movement of the several most important elements during the opening or removal of the cover.

Though shown as applied to the cover of a motor boat, this device may of course be used for any other suitable purpose, and I do not in any way limit myself to this one use, only a preferred form being illustrated in this application.

It is thought that the construction, operation, and use of the invention will be clear from the preceding detailed description.

Changes may be made in the construction, arrangement, and disposition of the several parts of the invention without in. any way departing from the field and scope of the same, and it is meant to include all and swinging connections between the sleeves and the cover.

3. In combination; a cover;fixedly mounted, horizontal, parallel rods, contiguous to the front end thereof; sleeves slidably mounted on the said rods; and swinging connections between the front end of the cover and the sleeves.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two witnesses.

ROBERT D. BUTLER.

Witnesses:

EVERETT S. DURLAND, C. CURTIS MoKAY.

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

Washington, D. 0.

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