US1136054A

US1136054A - Vehicle-top.

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Publication number: US1136054A
Application number: US825??514A
Authority: US
Inventors: Lewis C Shipley
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Publication date: 1915-04-20
Anticipated expiration: 1932-04-20

Description

L. C. SHIPLEY.

VEHICLE TOP.

APPLICATION man maze, 1914.

Patented Apr. 20, 1915.

LEWIS C. SHIPLEY, SF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

Verizon-roe.

"Amy- Application area March 20, leis;

To all whom it may concern:

Be it knownthat I, LEWIS C. SHIPLEY, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vehide-Tops, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to vehicle tops and the objects of my invent-i611 are, first, to provide a vehicle top that can be advantageously used in connection with automobiles and easily and quickly collapsed or set up in position; second, to provide a vehicle top embodying novel bows and connections that provide a rigid and durable structure, and third, to accomplish the above results by a mechanical construction that presents a neat appearance, fully protects the occupants of the vehicle without obstructing the View and permits of one person easily manipulating the top when necessary.

"With theabove and other objects in view, the invention resides in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter fully described and then claimed, and reference will now be had to the drawing, Wherein Figure l is a longitudinal sectional view of the vehicle topin a setm'p position; Fig.

2 is a similar View showing the vehicle top in a collapsed position; F ig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view upon a smaller scale of a modified form of top in a set-up position; Fig. 4: is a side elevation of the same in a collapsed position, and Fig. 5 is a per:

spective View of a detached channel n1en1 1 oer.

A vehicle top in accordance with this invention comprises a front how 1 having the ends thereof pivotally connected in the ordinary and well known manner to irons or supports 2, carried by the side of a vehicle '3, adjacent to the rear seat thereof. Pivotally connected to the front how 1, contiguous to the irons 2, is a rear how a disosed at substantially right angles to the rent how 1 when tins top is in a setup position;

Pivotalljv connected to the rear side of the front heat 1, as at Specification of Letters Patent.

bow 6, and the same pivotal -bow 13 at an inclination iary rear bow :20 is is an auxiliary rear ?atentetl Apr. 2 3935.

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means pivotally retains channel members 7 upon said auxiliary bow. The channel members 7 are of less length than the side arms of the auxiliary bows 6 and said members embrace the sidesof said bows at the lower ends thereof. The upper ends of said channel members are provided with off-set pivots 8 for long members that extend through or rest in guide rests or the inner sides of the front how 1. The outer encs of the long members 9zare con nected by rule joints 11 or other pivotal means to an over-hanging how 12.

Pivotally connected to the inner sides of the long members 9, intermeciate the ends thereof, is an ausiliary over-hanging bow 13 and all of said bows cooperate in support ing a canopy or cover 14. The how 13 is provided with pins or shoulders e0 thirteengage the long members 9 and support the to said members. In Fig. 2, the vehicle top is illustrated as collapsed or folded and when in such position the top is held by rests 15 carried by the sides of the vehicle. The bows practically fold into parallelism without injuring the canopy or cover,'aml-tl1e manner in which the bows are connected permits of one person quickly collapsing or setting up the vehicle top.

In Figs. 3 and lof the drawing there is illustrated a modification of the invention comprising a front bow 16 having the ends thereof pivotally connected in the ordinary and well i 1?, carried by the sides of a vehicle 18,.adjacent to the rear seat thereof. Pivotally connected to the front bow 16, contiguous straps 10, carried by rlllOWIl manner to irons or supports to the irons 17, is a rear bow 19 and pivotally connected to said rear bow is an auxiliary" rear how 20, that can be folded against the rear bow 19 wien the front and rear bowsv are collapsed, as shown in Fig.4. When the vehicle top is in a set-up position, the

bows

16 and 19 are disposed at substantially a right angle to one another and the auxil in a plane substantially parallel to the front how 16. Pivotallyconnected to t it how 15, as at 23;, are short 121 331 h ving the outer ends COHEN-2:45;; r *3: rule joint-s 23 or other pivotal means to the ends of a bracing how 24. The inner sides of the bracing how 24: are provided with rest guides or straps 26 and extending through or resting in said guides are long members 27, said members having the rear ends thereof pivotally connected, as at 28, to the front bow 16, above the pivotal connections 21 of the members 22. The forward ends of the long members 27 are connected by rule joints 2%) or other pivotal means to an over-hanging how 31, which, in a set-up position, is supported-in substantially a horizontal plane. The overhanging bow 31 has-a rearwardly extending auxiliary bow '32 provided with pins or shoulders 40 similar to the bow 13 and all of said bows are adapted to cobperate in supporting aeanopy or hood 32 over the vehicle body. The forwardly extending bows can be easily and quickly collapsed and compactly arranged relatively to vthe bows 1 16 and 19, as shown in Fig. 4, without cracks ing or injuring thecover or canopy. W'hen collapsed, the ordinary rests 34 maintain the folded top in the rear of the seat ofthe vehicle without obstructing the view or interfering with the comforts of the occupants of the vehicle. When the top is in a set-up position, the bracing bow 24 cotiperates with the front bow 16 in correctly positioning the over-hanging bow 31, and it is practically impossible for the forwardly exteindilcig bows to become accidentally disp ace I I In the preferred form of construction, the channel members 7 facilitate the folding or collapsing of the to and it is only necessaryto break the rule Joints 11 and swing the over-hanging bow 12 rearwardly. In performing this operation, the long members 9 shift in the guide rest 10 without interfering with the auxiliary rear bow 6, as the pivoted rear ends of the long members 9 can move forwardly through the medium of the channel members 7. It is thesechannel members same, besides the connection of the top or canopy 14 with the bow 13 would render such movement practically impossible. It

1 is therefore essential that the rear ends of the long member 9 be free to move independent of the rear auxiliary bow 6. It is also necessary that the rear ends of the; long members 9 be slightly curved, as shown in Fig. l to insure a proper folding, and after the given sufficient impetus it practically folds by giiiwity and thus permits of one person manipulating theiS me.

All of the bows can be made oflight and durable tubing or other material and finished to harmonize with the body of the .vehicle.

The preferred embodiments of my invention have been illustrated, but it is to be understood that the structural elements are susceptible to such variations and modifications as fall within the scope of the append members pivotally connected to outer endsof said channel members'and movably supportedby said front bow whereby pivoted ends of said long members can be moved toward said front bow independent of said rear bow, and an over-hanging bow pivotally connected to said long members.

2. A vehicle top comprising a front bow, an auxiliary rear bow pivotally connected to said front bow, channel members pivotally connected to said front bow and normally engaging said auxiliary rear bow,

long members connected to said channel members and movably supported by said front bow, and an over-hanging bow sup ported by said long members.

3. A vehicle top comprising a front bow,

guide rests carried thereby, long" members extending through said guide rests, an auxiliary rear bow, an over-hanging bow supported by saidlong members, and movable means supported by said front bow connecting said long members: and said front bow,

whereby the rear ends of said. lon memberscan be moved toward said front bow independent of said auxiliary rear'bow.

l. A vehicle top comprising a front boW, guide rests carried thereby, members mov- I ably supported by said guide rests, channel members pivotally connected to-said front bow and connecting said members and said front bow, an over-hanging bow supported y with said front bow in supporting said channel members when said top is extended.

5. A vehicle top comprising a front bow, guide restscarried thereby, long members supported by said guide rests, channel members connecting said long members and said front bow, an over-hanging bow supported by said long members, an auxiliary overhanging bow supported by said long members, and means cotiperating with said front said members, and means coiiperating' bow in supporting said channel members when said top is extended.

an auxiliary rear bow pivotally supported thereby, channel members pivotally connected to said front bow and normally resting upon said auxiliary rear how, long members Y 6. A vehicle top comprising a frontv how,

connected to said channel members and mofably supported by said front bow, an over-hanging bow pivotaily connected, to said long members, and an auxiliary over- 5 hanging bow pivotaliy connected to said long members.

LEWIS 0. SHIPLEY. Witnesses ANNA M. Donn, KANE H. BUTLER.