US1177626A - Wind-shield for motor-vehicles. - Google Patents

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RA HUFF. WIND SHIELD FOB MOTOR VEHICLES.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. BI 1909.

Patented Ap?. 4, 1916 2 SHEETS-SHEET I- Witwe/aseo APPLICATION FILED OCT. 8, i909.

Paiente Ap?. 4, 1916.

rRUSSELL HUF?, 01 BETPLOIT, MIST? il Je;

PACKARD MOTOR CAR MPNY. MICHGAN.

"WENS-SH.

Application filed Reiche? :3, 3.909.

To all whom t may cof/166ML.'

Be it known that l. RUSSELL HUFF, e citi zen of the United-States, und resident of Detroit, W'eyne county, State oit Michignn, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Tinti-Shields for Motor-Vehicles, of which the following is e specifi-'- cation.

This invention. relates to wind shields foi` motor vehicles and in particular to wind shields used with limousines in which the roof extends over the diivers seat.

The objects of this invention are to provide a. `Wind shield which niojydbe adjusted to open and closed positions and swung buoi; out of the wey under there.

he invention generally stated consists in n sash hinged neer the roof which is adapted to be swung foi'wnidly and beckn'mdly. slotted link is ifotelly connected to the sash and oopei'otes with e ooit mounted on the stenohions between which the sash is mounted. This bolt is pio'i'ioed with a heed which engages e piuisiity of depi'essions or counter ocres to look the sash in n plurality of adjusted positions. A latch of novel design'locks the sash in closed position and also in its position underneath the roof.

ln the drawings, Figure l is a peispective View showing the invention applied to e niotoi vehicle; Fig. 2 is e, iiont elevation; Fig. 3 is :i vertical section; Fig. is n section on the line i-'i. Fig'. 2; Fig. 5 n deteii ci' the link; Fig. 6 is e section on the line (5 6, Fig. 3; Fig. 'T is e detail of the letcl 4 Refeii'ing to the drawings, jul-l() desig nate e pair of stnnchions which ere secured to the dash and the roof of the motor vehiole, as shown. A puii of pones 1i and 12 ere mounted in e sash i3 secured to the stanchions by ineens of clips 11i and l5. fi sash 16 provided with e pane i7 is hinged to :L cross piece 18 secured to the roof.'

The iocliing' and adjusting mee-ns are duplicated on each side of the swinging sash 16 and therefore description of one set will be sucient.

A bracket 'i9 is secued to the sesh end has pivoteily connected therein, e link im provided with slot 2 ind eV numbei' i Ilool;-

is mount countei` soies A o upon the stnnchlon 10 and th biosi stencluon ere provino i which receive pin the roof and secured es ene www," e

nssioinusiies, his?, cosi-immuni@ vided with e hei-.d oompi'ising e conical poi'- tion Q5 'unich isodepte-d to engage the countei bores :22 und with a` i'ectengulm? portion 26 which slides in slot 2l and is :adapted to prevent the pin from turning. The pin liesalso cut thereon threads 27 adapted to receive s nut 28 und after the nut is ,in place :i Washer 9.9 is 'riveted on the pin so es to pie'ent the nut 'oin moving oil' the endoiC pin. The opeintion of this ad gusting device wiil he obvious. i

in oidei' to adjust the sash to dieient positions the out 9.55 fo'teted on the threads 2? of the pin end ,the pin moved to the'lett from position shown in Fig. 4, so thstthe conical poition :25 Wili become dise'neged' from the counts?? iooie rhe sashb may then heinoved edjeste position, eithe' forwardly oi beclqweedigg shown in dotted hues in iiig. the nut 28 turned up so ifge the .leed with another counter hor,

The ccinei of the is provided with a inetnilio ieiniofce 3l) having there-in alined spent in ns shown in Fig. 6. A latch is piovided with a 'shaft 82 hev- :ii'ed ooition 333 end s three-.ded ond etch member o5 is wit *quilted hole which engages so'. poitioii on the shaft, with a .latch G, and e handle 3'?. The oppositely positioned latch member 3l is provided with sinfiileiJ hitch ius; 38. Fhe li'eiu'oiee hes formed on its outei surface e pioiecting ing oi pin which engages with :i pluiaiity of i ceses O the iatch meinhei fi spin il is mounted on the shaft, :is showi'i in @end normally moves the latch inem 3 sway the latch member Bl. A nut e2 engeges the threaded poi-tion 3e o the shaft, the nut. being retained on tno shaft hy means of the Washer '1' i in the Ygosition shown in 2. 3, 6 and "i, the inte-i members are shown in the position in which they engage the opposite feces of the clip on the sash so as to securely fasten tt h @6 in closed position. l'n this oosit: i :fili one of the thus secure-ld7 locithe latoh position. o'idef to disengsge i oteted and 35 oitnienhei 01. inweidiy so 30 struction Shown hm as 0 dis-engage ih 39 and 'the lzfel tnted mem-ls dsemgage, bo'zh the'cp l5. n. engage the lamb.

through an angle .M than be locked '521m gagement of the ug in the latch member and 38 are of such Wi 11st co 0 Q me my nim 1l but @'l the'atchng positions shovm in the oied. #By mamas this 'the pane l1 (Az cross p rub of the vehicle mtalc lgnmfse the lazch En swung underneath dotted line in L moved @ut @f the it is obviaus; Ina-@ in the and is nu;

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