US1183216A - Automobile-hood-securing means. - Google Patents

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W. MACGLASHAN- AUTOMOBILE HOOD SECURING MEANS. APPLICATION FILED APILZI. m5.

1,183,216. Patented May 16,1916. v

2 SNEETS-SHEEI I.

WI TIVESSES IN VE/V 70B W. MACGLASHAN. AUTOMOBILE HOOD SECURING MEANS. APPLICATION FILED APR.21. 1915.

1,183,21 6; Patented May 16, 1911s.

2 SHEETS-SHEET2 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM MACGLASHAN, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO THE STUDEBAKER CORPORATION, A. CORPORAll'fION OF NEW JERSEY.

AUTOMOBILE-HOOD-SECUBING MEANS.

Application filed April 21, 1915.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, W'ILmAM MACGLAE- HAN, a citizen of the United States ,of America, and resident of the city of Detroit, county of \Vayne, and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful I mprovements in Automobile-Hood-Securing Means, of Which the following is a specif'n cation.

This invention is a fastening device adapted more particularly as a hood fastener for mo'toryehicles.

The purpose of the invention is to fasten the bonnet or hood of a motor vehicle in position in such manner as to minimize v1- bration of the hood against adjoining structures. and to accomplish such object in a simple and economical manner.

It has heretofore been proposed to mount resilient catches on the frame to engage the hood and hold the same down by a pressure in a vertical direction, that is to say, operating in a Mane parallel with the sides of the hood. Such devices do not prevent the vibration of the hood against the cowl and radiator which occurs when a car is driven over an ordinary road.

This invention overcomes'the annoying rattling of the hood in its contacting parts and retains the hood in its closed position by mounting a resilient element to engage the hood whereby a pressure both downwardly and parallel to the hood is exerted, and at the same time the element exerts pressure at an angle to the hood. Where resilient elements are employed on each side of the hood, the direction of the pressure exerted on both sides of the hood. converges at a point below the radiator. thereby securing the hood firmly in position.

The invention contemplates the provision of a resilient element loosely mounted for inclined movement in a suitable part of the hood-supporting frame, said element having a retaining rear portion to engage a part of the hood and draw the same downwardly and inwardly; and a forwardly directed actuating portion serving as means to retract the element. whereby the retaining rear portion may be readily drawn upwardly and outwardly away from the hood when it is desired to elevate the hood from the frame.

An embodiment of the invention is set forth in the accompanying drawings, but

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 16, 1916.

Serial No. 22,745.

it is to be understood that the constructiontherein disclosed is for the purpose of illustration only and not as defining the limits of he'inventioin In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation showinga plurality of fastening elementsengaging a bonnet or hood of an automobile. Fig. 2 is a yertical sectional view disclosing the fastening element in enlarged form, and themeans of mounting the same to engage a retaining part of the hood. Fig. 3 and F15. 4 illustrate an alternate form ot fastening dm'ice, Fig. 3 being avertical section and and that the fastening devices may be positioned on each side of the hood, although only one side is illustrated in the drawings.

In Fig. 2 the bonnet is shown resting upon a ledge 4' having an angular portion 5, said ledge being formed at the rear of the usual radiator and also at the front of the cowl,

(not shown). These ledges are shown providui with suitable cushioning material, which may be in the form of leather or suit able resilient strips indicated at (l, and which may be laced through the angular portion of the ledge 4, as illustrated.

The fastening device to engage the hood, may be mounted on any suitable portion of the frame, but in the drawings there is shown a side rail of a frame, at 7, which supports a splash apron indicated at 8,- and mounted above the splash apron to extend under the edge of the hood 1 in a closed position, may be a suitable ornamental strip of metal indicated at 9. This strip is shown angular and curved in form, and is preferably provided with an aperture 10 having a depressed portion 11 which serves as a seat for the plunger on the stern of the fastening element, and also for the resilient means to engage the fastening element. The memhere 7, 8 and 9 may be secured by any suitable means, such as the bolts 12.

The fastening element illustrated as the preferred embodiment of the invention, is

shown comprising a stem 13 having an abutment 14 at one end thereof against which may be mounted a collar 15, with any suitable means suoh'as a cotter pin 16 to retain the collar 15 on the'stem 13. Near the upper end at the stem 13 is shown a stop member 17 which is adapted to be seated against the curved and depressed portion 11 surrounding the aperture 10 in the strip 9. Above the stop member 17 the device is formed with an actuating element, which may be of any desired shape. In the drawing, however, this actuating element is shown as a hook-shaped member 18 which extends rearwardly out of alinement with the stem 13 to an enlarged thickened portion 19, to thereby form a recess 20 for the reception of the bead 3 of. the hood 1. From the thickened portion 19 the actuating member extends upwardly, thence forwardly, and outwardly, terminating at a substantially pointed end 21 slightly beyond the plane of the stem 13. It will be observed, therefore, that the retaining recess 20 for the bead 3, is out of alinement with the stem 13, and that the outer edge 22 of the thickened portion 19 which forms the recess 20, will serve to engage the bead 3 in a downward direction when a resilient element acts against the collar 15 of the stem 13. One form of resilient means is'disclosed in the heical spring 23. through which extends the stem 13, one end of the spring engaging the collar 15, while the other end is shown enlarged as at 24 to extend around and be seated against the depressed curved portion 11 of the strip 9. The action of this spring. and of the enlarged porti n thereof seated around the portion 11, serves to mount the retaining member at an angle with relation to its sup. porting means. Moreover, the depressed portion 11 is preferably formed in a portion of the plate 9 which is at an angle to the reaining parts of the plate; said angle may be for example, at forty-five degrees with relation to the perpendicular and horizontal plates'adjacent to the plate 9. By this means ,the fastening element is maintained normally at an angle to its supporting elements and to the movable hood.

In operation the hood may be lowered as usual until its sides 1 bind against the cushiohing material 6 of the ledges 4, whereupon the actuating part 18 may be released to enable the resilient means 23 to bring the parts 20 and 22 into engagement with the ledge 3. The resilient means will then operate to exert a downward pressure upon the hood. parallel with the sides thereof, and also a pressure at an angle to the hood. by reason of the-positioning of the angular pressure being upon both sides of the hood converging at a point substantiallybelow the radiator. This action binds the hood against the ledges 4 which are mounted adjacent the cowl and the radiator whereby vibration is minimized and the hood retained by elastic means in contact with the cushioning strips 6.

In Figs. 3 and a I have shown an alternate form of construction of the fastening element, the difference in construction being as follows: The aperture 1O is formed to serve the purposeof a. socket, the hood is provided with hooks as .25 secured thereto, the resilient fastening member comprises a stem as 26 carrying at one end a ball 27, adapted to cooperate with a socket 10 and having a head 28 secured to the end opposite the ball. 29 is a cylindrical casing, one end thereof being hemispherical as at 30 and having an aperture through the longitudinal center thereof as at 31 to recei e the stem 26. The helical spring is interposed between head 28 and the end of the casing 29 and surrounding the stem 26. The finger piece 33 as shown in Fig. 4 is secured to the opposite end of the cylindrical member 29. The operation of this alternate con struction is the same as that prei'iou'sly doscribed in all essential particulars.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. The combination with a fixed support and a movable element adapted to be secured thereto, of a fastening element having means to engage said movable element to draw, the same downwardly and'inwardly toward the fixed support.

2. The combination with a fixed support and a movable element cooperating therewith, of a fastening element mounted to engage the movable element to draw the same downwardly and at an angle to the plane of the movable element.

3. The combination with a fixed support and a movable element adapted to be secured thereto, of a plurality of fastening elements angularly mounted on the fixed support to engage opposite sides of the movable element to exert pressure on the sides in a downwardly and inwardly direction.

4. The combination with a fixed support and a movable hood ooperating therewith, of a fastening element adapted to be loosely mounted to extend through the fixed support and provided with means to engage the hood to exert a pressure downwardly substantially parallel to the hood and also at an angle to the hood.

5. The combination with a fixed support and a movable hood having a retaining member secured thereto, of a fastening element comprising a stem adapted to be looselv mounted in the fixed support, an actuating member at one end of, and out of alinement with, the s cm to form means to engage the retaining member of the hood, and resilient means to engage the fixed support and the stem to position said stem at an angle to the plane of the hood and the fixed support, and to exert pressure on the hood through its retaining members.

6. The combination with a fixed support, a movable hood having a protruding retaining member, of a fastening element angularly mounted on the fixed support comprising an ofi'set member to engage the retaining member of the hood, ent means to. cause said offset member to exert pressure downwardly on the hood and also at an angle to the hood to cause the latter to impinge against the fixed support.

7. A device of the class described, including a fixed support having an aperture with an inturned wall to provide a seat, and'a spring-actuated fastening element mounted for universal movement on the fixed support, said fastening element comprising a stem adapted to extend through said aperture and having an abutment near one end thereof and a stop near the other end to engage said seat, and a helical spring for said stem to engage said abutment and to have an enlarged portion thereof to engage the inturned Wall of the seat.

8. A fastening element comprising a stem adapted to be loosely mounted in a support and provided with an abutment, an actuating member as an extension of said stem and having a portion thereof out of alinement with the stem to form a recessed offset, and a resilient element interposed between the stem abutment'and the support.

I 9. A hood adapted to inclose the engine of an automobile, in combination with flanges suitably mounted to support tlie hood at the edges thereof, elastic means interposed between the ends of the hood andv points on the frame of the automobile which points'ar'e in a plane parallel with the longitudinal axis of the hood, below the ends of hood, and equi-distant therefrom, .said points being also nearer together than the ends of the hood.

10'. A device of the class described emand resili- 11. A hood adapted to inclose the engine of an automobile, in combination with flanges suitably mounted to support the hood at the edges thereof, with elastic means interposed between the ends of the hood and points on the frame of the automobile which points are in a plane parallel with the longitudinal axis of the hood, below the ends of hood, and equi-distant therefrom, said points being also nearer together than the ends of the hood, such elastic connection being mounted at one end, to said frame by a ball and socket connection and at the other end to the hood by a hook connection adapted to cooperate with hook engaging means carried by the ends of the hood.

12. A device of the class described embodying an automobile hood, a fixed support for said hood, and cushioning means on said support, in combination with means for binding the hood around its support and sin'inltaneously impelling the free edges of the sides of the hood toward each other.

13. The combination, cushioning means on said support, of a removable hood having a protruding retaining member, a fastening element, angularly mounted on the-fixed support, comprising an off-set member to engage the retaining member of the hood, and spring-actuated means to cause said ofi'-set member to exert pressure downwardly on-the hood and also at an angle to the hood to force the latter against the fixed support. Signed at Detroit, Michigan, by me this 15th dayof April 1915.

\VILLIAM MACGLASHAN. Vt'i tnesses J. E. SPENCER, R. E. SCRATCH.

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