US1239986A - Door construction for vehicles. - Google Patents

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APPLlCATIQN FILED APR. 1.19.!6.

Patented Sept. 11, 1917.

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A. B. TROTT. oooR CONSTRUCTION' FOR VEHICLES. APPLICATION- ElLED APR. l. 19.16.

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@WED T ALFRED B. TIROTT, 0F DENVER, COLORADO.

DOOR CONSTRUCTION FOR VEHICLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 11, 1917.

Application led April 1, 1916. Serial No. 88,333.

To all 'whom t may concern.' l

Be it known that I, ALFRED B. TRoT'r, a citizen of the United States, residing at Denver, in the county of Denver and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Door Constructions for Vehicles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to the body construction of vehicles, more particularly adapted to automobile constructions, and has for its object to provide an improved door construction, whereby a frame may be connected detachably therewith in position to receive a window when withdrawn from the top of the door, said window when in its lowermost position being concealed within the body of` the door, and said frame being adapted to have detachably connected therewith the side curtains of the vehicle top, as well as the top thereof, whereby an effective closed body will be provided.

My invention embodies certain details o f construction, as will be hereinafter more fully pointed out and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 i.f a side elevation of a'portion of the body and top of an automobile, showingmy improved door construction, with the window thereof in projected position, and with the detachable frame in position surrounding the same, the side curtains and top of the vehicle being shown attached to said frame. 0

Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail view partly 1n elevation and partly in section of a portion of the door and the car body, as well as a portion of the frame, showing in section the means for locking said frame in position in the car body.

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view, taken on the line III- III vof Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a detail view showing the manner of connecting the lower edge of the top cover with the upper edge of the removable frame.

Fig. 5 is a horizontal sectional view, taken on the line V-V of Fig.. 1.

Fig is a vertical sectional view, taken on the line VI-VI of Fig. 1.

Fig. 7 is a detail perspective view of one of the window guides.

Fig. 8 isa similar view partly brokenl away of a guide coperating with that shown in Fig. 7

Similar numerals of reference denote corresponding parts in the several views.

In the said drawings, the reference numeral 1 denotes the body of an automobile, and 2 the leather or other flexible top there of. Hinged in said body in the usual manner is a door 3, the same being hollow on its interior to form a pocket adapted slidably to receive therein a window 4. Said window embodies the usual sash and glass construction, and near its lower end has formed in the sash on the interior thereof a transverse groove 5 adapted to receive the free edge of a transverse plate 6, pivoted upon a rod 7 in the upper outer edge of the door 3, said plate 6 being providedwith a suitable oper ating button 8. It will be obvious that when the window is withdrawn from the door 3 to the position shown in Figs. 1 and 6, the

plate 6 may be engaged with the groove 5 to' retain said window in its raised position, as Y shown. The upper edge of the window sash .is also provided with a beading 9, also grooved horizontally on its inner face to receive the inner edge of the plate 6 when the window is in itslowered position within the door 3.

The body of the vehicle on opposite sides of the door 3 is recessed in its top surface at 10 to receive a sliding bolt 11, said bolt passing through the depending iiange 12 of a plate 13, fixed to the upper edge of the body 1 and partially covering said recess 10. Fixed to the bolt 11 is a block 14, and disposed between said block and the flange 12 is a coiled spring 15, acting normally to pro ject said bolt 11 toward the door 3. Also formed in said body l between said recess 10 and the door 3 on each side of said door-is a vertical recess delimited by a casing 16, said casing being apertured for the passage therethrough of the inner end of the bolt 11, as best seen in Fig. 2. This casing is adapted snugly to receive a foot 17 projecting from the lower end of a frame 18, said frame extending above the door 3 and being formed with a transverse upper portion connecting its vertical sides, as clearly shown in Fig. 1. As best seen in Figs. 5 and 6, this frame 18 comprises a central portion 19, preferably of wood or other suitable material, the

same being inclosed in a metallic casing 20,

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19 of the frame, said slot andgroove being open at t e top, for a purpose hereinafter to be described. The casing 20 upon the inner side of each vertical leg, as well as across the top, is formed into a flange 22 against which the sash of the window 4 is adapted to lit when said window is brought to its raised position. The outer face of the upper horizontal portion of said frame 18 is provided with a series of studs 23 adapted to form the male members of a. series of fastening elements, the female members of which are connected with the lower edge of the flexible vehicle top 2, whereby said top may be connected detachably with said frame, in a manner readily understood.

in order to guide the window 4 in itswithdrawal from the door 3, I provide on each side of the window sash and fixed thereto a grooved guideway 24 having upon its interior surface at its lower end a projection 25, said guideway embracing a slidable guide 26, said guide being provided upon its outer surface substantially midway of its length with a button 27 with which said projection 25 is adapted to contact as said guideway2t is raised with the window, and whereby said guide 26 will, upon said contact, also be raised with said window. Said slidable guide 2G embraces a tongue 26 fixed in the end of the pocket in the door 3 and disposed vertically therein, whereby said tongue will act es a track 4for said guide.

The block 14 has fixed to its upper surface a plate 28, and said plate carries a hand piece 29, and is adapted when the frame 18 is removed frin the body 1 to project across the opening at the upper end of the casing 16 to cover the same, said hand piece 29 affording means for operating said plate 28 as well as the bolt 11.

The removable side curtains 30 of the vehiele top are provided with fastenings similar to those shown in Fig. 4 Afor connection with the rtop 2, and along their vertical edges adjacent to the frame 18 are provided with a series lot headed studs 31, best seen in Fig. 2, which Vengage in the grooves 21 in the .vertical portions of the frame. 18, their `stems passing through the slots 21 in the casings 20, as shown. It will be understood that these headed studs are inserted into i said grooves from the top of the frame 18,

the latter being left open at that point.

From the above description it will be understood that my improved construction can be manipulated as followszv-il/hen Yit is de! ,sired to inclose the vehicle body, the top 1 is brought to its open position and the frames 18 are disposed in position straddling the upper portions of the doors 3, said frames eing brought to position by retracting the plates 28 and inserting the legs 17 of said frames into the casings 1( until the bolts 11 register with the recesses in the sides of said Window 4 when the latter is legs to lock the same in their adjusted 'positions. The side curtains 30 are then brought to position by inserting their headed studs 81 into the grooves 21 at the top of the frame and by connecting their other edges with the edge of the top 2 in a manner readily understood, that edge of the top 2 registering with the top edge of the frame 18 also being connected thereto as hereinbefore described. By now raising the windows 4, a complete closure is presented. In raising one of said windows, it will be observed that the guideways 2li thereof are, of course, lifted with it, and when the window is approximately half way up, the projections 25 thereon engages the buttons 27 on the guides 26, thereby raising the latter to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, whereby they will act as guides for said window against lateral displacement. When said window reaches its full open position, it will be maintained in close contact with the Bange 22 on the casing 20 of the frame 18, both along the sides of said frame and at the top of the latter, as best seen in Fig. (3. And when said window has been brought to its completely open position, the plate 6 will engage with the groove 5 in the lower inner sash of the same to maintain it in its raised position. To retract the window to its lowermost position, it is only necessary to raise the plate 6, by means of the button 8,

to its lowermost position.

It will 'be understood that one object of the frame 18 is to provide a rigid support for the adjacent edges of the side curtains 30, as well as for the edge' of the top 2 Where it overlaps said frame, and that another object is to provide a guide for the brought to its projected position.

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

1. The combination with al vehicle body, and a door disposed therein, of a rigid frame detachably but rigidly engaged with said.

bodyand straddling said door and to which the side curtains and top are connected detachably, and a Window slidable into and.

out of. a pocket in said door and adapted when in projected position to contact with and fill said frame.

2. The combination with a vehicle body,

a vehicle body, and a door disposed therein,

when said window will be permitted to drop or a rigid frame removably mounted on said body and stred dling seid door, said frame being grooved in its outer vertical edges, and side curtains having their edges provided with studs adaptedl slidably to engage the grooves in said frame.

d. The combination with e vehicle body, and a door disposed therein, of a rigid freine removably mounted on said body and straddling said door, e Vehicle top adapted to be connected detachably with the top edge of said frame, vsind side curtains adapted to be connected detechably with said top, and along one edge provided with headed studs adapted to engage similarly shaped recesses in the sides oi' said frames, said studs being inserted into and removed from said recesses at the top ends of the latter.

5. The combination with a vehicle body, e top, and a door disposed therein, of e frame adapted to be Connected detsohably with said top and comprising a top and sides and having depending legs adapted detachably to enter vertical recesses in the vehicle body on opposite sides of said door,

6. The combination with e vehicle body, and a door disposed therein, of a frame eo1nprising a top and. sides and having depend ing legs adapted to enter vertical recesses in the vehicle body on opposite sides of said door, and bolts engaging said legs to lock the saine in their u dj usted positions.

7.' The combination withV a vehicle body, and a, door disposed therein, oi' a frame comprising a. top and sides end having depende ing legs adapted to enter vertiead recesses in the vehicle body oii opposite sides of said door, springepressec'i bolts disposed in re cesses in theA iop edge of the our body and adapted to engage seid legs to loclr them in their mijusted pesitions, and cover plates connected with seid bolts and adapted when seid frame is withdrawn from position 'to over-lie and conceai seid leg,- receiving reoessee.

8. The combination with :L vehicle body, and a door disposed therein, of e Window vertically .movable in a. pocket in. seid door, and a. plate pivotiilly disposed along the inner top edge of said door and adapted to engage a groove in the lower sash of said window when the iatter is rojectedv to retain said 'window in its projected position.

9. The combination with ay vehicle body, and a door disposed therein, of a Window vertically movable in ay pocket in said door, short 'ooved guideways .fixed to the. sides eiE ser indow, projections in the bottoni of seid gni `eways, longer grooved guides ernbraced hy said guideways,` buttons en the exterior of said guides adapted to contacted with by said projections when the Window and guideways ere raised part Way, whereby a further iiiit of said Window Will also lift said guides, and tongues in the door body embraced by said guides whereby said windows when raised will be guided and maintained in vertical position.

in 'testimony whereof hereunto set my hand this 22nd dey of March, 1916 ALFRED B, TRQTT.

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