US1308993A - Hand-pad for vehicle-doors - Google Patents

Description

Patented July 8, 1919.

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A. B. RIDINGTON.

HAND PAD FOR VEHICLE DOORS.

APPLICAHON FILED SEPT. 10. 1917- ATTORNEY.

A. B. RIDINGTON.

HAND PAD FOR VEHICLE DOORS.

APPLlCATlON FILED SUI-10.1917.

Patented July 8, 1919.

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A TTORNEY' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE...

ALFRED BLAIR RIDINGTON, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

HAND-PAD FOR VEHICLE-DOORS.-

Application filed September 10, 1917.

To all whom it may conw'rn Be it known that I. Amman Bean: RIDING- TON, a citizen of" the United States, residing in the city of St. Louis and State of Missouri. have invented a certain new and useful Hand-Pad for Vehicle-Doors, of which the following is a'specifieation.

This invention relates to elastic band pads for vehicle doors, and has for its objects to provide an elastic detachable device of this nature which may be quickly and conveniontly applied to or removed from a door and in which novel means are embodied for detachably securing or fastening the device in position upon the door for the purpose of hiding worn, bruised" or deteriorated places adjacent the upper edge of the door upon the front surface thereof and to keep finger marks or prints from the polished surface of the door usually caused by grasping the door for opening and closing the same.

I attain these objects by the device and in the manner illustrated in the drawings, which form a part of this specification wherein like characters of reference denote similar parts throughout the several views;

Referring to the drawings;

Figure 1, illustrates the side elevation of a portion of an automobile showing my invention applied to two of the doors thereof.

Fig. 2, is a vertical sectional view of one form of hand-pad applied to a door, the same being covered with a suitable flexible covering.

Fig. 3, is a vertical sectional view of the same device shown in Fig. 2, but provided with an enameled coating instead of flexible covering.

Fig. 4:, is a modified form of my invention.

Fig. 5, is a detail of the upper door engaging lip showing the fastener receiving opening therein.

Fig. 6, is a further modified form of my invention.

Fig. 7 is a still further modified form thereof.

Referring to the drawings, the reference characters A and B designate the front and rear doors, respectively, upon one side of an automobile.

In carrying out the aim of my invention, I employ a suitable elastic metallic plate 1, of any suitable height, length and contour.

The upper portion of the'metallic plate 1 is formed to provide a suitably rolled or Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 8, 1919.

Serial No. 190,639. r

curred head .2 terminating at one edge in. an

The opposite side of the head portion 2,-

is bowed outwardly as at 7 to permit the upper edge of the door to be beveled, if desired, and finally extends downwardly as at 8 in a vertically disposed position forming the other door engaging member of the device. The lower edge of the door engaging.

member 8 is preferably folded back upon itself as at 9.

A suitable flexible covering 10, such for instance as leather, flexible fiber or their equivalents may be suitably fixed, such as by gluing, or otherwise, to the outer or exposed surface of the elastic metallic plate 1, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings.

The covering 10 may be of the same size as the metallic plate 1, or it may be permitted to extend below the lower edge of the plate and beyond each side thereof, as clearly shown in Fig. 1, if desired. The flexible covering 10 may be of any suitable design or contour.

It will be readily seen that the device maybe easily, readily and conveniently positioned upon the upper edge of a vehicle door by merely forcing the device downwardly upon the door. In positioning the device, the fastener 5 should enter the vertical slot of the L-shaped slotted opening 4, and when the device has been forced to its lowermost position it is moved sidewise thereby forcing the fastener to assume a position to the far end of the horizontal slot of the L-shaped slotted opening 4. The

inner face of the head 6 of the fastener 5 is adapted to 'frictionally engage the inner face of the lip 3, as is manifest, thereby firmly holding the spring or elastic lip-3 in engagement with the inner face of a vehicle door and further prevent the removal of the sufficient elasticity to normally hold the device in its adjusted position through frictional contact therewith. The auxiliary fastening means may be employed to prevent the easy removal of the device by unauthorized persons.

It will be readily seen that a device of the class described may be moved to various positions upon the door and may be of sufficient size to cover any desired area. of the door adjacent the upper edge thereof. It is especially valuable for covering deteriorated or worn surfaces on car doors, which deterioration is becoming common, especiall y on the cheaper makes of vehicles.

The modification shown in Fig. 3 is exactly like the device shown in Figs. 1 and 2, with the exception that the device is enameled as at 11 instead of being covered with a flexible covering 10, such as leather or its equivalent.

The modification shown in Fig. 4 varies from Fig. 2, only in that the head 2 is provided with a horizontally disposed door engaging lip 12 adapted to engage the upper surface of a vehicle door, instead of the in side surface of the door as shown in Fig. 2. This lip 12 is provided with a slotted opening 13 having an enlarged end 14 for the passage of the head 6, instead of an L-shaped slotted opening 4:, as shown in Fig. 2. The results of this modified form of device will be the same as the device shown in Fig. 1, as is manifest.

The modification shown in Fig. 6, varies only in the shape of the head 2 and that the lip 15 thereof projects downwardly in engagement with the inner face of the door instead of extending upwardly, as does lip 3 in F ig. 2.

The modification shown in Fig. 7, of the drawings varies from the device shown in Fig. 2, in that the head portion 16 thereof is engaged with the upper surface of the door thereby forming the upper door engaging means which terminates in a down turned lip 17. The upper door engaging member 16 may be provided with a fastener receiving opening 18 similar to the fastener receiving opening shown in Fig. 5, with the possible exception that the wall of the opening 18 is preferably beveled, so that the. beveled head 19 of a fastener 20 will not project above the upper surface of the metallic upper door engaging member 16.

The modifications illustrated in Figs. 6 and 7 are adapted to engage the door throughout their entire inner surface, whereas in the forms shown in Figs. 2, 3 and 4, the section of the metallic plate designated 7 is out of engagement with the outer surface of a door, thereby adding greater elasticity or springiness to the door engaging section 8 and permitting the upper end to avoid beads at the upper outer edge of a. door.

There is in the manner describml and by the means shown, provided a simple and inexpensive, yet practical hand-pad or grip for vehicle doors.

The many advantages of a device of this class will readily suggest themselves to those skilled in the art to which it appertains.

I do not desire to be understood as limiting myself to the exact details of construction and arrangements as herein described and illustrated, as it is clearly manifest that variations and modifications other than those illustrated maybe made in the features of construction and application to a door without departing from the spirit of my invention, hencegvl reserve the right to make any such changes or modifications may fairly fall within the scope of the appended claims when fairly construed.

Vhat I claim is:

1. A device of the class described formed in J-shape from spring metal to adapt it to be applied to the upper edge of a vehicle door, the main body portion of said device being outwardly bowed near its upper portion and depending therefrom, said depending port-ion adapted to cooperate with the upper part of the device by hearing yieldingly against the door to hold the device in its adjusted position against the door and a covering for the metallic plate.

2. A device of the class described formed in J-shape from spring metal to adapt it to be applied to the upper edge of a vehicle door, the main body portion of said device being outwardly bowed near its upper portion and depending therefrom, said depending portion adapted to cooperate with the upper part of the device by bearing yieldingly against the door to hold the device in its adjusted position against the door, and fastening means for detachably securing the device in its adjusted position upon a door.

3. A device of the class described formed in J-shape, from spring metal to adapt it to be applied to the upper edge of a vehicle door, the main body portion of said device being outwardly bowed near its upper portion and depending therefrom, said depending portion adapted to cooperate with the upper part of the device by bearing yieldingly against the door to hold the device in its adjusted position against the door, a icovering for the metallic plate, and fastening means for detachably securing the device in its adjusted position upon a door.

4. In combination with the door of a vehicle, of a sheet of spring metal rolled at its upper end to provide a door receiving passage, a door engaging lip adapted to yield ingly engage the inner face of the door adjacent its upper edge, and an elastic door engaging member integral with said rolled upper end and depending therefrom adapt-- e to yieldingly bear against the outer surface of the door to cooperate with the door engaging lip in holding the device in adjusted positlon upon the door.

5. A hand pad for vehicle doors comprising a metallic plate formed to provide a curved head terminating at one edge in an upwardly projecting door engaging lip having openings formed therein for the reception of fasteners adapted to be' carried by the door and terminating at the opposite side of the curved head in a downwardly extending main body portion adapted to be outwardly bowed adjacent the curved head to cause the lower portion of the main body to resiliently engage the outer face of a vehicle door.

6. A hand pad for vehicle doors comprising a metallic plate adapted to resiliently engage the outer face of a door and formed to provide a head terminating in a longitudinal door engaging lip having openings for the reception of fasteners adapted to be carried by the vehicle door.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name to the specification.

A. BLAIR RIDINGTON.

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