US1324556A - Whieeletree-coitnector - Google Patents

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I. KROGMAN.

WHlFFLETBEE CONNECTOR.

APPLlcmoN man MAR. ls. |919.

Patented Dec. 9, 1919.

' INVENTOR.

WI TNES'SES ATTORNEY.

Jon KROGMAN, or New Hannon, Iowa.

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Speeication of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 9,1919.

Application led March 18, 1919. Serial No; 283,298;

To all whom t muy concern:

Be it known that I, Jon KROGMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Hampton, in the county of Chickasaw and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Whiiiietree- Connectors, of which the following is a specification.

The invention provides novel means for connecting a whiie-tree to a' pole or tongue whereby to prevent the swingle-trees from trailing upon the ground or coming in contact with the heels or back legs of the team hitched to a wagon or the like to be drawn over the road or other surface.

In accordance. with the invention provision is had for disposing the whiiiietree at dierent relativeelevations according to the character of the load, the construction being such as to admit of the change being easily and quickly effected.

The drawing illustrates a preferred embodiment of the invention. However, it is to be understood that in adapting the saine to meet different conditions, various changes in the form, proportion, and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the nature of the invention as claimed hereinafter.

Referring to the drawing hereto attached,

Figure 1 is a detail view in elevation showing the invention applied to a pole or tongue which is hitched to the runners of a sled.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the parts i to a pole or tongue 1 which may be hitched to any type of vehicle to be drawn by means of a team. As illustrated the pole or tongue 1 is connected at its rear end to a cross piece 2 which in turn is coupled to the runners 3 of a sled. A hammer strap 4 is connected at its rear end to the pole or tongue 1 and inclines upwardly and forwardly, thence parallel with the pole or tongue to a short distance, as indicated at 5. An auxiliary strap 6 is secured at its rear end to the inclined portion of the hammer strap 4 and inclines upwardly and forwardly and terminates in a portion 7 which parallels the portion 5 of the hammer strap 4E. A strap 8 is placed upon the pole or tongue 1 and an end -portion curves rearwardly, thence forwardly, as indicated at 9, the upper end'of the curved portion underlapping and making contact with the rear portion Vof the part 5 of the hammer strap. A clip 10 connects the curved portion 9 of the strap 8 with the pole or tongue, the upper portion of the clip 10 extending forwardly and engaging openings near thev edges of the part 9, as indicated most clearly in Fig. 3. A bolt or like part 11 passes through the forward portions of the several straps 7, 5 and 8 and through' the pole or tongue 1 and is adapted to receive spacing elements l2. The bolt or like part 11 also receives the whitlietree 13.

The spacing elements 12 consistof blocks of circular form which are centrally apertured toy receive the'bolt or fastening 11. Each of the blocks 12 is of a length corresponding to the thickness of the whiiie-tree so that said whifle-tree may be adjusted upon the bolt 11 to occupy any one of three positions. As indicated in Fig. 1 the whifle-'tree is disposed above the forward por tion 5 of the hammer strap and below the forward portion 7 of the auxiliary strap. Y

The whifHe-tree may be adjusted so as to occupy the position of either one of the spacer elements 12 so that one of such elements may be either below or above the Whittle-tree. The construction is such as to admit of the whifie-tree being adjusted to different relative positions according to the nature of the load. For a light load it is preferred to have the whiiie-tree occupy the vhighest position above the pole or tongue. For a heavier load it is desirable to have the whiflie-tree occupy an intermediate position which is nearer the pole or tongue. For a heavy load the whiflie-tree should be supported directly upon the pole or tongue. By adjusting Vthe whiiiie-tree to different relative elevations it has been found that the swingle-trees do notftend to trail upon the ground or strike the heels or back legs of the team.

The foregoing'description and the drawing have reference to what may be considered the preferred, or approved form of my invention. It is to be understood that I may make such changes in construction and arrangement and combination of parts, materials, dimensions, et cetera, as may prove expedient and fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is l. In combination, a pole or tongue, a hammer strap, an auxiliary strap having its forward portion spaced from the forward portion of the hammer strap, a fastening supported in the pole and the forward portions of the straps, a whiflie-tree adjustable on the fastening and spacing elements mounted upon the fastening and interchangeable with the Whittle-tree to admit of the latter occupying diferent elevation relatively to the pole.

2. In combination, a pole, a hammer strap, a second strap having its rear portion curved upwardly and forwardly, a

JOE KROGMAN.

lVitnesses MARTHA L. KEMMAN, E. W. BENNETT.

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