US1349430A - Vehicle-windshield - Google Patents

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1. L. NJLSON AND J. PRINCE.

VEHICLE WINDSHIELD.

APPLICATION FILED fEB. 2a, 1919;

PatenterlAug. 10, 192%),

, John Pm'nee W B a ATTORNEY.

WITNESSES: M

' of Cook and {N was o reiterat .FFICE.

VEHICLEWVIND SHIELD.

Application filed February 26, 1919.

To all 1.01 101% it may concern Be it known that we, JOHN L. NILsoN and JOHN Pinivcn, citizens of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vehicle-llindshields, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to wind shields and has particular reference to devices designed to protect transparent wind shields of autoniobilesand the like against being blurred and the drivers vision ahead being interfered with during rain or snow fall. The objects of the invention are to provide a protective attachment for this purpose that shall be of light weight, low cost, easily attached or dismounted, and which may be attached to the wind-shield itself thus obviating the need of special supports for this purpose mounted on the frame of the vehicle itself. Another object of the invention is to provide a wind shield canopy, curtain or protector of universal application, or which may be applied to the wind shields that are in general use, and either carried thereu mn when not in use an unobtru sive portion or edge of the wind shield itself or packed away in a small space.

lVith these general objects in view our invention consists in the novel constriurtion. combination and arrangement of parts, all as hereinafter described in detail, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and incorporated in the appended claims.

in the drawingp Figure l is a plan view of a wind-shield protector, canopy, awning, or curtain era bodying our invention and shown in operative position.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged end view of same with a broken away portion of the usual form of wind shield.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged section taken substantially on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1 and partly broken away.

Fig. Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is an enlargeil section taken substantially on the line 55 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is an edge view drain-channel portion of the curtain broken away.

Fig. 7 is section taken substantially on the line 7-7 of Fig. 3.

In the several views 2 represents a usual top rail or glass Wind shield frame portion at is a section taken on line 4- l of Specification of Letters Patent.

construction which provide an of the trough or .liatentcd An 10, 1920. Serial No. 279,342.

for the transparent plate represent.vertical or end portions of such a frame. in the views our improvemcntis shown attached to the upper frame rail 2, but our form of attachment is equally as well adapted for engagement with the plate 3 itsclf if mounted without a frame portion 2. r

Generally speaking, our invention may be said to be an awning adjustable at any desired angle with reference to the wind shield, said awning being mounted upon a roller, axis, core or frame-side to be rolled upon same into a compact roll which includes the four sides of a metallic frame for said awning. three of said sides being within the roll and. the fourth lying upon it. Our very light in weight; to provide a flexible awning-body of cloth or other suitable material, including celluloid and the like. and a comparatively rigid frame for said body when in operative position. In the present einlmdinient of our invention we make one rail or frame side in the form of a cylindrical casing adapted to contain two of the other sides of the frame, but the details of awning and an awning frame of comparatively rigid members. all of which may be formed into a small roll, may be varied in numerous 'ays without departing from the spirit of our invention. The long parallel sides of the frame refcrredto consists of transversely bent sheet metal strips 6 and 7 to which opposite or parallel-edges of a flexible awning or curtain Sarc secured. The frame portion (3 is in the form of a hollow roller or cylinder upon which the curtain or awning is wound in the form of a roll when not in use. as in Figs. 4: and The roller 6 is in cross section only approximately two-thirds of l circle, which provides, an opening thereinto extended throughout its length and is designated by thenumeral 9. Through this opening the end rails of the frame other within said roller, For this purpose the ends of the roller or raising (i are provided with pivot pins or spindles 10 and 11 which diametrically span the interior space of the member (5 and have their ends riveted or otherwise secured to opposite sides of said member. The construction in connection with these pivots the same at each end of the member (3, being in Fig. 5 shown partly in section at the left hand end while 3, and 4E and 5 and adapted construction is designed to be are folded upon eached screw-threaded studs or trunnions 12 and 12 which carry thumb or butterfly nuts 13 and 13. These pivot pins pass through cir- j cular disks 14 and 14; each with a knurled edge 15. The trunnions 12 and 12' are revolubly mounted in apertured ears. or lugs 16 and-17 which are bent out ends of a bar or flat strip of metal 18 that serves as a support for the canopy roll and is itself supported on the wind shield by means of, preferably, integral spring lugs, hooks, or clamp members 19 that are trictionally engaged with the edge of the wind-shield or its frame as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3. The trunnion or stud 12 or 12 has a key-slot 20 therein that is engaged by an inwardly projecting key or lug 21 that extends from the edge of a bore 22 in the disk 14 or .14 and is engaged by the stud 12, 12. The -disk 14 or 14C and the roller and casing 6 are held and caused to revolve together by reason of said disk being keyed through which the pivot pin 10 passes and said pin having its ends secured to the member 6.

'Fig. i said arms are shown folded upon'ea'ch other within the roller 6. Each of these arms is a strip of sheetmetal bent transversely substantially U-shape, as shown in Figs. 5 and 7. At their free ends the U- shaped channels frictionally engage the ends of the frame sideor. rail 7 1) thelatter being inserted in the channels which is separately indicated bythe numeral 27 in Fig.'7. When the nuts 13 and 13 are tight-' ened against the knurled disks 14 and l l the pivot ends'of the arms are clamped against the ears 16 and 17 and held rigidly extended in operative position and in engagement with the ends of the frame portion 7. The latter is also a sheet metalstrip bent transversely upon itself and between the overlaps the outer edge of the curtain is held, as shown in Figs. 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7. The two-ply curtain edge or frame-rail 7 is also bent, as shown,-at an obtuse or other suitable angle transversely to form a trough, channel, spout, or gutter 28 which is adapted to drain Water from the canopy to one of its ends and prevent drops of Water being blown against the wind shield plate 3... The chan nelv form of the frame portion 7 also functions as a stop holding the part 7 at the ,to the trunnion 12 or 12" ends of the arms 23 and 24 by oneside of the trough 28 overlying one side of the U-shape channel of each arm. The angle iron form of the member 7 also serves as a stop to hold the outer edge of the canopy in place when it is rolled up, as shown in Fig. 5 where the trough 28 is held against passing through the space between the frame portion 18 and the rolled up curtain, its roll form being separately identified by the numeral 8. The inner edge of the curtain or canopy 8 is held on the roller 6 by forming a bend 29 in one of its edges and clamping the overlapping manner shown in Figs, 3, 4: and 5. While the hingeor knuckle portions 25 are shown 7 as separate members secured to the arms 23 and 24 by means of rivets 30 and 31 our construetion is well adapted for making the knuckle portions integral with the arms.

We claim as our invention 1. The combina tion with a wind shield, of a hollow roller and frame sides adapted to be folded within said roller, an awning or curtain adapted to be rolled upon said roller, and means for attachingsaid awning or curtain to said wind shield.

2. The combination with a wind shield, of a hollow roller mounted on said wind shield, a flexible sheet. adjustable to screen said wind shield, and a frame for said sheet when in operative position the bars or sides of which frame fold upon each other within said roller and together with said roller form a core upon which said sheet may be rolled up.

3. The combination with a windshield, of"

a rotatably mounted frame member, a flexi ble sheet hav ng one of its edges attached to.

said member, a comparatively rigid frame member lining attached to the opposite edge of said sheet, a pair of end frame members pivoted'to said. rotatably mounted frame member and adapted to fold therewithin, and means for temporarily or separably coupling the free ends of said end frame members to the ends of said comparatively rigid 'frame member. I

4c. The combination with a wind shield, of a revolubly mounted casing, a pair. of arms pivoted each at one end at the ends of said casing and folding upon each other there witlna flexible sheet attached at one endor side to said casing and having a comparatively rigid r b on the opposite end or side,

means for coupling and arranging said'cas ing, arms and rib to form a frame for said sheet, means for variably ad ustmg the angle of inclination of said frame relative-tosaid'wind shield, and means which detachably hold sald frame on said wind shield.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto signed our names' JOHN L.- NILSON JOHN PRINCE.

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