US1363324A

US1363324A - Journal-box lid

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Publication number: US1363324A
Application number: US403324A
Authority: US
Inventors: Jr William F Kiesel
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1920-08-16
Filing date: 1920-08-16
Publication date: 1920-12-28
Anticipated expiration: 1937-12-28

Description

W. F. KIESEL, JR.

7 JOURNAL BOX LID. APPLICATION FILED AU1G.16. 1920.

1,363,324, I Patented Dec. 28,1920.

UNITED STATES TENT ounce;

Specification 0! Letters Intent. Patented Dec. 28, 1920.

Application me a 1c, 1920.. Serial 10. man.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Wrnmrr Krasnn,

Jr, a citizen of the United States, and residing at Altoona, Blair county, State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Journal-Box I ids, of which the following is a. specification.

This invention relates to improvements in lids for journal boxes of railway cars.

It is the object of the invention to provide a construction in which the hinge members of the lid may be easily and quickly applied'to the plate forming the body of the lid' and in which only a single rivet is necessary to secure these parts together. These objects are attained by providing the hinge members and the body plate with interengaging portions so arranged as to prevent relative movement between these parts when the same are assembled and by fur-- ther providing each of the hinge members with a portion which extends above the upper surface of the plate and which is secured thereto by a single rivet extending through the plate.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings forming a part thereof and in which:

Figure 1 is a plan 'view'partly in section of a lid embodying the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view-on the line 3--3 of Fi 1.

ReEerring to the drawings in detail, 10 represents the body plate forming the main portion of the lid, this plate being provided with parallel ribs or corrugations 11 adjacent the sides thereof and with a transverse rib or corrugation 12 extending across its lower end and connectingthe ribs 11. The

plate 10 is preferably made of pressed steel and these ribs are formed therein for the purpose of giving rigidity to the same. A fiat spring 13 is secured to said plate in any suitable manner, this spring being of the ordinar construction and serving to hold the lid 111 a closed or open position.

The hinge members 15 are secured to the edge of the plate 10 and such hinge members are provided with aliued openings 16.

through which a bolt or pin may be inserted for fastening the lid to the journal box of.

a. car.

The present invention relates particularly to the construction employed for securing the members to the plate and this constructlon 18 preferably the same in the case of both of the hinge members. Referrmg particnlarl to F 2 and the sectioned portion of ig. 1, it will be'seen that each of said hinge members 15 on its under side is provided with a lip 17 which is slightly spaced from the body of said member by which construction a recess 18 is formed between the lip and the body of the member. This recess is adapted to receive the edge of the plate 10, the recess belng of such width that the plate will closely fit the same and up and down movement of the plate relative to the hinge member will therefore be prevented, when the edge of the plate is engaged in the recess 18. The inner wall 19 of the recess as shown in Fig. 1 projects outwardly and in the particular form shown comprises a plurali of straight surfaces angularly disposed wit relation to each other. It is evident, however, that such inner wall of the recess may be curved or be made of any other contour desired. It will be understood that the edge of the plate 10 extending into the recess 18 is cut away or shaped to fit the outwardly projecting inner wall- 19 of said recess. The

purpose of this construction is to prevent sidewise movement of the hinge member relative to the sembled.

Instead of arranging the innerwall of the recess so as to project outwardly it is evident that such wall ma projectinwardly to form a socket at the ase of the recess and that the plate may be provided with a. suitable tongueror lug for engaging in the socket thus formed.

The hinge members 15 are also provided with portions 15 which extend over the upper surface of the plate 10, such portions preferably being bent upwardly or suitably shaped to fit over the ribs 11 formed on the plate. The upper surfaces ofsaid ribs 11 are preferably flat and the portions 15 of the hinge members are also preferably made flat to engage such flat port ons of the ribs.

The hinge members are each secured to the plate 10 by means of a single rivet 20 which passes through the portion 15 of the hinge members and through the ribs 11, formed on the plate 10,

plate when the parts are as- .plate.

It will thus be seen that .the foregoing construction provides an arrangement by which the hinge members of the lid may be easily and quickly applied to the plate and which requires the use of only a single rivet. The arrangement is also such that the huge members are held in rigid relation to the plate and the use of a plurality of rivets or otherfasteni'ng means is avoided.

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

1. In a journal box lid, thecombination of a plate and hinge member, interengaging means on said member and said plate for holding said member a ainst movement relative to said plate, sai means compris-. ing a recess formed in one of said parts into which a portion of the other part projects, said hinge member having a portion extending along one surface of said plate and a rivet passing through such portion of the hinge member and the plate.

2. In a journal box lid, the combination of a plate anda hinge member, said member having a recess on the under side thereof, said plate having a portion thereof projecting intosaid recess, said hinge member having a part extending over'the upper surface of said plate and fastening means passing through said last named part and said plate.

3. In a journal box lid, the combination of a plate and a hinge member, said hinge member having a lip projecting from the under side thereof whereby a recess is formed between said lip and the body of said member, one edge of said plate being arranged in said recess, said member having a portion extending over the upper surface of said plate, and a fastening means passing through said last named portion of said member and said plate, 4

4. In a journal box lid, the combination of a plate and a hinge'member,-said hinge member having a lip projecting from one side thereof whereby a recess is formed between said lip and the body of said member, said plate having a portion thereof extending into said recess with the edge thereof engaging the inner wall of the recess, said wall and the engaging edge of the plate being so shaped as to prevent sidewise move ment of said member relative to said plate,

said hinge member having a portion thereof extending along the sur cc of said plate, and fastening means passing through said last named portion of said member and said 5. In a journal box lid, the combination of a plate and a hinge member, said hin e member having a recess formed therem t e inner wall of which projects outwardly, said 7 plate having a portion extending into said recess with the edge thereof engaging said inner wall of the recess and a single fastening means passing t ou'gh said hinge member and said plate.

. 6. In a journal box lid, the combination of a plate and a hinge member, said hinge member having a lip rojecting from the under side thereof w ereby a recess is formed between said lip and the body of said member, the inner wall of said recess J said last named portion of said member and said late.

7. n a journal box lid, the combination of a plate and a hingemember, said member having a recess on the under side thereof, said plate having a portion projecting into said recess, coiiperating means on said plate and hinge member for preventing sidewise movement of said member relative to said plate, said hinge member having a part ex tending over the upper surface of said plate and fastening means passing through said last named part and said plate.

8. In a'journal box lid, the combination of a plate and a plurality of hinge members secured thereto, each of said hinge members havinga recess formed therein, said plate having portions thereof projectinginto said recesses, said plate also having spaced'ribs formed on the upper surface thereof, each of said hinge members having a part projecting over the upper surface of said plate and engaging the top of one of said ribs, and fastening means passing through the last named parts of said hinge members and the plate.

9. In a journal box lid, the combination of a plate and hinge members secured thereto, each of said hinge members having a recess formed on its under side, said plate having portions thereof projecting into said recesses, cooperating means on said plate and said hinge members forpreventing sidewise movement of the hinge members relative to the plate, said plate also having spaced ribs formed on the upper surface thereof, each of said hinge members having a part projecting over the upper surface of said plate and engaging the top of one of said ribs, and fastening means passing through said last named parts of said hinge members and the plate.

10. In a journal box lid, the combination of a plate and bin e members secured thereto, each of said inge members having a recess formed on its under side, the inner walls of which project outwardly", said plate having portions thereof extending into said recesses, the inner walls of said recesses and the edge of said plate Within said recesses surface of said plate and engaging the top of one of said ribs, and a rivet passing through each of said last named parts and 10 said plate.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

WILLIAM F. KIESEL, JR.