US1439790A - Truck body - Google Patents

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R. S. BOLGER. TRucK BODY. FILED Nov. 24, 1920.

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R. s. BOLGER.

TRUCK BooY. FILED NOV. 24, 1920.

R. S. BOLGER. TRucK B DY o I so NOV. 24, 1920. 3 sHgETs-sHEETS Fatented DeeEfi, i932. it; i l p I a raiser?- orries.

ROBERT s. serene, or RICHMOND nirrlri, new YORK, essrenon To in'rnnnnrronnn MOTOR COMPANY, or new roan, ivgr, e oonronerron' or DELAWARE.

'rnocx BODY.

Application filed-November 24-, 1920. Serial No. 426,122." I

To aZZ who-minutely concern: tail in connection with the embodiment Be it knownthat L RonnnrSBoLenn, a shown in the accompanying drawings, citizen of the United States, residing in wherein Richmond Hilhin the borou'g hoi' Queen's, Figure 1 is alview in sideflelevation-or" the i 5 of the city of New-York inthe State of improved body. I 60' New York, have invented certain new and Figure 2 is a view in rear elevation oi useful Improvements in Truck Bodies, of the: body shown in Figu'rel, one of the secwhich'the following-is aspecification, rei tions ot the. sides being inclinedand oneerence being had to the accompanying drawhalt of the tail-gate being removed to show ings, forming part hereof. I v theinterior of the body. Y q .l 1 65 In the development ofthe -mot0r truck Figures'3 8' are diagrammaticillustrations business various types otTtruekbodies have otvseveral forms which the body can be grown into I general use in different fields converted into by comparatively simple 111a-. and can now be accepted as generallystandnipnlation of the improved elements .enter-' ardlzed. The motor truck 'manu'lacturer' ing-into its structure. v

mustineet the requirements otthese many The'chassis aqofthe vehicle carries therediiferent fields an'dstandreadyto provide onsupp'orting sills Z) for the vehicle body truck bodies of anyone of these standard across which extend body bolsters .c which types. Thus far no single body fillingflsevproject well beyond the vertical sides of the eral fields of usefulness has heen'provided box-body and are preferably recessed at a 75 The expense of manutacturing'a different for apurposewhich will appear. Each side body for each use is burdensome to the of thebody proper is made up of a longitu- Inanufacturer, since aclarge' stoclc,n'1ust be dinal lower secti n-chliinge a ng its lower kept in hand and, indeed, the requirement edge, asat e, to th 01 f f he b dy. To

of a diiierent body fordifier'ent'uses is en the-lower section (Zlis hinged an upper longh so tirely LlIlSiLtiSfflCtOI'IYtO the user since his tudinal section 9. The hinge connection befield of activity may be verybroad; Among tweo'nthese two sections- Z and g can-be the. most common standard types o'zt'body effected conveniently; by securing to the which have come into general use might be outer side of the section g a plurality of 7 mentioned theregular dumping body'of the hinge members 9 which extend be lowthe box type, with or without stakes, the cX-. lower edge of the section 9 andca'rr'y hinge press body, with or'withou't stakes,*the-haypins which extend through co-op'erating rack body, the pipe or steel body the stake hinge members (Z carried on theouter face body, the platform body andthetranspor of the lower section (Z. The inventionis 35 body. It is'the object ofthe present inven not tobe' limited to the partic'u-lartype of tion to provide body which shall be 10f hinge joint between the two sections (Z and. universal character and of such {construcg, althoughit will be appreciated that it is tion that it can beconverted fIOmTOIIG' of desirable to have hinge joint which, while these several types into another by a driver holding the 'sec'tionsagainst relative longi 40 with comparatively little eiiort and loss of tudinal movement, will permit the two sectime. By the improved construction, a contions to be readily disengaged from one ani dition will be createdwherein the manuother'tor reasonswhich will appear. In the tacturer need keepin stock only one type illustrated embodiment it is proposed to of body while the user will always have held the hinge pins .g i'emovably against 45 available a body which can be adapted to withdrawal iron the (Jo-operating hinge any requirements in widely diversified fields sections (Why means of cotter pins 9 or the of trucking. A further object of the inlike. 'Extending through the lower section ventionis to provide such animprove'd body (Z adja cent its upper edge anchpreferably which shall be of simple,'rugged and ineX- in line withthe respective hinge members 50 pensive construction, readily manipulated g, are several stake sockets, indicated in for conversion from one type to another dottedlines at d 1(Figure2), while along and which shall meet all practical require the upper edge of .thelower section d, at I ments'of a satisfactory body, both from the suitable intervals, are formed other stake standpoint of the manufacturer and the sockets (l g Along the upper edge of the 55 user. The invention will be described in deupper section g are formed at suitable intervals several stake sockets 9 To the floor /i' of the body adjacent the rear end can be secured detachably suitable posts it.

[TI/1:01 the tail-gate 2', the latter being of i any approved form and not material to; the

Having now described a' suitable structure by which a universal body of the im proved type can be built up, the manner of employin g this structure for bringing about the ready conversion of the body from one type to another will be pointedout. The

most ordinary body may be the box type.

In theimproved construction this will be formed by securing the lower sections 03', g, at each side of thebody' in vertical aline-.

ment, as by means of the hasps ,-i and co-operating eyes 9 (Z provided at opposite sides of the tailgate 2'. This box body, ii?

desired, may have its eliective height in creased by using stakes It at theopposite sides. These stakes can be slipped into the stake sockets g,in the upper edges or the upper sections 9. moved thebox body can be readily formed into a transport body by inserting the ends o1 posts K into the sockets g and supporting the canvas over the posts, as is usual in such types. To form what is termed an express body the upper side sections 9 are dropped into the angular relation tothe lower sections (Z, indicated at the left hand side of Figure 2. The chains IE will hold these upper sections 9 in their inclined positions. This express body'ma-y have its effective height increased by the use of' stakes, .andone feature of the present invention resides inthe provision of novel forms of:stakesadaptable'for use with the box body and also adaptable for use with the express body and so formed as to extend vertically in eltheiycase. In order to ac coniplish thisthe improved stakes 7c are formed with inclined sections is adjacent their ends, the angular relation between the stakes 7c and their inclined ends kbeing similar to the angular relation between the upper section 9 and the lower section cl.

when an express body is formed. Ordinarily this angular relation will be 45. If it is desired to use the body as ahayrack the stakes will have their ends is inserted into the sockets g in such manner as to sup- .port the stakes in horizontal position, as

illustratedin Figure 6. The express body is the type employed with the stakes in this relation to form a hayrack. The express body with the stakes 7c extendingvertically,

the tailgate posts h, It may With the stakes is reas heretofore described, is illustrated in Figure 8. It now a pipe or steel body is needed, or may not be removed, but at all events the cotter pins g are withdrawn so as to permit the upper longitudinal section g to be disengaged from the hinged connection with the lower sections (5. The lower sections are then swung outwardly and downwardly on their hinges until they rest on the recessed ends c of the bolsters c. The upper sections 5/ are then engaged with the lower sections, respectively, by passing the hinge pieces 5 into the stake sockets d, the partsassuming the relation shown in Figure Pipe or steel of great length canthen be laid on the body since its length is not limited by the front wall and tailgate. Upon disengaging tlie upper sections 9 from the lower sections (5, in their relation to Figure 3,- a plain platform body of great width will be left, The front wall Z of the body can'be made removableifdesired. Figure 7 shows a platform body with the front wall removed. This platform body is of improved construction, since it satisfies one ofthe most ordinary requirements of a platform body in that it has great width. This width is obtained in converting the body in the manner described. I

TheupPer sections y, when entirely removed, are slid under the bolsters c and rest on transverse body sills Z), being conveniently held against withdrawal by means of pivoted latch pieces m carried by one of the bolsters 0. The platform body thus formed may have the stakes is engaged with the lateral stake sockets d along the edge of the sections d, indicated conventionally in Figure 5. g

In the illustrated embodiment, the sub structure of the entire body is hinged as at a on thechassis a, while the forward end is connected through an arm or and hoisting cable of to a power operated dumping device m whereby the body becomes a dump body. This naturally widens the field of usefulness of the improved body, but it is to be understood that the convertible features may be incorporated in a single body wherein there is noprovision for dumping.

Theentire structure described enables a single body to be built by a manufacturer and (converted bythe purchaserinto one of the several standard types now commonly required in the different trucking fields. The advantages have been pointed out and their value to the art will be evident.

I claim as my invent-ion:

l. in combination with a chassis, a floor fora body mounted thereon, sides for the body comprisinglongitudinal lower sections, hinged to the floor, and longitudinal upper sections, hinged removably to hinge members onthe lower sections, means to secure the resulting body being the upper and lower sections at a point below the meeting edges of the sections in vertical alinement, means to maintain the upper sections in inclined relation to the lower sections, and means to support the lower sections in prolongation of the floor when the upper sections are removed.

In combination with a vehicle chassis, a floor for a bodysupported thereon, longitudinal lower side sections hing d to the floor, longitudinal upper side sections hinged on the lower side sections at a point below the meeting edges of the sections, the lower side sections being provided with stake sockets along their upper edge and along their inner walls adjacent said upper edge, and said upper longitudinal sections being provided with stake sockets along their upper edge, and stakes having inclined portions at one end and adapted to have either end engaged with all of said sockets when said side sections are moved to expose the sockets.

3. Incombination with a vehicle chassis, transverse bolsters carried thereon and extending beyond the sides of the vehicles, a floor supported on the bolsters, lower longitudinal side sections hinged to the floor, upper longitudinal side sections removably hinged on the lower side sections, a tail-gate supported at the rear end of the body, posts removably secured to the floor for the support of said tail-gate, means to secure theupper and lower side sections in vertical alinement to form a box body, means to maintain the upper side sections in angular extending beyond the lower edges of the upper sections, co-operating hinge elements on the lower sections en aged by said first named hinge elements at a point below the meeting edges oi the section, said hinge elements beingdisconnectible to permit the removal of the upper longitudinal sections, and means to supportthe lower sections in prolongation of the floor, said lower sections being formed with sockets in their inner wall adjacent their edges to receive said first named hinge elements and support the upper sections in vertical position when the lower sections are in horizontal position.-

5. ii. stake for a convertible truck body having a long body section, a short section inclined with relation to the body section, the ends of either section being adapted to engage with the stake sockets in the truck body.

This specification signed this 22d day of November, A. D. 1920.

ROBERT S. BOLG-ER.

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