US1460529A

US1460529A - Automobile inclosure

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Publication number: US1460529A
Application number: US530574A
Authority: US
Inventors: George E Bishop
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1922-01-20
Filing date: 1922-01-20
Publication date: 1923-07-03
Anticipated expiration: 1940-07-03

Description

July 3, w23: 1,469,529

. =G. E BlsHoP AUTOMOBILE INCLOSURE Filed Jan. 20, 'A922 2 Sheets-Sheet l 15 5 1 ffl 3Q GA. SHEET METAL VALANCE il ?Z f6 T`"`""" l 9 i f. i f/ METAL. STIEFENEE rromvir F76 I 20 July 3, 1923.

L460.529 G. E. BISHOP AUTOMOBILE' INcLosURE Filed Jan. 20. 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Arrogswrr To all 'whom 'it may concern.'

y 1,460,529Y i. HCE@ GEORGE E. BISHOP,l OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

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Application filed January 2o, i922. semi No. 530,574. d

Be it known that I, Gnonen E. Bisi-for, a citizen of the United States, resident of Cleveland, county of Cuyahoga, and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Im-V provements in Automobile Inclosures (Case S), of which the following is a'specification, the principle of the invention being herein explained and the best inode in which I have contemplated applying `that principle, so as to distinguish it from `other inventions. v

My invention relates to vehicle side inclosures and particularly to means of this character adapted to be mounted upon the doors of an automobile so as to ride in and out with the latter as they are opened and shut. Particularly, the invention relates t0 improved means in such inclosures which relative to a frame upon which the fabric is carried, when theinclosure is not mounted for service, whereby the inclosure can be v stored in a fairly flat condition. Also, the inclosure frame and fabric can swing, relative to the rod and door, as the latter is opened and shut, so as to relieve the inclo- ,sure of strains to which it would-otherwise be subjected.

The annexed drawings and the following description set forth in detail certain means embodying my invention, the disclosed means, however, constituting but a few of the various mechanical forms in which the principles o tf the invention may' be employed.

In said annexed drawings:v

Figure 1 represents a side elevation of my improved inclosure ofA the non-foldable type v Figure 2 represents a transverse vertical section, upon an enlarged scale, taken in the tion, showing a `modified form of supporting rod and modified means for connecting the same to the supporting frame; A

Figure 7 represents a vertical transverse section, upon an enlarged scale, taken 'in the of supporting rod which can be not only yplane indicated by the line vVII-VII, Fig- ,y Vure 6; i i i turned but also rolled or folded in the .cur-

tain for storage, the inclosure hereinshown Vbeing of a type allowing forv rollingy or folding.

' Figure 9 represents ia fragmentary side elevation, upon an enlarged scale,l of the,

supporting rod shown -in Figurel 8, j

Figure 10 represents a side elevation of `a third modified form of supportingrod; .allow for the turning of a supporting rod lFigure 11 represents'a fragmentary elevation taken from the plane indicated igure 13 represents, upon( an enlarged scale, a horizontal longitudinaly sectiontalc en in the plane indicated by the line XIII- XIII, Figure 1 2.

Referring to the annexed'drawings and j. particularly to Figures 1'to.7, in which the parts are indicated by the same respective ordinals in they several views, I .indicate suitable curtain fabric by the lordinal in which is mounted a suitable transparency 2 disposed in the heading above the automobile door 36.' I/Vhen the Ainclosurey is designed for use also laterally of said door heading, they fabricL extension is provided with the `transparency 3. The inclosure is A,

designed, as the door 36is opened and shut, to ride on .the door, breaking between the transparencies 2 and 3 (in the type shown .in Figure 1) in the plane containing 'the vertical projection ofthe door hinges. Suitable strengthening means for holding the curtain fabric 1 taut are provided by means of a flat rod member 4 disposed nea-ru'the upper edge of the Afabric andV preferably incorporated within the latter and'extend-v ing from a point adjacent the opening edge 1 of the fabric lrearwardly to a` point'adjacenty the line of breakage of the inclosure and a metal strengthening member disposed near the bottom edge. of thefabric 1, thev iio same being preferably a thin sheet metal plate 5 extending longitudinally from a point adjacent the opening edge 1 of the inclosure to a point adjacent the line of breakage, and extending vertically from the bottom edge of the fabric 1 to a line somewhat above the top edge of the automobile door 36. lVhere the inclosure is designed for use also laterally of the door heading, a rear bottom edge sheet metal strengthening member 6 is disposed adjacently below the transparency 3. To complete a U-frame strengthening member (Figure 1) I provide a vertical front metal member, preferably a flat rod 7, pivotally secured at its respective bottom and

upper ends

8 and 9 to the bottom sheet metal strengthening member 5, and the upper rod 4pc.' In the type shown in Figure 1, I provide a second vertical rod 7 pivotally secured at its bottom end to the sheet metal member 6 and at its top to the rear of a metal reinforcing valance member 13 which will later be fully described. I have shown and described Valances of this general type in previous patent applications and have particularly patented the same in U. S. Letters Patent, No. 1,244,692. To the type of valance thus patented I have, in the showing made in this application, added metal reinforcements. I shall now describe the valance as a whole including these reinforcements, rlhe fabric portion of the valance consists of sections 14 and 15, rear section 14 being riveted to the portion of the inclosure laterally of the door heading, as indicated by the ordinals 11, and capable of being suitably secured to the canopy top, as indicated by the ordinals 12. The valance is not rigidly secured 'to the inclosure portion above the door heading, and in fact, is only a bumper for said inclosure portion as the door 36 closes, Figure 7. The forward valance portion 15 is capable of being secured to the canopy top, as indicated by the ordinal 16. lVithin the fabric valance sections 14 and 15, I incorporate a reinforcing strengthening member, preferably the sheet metal member 13.

The inclosure proper above described. is designed to be mounted upon the automobile door 36 and to this end I provide a cylindrical supporting rod 18 having preferably, and if the desired lapping of the inclosure, as well as the automobile construction so requires, an offset lower end 19 provided with a plane extreme end portion 2O adapted to engage a co-operating socket secured to the door 36 or mounted therein, to prevent the turning of the rod 18 upon or in the door 36. Pivotally secured to the fabric 1, and preferably to the longitudinal strengthening member f1 also, is an upper supporting rod tip sectionl 21, as plainly shown in Figure 1. This tip 21 is formed with a tubular recess 22 adapted to receive the extreme upper end portion of the cylindrical rod section 18. In order that the rod 18 may be suitably movably held to the inclosure proper, I provide the improved securing means now to be described. These means comprise a Cylindrical metal clip 23 secured adjacent the lower opening edge of the fabric 1 and preferably also rivet-ed to the sheet metal strengthening member 5, the clip having a recess 25 adapted closely to receive the supporting rod section 18. The clip section forming the wall of this recess 25 is formed with a horizontal longitudinal slot 24 which is intersected by a pin 26 secured to the supporting rod section 18. This construction provides economical and eiiicient means for holding the bottom of the inclosure closely to the supporting rod and also for turning the rod, vwhen theinclosure is 'removed from the automobile door, so that the rod can be stored in a flat condition. The rod section 18, of course, turns also in the swinging tip 21. It is evident also that 'the inclosure proper, when assembled, can turn upon. the rod 18 by means of the pivotal connection of said rod 18 with the rod tip 21 and by reason of the fact that the clip 23 is free to move about the rod 18, the slot portion 24. travelling by the pin 26. relieves thc inclosure of many strains to which it would be subjected, whenit rides in and out with the door 36, if the rod 18 were rigidly secured to the inclosure proper. The pivotal connection at the

points

8 and 9 between the upper and lower metal strengthening

members

4 and 5 and the lverticallydisposed strengthening member 7, is obtained by punching a hole through one 'of said members and punching the other member so that the material thereof is laterally extended into a broken generally conical protuberanee which is inserted through the hole of the first-mentioned member and then the outer edge of the protuberance upset to produce a secure connection which, however, allows for the relative pivotal movement of the two members. This sort of a connection permits the throwing upvof the rear ofthe inclosure into proper position by reason of the relative pivotal movement of the parts of the supporting frame. It will be noted that in this construction the whole inclosure is stiifened except in the line of the door hinges. In the type shown in Figure 1, the pivotal connections between the

members

6 and 13 and the vertical member 7 are obtained in the same manner, and this type of connection is particularly shown, described and claimed in my pending application, Serial No. 398,138.

In the form of inclosure illustrated in Figures 6 and 7, the supporting rod tip section 21 is formed with a vertically-disposed open-ended recess 27 in its upper end which is adapted to receive the longitudinal This strengthening `member *A modified Vand permanent connection betweenv the rod sec-

v tions

18 and 21, which also allows for their relative pivotal movement,- is also disclosed in that the upper journal end of the rod section 18 is of reduced cross-sectional area'k andis formed with an annular peripheral recess into which extends anA inwardly' projecting bead or lug 28 formed the lower tubular section 22 -of vthe rod tip. 21.

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8 and 9 modified means forseparably holding together the tip 21 andthe mainl supporting rodsection 18 is shown. Thesev modified means consist in a sleeve l'formed of end sections of varying ydiameters andan intermediate shoulder 31" which normally rests upon the top of the rod ysection 18l which-is oflarger cross-sectional areathan -the solid tipA 21. The 'adjacent ends of the tip 21( and the-rod 18 `'abut inthe assem'l bled condition of thev inclosure land Vthe shoulder 81v inthe assembledy condition of the'inclo'sure lies Substantially in the'y same planeas these abutting endsof-the rod 18 and the tip 21". The respective endsjof the vsleeve 31 cloosely and slidably receive the 'abutting ends of the rod 18 and the tip 21.

Also the form ofsupporting frame shown is a modified type in-that vthe vertical side member 7 is omitted, so thatthe frame is collapsible." Now,t when itl is desired Vto collapse the supporting rod, the section 1 8 thereof is relieved 'from the sleeve-31 simply by raising vsaid-sleeve into the position shown dotted linesin Figure V9, lwhen said rod section 18 'can be turned down into any 'dee sired position as illustrated byV the dotted line position thereof in'Figure 8. When Vthis type of inclosure yis stor,ed,vit is-rolled for folded andthe supportingrodffis' stored in sections therein. '"It is'evident that the -l tip.21 can turn relativelyto therodz18 so thatin thisform of inclosure Athe same provisionis made asin the previously described forms for relieving theiinclosure .of strains during theopening andclosingrof the .door 36.`r Thefsleeve 31 andk its vrelatedv elements, for use in a structure of lthis type, V-is .particularly patented to me in U. S. Patent: No. 1,323,439. 1

In the formv of device illustrated in Fig ures 10 and 11, I have dispensed with the` tip 21 and therefore with the 'means for allowing a relative movement, when assem-v bled, between the top of the inclosure and the supporting rod, and have utilized simply the form of rod which is disclosedin Fig` ure 6, this form of rod in Figures 10 and 11 being indicated by the ordinal 32 and eX- tendingV upwardly lto the' longitudinal strengthening member 4 which it engages through the medium of the open-ended recess 27. In this form of rod the bottom supporting end 20 may be circular in cross- `tached to i.the'i sheet metal 38. byrnean'sof tothe fabricadj acentthel upper`v` edge of and'mounting-receivingand securing means section, inasmuch as the rod :annotturny in` thefdoor socket duev 'tothe `non-.turning .con-'f nection, atthe top ofthe rod,l with `the strengthening member 4. 1;, In the form of nclosureshownfi'n Figures socket attachmenty to the door 36, through the mediumof'a pair offrent 'and ,rear sup...`

porting-rods18,;I-haveamade theperipheral .7 l f vstrengthenirig frame' of one continuous piece ofY sheet metalf extending from .the trans'- parency 2 tothe edge ofthefabric v1; also' show ahorizontally disposed woodstrip 3,4 'disposedparallell adj acently above'' the top edgefof thedoorl-Sw and to whichis at;v

claim is:

yisfa'ttachedv the usual inclosure flap; which i 'l l' y' maintains the j proper horizontal relation of ythe-'inclosuresection. A j' Y* l. 'A An; automobile: side adapted lic' strengthening means for said fabric;

' toI bemounted-,upon vv,the automobile door, i lcomprising suitablel curtain' fabric;v metall.v '90l means `for mounting thelinclosurefupon ythe door, 4said mountingl means being connected vto jy thev yf abr'ic-fadj acent the upper- 'e'dgefv of .the lattergya'nd mounting-receiving vand se curing means secured toy the. fabricv adjacent thelower 'edge' of the latter,-th'e= jmounting ybeing. turn'ablie,in said'last-mentionedmeans. v y2. 14n-automobile sideinclosure lada ted'v to' lbe mounted, .upon *the automobile# oor, comprising suitable V`curtain fabric';-metalf lic strengtheningmeans for .saidffabricgl means for mounting the inclosureA Iuponthe door, y'said mounting means .being vconnected the flatter butin. movable',relatively-` thereto;

secured t'o'the lfabric adj acentthe lower edge ofthe latter and having .ai-movement about the axis ofthe mountingl lAn automobile sideinclosure?adapted v comprising, suitable ,curtainv v fabric a Y meetallic vicl-frame incorporated therewith comi l v-prlsing upper 'andf lowerymetal members and a lateral lintermediate metal member connectingy said v`upper :and Zlower members.;

means for mounting the ,inclosure.-uponfthe' door, said mounting means being connected to the fabric adjacent the upper edge of the `latter but kmovable relatively thereto; and

mounting-receiving and 'securing means lselic trame incorporated therewith compris- Cil ing vupper and lower metal members and lateral intermediate metaimembers connecting said upper and lower members; means for mounting the inclosure upon the door; mounting-receiving means secured tothe abric,'movable relatively thereto and receiving one end of' the mounting; 'and Vother mounting-receiving meansy secured to the fabric and receivingthe other end of the mounting, both of said receiving means having a movement about the aXis of the mounting. l 1

6. An automobile side inclosure adapted to be mounted upon the auto-mobile door, comprising suitable curtain fabric; a metallic frame incorporated therewith comprising upper and lower metal members and lateral intermediate metal members connecting said upperand lower members; a vcylindrical rod having a supporting end non-circular in cross-section; a member pivoted to the upper metalmember and having a socket rotatably receiving the upper rod end; and a member secured to thel lower metal member, said last-named member receiving and guiding the supporting rod but having a movement about the aXis'oil the latter.

7. An auto-mobile side inclosure adapted to be mounted upon Vthe automobile door, comprising suitable curtain fabric; a metallic frame incorporated therewith comprising upper and lower metal members and lateral intermedia-te `metal members pivot- Yally connected to said upper and lower members; means for mounting the inclosure upon the door, said mounting means being connected to the fabric; and mounting-receiving means secured to the fabric, the latter means securing said'mounti-ng but having a moven'ient about the axis of the latter.

8. An automobile side inclosure adapted to be mounted upon the automobile door, comprising suitable curtain fabric; a metallic frame incorporated'therewith comprising upper and lower metal members and lateral intermediate metal members pivotaxis of the latter.

9. An automobile side inclosure adapted to be mounted upon the automobile door; comprising suitable curtain fabric; la metallicl U-:trame incorporated therewith comprising upper and lower metal members and a lateral intermediate metal member connectingy said upper and lower members; a y

end; and a cylindrical clip secured to lower p metal .member and having a.. transverse slot, the supporting rod being received and guided by said clip and being formed v.with a pin intersecting said slot.

l0. An automobile side inclosure adapted to be Vmounted upon the-automobile door, comprising an upper lat rod, a lower sheet metal member and a lateral intermediate flat rod connecting said upper and lower members; a cylindrical rod having a supporting end non-circular invcross-section; a member pivoted to the upper rod-and having a socket rotatably'receiving the upper rod end; and a cylindrical clip secured to the lower sheet metal member and having a transverse slot, the supporting rod being received and guided by said clip and being formed with a pin intersecting said slot.

GEORGE E. BISHOP.

Signed by me this 9th day oi' January,