US1499122A - Wagon stake - Google Patents

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1,499,122 E. E. PARSONAGE ET AL WAGON STAKE june 24. 1924.

Flled July 13. 1921 srarss eans PATENT orrics.

EDWARD E. PARSONAGE, VIRGIL F. BOZEMAN, AND CHRIST E. JOHNSON, OF MOLINE,

ILLINOIS, ASSIGNORS TO DEER-E & COMPANY, MOLINE, ILLINOIS, A CORPORA- TION OF ILLINOIS.

WVAGON STAKE.

Application filed July 13, 1921.

To all whom it may concern A Be it known that we, EDWARD E. PARsoN- AGE, VIRGIL F. BOZEMAN, and CHRIST E.

- JOHNSON, citizens of the United States,

residing at Moline, in the county of Rock Island and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wagon Stakes, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

Our invention relates to wagon stakes and more particularly to that type readily attachable to a wagon and which can be as readily removed therefrom.

An object of our invention is to provide means whereby when stakes have been bent out of plumb by accident or pressure from a load, they can readily be returned to their original and correct position as will be fully hereinafter explained.

A further object of our invention is to provide a stake of such a construction that it can be manufactured in various lengths and stored with economy of space.

()ur invention has also for its object to provide a stake which can be manufactured complete and shipped in quantities desired separate from the bolsters or wagon body on which they are to be used.

Referring to the drawings in which similar numerals indicate identical parts- Figure 1 shows an end of a bolster with our stake mounted thereon.

I Figure 2 is a side elevation of Figure 1, and

Figure 3 is a section 011 the line 33 of Figure 2.

The body 1 of the stake is preferably of wood, of the thickness and length desired, and rests directly on the bolster 2. On the forward face of the stake body 1 is a reenforcing plate 3, and a similar plate 4: is on the rear face of the stake body 1, both of said plates are rigidly connected to the stake body 1 by rivets 5 and 6. The plate 3 is bent at its lower end to form a foot 7 and a similar foot 8 is at the lower end of the plate 4:. The feet 7 and 8 extend outwardly from the plates 3 and 4 and their lower surface is in the same plane as the base of the stake body 1, consequently they rest upon the bolster 2 and constitute a firm brace against a force applied to the front or rear of the stake body 1.

To secure the stake body 1 in place and 9 and 10 forming facings for the stake body Serial ,No. 484,345.

hold it rigidly against the bolster 2 we em ploy a bar bent upon itself, and between the arm 9 and 10 of which the stake body 1 is securely held by rivets 11 and 12; the arms 1 to receive and resist the force tending to move the stake out of plumb. From the rivet 12 the arm 10 is bent at an angle away from the stake body 1 for a part of its length and is then curved toward the stake body 1,, the curve terminating at the bolster 2, from which point downwardly the arm 10 is bent to form a tubular part 13 which extends through a hole 14, bored in the bolster 2, and projects from the under side of the bol-; ster 2; The tubular part 13 is threaded at its lower end to receive a nut 15 between which and the bolster is a washer 16.

The arm 9 extends in full length parallel with the stake body 1, and its lower portion is bent to form a tubular part 18 which extends below the bolster through a hole 19, bored therein. The lower termination of the tubular part 18 is threaded to receive a nut 20. We have utilized part 17 of the fifth-wheel structure, not shown, in place of a washer between the'nut 20 and the bolster 2, but this can be dispensed with and an ordinary washer substituted therefor. A metallic band 21 is secured about the end of the bolster.

It is a common occurrence that stakes are frequently bent away from the wagon body by pressure from a load, and, as stakes are ordinarily constructed, the result is damage that cannot be repaired and a new stake must be supplied. It is also true that accident may incline a stake toward the wagon, forcing it out of plumb to its irreparable injury. With our construction however if the stake is forced out of plumb toward the end of the bolster it can be readily drawn back by operation of the nut 20 on the threaded end of the tubular part 18 of the arm 9, and if forced inward out of plumb, operation of the nut 15 on the tubular part 13 of the arm 10 will restore it. The feet 7 and 8 form, with the lower end of the stake body, a broad base resting squarely on the bolster and held firmly in position by the means described; and, as shown, the stake body is in constant and forcible contact with the bolster, whether in plumb or forced out of it by over pressure from a load or from some untoward means acting upon it from outside the wagon on which the stake is mounted. There is no mortise connection of the stake to the bolster and the construction is capable of standing considerably more than the usual strain, and combines with ciencya very material economy of manu facture.

It is a universal practice of wagon manufacturers to store their goods knock down and to ship them in similar condition. Space in the factory and also in the cars must be economized, and to that end the parts must be of such form as to permit close stowage without in any way lessening that strength in the goods which the user requires. Bolsters. are commonly stowed or shipped with the stakes attached to them, and to overcome the objectionable features stated we have found it necessary to de vise a stake which can be shipped, separate from the bolster, in quantity packages, and secured to the bolster on arrival at destination. As usually constructed the bolster and stake are mortised together forming a body awkward to handle and difficult to stow, but with our construction the bolster and stake are stowed or shipped with a maximum economy of space and ease of handling.

Another advantage with our construction is that stakes of varying length can be carried in stock and supplied according to the trade demands, for the fittings on all lengths of stakes are alike, and the holes 14 and 19 are ready bored in the bolsters. \Ve do not limit ourselves to making the parts 13 and 18 tubular as they can be forged solid, and preferably round in cross section.

Vhat we claim is 1. As a new article of manufacture, a stake adapted for attachment t a wagon body and comprising a stake body having metallic facings on opposite sides and a base secured to the base body, one of said facings covering the length of the stake body and extending below with a tubular portion threaded at its lower end, the second facing bent away from the stake body intermediate its length and having a curved part terminating in a tubular portion extending below the stake body and threaded at its lower end.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a

stake adapted for attachment to a. wagon body and comprising a stake body having metallic facings on opposite sides thereof and extending below said stake body and threaded on their lower ends, and plates secured by rivets through the stake body adjacent the lower end thereof, said plates terminating in portions bent away from the stake body and in the same plane as the base thereof.

EDWARD E. PARSONAGE. VIE-GIL F. BOZEMAN. CHRIST E. JOHNSON.

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