US1544414A - Socket - Google Patents

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June 30, 1925.

SOCKET W. S. RAWSON 4 l l n ll u ATA-117111112171711!! INVENTOR Patented June 30, 1925.

WILLIAM s. Rawson, orsrn-INGrrELD, MAssaoiiIUsnr'rs.

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Application flied January an, '1922. sei-iai No. 532,925.;

To all whom t may concer/ni.'A

Be it known that I, VUJQIAM S. Rawson, a citizen of the United States, residing at 91k Phoenix Terrace, Springfield, in the county of Hampden, State.oflvlassachusetts, have .invented certain new an'd'useful Improvements in Sockets; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and enact ydescription of the invention, such as will enable Vothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

lThe present invention relates tosockets of the kind capable of receivingl automobile curtain supports, and particularly to the structure of the socket. I i

Heretofore, it was customary to form sockets provided in automobile doors to receive the lower end of curtain supporting rods, without any closures, when the supporting rods were removed, but in some cases, closures in the form of plates or covers hinged to the socket member wereiprovided. Thatv poi'- tion of the supporting rod w'hich extended into the socket usually was smaller than the space forn'ied in the socket member withl the exception, in some cases, ofthe upper-endof the socket member which tte'd more closely to that part of the rod. Although a cover, whether hinged or otherwise connected, may have been used, such cover was not auto'- niatic in its closing action and was frequently left open so that foreign material readily en tered the socket member and clogged it to the extent that the curtain supporting rods could not be linserted in place. This type of closure. also made it easy for malicious persons to insert foreign matter in such socket-s with like results. There was,heretofore, no device which would act automatically to close the socket opening and also to eject foreign material, if any vwere introduced in the socket, and also to maintain such socket free of such matter.

ln accordance with `this part of my invention, the socket member has a passage which is preferably of uniform cross-sectional area throughout its length, a cover or member for such passage, preferably being a plunger slidable in such. passage and of substantially the same cross-sectional area, and means to limit the movementof this member. In this way the slidable member, in any of Vits positions in the passage of the socket member, closes the lpassage to the 'entry or passage of foreign matter to i the rear of the sliding member. l/Vhatever. mattei' may 'i'nent of.

)have been introduced' in the passage, when the sliding member is'depressed will fimmediately vbe ejected as theislidingxmember returns toward the outer yend. of the passage.v The means for limitingv the `moveout-ward vmovement ofv the/sliding member with its outer surface flush with thefouter end surface of the socket member, vsothat any -foreign matter, surface of the sliding member,l may be veasily brushed asidefor wiped,-off-,without possibilityof its entering into the socket member.

This limiting means may be ladjustable-:and

preferably comprises arodfastedned to the slid able member, together with. adjustable means engaging with t-'hesocket member for limiting Vthe outwardA movement Tof the. slidable member.

The passage may be of non-circular crosssection, ,preferably of polygonal form.A The socket member also hasmeans, preferably a flange-which may extend laterally from the socket member, byfwhich vthe socket member may; be fastened to the door of an automobile. 1

t'he sliding member acts to stop ther resting upon the topsor In :a specific construction the socket member locatedv in the; door of `an automobile and has a passage open at itsouter end kand closed at its innerv end, the shankaof the curtainrod being, slidable in 'such passage. A plunger slidably lits insthis passage and is movable inwardly, movable against spring compression when the, rod is inserted in the.

passage and movable outwardly by vthe compressed spring. when the rod is removed from the socket member.v A.. ro'd is'. connected to the plunger and jengages with thersocket member for limitingzthe `outward-finovement of the plunger, so that the outerfaces of t'he plunger and socket member arel flush. j

vIn the accompanying drawing illustrating a few embodiments; of the invention in application, as an example, to yan automobile door and a curtain supporting rod cooperative therewith Fig. l is a sectional view of the socket-,and `1 pait of an automobile door;vF1g. 2 isatop plan view vthereof with the curtain supporting rod removed; Fig. 3 `is a perspective view of the socket member` wlienremoved from the doorf ;-F1g.-4 is a sectional viewiof an optional formof socket; Fig. -is: a sectional' view taken on lineof Figl; Fig. 6 is a sectional view of another Vembodiment of the invention; Fig. 7 is a side view of still -Y A helical spring 32l extends between the nut 27 and the plunger 8 and surrounds the tube and the rod 26. y

When the curtain supporting rod is inserted into the socket member 28, and the plunger 8 depressed, the ball 3l slides down-V wardly in the tube 25, while compressing the spring 32. lVhen t-lie curtain supporting rod is removed, the spring :forces the plunger 8 upward until the ball 31 hits against the shoulder 80, thus limiting the upward movement of the plunger. In order to have the plunger 8 stop flush with the top surface of the door, the tube may be rotated by a screw driver the requiredamount to locate the shoulder 30 at the proper. stopping position. Y

In Fig. 6 a chain 33 is fastenedy to. a screw-eye 84 to a bolt-eye 36 passing through the lower end 37. rl`he latter carries an adjusting nut.

38 and a lock-nut 39. In order thatthe plunger' 35 may run square in the passage of the socket member, the plunger has a perimetral groove 40. A helical spring 41 extends from the plunger to the bottom 37 of the Socket member. Then the curtain supporting rod is inserted and the plunger depressed, the chain 33 becomes slack and the spring 41 compressed, and when thev rod is removed, the spring raises the plunger and the chain straiglitens out. Inl order that the upper surfaces of the plunger may become Hush with the top surface of the door, the nut 38 maybe adjusted along the bolt 36 to eii'ect a lengthening orshortening of the effective length of the chain. The lock-nut 39 is thentightened tolock the adjustment. y

In Fig. 9, the lower end portion 42 of the curtain supporting rod carriesa laterally extending pin 43, which is adapted to ride through al bayonet slotv44. This form of lock is used when the lower end of the rod is circular, so as to prevent the turning of 'the rod in theV socket. In this-case the spring 45, bearing upwardly against the plunger 46, is of greater strength than the combined weight of the rod and the curtain for the purpose of holding the'pin V43 in locked position. Otherwise, the socket construction is similar to that shown in the other figures and described above.

lVhile I have herein described and, on the drawing, illustrated a few embodiments of the invention, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the particular arrangement of arts and details shown and described, but tat other arrangements of parts and details are comprehended, as do not depart from the scope of the appended claims.

Having ythus described my inventionl what I claim is: Y v

l. A socket device'for automobile curtain fixed to the plunger 85, -and supports, comprising a sockety member hav- 1 0' a plunger passage, a` plungernon-,ro-

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'tatablyand slidably tting Ainsaid passage and .carryingv a projection cooperable with an end of said .socket member for klimiting themovement lof said plunger at an end of said passage, yieldable means for permitting the sliding of said plunger in said passage when a supportis inserted in they to auton'iatically move socket member and said plunger to theend of saidupassage .when said support is removed r from said 'socket a member. i

2. A socket normally closing anopen endof said pas-v sage and slidable in said'passage upon in-` so f sertion of said 'support in said passage and vmeans between'said plunger and the endof the socketv remote fromfthe open end there of for limiting the 4movement of saidslid-A able member at closing position thereof.

3..A socket capable of receiving an automobile `curtain support and comprising a socket member having a passage, a member normally closing an open end of said passage and slidable in said passage upon in sertioii of said support.V in l'said passage, av

spring for returning said member to closing position when said support is removed from said passageand means movable with saidy y slidable member and engaging the socketv -niember at the end thereof remote from the open end thereof for limiting the movement of said slidable member at closing position thereof.

4. A socket capable of receiving an auto- I mobile curtainv support andv comprising a socket member having a passage, a member normally closing an open rend of said passage and slidable in said passage upon inies sertion of said support in said passage, and

a spring for returning saidinember vto closing -position when said support is removed 'Y from .said passage, and means cooperable with a part of said socket member remote from theopen end thereoffor limiting the outward movement of said member.

5. A socket device forautom-obile curtain supports, comprising a socket member hav-` ing a passage ofl uniform cross-sectional area-througliout the length thereof, a non.- rotatable slidingmember fitting iii said passage and being of substantially the .same

cross-sectional area of said passage, a spring in said passage and acting against said slid ingv member to move it to the end of said passage whereby it may be substantially flush with the end of said socket member,

and a projection movable with said sliding member and in said passage' and contacting with an end kportion of said socket member for 'limiting 4the movement of. the slidingv member in said flushl position butpermitf insertionv of" said-ie .support in? saldra soeketff members l6. `Asooket': devicei fori.-automobilefreurtam 'e supports,comprsing` asocket; imemberffliaw Luigiv apassage, af: slidi slilclaloily,v fitting; in?

.'Saiclvf passage, ai isprin/,gfE operable 5 against s'aicl Voperable with :anend portion `of fsai su ortseom risino s l Y a b sli`de1 lto move' ,.it'lztoward'an: enell ol'ffsaidf..v 'pa'ssage,\faisprojetion extendingifrom said@ slider v and unovableffin said 1 passagei and rco-:1 U uso'el'etmember for limiting the movement ofI s'asi'd k:

lslideri'Substantially. flush Muth tanifend of ing@l a" passage; ot 'uni-form'dross-sectional areas]` throughout z the length thereof,"l .L ya e. plunger of substantially?theisame cross--V wenn;

ment-{wantingeagain@- end; ofY said? socket.,

m emberf'ifon: limiting;` the; movement'. ojfsad.

111.1Y Afsocket-capable offreeeivnguan: auto ,3 Y mobllecurtem:support `andicoiugojrising soeket-.memberf 4having,-ajqm'ssege ,ofimifform I erossLseetional area-1l throughout .the length thereof,l` a member f slidable in said passage See tional-:area vas fsaid'pa'ssage, y a .spring o-pfe` `and being of V'substantially "thepsaidycrosssectional tarea` jas "saidx passage t0 .slidfablyi 1 liti therein, .siiiid plu'ngerl carrying ,a stop@ elementi cooperable with'v an.V endxportion :ofwf

' pass'agef Whensfthel ,support is sin'serted-stheref Y permitlthei sli-@ling 'oftheplun'ger" passage when the; supportijs-, inserted lthere! l 8: sooketc mobile curtain.E support r and comprising@ saidi socketnnember to liaiiif the; movement ot` saidff plunger.A at a1s1e1-1'dt of'isarcl: apassa'ge:

whenAV said supporti" isi'removed z from said:- passage' and l oapablefof sliclm'g-faliongf'sardi support' is remo-Vedi"therefrom* an tlf-"to z apable: ofireeeiavinggan': autoi 'socket member having a passage of uniformi..

crosseseetionals area throughout their-length thereof;V a` =i member asldable in csaidu paesagevy 'and Qbeingr; ofsubstantiallya theeA Said f .ero'vs sectional larea as'saidu passage; af springfop erable 'to` move said slid-able .member ltowaldf=-- thev movementf of f said" sli'clelileiV memberifin i.

" saidy passage, Said.V limiting; mean'srhaving;

means forad-justingQthe limiting aetionf'ofi said: f limiting f means whereby 'said s fsli'dablm-v membelf may. be. madef to stop: flusl-n Withf fan: end oi Saidlsoeket-memberi` 9;: A :socket yeapalolei of freoeivinf mobil'ei Curtain .supporti and eomprisngs ai:-

cross-'sectional area 1 throughout 'l their lengtl-i Y ,ther'eof, a memberslidablefinfsaid. passager' ands'beingt of? substantially thebfsaiclrerossw sectioliallarea'zas said fpa'ssage; a'spril'ig op-ia. n erable toy Amove salad shdable memben toward f.'

an end vof lsaid passage; and-mea1ns eonneeted to sudati@- with Said 'sutiable@member:

and operable with yan end @of .Saidzi sockete 10. AfSocketzeapableioffre'ceivingfanv auto'-Y f mobile .curtain support. ancl-y .f Vcomp'msmig 2a socket :memberhaving a.;.passage;.off 'unrfomnff along; the a able-iin'embel'rlir Saidpassage-rherebysaicl 90' slid-able membeumay stop; flush; with Van end. of; saidfsooket member;

.mobile cunt-aine support.: and 'compil'rising;v a;-

soc-liet tinember hasingz'a passage A-of uniformi .Y

cross-sectional; area.throughout'fg4 the; =1en=tlrl fin midl lessee-.e

thereofgl ;af,1ne11`1 1;ier slidable' and f beging `of-K substanti all-y1:y th sectional; aneafias said:fpwssage,A

gagi'ng with' saidfsoeket-.memb

"n ssajfd mobile curtain ff support.- andrjreomprising ai soeketcanelber having ,agpassageol' 'uniform f.

erossseetonal l, area. ..throughout Vthe lengtjl-r the'neof, Aa.Fmember slidablevin!lsad@aussaget Y i and being. of; substantiallythe-- 4said 5. erjossf sectional? area asi-:seid: passagis,f la., spring Vo'p erablerto V.movef said..- sl--dablefmember toward Y anl end; of said-passageva1i l.11iea1rseecuretl. i tothe :sliclable',memloerf-.forflnnitingpvtliemore# Y mentffof said slidoblimember .inisaidpasjsage jg.

Wherebyp-said slid-able i memben .may stop-.f

flush Wftlnanr endfQff- 'said-fseeket member, 'said socketmembenhwing;meanefor #festem` l iugisaid socket Lmembejr'to' afdoovof mobile? 'fall-* .lj y. 114. A? socket. oapablefof ueeevingan autof mobile-:eurta support'. andy-comprising a."

passage, said socket member having means intermediate 'the ends of said 'socket member capable of being fastened to a hidden part of the door of the automobile.

l5. A socket capable of receiving an automobile curtain support and comprising a socket member having a passage o'l uniform cross-sectional area throughout 'the lengt-h thereof, a member slidable in said passage and being ot substantially the said crosssectional area as said passage, a spring operable to move said slidable member toward an end oi' said passage, and means limiting the movement of said slidable member` in said passage., said socket member having intermediate its ends a laterally extending flange capable of being fastened to an inner part of the door of the automobile whereby said flange is hidden from view.

16. A socket capable of receiving the shank of an automobile curtain supporting rod and comprising a socket member located in the door of the automobile and having a passage open at its outer end and closed at its inner end, said shank of said curtain rod slidably tting in said passage, a plunger slida-bly itting in said passage, a spring operable to move said plunger toward the open end of said passage upon the removal of said shank from said passage and to become compressed upon the depression of said plunger when inserting said shank in said passage, and a rod connected to said plunger and engaging said socket ,member for limiting the outward movement of said plunger upon the removal of said shank from said passage, whereby the outer surface of said plunger is flush withV the outer end surface of said socket member. v

17. A socket device or automobile curtain supports, comprising a socket member insertable in a body portion of an automobile and having an elongated passage for the reception o't' an end portion of a curtain support, a plug slidably fitting in 'said passage, a Stop element movable in said passage and cooperating with said slidable plug and an end portion ot' said socket member for bringing 'the plug to a. stop at an end of said passage when said 'support is withdrawn from said socket member and for permitting said plug to slide along said passage when said support is inserted in said socket member, and means for automatically moving said plug to stopping position.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

WILLIAM s. Rawson.

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