US1591358A - Truck or wagon box - Google Patents

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July 6,1926. 1,591,358 E. R. BROWN TRUCK OR WAGON BOX Filed Sept. 11, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 gwumtm 12252 )2. rBrawn Jul 6,1926-.- Y

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Application filed se temb'er'lnisasj Serial No. 55,372.

' 1 This inventionrelates to truck' or wagon boxes andhas for an important object there- 'of the provision v of a box which may be' very cheaply and at the same time stronglyc onstructed and whichiscapable of a' wide range'of use. More specifically itiis the object of this invention to produce a wagon box capable of: conversion from a box structure toia flat bed or a bed having inclined side walls, the

structure being such that'the flatbed pro vided is of much greater width than the ordinary fiat bed of the wagon boxand when the inclined side walls} are provided, these, are rigidly supported without the use of my invention, the-parts being shown in the.

' position which they occupy when the device isinuseasabox; is a I Figure 2 is "a transverse sectional view therethrough, the parts in the position which they assume when the device is inuse as a rack;

Figure 3 is a central longitudinal sectionalview, the parts being broken away;

Figure 4 is an end elevation showing the device in use as a fiat bed. a

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, a flat bed is provided comprising longitudinally extending sills upon which of a length greater than the width of the wagon boxwhich is to be provided. 'The ends ofthe joists 11 are connected by longi tudinally extending rails 12 seated upon the these rails a flooring 13 is mounted upon the joists. I than the distance between the rails'so that a space 14 is left'between the edges of the 5 the flooring have, formed therethrough aligned openingsl5 through which is directed a hinge'bolt 16 which mayconsist of 55 oneof'the usual'wagon bolts, as illustrated.

are arranged transversely extending joists 11 upper surfaces of the joists and'between This flooring is of a width less" flooring and the rails at each side of theflooring. The joists adjacent the edges of,

' Box sides 17 are providedyeach consisting of a plurality of-studs 18, to which are secured side boards19"and'20 forming" the s de wall. The studs" 18 are of greater lengththan the height of the side wall and have their excess length arranged at the lower end of the wall. The hinge bolts 16 pass'through these studs a'ndform a 'pivotffor the side.

walls, the point ofpivotal engagement being such thatwhen the sidewalls are vertically jdis posed, the lower edge of the lowermost side wall board 20'li'es immediately above the adjacent edge of the flooring 13 and when the st'uddingand' side walls areinc'lined but avery slight space is formed between" the f boards 20 and the adjacent edges of the then 7 ing. fVVhen inan inclined posit iemthe studs have their outer faces'r'esting upon the sills 12 be Supported thereby andfurther have I their beveled lower ends 21 engaged against the side faces of the adjacent sills 10 so that a. two point support resisting the thrust of load against the inclined side walls is pro vided. to remove strain from the hinge bolt 16. j

A selected board, preferably the lowermost board 20 of the sidewall, is made removable, being secured bybolts 22'and is of thevsame width as the distance'between the edge-of the flooring and the adjacent edge of the sill 16. The joists 11 are provided with bores 23 for the passage of bolts 22 so that the sides may be removed by removing the bolt 16, the-boards20 removed and placed'upon the joists to fill the space 14 and bolted in position by the bolts employed for securing.

it to the sides. The rails 12 are preferably V thicker than the material employed for flooring and siding so that they project thereabove and will prevent side shifting of loads arranged upon the fiat body.

End gates 24 are provided, each having secured thereto, ateach sidethereofandade jacenttheir tops, pins 25 projecting atoppo- ;site sides of the end gate and adapted to en gage in openings 26 formed in the box" sides 17 when the box sides are moved to vertical 3 position. Each end gate is further provided ing slidably mounted therein a'retaining pin adjacent its lower end with a guide 27 hav- 28 adapted to engage in an opening '29 Q formed in the wagon bed. As a means for retaining the box "sides in elevated position, bars are provided, as at .30, these bars being of a length to bridge the I distance between the side Walls and having their end port V niodi-fication i thout 1 materiallydeparting -=fromthe ,spirit of the invention and I accordingly-. ='do: not liinitie inyself to such specific; structure except as hereinafter claimed, a

"I claim: 7 V r 1. In awagon ;or-.-tnuck body, transversely extending joists; flooring upon thejoists of .less .Width' than the-V-length ofthe joists; rails I connecting corresponding ,ends of they, joists c: and box sides of greater 1 XVlClilh than the disjtanoe between either edge "ofithe flooring and the. adjacent I rail, reinovably'; pivoted to o --the; joists adjacent each edge of: the flooriug and' cswingable ifroni a vertical position where they combine with thefiooringtopr'o videthe bottom.and sides-of a boxctowan incl-inedgposition -where they rest .upon and -.are supported ,by said Lrails, each -.boxcisi de including :a wall velement bodily removable from the box side'and of the same Width i asthespace between each edge of the flooringlan d the adjacentrail, the. pivotaliconncc-- tions of the box sides being removable to pernnt removal of the sides.

"2. In auva'gon' or truck and spaced from the adjacent edges of the flooring, a 'removablelongitudinally directed .pivotzbolt extending; through the joists at r 3 each edgeof the-flooring, .boX' sides each includingea- Wall structure and vertical I studs 7 connecting; elements of the Wall structure i and projecting below the Wall structure, each cofsaid studs having an opening; for the pansage of the corresponding ,pivot bolt interf mediate the length-.01 the projecting portion not the studs, the j oistsresti-ngnpon andcbeing secured to longitudinally extending sills, the lower ends ofthe studs beingformedfor engagement with adj acent faces of adjacent sills when the upper'ends o tthe, studs come intoengagementwvith.therails. r

iln. testimony whereof l -hereuntou'affix ni y signature.

,EARL 1%. BROWN.

body, transversely I extending joists, flooring upon the joists of less tvid'th than the length of the joists, rails connecting corresponding ends of the joists

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