US1648254A

US1648254A - Journal-box lid.

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Publication number: US1648254A
Application number: US177654A
Authority: US
Inventors: Joseph W Bettendorf
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1927-03-23
Filing date: 1927-03-23
Publication date: 1927-11-08
Anticipated expiration: 1944-11-08

Description

Nov. 8, 192 7.

' J. w. BETTENDORF JOURNAL BOX LID 2 Sheets-sheet `1 Filed March 23. 1927 Nov. 8, 192K J. W. BETTENDORF JOURNAL BOX LID 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed March 25, 1927 f moreA particularly tolids therefor.

` the'lild to apply yielding pressure againstthe Patented Nev. s, 1927.

f5 l JOSEPH W. Bnrrnnnonr, or *Bnfrrnunonr, row-A.

JOURNAL-Box nin-; i

, I Applicaugnaied March 12s, i927. seria; lineal.

l This invention relates to'` journal boxes and An object of this invention is to provide a journal box lid of the type having anV 4integral pintle pin to cooperate with standard journal box hinge lugs and to provide suchga lid Witha spring having movable `contact With outer face ofthe lid substantially attheycen-V ter'vofthe lid'in orde'rtoinsu're a good bear-` ingeng'agement between the lid and journal box entirelyaround the fourfsides of the lid.

Another object of. this invention is top rovide a' removable journalfbox lid having an integral pintle Witha spring which applies substantially equal pressure around the sides ci the lidand which readily holds the ylidinopen and closed position. j A A f rther object ofthe vin vention is to provide a journalbox lid'Wit-h an integral' pintle pin which may be readily applied to l orremoved fromla journal boxand which a vunit.

the following description and annexed drawings, 1n which .Figure 1 isha front elevation of a4 journal box` with the lid'in open position.

2 is a section; Online 2-,2 of Fig. 1. Fig.V 3 is ai'ront :elevationof ajournal box with the lid in closedI position. Fig. 4 is ya side elevation of the journal box and lidas shown in Fig. 3. .Y i

Fig. 5 is a front elevation of the journal box with the lid removed. h

I Fig. 6 vis ai side eleva-tion of .the journal box withthe lid removed. i F 7 is a Jfront elevation of the lidready to be applied to thejournal box;v and:

Fig. 8 is a sideelevation of they lid.

` `The journal b ox 1 is ofconventionalcon- Anotherobject ofniyl inventionfis to pr o-' connecting straps areassociatedtogether asV These `and other objects will be apparent.

Q'having'an' eye portion Sytoyreceivethefinltegralpintle4 oftheijournal box lid 5.

The lug -is lprovided with .suitable flattened i portions and 7 Which are" adapted to .ber

enggd. by: the. lid 'Spring as Will.- be more fully described. l f y f Y The journal box 'lidl has-the side.` i

flanges Stoflit over the edgeslay "surround-A videdWithfthe'integral pintle fmem'ber 4;

adjacent the;` upper marginal portion of the,

lid. The "integralppintle member 4 is ,preferably ot'fs'et ironithe` body portion of the lid and is preferably,formed byV rollinga cylindrical portionV of the metalv forming the lidfandbending backthe Winds 9-fto overlie ing'thelmofuth of the journal box and is pro i the ollset connecting"st-raps 10 which conneet the pintle With the body of the, lid. :Thec

*vvings .9 and connecting straps A10to`gether constitutefa 'rigid connection between the pintle andthe body portionfof Vthe lid. Aand are'preferably 'offset from the body portion in order` thatth'ey mayi: properly ltvthe etandardh'inge lug of a `standard journalV box. The boy portion *of the lidand straps 1 0y and pintlem'einber 4L Aare'thns associated together and vfunction as a unit.`

Theends of the hinge'lugjare ppeferbjy;

cutaway toformi reduced 'cylindrical por-V tions v11- around'ivhiclrthe lcurved Vend ypor-l tions 12 of the` spring 13`inay be secured. Adjacentjthe center 'portion of the lid is aretaining strap 14 having its intermediate Y portion 15 secured to thelid and providedk at its oppositeends with suitableraised flanges, 16 to receive-portionsoll the spring n win-'bef med that al@ 'Side flanges '1 6V `with@ body'of diend.

spring so that the spring may move relative ofthe retaining strap 14 loosely engage'the j ,95

agr-vire and v'comprises the curved 4end porv tions 12Which` engage the reduced portionsV 11 of the hinge lug 'onthe journal? box and comprisesffthe vintermediate portions `1'? Whichnnderlie theflanges 16 of the retaining strap 14aY Betiveenthe'portions y17 and the curved -end portions12 Vare formed humped portions 18 andthe remainder of thespring comprises a looped end Vportion '19 bent upwardly to, engage the

flattened pon 4tions

6 and 7 ofthe hinge lug-on thejournal box. .Y struction andis provided' With the hinge lug V The -humpedportions 18'v of thespring are I i* f #1.648.254 l providedto permit the ends 12 of the spring to be pressed outwardly from the hinge lug of the journal box when the lid is swung to the position shown in Fig. 2 so that the end portions of the spring kmay be forced outwardly so as to be out of longitudinal alignment with the hinge lug. Y The lid may then be moved bodily laterally through the eye portion of the hinge lug with the connecting straps 10 and reinforcing wings 9 passing through the slot 22 of the hinge lug. Thus the lid may be applied to or removedvfrom the yjournal box. a The body of the journal box lid maybe stiffened by suitable depressions as is well understood, and the finger piece 21 may be provided for readily opening and closing the lid against the pressure of the spring 13.

Byreason of the fact thatthe-curved end portions 12 of the spring are disposed behind the reduced portions 11 of the hinge lug and the looped end `portion 19 of the spring engages the intermediate flattened portion of the hingeV lug.l the spring bearsV with considerable pressure upon the center of the lid. The eye portion 3 of the hinge lug is made A of suflicient diameter to permit movement of the -integral pintle of the lid transversely of Y the eye so that the. upper portion of the lid is free toseatitself against the upper edge 1al of the 'journalbox It will thus beseen 'that the outward pressure on. the spring is substantially entirely taken bythe hinge lug of the journal box andthat the lid is free to seat itself around the journal box Y by reason of the fact that the spring pressure isapplied to the outer face of the lid and substantially at the center. t

It willl be seen that as the lid is moved to open or closedposition relative movement lmayy occur between the lid and spring, thus insuring the spring following the lid in its movement to open or closed position, Itvmay also be noted that with my construction permitting movement of the lid transversely of the -hinge lug, the seating of the lid tightly against the four sides 1a of thejournal box is insured. Y

i It will furthermore be noted that I have provided an advantageous unitary cover structure for a journal box, yin which a lid `body portion and pintle andconnecting straps are associated together Vand operate las a unit. j

It will also be seen that with this construction I have provided a simple and ef1icient journal box lid which is provided with anintegral pintle and-which maybe readily applied to or removed from a standard journal box hinge. lug.

It Ywill also be seenythat I have provided a journal box lidwwhioh is rigid in construction and which does away with any danger Y of losing loose hinge pintles, cotter pins and the like and which lid, together withv the pintle, may plate of metal.

Furthermore, it is to be understood that the particular forms of 'apparatus shown and described, and the particular procedure set forth, are presented for purposes of explabe readily formed from a single nation and illustration and that various modn lid havinga body portion and an .integral pintle connected therewith by integral connecting straps at the sides of the upper mart gin of the lid, said pintle being pivotally mounted in said lug, and a spring'member having curved endportions mounted for rotatable movement on the lug, said spring having its intermediate portion secured to the outer face of the lid for slidable engagement therewith and having 'a looped portion to bear upon intermediate portions of thelug whereby substantially uniform pressure is exerted on the lid.

2. The combination with a journal box having a hinge lug provided with` an eye, of a rigid unitary cover structure for the box having a lid body portion, and a pintle adapted to be inserted within the eye of the portions rotatably mounted upon the ends Vof the hinge lug and having intermediate portions bearing upon the outer surface of the lid, another portion of said spring engaging the hinge lug to* hold the lid in open or closed position, said intermediate portion of the spring being mounted on the lid for slidable engagement therewith, whereby substantially uniformepressure is exerted around the contacting portions of the lid and journal box when the lid is in closed position,

Y 3. The combination with a journal box having a hinge lug provided with an eye, of a lid for said box having an integral pintle adapted to be inserted within the eye portion of the lug, said pintle being of less diameter than the eye portiony of the lug in order to permit the pintle to 'move bodily transversely of the lug, a spring member having'curved endV portions to rotatably en gage. the hinge lug and having intermediate `portions slidably secured to the outer surface of the lid and having a looped portion to bear against the hinge lug, whereby substantially uniform pressure 1s exerted on the lid to cause it to seat tightly against the of the hinge lug, a spring member having curved end portions to be rotatably mounted on the hinge lug, an intermediate portion secured to the outer surface of the lid for slidable movement thereon, Y and a looped port-ion to bear against the hinge lug, said spring having portions between the curvedend portions and the portions secured to theY surface of the lid widely spaced from the surface of the lid, whereby when the lid is in open position the curved end portions of the spring may be pressed outwardly from the hinge lug of the journal box so that the lid may be bodily moved laterally through the eye and slots of the hinge lug.

5. The combina-tion with a journal box having a hinge lug provided vwith an eye portion, of a lid for said box having' an '1nt-egral pintle adapted to be inserted in the eye portion of the hinge lug, said pintle being of less diameter than the eye portion of the lug, a spring member rotatably mounted on the hinge lug and having intermediate portions bearing against the outer surface of the lid and a looped portion bearing against the lug intermediate the ends thereof, whereby the lid is pressed into tight engagementvwith Vthe edges of the journal box around its entire line of contact therewith. l

6. The combination with ,a journal box having a hinge lug provided with an eye, of a lid for said box having an integral pintle adapted to be inserted within the eye portion of the lug, .said pintle being of less diameter than the eye portion of the lug in order to permit the pintle to move bodily transversely o the lug, and spring means carried by the lid and hinge lug bearing on the hinge lug and the outer surface of the lid for pressing the lid into tight engagement with the edges of the journal box around its entire line of contact'J therewith when the lid is in closed position sition.

7.y The combination withl a journal boX provided with a hinge lug, of a rigid unitary cover structure having. a lid body portion and a pintle spaced from said body portion and straps -extending'from the sides of the upper margin of the lid to therpintle, said pintle being pivotally mounted in ,said hinge lug, anda spring member having curved end portions `rotatably mounted upon the ends of the hinge lug and having'intermediate portions bearing upon the outer surface of and to hold the lid in themdesired open po- 451 'i the lid, lanotherpportion of `saidspring engaging the hinge lug to `hold the lid in open or closed position, said intermedia-tek portion oi the spring being mounted on the lid for slidable engagement therewith wherebysubstantiallyA uniform pressure is exerted around the contacting portions of the lid and journal box when the lid is in closed position.v

` 8. The combination vwith arjournal box` having a hinge lugl provided with Aan eye portion, of a rigid unitary cover structure having a `lid body portion and a pintle adapted to be mounted in the eye portion of the hinge lug, said pintle being of less diameter-than the eye lportion of the lug vin order to permit the pintle to move bodily transversely of the lug, and spring means carried by the lid and hinge lug and rotata-A bly bearing on the periphery of the hinge lug and the outer surface of the lid for pressing the lid into tight engagement with the edges of the journal box around. its'entirev line of contact therewith when the lid isin closed position, and to hold the lidin' the desired open posit-ion, said lug having an outwardly opening slot to permit'mounting of the lid in operative position on the journal box.

In testimony whereof I aiiX my signature. f

JOSEPH W. BETTENDORF.

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Certiicate of Correction.

Patent No. 1,648,254. Granted November 8, 1927, to JOSEPH 7. BETTENDORF.

It is hereby certified that error appears in the printed specification of the abovenumbered patent requiring correction as follows: Page l, line 7l, for the Word Winds read wings; and line 80, for the word boy read body; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with these corrections therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Olce.

Signed and sealed this 6th day of December, A. D. 1927. t

[SEAL] A M. J. MOORE,

Acting ommz'ssz'oner of Patents.