US168167A - Improvement in whiffletrees - Google Patents
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- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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- Figure l is a top view of a whiffletree to which my improvement has been applied.
- Fig. 2 is afront view of the same, the tug bein g shown in cross-section through the line a: as, Fig. 1. y 7
- A represents a whiffletree, upon the ends of which are formed, or to them are attached, hooks, to receive the tugs or traces B.
- To the vwh'iffletree A near its ends, and upon its front or upper sides, are attached straps O,
- loops D of sufficient size to allow the tugs or traces B to be passed through them.
- This construction of the guard adapts it to be readily attached to all wooden whiffletrees,
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UNITED STATEsPATENT Q FIOE.
PATRICK McGLEW, or DES MOINES, IOWA.
IMPRQVEMENT. IN WHIFFLETREES.
Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 168,167, dated September 28, 1875; application filed w .July 31, 1875 v Whiffletree s,of which the following is-a specification: I
Figure l is a top view of a whiffletree to which my improvement has been applied. Fig. 2 is afront view of the same, the tug bein g shown in cross-section through the line a: as, Fig. 1. y 7
Similar letters of reference indicate corre- The invention is a spring or elastic trac guard, and constitutes an improvement upon that described in Patent N 0. 69,771.
A represents a whiffletree, upon the ends of which are formed, or to them are attached, hooks, to receive the tugs or traces B. To the vwh'iffletree A ,near its ends, and upon its front or upper sides, are attached straps O,
pose specified. Y
which are made of leather or spring metal, and upon the outer ends of which are formed,
or to them are attached, loops D, of sufficient size to allow the tugs or traces B to be passed through them. 7
This construction of the guard adapts it to be readily attached to all wooden whiffletrees,
and, by its elasticity, obviates the necessity of giving the trace a sharp bend or twist in I PATRIOK MOGLEW. Witnesses:
J. H. PHILLIPS,
W. J. KLINE.
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