US1757090A - Radiator cover - Google Patents

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May 6, 1930. A. E. HURST 1,757,090

' RADIATOR COVER Filed Nov. 16, 1927 IIIIIIIIIIIII I I anvqmtoz flerl jwyamz Patented May 6,1930

7 RADIATOR,

Application filed u5vember 1e,i192ijl swarm. 2 33,5 29.

My invention relates to'a cover for the front of an automobileradiator for the purpose of providing protection during the coldweather and has forits objectto provide a 5 cover of an extremely simple formprovided with means capable of beingadjusted over parts of the radiator, to cover or uncover the same.

i A more specific object of my invention is e to provide a radiator cover of such simple form thatthe same may be stamped orpressed from sheet cardboard, fibre or other inexpensive material, enabling the same to be dis? tributed gratis and providing means for etthe line 22 of Figure 1,1ooking in the direction of the arrows;

' improved radiator cover asit appears before 'apphcatlon'to a radlator; and

Figure 4 is a sectional view on the line 4:-4

of Figure 1, looking in the direction of the 3 arrows.

similar parts.

- My improved radiatorcover is preferably.

' formed from a sheet-0t cardboard, fibre, or it may if desired, be formed from thin inexpensive metal of any'kind. It is made of such form that it completely covers the front face v I of an automobile radiator land itis pro 7 cut out as at 10 to provideanopen panel that exposes the upper portion 9 of the radiator.

" frame 2 adjacent to its lower edge isfapanel 4 which is pressed out or is offset tothe plane of the edging 2 or approximately so. This panel 4: as thus oifset or outwardly distorted,

' forms a pocket to receive a vertically movable Figure 3 is a perspective VleW showing my Throughout the various views of thedraw-f ings, similar reference characters designate vided with a peripheral edge or frameQ, the o inner'edge 3 of which is offset or pressed out-' wardly. The upper portion of the cover is Formed integrally with orfsecured' tothe panel or sheet 5, the upper edge of-whichlin-j practice projects slightly'aboveathe upper V edge of the panel 4.? Means is provided for rais'ing or lowering the panel' f), such means consisting of a flexible member or string 6' which ha's its lower end-attached to a disk Y or button 7 after the'manner of a certain'form ing means. The upper-e disks wh of-the edging 2. o

l-he panel dis adapted to bear advertisingmatteras at ll orsaid panel'maybe utilized to bear any form of ornamental design; If

of'envelopesjwhichhave a string as a fasteir' 7 I "dofthe string' is'adapted toxV wrap around a second cardboard buttoner ichis secured upon the I outer face desired, the face of the'pa'nel 5 mayalsobear advertising matter, so that when said panel 5 =is elevated or partly elevated, the written matter on both panels 4 and-5 canoe-operate to set forth "a complete message. a

f From the ,foregoingth'e manner in which my mproved radiator-cover. 1s used Wlll be readilyunderstoodi- In: order to secure it in position on radiatonfl ,provide it with a plurality of-fasteningmembers;12, the same consistlng ot a commen form of fpaper 'fastener having 'PIOJeCtmg an'd'rearwardly ex tending prongs 13. -,-These prongs are adapt-y ed to passbetween the cells of theradiator as is disclosed in Figure 4,- and be bent over a washer-14 which bears against the rear surface of the radiator. As many of thesefasr' 'tening members 12 may be utilized as may be 7 7 required tosecurely afliX the radiator cover in position. i

- It will'rbe seen is sdarranged that the exposed'part of the radiator '9 maybe covered or uncoveredto such a degreeas may be necessary. Theflexifrom the construction pro-, 1 vided th at a radiator'cover is afiorded which ble securing member-or string 6 extends di-' 0 agonally upward-through the open panellO and by drawing upward on said string,the

closure panel 5may be elevated to any de gree required and is readily heldin such" elevated position by wrapping the stringaround the button 8.

of two pieces ofcardboard and'maythus be TTlie construction of radiator cover-is 3150 such that fit nan-be "readily stamped out; 160

7 'Which a car owner will readily apply to his" distributed gratis since it may be used for advertising purposes and will be exceedingly successful as such, since it is a useful article car inwinter Weather thus affording a very prominent position for the advertisement myself strictly to the exact"- details herein illustrated, since, manifestly, the same pan be considerably varied Without departiii'g' ffoin' the spirit of the invention appended claim. v

hat I claim is? A radiator coverfooniposed of asheet of 7 cardboard, SaIClShBGt hRViIIgflwflfli? marginal edge portionadaptedyto lie flat? against the front face of the radiator, and an outwardl'y v Y distortefdgpanel ab out which the unarginal edge portion extends, saidioutwardly distorted panel co -operating With thefroiit of the radiator. toform a'pocke't between them; an

open area. formed in tllQlSheBt adjacent the upper part of thejpanel, i a movable" closure panel normally fitted in the pocket formed by,

thejdi-stortedpaneland the front face oft-he radiator, and capable of being vertically raised out; of said pocket to may the open area, means for holdingsaid closure panel in any; desired position "over the open area, said means comprisinga flexible seeuringmember attached to the closure panel and passing upsaid projection being attached; to a pa-rt of jthe fiat marginaledge of-r the'sh'eet abovethe s upper end of the open area.

. .Signeda-t the city: county and York, this 15th New day.of;November,' 192] a ALBERT as defined in the

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