US2123172A - Vehicle screen - Google Patents

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July 12, 1938.,` 1 H, HEDLUND' VEHICLE SCREEN Filed May 7, 1936 U 7 @n n y A\ m .....N a/0 M3 l I, I

Patented July 12, 1938 lUNITED STATES PATENT oFFicE VEHICLE4 SCREEN Iver H. Hedlund, Sioux City, Iowa Application May 7, 1936,'/seria1 No. 78,381

1 Claim.

My invention relates to a screen to be used primarily in connection with a vehicle window or door. An object of my a screenwhich will prevent glare, or the entrance of undesirable foreign objects from entering through the window.

A further object of my invention is to provide such a screen device which can be readily rolled up out of the way and which can be incorporated together with a` vehicle door or which can be made as a separate part, or as an accessory to be tted to any standard vehicle door. f A further 'object of my invention is to provide a screen of this character which can be rolled or unrolled in cooperation with the vehicle window.

A further object of my invention is to provide a screen which is very pliable to permit of such unrolling.

AV further object of my invention is to provide the above mentioned objects in a construction of great simplicity which can be manufactured at a very reasonable cost.

With these and other objects in view, my invention consists in the construction, arrangement and combination of the various parts of my device, whereby the' objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claim, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a sectional view taken generally on the lines I-I of Figure 2,

Figure 2 is a side elevation o f the device as used in conjunction with the vehicle door,

Figure 3 is an .enlarged detail of 'Figure 1, and i Figure 4 is a modication showing the device built in the door frame.'

I have used the character II] to designate the door generally, which, of course, is the standard side door `of any automotive vehicle or the like.

, This door receives the usual window II which is raised or lowered by means of the handle I2.

The upper frame of the door is indicated generally by the character I3. To the upper frame is attached my device which includes the sheet metal casing I4 having the top I5. Attached to the sheet metal casing are the brackets I6 and Il.

Attached to the brackets I6 is the rubber disc I8, and threadedly engaged with the bracket `I'I is the thumb screw I9 which terminates in an invention is to provide such` enlarged portion to which is attached a rubber disc 2l. Attached to the bottom I5 is the felt spacer 22. Y

It'will be seen that by the use of the brackets I6 and Il and the association of the thumb 5 screw I9 therewith that the entire device can be rigidly attached against the upper portion of the vehicle door by merely screwing the thumb screw I9 inwardly.

The rubber buiers I8 and 2I as well as the 10 felt memberk 22 will` prevent marring of the door.

Journalled within the casing I 4 is the roller 123 which is journalled about the shaft 24. The

roller works on a` ratchet principle similar to a 15 curtain blind rod which ratchet is indicated generally by the characters 25 and 26.

Wound about the roller is the pliable screen 27. This screen may be made of any suitable material, but it should be clearly brought out 20 here that the preferred form as used by my invention is an extremely pliable form made of a suitable fiber base or such material having features of pliancy and the like.

Attached at 28 to the lower edge of the screen 25 2l are the spring members 29 which are made of resilient metal strips, and between which is the rubber member 3B which includes the beveled shoulders 3|.

The strips 29 are received between the arcu- 30 ate portions 32 which are integral extensions of the casing I4. The rubber member 39 also includes the rectangular opening 33 which is adapted to receive the upper edge of the glass window II so that when the rubber member 3i] is 35 presseddown against the upper edge, this edge, will be received in this opening along the length thereof and will be maintainedfunder spring pressure by the resilient strips 29.

The beveled shoulders of the rubber member, ofcourse will permit positive entrance of the window. In this way, the lower edge of the screen willbe held against the window edge so that when the same is lowered orraised, the screen will follow correspondingly thereby form- 45 ing ak screened `opening automatically.

In this case the curtain roller ratchet effect will not be used, and it will be understood that a suitable spiral spring will be inserted between the shaft 24 and the reel so that the screen will 50 be released and the reel will wind up the same when the window moves upwardly and conversely in the downward direction.

However, it will be understood that when it is desired to use the arrangement without following the vertical movement of the Window, this can be done by merely releasing the engagement of the rubber member 30 from the upper edge of the window, and correspondingly either desired arrangement can be used using the ratchet arrangement as explained.

The vertical edges of the screen are attached to pliable strips 34.

It will be understood that the screen travels through the vertical felt channels 35 which are the standard type to guide the windows Il and which are also located at the upper portion of the door i3 in which they are positioned horizontally.

It will be noted from Figure 3 that when the rubber member 30 is at its topmost position, that is that when the window is raised to the top, it will be engaged with this rubber member and will provide a seal from the outside elements since the pressure will just be suilicient to maintaina seal in this instance, since if it is desired to use the screen to cooperate with the Window, the rubber member -30 will `need to be forced over the edge by a greater pressure.

Alternative construction is shown in Figure 4 in Which the casing, which incorporates all of the other features, is inserted Within the upper Wooden frame `I?, of the door and into which it is suitably affixed. This construction is `more of the type which can be built into a vehicle during the process of manufacture of the same and incorporates `similar features throughout.

It will be noted that the brackets I5 and l1 are suitably riveted to the casing I4 at 36.

It will now be seen that I have provided a vehicle screen which can be readily attached or built as a composite unit together with a vehicle side door, which screen can be automatically rolled or unrolled together with the vehicle Window, or which can be operated independently therefrom.

It will be seen further that this device is constructed of such material that it Will readily roll or unroll, and that it includes features for instantly attaching or detaching the same if such l isldesired.

It Will also be seen that the device is compact,

neat, and presents an attractive appearance, as

Well as being of great simplicity to insure a reasonable cost of manufacture.

Some changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of the parts of my invention without departing from the real spirit and purpose of my invention, and it is my intention to cover by my claim any modified forms of structure or use of mechanical equivalents, which may be reasonably included Within its scope.

I claim as my invention:

A vehicle screen comprising a casing, a reel i' lil)

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