US2675574A - Oil gauge rod wiper - Google Patents

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April 20, 1954 R; JQDAVIS OIL GAUGE ROD WIPER Filed Jan. 2, 1951 flll IIII II Illllllillli iiii II Raymond J. Davis 1N VEN TOR.

Patented Apr. 20, 1954 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 01L GAUGE ROD WIPER Raymond J. Davis, Hollandale, Miss.

Application January 2, 1951, Serial No. 203,852

6 Claims. (01. 15-210) The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in wipers for the oil gauge rods of motor vehicles and more particularly to a wiper which may be carried in a convenient position on the belt of a service station attendant.

An important object of the invention is to provide a wiper in which a pair of wiper jaws are ried in a container to collect excess oil and 1 handles are provided for the jaws outwardly of A still further object is to construct wire holding jaws for the pad and on which the pad may be moved to bring clean portions of the pad into wiping position.

Another object is to provide a gaugemod wiper of simple and practical construction which is efficient and reliable in operation, neat and attractive in appearance, relatively inexpensive to manufacture, and otherwise well adapted for the purposes for which the same is intended.

These, together with various ancillary objects and features of the invention which will later become apparent as the following description proceeds, are attained by the device, a preferred embodiment of which has been illustrated by way of example only in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a front elevational view;

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view;

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view taken on a line 33 of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a top plan view; and

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the united wire jaws and handles.

Referring now to the drawing in detail wherein for the purpose of illustration I have disclosed a preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 5 designates a resilient wire frame constructed to provide a pair of jaws 6 and a pair of handles 1.

Each jaw 6 includes a vertical rod 8 having a horizontal arm 9 at its upper end and a short upstanding portion Ill at the outer end of the arm. Each handle 1 also includes a vertical outwardly inclined rod positioned outwardly of an adjacent jaw and with the upper end of the rod ll united with its companion jaw 6 by a zig-zag connector bar l2 connected to the upper end of the upstanding portion l0 and bar I2 is offset at a point between its ends to form a stop l3.

The lower ends of handles 1 are united by a cross bar M which underlies a circular connecting arm [5 which unites the lower ends of jaws 6. One side of circular arm I5 is open and in which a horizontal wiper pad holding bar I6 is centered with one end of the bar It soldered or otherwise suitably secured to the circular bar.

An endless wiper pad I! is constructed of a strip of suitable absorbent material with its ends sewed together as indicated at l8 and the pad is folded to provide inner and outer U-shaped layers 19 and 20 having their upper portions placed over the arms 9 at the upper ends of jaws 6 and having the lower portions of the outer layer 20 placed under the sides of the circular arms [5 and with the lower portion of the inner layer l9 placed under the bar I6, as shown in Figure 2, to thus hold the pad on the jaws.

A tubular container 2| is supported in a vertical position on lower cross bar l4 and in which the jaws 6 and wiper pad I1 are received while the upper edge of the container is positioned outwardly of stops l3, horizontal arms 9 and upstanding portions It) at the upper ends of the jaws to thus hold the container centered between handles 1.

A clip 22 is secured to the upper end of container 2| for attaching the device to the belt 23 of a person.

In the operation of the device, tension of the jaws 6 normally holds the sides of U-shaped pad l1 separated to receive an oil gauge rod 24 inserted downwardly in container 2| and by squeezing handles I the jaws will be closed to bring the sides of the pad into close wiping contact with the rod as it is withdrawn to clean the rod.

The pad may be turned on upper arms 9 and lower circular arm I5 to bring clean portions of the pad into wiping position, when desired.

In view of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings it is believed that a clear understanding of the device will be quite apparent to those skilled in this art. A more detailed description is accordingly deemed unnecessary.

It is to be understood, however, that even though there is herein shown and described a preferred embodiment of the invention the same is susceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit of the invention as herein described and the scope of the appended claims.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. An oil gauge rod wiper comprising a tubular horizontal pad holder supported by the lower arms between the lower ends of the jaws, an end less pad including folded inner and outer U- shaped layers supported at their upper portions on said upper arms and with the lower portion of said outer layers underlying the, lower armsv and the lower portion of said inner layer underlying the lower horizontal pad holder to support 7 the pad on the jaws, a tubular container en closing the jaws and pad, '2, pair oftvertiealwire handles outwardly, of the container; a connector uniting the lower ends of the handles and on which the bottom of the, container is supported,"*

and connectors uniting the upper ends of the jaws with their adjacent handles and, holding the handles in an outwardly inclined position for actuating the jaws by inward. pressure on the handles 1 r 3. An oil'gauge rod wiper comprising-a pair of vertical resilient wire jaws, upper and lower horizontal arms atthe ends. of the jaws, alower horizontal pad holder supported by the lower arms betweenthe'lbiifer ends oirthe jaws, an endless pad including Lfolded inner and outer :u:- shaped layers supported at. their upper portions on said upper arms and with the lower portion of said outer layers underlying the 'lowenarms and the lower-portion of said inner layer underlying the lower horizontal padholder to 'sjupport the pad on thejaws, 'a tubulancont ain'erenclosing the jaws and p'ad, a" pair of Vertical wire handles outwardly of the container, a-connector"" uniting the lower ends ofthe handlesan dpn which'the bottom of the container supported,

connectors uniting the upper ends or the aws with theiradjaceiifi handlesf and holdin handles in an outwardly inclined positiorr for actuating the jaws by inward pressure on the handles, and stops on said last-named connectors centering the container on the jaws.

' extending longitudinally of sa' 4 4. An oil gauge rod wiper comprising a tubular container, a wire frame retaining the container in an upright position, said frame including a pair of spaced jaws disposed within and extending longitudinally of said container,

.handles disposed exteriorly of the container and connected at their upper ends to said jaws for moving them toward one another, and a supporting bar underlying said container and connecting said handles to one another at their lower ends, a wiper pad on said jaws.

5. An oil gauge rod wiper comprising a tubular container, a wire frame retaining the container in an upright position, said frame including a pair of spaced jaws disposed within and extending longitudinally of said container, handles disposed exteriorly of the container and connected at their upper ends to said jaws for moving them toward one another, and a supporting bar underlying said container and connecting sai handles: to one another at theirlower ends,

'a: wiper pad: on; said; jaws, a split. ring. connecting the lower ends. of said jaws: to oneanother withthepontainer; said wiper pad comprising an endlessbelthavi-ne its endssecured to the upper ends: of" said jaws. and its; intermediate portion securedtosa-id ring;

.6; An oil'gaugerod wiper comprising a bularcontainer, a wire 'frame: retaining tainerg'injan upright: position, said fr A6 including ap'air ofspa ed jawsi-dispos container, ban-'- dles disposed ex'teriorly 0- he container d connected" at their u'pp ends to said jaws for moving them towar ne no h r. and a supportingbarundezying said container andconnesting saiil ndlesto'one another at their lower '1 ends, a' wi tending longitudinally along the container.

pad on saidjaws, said-handles comi.. prising ubstantlallyvertical Wire portions exi gfergiws Cited in the meathis patent r JWrr fST TE Q erE T Number Name Date J ;e1 'o,535 Smith Dec. 14,]1926 1 1-313 bq T u y 14, 9 1,767,954; lfldarn June 24, 1930 1,348,381, Parrish v f 1-932 2,134,896 Shough Nov. 1, 1-933 2,453,452

Nielson Nov. 9, 1948

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