US326098A - Elam bodman - Google Patents
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- the leading feature of my invention' is the folding step, so constructed that when desired it can be folded against the side of the wagonbed, entirely out ot' the way. I attain this object by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which the gure isa perspective View of the step and the attachingplate.
- A represents the horizontal plate.
- B B represent the projecting end of plate A; C, the supporting-brace; D, the spiral spring; E, the spring-head; F, the horizontal bolt; G, the step; H, the hinge end of step.
- the horizontal plate A is fteen inches long, two inches wide, one inch in thickness at the outer end. It is bolted to the wagon-bed and foot-board at the side with two or more bolts, Y leaving the outer end projecting one inch.
- the project-ing end B B is of such shape as to form part of the hinge, with the hole through it for a horizontal bolt, L, one-fourth ineh in diameter, with its nut.V Below and back of 3,5 this bolt is a hole drilled onehalf inch in diameter, two inches long, to inclose the steel or brass spiral spring D, three eighths inch in diameter, one and a half inch long also, the springhead E, of wood, seven-sixteenths 4o of an inch in diameter, one-half inch long, with a shoulder to conveyT the force of the spring to the hinge to hold the st'ep in place when not required.
- the supporting-brace G secures the step G 45 in the proper position for use.
- the movable part of the step G may be of any desired length and shape, or of the stiri rup form shown in the drawing, the top H being so formed that when joined bythe bolt F 5o to the plate A at B B it will become a oomplete and perfect hinge.
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l l WAGGN STEP. No. 326,098.I Patented Sept. 15,1885.
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PATENT OFFICE.
GIBBON, NEBRASKA.
WAGON-STEP.
SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.. 326,098, dated September l5, 1885.
' Application mea April no. 1885. (Modem To all whom, it may concern.-
Be it known that I, ELAM BODMAN, a citt zen of the United States, residing at Gibbon, in the county of Buffalo and State of Nebraska, have invented a neW anduseful Improvement in Common Wagons, of which the following isa specification.
Heretofore common wagons have been made without steps, except a foot board on the side of the bed, much too high for convenience when in use as a family conveyance, as is required of such vehicles in most parts of this great land. l
The leading feature of my invention' is the folding step, so constructed that when desired it can be folded against the side of the wagonbed, entirely out ot' the way. I attain this object by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which the gure isa perspective View of the step and the attachingplate.
A represents the horizontal plate. B B represent the projecting end of plate A; C, the supporting-brace; D, the spiral spring; E, the spring-head; F, the horizontal bolt; G, the step; H, the hinge end of step.
The horizontal plate A is fteen inches long, two inches wide, one inch in thickness at the outer end. It is bolted to the wagon-bed and foot-board at the side with two or more bolts, Y leaving the outer end projecting one inch. The project-ing end B B is of such shape as to form part of the hinge, with the hole through it for a horizontal bolt, L, one-fourth ineh in diameter, with its nut.V Below and back of 3,5 this bolt is a hole drilled onehalf inch in diameter, two inches long, to inclose the steel or brass spiral spring D, three eighths inch in diameter, one and a half inch long also, the springhead E, of wood, seven-sixteenths 4o of an inch in diameter, one-half inch long, with a shoulder to conveyT the force of the spring to the hinge to hold the st'ep in place when not required.
The supporting-brace G secures the step G 45 in the proper position for use.
The movable part of the step G may be of any desired length and shape, or of the stiri rup form shown in the drawing, the top H being so formed that when joined bythe bolt F 5o to the plate A at B B it will become a oomplete and perfect hinge.
I am aware that prior to my lnvention folding steps have been inuse for carriages.l To such I lay no claim. They were altogether 55 different from the hinge-step which I have invented as an improvement to wagons.
What l claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-g rIhe hinge-step. with its supporting-brace 6o and spring, applied to Wagons, all substantially as set forth.
ELAM BODMAN.
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F. C. HITCHCOCK, P. S. CHAPMAN.
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Cited By (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US2624058A (en) * | 1949-07-21 | 1953-01-06 | Emil J Kudrna | Foldable platform structure |
US4926965A (en) * | 1989-10-18 | 1990-05-22 | Mark Fox | Self-retracting step |
WO2015025256A1 (en) * | 2013-08-21 | 2015-02-26 | John Canaris | A boat boarding aid |
US20160288898A1 (en) * | 2015-04-01 | 2016-10-06 | B/E Aerospace, Inc. | Stowable elevated footstep for an aircraft galley |
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Cited By (6)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US2624058A (en) * | 1949-07-21 | 1953-01-06 | Emil J Kudrna | Foldable platform structure |
US4926965A (en) * | 1989-10-18 | 1990-05-22 | Mark Fox | Self-retracting step |
WO2015025256A1 (en) * | 2013-08-21 | 2015-02-26 | John Canaris | A boat boarding aid |
AU2014213562B2 (en) * | 2013-08-21 | 2017-07-13 | Canaris, John F MR | A Boat Boarding Aid |
US20160288898A1 (en) * | 2015-04-01 | 2016-10-06 | B/E Aerospace, Inc. | Stowable elevated footstep for an aircraft galley |
US9975621B2 (en) * | 2015-04-01 | 2018-05-22 | B/E Aerospace, Inc. | Stowable elevated footstep for an aircraft galley |
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