US327727A

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Publication number: US327727A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1885-10-06
Anticipated expiration: 1902-10-06

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(No ModeL) J. M. SOHORB, Jr.

GAP FOR CARRIAGE AXLBS.

No. 327,727. Patented Oct. 6, 1885.

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NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN M. SOHORB, JR, OF PLAINFIELD, N. J., ASSIG-NOR TO CARRIE L. SOHORB, OF SAME PLACE, AND JOHN I. HOLLY, OF NE\V YORK, N. Y.

CAP FOR CARRlAGE-AXLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 327,727, dated October 6,1885,

' Application filed December 19, 1884. Serial No. 150,715. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN M. SoHoRB, J r., of Plainfield, in the county of Union and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and 5 useful Improvement in Caps for Carriage- Axles; and the following is declared to be a description of the same.

My present invention is designed as an improvement upon the device secured to me by Letters Patent No. 802, 088, dated July 15,

My invention relates to an improvement in caps for securing carriage and other wheels upon their axles, said cap being constructed with a spring push-pin and lever operating a locking-pin, said locking'pin passing through the cap and into a hole in the axle. The cap is tubular to pass upon the end of the axle, and there is a washer between the cap and no the end of the hub.

The foregoing devices are set forth in my aforesaid patent, the essential and most important part of my present invention being the combination,with the said parts, of a ring or band of metal surrounding the cap, to which band or ring a partial rotation can be imparted to either secure the locking-pin and lever so that they cannot he accidentally operated or to release the same when it is desired to remove the cap. A slot in this ring and a pin in the cap limit the movement of the I'll] 1% the drawings, Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of part of a wheel hub and axle and 3 5 of the cap. Fig. 2 is a cross section of the same at the line x 00. Figs. 3 and 4 are plan views of the securing-cap, with the surrounding ring or band of modified forms. Fig. 5 is a section at the line 3 y of Fig. 3, and Fig. 6

o isa section at the line z z of Fig. 4.

The wheel and hub a, axle b, and protectingring a are of any usual construction.

The cap d is circular in form, and has a recessed flange, 1, for a washer, 3, and it is 5 tubular,so as to pass upon the axle b. There may also be a peripheral rib or flange, 2. The cap d is slotted for the reception of the lever e, and perforated for the locking-pin f and pin 9 and its spring g. The locking-pin f is slotted for the reception of the forked end 'of the lever e, and has a pin, 4, across it and in the fork of said lever e. The lever e is secured in its slot in the cap by the pin 5, which forms the pivot, and the pin g is slotted for the other end of lever e, and this end of the lever e is made with a button or knob, h, over the pin 9, and upon which the finger-is placed in operating the parts.

\Vhen the knob h is pressed upon, the spring-pin g is depressed, and the lever e raises the locking-pin f, as in my former patent. When this has been done the cap can be either placed upon or removed from the end of the axle.

The ring or band It is designed to lock the parts and prevent the accidental withdrawal of the pin f and the separation of the cap from the axle. The ring or band is in Figs. 1 and 2 surrounds the cap between the flange and rib 2. There is a slot at i in this ring, and a pin, t", in the cap, to limit the partial rotary movement that can be given to the ring it. The position of the slot in band It and the pin in the cap is immaterial. The ring is notched at Z, and said notch is of such shape 7 5 (see Fig. 4) that when the ring is turned and the notch brought to the pin 9 the lever e and locking-pin f can be operated to move such pin and remove or replace the cap. The ring or band is in Figs. 3 and 5 is shown as narrow, to cover the locking-pin f, the ring being retained in place by the pin 1" in the cap, that also limits its partial rotary movement.

The cap shown in Figs. 4 and 6 is made without the rib 2; but otherwise it and the ring it are the same as Figs. 1 and 2.

A partial revolution is all that is necessary to impart to ring it, and the slot at i is made accordingly of a length to properly limit the turning motion.

I claim as my invention- 1. The combination, with the carriage axle and cap, of a pivoted lever, 6, having a button, h, at one end and a fork at the other end, the locking-pin f, connected to the fork, the 5 spiral spring 9, and pin 9 within a hole in the cap, and acting against the lever beneath the button-head, substantially as specified.

2. The combination, with the carriage axle and cap, of a locking-bolt passing through 100 the cap into a recess in the axle, and a ring said band k, substantially as and for the putor band surrounding the cap and'capable of poses set forth. 10 being turned to retain the bolt in its place, Signed by me this 15th day of December,

substantially as specified. A. D. 1884.

3. In a cap for carriage-axles, the combi- JOHN M. SOHORB, JR. nation,with theloeking-pin f, the lever e, and Witnesses:

pin 9, of a, ring or band, is, slotted at '6 and Z, and the pin 1', for limiting the movement of l GEO. T. PINQKNEY, WILLIAM G. Mom.