US351350A - John zeek - Google Patents

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J. ZEEK.

RUNNING EEAE EOE VEHICLES.

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JOHN ZEEK, OF OANBY, OREGON, ASSIGNOR OF ONE HALF TO VILLIAM BLOUNT, OF SAME PLACE.

RUNNING-GEAR SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 351,350, dated October 19, 1886.

Application filed July 17,1886. Serial No. 208259. (No model.)

T0 all whom, it nwty concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN ZEEK, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Canby, in the county of Clackamas and State of Oregon, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Running-Gear for Vehicles; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description oi'theinvention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, and in which- Figure l is a top view of as much of the running-gear of a vehicle as will illustrate my invention. Fig. 2is a bottom view of the same. Fig. 2X is an enlarged detail view ofthe swivclbearings. Fig. 8 is a side view showing the front axle slightly turned. Fig. 4 is areal' View; Fig. 5, a longitudinal vertical section; and Fig. 6, a transverse section on line m Fig. 5.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

My invention has relation to runninggear for vehicles; and it consists in the improved construction and combination of parts of such a running-gear in which the forward axle is secured and pivoted in a fork swiveled in a longitudinal bearing with its shank, as hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, the letters A A indicate the reach, preferably made from bars of L-iron. B is the front axle, and O is the rear axle. The axles are composed each of two bars, D and E, united at the spindles F, and braced and held separated from each other by rods G and suitable scrolls, H, the upper bar being curved and the lower bar being straight. The front axle is formed with peri'orations I I in the two bars, the perforations registering with each other, and the perforated portions of the bars are re-enforced by means ofstripsJ,securedtotheinnersides. Asleeve, K, is placed between the re-enforced and perforated portions of the bars, and the king-bolt L passes through the perforations and through the sleeve, passing through the ends of a fork, M, having perforations N in its ends. The upper branch of this fork is provided with a cross-piece, O, at the perforated end, to which the spring may be attached, and the king-bolt passes with its screw-threaded end th rough the perfor-ations, having a nut, P, at its lower end. The rearwardly-projecting shank Q of the fork isjournalcd in bearings It and S, having linings T,of wood, the forward bearing being in the apex ofa V-shaped frame, U, having its arms secured to the inner sides of the hounds,

while the rear bearing is in a cross-piece, R.

secured at its ends to the inner sides of the parts ofthe reach, and the rear end ofthe shank of the fork is screw-threaded and provided with a nut, XV, bearing against the rear bearing.

Forked straps X X are secured to the rear ends of the reach, and have inwardly-bent lips Y at their ends and perforations Z inside ofthe lips, so that bolts A', passing through these perforations and through perforations in the ends ot' the forked straps, -inay secure the said ends to the bars, and the lips will serve, furthermore, to secure the axle in the straps.

It will be seen that the axles will be trussed and braced by having the two bars and the spreading rods and scrolls, rendering them very strong in comparison to their weight, and by having the front axle pivoted in the ends ot' the swivcled fork the axle may have a free motion invertical planes, as well as in a horizontal plane, preventing the possibility of breaking portions of the running-gear when passing over rough roads, where the wheels will not touch the ground al1 at the same time in a vehicle which is not provided with the double swivel, and in which case the strain upon the wheels upon which the vehicle rests and the strain upon the parts ofthe runninggear are liable to break lthe said parts, while when the vehicle is provided with the double swivel all four wheels may touch the ground at the same time, regardless of the different inclinations upon which the wheels rest, and the vehicle will in this manner be perfectly supported at all times.

The bearings for the shank of the swiveled fork being lined with wood will prevent the said fork from rattling in the bearings, and when the bearings become worn other linings may be made and inserted in a short space of time and at a nominal expense, rendering the bearings as good as new again.

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The'entire gear is light and strong and durable, and it may be manufactured at a comparatively low oost, the elements composing it being simple of construction.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of -the United States- 1 l. In a running-gear for vehicles, the cornbination of the rearwardly-diverging reach having straps secured to its rear ends, having forked ends formed with perforations near the inwardly-bent ends, van axle formed by a straight` lower bar and a curved upper bar, and bolts passing through the perforations in the forked straps and through the bars of the axle, the inwardly-bent ends of the forked

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