US371506A

US371506A - Thill-coupling

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Publication number: US371506A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1887-10-11
Anticipated expiration: 1904-10-11

Description

(No Model.)

B. P. J OSLYN.

THILL COUPLING.

UNITED STATES PATENT Fries ELIAS P. .IOSLYN, OF BERGEN, NElV YORK.

THlLL-COUPLING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 371,506, dated October 11,1887.

Applicatiu filed February 5, 1857. Serial No. 226,654. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern..-

Be it known that I, ELIAS P. JOSLYN, of Bergen, in the county of Genesee and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Thill and Spring Couplings, which improvement is fully set forth in the following specification and shown in the accompanying drawings.

The object of my invention is to produce an improved saddle or chair to be placed upon the axle of a wagon for holding a spring, thill, or other part of the wagon, the same being herewith shown in connection with a thill-iron and other improved parts, the invention being fully described in this specification, and more particularly pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved axle-saddle and other parts connected therewith, the axle being shown in crosssection and the thill-iron, partially broken away, shown in two positions by full and dotted lines; Fig. 2, a front elevation of the parts shown in Fig. 1, with the thill-iron omitted, a part of the clip or fastener for the saddle being sectioned and broken away, the parts being seen as indicated by arrow m,- Fig. 3, a view of the parts seen as indicated by arrow 3 the spring-holder for the bolt and the thill-iron being transversely sectioned; Fig. 4, a view of the cushion-frame and cnshiondetached, seen in the direction in which Fig. 1 is seen, the spring-fastener being omitted and a part of one of the cross-bars broken away to show the form of the cushion; Fig. 5, a view of the buffer-frame without the buffer, seen in the direction in which Fig. 2 is seen, the spring-holder being omitted; and Fig. 6, a view ofthe cushion, seen in the direc tion in which Fig. 3 is seen.

Referring to the parts of the device, A represents a buggy-axle of common kind, B my improved saddleplaced thereon, and D a part of a thill-iron held between parallel parts or jaws b, projecting forward from the saddle.

O is a clip of common form, serving as a fastener to hold the saddle upon the axle, said clip comprising the usual cross-bar, d, and clamping-nuts a beneath the axle.

g is a frame for holding the india-rubber cushion f, said frame being fitted upon and within the jaws Z).

his a clampingbolt for securing the thill to the saddle, said bolt passing through theparts b and the thill-iron in the usual manner. This bolt is formed with a groove, 0, near its end, in which a springiitstener, '5, rests to prevent said bolt from working out, said fastener being held in the frame g, as shown.

The back surface of the frame rests against the side of the saddle in position to hold the cushion back of and against the rear end of the thill-iron. The frame is formed with crossbars 6, against which the cushion rests, said cushion being formed with a tenon, is, projecting between said cross-bars, the cushion being, in addition, fitted between the parallel sides Z of the frame, between which it is held by friction. The sides Z are notched at at above and below the cushion, which allows the latter to expand or yield when pressed backward by the thill-iron.

The thill-iron is made eccentric, or with a thin side, 0,where it enters the space between the parts I), said thin part being in such position that when the thill is dropped, as shown by dotted position in Fig. 1, it will be turned toward the cushion and allow the bolt to be easily withdrawn from the thill, the spring having first been pressed back from the bolt. Vhen the thill is raised to the position shown in full lines, in which it is held by the horse, the thicker portion,p, presses the cushion, rendering the thill noiseless.

The saddle is formed with a depressed part or transverse channel, 1, in which to receive the clip, the latter being buried, as it were, in the saddle.

To hold the end of a side spring (repre sented by dotted lines at s) or other form of spring or part, the jaws b are made upon the upper side of the saddle, as shown by dotted lines at if, instead of at the frontside, as shown in full lines. These projections or jaws are formed upon the saddle with reference to the use required of them, the frame gand cushion accompanying them.

\Vhat I claim as my invention is- 1. In combination with the axle of a wagon, a saddle fitted thereon formed with projections for receiving a thill-iron or other part, and further formed with a transverse channel or depressed part, and a fastener for said saddle to jaws, a cushion held by said frame, and a coupling bolt or pin for said thill iron or spring and saddle, substantially as shown and dey scribed.

3. In combination with a saddle for a wagonaxle and a thill-iron or spring, a frame held by said saddle, a cushion for the thill-iron or spring held by said frame,'and a coupling pin or bolt for said thill-irou or spring and saddle, said frame being formed with cross'bars e and notches n, substantially as described and 20 shown. I

4. In combination with a saddle for a wagonaxle and a thill-iron or spring, a frame, a cushion held by said frame, a coupling pin or bolt formed with a groove, a spring-holder for 25 said bolt, and a fastener for said saddle and axle, substantially as shown and described.

5. In combination with a saddle for awagonaxle,a thill-iron or spring, a frame formed with cross-bars and notches, a cushion formed with 0 a ten'on held by said frame, a coupling pin or bolt, a holder for the latter, and a fastener for said saddle, substantially as shown and described.

ELIAS P. JOSLYN.

WVitnesses:

E. B. WHIrrMoRE, M. L. MCDERMOTT.