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Description

(No Model.)

M. E. HUNT. END GATE.

No. 471,178. Patented MamZZ, 1892. 6y jtj].

STATES ATENT union.

MARSHALL E. HUNT, OF DAVENPORT, IOWVA, ASSIGNOR TO CHARLES C.

SCHLAGEL, OF SAME PLACE.

END-GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 471,178, dated March 22, 1892.,

Application filed February 24, 1891. Serial No. 382,505. (No model.)

T0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARSHALL E. HUNT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Davenport, in the county of Scott and State of Iowa, have invented anew and useful End-Gate, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to end-gates constructed in two parts and hinged together for vehicle-boxes; and the objects are, first, to secure hooks to the ends of the end-gate ar ranged to engage with loops upon the cleats in such manner that the hinged part of such end-gate may be moved out of line so as to leave a passage between such part and the end of the bed-of the vehicle-box for the discharge of grain, &c., in such box; second, to arrange'such hooks in relation to the loops v upon the cleats so that when the end-gate is in position and in line the hooks will draw the cleats and side-boards to which they are attached inwardly,'and thus avoid the necessity of using end rods; third, to arrange the hooks and loops so that the end-gate may be readily removed from the box or readily replaced, and,fourth, to combine with the cleat a strap for holding the side-boards to the bed of the box. I accomplish these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 represents an end view of a wagonbox with my device attached to the end-gate and such box. Fig. 2 isa plan view of one end of such box with my device attached, the hinged part of the gate being moved out of line, so as to leave a space between such part and the end of the Wagon-bed. Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional View of the hook, cleat, and ear, taken on the line 00 0c of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a similar view, except showing the hook in the course of its movement when the hinged portion of the end-gate is moved out of line, as shown in Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is an enlarged front view of the cleat, loop, and strap below the liney y of Fig. 1; and Fig. 6 is an enlarged side view of the same, the cleat being par-.

tially broken away.

Similar letters and figures refer to similar hasp attached to one of the parts 0; e, a staple secured to the other part 0, and f a hook attached to such hasp, and d is an aperture through the hasp for the passage of the staple, and which is secured by the hook f, as is illustrated in Fig. 1. I use a cleat, which in crosssection is formed like the letter Lthat is,it has sides 10 and 11 at right angles to each other-and the lower portion of such cleat is formed into a threaded bolt or strap 12, which threaded portion accommodates a nut 13, and the upper portion of the side 11 of such cleat is bent over in a horizontal line, as at 14, to lap over the upper edge of the side-board B. On the face side 11 of the cleat are two projecting cam-shaped loops 15,such loops upon their inner side face being provided with the circular portions irregular to each other g and h, and to form such loops the side 10 of the cleat is cut out, as at 17, for the passage of the hook 18. A modification of the loop and hook can be made by widening or adding to the inner portion of the end of the hook, in which case the portion of the loop at it need not be cutaway. The hooks 18 are attached to the respective'ends of the end-gate, so that when in position they will register with the loops upon each cleat. I prefer to attach the hooks to the ends of a semicircular bar 19, securing the bar to one of the parts of the end-gate, as illustrated in Fig. 1, as such arrangement strengthens the end-gate. It will be observed that when the end-gate is in position and in line the hook 18 will occupy a position in relation to the loop 15, as is illus trated in Fig.3, and will not back out of engagement with such loop; but as the hinged part of the end-gate is moved out of line the hook 18 will gradually recede from the loop until its inner portion, near its end, rests against the portion h of the loop, thus giving a space between the hinged part of the gate and the end of the bed of the Wagon-box, which position is illustrated in Fig. 2. This space affords a passage-way for the discharge of grain, &c., in the wagon-box.

WVhile not essential to the operation of my device, I deem it best to attach to one side of the end-gate a handle 20 and to the opposite side an angled bar 21, the free end of which projects outwardly sufficient from the face of the end-gate so its end passes outside of the face of the side 10 of the cleat. Such angled bar so arranged assists in retaining the hooks in the loop, when the operator, by means of grasping the handle with one hand and the hasp with the other, moves the hinged part of the end-gate out of line. If desired, the end of the bed of the wagon-box may be cut out, as shown at 22 in Figs. 1 and 2.

From the description given the construction and mode of operation of my device will be readily understood, and it will also be seen that many modifications can be made without departing from the scope of my invention.

I am aware that hinged end-gates, with means for locking the same when in line, are old; also, that cleats with grooves for the reception of the end-gate have been heretofore combined with a strap or threaded bolt, and I therefore do not claim such combinations broadly.

I am also aware that end-gates have been,

described made in two parts and hinged to the sides of the wagon-box and one of such parts formed with an arm to overlap the other part on the outer side and be fastened thereto; also, that an end-gate has been described consisting of a long and short section hinged together and provided, respectively, with flanged metal plates, a staple, and latch, in combination with a flanged metal cleat and spring-bolts adapted to engage with depressions or holes in the plates, and I therefore do not claim such combinations broadly. By using the projecting cam-shaped loops, their inner side face being provided with the circular portions irregular to each other, the hooks will hold the end-gate to the wagonbox when the hinged parts are moved out of line, so as to leave a passage between such hinged part and the end of the bed of the wagon-box for the discharge of grain, and the form of such loops when the end-gate is in line is such as to cause the hooks to draw against the side-boards of the wagon-box. In other words, in my invention the bearings of such loops are adapted to hold the end-gate in the wagon-box when in line, and also to so hold it when its hinged part is moved out of line and the hinged parts are at angles to each other.

hat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

An endgate for vehicle-boxes, consisting of two hinged parts with means for securing the same in line, and the free ends of each part provided with the hooks 18, in combination with the combined cleats and straps properly secured to the vehicle-box, such cleats provided with the loops having the circular portions 9 and h, and such loops arranged in such cleats so as to be adapted to engage with the hooks of the end-gate in the manner and for the purposes stated, and substantially as described.

MARSHALL E. HUNT.

Witnesses:

CHAS. SOHLAGLE, W. \V. HUMPHREY.

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