US509820A

US509820A - Sled-tongue

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Publication number: US509820A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1893-11-28
Anticipated expiration: 1910-11-28

Description

J. J. N'ASET.

(No ModeL) SLED TONGUE.

. Patented Nov. 28, 1893.

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UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFICE.

JENS J. NASET, OF STOUGHTON, VVISOONSIN.

SLED-TONGUE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 509,820, dated November 28, 1893.

\ Application filed December 5, 1892. Serial No. d54 087. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JENS J. NASET, a citizen of the United States, residing at Stoughton, in the county of Dane and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sled-Tongues; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to sleds and its objects are to strengthen the tongue, to place the point of draft back nearer the load, so as to make a lighter draft, and to obtain a longer tongue from front hold back to evener for horses than otherwise possible. I'leretofore, it has been customary to connect the tongue with the runners by means of a cross bar or roller journaled in the front end of the runners, and having a central mortise into which is fitted a single tenon on the rear end of the tongue. The evener or whiffle tree is pivoted to the'rear end of the tongue, and if placed too far back, it is liable to strike the runners and thus throw all the load on that animalin the team which is ahead of the other. Moreover, the single tenon weakens the tongue considerably, and forms a crevice into which moisture creeps, rotting the tenon and necessitating frequent repairs and renewals.

My invention consists in a tongue having two tenons, so arranged that one overlaps the roller, thus raising the upper face of the tongue above the noseof the runner, and also doubling the strength of the tongue at this point. Moreover, there is no chance for moistme to get in to rot the tenous.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view. Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation, and Fig. 3 shows the old construction.

The runners A curve upward in front, and in their ends is journaled on gudgeons b the roller B. At the middle of the rollerisahorizontal mortise or slot, and in the end of the tongue 0 is cut a central gain, forming two tenons c c the lower one of which fits the mortise in the roller, while the upper one overlaps the roller as shown. Both tenons extend preferably to the rear edge of the roller. The tongue is secured to the roller by a metal bolt D, which preferably has a hooked upper end to engage the rear end of the strap E, the forward end of which is elevated above the tongue and receives bolt F on which is pivoted the evener G. Awooden pin II also is driven through the tenons and roller. By this construction, the tongue is rendered twice as strong at its point of attachment to the roller, as when asingle tenon is used. There is no crevice a: for water to creep down intothe mortise as with a single tenon. The evener G is raised above the nose of the runners, so that it can swing over them, and thereby give an easier draft. The team can be brought back nearer the load. The double fastening by bolt and pin aids in stilfening the joint to resist lateral strains, and the bolt binds and holds all parts tightly together.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A sled having its tongue provided with two integral tenons one of which enters a mortise in the roller, and the other overlaps the roller, substantially as described.

2. A sled having its tongue raised above the gudgeons of the roller, and its upper face lying above the nose of the runners, as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a sled the combination with the roller, of a tongue having two tenons, the upper one of which overlaps the roller, a hooked bolt, and a pin, both passing through said tenons and roller substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JENS J. NASET.

Witnesses:

T. O. LUND, C. J. RoLLIs.