US513900A

US513900A - Wagon-tongue support

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Publication number: US513900A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1894-01-30
Anticipated expiration: 1911-01-30

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U ITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SIDNEY O-EELLS, OF JOPLIN,'MISSOURI.

WAGON-TONGUE SUPPORT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 513,900, dated January 30, 1894.

Application filed June2, 1898. Serial No. 476.349. (No'modeL) To all whom it may, concern:

Be it known that I, SIDNEY O. EELLS, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Joplin, in the county of Jasper and State of Mlssouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wagon Tongue Supports; and I do hereby declare that the followng lsa full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanylngdrawings, which form a part of this specification, and in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved tongue-support. Fig. 2 is .a plan or top yiew of the same. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional View on the Vertical plane indicated by the broken line marked -00 in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional View, on line y y in Figs. 2 and 3; and Fig. 5 is a detail view of the inner end of the tongue, with its braces and spring-bearing.

Like letters of reference denote corresponding parts in all thefigures.

My invention relates to that type of tonguesupportsinwhich the approximately level position of the tongue or pole is maintained by means of a spring, or springs, bearing against the inner end of the tongue, which is hung on a bolt or fulcrum-pin inserted horizontally through its inner end, and where it (the tongue or pole) is fastened between the hounds of the front axle; and my improvement consists in the novel construction and combination of parts of a device of that type or class, as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

Referring to the drawings, the letters A A denote the hounds of the front axle, A, between which the tongue, B, is hung upon the horizontal fulcrum-pin or bolt 0, which takes its bearings in said hounds. The inner end of thetongue hasdiverging reinforcing braces, D D, which impinge upon the inner sides of the hounds A A and are connected at their rear end by the crosspiece E, which has a semicircular recess, 6, for the purpose herein-' after stated.

To the under side of the tongue B is fas- 5 tened a bar or block F, the rear end of which projects beyond the recessed crosspiece E so as to form a step or bearingf, in alignment with the semicircular recess e, for the lower end of a coiled spring G, the upper end of which takes its bearing against the middle under side of a cross-bar H, above and between the hounds A A. The ends of this cross-bar H are notched at h h, and inserted withits notched ends loosely into staples or keepers, I I, fastened upon the hounds A A opposite to each other.

' Through the middle of cross-bar H, and extended down through the spring G, is inserted a guide-bolt J, the lower end of which passes through an aperturej, in the step or ofisetf on the under side of the tongue, and is nutted to theunder side of the same, so as to give the apertured step or projection f free play up and down, guided by bolt J which passes loosely through the aperture j. The semicircular recess e out in the rear crosspiece E appertaining to the tongue, provides room for the spring G and prevents chafing or wear against its sides.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings, the operation of my improved wagon-tongue support will readily be understood. It will be observed that the tongue is maintained in its projecting position between the team by the stepped block or bearing F, spring G, and cross-bar l-I, so as to absolutely relieve the team from all strain. At the same time, the free end of the pole can easily be raised or lifted, due to the vertical play of the cross bar H in its side staples or keepers I I, which permits the crossbar to drop insaid keepers, with its spring G, when the free end of the tongue is thrown in an upward direction, so that the spring will not interfere at all with the raising or lifting of the free end of the tongue; but when this is dropped back into its normal position, spring G will come into play at once, and sup port the free end of the tongue at the proper elevation. This elevation or angle at which the tongue is carried, may be adjusted at will by means of leather or metal washers (not shown) that can be placed upon the guidebolt J either between the upper end of spring G and the under side of cross-bar H, or between the lower end of the spring and the projecting step or bearing f against which the under side of the spring rests.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States The combination, in a wagon-tongue support of the described type, of the front axle A having hounds A A provided with the staples or keepers I I; the pole or tongue B having braces D D, recessed crosspiece E and b0ttom piece F forming a rearwardly-projecting apertured step or bearing f; the fulcrun1-pin or bolt 0; vertical guide bolt J; coiled spring SIDNEY o. EELLS.

Witnesses:

CALVIN NIGKELL, JAMES P. MEAD.