US515609A - Street gab fender - Google Patents

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1W. Wv. PRAY; STREET GAR FENDER,

No. 515,609. Patented Peb. 27, 1894.v

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WALTER W. PEAY, OF TORONTO, CANADA, ASSIGNOR TO JOHN HENRY BANES, OF SAME PLACE.

STREET-CAR FENDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 515,609, dated February 2'?, 1894.

Application tiled May 6, 1893. Serial No. 473,231. (No model.)

T0 @ZZ wtom it may concern:

Be it known that L'WALTER WORMLEY PEAY, of the city of Toronto, in the county of York and Province of Ontario, Canada, have invented a certain new and Improved Street-Car Fender, of which the following is Ya specification.

The object of the invention is to design a fender for street cars which will eftectually remove any kind of movable obstruction which may get upon the track, and it consists of a mold-board shaped foot attached to the end o f a vertical spring actuated spindle supported above and in proximity to each rail, a netting supported bya pivoted frame extending across the track and preferably connected to the mold-board shaped foot, substantially as hereinafter more particularly explained.

Figure l, is a perspective end view of a street car provided with my tender. Fig. 2, 1s an enlarged perspective detail of my improved fender. Fig. 3, is an enlarged sectional View of the cylinder and spring which holds and actuates the spindle of the moldboard shaped foot. Fig. 4, is a detail of the ltop of the cylinder. Fig. 5, is a detail showing the method of connecting the brush.

In the drawingsA, is a moldboard shaped foot preferably made of metal and riveted at the bottom to the frame B, shaped substantially as shown in Fig. 2, and securely fastened to the bottom end of the spindle C. This spindle passes through the cylinder D, which is secured to the guard E', by the bracket F, as shown. Inside of the cylinder D, a spring I, is placed and is arranged to impart a spring tension upon the spindle C.

On reference to Fig. 4, it will be observed that the spindle O, is flattened slightly on one side, the top J, of the cylinder D, being similarly flattened to permit the passage of the said spindle C, through the said top, as indicated. Suiicient play between the attened portion of the spindle O, and the dat side of the hole through the top J ,is made to permit the spindle C, to revolve slightly to allow oit" a slight horizontal motion of the shoe A, at such times as the said motion may be advisable in the practical working of the foot.

In order to protect the bottom of the shoe A, f rom wear,I place a steel shoe K, in order that the said shoermay remain if desired in contact with the rail. On the end of this shoe K, I place a tip G, of rubber or other suitable material, and bind or cover the front and top of the foot A, with rubber or other soft maf terial so as to soften the blow when the shoe strikes anything.

The mold-board shape of the foot A, is very important, as it not only raises the article to be removed, but acts as a pusher to remove it out of the way of the track.

L, is a netting carried by the frame M, the top rail of the said frame being pivoted on the guard E, as indicated, and the bottom rail M', covered with rubber or other soft material. The side rail M2 of the frame M, is set so as toextend over the shoe K, the shape of the shoe A, being such that though permitting the frame M, to move freely vertically, a given distance, it prevents it being pressed down on the road or raised sufficiently high to allow the passage of any movable obstruction on the track. The front of the frame M, is supported by a spring N, connected t0 the shoe A, as indicated.

O, .is a chain connected at one end to the cylinder D, and l), is a handle connected to the shoe A. "When it is desired to raise the shoe entirely out of action, I grasp the handle P, and raise it till it can be hooked onto the chain O, which thus forms the necessary support to hold the shoe out ot' the way.

In addition to being an admirable street car fender, my device is also specially adapted as a snow plow for keeping the rails clear of ice. The form of mold-board A, removes the snow clear of the track and by providing a brush R, held to the mold board A, or other convenient part of the device so as to rest upon the rail, it etfectually removes any ice, snow or dirt which may remain on the :rail after the mold-board A, has passed over it.

A spring S, is arranged to impart a verticallylongitudinal pressure on the brush and the brush K, is also held so that it will not be held too rigidly in place.

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