US529460A - Car-fender - Google Patents

Description

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G. W. OAKLEY.

GAR FENDER.

Pad-tented Nov, 20, 1894.

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GEORGE \V. OAKLEY, OF MANCHESTER, NEW JERSEY.

CAR-FENDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 529,460, dated November 20, 1894.

Application filed May 4, 1894- Serial No. 510.032.

T0 aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. OAKLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing in the township of Manchester, county of Passaic, and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Car- Fenders; and I do hereby 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 letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a fender for street and railway cars, of simple, strong and durable construction, reliable in operation, and which fender can be easily taken 0d of one end of the car and rearranged on the other.

The invention consists in the improved removable car fender and in the combination and arrangements of the various parts thereof, substantially as will be hereinafter more fully described and finally embodied in the clauses of the claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of my improved fender, arranged on a car, (only a portion of the latter being shown.) Fig. 2 is a central section through the same, and Fig 3 an enlarged detail view of a certain locking device used in connection with said improved fender.

In said drawings 0, represents the car; 17, the platform and c the dash-board. The latter is provided with two sets of hooks or guide rods 6, adapted to be engaged by the eyes or loops 25 forming a portion of the uprights f, which latter are connected by the cross rods m and h, as clearly shown. To the cross rod h is pivotally secured a slightly diverging U shaped frame vi, the front portion of which is padded as at k. To the side portions of said U-shaped frame are pivoted as at a folding links a 0, the other ends of which are fulcrumed on the cross rod m. The links 17. 0 on each side of the frame are connected by a stiffening rod 19 as clearly shown. The netting q is secured to the cross rod m and to the padded portion of the U-shaped frame 1. by means of spiral springs r and to the side links 0 and n by means of cords or ropes s.

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Between the upright rodsfand secured to the cross rods m and h is a brace g, provided at or near its lower end with a grooved collar g' adapted to be engaged by theforked end of lever 11, extending through a slot in the dash-board and pivoted at about its middle to a horizontally arranged pin or axle b The free arm of said lever is adapted to be engaged by the hooked end portion of lever (9 pivoted at 5 and normally held in position by spring 19 all as shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

When the fender is not used for instance when the car is stored in the stable, said fender is folded together, until the padded portion is of the U-shaped frame rests against the dash-board, to which it may be secured in any desired manner.

When in usethe fender occupies the position illustrated in Fig. 1 and also in full lines in Fig. 2.

Should a person, animal or other obstacle be on the track, when the car is running, the motorman releases the lever 12 by merely pressing the spring controlled lever b to one side, and the whole fender by its own weight is lowered so as to almost touch the track.

The object (person, animal or other obstacle) on the track is hit by the padded portion It, and the velocity of the car causes it to fall into the netting, which, upon receiving the weight of the same will partly collapse (by means of the link connections or and o) and thus hold the object securely until the car comes to a stand-still, when the object may be easily removed, the fender readjusted and the car proceeds on its way.

If the car is to start running in an opposite direction, the fender is removed by simply being lifted until the eyes t disengage to hooks or rods 6 and it is then placed on the dashboard at the other end of the car, hooks also being provided on that dash-board similar to those described above.

I do not intend to limit myself to the precise construction shown and described as various alterations can be made without changing the scope of my invention.

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

1. A car fender combining therein a Vertical frame, a substantially U-shaped frame pivoted to and extending forward from the lower portion of said vertical frame, folding links extending between the forward portion of the U-shaped frame and the upper portion of the vertical frame, a netting arranged between said U-shaped frame, the links and the upper portion of the vertical frame, springs connecting the netting with the vertical frame and the U-shaped frame, short cables connecting the netting with the links, and means for removably securing the vertical frame to either end of a car, all said parts substantially as and for the purposes described.

2. The combination with the dashboard having vertically disposed hooks on its front side, of a fender provided on its rear side with horizontally disposed eyes adapted to engage over the hooks on the dashboard, and means for raising and lowering the fender.

3. The combination with the car platform, and the dashboard, of a fender removably mounted on the dashboard and having a central brace provided with a grooved collar near its lower end, a lever pivoted on the platform and having a forked end engaging said collar, and a latch mounted on the platform and engaging the rear end of the lever to hold the same normally depressed.

at. A fender comprising a vertical frame adapted to be raised and lowered, a U -shaped frame pivoted to and extending forward from the lower portion of the vertical frame and having its front portion padded, folding links extending between the upper end of the vertical frame and the front end of the U-shaped frame, a brace connecting said links, and a yielding netting connected to the links, the vertical frame and the U-shaped frame.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 10th day of April, 1894.

GEORGE W. OAKLEY.

lVitnesses:

ALFRED GARTNER, WM. D. BELL.

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