US549630A

US549630A - Portable wagon-sign

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Publication number: US549630A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1895-11-12
Anticipated expiration: 1912-11-12

Description

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J. W. COLE. PORTABLBWAGON SIGN. A No. 549,630. 1 `v VPartenaed Nov. 12, 1895.

:If j? f UNITED ,STAES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES WENDELL COLE, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of 4Letters Patent No. 549,630, dated November 12, .1895.

Application filed March Z7, 1895.

To all ,whom it may concern: v

Be it known that I, J AMES WENDELL COLE, of Columbus, Franklincounty, Ohio, have invented certain new'and useful Improvements in Portable Wagon-Signs, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had tothe accompanying draw-l ings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

Heretofore ithas been customary for considerable transient advertising to be done by means of large signs, always conspicuous and to a degree more or less ornate, placed in wagons and drawn about the streets. These are particularly useful for theatrical and concert companies, especially in places where they give one-night shows, and something of this nature, differing according to the facilities at hand, are much used by them. The signs are generally printed, stenciled, or painted on cotton cloth and stretched on an improvised frame and carried alongside the wagon or in the same, and are stayed by wires or cords to keep them upright.

My invention is simple and practicable, and enables the advance agents to fold and ship them from place to place without fear of injury, and to speedily and securely mount them in a wagon for immediate use.

My invention consists of a folding horse or trestle and the folding frames carried thereby, all constructed and arranged substantially as hereinafter fully described and as illustrated in the drawings, in which- Figure l is a perspective view of my invention. Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the same, and Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section showing the back of one of the signs and illustrating its manner of fastening to said trestle.

- In Fig. l of the drawings I show the body of a wagon and in it my invention. This consists of a pair of rectangular sign-boards Co b for each side of the wagon. These signboards ct and b are, preferably, of the same dimensions-say about seven feet by two-and are hinged together at c c, so that the outer surfaces, on which the advertising or display matter is placed, can be folded together when it is desired to prepare the sign-boards for transportation or storage, so as to protect from injury or defacement said 'advertise- Yscalinata-13,355. (No` model.)

ment or display matter. The lower edges of the lower board b are provided with hooks e,

A and the upper board a is provided with staples located with reference to the position of' the hooks e, so that when said boards are folded together the hooks may be made to engage the staplesso as to lock them together.

ing matter from becoming spoiled by rain or dust, I have secured to the backs of each pair a covering g of waterproof canvas or other suitable fabric, which is secured on the boards when closed together, so that when opened a fold of fabric, as at a', will result.

B B represent two trestles, the legs of each of which are hinged together at their upper ends, and each leg of which at its upper end is provided with a hook C, projecting outward, as shown. XV hen set up in a wagon the trestles are placed one near the forward and the other near the rear end of the same and the legs spread apart and secured.

I prefer to secure the lower ends of the legs by means of a hinged hasp D, one leaf of which is secured to the leg and the other leaf of which is passed over a staple to hold said leg in place. The only thing necessary to be done in order to render the wagon suitable for this method of fastening is the driving of the staples into the iioor of the wagon-body. Any other method of fastening the legs would answer, however.

Now, in operation, I suspend the sign-boards on the hooks C, suitable eyes or staples being driven into the upper edge of the upper board for this purpose. The lower board rests against and on brackets F, secured to each leg, as shown. In order to prevent said boards from collapsing when being moved, I further solidify the structure of my invention by hinging to each leg, preferably back of the lower board, the hooks g, which engage the staples in the backvof the board, about as shown. Such a hook and staple might be provided for each board, if desired.

If desired, the trestles can be immediately connected, so asto render them more stable,

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by a stay-rod 7c., which has hooked ends that enter staples driven into the rear of said legs.

l. The combination with two trestles, the legs of which are hinged together at their npper ends, and hooks projecting from the upper ends of the saine, of two sign-boards hinged together so that their display surfaces may be folded together.

2. The combination with two trestles the legs of which are hinged together at their upper ends, hooks projecting from said upper ends, and devices for securing the lower ends of said legs, of two sign-boards hinged together so that their display surfaces may fold together.

The combination with two trestlcs the legs of which are hinged together at their upper ends and hooks projecting from said upper ends, of two sign-boards hinged together so that their display surfaces may be folded together, and which are suspended from said hooks and a covering of suitable fabric applied to the back of said sign-boards, as set forth.

4. The combination with two trestles, the legs of which are hinged together at their upper ends, hooks projecting from the upper ends of each of said legs, hasps for securing the lower ends of said legs stationary, and brackets secured thereto, of two sign-boards hinged together, suspended from said hooks, and provided with a cover of suitable fabric, as set forth.

5. The combination with two trestlcs the legs of which are hinged together at their upper ends and hooks projecting from said upper ends, and astay rod temporarily connecting said trestles, hasps for securin g the lower ends of said legs stationary, and brackets sccured thereto, of two sign-boards hinged together and suspended from said hooks and anchored temporarily to the legs of said trestles, and provided with a cover of suitable fabric, as set forth.

JAMES WENDELL COLE.

Witnesses:

T. BRODERIC HELLER, v FRANK D. THoMAsoN.