US549898A - Wagon-standard - Google Patents

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(No Model.)

B. D. GHESNUT.

WAGON STANDARD.

'No. 549,898. PaQtentedNov. 19, 1895.

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UNITED STATES PATENT EEIcE.

BENJAMIN D. CHESNUT, OF LAROHIVOOD, IOIVA.

WAGON-STANDARD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 549,898, dated November 19, 1895.

Application filed June 11, 1895. Serial No. 552,432. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN D. OHEsNUr, a citizen of the United States, residing at Larchwood, in the county of Lyon and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in WVagon-Standards; 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.

This invention relates to improvements in wagon-standards; and it has for its prime object to provide a standard which will permit of a quick and easy removal and replacement of the wagon-body.

A further object of the invention is to so construct and adapt the standard for operation that it will be very strong and durable and not liable to injury when loading or unloading logs or the like and will facilitate the loading'and unloading of such articles, which is an important desideratum.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be fully understood from the following description and claims, when taken in connection with the annexed drawings, in which-- Figure 1 is a view of a part of a runninggear, illustrating a part of a wagon-body and parts of my improvements in section; and Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a part of a bolster with my improvements applied.

Referring by letter to said drawings, A indicates a wagon-bolster, and B a part of a wagon-body, both of which may be of any ordinary or approved construction.

' In the illustration of my invention I have shown but one standard; but of course there is one employed at each end of the bolster, and as they are similar in construction a description of one will suffice for both.

Each bolster is provided on its upper side and at opposite ends with a casting C. These castings are of a form substantially as shown, having their inner ends provided with a vertical recess a, so as to form two fulcrum branches Z), and between these branches is a beveled or tapering wall 0, for a purpose which will presently appear. The casting is secured to the bolster by bolts d and nuts or other suitable fastening devices, as I do not wish to limit myself to any particular means for securing the casting to the bolster.

D indicates the standard. This standard is beveled at its lower end on its inner side, as shown'at e, and is pivoted between the branches 1) of the casting by means of a bolt, rod f, or the like and in such a manner that when thrown outwardly oblique, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1 of the drawings, the beveled portion will be flush, or approxr mately so, with the inner ends of the casting O, and the said standard in this position will rest on the inclined Wall 0 of said casting, while the outer portion of the standard may bear upon a wheel of the vehicle. It will be observed that by thus pivoting the standard to the casting, when said standard has been thrown into a vertical position, its inner straight side will extend inwardly beyond the plane of the slotted branch of the casting. By this construction it will be seen that there is a sufficient space left between the inner ends of the castings on each bolster to accommodate the expansion or contraction of the body and to facilitate the insertion and removal of the same on the running-gear. By having the standards pivoted in the manner described they may be thrown outwardly against the wheels, which will bring them clearly away from contact with the side walls of the body, and thereby obviate the objectionable experience of having the body stick between the standards, which so often occurs in damp weather, and where the standards are fixed to the bolster, so as to bear snugly against the side walls of the body.

E indicates a prop or brace for the standard. This brace is pivoted at its lower end upon the casting by means of a rod or bolt g, which takes through the casting and down through the bolster, as shown. I prefer to recess the casting, as shown at h, where the brace is pivoted, and provide the same with a hole to receive a pivot bolt or rod. The upper end of this brace is tapered or reduced so as to enter an under-cut or oblique slot 1: in the outer side of the standard. By this means it will be seen that the brace will not only support the standard from outward movement, but it will prevent the standard from flexing down on the bolster when the box or body has been removed. I

In order to prevent the brace from casual rotation 011 its pivot, I provide a spring for normally holding the same in position. The spring F may be composed of steel wire of a sufiicient thickness, and as a convenient means of attaching the same to the standard I provide a clip G, having a groove j disposed vertically on its inner side to receive the vertical branch of the spring. This plate G is secured on the ends of the standard by means of screws or the like, and as an additional means of security I bend the spring at its lower end, as shown at I, and force the short branch m. into a hole a on the under side of the bolster. It is obvious, however, that the spring may be secured in other ways without departing from this feature of my invention, and a spring of other suitable form may be employed. The brace E has its base extended slightly beyond the casting upon which it is pivoted, and this extended end is notched or forked, as shown at 1), and the branches q of this fork are rounded, as shown, so as to facilitate the turning of the brace on its pivot, the spring extending up, so as to enter the fork or notch of said b ace.

In addition to the ease and facility by which the body may be removed and replaced on the running-gear the standards afford no obstruction in loading and unloading logs. In fact when they are thrown outwardly against the wheels they are removed from danger and risk of being broken and afford a very convenient means for placing and removing the logs from the wagon.

In order that the brace may be allowed to turn on its pivot-bolt, and yet the bolt be drawn tightly and not allow the nut to work oif, I place a collars in the aperture of the brace and surrounding the bolt g, so that the head of the bolt will impinge on said collar, as better shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings.

While I have shown and described the standard as arranged on the bolster, yet it is obvious that it may be mounted on the sandboard and work equally as well.

Ilaving described my invention, what I claim is 1. The combination of a wagon bolster, a standard pivoted thereon so as to enable it to swing in the direction of the length of the bolster and having an undercut or oblique notch in its outer side, and the brace for the standard pivotally connected with the bolster so as to enable it to swing in a horizontal plane and adapted to engage the notch in the brace, substantially as specified.

2. The combination with a wagon bolster, of a standard hinged or pivotally supported thereon an d havingan oblique notch or und orcut on its outer side, a pivoted brace adapted to engage the notched portion, and a spring adapted to engage the brace and retain the same, in engagement with the standard.

3. The combination with a bolster, of a casting secured thereon and having the slotted or recessed portion provided with an oblique wall, the standard pivoted in the slotted or recessed portion and having its lower inner end beveled, and a brace for movablysupporting the standard, substantially as specified.

l. The combination with a bolster, of the casting secured thereto and slotted or recessed at its inner end and also having an oblique wall, the standard pivoted in the casting and having its lower inner end beveled, and its outer side provided with an undercut or oblique slot, the brace for the standard pivoted on the casting, and the spring secured to the bolster and adapted to engage the brace, sub stantially as specified.

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

BENJAMIN I). CIIESNUT,

\Vitnesses 2 M. II. BRADLEY, J. M. PEACOCK.

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