US551319A

US551319A - Wagon-box

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Publication number: US551319A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1895-12-10
Anticipated expiration: 1912-12-10

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PL s. NGoLDsBY.' WAGON BOX.

Patente Dec, }.0 1895.

A .UZ/ #2255555 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK S. INGOLDSBY, OF DENVER, COLORADO.

WAGON-BOX.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 551,319, dated December 10, 1895., Application tiled April lI 1895. Serial No. 544,067. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, FRANK S. INGoLDsEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at'Denver, in the county of Arapahoe and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tagen-Boxes; and I do hereby declare the Jfollowing 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.

My invention relates to certain improvements in the construction of wagon-boxes es pecially adapted for securely carrying and quickly dumping loads ot orc or other loose material. y

The objects of the invention are, iirst, to make the box particularly strong and stiff; and, second, to so construct and combine together the box, the swinging bottom doors, and the mechanism for holding the doors closed that the box will bc so tight that none ot the iinely-comminuted material may drop through the cracks.

The invention consists in the construction and combination of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of my :improved wagon-box. Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical sectional view of the saine. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view of one end of the box, and Fig. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of the meeting edges of one door and one side and of the double-clamping lock for holding them together.

Referring to the parts by letters, A A represent the two sides of the box, and C C the two ends which are inclined inward from top to bottom, as shown. These sides and ends are secured together by means, to be presently explained, which hold them in iixed relation to each other at all times and under all strains to which the box will be subjected when it is heavily loaded, or when the wagon of which it is a part is traveling on rough and hilly roads.

Both ends of the box are substantially alike, wherefore the description of the construction at one end will answer for both. a a represent two vertical beams, and a a' two horizontal beams, which are secured togetherso as to form a rectangular f rame, and this frame is secured between the sides, close to their ends, by bolts c5, and by the long transverse bolts or tierods B B, eachof which passes through both vertical frame members a d and both sides.

a? represents a transverse beam which extends between the two sides near the lower edges of said sides, and at a point in side of the rectangular frame before mentioned-that is to say, nearer the center of the box. This beam is divided at its middle, and the center pole D fits closely between the proximate ends of the two parts of said beam. A transverse tie-rod b passes lengthwise through both parts of `beam a2, through the interposed ccn- I ter pole, and through both sides A A', whereby said parts are held iirmly in the described relative position. The inclined end C lies snugly between the sides A A, and its upper edge is bolted to the upper bar a', while its lower edge is bolted to the beam a2 a2. A

The construction above described connects the sides and end in such manner that there can be no change in the relative position of any of the parts, unless one or more of them breaks; wherefore, the box is stift and strong and well adapted to sustain all of the strains to which it .is liable to be subjected.

The center pole D extends from end to end of the box, and is connected at its ends to the lower horizontal members a of the rectangular frames. It also lies tightly between the proximate ends of the divided beam a2, where it is held by the tie-rod b; and since the in clined end C of the box is secured, as above explained, to the beam a2 and the upper beam a', said center pole is securely supported in a manner which distributes the strain to which it is subjected to all of the parts named to which it is directly or indirectly connected. The top of this pole is V-shapcd, wherefore it does not present any surface upon which any part of the load may lodge after the doors have been opened. The lower part of the sides of this pole are inclined or beveled toward each other, so that they are adapted to form a close joint with the correspondingly beveled adjacent edges of the doors.

The two doors E, each of which may extend from one end of the box to the other, or may be made in two or more sections, as desired, are hinged to the center pole. The part of the door-hinges which'are secured -t-o the center pole eonsistsofstraps (l d, which pass over said pole, and their ends are drawn in against the lower inclined sides of said pole, where they are held by a rivet or bolt (le, which extends through both ends of said strap. -Each strap and its rivet forni what is, in effect, a band or ring encircling the pole, whereby any movement of said strap relative to the pole is prevented. Both ends of the straps extend below the pole and are formed into eyes (Z/ d, to which are 'pivoted theeycs c e on the inner ends of the straps e c.

'the doors -are closed they fit like wedges -in'to the space which they are intended to iill,

vbounded by 'thesides, ends and center pole, and that the incre they aredrawn up, the lmore kclosely'they will fill said space, thereby 'tightlyclosing allcracks'and joints through which any Vfinely-conuninuted material in the boxm'iglit escape. j

F li represent vertical straps which are riveted or bolted to the outer sides of the sides A A', and'their upper endsare'bent over onto the top edges of said sides. lower -endsofl said straps'the cylindrical projections f fare `formed integral with said.r l p These projections lform lpivots on;` which the levers rG are 'piv0ted, said levers= straps.

being held on said Ypivots Iby the bolts f f which pass through said projections.

On the lowerends of thelevers Gare thel beveled projections g, which are Yadapted to engage 'beneath the 'projecting'ends e2 of the'y 'straps e on the doors. Vment between these -parts'is established, the` 'movementof the levers causesfthe Ibeveled tops of said projections to/move beneathrsaid ends e2, thereby drawing vthe door up and causing it to ll the space 'bounded-bythe sides, ends, and center pole, as Vbefore eX- plained.

'In order to prevent thesideslfrom bulging outward underthe pressure of theload,-there is formed upon'each end c2, abovereferredto, a beveled projection c3, which, as the Alevers are so -moved as tocause their projections'g to engage beneath said ends e2, engage the outside of said levers. This causes the lower lpartof'the sides to bedrawn in against the doorsat the Sametime the doors are drawn up against the sides, and also prevents the pressureof Athe load from forcing the sides outward, so as to open a-cracl; `between lthe doors and sides. The levers G and their beveled projections g, and the ends e2 with their These straps e e are riveted or bolted to the underv Near the Then the ven gagebeveled projections e3, Aform Ya double#clamping llock which moves and holds the outer edges of the doors and the lower edges of the sides in close contact with each other.

The upper ends of the levers G on each side are preferably connected by pivots to a bar TI, which is moved by a lever I, whereby all of the levers G are simultaneously moved, `either to close the doors or to release them.

It will be noticed by consulting Fig. 2 that incidentally the beveling of the inner edge of 'thedoo'rs as described produces 'this desirable result-viz., that when the doors hang open vertically their upper edges incline downward and outward, wherefore none of the material with which the lbox was loaded will lodge -upon said ends, andtherebyinter- 'tere with the yclosing of the doors.

The above-described wagon is "especially designed for carrying heavy loads, -ot' ore or rany 'other material, over rough and hilly roads without s'trainingorinj uringthe wagon and withoutlosing anyof 'the load. It -will be 4noticed from the Vdrawings andthe foregoing description that when :thedoors'are -held closed by the describedmechanism, the straps F, levers G, 'hingestraps e2, straps-d, which pass over and around theeenter pole,'and the rivets clgfcoac't to strengthen the box and to prevent any change in the relative position of the parts-of the box substantially as if said straps formed a continuous band which followed the same path.

K represents a spring-catch which is secured lto 'the'sides A Ain'such position that it is `adapted to automaticallyengage with one'of thep'rojeetingends'of the straps e, and to hold the door up (when the box is not loaded) in suchpositionithat the "beveled projections on the levers G -inay engage rwith the projecting ends e2 of the straps e for the purposedesoribed. This spring-'catch is not stiff -enough to hold up'thedoor when the box is loaded, wherefore, 'when *the levers G are moved so as to release their hold upon the door, the pressure of the load upon the door causes the spring-catch to be moved back, 'whereupon Vthe door drops toa 'substantially 'vertical position, as shown vat the right of Fig. 2.

LH( ving described '-niy invention I claim- '1. Ina wagon bod-y, the combination ofthe sides, withthe'iollowin glpa-rts secured at both ends thereof as described, viz. ,a rectangular `frame placed ybetween said sides near their ends, two transversetierods lfor'holdin'g said sidesaga'ins't said 'fi-ame, -a transverse beam a2 extendingbetweenthe sides'at apoint near `their lower edges and nearer tothe center ot' the body than 'said rectangular frame, atransverse tie rod passing through both sides and through said beam o? lengthwise, and an inclined end piece C, 'which'lies snugly between said sides and is fastened to'said beam d2' and to the upper transverse member cd ofthe rectangular frame, sub'stantiallyfas and for the purpose specified.

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2. In a wagon body, the combination of the sides and a longitudinally placed center pole, with the following parts secured to both ends of the sides, as described, viz., a rectangular frame secured between the sides near their ends, two transverse tie rods for holding said sides against said frame, the divided transverse beam a2 the parts of which lie between the centerpole and the opposite sides, a transverse tie rod which passes through the center pole, the two part beam a2 and both sides, and an inclined end piece C, which lies snugly between the sides and is fastened to the beam a2 and to the upper transverse member a," of the rectangular frame. substantially as and for the purpose specified.

3. In a wagonbody, the combination of the sides, the ends, and longitudinal center pole, all having outwardly beveled lower edges, with two doors hinged to the center pole, and adapted to lit the spaces bounded by said pole, sides and ends, and having their edges beveled outward from top to bottoni, and mechanism adapted to draw said doors up against the sides and the sides inward against the doors, substantially as and for the purpose specied.

et. In a wagon body, the combination of the sides, the ends, and the longitudinal center pole, with d cors hinged to said center pole and adapted to close the spaces bounded by said pole, sides and ends, with straps secured to the doors and extending beyond their outer edges, beveled projections on the ends of said straps adapted to engage outside of the levers G, levers G pivoted to the sides and having` beveled projections on their lower ends adapted to engage beneath said straps, whereby said straps and levers engage to form a double clamping lock which draws the doors upward and the sides inward, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

5. In a wagon body, the combination of the sides, the ends and the center pole secured together, swinging doors adapted to close the spaces bounded by said sides, ends and pole, straps passing over and partly around said pole and having their ends extended below the pole and formed into hinge eyes, bolts or rivets connecting' said two ends of each of said straps just above said hinge eyes, and hinge straps secured to the under side of the doors having eyes which are pivoted to the eyes first named, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

6. In a wagon body, the combination of the sides, the ends and the center pole secured together, with vertical straps secured to the sides and having their upper ends bent over onto the top edges thereof, straps CZ passing over and partly around the center pole and being connected near their lower ends by a bolt or rivet, the ends of said straps being extended below said center pole and formed into hinge eyes, the doors E, straps e secured to their under side and projecting beyond both edges thereof, the inner ends being formed into hinge eyes which are pivoted to the eyes in straps d., the outer ends of said straps e having beveled projections e3, levers G pivoted to the vertical straps on the sides and having on their lower ends beveled projections g which interlock with the beveled projections e3, substantially as and for the purpose specied.

7. In a wagon body, the combination of the sides, the ends and the center pole, all having their lower edges beveled outward, with doors hinged to the center pole and having their edges beveled outward from top to bot tom, straps secured to the said doors and eX- tending beyond their outer ed ges, an d beveled projections on said extended ends adapted to engage with the levers G, vertical straps secured to the sides having their upper ends bent over onto the upper edges of said sides, and having integral cylindrical projections near their lower ends, levers Gr pivoted on said cylindrical projections and having on their lower ends beveled projections which are adapted to engage with the projecting ends of the straps on the doors, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

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

FRANK S. INGOLDSB'Y.

lvitnessesi EDWIN L. THURs'roN, L. F. Gniswotn.