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A. P. BRANDENBURG. FASTENER FOR RAIN APRONS. No. 599,961. 117/31 Patented Oct. 5,1897.

WITNESSES a rain-apron.

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ALBERT F. BRANDENBURG, OF DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR. TO JOHN B. MCLARDIE AND ANNA O. BRANDENBURG, OF SAME PLACE.

FASTENER FOR RAlN-APRONS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 590,961, dated October 5, 1897.

Application filed January 25, 1897. Serial No. 620,651. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, ALBERT F. BRANDEN- BURG, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fasteners for Rain- Aprons; 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, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form apart of this specification.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in fasteners for rain-aprons such as are used 011 buggies and other vehicles.

The object of the invention is to provide a fastener for securing the apron to the dash, which may be adjusted or placed at any point along the lower edge of the apron regardless of any width of dash.

To this end the invention consists of 1n cans that are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, of which- Figure 1 is a view of a portion of the lower end of a rain-apron, looking on the inner side thereof and upon which my fasteners are placed. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the fastener detached from the apron. Fig. 3 is an elevation of the fastener, showing the inner side or the side opposite that shown in Fig. 2. Fig. i is an end elevation showing the position of the fastener when engaged with the apron; Fig. 5, a similar View showing the fastener in a position to receive the edge of the apron. Fig. 6 is a view of the engaging wire removed from the plate. Fig. 7 is a side elevation of the fastener slightly modified. Fig. 8 is an end view of Fig. 7. Fig. 9 is a View of the lower edge of the fastener shown in Fig. 7.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A designates the lower horizontal edge of The fastener by means of which the said apron is secured to the dash of the buggy or other vehicle consists of a sheet-metal plate bent upon itself to form a rounded portion a, sides a, which provide intervening spaces Z) and Z), into which the edge of the apron fits, the extreme lower edge of said apron occupying the space Z) when the fastener is in position. The ends of one of the sides of said plate are turned up or rounded, as at c and c, the former to provide the pointed ends 6" pass through openings ff in the plate, as shown in Fig. 4. An opposite movement of said wire brings said ends out of said openings and clears the spaces 7) and b for the reception of the apron, as shown in Fig. 5. Fig. 3 shows the position of the fastener 6 when its ends have penetrated the apron and the latter is held securely, the part 6 in this instance being against a side of the plate.

Referring to Fig. 1 of the drawings, the fastener shown on the left side of the apron is ordinarily in a fixed position and any adj ust-' ment or movement is made with the fastener shown on the right. This latter fastener is also provided with means for stretching or sufficiently tightening the apron in its position 011 the dash, consisting of a hook d on an elastic band it, one end of which is secured to the inner end of the plate. In securing the apron on the dash with sufiicient tightness the elastic band 71. is stretched until the hook d can engage with the vertical edge of the dash on that side, and thus the apron is held suiiioiently taut. This elastic band may be substituted in the modified forms shown in Figs. 7, 8, and 9 by a helical spring i, which surrounds and is secured to the inner end of the hook d. Space is provided for this spring in a cylindrical portion 7, which is a portion of the plate. 7 It will be observed that the only too variation in the structural features consists in providing one of the fasteners with a hook (I or d With a resilient connection with the plate.

Having described my invention, 1 claim-- 1. In a rain-apron fastener, a metallic plate bent to loosely inclose an edge of the apron, and provided With openings through its sides, in combination with a Wire-fastener having its ends turned at right angles to its body portion, and terminating in rounded hooks Which inclose the bent or rounded edge of said plate, and are movable in and out of the openings in said plate to engage or disengage with the apron, substantially as described.

2. A rain-apron fastener, consisting of a metallic plate bent upon itself to form inclosing sides Which are provided with openings f, a hook fixed to one end of said plate, and an engaging Wire having rounded hook extensions e, that inclose the lower longitudinal edge of said plate, the said hook extensions 6 being movable in and out of the openingsf to engage or disengage with the apron, substantially as described. 1

3. A rain-apron fastener, consisting of a metallic plate bent upon itself to form an intervening space for the insertion of the edge of the apron, and provided with openings f, a hook attached to said plate to engage with the vertical edge of the dash, and an engagin g Wire e having rounded hooks e that loosely surround the lower longitudinal ed ge of said plate, the said hooks 6 being movable in and out of the openings f to engage or disengage with the apron and a hook having an elastic or resilient connection to said plate and adapted to engage with the dash, substantially as described.

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

ALBERT F. BRANDENBURG.

Witnesses:

J. B. MCLARDIE, R. J. MCOARTY.

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