US627995A - Sleigh attachment for vehicles. - Google Patents

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N0. 627,995. Pented luly 4, |899.

J. E. G. GEISEL.

SLEIGH ATTACHMENT FDH VEHICLES.

(Application led Apr. 4, 1899.) (N0 MdeL) 2 Sheets-Sheet N0. 627,995. Pateted .Iuly 4, |899. J. E. E. GEISEL.

SLEIGH ATTACHMENT FOR VEHICLES.

(Application filed Apr. 4, 1899.)

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.lOl-IN ERNEST GEORGE GEISEL, OFv WEISSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA.

SLEIGH ATTACHMENT FOR VEHICLES.

SPECIFICATION :forming part of Letters Patent No. 627,995, dated July 4, 1899.

Application tiled April 4, 1899. Serial No. 711,748. (No model.)

To LM whom, it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, JOHN ERNEST GEORGE GEIsEL,a citizen of the United States, residing at Weissport, in the county of Carbon and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in BobSleigh Attachments for Vehicles; 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.

This invention relates to bob-sleigh attach ments for vehicles and is in the nature of an improvement upon the construction described and illustrated in Letters Patent No. 621,242, granted to me March 14,' 1899.

` One object of the present invention is to provide a better form of rest for the vehicleaxle Where'it bears upon the bob-sleigh. p

Another object is to provide more convenient means for applying the eyes to the axle.

Another object is to provide more convenient and reliable means for locking the lever or crank-shaftto the bob-sleigh.

A further object of the invention 'is to provide means whereby the projecting spindle of the axle may be gotten rid of and protected while the bob-sleigh attachments are applied to a vehicle and also to provide means for thrusting the spindle into operative position when required in use.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear in the course of the'subjoined description.

The invention consists in a Abob-sleigh attachment for vehicles embodying certain novel features and details of construction and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the drawings, and incorporated in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the bob-sleigh, also illustrating in full and dotted lines the manner of applying the same to a vehicle-axle. Fig. 2 is a detail perspective view of the upper portion of the bob-sleigh, showing the rock-shaft, the operating lever or crank therefor, and the means for locking said lever or crank. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail plan View of the lever or crank locking device.. Figa is a crosssection through a hollow vehicle-axle, showing the manner of applying the spring seat and clip thereto. Figs. 5 and 6 are detail pere spective views of the parts of the clip and seat shown in Fig. et. Fig. 7 is adetail view of one of the hooks applied to the rock-shaft. Fig. 8 is a longitudinal section through the hollow axle, showing a double-ended reversi-- ble spindle and the spring for thrusting the spindle outward, also showing the means for locking the spindle in place. 9 is a s imi lar View showing the spindle entirely inclosed and concealed within the axle. Fig. 10 is a detail perspective View of the clip which cara ries the eye. Fig. 11 is a side elevation of another form of adjustable spindle. Fig. 12 is a detail longitudinal section through the end of the hollow axle, showing a plain `cap iitted thereon. Fig. 13 is a similar view taken through the axle having a Wooden cap-piece. Fig. 14 is a detail perspective view of the cap shown in Fig. 13.

Similar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates a bob-sleigh consisting of a pair of runners 2, raves or braces 3, and upper horizontal or top bars 4, connected by means of the cross-beam 5, on the opposite ends ot' which are mounted supports or rests 6, extending. transversely of the beam 5 and adapted to receive and support the vehicle-axle, as Vshown in Fig. 1, the upper edges of said supports being reinforced by metal wear-plates `7, secured thereto by suitable fasteners 8. Extendingthrough the rests or supports 6 is a rock-shaft 9, which may be, either round, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, or square, as in Fig. 7. Bearing-sleeves l() pass through the supports 6, in which the rock-shaft 9 is journaledfv The shaft is provided at two points with hooks 11, secured at the proper places on ,the shaft by means of setscrews 12. One end of the shaft 9 is square, as shown at 13, to receive the operating crank or lever 14:.l The lever 14 is providednear its upper end with a rectangularly-projecting arm 15, which is designed to pass through an eye or ,loop 16 in the end of the bar 4:, and is provided with a recess 17, comprising spaced shoulders 18, between which is received a stout fiat spring 19, one end of which is secured, by suitable fasteners 20, to the bar 4,*as clearly shown in Fig. 3.

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After the rock-shaft has been turned the arm 15 is thrust through the eye 16 and the sprin g 19 automatically snaps into engagement with the notch 17, thus locking the crank or lever 14 in position and preventing it from becoming accidentally displaced and lost.

Connected to the axle at proper intervals are clips 2l, made in two parts, the lower part 22 tting beneath the axle and the upper part 23 above the axle, the part 23 forming a rest on which the elliptical springs of the vehicle bear. The half-round recesses 24 in which the axle is received are preferably serrated to secure a rmer engagement between the clip and axle, and the lower part 22 is also provided with an upwardly-projecting stud 25,which` enters a hole in the axle, thereby preventing any possibility of the clip turning on theaxle. The lower part 22 is provided with ears 26 for the passage of the terminals ofsuitable bolts for connecting the two parts of the clip. It is also provided with an inward extension 27, having on its bottom a depending eye or loop 28, designed to be engaged by the hooks 11 on the rock-shaft 9 for connecting the bob-sleigh to the axle in the manner explained in my former patent hereinabove referred to. The part 27 is also provided with oppositely-located ears 29, designed to receive a clip or U-shaped bolt passing over the axle. The clips orbolts 30 clamp the vehicle-springs upon the part If desired, the bolts 30 may be simply straight bolts, as shown in Fig. 4, passing through the ears 26 at their lower ends and at their upper andV either end thereof used. The spindle 32 isadapted to slide longitudinally within the shaft31 and is normally pressed or urged outward by means of a coil-spring 34, arranged within the` central portion of the axle and provided at its opposite ends with buttons 35, which bear directly against both spindles at opposite ends of the hollow axle. The spindle is also provided at suitable intervals with recesses or sockets 36 for receiving the ends of Set-screws 37, as shown in Figs. 8 and 9, whereby the Spindle is held in its adjusted position either for vuse as an ordinary vehicleaxle or when thrust inward for enabling the vehicle to be used upon bob-sleighs, thus doing away with any projections beyond the ends ofthe hollow axlesof the vehicle. In this manner the spindles are prevented from injuring persons or property near by and are at the same time protected and prevented from` being injured or broken in case of the sleigh overturning or striking against a fence or other obstruction. The sockets 36 are so located with relation` to the spindle 32 that when the` spindle is thrust outward for use both screws 37 may be used to secure the spindle rigidly in place. When the spindle is thrust inward,the inner screw 37 engages with the recess or socket 36 nearest the outer end of the spindle, as shown in Fig. 9.

Each end of the axle is exteriorly threaded to receive a cap or nut 3S, andV this cap or nut has applied to its outer face a washer 39, being held constantly in place by means of screws or other fasteners 40 to prevent wear on the nut or cap. When the washer becomes worn, it may be detached from the nut or cap and substituted by a new one, thus obviating the necessity for providing a new cap or nut. On the outer end of the spindle is a nut 4l, which is provided upon its inner face with a washer 42, secured by means of screws or fasteners43. When the spindle is thrust inward into the axle, as shown in Fig. 9, the nut 41 is reversed, the outer reduced end 44 thereof fitting within the bore of the axle, as shown in Fig. 9.

In Fig. 10 I have shown aislight modification in the form of the clip which carries the eye or loop for receiving the hooks on the rockshaft where clips are needed on axles in connection with. which elliptical springs are not employed. In Fig. 11 I have shown a spindle 45, only one end of which is tapered, but which is adapted t0 slide inward within the axle similar to that 32 hereinabove described. If desired, the spindle 'may be entirely removed from the axle and a plain cap or nut 46 placed thereon, as shown in Fig. 12. Where the axle is provided with a wooden cap-piece 47, the

nut or cap is provided with a corresponding enlargement 48 at one side, as shown in Figs.' 13 and- 14, said enlargement being adapted to be brought into alinement with the cappiece 47.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that I have made a number of improvements upon my former pate-'nt referred to which will not only facilitate the application of the bob-sleighs to a vehicle and the removal of the same therefrom, but which will also enable the axles to be more readily equipped or provided with the eyes 28` and also do away with the projecting ends of the spindles after the sleighs have been removed therefrom. The application of the bob-sleigh. to the ve= hicle-axle is exactly the same asdescribed in my former patent, the initial step in the operation of applying the bObsleigh being shown in full lines in Fig. 1 and the final position-of the parts being illustrated in dotted linesin the same figure.

It will of course be understood that the features of construction hereinabove described are susceptible of changes in the form, proportion, and minor details, which may accordingly be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, and desired to be secured by LettersPatent, is

1. A bob-sleigh attachment for vehicles,

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having a rock-shaft with axle-engaging means thereon, in combination with an operating-lever detachably connected to said rock-shaft and having a laterally-extending arm, and a spring-lock for engaging said arm.

2. Abob-sleigh comprising a rock-shaft and axle-engaging means, in combination with an operating-lever detachably connected thereto and having a laterally-extending arm provided with a notch, and a spring adapted to snap into engagement with said notch for the purpose specified.

3. A bob-sleigh comprising a rock-shaft equipped with axle-engaging means, in combination with an operating-lever detachably connected thereto and having a laterally-extending arm, spaced shoulders on said arm, and a spring connected to the bob-sleigh and adapted to snap into engagement with said arm and lie between the shoulders thereon, substantially as described.

4. A bob-sleigh having a rock-shaft with axle-engaging means, in combination with an' operating-lever detachably connected thereto, a laterally-extending arm near the other end of said lever, an eye on the frame o f the sleigh through which said arm passes, and a spring-lock connected to the frame of the sleigh and adapted to snap into engagement with said arm, substantially as described. y

5. The combination with-a bob-sleigh having a rock-shaft provided with axle-engaging means, and means for operating said rockshaft, of a sectional or divided clip adapted to berrem'ovably fitted upon the vehicle-axlev at an intermediate point and provided with adepending eye, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

6. The combination with a hollow axle, of a spindle tted to slidetherein, and a spring within the axle behind the spindle for normally urging the spindle outward into operative position, substantially as described.

7. The combination with a hollow axle, of a spindle slidingly fitted in the end thereof, means for normally urging the spindle outward, so as to project beyond the axle, and a set-screw for holding the spindle within the axle, substantially as described.

8. The combination with a hollow axle made tubular in form from end to end, of a doubleended spindle adjustable within the axle and having both ends made tapering, and a setscrew penetrating the axle and engaging the spindle for holding it at the desired adjustment.

JOHN ERNEST GEORGE v GEISEL.

' Witnesses:

J. H. L'ONGACRE, WM. H. SELTZER.

9. The combination withA a` hollow axle,of

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