US628119A

US628119A - Car-fender.

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Publication number: US628119A
Application number: US69298598A
Authority: US
Inventors: Rocco Salomone
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1898-10-08
Filing date: 1898-10-08
Publication date: 1899-07-04
Anticipated expiration: 1916-07-04

Description

N0. 628,|i9. Patented July 4, I899.

' R. SALUMONE.

GAR FENDER.

(Application filed Oct. 8, 1898 (No Model.)

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No. 628,l|9. Patented July 4, I899.

' R. SALUMONE.

GAR FENDER.

(Application filed Oct. 6, 1898.) N0 M m 2 Sheets8heet 2.

22 371466. 2% /aw i g UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROCCO SALOMONE, OF PATERSON, JERSEY.

CAR-FENDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 628,119, dated July 4, 1899.

Application filed October 8,1898.

To ad whom it may concern: Be it known that 1, E0000 SALOMONE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Paterson, county of Passaic, and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvelnents in Car-Fenders; 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, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to car-fenders; and the object of the invention is to provide a de-v vice of this nature which when an object is engaged or struck thereby will be automatically tilted or raised at its forward or engage-f ment end, to thus insure the prevention of the objects subsequently rolling or falling out of the fender onto the track.

The invention consists generally in the im proved car-fender, and particularly in its mechanism for raising its forward end, and also in the combination and arrangement of the various parts of said car-fender, substantially as will be hereinafter more fully described and finally embodied in the clauses of the claim. v I

My invention is fully illustrated in the accompanying'drawings, wherein like letters of reference indicate parts correspondingly referred to in this specification, andin which- Figure l is a side view of a portion of a car provided with my improved car-fender. Fig. 2 is an enlarged view, in side elevation, of said car-fender, showing the parts of the same in their normal or operative position. Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2, but showing the position which the fender may be made to assume when the same is not in use; and Fig. 4: is a top plan View of said car-fender.

In said drawings, a a and b b indicate, respectively, outer and inner members of pairs of spaced levers, which form the sides of the. frame of the fender, and which pairs are connected at theirforward ends by a cross-piece c.

In a manner hereinafter described the frame of the fender is fulcrumed upon-a suitable support which is removably secured to the front platform 61 and dashboard d of the car (1 said support consisting of two vertical Serial No. 692,985. (No model.)

standards e c, which are U-shaped in cross sectionand which are penetrated by up I wardly-projecting securing-hooks 6 extending from the latter. The upper ends of said standards are connected by a cross-bar e between which and the cross-bar c is stretched a netting e of any suitable material.

From the lower end of each of the standards e 6 projects forwardly a support f, the pair of supports being connected and braced by a bolt f. Extending upwardly from each of the front ends of said supports is a curved guide f ,'about which is coiled a helical spring f resting upon the support at its lower end and upon whose upper end the under sides or edges of the levers a a or b I) bear. The rear ends of the pairs of levers project between the sides of the standards e 6", wherein they are guided for a slight vertical movement by pins f penetrating vertical slot-s f in said standards. Said rear ends of the levers are normally held at their uppermost position by means of'springsf arranged one within each standard and each surmounted by a block f upon which the levers bear and from which extends downwardly into the projection f w The guides f are each provided at points which .when'the levers are opposite them will bring the fender in its normal or oper-- ative position with notches g, which notches are adapted to receive bolts g, the latter being mounted'each between themernbersof each one of the pairs of levers in suitable guides 9 Each bolt is provided with a collar g between which and one of .the guides is arranged a spring 9 whereby said bolt is normally pressed against the. guide F.

The means for disengaging the bolts 9 from the notches g of the guides 9 may be described as follows: Therea'r ends of said bolts are pivotally connected to draw-bars h h, situated between the members of the pairs of levers and having their forward ends upturned, as at 71 and suitably guided. The upturned ends of said draw-bars are adapted to be engaged by the bent extremities L of a rod. 1), bentinto the shape of a substantially rectangular frame and fulcrumed near said extremities in lugs 2' integrally formed with and projecting up from each of the inner members of the pairs of levers. Across the spring a lug or.

frame which the rod t forms is stretched a nettingi preferably of wire. From the foregoing it will be seen that whenever the tripping device, Comprising the rod 7; and its netting, together with its draw-bars, is operated the bolts are withdrawn, thus permitting the springs f to force the fender upwardly into the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, and in this position the latter is held by the following means: Pivoted near the upper ends of the standards upon bolts are curved connecting-rods 70, each having a longitudinal slot k at its lower end penetrated by a pin k projecting through the levers and removably secured thereto by cotter-pins k Pivoted to one side of each of the connectingrods 76' is a small spring-actuated lever 70 one end of which is normally held against a stop it integrally formed on said connecting-rod, and which lever projects across the slot, so that when the pin 70 is moved toward the rear end of the slot the small lever is thrown back until (said pin having passed) it flies back, and, engaging the stop, prevents said pin from returning to the forward end of the slot, and consequently maintains the fender in its tilted position. (Shown in dotted lines.) The fender cannot be again lowered without so manipulating the small levers as to permit the pins k to move forward toward I the ends of the slots.

Springs m connect the standards and the pairs of levers and assist the springs f and f in providing a cushioned support for the fender. The lower ends of these springs are connected to the pairs of levers by removable pins n, which when desired and after the pins k have been removed may be inserted in one of the holes 0, as well as through the pairs of levers in the connecting-rods, to support the fender in its uppermost or inoperative position.

The outer or front end of the fender is prevented from contact with the track or ground by means of rollers q, journaled in the pairs of levers. To prevent an undue shock to the person struck by the fender, the connecting bar 0 at the front end ofthe latter sustainsa cushion formed of forwardly-projecting and curved elastic strips t over which extends a thick sheet 8 of rubber or other suitable material.

I do not wish to limit myself to the exact construction shown and described herein; but

\Vhat I do claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. The combination of a suitable support, a fender fulcrumed thereon, springs tending to maintain said fender in atilted or upturned position, means for securing said fender against the tension of said springs, and in its normal or operative position, releasing means for said fender, and means distinct from said releasing means, separate and for positively locking said fender in its tilted position, substantially as described.

2. The combination of a suitable support,

a fender fulcrumed in said support, notched guides carried by said support adjacent to the fender, springs between a portion of said support and said fender, and tending to maintain the former in a tilted or upturned position, spring-actuated bolts carried by said fender and adapted to engage the notches in said guides, and releasing means for said bolts, substantially as described.

3. The combination of a support, upwardlyprojecting curved and notched guides carried by said support, spiral springs penetrated by said guides and bearing on said support, a fender fulcrumed in said support and bearing upon said springs and adapted to be maintained by the latter in a tilted or upturned position, spring-actuated bolts carried by said fenderand adapted to engage the notches in said guides, and means for releasing said bolts, substantially as described.

4 The combination ofasupport, upwardlyprojecting curved and notched guides carried by said support, spiral springs penetrated by said guides and bearing on said support, a fender fulcrumed in said support and bearing upon said springs and adapted to be main tained by the latter in a tilted or upturned position, spring-actuated bolts carried bysaid fender and adapted to engage the notches in said guides, means for releasing said fender, and means for positively lockingsaid fender in its tilted or upturned position, substantially as described.

5. The combination ofasupport,upwardlyprojecting curved and notched guides carried by said support, spiral springs penetrated by said guides and bearing on said support,a fender fulcrumed in said support and bearing upon said springs and adapted to be maintained by the latter in a tilted or upturned position, spring-actuated bolts carried by said fender and adapted to engage the notches in said guides, means for releasing 'said bolts, means for positively locking said fender in its tilted or upturned position, pins projecting from said fender,and connecting-rods pivotally secured to said support at one of their ends and provided with means for engaging said pins at the other of their ends, substantially as described.

6. The combination of a support, upwardlyprojecting curved and notched guides carried by said support, spiral springs penetrated by said guides and bearing on said support,a fender fulcrumed in said support and bearing upon said springs and adapted to be maintained by the latter in a tilted or upturned position, spring-actuated bolts carried by said fender and adapted to engage the notches in said guides, a tripping device operatively connected to said bolts and maintained upon and near the front of said fender, pins projecting from said fender, and connecting-rods pivotally secured to said support at one of their ends and provided with meansfor engaging said pins at the other of their ends, substantially as described.

7. The combination of a pair of standards, a support projecting from the lower end of each of said standards, upwardly-projecting curved and notched guides carried by said supports, spiral springs penetrated by said guides and bearing upon said supports, a fender consisting of pairs of levers penetrated by said guides and bearing upon said springs and engaging said standards at their rearends, said fender being adapted to be maintained by said springs in a tilted or upturned position, and a netting connecting said pairs of levers, spring-actuated bolts carried by said pairs of levers and adapted to engage the notches in said guides, a tripping device mounted upon and near the front ends of said levers and operatively connected to said bolts, pins projecting from said pairs of levers, and connectingrods pivotally secured to said Rocco SALOMONE.

Witnesses:

WM. D. BELL, THOMAS F. OGRADY.