US66343A - Improvement in shifting-eail foe caeeiages - Google Patents

Description

H. F. HOLT.

Shifting-Rail.

- Patented July 2, 1867.

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.HENRY F.- HOLT, OF FREDONIA, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF 3 AND THADDEUS G. ABBOTT, SAME PLACE.

Letters Patent No. I 66,343, dated July 2, 1867.

IMPROVEMENT IN SHIFTING-RAIL FOB. GARRIAGES.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, HENRY F. HOLT, of Fredonia, Chautauqua county, and State of New York, have invented a Self-Fastening Shifting-Rail for Buggy-Tops; and do hereby declare that the following is a full,

clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making a part of this specification, in which Figure I is aarear elevation.

Figure II is an, end elevation.

Figure III is a detail view of the spring-catch as seen from the bottom side.

The natureof this invention consists, first, in a shifting-rail for buggy-tops so constructed that when it is placed in its proper pcsitionupon the seat it will fasten itself firmly thereto without the use of bolts, screws, or other devices now commonly used for that purpose.

Letters of like name and kind refer to like parts in each of the figures.

A represents the shiftingrail of a buggy-top, the particular shape oi which may be varied, according to the size and shape of the seat to which it is intended to be attached. 13 represents the seat of the buggy, the sides of which are shown at Z). G C represent two hooks, on'e upon each side-rail of the buggy-top. These hooks extend downwardly from the said rails, and are curved forward, or in a direction opposite to the back of the scat. d cl represent two loops or rings, one fastened firmly to each. side of the seat B. These rings project horizontally from the top of the sides 6, and so that the hooks C may be passed from the rear forward into these rings or sockets d, and rest therein in a manner to support the front ends of the shifting-rail. E E represent two long flatsprings secured to the back of the seat B. The free end of each spring has a pin or bevelled tooth, c, projecting buckwardly from the face thereof, which catches into the loops or-stapl'cs F, attached to the back rail of the buggy topw A guard, G, is located immediately above the tooth e of the spring, through which the staple F passes before it is caught by the spring-stop. This guard serves the purpose of preventing the bolts or hooks C from slipping backward and out of the rings or sockets d, and also retaining the spring-catches e within the staples-F.

i The operation of the several parts composing my improvement is entirely automatic. The top of the bugg is simply placed upon the seat. The bolts or hooks C are firstintroduced into their respective sockets, and then the whole of the top is allowed to drop into its proper position. The spring c'atches are self-adjusting, and

need not be looked after as soon as the shifting-rail has been placedwhere it belongs. By slightly pressing 7 upon the ends of the springs E the catches may be disengaged and the top lifted from the seat without the least trouble. The springs when in their proper position are made to be level or flush with the surfaceoi' the back of the seat, and this is cored out sufficiently to allow the end of the spring to reccde within the same whenever it is-desired to release the catch. Thus the whole arrangement of the parts may be such as to render them almost invisible, particularly as the shifting-rail and seat are both covered by the trimmings.

hat I- claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A self-fastening shifting-rail for buggy-tops, constructed substantially as herein described.

' HENRY F. HOLT.

Witnesses:

F. A. Lnwewonrur, B. H. MUEHLE.

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