US719029A - Fender. - Google Patents

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No. 719,029. PATENTBD JAN. 27, 1903. J. MoGUIRE- PENDERL APPLICATION FILED MAR. 31, 1902. N0 MODEL.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 719,029, dated January 27, 190 3.

Application filed March 31, 1902. Serial No. 100,682. (No model.)

To all] whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN MCGUIRE, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, have invented a certain new and useful Fender, of which the following is such a full, clear, and exact description as will enable any one skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

My invention relates generally to fenders for street-cars and similar vehicles, and particularly to that class of fenders in which the guard is in normal position elevated above the ordinary irregularities of the surface, but may be lowered into operative position close to the surface automatically upon contact with an obstruction or at will by means of a lever or similar device actuated by the person operating the vehicle to which the fender is attached.

The principal object of my invention is to provide a simple and elficient fender which will operate as above stated,either automatically or at the will of the motorman, and which may be raised from operative and replaced in normal position by the motorman without necessitating his leaving the platform for this purpose.

Referring now to the drawings, which show a fender embodying my invention, Figure 1 is a top plan view of the fender, showing in dotted lines the relation of the oar-platform thereto. Fig. 2 is a vertical section on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a vertical section on theline 3 3 of Fig. 1. Figs. 4. and 5 are vertical sections on the lines 44 and 5 5, respectively, of Fig. 1; and Figs. 6 and 7 are respectively a top plan and a sectional view of a modification of the guard shown in the preceding figures.

A guard which may be of any suitable and usual construction is indicated by 10. This guard is supported from the under side of the platform 11 by means of a double crank 12. The ends of the double crank pass through eyes 13, bolted to the outer sills 14, forming part of the platform 11. Supporting-arms 16 extend rearwardly from the guard 10. These arms 16 are pivotally attached to the double crank 12 by means of bearings 17, bolted to said arms. The ends of the arms 16 and the inwardly-bent ends/of the side rails 18 of the guard 10 are rigidly connected together by a rod 19, passing through eyes in said arms and side rails and firmly bolted thereto by means of nuts 20.

. It will be seen that the fender is pivoted to the platform at a point to the rear of the center of gravity of said fender, and for the purpose of supporting the fender in its elevated or normal position, as shown in Fig. 2, I provide two rearwardly-opening hooks 22, rigidly bolted to a cross-beam 23, carried by the plat form 11, and for the further purpose of releasing the guard 10 when desired and allowing it to rest upon or in close proximity to the ground I provide a bent lever 24, fulorumed at 25 to the sill 26 and having its lower end normallyin contact with the rod 19 when said rod is in position in the hooks 22. The upper end of the bent lever 24 is provided with a pin 27, which projects through the platform of the car in such a position as to be within reach of the foot of the motorman. For the purpose of returning the fender from operative to normal position I provide a rope 30, which is attached to the forward portion of the guard 10 and extends to within reach of the motorman upon the platform 11. In Figs. 6 and 7 I have shown a modified form of guard for use with my invention. In these figures the guard 10 is shown divided in the direction of its length into a main guard 32 and an auxiliary guard The auxiliary guard 33 is pivoted to the front of the main guard 32 by means of two hinges 34 and 35. The construction of these hinges is preferably such that they may be readily taken apart, thus allowing the auxiliary guard 33 to be easily disconnected from the main guard 32.

The operation of my invention will be understood by an inspection of Figs. 2 and 5. Fig. 2 represents the fender in its normal position so situated as to pass above ordinary irregularities in the track. If now the forward end of the fender comes in contact with any obstruction, it will be forced a slight distance to the rear. This will release the rod 19 from the jaws of the hooks 22, and the guard will fall of its own weight into contact with the ground, assuming such a position as to pick up and carry with it the obstruction.

This position of the guard is shown in Fig. 5. If the motorman should notice the obstruction in suificient time, he may himself throw the guard into operative position by pressing downward the pin 27, causing the lever 24: to throw the rod 19 free of the hooks 22. When it is subsequently desired to restore the fender to its normal position, the motorman draws upward the-rope 30. This raises the guard from the ground, and it will then of its own weight and as a result of the position of the double crank 12, as shown in Fig. 5, swing forward into such a position as to cause the rod 19 to again enter the hooks 22 and support the fender permanently in normal position.

It is frequently the case that when fenders of this class come in contact with an obstacle on the track while supported in normal position out of contact with the ground the obstacle will become wedged between the under side of the fender and the ground, thus rendering the fender inoperative. By the construction shown in Figs. 6 and 71 have sought to remedy this defect. When the obstacle strikes the front end of the auxiliary guard 33 and tends to pass under said guard, the

auxiliary guard 33 will be folded back upon main guard 32 and at the same time the fender will drop into operative position the front end of the main guard 32 being thus lowered into contact with the ground and operating to pick up the obstacle instead of allowing it to pass underneath the fender and come in contact with the wheels. If the fender is lowered by the motorman by means of the bent lever 24, the auxiliary guard 33 acts as a support for the obstacle in the same manner as does the forward end of the guard of ordinary form shown in Figs. 1 and 2. When the construction shown in Figs. 6 and 7 is employed, this guard may in many instances be repaired'at a less expense than would otherwise be the case, for in case the forward end of the guard is damaged it is simply necessary to detach the auxiliary guard 33 and replace it with a new auxiliary guard, the main guard 32 remaining intact.

Having fully described myinvention, what Iclaim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent'of the United States, is-- 1. In a fender, a member pivotally suspended from the car, a guard pivotally connected at the rear of its center of gravity to said member, a rearwardly-opening catch situated at the rear of the pivotal point of said guard for holding said guard by gravity, and a guide projecting downwardly from the car to guide the said guard into said catch.

2. In a fender, a member pivotally suspended from the car, a guard pivotally carried by said member, and a rearwardly-opening hook

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