US781850A

US781850A - Vehicle-body.

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Publication number: US781850A
Application number: US20841704A
Authority: US
Inventors: Hinsdale Smith
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1904-05-17
Filing date: 1904-05-17
Publication date: 1905-02-07
Anticipated expiration: 1922-02-07

Description

PATENTBD FEB. 7, 190'5.

H. SMITH.

VEHICLE BODY.

APPLIOATIQN FILED MAY 17, 1904.

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No. 781,850. PATENTED FEB. '7, 1905. H. SMITH.

VEHICLE BODY.

APPLIUA'HON FILED MAY 17, 1904.

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VEHICLE BODY.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 17, 1904.

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Patented February '7, 1905.

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HINS'DALE SMITH, OF SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

VEHICLE-BODY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 781,850, dated February '7, 1905.

Application filed May 17,1904. Serial No. 208,417.

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Be it known that I, HINsDALE SMITH, acitizen of the United States of America, and a resident of Springlield, in the county otl Hampden and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vehicle-Bodies, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

'lhis invention relates to improvements in the construction of vehicle-bodies, and more especially those designed to support and carry front and rear double seat-s.

An object of the invention is to provide a vehicle-body which is composed mostly of metal and which is nevertheless comparatively light, but very strong and also devoid of projections constituted by fastenings, more especially externally of the body, whereby a vchicle-body of sightly and very attractive appearance may be produced.

Another object is to provide special [ittings and appliances and to combine the same in the vehicle-body structure and with the backs adjacent the rear-seat bottoms.

In the drawings illustrating the improved vehicle-lmdy, Figure 1 is a plan view. Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation as taken on the line 2 0 Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a cross-section looking rearwardly beyond the line 3 3, Fig. 1. Fig. I is a perspective view, on a larger scale, slunving structural features and combinations in the part of the body adjacent the rearwardly entering door. rlhis peculiar view shows the parts as seen looking in the direction ot' the arrow and beyond the see- 1 tion-line 4f l, Fig. 1. Figs. and (5 are a scctional and rear view of a form of bracket employed.

Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all of the views.

'Ihe invention consists in constructions,com binations, and arrangements of parts, all substantially as hereinafter fully described, and set forth in the claims.

'lhe main portion or underbody A is in the form of a rectangular box, the rear wall of which is inclined from the vertical and provided with a doorway or entrance-opening a, for which a hinged door is to be provided, the same not shown. The body A is constructed of upper and lower rectangular frames l() and 1Q, of steel or angle-iron, having the horizontal flanges 14. thereof inwardly projecting, while the vertical flanges I5 constitute backs, against the inner surfaces of which are fitted panels 16, of sheet metal, preferably aluminium, the connections being made by riveting, as represented at 17. 'l`he forward part of the under-body A, back, however, from the dashboard-supporting extension is crossbraced by the pair of arches or girders f/ and c, made of angle-bars and aluminium panels riveted thereto, as represented in Figs. l, 2, and 3, these girders or transverse arches stitlening and transversely tying the body and constituting supports for the pair of front seats represented by dotted lines atfj". Upright angle-bars 1E) l.) are provided at the rear corners, and vertically-applied angular 'or other formed bars Qt) Q0, one of which is shown in Fig. l, are prmf'ided at the portion ofthe under-body back next to the doorway or rear opening u thereinto.

B B 4represent the bottoms for the rear duplicated seats, of which C l represent the backs. The rear seats` as represented in Figs. l, Q, and 3, are rounded and swelled outwardly and rearwardly, and the bottoms B B are constituted by boards havingl the shapes more particularly shown in l `ig. 1 and which are secured on and to the upper angle-bars of the underbody by the bolts 22, the said boards overhanging both inwardly and mltwardly the sides and rear end of the underbody. 'lhe aluminium panels 2l, curved to conform to the external edge of thel seatbottoms B, have at their upper and lower edges the angle-bars 35,to the vertical members of which thc panels are marginally riveted, and the lower angle-bars are fastened to the seat-bottom boards.

The inwardly-overhanging portions of the seats and backs B and C are supported and reinforced by parts as follows, it being pointed out that the backs have at the corners adjacent the doorway-opening l the more or less nearly vertical angle-bars QG 26, an inwardlyextending bracketg/,and an outwardly-exteiul ing bracket z, having their straight adjacent faces abutted against and to hold in a clamp- IOO like manner the marginal portions of the panels 161l 16 and the iange-like members of the vertical bars 20, the bolts 27, with confining-nuts, holding the parts together. The brackets /t are, as shown, formed hollowgthat is, they are each constructed with a back 30, a top or shelf-like member 32, and opposite side cheeks 33 33. After fastening-bolts are inserted through the back 3() of the bracket the thin metallic curved strip 34 is soldered, brazed, or otherwise fastened to the rear edge portions of the chambered bracket-casting, giving' to the bracket a Hush and sightly rear edge. The seat-bottoms are by the bolts 2l secured by being passed and fastened vertically through the inner horizontal extremities of the inner brackets g.

The bottom angle-bars 35 at the junction of the seat-bottoms have their extremities bolted, as indicated at 36, to the outer extremities of the outer brackets, such bolts at 36 having the heads thereofl concealed within the chambered and inclosed'brackets L, and such bars extend externally around the backs and forwardly throughout thel whole length of each thereof, having connection with the panels of the backs and with the seat-bottom boards by rivets, bolts, or other appropriate fastenings.

An approximately triangular gusset or connecting-plate j is provided to range ina general fore and aft direction and to have a location at the junction of the lower portion of the upright angle-bar 26 with the seat-bottom board B. This gusset-plate j is by the screws 40 40 near its lower edge fastened to the seatbottom B,and its rear upright edge 43 is formed with a rabbet, as shown in Fig. 4 and also in Fig. l, so as to match with and have its outer face flush and continuous with the inwardlyextending liange-like portion of the upright angle-bar 26, connection of the matched-together parts being made by the line of riveting 42.

The rear divided wall of the underbody at both sides of the doorway-opening' t has provided within the aluminium panels the diag'- onally-arranged metallic bars the extremities of which are riveted to the upright angle-bars 19 at the corners of the underbody and the upright bars 2O 20 at the boundaries of the doorway-opening and which bars 2O 2O are continuous substantially in the line of the upright bars 26 for the seat-backs.

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20 and 26 are secured, at one side of the doorway-opening at the rear of the body, the metallic lugs m m, to which the rear door may be hinged. The underbody is designed to receive therein and support on the horizontal flange-like members of the anglebars l2 l2 a suitable flooring, which may be either of wood or metal and which is not here illustrated.

The parts comprising the duplicated seat-l bottom boards and rounded metallic backs Aprovide in the described structure a two-part tonneau, which, as occasion may render desirable, may be removed, leaving the body with only the front double seats, so that the space inthe underbody to the rear thereof may be utilized otherwise than for carrying persons. The seats both front and rear are of course to be cushioned and upholstered, and the body externally is to be painted, varnished, and decorated in whole or in part, or it may be polished and finished in the natural metal, in either case rendered attractive and sightly, and especially so by the flush and continuous surfaces produced in consequence'of the construction and arrangement of the parts making and strengthening the frame of the body, the rear seats, and the backs for the latter.

Having thus described my invention, what l claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. In a vehicle-body, a rectangular underbody composed of upper and lower rectangular frames, each constituted by angle-bars vertically-extending bars connecting the one of said frames with the other, one or more transverse girder-arches extending from side to side of the structure and connected with the upper and lower angle-bar frames, and sheet -metal panels riveted to the vertical members of the angle-bar frames.

Q. 1n a Vehicle-body, the combination with the underbody constituted by upper and lower frames comprising angle bars and intermediate sheet-metal panels riveted to the vertical members of the angle-bars, and vertical connections between the upper and lower angle-bar frames, of the duplicated seat-bottoms and backs united to the bodies, said bottoms having internal portions thereof resting on the upper frame of the underbody and fastened thereto and overhanging side and rearward portions of the underbody.

3. In a vehicle-body, in combination, the

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underbody-section of rectangular form, comy posed of upper and lower frames, and intermediate panels riveted thereto, and provided with an openingat its middle rear portion, having at the margins thereof vertical metallic bars connecting upper and lower members of the aforesaid upper and lower frames, the seat-bottoms made with rounded, rearwardlydisposed backs, having forward extensions, said bottoms resting on the underbody` and secured thereto, and pairs of inwardly and outwardly arranged brackets formed as parts of the said vertical metallic bars and supporting the seat-bottoms both forward and at the rear of the underbody-back.

4. In a structure of the character described, i'

the combination with the underbody comprising top and bottom frames composed of angle-bars and intermediate sheet-metal panels and having at the rear end a doorway with vertical metallic bars at each side thereof extending from top to bottom of the underbody, of the separate and duplicated seat- IIO bottoms and connected rounded backs supported on and outwardly overhang'ing' the upper trame ot' the underbi'idy, and comprising' the bottom boards, the upper and lower metallic bars, and the intermediate sheet-metal panels, the said bottom boards being bolted to the upper metallic frame of the underbody, and inner and outer brackets having' vertical members thereotl secured to the vertical metallic bars at the sides of the doorway, the seat-bottoms being' supported on the inner brackets, and the lower metallic bars ot' the seat-backs being' bolted to the tops ot' the rearwaidly-extending' outer brackets.

Al n a structure ot the character described, the combination with the underbody comprising' a top trame composed ot' angle-bars, and having' at its back a doorway, and rearwardlyextcnding' brackets at each side of such doorway, ot the separate and duplicated seat-bottoms and connected rounded sheetmetal backs supported on and outwardly overhang'- ing' the upper Jframe otl the underbody, and comprising' the bottom boards, the upper and lower metallic bars and the intermediate panels, the said bottom boards being' bolted to the upper metallic trame ot' the underbody, the ends ot' the lower metallic bars being' secured to the said brackets to the rear of the underbodv-back.

e. in a struetureotl the characterdescribed, the umlerbody composed ot' upper and lower ang'le -bar trames, and intermediate sheetmetal panels, and having' a door-opening' at its rear end, and the vertical metallic bars Q 2O at the sides ot' said opening' connecting' the upper and lower trames, the inner and outer brackets y/ and /t arranged back to back at the 0pposite sides ot' said vertical bars and having' bolts passed throug'h both their backs and through the vertical bars, the seat-bottoms and connected rounded sheet-metal backs having the upper and lower

metallic bars

25, and 35, end portions otl the latter adjacent said door-opening being' secured by vertically-applied bolts to the top ot' the rearwardly-extending' outer brackets, and the seat-boards being' secured b v vertically-applied tastening's to the upper angle-bar Vtrame ot' the underbodv, and to the inner brackets.

T. lna structure otl the characterdescribed, the combination with the underbod)Y comprising' top and bottom trames composed ot anglebars and havingl at the rear end a doorway with vertical metallic bars at each side thereof extt-znding' from top to bottom of the underbodv. ot the separate and duplicated seat-bottoms and connected rounded backs supported on and outwardl)v overhang'ing' the upper trame ot' the underbody, and comprising' the bottom boards, the Lipper and lower metallic bars, Q5 and 35, the upright metal bars Q6 and the intermediate sheet-metal panels, the said bottom boards being' bolted to the upper metallic traine of the underbody, and inner and Outer brackets having` vertical members thereot' secured to the vertical metallic bars at the sides ot' the doorway, the seat-bottoms being` supported on the inner brackets, the lower metallic bars ot' the seat-backs beingbolted to the tops of the reaiwvardly-extending' outer brackets, and the triangular metallic g'ussets j fastened to said upright bars 26 and to the inner rear edg'e portions ot` the said boards.

.8. In a structure ot' the character described, the underbody composed ot' upper and lower angle-bar trames, and intermediate sheetmetal panels, and having' a door-opening' at its rear end, and the vertical metallic bars @Oat the sides ot' the opening' connecting' the upper and lower trames, the inner bracket `r/ and outer bracket constructed hollow, and said brackets arranged back to back at the opposite sides ot' said vertical bars and having' bolts passed through the backs ot' both brackets and through the vertical bars, the closing'- strips 34 at the rear edges ot' the outer brackets the seat-bottoms and connected rounded sheet metal backs having' the upper and lower metallic bars and 35, end portions ot the latter adjacent said door-opening' being' secured b v vertically-applied bolts to the top ot' the rearwardly-extending' hollow outer brackets, and the seat-boards being' secured by vertically-applied fastening's to the upper angle-bar frame ot' the underbody, and to the inner brackets.

9. In a structure of the character described, in combination, the under-body having' at its back the door-opening', and provided at the boundaries thereotl with uprig'ht metallic bars, the brackets y, and the brackets /1\, ot' hollow construction, the pairs of said brackets being' arranged back to back at the rear and t'ront sidesot' said uprig'htbars and having' therefor the horiZontalLy-connecting' bolts QT with fastening-nuts, the seat-bottoms and connected rounded backs resting' on the upper edg'es ot' the rear opposite portions ot' the underbod \Y and secured thereto, and also resting' on said brackets and having' tor the connection thereot with said brackets vertically-applied bolts 2i and 36, each bolt 3b being' inclosed within the hollow bracket, and said hollow brackets having' the flush strips secured to their rear edg'es, closing' the openings therein.

Sig'ned b y me at Sp ring'h'eld, Massachusetts, in presence of two subscribing' witnesses.

HINSDALE SMITH.

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