US82839A - Joseph howe - Google Patents

Description

J- HOWE.

Brace for Carriages.

Patented Oct. 6, 1868.

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Letters Patent No. 82,839, dated October 6, 1868.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH HOWE, of Mount Pleasant, in the county of Henry, and in the State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Mode for Constructing Braces for the Bodies of Carriages; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, andexact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, in which Figure 1 is a front view.

Figure 2 is a front section. v

Figure 3 is a plan view of the plate and ring and braces.

The natureof my invention consists in the plate, revolving circle, toggle-joints, and braces, as a combinationbrace for bodies of carriages, as hereinafter fully described. 7

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation. i

In the construction of my invention, I attach to the reach-pole a plate, 6, by means of screws or clips in the groove, on top of which is placed a movable ring, a, which is held in its position by clips, c c, or any suitable equivalent device, allowing the ring a to freely mgve within said groove, as required. To this ring, I permanently attach a ball-pivot,'one on each side of ring a, as seen at (2c in fig. 2. I then make a socket, d d, which is composed of two pieces, as seen in fig. 2, at d d, which shows one of the sections at d removed, in order to expose the ball and socket in position. The section of d, when applied, is securely attached by means of a screw, thus forming a strong and secure ball-and-socket joint. Another piece is attached to the springs B, with a hall attached, as at the ring a, and a socket, d, is fitted to it in the same manner. I then fit a brace, C, between the ball-and-socket joint (1 d, thus forming a secure brace to-prevent the swing or pitch of the body of the carriage forward or backward, and hold the springs and swing of the carriage-body in their proper position at all times.

It will be seen that, by this arrangement, I cause the body of the carriage to remain in an upright position, and prevent it from pitching backwardor forward, and thus strain the springs, twisting and injuring-them, so that they will be greatly preserved, and wear much longer. I

It will be seen that,'by means of the ring to which the braces are attached, an easy and regular motion is given to the body, as the ring easily revolves to accommodate the motion and down) of the body, and thus preventing it from getting out of place. 4

Having thus fully described the construction and operation of my invention, what I claim, is

The ring a, ball-and-socket joints e and d, and plate 6, in combination with braces, C, attached to the body of a carriage, as described, and operating as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony that I claim the above-described mode of constructing braces for the bodies of carriages, I

JOSEPH HOWE.

Witnesses:

A. S. BALLARD, JOHN D. Dnroiinn.

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