US831454A

US831454A - Car-fender.

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Publication number: US831454A
Application number: US28624505A
Authority: US
Inventors: Walter Andrew Moffat
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1905-11-07
Filing date: 1905-11-07
Publication date: 1906-09-18
Anticipated expiration: 1923-09-18

Description

No. 831,454. PATENTED SEPT. 18, 1906.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 18, 1906.

Application filed November 7,1905. Serial No. 286,245-

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER ANDREW MOFFAT, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Denver, in the county of Denver and State of Colorado, have invented new and useful Improvements in Car-Fenders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in car-fenders, the object of the invention being to provide a fender of simple construction embodying novel and improved means for mounting the same upon the ends of a car, the construction of the hanging and connecting means being such as to permit the'fender to readily follow the line of the track and to be readily detached from and applied to the car, thus enabling the car crew to quickly and conveniently shift the fender from one end of the car to the other.

In the accompanyingdrawings, Figure 1 is a top plan view of one end of a car equipped with the invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of the same, a portion of the platform and dash of the car being broken away to show the hanger connections. Fig. 3 is a plan view of a portion of one of the cartruck frames, showing the fender connections applied thereto. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of the hanger piece or shoe.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, the numeral 1 represents one of the end portions of the body of a car provided upon its front sill or bumper-head with a strengthening and wear plate 2, having its upper edge projecting above the sill to form a rim-flange 3, and 4 represents the adjacent truck-frame of the car.

The fender 5 may be of any preferred general construction, but, as shown, comprises a series of longitudinal parallel strips or slats 6, connected by front, rear, and intermediate transverse bars or

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7, 8, 9, and 10, respectively, thefront slat 7 being preferably constructed or covered toform a cushioningtip for the forward .end of the fender. The fender is preferably longitudinally curved and is provided at its upper rear end adja cent to the upper cross piece or bar 8 with a hanger piece or shoe 11, comprising a T- shaped piece of metal having its head or cross portion suitably secured to the fender and its web projecting rearwardly therefrom to engage and rest upon the rim-flange of the plate 2 to support or hang the fender and hold the same from undue vertical play or oscillation from the movements of the car. The fender is also adjustably hung from the end of the car by hanger cords or cables 12 and 13, arranged in divergent relation and attached at their outer free ends to eyebolts or other suitable connections 14, applied to the ends of the transverse intermediate slat 9, the inner and upper ends of said cords or cables being connected with a coupling member 15, to which is also attached an adjusting cord or cable 16, passing over a guidepulley 17, arranged in a slot or passage in the dash 18 and adapted to be wound at its free end upon a drum or spool 19, carried by a windingshaft 20, suitably journaled and supported upon the end platform of the car. The shaft 20 is provided at its upper end with a suitable operating-handle 21 and at its lower end with a ratchet-wheel 22, adapted to be engaged by a pawl 23 to hold the shaft against retrograde rotation. These hanger cords or cables support the forward portion of the fender and permit the same to be readily and conveniently adjusted to vary the position of the forward end or tip of the fender above the surface of the trackway.

The upper intermediate transverse bar or slat 10 of the fender is provided with terminal eyes or loops 24, adapted to be engaged by hooks 25 upon the forward end of staychains 26, said chains being provided at their rear end with similar hooks 27 to engage eyebrackets 28, secured to the opposite sides of the front portion of the truck-frame 4. These chains maintain the fender in applied position and hold the same from undue lateral play or movement, while permitting it to adjust itself to the position of the car body and truck to follow the line or lead of the rail, the shoe 11 sliding on the rim-flange 3 of the plate 2 during such movements. The chains are detachably secured to the fender and truck-frame, so that'they may be coriveniently disconnected from one or the other'in detaching the fender for transportation from one end to the other of the car, the chains when detached from the fender being secured while out of use in any suitable manner to the truck-frame. In the event that the chains are to be detached from the fender it Will of course be understood that a pair of such chains will be applied upon the forward portion of each truck-frame and that, on the contrary, if the chains are to form .a perma' nent fixture of the fender and to be detached from the truck-frame when the fender is re- I moved a pair of chains applied to each fender will suffice. V

Secured to the rear portion of the intermediate cross-bar 10 are brackets 29, which are arranged: at opposite sides of the center of said bar and'are aperturedto receive the outturned pivotal ends of a substantially, .V shaped and longitudinally-curved brace 30, provided at its vertex portion with a depending pivot-pin 31 to engage an opening 32 in a hanger or bracket plate 33, fixed to and projecting forwardly from the truck-frame 4 be tween the stay-chains 26. This brace sustains and supports the fender between the hanger-shoe 11 and the point of connection of the hanger cords or: cables 13 therewith and through its-pivotal connection permits the fender to have the necessary vertical and lateral pivotal movement to compensate for the movements of the car. The fender is also adapted to turn upon the pivotal ends of the brace and the shoe 11 to permit it to be adjusted by the suspending-cords 16 to regulate the position of its tip or forward end. In

' practice the hanger cords or cables 12 may be detachably connected with the eyebolts 14 or the latter detachably connected with the transverse slat 9 to permit of the ready disconnection of the fender therefrom when it is desired to transfer the same from one end of the car to'the other end thereof.

'In transferring the fender the hanger cords or cables and the stay-chains 26 are first disconnected and the brace 30 then detached from the bracket 33, whereupon the shoe 11 may be moved out of connection with the rim-flangeB, thus allowing the fender to be a removedfor;transferrence to the opposite end' of thecar, the mode of hanging and connecting it for use being obvious from the foregoing description The pivotal connection of the brace 30 permits-it "to be folded substantially parallel with the fender when it is detached for transfer.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction and mode ofoperation of the improved fender will be readily understood, and i-t will be se'en that'a' fender of simreadily and easily pleconstruction is provided-which is adapted to follow 'theline of the track when the car is in motion, to'be readily adjusted to regulate its height above the track-surface, and to be detached and applied to the ends of the car.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is [1. A fender provided at its upper rear end with'asupport for sliding engagement with a platform of a 'car, means for supporting the lower front fend thereof from a car, and

meansfor'movably'connecting it with the ad-' thereof, of a fender provided at its upper rear portion with a hanger engaging said supporting portion, hanger connections between the car and front portion of the fender, stay elements connecting the fender at opposite sides with the adjacent truck-frame, and a brace between the fender and truck-frame and pivotally attached thereto to permit the fender to swing vertically and the truck to swing horizontally.

3. The combination of a fender, means for slidably supporting the fender from the plat form of a car to slide laterally with relation to the car, and means for connecting the fender with the car-truck to move with said truck to follow the line of the track.

4. The combination with a car provided with a supporting portion upon the platform thereof, of a fender provided at its upper rear portion with a shoe to hang upon said supporting portion, hanger connections between the car and front portion of the fender, stay elements connecting the fender at opposite sides with the adjacent truck-frame, and a brace connecting the fender between said stay elements with the truck-frame.

5. The combination of a fender, a shoe at the upper rear portion of the fender for hanging the same from the platform of a car, means for supporting the front portion of the fender from the front of the car, and stay connections between the fender and the adjacent truck-frame of the car. i

6. The combination with a car provided with a supporting portion upon the platform thereof, of a fender provided with a shoe to engage and hang upon said supporting portion, means for supporting the front portion of the fender from the platform of the car, stay-chains for connecting the fender at opposite sides with the truck-frame of the car, and a pivoted brace connecting the fender with the truck-frame of the car intermediate said stay-chains.

7. A fender provided at its upper rear end with a hanger to support it from the platform of a car, means for pivotally connecting the fender with the truck-frame of the car, stay elements for connecting the fender with the truck-frame on opposite sides of its pivotal connection, and means'for' adjustably securing the front portion of the fender to the car.

8.: The combination of a fender, means for supporting the upper rear end of the fender from the platform of a car to slide transversely thereof, meansgfor supporting the lower front portion of the fender from the car, and pivotal connectiion s'b etween the fen d'er and truck to permit the fender to swing vertically and laterally, and connections between the tender and truck to adapt the fenl der to slide. laterally or transversely as the truck swings to follow the line of the track.

9. A car provided with a supporting portion, a fender having a hanger slidably engaging said supporting portion to move transversely of the car, means for supporting the fender at different elevations above the line of the track, and means for connecting the fender with the truck to slide laterally as the truck swings to follow the line of the rails.

10. A car provided with a supporting portion, a fender having a hanger slidably engaging said supporting portion to move transversely of the car, a pivotal connection between the fender and car-truck to adapt the fender to swing in a vertical plane and move laterally with the truck, adjustable means for connecting the lower front portion of the fender with the car whereby the fender may be swung vertically on its pivotal supports to lie at different elevations above the track, and stay connections between the fender and truck, whereby the fender is adapted to move with the truck to follow the line of the rails.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WALTER ANDREW MOFFAT. Witnesses:

D. B. GRAHAM, A. L. MOON.