US832751A - Adjustable storm-front for vehicles. - Google Patents

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ADJUSTABLE STORM-FRONT FOR VEHICLES- Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed February 26, 1906. Serial No. 302,848.

Patented Oct. 9, 1906.

provements in an Adjustable Storm-Front fonVehicles andI do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact descrip tion of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which .it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to an adjustable: storm-front for vehicles.

The objects of said invention are to pro duce a stormfront having improved parts,

. features, or elements of construction, whereby it can be readily made adjustable either vertically or laterally or both vertically and laterally to the tops and bodies of various styles and classes of vehicles such, for instance, as

buggies, phaetons, automobiles, or, in fact, any class of vehicles having extension-tops; also, to produce a storm-front that can be quickly and easily connected to and removed from vehicles and that is simple in construction, light in weight, neat in appearance, andv durable and strongand one which can be .manufactured at a minimumcost.

My invention consists, essentially, referring in general terms to the construction of thereof, the side arms, one of which is hinged ,to each of saidlprops, the brace for strengtheningthe front by holding the ends or uprights of the bow apart anddividing off the space for the window at the top, and the adjustablesupporting-rod which connects the uprights or ends of the bow at base, and other minor details of construction, and the very peculiar and novel construction, arrangement, and combination of these various parts, as will be morefully referred to hereinafter and set forth in the subjoined claims in accordance with the statutes in such cases made and provided therefor.

' Referring to the accompanying drawings, illustrating my invention and constituting a formal part of this specification, and wherein the same letters and numerals of reference are used to indicate or point out the same parts wherever occurring throughout the several views, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a buggy body and top with my adjustable, storm-front in position, so as to show the practical application of my invention, the curtains being shown as raised or open for the purpose of more clearly and fully showing said front. Fig. 2 is a rear view of said storm-front. Fig. 3 is a perspective view in detail of one of the side arms and the adjustable connecting-hook of same. sectional view in detail, on a somewhat enlarged scale, of a broken-away portion of the ends or uprights of the bow and showing the adjustable connecting-rod for same; and Fig.

5 is a plan view of a broken-away portion of a storm-front and a'buggy-top, showing one of the side arms and its adjustable hook connected to the top rail of said -buggy-top.

In describing my said invention specifically and referring in detail to the Various me- 7 5 chanical features or elements of construction of my adjustable storm-front, as shown throughout the various views-of the accompanying drawings and indicated or pointed out by means of the letters and numerals of reference, as aforesaid, said front having a frame consisting of a bow a, so formed or bent as to conform to the outline of the contour or shape of the buggy-top or front bow of the top of the vehicle, said bow a being constructed, preferably, out of wood'such as ash, oak, or hickory, or similar material, which is strong'and tough, light in weight, and yet to a certain degree elastic or resilient, so that the ends, which when in position form the uprights b, may be drawn so as to closely bind and snugly and securely cling to the vehicle-body by means of connecting-rod 0, provided at one end with a retaining-head d and at opposite end, which is screw-threaded, 9 5 with athumb-nut e, said uprights having a number of eyes or perforations f, adapted to receive rod 0, as shown, thereby making said front both vertically and laterally adj ustable to the fronts of vehicle-tops of various I00 heights and widths, also to 't e bodies of same, connecting-rod 0 being further provided near each end where it rests on the top edge of the body of the vehicle and against the foot of the dash with a cushion in I05 form of a sleeve 8, of rubber or leather or similar suitable material, so as to prevent marring or scratching of the arts.

A brace or stay g, locate approximately at the center of the length of the front, se- 11o curely and firmly connects uprights b, the space above said brace being covered by a Fig. lis a 65 '2, brace g is provided at t with a slot and a flap which forms an ordinary rein-holder.

The space below brace g and on a line transversely'With the ends of uprights b is vided with a covering K, of rubber drill, enamel leather, or ofthe same material as that covering the vehicle-top and forming a flap,

between which and the uprights b and con-f necting-rods c rests the dash of the vehicle when the front is in proper position, as shown in Fig. 1, said covering and flap being held in position by a button secured to each of the uprights on each side of the front at 76. At top of said front and on each side of bow a near where it turns so as'to form the uprights b it is provided with a prop Z of ordinary construction, and hinged tofeach of said props by means of the eye mat one end thereof is a side arm n, formed a'tf the opposite end with a suitably-formed portion having an eye or perforationjo, which receives and carries an adjusting-hook r, the screw-threaded end of which is provided with a thumb-nut 8, (see 'Fig. 3,) so that when said front is in operative position said side arms will each when raised, as shown in Figs. 1 and 5, bear up underneath prop t on the buggy-top, to which the top rail u is hinged, while the adjustinghook 1' will be placed or hooked over top rail '11, and firmly and adjustably engage same through the medium of thumb-nut 8, thus causing said side arms to act as levers by binding against prop t, which will, in connection with the uprights and connecting-rod at base, as heretofore fully described, firmly and securely adjustably connect and support my storm-front to the extension-top of any and all classes of vehicles when raised. I prefer in practice to provide hook r with a rubber sleeve 9, similar to sleeve 8 of the connectingb to cover and protect side curtains mounted upon spring-rollers, which I prefer shall be of the I-Iartshornmake and not necessary for the purpose of this description to be here shown or referred to.

My improved front will not alone be found of superior advantage as a storm-front for buggies and carriages, as herein explained, but may also be employed with equal advantage as a wind-shield for automobiles.

Having now fully and clearly explained the objects and purposes of my invention as set forth in connection with the construction of my device, what I claim is 1. The combination in an improved stormfront, of a frame the upper portion of which is provided with a window, and the lower part with a covering of rubber drill or like material; the connecting-rod adapted to engage and adjust said frame vertically and laterally; and a side arm hinged to each of the props at top of said frame and adapted to adjustably engage the top rail of the vehicletop; all substantially as described.

2. Inan improved storm-front, the combination with the bow and uprights-constructed of resilient material; the brace for holding said uprights apart; the connectingrod adapted to adjustably bind said uprights to the body of the vehicle by means of the eyes or perforations in said uprights; and the side arms hinged to said bow, and adapted to engage the top rail of the vehicle-top; all substantially as and for the purposes described.

3. The combination in a storm-front and windshield, for buggies, carriages and automobiles; of the wooden bow formed with resilient ends or uprights; the brace or stay connected to said uprights; the window of celluloid or transparent material; the connecting-rod adapted to bind said uprights to the body of the vehicle so as to support said front in an adjustable position vertically and laterally; the side arms hinged to said how and adapted to act as levers by bearing up against the props on the vehicletop, and adjustably engage the top rail of said vehicle-top; all substantially in the manner and for the purposes described.

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

GEORGE W. SCOTT.

Witnesses:

JAS. O. I'IARTSHORN, CLARENCE J. SAETTEL.

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