US841651A - Guard or fender for cars. - Google Patents

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PATENTED JAN. 15,1907.

W. T. LANE. GUARD OR FENDER FOR CARS.

APPLICATION FILED 0OI'.27, 1906.

WITWESSES i TED s'rer ,[fo ail whom it, minty-concern.-

it known :thfliiLgWILLIAM T. LANE, 're- 3 siding at Fostoriagin the county of Seneca and State of Ohio,"i have invented acert'ain new and usefullm rovernent, in Guards-or Fenders-for. Cars,';."owhich the following is a full, clear, andexact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates'to guards or. fenders for railway-cars, andhas-for its object to pro; 'vide a guard or fender of this cha'racterthat may be. applied to. cars without the necessity for anychange in the parts of tlie car with whichiit is to be associated and which shall be simple oi'iconstiuction, butefiective in operation, and'which, should the fender be sub:

jectedto ablow'or shock sufiicientto break or destroy the-same, will'not resultin' derailmg the car by reason of the fender striking the rail in front of thewheel to which it is applied;

v Generally speaking, my invention consists 3 of the combinations of elements for the purposes specified hereinafter described and claimed. f I

Referring to the drawings, Figure l repre' sents a sideelevationoi the'l'ower portion of a car having my inyention'applied thereto.

Fig, 2 represents anenlarged perspective view of a wheel and theassociated portion of the truck'with my invention attached-to the latter. :Fig. 3.represents a front elevation of the devices shown in the preceding figure, and l aside elevation of the lower end of the fender. I

,Describingl by reference charac- I ters, 1- represents a car of ordinary construction having the trucks 2, said trucks being represented as of the diamond type, comprising theupp'eror arch bar 3 and the tie-bar 4, between the jendiportions of which are fittedithe journal-boxes 5 for the wheels 6; r -7 denotesthe bo'lts by which-the journalboxes are secured in place between bars 3' and 4; Each of the end wheels, of the car is providedwithlrny guard or fender 8. I This.

guard or fender ooinprises a flange 9, corresponding n curvature to the face of the wheel and carried'by a web 10. Thefiange extends from the top' of the wheel to a polnt.

adjacent the rail' 11, being of sufficient vertical extent to prevent any object-from being readily inserted between the top of the same and the adjacent face of the car-wheel. The

' inner edge 1'2 of the Web which carries this Specification ofjLetters Eatent. lipplioationdiled October 27,1906; SerielNei" 340.314.

flange is 'refera straight or v'crticalf and said web] assecured theretothe angle-irons;

horizontal flanges, or; said angle-iron$'.:heing =13 andv 14, thevertical flanges whereof are riveted to the 'web,;the distance betweenthe equal to the distanoelbetweentlie top of bar;

-3 and bottom of bare v The horizontal-' flangesrofthe angle-irons are provided with holesfor the reception of thebo'lts .7.- by 1' which the journal-boxesare secured in place,

the wheel without the necessity. for any changefinor addition. to the regular equip: 'ment of the carforthe purpo'se'of 'accoinrno:

J of the fender extendsto' a dating the'same. The lower end point'ahout an inch and a halffro-m therail 11. The lower portion, of the flange 9 is given asli ht twist or bend to cause the same.

to be 'beve edoI inclined from the inner edge:

toward the outer. edge thereof, andto this lower portion of the flange is secured a shoe 15, which is similarly inclined, as indicated niore particularly in Figs; -2 and 4, whereby on striking an'object there isa tendency-to push the same ofi the track outside of'the rail, whereby the car wilinotpass'overthe 'objectif As is Well known, persons are free .65 thereby enabling Inc to' apply myf-guard. to

quently 'struck 'by' cars moving at a ratevof speed so slow 'as not toseriously-injurethe victim; but on account ofbeing thrown-under the car between the tracks the life of the person thus struck is destroyed byhis en-, countering some 1 portion of, the frame or equipment of the car-body-Q Underall ordinary conditions a person struck by my fender willlon account oithe-shape of the lower end of the's'ame' and. of the shoe 15 be thrown car.

The hard is necessarilyjmade of, strong materia I prefer to .use elght-g'age bOllBI:

outwardly from the track, so that nofurther injury will be caused by the passage'of thee 5 plate in its construction. This, taken with the shape of the same, provides a tender which will withstandallordinary shocks orblows to which it ma be subjected. -It may happen, however, that an unusually heavy o stacie. is struck or that a lighter obstacle is struck when the car is. moving at a high rate of speed. This would result in breaking the j fender loose from its supportsor in at least bending the same downwardly into the path of-the Wheel, thereby rendering the car liable toderail'ment. To reduce this danger we f-sufiiciently lighttqbreah under a shock that will endanger the fender-hotly and; ,itssupporting means. The shoe" and the object; willjprobablyhe thrown from. the rail? by the impact; and the shoe, b 'eingcheap ofprd ense. Should the casting not clear the rail,'

oweVer,- its relatively-small size. 'will fiot iiec'essitate the (lerailingofthe, car should the Wheel happen to strike the same. To reduce ;o a minimum the injury to the; person struck, theheadsof the bolts 16 shoulllzbe,

l firsunk in the casting; and the Tower filii'of the shoe should b n wheel, thereby bringing'theffront end-f the sameand-fthe shoe or ca'stiiigf15' into close roximity to the wheel. "This enables me to carry the shoe or casting ata distance of half or three-quarters of an'inch 'the rail without any danger of' striking the rail should-a sharp grade be encountered. 'Fun- 1 thennore, owing-to the vertical extent of the fender; i-t isalmostimpossiblefor a )erson falling from thecar in front. of the w eel to get an arm or leg in the'space between the Whcel-and'fencler.

clairn e- I I I". A fender for cars cornprising'a curved' hod y conforming incurvature to, the wheel with which it is-to be employed and having the lower end' 'thereof a frangible-shoe, jjaubstantiallyas specified. I

,2. 'A'fender'for cars comprising-a curvedbodyaclapted to be a'pplieeli' n front of a carwi'hecl and havingat; its lower extremity a irangible shoe, saildfshoebein'g beveled or inclined from the innerfedge toward the outer edge-thereof, substantially as Specified. I

' 3. A fender for-cars comprising. a :web car- 'rying a flange-,. said flangle I conforming in. curvlature to the'wli eel \git lwhich it is tiilbe em 0 ed, ,and sai' -we carrying attac 'i'n' 'hie insyadapwd "tube applied to the-v trucl r wheel- .substantially'as. specified;

'5?" having a journalbox, bolts for securing saidjournal-boX-to'said truck, and a fender for said. wheel having a pairof sup-porting mem andprovided withholes for the reception of said' bolts; substantially as snecifiel The combinatlon of, a: truck, a 'wheel" p'er'and lower bars or nien bc'raa wheel hav ing a journal -ho'x, bolts. connecting said,

journal-box to said bars ormember's, a Wheel for 'supporting said guard or fender; said;

- means compris ng an up er and a lower an gle-n on, the horizontal anges of which are s'paced apart a distance substantially equal to the distanceibetw'een the top of the upper truck member, and the bottom of. the lower truck member and having openings for the reception of. the bolts'by which the jour'nale D I I box lssecurecl' to said members, substantially w ll be noted, the loweriport on of the- -lifimler conforms to the curvature of 'thesis-specified": I i I 6. A fender lor"carewhee'ls 'cornnriising a guarclorfender having. a flange projecting I I I in front of the face. of the wheel, and m'e'ans ductlon, may be replaced-"at 1a. trifling ex- 'web having a flangeprojecting 'laterali'y' therefrom, said-flange conforming inflcurva ture to the curvature of'thewlie'el' with which it isto be employed, and a air of angleironsriveted or otherwise suita b saicl 'web, substantially as specified I .7 The combination of a truck having up 1y secured to per and lower bars'ormembers, a wheel hav ing a j'curnahbox, bolts connecting 'saidbox wheel comprising a Web having, a flange roto'said bars or inembe'rs',-. a fender for said v Iiorrning in curvature to the curvature of the ;-Whceljwith which it is to be employedyand' a air of angle-irons having their verticalanges riveted-or otherwise suitably secured to- 'said. Web and I their horizontal flanges spaced apart a distance equal to the distance between thetopyof the u per and thebottor'n Iof'the lowertruck' inem er and having holes.

for the reception of said bolts, substantially ,asspecified. 8; A guard, or fender-for-car-wheei's cornrisin a-he'avy sheet'metal web having a atera 'ly projecting flange conforming in curvature to the curvature of the wheel. with which the guard or fender is to be employed, means for supporting said guard' or fender- I I I with: the lower portion thereofa short glischairs and; below the' gournal-boxfOf' the WILLIAM "T. LANE.

' Witnesses; I

I H. Dnnro J .B. HULL,

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