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US893399A
US893399A US40468707A US1907404687A US893399A US 893399 A US893399 A US 893399A US 40468707 A US40468707 A US 40468707A US 1907404687 A US1907404687 A US 1907404687A US 893399 A US893399 A US 893399A
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  • This invention relates to rests for the folding tops of carriages, and its object is to provide a resilient support to receive the back bows of a top, when said top is lowered, thereby easing the shock in case the top is dropped suddenly, and also preventing the bows from being bent or injured by the j olting of the carriage while the top remains down.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a carriage top, showing my improved spring bow rest applied thereto.
  • Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the rest.
  • Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the same, and
  • Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the sleeve.
  • the spring rest comprises a piece of stout resilient material, preferably steel wire, doubled to form a U-shapedstructure having arms lying side by side.
  • the wire at 1. is curved downwardly below the plane of the two upper lengths 2, and both the curved bight and the straight upper lengths are covered by a saddle 3 of leather or the like, which is trough-shaped, as shown, to receive and retain the back bow of the top.
  • Forward of the'saddle the two arms of the wire structure are coiled into helices 4 and are then carried backwardly in lower lengths 5, whose rear ends are bent into polygonal eyes 6, adapted to fit closely upon the prop iron 7.
  • the space between the eyes 6 is about the same as the length of the prop iron between The bight of its flange 8 at the inner end and the washer 9 at its outer end.
  • I provide a sheet metal sleeve 10 of a suitable length to fit between the flange and the washer, and snugly inclose the eyes and the iron.
  • sleeve has a notch 11 in each end to permit the lower lengths 5 of the rest to rest therein,
  • the sleeve makes a neat finish, and protects the iron and the eyes from the weather.
  • the length of the two portions 2 and 5 of the arms is such that the saddle is held inn.-
  • a spring bow rest comprising 'a wire doubled to form two V-shaped arms lying side by side, each arm being bent to form an upper and a lower length and having a helical coil at the bend, an integral polygonal eye at the rear end of each lower length, a sheet metal sleeve interposed between said lower lengths and inclosing said eyes, said sleeve having in each end a notch of a suitable width to receive said lower lengths of the wire, and a saddle secured to the upper lengths and lo cated vertically above said eyes.

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No. 893,399. 4 PATENTED JULY 14, 1908.
O. E. TITGHENER.
SPRING BOW REST.
APPLIOATION FILED DBO. 2, 19 07.
1K in ao aeo zm CHARLES E. TIIOHENER, OF BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK.
SPRING BOW-REST.
Specification of Letters Patent.
Patented July 14, 1908 Application filed December 2, 1907. Serial No. 404,687.
T 0 all whom it may concern: I
Be it known that I, CHARLES E. TITOI-I- ENER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Binghamton, in the county of Broome and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Spring Bow-Rests, of which the following is a specification.
This invention relates to rests for the folding tops of carriages, and its object is to provide a resilient support to receive the back bows of a top, when said top is lowered, thereby easing the shock in case the top is dropped suddenly, and also preventing the bows from being bent or injured by the j olting of the carriage while the top remains down.
I am aware that spring bowrests have been heretofore applied to the prop irons of carriages, and the present invention covers certain details of improvement in such devices, whereby the rest is rendered simple and cheap to construct, easy to assemble and take apart, and durable and efficient in op eration.
In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a carriage top, showing my improved spring bow rest applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the rest. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the same, and Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the sleeve.
The spring rest comprises a piece of stout resilient material, preferably steel wire, doubled to form a U-shapedstructure having arms lying side by side. the wire at 1. is curved downwardly below the plane of the two upper lengths 2, and both the curved bight and the straight upper lengths are covered by a saddle 3 of leather or the like, which is trough-shaped, as shown, to receive and retain the back bow of the top. Forward of the'saddle the two arms of the wire structure are coiled into helices 4 and are then carried backwardly in lower lengths 5, whose rear ends are bent into polygonal eyes 6, adapted to fit closely upon the prop iron 7.
The space between the eyes 6 is about the same as the length of the prop iron between The bight of its flange 8 at the inner end and the washer 9 at its outer end. In order to keep the arms of the rest in proper position, I provide a sheet metal sleeve 10 of a suitable length to fit between the flange and the washer, and snugly inclose the eyes and the iron. The
. sleeve has a notch 11 in each end to permit the lower lengths 5 of the rest to rest therein,
and these notches keep the arms in proper relative position and prevent them from sliding laterally on the iron. In addition to this, the sleeve makes a neat finish, and protects the iron and the eyes from the weather.
The length of the two portions 2 and 5 of the arms is such that the saddle is held inn.-
niediately above the prop iron, so that there is no tendency to twist the rest, but the movement of the saddle takes place in a vertical line passing through the prop iron.
The rest is assembled by spreading the arms apart and snapping them into the notches in the ends of the sleeve. This structure is then slid upon the prop iron, the washer 9 and the eye of the top prop 12 are sllippled on, and the retaining nut 13 is app Having thus described my invention, what I claim is A spring bow rest comprising 'a wire doubled to form two V-shaped arms lying side by side, each arm being bent to form an upper and a lower length and having a helical coil at the bend, an integral polygonal eye at the rear end of each lower length, a sheet metal sleeve interposed between said lower lengths and inclosing said eyes, said sleeve having in each end a notch of a suitable width to receive said lower lengths of the wire, and a saddle secured to the upper lengths and lo cated vertically above said eyes.
In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.
CHARLES E. TITOHENER.
Witnesses:
GORDON E. STURDEVANT. LAoEY D. CHURCH.
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