US897478A - Antirattling device. - Google Patents

Description

'PATENTED SEPT. 1, 1908.

A. s. NEWTON;

ANTIRATTLING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED MAB..18,1908.

R T N E y NW ALBERT s. NEWTON, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE IISLANI).

ANTIRATT'LING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sepia 1, 1908.

Application filed March 18, 1908.- Serial No. 421,859.

To all whom it racy concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT S. NEWTON, a

I citizen of the United States, residing at is provided with an internal annular shoulder,

To the above ends essentially rny inven tion consists in the novel construction and combination of parts hereinafter described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein I,

Fi ure 1 is a plan elevation of my novel device shown in connection with a blind, and Fig. 2, a longitudinal central section of the device. I

Like reference characters indicate like partsthroughout the views.

My invention is illustrated in conjunction with a house wall, A, staple, B, shutter, C, and latch, D. Fixed by screws, E, or otherwise to the wall is a base plate, F, upon which is an integral socket, G, provided with 'interior threads, g. A sleeve, H, has exterior threads, h, which engage the threads, g, of the socket. The outer end of the sleeve Slidably mounted in the sleeve, H, is a I, provided intermediate its length with an annular rib, 't, which rests against the shoulder, 71/, within the sleeve. A portion, '8 of the in, I, projects outwardly from the sleeve, w ile the opposite ortion, i extends within the sleeve, and i therefrom. Surrounding the shank, 71 of the pin, I, is a spiral spring, J, one of whose h pin,

s interspaced ends resses upon the base of the socket, G, and t e other end, a ainst the shoulder, 43. A milled check or loo -nut, K, engages the threads,. h, of the sleeve, .H and normaliy abuts against the open end of the cylindrical socket, G. 1

The operation of 'my device is shown in Fig. 1, where the latch, and staple, 'B, fasten the blind; but the play of thesetwo members duringa storm is prevented by the outward pressure of'my' device I against the blind.

It is obviously advantageous to regulate the degree of tension of the s' ring, J, not only I to adapt the device to blin s of varying distances from the wall, but also to those of varying magnitude; as well as to take up any compression of the spring through prolonged use. rotating the adjusting nut, K, in one or the other directions.

What I claim is, 1

1. In a device of the typeset forth, the

combination with a socket, of a bearing pin,

a spring in the socket pressing against the bearing pin, a sleeve engaging the -pin'adjustably connected with the socket, and means upon the sleeve cooperating with the socket'for locking the sleeve in-adjusted position. i i

2. In a combination with a socket provided with threads, of. a bearing pin, a spring in the socket pressing against the bearing pin, a sleeve engaging the pin provided threads adapted to engage the threads of the" socket, and a lock nut also engaging the threads of the sleeve and abutting against the socket.

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

ALBERT S. NEWTON.

Witnesses:

JOSEPH E. BURN7 .HORATIO E. BELLows.

device of the type set forth, the

This regulation is attained by

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