US909237A

US909237A - Storm-front vehicles.

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Publication number: US909237A
Application number: US39349707A
Authority: US
Inventors: George W Scott
Original assignee: STAR STORM FRONT Co
Current assignee: STAR STORM FRONT Co
Priority date: 1907-09-18
Filing date: 1907-09-18
Publication date: 1909-01-12
Anticipated expiration: 1926-01-12

Description

G. W. SCOTT.

'STORM FRONT FOR VEHIGLES.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 18, 1907.

Patented Jan. 12, 1909.

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G. W. SCOTT. STORM FRONT FOR VEHICLES.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 18,1907.

Patented Jan. 12, 1909.

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UNITED HTATFJH PATENT OFFTQE.

GEORGE W. SCOTT, OF TROY, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE STAR STORM FRONT COMPANY, OI TROY, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

STORM-F3011 '1 FOR VEHICLES.

Application filed September 18, 1907.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Gnonen WV. Scorr, a citizen of the United States, residing at Troy, in the county of Miami and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Storm-Fronts for Vehicles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in storm fronts for vehicles.

The object of my invention is to provide a storm front which can be quickly and easily placed in position or removed.

My invention consists in constructions and combinations of parts hereinafter described and set forth in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a vehicle body sh ing my improved device applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a front view of the same. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail of the parts showing a portion of the buggy top partly broken away to better illustrate the parts, which are in their inoperative positions. Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the same. Fig. 5 is a detail view of the frame of the storm front proper. Fig. 6 is a detail hereinafter referred to.

Like parts are represented by similar characters of reference in the several views.

In said drawings a represents the body of any ordinary form of vehicle, a the top, a the front bow of the top. Hinged to the bow, a is the storm front proper, b, consisting of a frame covered with suitable waterproof material having a window therein in the usual way. The frame is preferably hinged to the bow through the medium of an intermediate strip, 5", the frame proper being hinged to the strip I)", and the strip secured direct to the bow in any suitable manner. The frame of this front is illustrated in Fig. 5 and consists of top and bottom tubes, 6 79 with side rods, 6 o inserted in the ends thereof. Each of these side rods is formed with a forwarding extending ofi'set portion, 7), for the purpose hereinafter described. The upper end of the rod is bent at right angles to the main portion as indicated at b and the lower por- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 12, 1909.

Serial No. 393,497.

tion of the rod is bent back upon itself as indicated at 6 then twisted about the main portion and extended at right angles thereto as shown at Z2 these extending ends 6 and 6 being inserted as before stated in the ends of the top and bottom tubes. The parts of the frame will be held together by the water-proof cloth composing the front, with the offset portions 6 extending through slits in the clot-h as shown.

Located on each of the studs, a, to which the side brace a is attached, between the side brace and the frame bow a of the vehicle top, is a coiled spring, 0, one end of which is extended rearwardly a short distance as shown at c, and is provided with a laterally projecting U-shaped portion or hook 0 adapted to engage the brace 0:. The other end of the spring is offset as shown at c and has a rearward portion, 0*, having at the end thereof an eye, 0 adapted to engage the offset portion, 6 of the storm front frame. The springs, c, are adapted to exert their influence so as to hold the storm front frame in the position indicated in Fig. 3, in which position the front will lie just beneath the vehicle top.

When it is desired to place the storm front into position for use the frame will be pulled down against the tension of these springs in the posit-ion shown in Fig. 1 and an apron, 6%, attached to the lower end of this frame by any suitable means, the frame preferably having the lower ends of the side rods 72 b bent into hooks (Z adapted to engage with hoops, (Z on the apron (Z,- this apron being attached to the dash and toe rail of the vehicle in any suitable manner but preferably in the manner shown in my pending application Ser. No. 370,586, in which non-elastic straps d attached to the inside of the apron and also to the toe-rail (i are employed, as shown in Fig.1. l/Vhen the storm front is drawn downwardly to its position and the springs thereupon placed under tension, there is a tendency for the coils of the springs to be thrown inwardly against the vehicle top] To overcome this I have located on each of the studs a, between the brace a and the spring, an upwardly extending arm 6, having a hook shaped end 6 ofiset inwardly and adapted to engage .the outside coil of the .spring 0. This device not only holds the spring in its proper position but also provides means for adjusting the tension of the spring by loosening the nut a and moving the arm about the stud in either direction so as to cause its hook-shaped end to engage the coil of the spring at different points.

It will be seen that I have thus provided a storm front which can be very quickly and easily placed in position. The tension of the springs being such as would tend to throw the frame, I), up into'its position under the vehicle top. It will be seen that by simply slipping the loops off of the hooks, (P, the front will automatically return to its inoperative position. At the same time When the parts are in their position for use the tension of these springs will hold the apron, d, taut, this apron in fact being the means which hold. the storm front frame down in its operative position.

Having thus described my invention, I claim,

1 A storm front for vehicles consisting of a hinged frame or door and means for connecting said hinged frame or door to the upper part of the vehicle top, springs on each end of said frame or door adapted to normally hold said frame or door in the upper portion of said vehicle top, each of said springs being formed with a long and short arm, and a coil intermediate of said arms, the long arm being substantially U-shaped and formed at its outer end so as to engage the hinged frame, the shorter arm being provided with a hook to engage the vehicle top-prop, the coil of said spring being adapted to be secured on the side brace stud as and for the purpose specified.

2. In a storm'front for vehicles, a hinged frame or door, springs at each end of said door, each of said springs being provided with a coil intermediate a long and a short arm, said coils being adapted to engage a stud or projection on the outside of the vehicle top while the long arm engages the hin 'ed ,door or frame on the inside of said vehlcle, the shorter arm of said spring being formed with a hook to engage the side brace to prevent the coil from turning on said stud when the springs are operated, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

3. In a storm front for vehicles, a hinged door or frame, springs for holding said door normally in a raised position, said springs being each formed of a single piece of spring material and having two arms and an intermediate coil, one of said arms and the coil being connected to the outside of said vehicle top means for holding said coil and the other arm being off-set to pass apron to the door or frame to hold said door or frame in operating position against the tension of said spring, substantially as specified.

5. A vehicle top and its frame, a storm front hinged to the said frame, a side brace connected with said frame, a coil spring also connected with said frame, one end of said spring engaging said brace and the other end of said spring being ofiset around said frame and connected to said storm front so as to hold said front in inoperative position under said top, and means for holding said front in operative position against the tension of said spring, substantially as specified.

6. A vehicle top and its frame, a storm front hinged to said frame, a projecting stud on said frame and a side brace connected to said stud, a coil spring about said stud, one end of which rests against said brace the other end being ofiset around said frame and extended rearwardly and connected with said storm front, the influence of said spring being in a direction to hold said front normally under the vehicle top, the means for holding said front in operative position against the tension of said spring, substantially as specified.

7. A vehicle top and its frame, a storm front hinged to said frame a projecting stud on said frame, a brace connected .to said stud and a coiled spring about said stud engaging said brace at one end and having a connection to the storm front at the other, and a hook-shaped arm on said stud engaging the outer coil of said spring, substantially as for the purpose specified.

8. In a vehicle, its top frame, a storm front frame hinged to the upper part of said top frame, the storm front frame having an offset extension on one side, a coiled spring connected to said top frame, said spring having one end extended and slidingly connected with said offset extension, the other end .of said spring being secured to said top frame, the tendency of said spring being to hold said storm front in inoperative position under the vehicle top, and means for holding said storm front in operative position against the tension of said spring, substantially as specified.

9. In a vehicle, a top frame, a storm front frame hin ed to the upper part of said top 1 In testimony whereof, I have hereunto 1 frame, said storm front frame consisting of set my hand this 12th day of September, top and bottom tgibes andd sige rocclls eXtend- 1907.

in into saic tn es, sai si e r0 s havin rw ofi set extension and being bent at their lowe? i GFJORGE SCOTT ends to form hooks, and springs connected Vitnesses:

With said top frame and engaging said off- GEO. S. LONG,

set extension, substantially as for the pur- Gno. H. PEARSON.

pose specified. i