US935754A - Auxiliary wagon-body. - Google Patents

Description

G. GORBY.

AUXILIARY WAGON BODY.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 19, 1909.

Patented Oct. 5, 1909.

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C. GORBY.

AUXILIARY WAGON BODY.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 19, 1999.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2,

Patented Oct. 5

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CHARLES G0 it UFHOLTVILLE, CALI-FQRNA.

Vmaxim Specification of Letters Patent.

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vApplication tiled May 19, 1. Serial No. 497,065.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES Gonny, a citizen of the lUnited States, residing at Holtville, inthe county of Imperial and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Auxiliary VVagon-Bodies, of which the following 1s a specification.

The object of this invention is to provide a simple, detachable, auxiliary body adapted to be mounted upon farm wagons, and of hollow, waterproof construction.

In its preferred embodiment the invention is made of metal construction and is adapted for convenient attachment and removal with respect to the ordinay body of that type of farm wagons at present most common in use.

F or a full understanding ofthe invention, including the merits and advantages thereof in practical use, reference is to be had to the following description and to the accompany- -ig drawings Figure l is a sectional View showing the invention mounted upon a wagon; Fig. 2 is a transverse section, the wagon body being partly broken away, and showing the open position of the cover of the auxiliary body in dotted lines; Fig. 3 is a front end view of tlieauxiliary body, the cover being in open position.

Specifically describing the invention and referring particularly to the drawings, the numeral 1 denotes the box or body of an ordinary wagon and upon which is mounted the auxiliary metal body 2. The 'auxiliary body 2 is hollow and is provided at its front portion with a seat section 3 that covers the saine at this .portion and is adapted to carry' a suitable wagon seat. Vertical supporting pieces 4 are secured or otherwise applied and the seat is directly supported by these'y pieces when placed in operative position.

The rear portion of the auxiliary body 2 is provided with a hinged cover 5 adapted to swing upwardly and downwardly, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3 and pivotally connected at 6 with otfstanding lugs 7. It will be apparent that when the cover 5 is closed down upon the body 2 said cover, together with the seat section 3 of the body, effectively houses the latter, preventing rain, snow, etc., from entering the same. Under certain conditions, it is obvious that the auxiliary body is of' great Lconvenience and advantage, especially when the load carried by the vehicle is of a nature likely to be damaged by the elements.

rlhe manner of securing the auxiliary body 2 to the main body l is peculiar. Longitudinal bars 8 are secured by suitable fastenings, such as rivets or the like, to opposite sides of the body 2 and said bars project at the ends thereof slightly beyond the ends of said body 2 whereby transverse'attaching rods 9 are adapted to be passed through openings in the projecting extremities of the members 8, and near the ends of the main body l. rithe transverse rods 9 are each provided with a head on one end and with a thumb-init 9*l upon the opposite end. It will be apparent that bytightening the nuts 9a on the rod 9 the auxiliary body 2 is secured to the niain body l in a substantial and effective manner, it being necessary to remove the parts 9 in order to separate the main and auxiliary wagon bodies. Adjacent to the bars S and at intervals in the length thereof ai'e provided hooks 10 and these hooks assist in support-ing the weight of the auxiliary body 2 on the main body l of the vehicle. The hooks 10 engage over the opposite sides of the body l.

At its front and reai' portions, the cover 5 is provided with downwardly extending fianges 5, the front flange engaging over an upwardly extending flange 3:L ori the seat sect-ion 3 while the rear iange 5a overlaps the real' end of the body 2,.closing the body, as shown very clearlyin Fig. 1 of thedrawings.

v The construction of the auxiliary body 2 being such that it may be readily detached or removed, gives rise to convenience in the actual employment of' this invention in connection with farm vehicles, the metallic construction being conducive to lightness as well as substantiality.

Having thus described the invent-ion, what is claimed as new is:-

l. An auxiliary wagon body of hollow construction provided at its front end portion with a seat section extending thereovcr, supporting pieces carried by the seat section to support a seat, and a cover movably mounted upon the rear portion of the body and extending over the same at that portion in rear of the seat section, said cover being provided with front and rear end flanges, the latter flange overlapping the upper edge of the hollow body, the rear end of the seat section having an upwardly projecting finnge on the outer Side of which the front flange ofthe cover engages.

2. In combination, a main wagon body, and an auXilia wagon body mounted thereon, the auxillary wagon body comprising a hollow body portionp seat supporting means at the front part of said hollow body portion, and a cover for the 'hollow body portion, longitudinal bars secured to the opposite sides of the auxiliary body and pro- ]ecting therefrom at the ends, transverse rods passing through said projecting ends of the bars and securing the auxiliary body to the main wagon body, and hooks project- 15 -ing from the auxiliary wagon body and engaging over the opposite sides of the" main wagon body to support the former upon the latter. l

In testimon whereof'I aix mysignature 20 EDWARD BLAIR. ANDREW J. HAMILToN.

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