US952353A - Wind-shield. - Google Patents

Description

H. B. PITNER.

WIND SHIELD.

APPLIGATXON FILED AUG. 31. 1909.

Patented Mar. 15, 1910.

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APPLICATION FILED AUG. 31. 1909. 952,353, Patented Mar. 15, 1910.

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PATENT OFFTCE.

HENRY B. PITNER, OF DUBOIS, PE SYLVANIA.

WIND-SHIELL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented M or. 15, 1910 Application filed August 31, 1909. Serial No. 515,457.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY B. Prrxrn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dubois, in the county of Clearfield andState of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in find-Shields, oi which the following is a speci erenoe being had to the accompanyi Tl invention relates to improvements in wind shields for automobiles.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple and practical means for mounting and fastening the foldablc upper section or sash of the shield so that it may be easily raised or lowered by the use of one hand so that it will he held rigid and against, vibra- ,,tion or rattling when in its raised position.

'lVitl'i the above and other objects in view, the invention consists of the novel construc- 'tion, combination and arrangement of arts, hereinafter jolly described and claim and illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved wind shield. Fig. '2 is a rear elevation of the same. and Fi s. 4 and 5 are detail sections taken respectively on the planes indicated by the lines 1-4 and 5--5 in Fig. 2.

Referring more )artic'ularly to the drawings 1 denotes a oldablc upper section of an automobile wind shield,said section be-. ing'prefierably in the form of a sash havin a surrounding frame 2 and a glass or ot or transparent material 3 therein. The section 1 may be mounted on any stationary support 4, the latter being, however, preferably in thc'form of a similar sash suitably secured to the dash board of the vehicle. The movable upper section 1 is mounted by means of two or more parallel links 5 urrangcd at its endsso that it can swing from a position above the support or section 4 to a position in rear of and parallel with the. latter. Said linksdi have their uppcrends mounted on iivots (3 in the form of screw studs projecting from a plate 7 attached to one end oi the section 1, and the lower ends of said links are mounted on similar pivots 8 projecting from an attaching. plate 9 sooured 'to a. spacing clout or block 10 upon the front face of the support or section 4 adjacent one end of the latter. To permit the swinging or folding upper. section 1 to move freely, on to, and;otl' section 4. the upper ng drawtication, ret- I Fig. 3 is an edge view,

, beveled up portions of the machine; furthermore,

edge of ihe section 4 is downwardly and rearwardly beveled and the bottom edge of the upper section 1 is corrcspondiugly bcveled, as clearly illustrated in the drawings.

For the purpose otretaining the upper section 1 rigidly in its elevated position, hook plates 11 are s cured to the rear iamof said section adjacent its ends and adapted to engage keeper plates 12 secured to the beveled upper edge of the support or sec tion 4. A pivoted dog or catch 13 is also provided on the center of the bottom portion of the upper section 1 to engage a keeper seat or. recess 14 in the cortespondiug por- )er edge of the support or'section 4. Sand catch 13 is in the form of a lever pivoted intermediate its ends at 15 in a finger piece or handle 16 secured to the 0- tion 1. The angular forward end of the. catch 13 is depressed by a spring 17 and is adapted to engage the seat 14, which latter is protected by a metal wear plate 18 when the support or section 4 is made of wood. The rear end of the catch 13 projects to form a thumb piece which may be readily drpressed when the handle 16 is gripped.

In operation, when the section 1 is in its elevated position and it is desired to lower the same to its dotted line position shown in Fig. 3, the handle 16 is grasped and the thumb piece of the catch 13 depressed to retract the angular forward end of said catch from the seat 14. When this has been done the handle 16 is pulled rrarwardly and downwardly to swing the upper section 1 downwardly, said section maintaining a perpendicular position parallel with the lower section or support 4 owing to the parallel connecting links 5. This operation is reversed when it, is'desirml to e evate the section 1. It will thus be seen that the device may be conveniently raised or lowered by the use of one hand, thus permitting the free use of the other hand on the steering gear or other rortion of the automobile when the latter is in motion. The peculiar fastening devices hold. the upper section firmly in its elevated position to effectively prevent rattling, and vibration. Owing'to the manner in which the u or section or sash folds, a, comparatively 1 11 upper section may he used and the fol ing will. not interfere with the steering wheel or other when folded the upper edge of the upper section continues to be the upper port on of the shield and there ore fees not aeu'ituh from the appearanceofthe device.

Havin thus described: the invention what is claime is: 4

1. The' 'coinbination of a wind shield having, per and lower sections the lower section iaving its upper edgebeveled downwardly and rearwardly, and the bottom edge of the upper section being correspondingly beveled, parallel link connections uniting the two Sections at their ends whereby the upper section may swing downwardly and rearwardly against the rear face of the lower section, co-acting devices adjacent theends of the two sections to engage each other when said sections are superposed, a keeper at the center of the upper edge of the lower section, and a catch at the center of the bottom edge of the upper section to engage said keeper and retain the sections in superposed position.

2. The combination of a wind shield hav ing a lower section or support provided with upper section adjr'ent its endsto-engage.

the endmost keeper members, a handlefupon the central portion of the uppensection, "a pivotally mounted sprin pressed-dogin said handle to engzwetie' central keeper member, cleats'u ion the lower secti0n,.pivot. stud carrying piates upon'said cleatsand upon the ends of the upper section, and parallel links connecting the pivot studs of said plates substantially as shown .and described.

In testn nony whereof I hereunto atlix my signature 1n the presence of two Witnesses.

HENRY B. PITN ER.

Witnesses J. M. BRYAN G. VVoonnINo.

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