US965696A - Whip-lock. - Google Patents

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J. E. DUFFY.

WHIP LOOK. APPLICATION FILED MAY 18,1910.

-Patented July 26, 1910.

JAMES E. DUFFY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

WHIP-LOCK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 26, 1910.

Application filed May 18, 1910. Serial No. 561,952.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JAMES E. DUFFY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicage, in the county of'Cook and State of. Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in VVhip-Locks, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to whip locks, the object being to provide a Whip socket with a locking device whereby the whip may be readily locked in place in the whip socket so that unauthorized persons will not be able to remove the whip, at least without the exercise of a great deal of skill and manipulation in breaking the lock.

To such ends this invention consists in certain novel features of construction and arrangement, a description of which will be found in the following specification and the essential features ofwhich will be more definitely pointed out in the claims appended hereto.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the drawing furnished herewith, in which- Figure 1 is a central longitudinal section through a whip socket showing in front elevation, my locking device and a fragment of a whip secured in the socket by means of said locking device, Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal section of the whip socket taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1 and showing the locking device in side elevation and the whip in a position about to be connected with the locking device, Fig. 3 is a horizon tal section on the line 33 of Fig. land Fig. 4 is a central longitudinal section through a fragment of a whip socket showing in side elevation a fragment of a whip and whip lock in a slightly modified form.

Referring to the drawings, an ordinary whip socket A, will be seen which is tubular in form having a closed bottom a. A frag ment of a whip B, is shown as secured in the socket by means of my improved locking device C. In the preferred form said locking device comprises a curved plate 10, secured in the whip socket and a pin or stud 11, secured to the lower end of the whip stock and adapted to be locked to said plate. The plate 10, is semi-circular in form and practically fits against the inner face of the whip socket and is secured in place therein, as for instance by means of a pin or nail 12, ex-

tending through the adjacent walls of the plate and socket and a tongue 13, at the lower end of the plate which passes through is extremely intricate and difiicult to follow when it is hidden from View, as it is while covered up by the wall of the whip socket.

From the entrance opening 15, said slot has an upwardly extending portion 16, terminating in a notch 17, extending toward the right. Slightly above the point of entrance 15,"the slot runs to the left as at 18, then down as at 19, to a horizontal portion 20, which terminates in a downwardly extending and right angled portion 21, 21 In the horizontal portion 20, is a downwardly opening notch 22, and opposite a tongue 23, is

.an upwardly extending portion 24, which leads to another horizontal portion 25, con

taining offset portions 26, 27. Extending up from said horizontal portion 25, is another vertical extension 28, which terminates in a horizontal portion 29, having vertically extending notches 30, 31, that extend in opposite direction from said horizontal portion 29.

The pin orstud 11, may of course besecured in the whip stock in any desired manner, as for instance it may be screwed therein, and projects beyond the face of the whip stock sufliciently to form a firm bearing on the marginal edges of the irregular slot 14:, in the plate 10.

The whip is locked in place by inserting it into the socket, bringing the pin or stud 11, down along the edge 0, of the plate 10, and then turning it around toward the left, as viewed in the drawing, and bringing it up into the entrance 15, of the irregular slot 14. The pin may then be moved through said slot into any one of the recesses thereof and I have shown the pin in the end of the horizontal ofiset portion 26. To detach the whip, the pin should be moved in the direction taken by the arrows in Fig. 1. It is obvious that when said plate 10, is covered by the wall of the whip socket, it is an exceedingly difficult matter to trace the direction which the pin should take in removing it from the irregular slot in view of the many turns and abutments with which it comes in contact in moving about in the irregular slot. One knowing the shape of said slot .may, however, easily follow the same and quickly bring the pin to the entrance opening 15, after which the whip may be withdrawn. For the guidance of the owner a mark D, is placed upon the whip, which mark indicates, by reason of its position relative to the upper edge of the whip socket, the exact location of the in 11, in the irregular slot 14. WVith this guide before him the owner can more readily locate the position of the pin and guide it out of the slot. For his further guidance, a card may be printed, bearing a facsimile of the slot in the plate, which card may be used by the owner to guide him in moving the pin out of its locked position.

The edge C of the locking plate opposite the entrance 15, is straight and unbroken, so that the user may slide the pin 11, along this edge when he wishes to have the socket support the whip without locking it, the whip being then free to be withdrawn at any time, as for instance when he wishes to have the whip in readiness for use.

In the modified form shown in Fig. 4 the curved plate C is shown as secured to the whip stock B and the pin 11 secured in the wall of the whip socket A so as to project into the socket or hollow thereof. The irregular slot 14 of any suitable shape is formed in the plate C and the operation of locking or unlocking the whip is substantially the same as that of the preferred form.

I am aware that various alterations and modifications of this device are possible without departing from the spirit of my invention, and I do not therefore desire to limit myself to the exact form of construction and arragement shown and described.

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A whip lock comprising in combination, a whip socket, a whip, a plate having an irregular trackway therein and secured to one of said members and a projection secured to the other of said members and adapted to seat in said irregular trackway of the plate to lock the whip in the socket.

2. A whip lock comprising in combination, a whip socket, a whip, a plate of semicircular form secured to said whip socket and having an irregular slot formed therein, comprising vertical and horizontal ofiset portions and an entrance opening, and a projection on the whip adapted to be moved into said slot to lock the whip in the socket.

3. A whip lock comprising in combination, a whip socket, a whip, a curved plate secured in said whip socket and having a slot of irregular form comprising an entrance opening and a continuous slot having offset notches extending back therefrom, and a stud projecting from the whip and adapted to be inserted in said slot to lock the whip in the socket.

4. A whip lock comprising in combination, a whip socket, a whip, a curved plate secured in said whip socket and having a slot of irregular form comprising an entrance opening and a continuous slot having offset notches extending back therefrom, a stud projecting from the whip and. adapted to be inserted in said slot to lock the whip in the socket, and a mark upon said whip for determining the location of said pin in the slot.

In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name at Chicago, Cook county, Illinois, this 16th day of May 1910.

JAMES E. DUFFY.

Witnesses:

CHARLES O. SHERVEY, FANNIE F. RICHARDS.

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