US1356974A - Wagon-hound - Google Patents

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J. C. DICKERSON.

WAGON HOUND.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 6. 1919.

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soN; aucitizen of-the United States, residing at Lucedale, in the county =o'fflGeorge l and State of Mississippi, have invented cer: tain. new" and useful Improvementsin VVagori-Hounds, of which the following. is a specification, reference being had therein to' the v accoinpanyingj drawingsi'a This'in'vention relates to wagonlhounds,

I and hasI for; its object the improvement of the constructionl'of aiwagon.that is durable;

and efiicient, and which wagon Iisprovided with ball bearing wheelsto permit of easy runningofthewagon, and 1811180 provided f with peculiarly 'constructrdfront-and rear the accompanying. drawings, and'more par- 5 appended I hounds or hound devices. I i I I With this and other objects inview, my invention consists of certain combinations, and arrangements of. parts; as will be hereinafter specifically described, illustrated-in ticularly pointed; out in the claims hereto 7 In the drawing:

Figure '1 is a topplan viewxof awagon'I constructed in accordance with the present invention. 1 I .1 Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the wagon constructed in; accordance withj the present invention.

Fig. 3is a sectional view taken on line 33, Fig. 2 andlooking in the direction of thearrow.' 1 I Fig. 45 is a rear view' ofthe wagon showing parts in section.

Fig. 5 is a hound device. I I I i 1 Referring to the drawings by numerals, 1 designates the front "or forward axle, and 2 the rear axle. At each end ofeach axle is positioned a detachable axle skein'3, which comprises an upper andlower plate 4; and

5 respectively, ands'which plates 4 and 5 constitute a bifurcated structure that is placed over the endof theaxle, Figs. '3 and 4-. Integral with the outer endsiof these plates 41 and 5 is the axle or spindle 6, and' mounted upon each spindle 6 is I of a wheel, and within the hub. Tare ball. bearings 8 (Fig.1)ffor causing-thes n'ooth I running of the wagon when inoperation. f The plates land 5 are secured; totheiaxle by means of bolt 9. i

V The bolts 9 also extend through the rear ends of the rear hounds ll Thesehounds I kap iiat n n e i Juice, i919. "Serial No.:302,119.

perspectiveview'of the tongue the hub 7 I weight of thewagon A coupling pipe or against the upper 'face of the front axle 1, and the king bolt-17 secures the front end of the coupling pole12 to the axle 1.

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11"are,-p re-ferably,' formed out of hollow -material; such as a 'pipe, to decrease the The fronttongue hound; device (Fig. 5)

- is preferably, formed from hollow, material, such as 3.1)1P6, andcon' prises a rear trans verse port on 18 extending across the cou- I plingpole 12 (Figs. l' and 2); andatthe sides of the device and at the ends of por- 131011 18, are'downwardly extended flattened axle engaging portions 19, which downwardly extending portions 19 are provided with aperturesfQO' fOr receiving the bolts 9' to positively" connect the tongue hound device 'to'fthe front "axle, and which "bolts 9 also,.secure-: the plates land 5 of the stub hound device terminate at their outer ends in "vertically-positioned, flattened parallel extensions 22, iwhichextensions are aper;

I ,A double tree 25.1s'secured at 26, upon the f tor'igue and this doubletree has swingletrees 127 suitably connected thereto near its ends.

Each plate 4: upon-the front axle 1, is provided with a right-angled extension 28 (Fig.

I or spindle devices to the ends of the axle j- The front portions 21 of the tongue 1) andvthis extensionis provided with an aperture 29 inwhich is positioned allink chain-'30, which chain 30 is suitably connected, at its forward end, ,to the double treej25, so as to efficiently and durably con- "nect the double tree 25 to the running gearof the wagon.

front bolster'e lis' positioned above the axle 1, and a rear bolster 32 is positioned above therear axle 2. On each of these bolstersf31 and32 is mounted'a bolsterbracket 33. This bolster bracket comprises a base portion 34 positioned under the bottom of the bed 35 of the wagon and the base rests in aIcu t-out portion of the bolster (Figs. 3

I 90 tured for receiving bolts. 23 that extend I I through theinner end of tongue 24:.

i and 4) at the ends of the base prtion34, are vertically extending side portions .36, ,v

1O front and'a rear axle, a coupling pole conand integral with 'the'upper' endsof these side portions 36 is a depending leg 37, which g apertures of said extensions and tongue se is not as long as the side portions 36 and terminates in an apertured foot 38. The. foot 38 rests upon the top of the bolster and by means of a bolt 39, is secured thereto.

What I claim is: r

1; In a wagon, the COIIlblIltttiOIl with a necting said axles, of a hound device positioned' abovesaidfront axle and coupling pole,-said hound device being formed from hollow material and comprising back and front portions, said back. and frontwportions integral with depending, flat, apertured horizontal side portions, said front portions terminating in integral, 'flat, parallel apertured verticallypositioned tongueengaging extensions, means 1 extending throughthe apertures of the depending portions fo1"securi11g the hound device to the aXle, a tongue betweenthe parallel extensions; and means extending through the curin thetongue to the hound device,

2.12s a new article of manufacture, a bound device formed froma singlepiece of material and comprising a. curvedhollow back terminating at its "ends independin flattened I horizontal i vertically apertiired side=portions,' said: side portions provided 'with curved hollow front" portions, said ,front portions terminating at their inner ends in vertically-positioned 'flat apertured parallel"ftongue-engaging extensions, substantially aslshownand described. w v

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiin my N signature.

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