US167658A - Improvement in carriage-tops - Google Patents

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UNITED STATES PANT FFIE.

ALPHA GILBERT, OF LODI, OHIO.

IMPROVEMENT IN CAR RIAGE-TOPS.

- Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 167,658, dated September 14, 1875; application filed July 20, 1875.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ALPHA W. GILBERT, of Lodi, in the county of Medina and State of Ohio, have invented certain. new and useful Improvements in' Carriage-Tops; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it, reference be'- ing had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specication.

My invention relates to an improvement in carriage-tops.

Figure l is a side elevation of myiuvention 5 Fig. 2, a front elevation of saine.

Myinvention consists of the following parts and combinations, as hereinafter specified and claimed, wherein A is the seat of a wagon,

upon which, at a, is hinged or swung thesingle bow B, carrying the rigid top or canopy C. At the junction of thev canopy-frame C and bow B are placed the props D, which are made to extend out a sufcient distance, .for the purpose which will hereinafter more fully appear. Between the props D D and the pivot a of the seat A are placed the jointed braces E E, each pivoted with a single joint, e, opening backward.

The parts, as hereinbeforel described, may be constructed of any suitable material,and of any preferred design.

In operation, when the top is turned back' the lower arm c of the jointed brace E impinges against the prop D, and aifords a rest to the canopy C. Upon the proportion to each other of the relative lengths ofthe sections e' c of the jointed brace E will obviously depend the distance which the canopy C will be permitted to fall before being arrested.

By my device and arrangement I accomplish an extremely simple, light, and durable 1. As an improvement in supports for car!4 riage-tops, the single continuous bow B, pivoted at each end to the seat, and rigidly secured at the top on each side to the central portion of the sides of the rigid canopy-frame C C', in combination with single-jointed brace E, pivoted to the frame O at the junction of the frameand bow, and to the rear of the seat, as

and for the purposes described.

2. In combination with the single continuous arched support or bow B and singlehinged brace E, the rigid canopy-frame composed of double arched or curved sides G, made in one section, and cross-bars C', rigidly s'ecured at its central portion to the bow B, as vand for'the purposes described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ALPHA -W. GILBERT.

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