US304160A - Rub-iron for vehicles - Google Patents

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J. H. BLAG'KMORE. RUB IRON FOR-VEHICLES. No. 304,160. Patented Aug. 26, 1884.

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JAMES H. BLACKMORE, OFDEFIANCE, OHIO.

Rue-IRON FOR VEHICLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent No. 304,160, dated August 26, 1884. Application medium-0h31, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern,

Be it known that I, JAMEs H. BLAOKMORE, of Defiance, in the county of Defiance and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rub-Irons; 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 being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in y rub-irons; and it consists in a rub-iron which is cast in a single piece, and which is provided with suitable anges, so as to catch in between and over the bottom and side of the body, and thus enable the iron to be secured in position, as will be more fully described hereinafter.

The object of my invention is to so con struct the iron that it can be held in position ,betweenthe side and bottom of the body by the flanges formed upon it, and wit-hout the necessity of bolts or rives of any kind.

Figures I and 2 represent perspectives of two different forms of my invention. Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-section showing the iron secured in position.

A represents the body,which is preferably made concave along its outer side, Where the wheel is to strike against it, and which has the flange B formed along its top edge, for the purpose of catching over the outer lower edge of the side of the body. Projecting horizontally inward from the bottom of the rub-iron is another iiange, C, which will preferably be made wider than the iiange B, and which catches against the under side of the body. Rising from the bottom A, at a suitable distance inward from the vertical flange B, is a third flange, D, which catches against the inner side of the side of the body. The groove between the two flanges B D is just wide enough to receive the bottom edge of the side of the vehicle, as shown. The groove in between the two anges may be perfectly straight, Or may be curved, as may be desired. If the bottom of the side piece is to be cut out to receive the rub iron, it will be made curved. Where the bottom of the side of the body is not to be cut, it will be made straight. In between the lower edge of the flange D and the iiange C is made a second groove, H, in which the outer edge of the bottom catches.

From the above it will be seen that the outer edge or flange, B, of the body A and the flange C catch over the edge of both the side and bottom ofthe body of thevehicle, while the inner flange catches inside of the body. In all cases the Outer edge ofthe bottom of the vehicle will be notched or cnt away, so as to receive the rub-iron; but the lower edge of the side need not necessarily be-cnt. The rubiron is thus held rigidly in place without the need of bolts, screws, rivets, or other fastenings of any kind.; but they may be used, if so preferred.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. A rub-iron provided with suitable holding-anges, and which is adapted to be held between the bottom and the side of the vehicle, without the help of other fastenings, substantially as shown.

2. In combination with the body of the ve hicle, the rub-iron A, provided with flanges' Vitnesses:

SOLOMON DEAMER, WALLACE W. BURTON.

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