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0. A. ELLISON.

TWO WEE-BLED VEHICLE.

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TWO WHEELED VBHIOLE.

No. 391.235. Patented Oct. 16, 1888.

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No. 391,235. Patented 0ct. 16, 1888.

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UNITED STATES PATENT QFTICE.

CHARLES AUGUSTUS ELLISON, OF MINEOLA, NEW YORK.

TWQ-WH EELED VEHICLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No 391,235, dated October 16, 1888.

Application filed August 1, 1887. Serial No. 245,879. (No morlel.l

T0 aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES AUGUSTUS ELLISON, of Mineola, in the county of Queens and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Two- WVheeled Vehicles; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in carriages, and relates more particularly to that class of carriages known as two-wheeled vehicles or sulkies, the object of the same being to provide a neat and durable vehicle the body of which may be made in different styles.

A further object is to provide means whereby the weight of the body and contents is kept from the center of the axle.

A further object is to provide suitable means whereby the body of the vehicle may be ad justed to horses of different heights.

A further object is to provide approved means of connection between the bottom of the wagon and the side bars.

XVith these ends in view my invention consists in certain features of construction and combinations of parts, as will be hereinafter described, and pointedout in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a portion of a twowheeled vehicle embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is alongitudinal sectional View of same. Figs. 8, t, 5, and 6 are views of the principal parts detached. Figs. 7, 8, and 9 are views of modified forms ofsidesprings, front spring, and rock er-blocks.

A represents the axle, which is of any wellknown and approved construction. A pair of elliptic springs, B, is secured to the axle by clips I), the said springs occupying positions transversely to the axle and consisting, preferably, of leaves having opposite ears that lock on the edges of the adjacent leaf, these locks being bent on. one side of each leaf to overlap the adjacentleaves, but oppositely located on alternate leaves, and similar but shorter ears opposite these overlapping ears are adapted to rest against the edges of the leaves without overlapping them, thus holding the leaves together, but permitting them to be separated at pleasure. The springs B are deflected slightly inwardly, thereby greatly relieving the weight on the center of the axle. To the tops of the springs B is secured a pair of similar rocker-blocks, O C. These rocker-blocks consist, preferably, of two areshaped pieces of wood or metal having their rounded faces in contact with each other and provided on their top and bottom faces, respectively, with perforations a a a and slots a" a (1,, to allow of theinsertion of connectinglinks I) Z) If, made, preferably, of metal and secured in the rocker-blocks by bolts b passing through perforations in the side faces of said rocker-blocks and through perforations in the ends of the connecting -links I) 1) h The slots and perforations are so formed that the ends of two links are secured in one end of the rockerblocks, while the other link passes between and, crossing them, is secured in the end of the other rocker-block. These rockerblocks are especially adapted to relieve the end tilting of the springs when weight is imposed on them, they yielding with an easy rocking motion, allowing the springs to settle on a level and prevent tilting. These blocks are secured to the side bars, 0, by clips b The shafts D are coupled to the axle A in a manner quitesimilar to that shown in theordinary couplings of shafts to front axles of fourwheeled vehicles, and are thereby allowed to play up or down without tilting the axle or straining the springs or shafts. At a point a short distance forward of the cross-bar c the shafts are firmly united by a crossbar, E, to which the whiffletree e is secured. A semielliptic or open V-shaped spring, F, composed of one or more leaves, is secured to the middle of the cross-bar 0, its ends resting in nearly, if not quite, ahorizontal plane with the cross bar E. A second semi-elliptic spring, G, is

secured in a horizontal position to the under side of the crossbar E, its ends being coupled 5 to the ends of the spring F as follows: The

ends of the spring G, which terminate in angular projections ff, are slotted, the portions on each side of said slots,being bent into the shape of eyes 0', while the spring F, which also terminates in aprojection, c isprovided with spaced perforations h, adapted to admit of a pin or bolt passing through the eyes and the perforations-h when the ends of the spring F are inserted into the projections ff of the spring G, and thereby allow of the vertical adjustment of the body.

K represents the vehicle-body, here shown in a buggy form, its rear end being connected with the side bars by supports or straps If and its front end being secured to the crossbar 0 of said vehicle.

H H represent supporting braces, which are made, preferably, of metal and inverted'Y shape in construction, the said braces straddling the axle above the bottom, and thereby serving a double purpose, first, for preventing the body from sagging, (the braces being connected to the side bars at the top and the bottom;) and, secondly, to catch the axle should a springbreak, and thereby prevent overturning.

Strengthening-braces I, secured to the axle at one end and to the shafts at the other, strengthen the latter and prevent the shafts from becoming detached from the axle.

Straps L, similar in construction to the straps If, hereinabove described, are secured to the cross-bar c and the under side of the bottom F, and serve as an additional means for preventing the bottom from sagging or becoming detached from the frame.

A seat, It, is so located'that the weight of the occupant will be over the axle.

In the modification, Fig. 8, A represents two inwardly-deflecting pieces of metal secured together at their ends in any well-known manner, and may be used instead of the side springs, B.

In the modification, Fig. 7, the rocker-blocks G O are connected on their outer and inner faces by crossstrips i made of metal and secured in the form of an X to the upper and lower rocker-blocks by bolts i.

In the modification, Fig. 9, the front springs, F and G, are formed in a single piece integral with and at right angles to each other, one leaf adapted to be secured to the cross-bar c and the other to the crossbar E.

Many slight changes might be resorted to in the form and arrangement of the several parts described without departing from thespirit and scope of my invention; hence I wish to be distinctly understood as not limiting myself strictly to the exact construction herein set forth; but,

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by. Letters Patent, is p 1. In a vehicle, the combination, with an axle and body, of an elliptical spring connecting the axle and body, said spring being composed of several leaves, each of which is pro .Vided with ears on one side adapted to overlap the adjacent leaf, the said leaves being arranged whereby the ears of any two adjacent leaves are on opposite sides of the spring.

2. An elliptical deflecting vehicle-spring composed of several leaves, each of which is provided with ears adapted to overlap the adjacent leaves, said overlapping ears being cated alternately onopposite sides,and shorter ears adapted to rest against the edges of the leaves opposite each overlapping ear, substantially as set forth.

3. In a vehicle, the combination, with an axle-body and elliptical spring, of rockerblocks connecting the elliptical spring to the body, said blocks being loosely connected by links, substantially as set forth.

4. A rocker block composed of sections hinged together by links, substantially as set forth.

5. An elliptic spring composed of leaves joined together by bending alternate ears ofone leaf around the other leaf or leaves, substantially as set forth.

6. In a two-wheeled vehicle, the combination, with a body, of devices secured to the side rail and bottom straddling the axle to prevent said bottom from sagging, substantially as set forth.

7. In a two-wheeled vehicle, the combination,with an axle, of inwardly-deflecting side springs secured thereon and a pair of side bars secured on said springs, a cross-bar connecting the side bars, and a spring composed of two leaves connected at right angles to each other and connecting the front cross-bar with the bar that supports the whifflctree, substan- IIO inverted position by links having perforations in their ends and passing through perforations formed in the top faces of said blocks for the purpose of bolting together, substantially as set forth.

10. In a twowheeled vehicle, the combination,with an axle, of inwardly-deflecting side springs secured thereon, of rocker-blocks attached to the upper portions of the side springs,

and a-Y-shaped brace for connecting the side rails with the body, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereofI have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES AUGUSTUS ELLISON. Witnesses:

GEORGE S. EMORY, EUGENE BOND.

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