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Description

J. N. BYINGTON.

Carriage-Spring.

Patented Nov 27. l866.

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Quint gram gamut @ffim IMPROVEMENT IN SPRING WAGONSt JOSEPH N. BYINGTON, OF STOCKTON, MINNESOTA.

Letters Patent 1V0. 59,961, dated November 27, 1866.

SPECIFICATION.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH N. BYINe'roN, of Stockton, in the county of Winona, and State of Minnesota, have inventeda new and useful Improvement in Lumber Wagon; and I do hereby declare that the following is'a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which Figure 1 is an end view of a wagon illustrating my improvement, the running part and the side and endboards of the box being omitted.

Figure 2 is a side view of the same, partly in section through the line :v :r, fig. 1. I

Figure dis a detail sectional view of the same, taken through the line z z, fig. 1, showing the position of the springs when not in use. i

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

My invention has for its object to furnish a means by which a lumber wagon used for drawing heavy, loads I may be readily changed into'a spring wagon,- for conveying people or light loads; and it consists, firstjin hinging the springs to the bottom of the wagon-box and connecting them to the bolsters in such a way that, when not in use, they may be turned up out of the way, or readily removed; and,- second, in the combination and arrangement of the springs, cross-bars, links, bolts, and catches with each other, and with the bottomboards and bolsters of the wagon, as hereinafter more fully set forth. f

A and B are the bolsters, C are the stakes, D the bottom of the wagon-box, and E the reach, about the construction of which parts there is nothing new. The half-elliptic springs F are bolted at their middle parts to the cross-pieces G. The cross-pieces G are hinged to the bottom D, as shown in the drawings, so that when not in use they may be turned up along the under side of the bottom D, as shown in fig. 3, in which position they are held by the spring-catch H, or, by moving them longitudinally, they may be readily detached from the said wagon-bottom. I are links, towhich the ends of the springs F are pivoted, and which are pivoted to the ends of bolts J, to which they are secured by keys, as shown in figs. 1 and 2. The bolts J pass through the bolsters A and B, and should be of suflicient strength to sustain the weight of the wagon-box and load. The halfelliptic springs F may be replaced by elliptic springs, if desired; but in this case the middle part of the lower halves of the springs must be attached to another cross-bar, the ends of which must be pivoted to the links I. By this arrangement of the springs, where it is desired to carry heavy loads, the linksI can be slipped from i the bolts J, and the springs F turned up into the position shown in fig. 3, or wholly removed. The weight of the load then rests directly upon the bolsters A and B, and there is no danger of breaking the springs. But when the wagon is to be used for carrying' light loads, or for riding purposes, by placing the springs F in the position shown in figs. 1 and 2, the vehicle will become an easy-riding spring wagon.

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1, Hinging the springs F to the bottom, D, of the wagon, and connecting them to the sidesmf the bolsters A and B in such a manner that when not in use they maybe turned up out of the way, substantially as herein described, and for the purposes set forth., i

2. The combination and arrangement of .the springs F, cross-bars G, links I, bolts J, and catches H, with each other, and with the bottom, D, and bolsters, A and B, of the wagon, substantially as herein described, and

for the purpose set forth.

JOSEPH N. BYINGTONW Witnesses:

A. 0. SMITH, DAVID DRIBBELBIS. I

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