US730335A - Street-car fender. - Google Patents

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No. 730,335. PATENTED JUNE 9, 41903. Si, E: BARTON.

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Patented June 9, 1903.

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SI'LAS H.. BARTON, OF ENON, OHIO.

STREET-CAB FENDER.

SPEGIFICATIQN forming are of Letters-Patent No. 730,335, daten June e, 1903. nppiicaiionieaocnter13,1902. serai 110.126.979. damien To @Zt wiz/ont t may corr/cern:

Be it known that I, SILAS H. BARTON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Enon, in the countyof Clark and Stateof Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Street-Car Fenders; andIdo 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 appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in street-car fenders and is adapted for an attachment with the truck of the car. Y

The invention has for its object a device of the above characterV which will constantly maintain a proper position relatively to the track and will not be aiected by the Vibrations of the car while the latter is moving; and a further object of the invention is to provide a street-car fender or catcher which will tilt backwardly as soon as a bodyventers it, so that the person caught thereby will be held securely within the catcher until relieved.

The essential characteristics of the invention will be fully described in the following specification and the parts and mechanical features will be set out in the claims.

In the annexed drawings, Figure l is a side elevation of a portion of a street-car and the forward truck, showing my improved fender in an operative position. Figa@ is a front elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional detail of the lower end of the lower section of the fender or that portion which lies adjacent to the track. Fig. 4 is a detail of a portion of the devices which maintain the two sections of the fender in operative relation. Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the engaging mechanism between the upper section of the fender and the brackets. Fig. 6 is a top plan View of the forward end of a portion of the fender, said view-being somewhat enlarged.

In a detail description of my improved carfender similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts in the several views of the drawings.

a designates two brackets occupying horizontal positions relatively to the carbody and havinga rigid connection, preferably at 'two points b, to the forward end of the truck c. These brackets when attached to the car- ,trnck project forwardly a suitable distance in advance of the front end of the platform d of the car. l

e and f designate two independent sections constituting as a whole the 'car fender or catcher. The vupper section e is designed as a receptacle for the body or person caught bythe lower section f, and-when performing this function the two sections of the fender tilt into the position as shown in dotted lines, and thereby hold the person securely within the confines of said fender. The upper horizontal edge of the upper section e is curved forwardly, as at e', in order to make sure that the person falling into the fender. will not move rearwardlyoff of the same. Each section of the fender is made up of the outer framework e and f with intervening metallic 'slats v7i and h', which have a suitable curvature to provide a scoopshaped receptacle.- The lower ends of the slats h are secured to a transverse bar g" inthe rear of the rubber casing g'. The lower ends of the slats h are secured to the fulcrum bar or rod g. The outer framework e and f, together with their respective metallic slats, are fulcrumed on a rod g, which is journaled in the outer ends of the brackets a. The two sections of the fender are maintained in operative position by means of two end tie-rods '12, the lower ends of which are loosely connected to the lower section offramefby means of eyes t", and the Vupper ends of said rods i are connected to the upper section or frame e by means of a stapleor eye o3', which isfast to the frame e. The upper ends of said rods t terminate in hooks b', which pass through the eyes a. In order that the fender may be placed out of an operative positionby folding the lower section against the upper section, itis necessary that the connections between the upper Vwith the upper section of the fender, but can be moved down against the pressure of coil- ICO springs e to permit of a removal of the hooks b from the eyes a' when it is desired to fold the fender. The lower transverse portion of the lower section fis incased with rubber g', which is triangular in cross-section, as shown in Fig. 3, and presents three straight sides, one of which is in a parallel position with the track A when the fender is lowered in an operative position and the outer engaging side of which tapers upwardly and rearwardly. By thus forming or shaping this cushion or yielding portion g an inclined surface g meets the object or obstruction on the track and offers less resistance to the upward movement of such object onto the fender, while the lower straight surface or'that surface which is parallel to the track enables the fender to occupy a proper position relatively to the track, so that any portion of the body of the person caught by the fender cannot get beneath said fender. It will be borne in mind that the fender being attached to the brackets a, which are rigidly secured to the truck, the usual bouncing or up-and-down movement of the fender is obviated.

In Fig. l the fender is shown in two positions-namely, the full lines in an operative position to engage an obstruction on the track and the dotted lines in an inclined position, which is the position of the fender when the obstruction has been received thereby. Means are provided for maintaining the fender in either of these positions, consisting of rods 7c on each side. One end of each of said rods is pivoted at m to opposite sides of the upper members e of the fender, and the other ends terminate in handpieces 7c', which pro-` ject outwardly beyond the brackets a. The said rods pass through loops or keepers m', which are secured in slanting positions to the inner sides of the brackets ct, and surrounding each of said rods is a coil-spring n, which is confined between the pivot-piece m and a head o on said rods. Owing to the slanting positions of the keepers m', the heads o,which are loose on the rods 7c, will have a constant tendency to climb up toward the upper ends of said keepers through the expanding influence of the springs n. Therefore the rods 7c will be maintained in a proper or horizontal position. o is a tapering projection in the body4 of said rods 7c, which is adapted to be moved on either side of a pin or projection p, which is fixed to the inner sides of the brackets a.

As shown in Fig. 1, the tapering projection o occupies a position on the left of the pin p, and by reason of such engagement the fender is maintained in the operative position. (Shown in Fig. l.) The pressure of the springs n will keep the projections o adjacent to pins In the event of a person being caught by the fender the weight of such person will cause the tapering projections o' to move to the opposite (right) side of the pins p, and thereby lock the fender in the raised position, and when said tapering projections assume the position on the left side of said pins, as in Fig. 1, the fender is locked in its lowered position. After the person caught by said fender is removed therefrom the conductor, motorman, or other person, by means of the handles 7c', replaces the rods lo to the position shown in Fig. l, with the lugs or projections o in the position on the left of the pins p.

Having described my'invention, I claiml. In a street-car fender, the combination with two side brackets rigidly securable to the forward end of the truck, .of a fender consisting of upper and lower sections fulcru med on a common rod extending between the ends of said brackets, tie-rods connecting the two sections of said fender, the connections of said tie-rods with the upper section of the fender being of a detachable nature, springcontrolled retaining-rods connected to opposite sides of the upper section of said fender, said rods having a locking projection in the body portion thereof, pins projected from the inner sides of the brackets adapted to engage said locking projections and thereby maintain the fender securely in its lowered or elevated position, substantially as set forth.

2. In a car-fender, thecombinationwith two horizontal brackets attachable to a cartruck, a fender consisting of upper and lower sections which are fulcrnmed on a common rod extending between the outer ends of said brackets, the lower section of said fender having a transverse rubber casing which is triangular in cross-section, tie-rods connecting the two sections of said fender, the connections of said tie-rods with the upper section being detachable in order to permit of the lower section being folded upon the upper section, retaining-rods adapted to hold said fender in a lowered or elevated position, said rods having a pivotal connection at one end to the opposite sides of the upper section of the fender, a coil-spring inclosing each of said rods, a projection in the body of each of said rods, and a locking-pin projecting from the inner side of each of the brackets and adapted to cooperate with said projections to maintain the fender in a lowered or elevated position, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SILAS I-I. BARTON.

Witnesses:

R. J. MCCARTY, WM. N. ALBIN.

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