US1358012A - Auto-hood clamp - Google Patents

Description

1.1. MARTIN.

' AUTO HOOD CLAMP.

APPLICATION FILEIJ FEB. I8. |920.

Patented Nov. 9, 1920.

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AUTO HOOD CLAMP.

APPLlcAxoN man FEB. 1a, 1920.

Patented Nov. 9, 1920.

v i Mw @Het ne UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

TRUMAN J'. MARTIN, OF ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA.

Specification of Letters Patent.

AUTO-HOOD CLAMP.

Patented N ov. 9, 1920.

Application led February 18; 1920. Serial No. 359,733.

of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and` useiul .flute-Hood Clampgfand I do hereby declare the following. to be a full, clear, and exact description or the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use Vthe same.

The invention relates to clamps adapted to be secured to the side rails ot an automobile frame and so disposed as to receive the lower marginal edge ot the pivoted hood and support and hold said hood in suoli a inanner that it will be prevented from rattling during the vibration of the automobile.

A further object is to provide the clamp with spring actuated balls adapted to engage the inner and outer faces of the lower marginal edge of the pivoted member of the hood and hold said hood against displace ment and rattling, thereby, reducing the engaging surface to a minimum and insuring a uniform clamping at the .edge of the hood at all times. o

A further object is to` provide a hood clamp comprising a base having upstandiiig spaced arms between which arms the lower marginal edge of the hood is received. Also to provide said yarm with spring` actuated convexed members adapted to engage the inner and outer faces of the marginal edge of the hood and hold said hood against displacement.

A further object is to provide a spring actuated hall carried by the base and disposed between the upwardly extending arms and adapted to engagethe lower edge of the pivoted hood for resiliently supporting said hood and preventing rattling of the saine during the vibration of the automobile.

Vith the above and other objects in view the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter set Vforth, shown in the drawings, described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings Figure l is a side elevation eta portion of p 7 of the automobile frame.

' an automobile showing the clamp applied thereto. Fig. 2 is` a sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1. y

Fig'. 3 is a'sectional view taken on line 8-3 of Fig. 2. v

Fig. 4 isl a view in elevation of a portion of an automobile and its hood showing a modified :form of clamp. Fig. is a sectional view taken on line 54-5 of Fig. 4, yone ot' the lugs being broken away t0 show the spring actuated member. .F ig. 6 isV anenlarged detail viewV of the form shown in Fig. 4;

Fig. 7 is atop plan view of the form' shown in Fig. 4. y

. Referring to the drawings, the numeral '1 designates a conventional form of automobile and 2 the engine hood thereof. The engine hood comprises pivoted sections 3 and 4, said sections being the same on both sides of the hood, however,'for purposes of illustration only one side of 4the hood is shown. In hoods as now clamped and held the contacting surfaces are great in area and the 'clamping is not a positive clamping, there- "foreasthe automobile vibrates incident to the travel of the same over rough ground or the runningof the engine, the hoody rattles to an objectionable extent. To overcome this rattling clamping members 5 are secured by means oi screws 6 to the side rails Any number of clamping members 6 may be utilized for holding the section 4 of the hood, however two have been found to be sufficient. Each clamping member 5 comprises a base 8, which base is provided with an upstanding arm 9 in chamber 10 of which is a spring actuated ball 11, said ball being adjustably tensioned by means of a screw 12. Ball 11 extends inwardly beyond the inner face of the arm 9 and is adapted to engage the inner face 13 of a U-shaped plate 14' secured as at 15 to the lower marginal edge of the section 4 of the hood. Secured tothe outer face of the base 6 by means of screws 16 is an upwardlly, inwardly and forced downwardly between the ball and the lug 18 will be frictionally held between said ball and lug so that the hood will be prevented from rattling. The base 8 is provided with a longitudinal channel 20 and projecting into said channel isy a spring actuated ball 21, which ball is centrally disposed between the arms 9 and 17 and projects into the channel so that when the U- shaped member 14 is forced downwardly between the arms 9 and 17 it will engage and rest upon the spring actuated ball 21, thereby reducing the contacting surface toa minimum and at the saine time resiliently supporting the hood during excessive shocks.

Referring to Figs. 4 to 7 inclusive, it will be seen that in this form the base 22 is provided with upstanding spaced rigid arms 23, which arms are near their upper ends provided with chambers 24 having spring actuated balls 25 which extend inwardly toward each other and are adapted to engage the U-shaped member 26 carried by the engine hood section at. after thev spear shaped head 27 has been forced downwardly between the arm 23. Spring actuated balls 25 are forced inwardly by the spear shaped portion 27 until they engage the surfaces 28 of the U-shaped member 26 at a point above theshoulders 29 of the U-shaped mem.- ber 26. The lower end of the U-shaped member 26 is held in close engagement with the base 22 between the arm 23 as at 30 by the action of the spring actuated ball 25, thereby preventing the rattling of the hood and insuring a close clamping of the section 4 against rattling. It will be seen that in both forms that the marginal edge of the section 4 may be forced between the engaging members of the clamps in both forms by grasping the handle of the section 4 and forcing the lower marginal edge thereof downwardly between the engaging members.

preventing the rattling of the hood. It bej ing understood that any form of anti-frictional or cushioning means may be used on the radiator or flange and on the flange of the body of the automobile.

The invention having been set forth what is claimed as new and useful is An antirattling clamp for automobile hoods, said clamp comprising a base member adapted to be secured to the frame of al1 automobile, anupstanding arm carried by said base member, a spring actuated ball projecting from said upstanding arm, a spring arm extending upwardly from said base member at the opposite side to the first mentioned arm, said spring arm being provided with a struck in lug in axial alinement with the spring actuated ball, said spring arm above the struck in lug being curved outwardly forming a guiding means for guiding the edge of the hood between the arms, and a spring actuated ball carried by the base and projecting upwardly from the same at a point between the spring actuated ball arm and the spring arm, said resilient holding of the hood edge preventing rat.- tling of said hood.

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

TRUMAN J. MARTIN.

lVitnesses:

E. S. HABE, GLENN M. CoNGDoN.

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