US372522A - Grain-board for wagons - Google Patents

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J. P. DALY.

GRAIN BOARD POR WAGONS. Y No. 372,522. Patented Nov. 1, 1887.

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JOIIN F. DALY, OF IHILO, ILLINOIS.

GRAIN-BOARD FOR WAGONS.

SPECIFICATION forming part o Letters Patent No. 372,522, dated November l, 1887.

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.T0 @ZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN F. DALY, of Philo, in the county of Champaign and Slate of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Throw-Boards and Grain- Aprons for lagon-Beds; and I do hereby de clare the following to be a full, clear, and eX- act description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled inthe art to which it pertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which forni part of this specitication. 4

My invention relates to an improvement in throw-boards and grain-apronsfor wagon-beds; and it consists in the combination, with the wagon-bed, of two metallic supports which straddle down over the side of the bed, the throw-boardvhich is hinged to these supports, the rods which support the board in an upright position while in use, and a supporting rod or brace, which supports the board when it is inclined outward from the bed, as will be more fully described hereinafter.

The object ot' my invention is to provide a throw-board and grain-apron for wagon-beds, and which is adapted to be used upon both sides of the wagon alike, and which not only serves as a stop for the ears of corn as they are being thrown into the wagon by the huskers, but as side-boards for catching the thrashed grain while it is being hauled from the thrashing-machine to the granary, and a rack upon which to haul hay.

Figure lis a vertical section of a device embodying my invention, taken through one of the hinges. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the wagon-bed, showing the board inclined out- Ward.

A represents an ordinary wagon'bed, and B the two metallic supports which straddle down over the opposite edges of one ofthe sides of the bed and to which the throw-board C is pivoted. These metallic supports B extend any suitable distance down over the top edge ofthe bed, and have a suitable thickness at their top to allow a pivotal bolt, D, to be passed through. Secured to the inner side of the throw-board C are the metallic braces or plates E, which are recessed at thcirlower ends, so as to catch over the upper ends of the snpports B, and to have the pivotal bolt pass through them. These plates or braces E are recessed in such a manner that when the board C is raised into a vertical position they act as stops to prevent the boards from being inclined inward over the top of the Wagon-bed. The board C being loosely pivoted to the supports by means ofthe plates or braces, the board can be freely turned outward, so as to stand at an angle to the wagon-bed, as shown, and thus form a rack upon which hay can be piled, and so that the board will be out of the way in unloading the bed.

Loosely connected to the outer side of the board O is a supportingrod, G, which passes down through a guiding-loop, H, which prevents the rod from swinging freely outward, and thus holds it always in position, so-that its lower end will strike against the side of the wagon-bed, and thus support the board at a suitable angle. In orderto prevent the bed from becoming injured by the lowerend of the bracerod bearing against it, a metallic rub-plate, I, is secured to the side of the bed, as shown. This bracerod prevents the throw-board from being turned outward beyond asuitable angle while the bed is either being used for hauling hay or when the wagon-bed is being emptied ot' its contents. Vhen the board is being used as a throw-board,it is held in a vertical posit-ion by means of the two rods J, which are loosely connected to theinner side of the board,and which catch in eyes L,attached to the opposite inner side of the wagon-bed.

In husking corn it is necessary that a throwboard should be attached to one side of the wagon-bed in order to prevent the ears of corn which have been husked from being thrown over the opposite side of the wagon-bed by the husker. rIlhis throw-board is nearly always used upon the right side of the bed, but as here constructed is equally as well adapted to be used upon either side alone, or a board upon each side, as may be desired. In hauling hay a board will be placed upon each side, and they will be inclined outward, as shown, so as to form racks upon which to pile the hay. In unloading the corn the throw-board will also be inclined backward, so as to be out of the way, and at the saine time prevent a portion of the corn from falling over the side of the bed upon the ground. In hauling grain ICO from the thrashing-machine to the granery two of the boards will be used, and these A boards form grain-aprons which prevent the grain from being spilled upon the ground.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. The combination of the Wagon-bed, with the metallic supports which straddle down over the top edge of one side of the bed, thethrowboard,and the metallic plates or braces rigidly secured thereto, and by means of Whiehthe board is pivoted to the supports, and the brace-rods by which the board is held in a A vertical position, substantially as shown.

JOHN F. DALY.

Vitnesses:

E LMER B. CUMMINGS, WILLIAM EfLAWRENoE.

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