US650491A - Car-fender. - Google Patents

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N0. 650,49l. Patented May 29, I900. E. SHERWOOD.

CAR FENDER.

(Application filed Sept. 15, 1899.) BL) 2 Sheets-Sheet l Patented May 29, I900.

No. 650,49l.

E. SHERWOOD.

CAR FENDER.

(Applicatibn filed Sept. 15, 1899.)

2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

(No Model.)

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CAR-FENDER.

SPECIFICATION'formingpart of Letters Patent No. 650,491, dated May 29, 1900. 7

Application filed September 15,- 1899. Serial No. 730,567. (No model.)

To :LZL 2071,0771 it may concern:

Be it known that I, EARL SHERWOOD, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, (Brooklyn,) in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Car-Fender, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to car-fenders; and the principal object in view is to produce a simple and economically-eonstructed fender which at the same time is thoroughly practical and effective and reliable in operation and which will meet the requirements and con ditions incident to rapid transit.

One object of the invention is to construct the fender in such manner that it may be instantly detached from one end of a car and applied to the other end thereof or detached from one car and applied to a different car.

It is also the object of the invention to provide a fender which is applicable to cars of difierent heights and different widths, this adaptability being accomplished by means of a novel form of hanger and fulcrum, the nature of which will be hereinafter fully disclosed. The hanger is also of such construction that while normally projecting in front of the dashboard said projecting portion may, when not in use, be folded beneath the platform, so as to be out of the way and not interfere with the coupling of cars together.

The invention also contemplates a novel form of hinge-joint between the horizontal and back frames of the fender, and also relates to a novel construction of fender-frame by means of which a light and thoroughlybraced frame is produced.

Another object of the invention is to provide, in connection with the fender, an operating-frame for setting and dropping the fender, which may be accomplished by the motorman without leaving his position on the platform.

A further object of the invention is to combine with the operating-frame a trip-frame, the connection between said frames being such that the trip frame may be folded against the dash or front of the car when the fender is folded or detached, so as not to interfere with the coupling together of cars.

The above and other objects and advantages of the invention will appear more fully in the course of the ensuing description.

The invention consists in a car-fender embodying certain novel features and details of construction and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the drawings, and incorporated in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a car-fender constructed in' accordance with this invention and shown applied to a car, the fender being set or shown'in its elevated position. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section through the same, showing the fender dropped or in its operative position. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the hanger and hanger-bar. Fig. 4 is a plan view of the fender-frame. Fig. 5 is a rear elevation of the same. Fig. 6 is a detail section through the hinged joint between the horizontal and back frames of the fender, showing the manner of pivotally connecting said frames. Fig. 7 is a front elevation of the operating-frame, showing a roller extendjing entirely across the same. Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the fender-frame, showing also the operating-frame in engagement therewith and provided with independent rollers for the tailpieces or rearwardly-extending arms of the fender-frame.

Similar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

The fender comprises a horizontal frame 1 and a back frame 2, which are pivotally connected at 3. The horizontalframe consists of side bars 4, connected by an integral front bar 5, the side and front bars being braced by means of diagonal braces 6 and connected by a cross-bar 7, which is riveted or otherwise connected to the front bar 5, and the diagonal braces 6 are connected by an interposed brace 8, which extends parallel to the front bar 5 and which has its end portions bent obliquely, as shown at 9, and riveted or otherwise secured to the diagonal braces 6,

thus forming a light, strong, and efficient horizontal frame, which is adapted to support the object picked up by the fender. The

back frame 2 comprises pendent side bars 10, connected at their upper ends by anintegral horizontal bar 11, said bars being mu- IOO thereon of the hanger-bar 28.

tually braced by means of diagonal braces 12. The side bars 10 are connected intermediate their upper and lower ends by a horizontal cross bar 13, and bolted or otherwise secured to the under side of the bar 13 are L-shaped irons 14, which are of semicylindrical cross-sectional shape or half-round, the horizontal portions 15 of these irons forming the fulcrum upon which the fender may rock when being adjusted to its operative or inoperative positions. The vertical portions of the irons 15 are bolted or otherwise secured to the side arms 10 of the back frame 2, so as to leave an intervening space between said parts for the reception of the tongue 16 of a pair of hinged plates 17, secured rigidly to the side bars 4 of the horizontal frame, as shown at 18. Each of the hinged plates 17 is provided with a vertical shoulder 19, which abuts against the forward end of the rearwardly-extending frame or tailpiece 20, secured rigidly to the back frame at the lower extremities of the side arms 10 thereof. The tongue 16 is provided with an oblique forward edge or face 21, which strikes against a correspondingly -inclined face 22 on the lower end of one of the downbent extremities 23 of the cross-bar 13, above referred to. The shoulders 19 and 21 cooperate with the abutting shoulders referred to in such manner as to hold the horizontal frame at substantially a right'angle to the back frame when lowered, at the same time permitting said horizontal frame to be folded upward in parallel relation to the back frame when it is desired to fold the fender out of the way. The tailpiece or rearwardly-extending frame comprises rearwardly converging bars 24, united at 25 and braced at intermediate points by a cross-bar 26, the tailpiece being further braced by means of oblique and rearwardly-declining bars 27, attached at their rear ends to the parts 24 and at their forward ends to the side bars 10 of the back frame, adjacent to the point of connection of the bar 13 therewith, as shown in Fig. 8.

The fender hereinabove described is fulcrnmed and supported upon a pair of hangerbars 28, adj ustably mounted upon hangers 29, bolted or otherwise secured to the bottom of the car or to the sills thereof. The hanger 29 is preferably composed of a strip of wroughtiron, the central horizontal portion of which is bolted to the car, as shown in Fig. 2. terminal portions 30 are bent at right angles to the central portion and extend in parallel relation to each other. They are also given a quarter-twist, as shown at 31, and are provided with a longitudinal series of openings 32, provided for the adjustment up and down The hangerbar comprises an intermediate section 33, the terminal portions 34 and 35 of which are connected at 36 to the intermediate section, so that they may be folded inward toward each other against the intermediate section. As one or the other of the terminal portions nor- The I '2 esonei mally extends beyond the front of the car when the fender is supported thereon, it will be seen that by hinging the said terminal portions they may be folded inward beneath the platform when not in use, so as not to interfere with the coupling of cars. The terminal portion 34 is preferably straight, as shown in Fig. 3, and provided in its end with a slot 37, terminating in an enlarged inner end forming a bearing 38 for the fulcrum 15 of the fender, which fulcrum may be removably inserted therein. The section 34 is also provided with a pivoted retaining-hook 39, which partially embraces the fulcrum 15 and bar 13 of the fender for preventing accidental displacement of the fender. The other terminal section 35 is provided with a rightangular extension or arm 40, having a series of bearing-openings 41 to receive the fulcrum of the fender, said openings being arranged in vertical alinement, so as to admit of the adjustment up and down of the fender in attaching the same to cars of difierent heights. The entrances to the bearing-openings 41 are closed by means of a headed rod 42, which is passed through alined openings in a series of lugs 43, extending laterally from the arm 40, as shown in Fig. 3. The intermediate section 33 is provided at points equidistant from its center with longitudinal slots 44 to re .ceive bolts or other fasteners 45, which are detachable, to provide for the up-and-down adjustment of the hanger-bar on the hanger and also to provide for adjusting the hangerbar to an inclined position or with its front end higher or lower than its rear end, as this may become necessary in some cases in order to obtain the proper elevation for the fulcrum of the fender. Between the slots 44 the hangcnbar is provided with a disk-shaped portion 46, having a plurality of diametrical 'rows of openings 47 to receive one of the pivots of the operating-frame hereinafter described, thereby enabling the pivotal point of the operating-frame to be adjusted up and down or forward and backward, as may be necessary, in adapting the fender to any particular car. It will be understood that only .one of the terminal portions of the bar may be used at a time, and that as it is detachably connected with the hanger it may be taken off and turned end for end,so as to bring the other terminal port-ion forward. Not only this, but the angular extension or arm may be dis-' posed either above or below the plane of the intermediate section of the hanger-arm,thereby providing a great latitude of adjustment for the fulcrum of the fender in an up'anddown direction.

The operating-frame, which is shown in detail in Fig. 7, comprises side portions or arms 48, connected by a horizontal bar 49, having secured to its upper face a half-round rod or bar 50, which cooperates with and bears against the lower surface of the tailpiece or rearwardly-extendin g frame 24 of the fender. The side portions 48 are connected above the rod 50'by a shaft 51,'arou'nd which is placed an antifriction-roller 52, which extends the entire distance between the parts 48 and which operates against the upper side of the tailpiece or rearwardly-extending frame 24. The upper extremities of the arm 48 are pivotally connected to the hanger-bar by means of boltsor other suitable-fasteners 53, which may enter in any of the holes 47 of the hangerbar. lVhen the operating-frame is rocked forward, as shown in Fig. 1, the roller 52 bears downward upon the tailpiece, rocking the fender on its fulcrum and elevating the front end of the horizontal frame of the fender, thereby setting the fender; When the operating-frame is vibrated rearwardly, the rod 50 operates against the under side of the tailpiece, lifting the latter and depressing the front end of the fender in a manner that will be readily understood. The operating-frame is vibrated by means of aha nd-lever 54, which is of sectional construction and connected with the operating-frame by. means of a link 55, attached to its lower end, as shown in Fig. 2. The lower section 56 of the lever is fulcrumed on the car-platform at 57, and is provided at its upper end witha socket-piece 58, comprising two openings, 59, disposed obliquely with relation to each other, and into either one of which the removable portion 60 of the lever may be inserted." The section 60 of the lever is when the fender is in operative position inserted in the rear opening 59.

' When, however, the fender is folded and not in use, the lever-section 60 is detached from the rear socket and placed in the forward one, and when in this position it will bear against the dashboard of the car and prevent vibration of the operating-frame.

Instead of constructing the operating-frame in the manner shown in Fig. 7 and above described it may be constructed as shown in Fig. 8, in which the connecting-bar 4:9 is arranged at the upper end of the side arms, as indicated at 61, the side arms 62 being extended downward and bent'back in parallel relation to themselves, as shown at 03, and finally bolted at their extremities (it to the bar 61. The side arms 62 are thus constructed in the form of loops and are-intended to embrace a pair of tailpieces or rearwardly-extending arms 65, rigid with the fender-frame. The lower portions of the side arms 62 are deflected obliquely and extended slightly forward, and between the parallel portions of each of the side arms is mounted a roller 66, which travels in contact with the upper edge of itsrespective tailpiece 65, the roller 66 performing the same function as the roller 52, (shown in Fig. 7,) and the connecting portion (37 at the lower end of each side arm perform ing the function of the rod or bar 50 above described. Under either construction shown in Figs. 7 and 8 the tail piece or pieces may be slid in a forward direction out of engagement with the operating-frame for disconnecting the fender from the car after removing' the fulcrum-irons 15 from the bearingopenings 38 of the hanger-bar.

In order to actuate the operating-frame for automatically tripping and dropping the fender, I employ a trip-frame, comprising side arms 68, connected at their forward ends by a front bar 69, which lies in advance of the front edge of the fender when set,- so as to come in contact with an object and drop the fender, so as to successfully pick up the object. The side arms 68 of the trip-frame are pivotally connected at their rear ends, as shown at 70, to rigid arms 71, connected to theside portions 48 or 62 of the operatingframe. The side arms 68 are further pro+ vided with inwardly-extending clips or rests 72, which bear and slide on the side bars 4 of the horizontal frame 1 of the fender, thereby preventing the tripping-frame from dropping below the horizontal frame of the fender and maintaining the two frames in proper relative positions at all times. The engagement between said frames is also of such a nature as to permit the tripping-frame to be independently folded upward against the dash, where it maybe retained by means of a hook or keeper 73 on the dashboard. The fender may be folded by means of a chain or flexible connection 74, attached at one end to the forward bar of the fender-frame and connected either to the upper bar 11 of the back frame or to a hook 75 on the dashboard. The motorman may thus fold the fender without leaving his position on the platform, and the fender when folded may be retained in such position by means of a hook 76 on the dash-v board, which hook is capable of being engaged over the front bar 5 of the fender in a manner that will be readily understood.

A net 77, of meshed wire or any suitable material, is connected at its forward edge to the front bar 5 of the fender and at its rear edge to the upper bar 11 thereof, being freely suspended between said bars, as shown in Figsl and 2, so that there is nothing to interfere with the folding of the fender, and when folded the net 77 may be lifted and placed above the coupling devices. A spiral shoe orbufier 7S surrounds the front bar 5 of the fender and a similar buffer 79 is disposed around the upper bar 11 thereof. In this way the fender is cushioned as far as practicable in order to prevent injury to a person caught by the fender.

WVhile I have entered into a detailed description of the fender in order that all features and details of this construction may be thoroughly understood, it will be appreciated that the fender is of very simple, practical, and economical construction. All the parts removable from the car by simply detaching the fulcrum-irons 15 from the projecting ends of the hanger-bars, the tailpiece or rearwardly-extending frame of the fender sliding readily from between the bar 50 and roller 52 or the corresponding parts 67 and 66 of the operating-frame shown in Fig. 8. In this way the fender may be detached from one end of a car-and quickly applied to the opposite end or interchangeably employed on different cars. Stop-collars surround the fulcrum-irons 15 and cross-bar l3 and carrybinding-screws by which they are adjustable lotigitudinally on the fulcrum arms and are adapted to abut against the hanger-bars to properly position the fender on the car. The particular construction of hanger and hangerbar enables the fender to be adjusted to and fitted upon cars of different widths and having platforms of different heights. Said hangers also enable the fender to be adjusted lower or higher, as municipal regulations require. The fender is tripped automatically by the object with which it comes in contact, requiring no attention on the part of the motorman; but in case the motorman sees an object on the track he may by throwing the lever 54 forward drop the fender before reaching the object. When it is not desired to further use the fender, the motorman by drawing on the chain 74 may fold the fender and tripframe upward into a substantially-vertical position and connect both frames with the dashboard by means of the hooks or keepers 73 and 76, above referred to. When the parts are so folded, the lever-section may be changed to the forward opening 59 of the socket-piece 58, thereby locking the operating-frame. A wheelguard may, if desired, be used in connection with the fender above described.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction, operation, and many advantages of the herein-described car-fender will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art without further description, and it will be understood that various changes in the form, proportion, and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a car-fender, a tilting fender-frame mounted for movement up and down, in com bination with a sectional operating-lever connected thereto, one lever-section being adjustable as to its angle to the other section, substantially as set forth.

2. A tilting fender frame mounted for movement up and down, in combination with a sectional operating-lever, an oscillating opcrating-frame engaging the tilting fenderframe and connected to said lever, and means for adjusting the angle of one section of the lever relatively to the other section, substan tially as and for the purpose specified.

3. In a car-fender, a tilting fender-frame, in combination with an oscillating operatingframe engaging therewith, and a lever connected to said operating-frame, said lever comprising two sections, one section having a socket-piece with relatively-oblique openings, the other section being interchangeably fitted in said openings, substantially as described. v

4. In a car-fender, a tilting fender-frame, in combination with an oscillatory operatingframe engaging therewith, and a sectional operating lever connected to the operatingframe, said lever comprising a detachable section which is adjustable as to its angle with relation to the other section, and adapted to be moved into contact with a portion of a car for locking the operating-frame, substantially as described.

5. In a car-fender, a back frame having side bars, portions of which are doubled or comprise parallel members spaced apart, and shoulders 22 between said parallel members, in combination with a horizontal frame, and hinge-plates rigidly connected thereto and having tongues pivotally mounted between said parallel members and provided with shoulders 21 which abut against the shouh ders of the back frame, substantially as described.

6. In a car=fender, a back frame having side bars, portions of which are double or comprise parallel members spaced apart, and shoulders 22 between said parallel members, in combination with a horizontal frame, and hinge-plates rigidly connected thereto and having tongues pivotally mounted between too the said parallel members and provided with shoulders 21 which abut against the shoulders of the back frame, the hinge-plates being further provided with additional shoulders 19 which abut against corresponding shoulders on the back frame, substantially as described.

7. In a car-fender, the combination with slotted hanger-bars on the car, of a detachable fender-frame having horizontal fulcrumirons of half-round cross-sectional shape removably fitted in the slots of the hanger-bars, and stop-collars adjustable on the fulcrumirons, substantially as described.

8. In a car-fender, the combination with slotted hanger-bars on the car, of a detachable fender-frame having a horizontal crossbar, fulcrum-irons of half-round cross-sectional shape secured to said bar and removably fitted in the slots of the hanger-bars, and adj nstable stop-collars surrounding the crossbars and fulcrum-irons, substantially as described.

9. In a car-fender, a horizontal frame comprising side bars, a front cross-bar connecting the same, oblique braces united at one end to the side bars and connected at their opposite ends by a cross-bar secured to the front bar, and a cross-brace connectingthe oblique braces, substantially as described.

10. In a car-fender, a tilting fender-frame,

an oscillatory operating-frame comprising parallel side arms and a horizontal bar con necting said arms, a superimposed roller par.- allel to said connecting-bar, and a tailpiece on the fender-frame Workin g between the bar and roller, substantially as described.

11. In a car-fender, a tilting fender-frame, an oscillatory operating-frame having double side arms Which comprise parallel portions connected at or near their lower ends, superimposed rollers above the connecting portions, and parallel tailpieces projecting rearwardly from the fender-frame and Working beneath said rollers, substantially as described.

12. In a car-fender, a tilting fender-frame having parallel tailpieces, an oscillatory operating-frame having pendent looped side arms, and rollers journaled within the looped side arms and cooperating with the tailpieces of the fender-frame, substantially as described.

13. In a car-fender, a tilting fender-frame, an oscillatory operating frame engaging therewith, rigid arms on the side bars of the operating-frame, and a trip-frame having its forward portion arranged in advance of the fender, and its side bars pivotally attached to said rigid arms on the operating-frame, substantially as described.

14. In a car-fender, a tilting fender-frame, an oscillatory operating-frame engaging the same, rigid arms on the side bars of the operating-frame, a trip-frame having its forward portion arranged in advance of the fender, and its side bars pivotally attached to said rigid arms, and rests on the side arms of the trip-frame slidable upon the side bars of the fender-frame, substantially as described.

15. In a car-fender, the combination with a hanger having vertical rows of perforations, of a slotted hanger-bar adjustable up and down thereon, and also adjustable as to its angle, substantially as described.

16. In a car-fender, a hanger attached to the car, and having parallel pendent arms,

described.

17. In a car-fender, a hanger attached to p the car, and comprising pendent parallel arms, in combination With a hanger-bar adjustably connected for movementup and down on said arms, the said bar being provided with an enlarged central portion between the hanger-arms, and provided in said portion with a plurality of openings, substantially as and for the purpose specified. v V

18. In a car-fender, a hanger attached to the car and having pendent parallel'arms, in combination with a hanger-bar adj ustably secured to said arms and adjustable up and down thereon, the hanger-bar comprising a hinged terminal section, forming a support for the fender, substantially as and for the purpose described.

19. In a car-fender, a hanger attached to the car and having pendent parallel portions, in combination with a hanger-bar adjustable up and down on said arms, and having a hinged terminal portion slotted to receive the fulcrum-bar of the fender, and a retaininghook adjacent to the slot in said bar for engaging the fulcrum-bar of the fender, substantially as described.

20. In a car-fender, a hanger attached to the car and comprising pendent parallel portions, a hanger-bar movable up and down thereon, the said bar comprising a hinged terminal portion having an angular extension provided with openings for the fulcrum-bar of the fender, and a device carried by said eX- tension for closing the entrance to said openings, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

EARL SHERIVOOD.

Witnesses:

JOHN H. SIGGERs, NELLIE VAN METRE.

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