US426768A - End-gate - Google Patents

Description

(No Model.)

G. CARPENTER. END GATE.

Patented Apr. 29, 1890.

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* UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIC GEORGE J. CARPENTER, OF BETHEL, MICHIGAN.

EN D-GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 426,768, dated April 29, 1890.

Serial No. 344,315. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE J. CARPENTER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bethel, in the county of Branch and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in' vEnd-Gates; and I do hereby 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.

This invention relates to end gates for wagons; and it consists in the novel construe tion and combination of the parts hereinafter fully described and claimed, whereby the endg'ate may be used as an inclined scoop-board or removed altogether for dumping. v

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of the complete end-gate, showing the lower endgate in its inclined position. Fig. 2 is a rear view of the complete end-gate. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the complete end-gate with the upper end-gate partly swung open.

A is the boxor frame of the wagon, provided with sides a.

B are plates secured to the sides a for bracing them to the bottom, and b are stop-pins which project outwardly from the said plates.

0 are plates pivoted upon pins 0 at the lower corners of plates B, and c are curved slots which slide upon the pins 17.

D are spring catches secured to the sides a and adapted to engage with the holes d in plates 0 when the lower end-gate is in its vertical position. The end-gate is let down to the inclined position, as shown in Fig. 1, by pressing the catches outwardly and turning it upon the pins 0 until the ends of the slots 0 come against the pins 1).

D are hinge-pins secured to plates 0. These pins are vertical and close to the sides a when the lower end-gate is in its vertical position.

v E are plates secured to the sides CL and provided with hinge-pins e.

The upper end-gate is made in two parts F F, each of which is provided with hooks e for pivotally engaging with the said hingepins 6. The part F is longer than the part F, and is provided with the edge plate f, having holes j" for the guidepins, and the latch g. The part F is provided with the edge plate g and pins h, adapted to engage with holes f. G is an arm secured to part F and provided with the hole h, adapted to pass turned far enough the hooks may be disen- I gaged from the hinge-pins and the parts detached from the wagon-sides altogether.

The lower end-gate is made in two parts H H, similar to the parts F F of the upper endgate, and these parts are similarly provided with edge plates f and g, holes f, and pins h. J is a projecting arm on part H similar to arm G on part F, and is provided with a similar spring-catch G, hole h, and guide-pins I. The part H is also provided with a latch g and pin-holes 2. The parts H H are each provided with hooks j, similar to hooks e and adapted to engage with the hinge-pins D.

The upper and lower end-gates are operated in exactly the same manner and are alike in all respects, except that the lower end-gate is much deeper and is hinged to the pivoted plates 0, so that it may be let down toan inclined position instead of being hinged to plates secured to the Wagon-box sides.

\Vhat I claim is 1. The combination, with the Wagon-sides and the hinge-pins supported thereby, of an end-gate made of two removable parts, each pivoted to the said hinge-pins by hooks, and a spring-catch device and guide-pins for coupling the two parts of the end-gate together, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination, with the wagon=sides and the hinge-pins supported thereby, of an end-gateinade of tworemovableparts,eachpivoted to the said hinge-pins by hooks, the long arm secured to one part, the spring-catch, the latch projecting from the other part, and the guide-pins h and I, projecting from one part and engaging with corresponding holes in the other part, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination, with the wagonsides, of the plates B, secured thereto and provided with stop pins, the plates C, pivoted to plates B and provided with hinge-pins and curved slots engaging with the said stop-pins, catches secured to the wagon-sides for retaining the plates 0, and the end-gate made of two removable parts, each provided with hooks engaging with the said hinge-pins, and a fastening device for securing the two said parts together and permitting the end gate to be lowered to an inclined position, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

i. The combination, with the wagon-sides, of the plates 0, pivotally attached thereto and provided with hinge-pins, the lower end-gate made in two removable parts, each provided with hooks engagin with the said hinge-pins and adapted to he let down to an inclined po- GEORGE J. CARPENTER.

Witnesses:

WM. H. COMPTON, ALPHEUs CLARK.

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