US623004A - Thill-support - Google Patents

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No'. 623,004. Patented Apr.A III, |899. R. T. GILLESPIE.

-THILL SUPPORT.

(Application Bled May 5, 1898.)

(No Model.)

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ROBERT T. GILLESPIE, OF UNIONTOVN, PENNSYLVANIA.

THILL-SUPPORT.

SPECIFICATION forming part olfV Letters Patent No. 623,004, dated April 1 l, 1899.

Application tiled May 5| 1898. Serial No. 679,825. (No model.) f

T0 a/ZZ whom it vmay concern:

Be itknown that I, ROBERT T. GILLESPIE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Uniontown, in the county of Fayette and State of Pennsylvania, have invented or discovered a 'new and useful Improvement in Thill-Supporters, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in Which- Figure 1 is a perspective view showing my invention applied to a dashboard of a buggy. Fig. 1a is a perspective View, detached, showing the inclosing case. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the device, on an enlarged scale,mount ed on the supporting-frame. Fig. 3 is a face view. Fig. 4 is a cross-section on line 1V IV of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a side elevation similar to Fig. 2, showing the arm extended. Fig. 6 is a perspective detail view ot the sliding shoe and supporting-dog. Fig. '7 is a side view showing a modified construction. Fig. 8 is a similar view showing the arm raised. Fig. 9 is a perspective view of the locking-latch. Fig. 10 is a perspective view illustrating a further modification. Fig. llillustratesa still further modification. Fig. 12 shows a modified construction of securing-latch.

My invention relates to devices for supporting the thills of vehicles, and is particularly intended for use on buggies, carriages, wagons, dre., in the class of vehicles furnished with dashboards.

Referring to the drawings, 2 is the dashboard, with which and with the floor and frame of the vehicle-bed is incorporated the upright support 3, having extended securinglugs 4, secured to the vehicle-base and attached to the cross-bar 5 of the dashboard or in' any other suitable manner. The frame of the supporting device is composed of outer plates 6 7, with a central vertical slotted plate 8, to which the outer plates are secured in any suitable manner.

Pivoted at 9 is an outwardly and upwardly swinging arm 10, provided at the extremity with a hook 11, by which the arm may be raised and which also serves to retain the cross-bar of the thills in position. This arm the Hange lying against it,'thus presenting an almost Hat surface.

A vertically-sliding shoe 14 is mounted in a central slot in the plate 8, to which is pivotally attached the brace 15 at 16, the other end being pivoted to the flange 10 of the ar-m at 17, while the supporting-dog 18, mounted on the rock-shaft 19, is adapted to fall under the shoe 14 when raised by action of spring 20, thus supporting the shoe, brace, and arm in a raised position, as in Fig. 5.

In order to prevent undue movement of the dog 1S either forward or back, a double-ended stop-cam 21 is secured to the shaft 19 and bears against the face of the plate, while the lever 22 is secured to the rock-shaft and prowhich means the dog 1S maybe thrown back from engagement with the shoe 14, when the dog, brace, and arm will fall by gravity, assuming the position shown in Fig. 2'.

A sliding latch 23 is mounted in the arm 10, providedwith bolt 24', adapted to engage a socket in plate 7 and hold the arm in a lowered position against movement, being thrown back when it is desired to raise the arm to support the thills, the dog 18 riding over the shoe and falling under it automatically when the shoe is raised.

' In Fig. 12 I have illustrated a modified construction of latch in whicha bolt 24" is mounted in the end of arm 10, having a pressurespring 33 and tip 34, beveled on both sides, so as to lock or unlock by pressure on the arm 10.

It will be seen that the form of the upright support 3 is made so as to embrace and surround the frame of the swinging arm, the front of the support being set somewhat back of the front of the plate 'Z .and designed to set against the back of the dashboard, so that IOO of the pivoted latch 26. By this means the arm is secured in a raised orlowered position, as shown.

In the form illustrated in Fig. l I have shown a swinging bracket consisting of a pivoted upright 27, mounted in keepers 28, the upright being preferably rectangular and maintained in the quarter positions by a fiat spring 29.

The arm l0 is attached to the upright, supl ported by brace l', and when not in use is folded against the face of the dashboard and vas to fold up compactly.

The erected position is shown in dotted lines, with the hinged end thrown out to support the cross-bar of the thills.

While I preferthe form iirst illustrated and described, the modified constructions have advantages of cheapness and adaptability to certain conditions of use that will make them available under certain circumstances.

lt will be understood that a surrounding shield 32 is used to protect the device from dirt, asin Fig. l, the shield being removed in the other views to show the interior.

The operation of my invention is obvious, and itssimplicity, advantages, and usefulness will be appreciated` by those accustomed to the use of buggies and other vehicles, as the thills are raised and held up from the ground and out of the way in a satisfactory manner, dispensing with the ilse of props or other supporting devices. Y

Having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, ls-

l. A supporting device for thills consisting of a frame mounted on a support secured to the Vehicle-frame, an arm pivotally mounted therein adapted to be raised to operative position and to be folded down within the frame A and means for supporting the arm in an erected position, and for lowering and securing it Within the frame, substantially as set forth.

2. A supporting device for thills consisting of a pivoted arm a pivoted brace connected to a sliding shoe, and means for supporting the shoe, substantially .as set forth.

3. A supporting device for thills consisting of a pivoted arm, a pivoted brace connectedto a sliding shoe, a pivotally-mounted dog adapted to engage the shoe, and means for operating the dog, substantially as set forth. 4. Asupportingdevicefor thills, consisting of a pivoted arm provided with a hook at the end, a vertically-movable slidin g shoe, a brace pivotally connected to the arm and to the shoe, a pivotally-mounted dog adapted to sn pport the shoe, a spring for throwing the dog into engagement and an operating-arm for releasing the dog from engagement, substantially as set forth.

5. A supporting device for thills consisting of a pivoted arm provided with a hook at the end, avertically-movable sliding shoe, abi-ace pivotally connected to the arm and to the K shoe, a pivotally-mou nte'd dog adapted to support the shoe, a spring for throwing the dog into engagement, a stop-cam for limiting the movement 0f the dog, and an operating-arm `for releasing the dog from engagement, substantially as set'forth.

6. In combination with an arm pivoted in a frame and provided with an adjustable sliding brace, a support for the frame secured to the base of the vehicle, substantially as set Witnesses:

J. I. MILLER, A. B. CLIFFORD.

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