US412062A - Brigham ames - Google Patents

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R. B. AMES.

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No. 412,062. Patented ont. 1, 1889.

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ROBERT BRIGHAM AMES, OF MARLBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 412,062, dated October 1, 1889.

Application led July 29, 1889. Seralllo. 319,049. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, ROBERT BRIGHAM AMES, a citizen of the United States, residing atMarlborough, in the county of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sleds; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the sam e, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specication, and to the letters and ligures of reference marked thereon.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in sleds; and it has for its object to provide a simple, strong, and durable sled, wherein each runner is free to automatically adjust itself lto any inequalities in the road without in any way interfering with its mate. The novelty resides in the peculiarities of construction, and the novel combinations, arrangement, and adaptation of part-s, all as more fully hereinafter described, shown in the drawings, and then particularly point-ed out in the appended claims.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which, with the let# ters of reference marked thereon, form a part of this specification, land in which- Figure l is a perspective view of a double runner constructed in accord ance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional det-ail showing the connection of the axle with the post of one of the runners.

Referring to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates a runner, and, as each is of the same make, a description of one will suffice for all. The runner is formed of the post a, the rave a', and the runner a2. The iron of the runner extends upon and a short distance along the top of the rave, as shown at c3. Each post is braced by means of two brace-irons B, the forward one of which has a vertical portion which passes through the rave and receives upon its end a nut b, a washer b being used to prevent wearing of the parts.

Each two runners are connected together as follows: C is ashaft or rod which passes loosely through the posts of the two runners, and upon each end outside the post is provided with a nut The openings in the posts through which the shaft passes are provided with a sleeve c,

as shown in Fig. 2, in which the reduced ends of the shaft loosely turn, each end of the shaft being provided inside the post with a collar or flange d, as shown. On the shaft inside these collars is secured the head-block D, through which passes the hing-bolt E, the squared head of which is secured in a socket in the under side thereof between the shaft and the head-block, as shown in Fig. l. By this construction each part of the runner is free to turn on its end'of the shaft in dependent of the other runner, so that in passing over rough roads there s no straining and twisting of the parts. i

The forward ends of the front runners are provided with suitable eyes c, into which are hooked the hooks f of the pole E.

On the rear head-block are the brace-bars G, having at their free ends eyes by which they are secured to the under side of the platform. (Represented by dotted lines in Fig. l.)

H are hooked rods pi votally attached to the rear runners, to the raves thereof, and their free ends adapted to engage eyes on the rear head-block to steady and strengthen the parts. The front and rear holsters are placed upon these head-blocks, as shown in Fig. l, and the platform rests upon the bolsters.

The rear and front runners are connected together by means of the cross-bar K, which is provided at its rear edge with the hooks k, which engage the eyes Z on the front ends of the rear runners, the said cross-bar having attached thereto a V-shaped iron L, the forward end of which is pivotally connected with the hing-bolt, as shown. This allows the parts to adjust themselves freely each in..

dependent of the other.

By the above construction the whole device may be readily taken apart for storage or other-purposes. The hinge is brought directly over the runner and at the bottom of the bearer, provides alight, yet durable, sled, and one that will carry a load steadily and with little power over rough places and side hills.

That I claim as new is l. The combination, with the runners, of the shaft connecting the same, having reduced ends passed through openings in the posts of the runners, nuts on the ends of the shaft,

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and sleeves c in the o eninos in the osts and through which the reduced ends of the each other, of the head-block on the shaft, and the king-bolt passed through the head-block and having its lower end securely held there- 15 in, as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two Witnesses.

ROBERT BRIGI-IAM AMES.

Witnesses:

RUFUs O. CLARK, GEORGE B. GIBSON.

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