US51188A - Improved child s sled - Google Patents

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D. G. HUSSEY Sled.

Patented Nov. 28, i865,

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEO DAVID G.' HUSSEY, OF NANTUUKET, MASSACHUSETTS.

IMPRovED CHILDS sLED.

Spccilication forming part of Letters Patent No. 51, l S8, dated November 28, 1865.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID G. HUssEY, of Nantucket, in the county of Nantucket and State ot' Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Childrens Sleds; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, forming partot' this specilication, in which- Figure 1 is a plan view ot' my invention in an extended state. Fig.2 is an inverted plan ot' same in a closed or contracted state. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal central vertical section corresponding with Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a transverse vertical section through line X ot' Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a side view ot' thedevice for locking the sled in an extended or contracted state. Fig. 6 is a detached side view of a jointed lever, used in actuating` the steering device.

Similar letters ot' reference indicate like parts in the several tigures.

rlhe lirst part ot my invention relates to extension-sleds, such as constitute the subjectmatter of the first clause of the claim otl my Letters Patent No. 48, 17S; and it consists in a novel device for locking the sled in an extended or contracted state.

rEhe second part of my invention consists in a novel construction of the steering apparatus applicable to all childrens sleds.

The third part of my invention consists in an improvement in the device for stopping or checking the speed, applicable to all childrens sleds.

Toenable others skilled in the art. to construct myinvention and apply it to use, I will proceed to describe the construction and operation, having reference to the drawings.

The top ofthe sled represented is constructed, as described in my hereinabove-mentioned Letters Patent, of three parts, A, B, and C, which are composed, respectively, of a series of parallel bars or slats, a b c, so arranged and disposed that the slats or bars of the parts A and G will slide each one-half the distance between the bars of the central part, B. The slats ofthe several parts are plain on their edges, and t easily against each other, as shown in Fig. et.

The slats of part A are connected at the front end to the foot-board D, and at the other end by a cross tie or bar, E, underneath.

The slats ot' part (l are connected in a similar manner to the tail-board F at one end, and to a crossetie, G, underneath, at the other end, having a metal plate, g, secured to the upper surface of the two central slats c, on their inner end, said plate resting on the central slat b ofthe part B.

rlhe slats of the central part, B, of the sled are connected at their middle by a cross-beam, (Z, running the entire width of said part, and mortised into the side pieces, b' b. rlhe ends are connected by two cross-ties, e c, under neath, which run only to the edge of the second slat from the side, one on each side, the remaindcrotl the distance being connected from crossvtie c to side bars, L b', by a rigid metallic strap, c' e. By this arrangement the top of the sled may be extended to any desired length, somewhat similar to the frame of an extension-table.

Each otl the parts A, B, and C, is supplied, respectively, with a pair of runners, H, El', H2, which may be ot' metal, wood, or metal and wood, whichever may be preferable to the builder thereof. The iirst set of runners, H, are movable on a pivot, h', and are used for steering the sled. The back end ofthe frame, h, of said runners is connected, by rods fi t', to bell-crank levers jj, pivoted to the under side of slats c a, and connected, by a cord, 7c k, to jointed levers Z l', one of which is intended to be placed on each side of the front sled, A, and is constructed of two parts, Zand Z', the former of which answers as the handle, and is above the upper part of the sled and pivoted to the lower part, Z, at l. The lower part of L the lever is pivoted at 2 to the edge of theouter slat of part A ofthe sled, and the two parts are prevented from moving farther past each other than the position shown in Fig. 6, forming a single lever by vthe part Z, with the small pin 3 coming against a corresponding butt or stop on part Z, and the pin 4 on part Z coming against a stop on part Z. Instead of attaching the cord directly to these levers, it may pass through the eyes m m in the footboard to the drivers hands. The dotted lines of Fig. 6 show the upper part of the lever folded down when not required to be useda I 0*', Figs. 1 and 5 is a lock device for securing the movable part of the top of the sled to any desired position, and for holding the parts of the sled closed or contracted when so desired. The pin or bolt o* is secured to the free end of a spring, I, the other end of which is irmly secured to the stationary part B of the top ofthe sled. This spring presses the pin dt into any one of a series of holes, o o, provided in the movable parts A or C of the top of the sled, which may be opposite to the said pin, when the spring I is not held out of the same by a wedge, u, which has a limited movement in an upward and downward direction on a center, a', and when the wedge is at its lowestposition, and anyone of the holes or cavities o opposite the opening1 in the part B, in which the pin slides, the pin will spring ofitself into the cavity o, but when itis desired to move the part C, either to open or close it, the hand of theperson using the sled may be placed on the lower side or base part of the wedge and sufiicient force applied to press it upward, and by the increasing thickness of the wedge between. the spring and the side of the part B draws the bolt or pin outward from the cavity o, and allows the movable portion of' the sled to be moved in either direction. This locking deviceisin tended to be applied to each end of the central part, B, of the sled.

The lever l is intended to be on each side of part A, and may either be made in one piece or jointed, so as to allow of its being folded down when thecord is alone used for steering, as girls may prefer the one method and boys the other.

J represents the brake or spur for stopping or checking the movement ot' the sled, composed of two spikes, J* J'lt, each connected to a lever, K, on a shaft, Kt, which runs from one to the other of the runners H, and has a bearing in each. About the middle of the length of shaft Kt is a third lever, Kttt, connected to a foot-catch, L, sliding in a slot near the center of the foot-board, by a wire or rod, Lit. The spurs slide downwardon each inner side of the runner H through small eyes h2 h2, and when they are not in action the spurs are withdrawn by the action of a spring, kit, on one of the levers K. By shoving the footcatch L forward by the foot, the spurs J it will be drawn down by the rod, wire, orcord Lit, and made to penetrate the snow, earth, or ice suf- Iiciently to check or retard the forward motion of the sled, or stop it entirely, if so desired. On relieving the foot-piece L from pressure with the foot the spurs are drawn up by the spring ki free from the surface on which the runners may slide.

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

1. The combination of runners H H and pivoted frame h with the rods i i, bell-levers jj, constructed and operating substantially as herein described.

2. rlhejointed levers ll', constructed and applied in combination with the sled and steering apparatus, and operating in the manner and for the purpose set forth.

3. rEhe combination of sliding` foot-piece L, lever I dit, shaft Ki, levers K K, spurs or spikes J* Jit, and spring kit, the whole constructed, arranged, and operating as herein described, and for the purposes set forth.

4. The latch or lock I 0*, for holding' the sled when extended to any desired length,op erated by the wedge u, applied and operating substantially as herein described.

DAVID G. HUSSEY.

Witnesses JAMES AUSTIN, CHAs. G. AUSTIN.

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