US705783A - Street-car fender. - Google Patents

Description

No. 705,733. Patented l'uly 29, |902.

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STEET CAR FENDER.

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OLE OLSEN, OF ST'. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

STREET-CAR FENDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 705,783, dated J' uly 29, 1902. Application nea August 7, 1901. serial No. 71,197. (No man.)

To Z whom it may concern/.-

Be it known that I, OLE OLSEN, a citizen of the United States, and a residentfof the city of v St. Louis and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and usefullmprovements in Street-Car Fenders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to street-car fenders.

-It frequently happens with street-,car fenders of the styles now in use that a person struck thereby is thrown forcibly against the solid portion of the car.

It is the principal object ofthe present in frame of my fender mounted on the end of a car. Fig. 2 is a detail view of the under side of the apron, and Fig. 3 is a cross-section of my device mounted on the car.

The body of my device comprises a skeleton frame 1 of oblong form,having arms 2 projecting rearwardly at each end. These arms are pivotally supported on hangers 8, provided therefor on the underV side of the car-body 1l. For this purpose the arms 2 and hangers 3 are preferably perforated, and a rod 5 extends through them to constitute a pintle. This rod 5 is 'preferably made removable, so as to facilitate the dismounting of the fender.

On the inside of the frontand sides of the fender-frame is mounted a rod or jack-stay 6. A similar rod or jack-stay 7 is mounted upon the front end of the car-body. To these rods or jackstays respectively is laced an apron 8, of canvas or other suitable material, properly fitted thereto to cover the end of the car. As shown in Fig. 2, this apron has a heavy cord or rope 9 around its edge on the lower side and is provided with eyelets or lacing-holes 10 around its margin. By this arrangement the canvas is to a large extent relieved of wear, the danger of tearing is reduced, and a worn apron can be replaced with a new one with greatfacility.

Mounted upon the rear bar 11 of the fender-frame is a notched link or rack 12, which extends upwardly through a hole 13 in the car-body in position to have its notches cooperate with a detent 14, mounted on thecar- ,body in convenient position to be actuated by As shown in Fig.-

`full limit, whereby the fender-frame is tilted into an almost vertical position. In order to permit the fender to assume this position, the hangers upon which it is pivotally mounted are located close to the front end of the carbody.

In order to prevent a person who has fallen onto the fender from rolling off, the fender is provided with raised sides or guards 16, as shown in Fig. 3.

1. The combination with a car having a jack-stay on the end thereof, of a car-fender pivotally supported on the car-body, said fender comprising a frame, a jack-stay thereon, and an apron laced to said jack-stays, substantially as described. p i

2. A car-fender having a pivotally-supported frame, a jack-stay thereon, andan apron connected to said jack-stay, substantially as described. 3. Acar-fenderhavinga pivotally-supported skeleton frame, a jack-stay thereon, and

substantially as described.

4. A car-fender comprising an apron hav ing a rope secured to its edge on the under side, substantially as, and for the purpose set forth.

5. A car-fender comprising an apron hav a canvas apron connected to said jack-stay, y

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ing a rope secured to its edge on the under edge on the under side, said apron being side and having eyelets near said edge, sublaced to said jack-stays, substantially as de- 1o stantially as, and for the purpose seb forth. scribed.

6. The combination With a car having a 5 jack-stay on the end thereof, of a carfender v OLE OLSEN' pivotally supported on the car-body, said fen- Witnesses:

der comprising a frame, a jack-stay thereon HENRY A. KERSTING,

and an apron having a rope secured to its WILLIAM P. CARR.

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