US1422962A - Wagon-gate construction - Google Patents

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WAGON GATE CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 26,1920.

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WAGON GATE CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 26.1920.

Patented July 18, 1922.

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GEORGE W. GOES AND CHARLES E. GOSS, OF BALTIMORE, OHIO.

WAGON-GATE CONSTRUCTION.

Specification of Letters Patent Patented July-18, 1922.

Application filed July 26, 1920. Serial No. 389,047.

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This invention relates to improvements in wa on bodies, and has particular reference to an improved end gate construction for such bodies, the object of the invention being to provide a wagon body with a removable end gate wherein is provided a swinging door structure, said door structure being capable of being rigidly secured in a body closing'position in connection with the gate, and to also be capable of being selectively oscillated from spaced seats of upper and lower pivots, whereby the door structure may be lowered to conform with the bottom of the wagon body so as to be employed as a shoveling board, or may be'released at its bottom and permitted to swing from its top fulcrums in order to act in the capacity of a dump gate when the body assumes an inclined position.

With these and other objects in view, as will appear as the description proceeds, the invention accordingly consists in the novel features of construction, combinations of elements, and arrangements of parts, hereinafter to be fully described and pointed out in the claims hereunto appended.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and -1n which similar characters of reference denote like and corresponding parts Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved end gate construction for wagon bodies comprising the present invention.

Figure 2 is a vertical transverse sectional view taken through the end gate and. disclosing in the dotted lines itsvarious positions of adjustment.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary enlarged front elevation of the lower fulcrum for the door structure.

Figure 4: is a detail perfulcrum, and, v

Figure 5 is vertical sectional view displan view of the upclosing a slightly modified construction for furnishing a fulcrum for the door structure.

Referring more particularly to the details of theinvention, the letter A designates a wagon body of any suitable standard coni cesses 14. It will be manifest found upon farm wagons, but is preferably of the construction disclosed in our co-pending application Serial Number 399,046, filing date July 26, 1920. In this instance, however, the body consists of a bottom 1, underlying cross beams 2, and longitudinally extending sills 3, all of which may be suitably assembled in rigid relation. The bottom 1 carries side sections 1, which are maintained in place by virtue of rigid side bars 5, the latter being connected with the protruding ends of the crossbeams 2.- These bars may have their with metal plates 6 which, in conjunction with. the sections 4; provide sockets for the lower ends of the bars 7 provided upon removable upper sections 8.

The present invention consists particularly in the provision of an improved end gate construction 9 which is adapted to be employed for the purpose of closing the rear end of the wagon body A. In this instance, the end gate is formed to include a pair of sides 10 and 11, which are capable of rest ing upon the upper surface of the bottom 1 and within the side sections 4. The sides 10 and 11 are preferably formed from a plurality of boards, which are united by means of spaced cleats 12 and b vertically extending frame bars 13. j a

The frame bars 13 are disposed contigu ous to the inner edges of the sides 10 and 11, and the lower ends of these bars project materially below the sides 10 and 11 and are positioned within recesses 14 formed in the bottom 1 and also in a filling block 15, which extends parallel with and is secured to the cross beam 2. To hold the frame bars in this position, the filling block is provided with pivoted keeper plates 16, which may be moved to positions transversely obstructing the recesses 14c, so that lateral or longitudinal movement on the part of the end gate construction Wlll under or equipped with manually adjustable nuts 19 which act to maintain the keeper plates in their active positions obstructing the rethat by loosening the nuts 19, the plates 16 may be rotated so as to be independentof the recesses 14.,

thereby permitting of the removal or withdrawal longitudinally of the end gate construction from its connection with the bottom 1.

To also hold the end gate construction in its operative position of application within ti o wagon body, the cleats 12 are provided with a plurality of pivoted bolts 20, which are so arranged that their threaded shanks may be positioned within the notched ends of the plates 6 carried by the bars 5 and 7. These bolts also are adapted to carry wing nuts or their equivalents 21, whereby when the bolts are positioned in engagement with the plate 6, the nuts 21 may be tight ened so that endwise movement of the gate will be precluded. In view of the foregoing it will be apparent that quickly adjustable means have been provided for firmly fastening the end gate construction in its seated position within the rear end of the body A, and that said means will effectively serve to prevent the gate from accidentally losing its position of application.

' In connection with the end gate construction, there is included a. door structure 22, whichmay be opened or closed independently of the end gate construction for governing the discharge or emoval of the contents of the wagon body. This door structure consists of a rectangular body which is adapted to be positioned between the frame bars 13 and to rest upon the bottom 1 in order to normally close the outside space 23 formed between the sides 10 and 11. Since the edges of the door structure engage with the bottom 1, and the inner edges of the sides 10 and 11, unoue inward movement on the part of the door structure will be prevented, and, lateral movement is likewise precluded by the fact that the door structure is positioned between the vertically extending frame bars 13. To control the outward movement of the door structure, the intermediate portions of the frame bars are provided with U shaped clips within which are positioned the outturned ends of a. pair of hinged straps 26, which are secured as at 27 to the structure 22. The clips 24; are pivotally mounted for transverse movement upon bolts 28, which project longitudinally from, the bars 13, and the outer ends of these bolts are equipped with wing nuts 29 which serve to friotiona-lly engage the ends of the clips 24 in order to prevent undue lateral movement on the part thereof. It will therefore be seen that by the provision of the clip and strap construction 24 and 26, means have been provided for effecting the pivoting of the lower end of the door structure.

The upper edge of the door structure is provided with a flat transversely extending strip 30, which terminates in threaded extremities 31, which extremities are normally received within the slots formed between the bifurcated ends 32 of a pair of metal clips 33 rigidly carried by the upper ends of the frame bars 13. The threaded extremities 31 of the strip are adapted to receive wing nuts or their equivalents 34- which by being tightened into engagement with the sides of the clips 33, will prevent the door structure from moving outwardly. lit will be observed that the ends of the clips are turned laterally so that when the nuts 3% are tightened, the hubs of the nuts will be positioned in engagement with the out-turned ends, thus effectively preventing the door structure from moving or swinging out- Wardly.

When it is desired to employ the door structure as a shoveling board, the same is lowered to the dotted line position indicated by the letter B in Figure 2. This is accomplished by loosening the nuts 3i so that the same are clear of the lateral ends of the clips 33, which allow the door structure to pivot about the lower pivot provided by the clips 2%, and the downward swinging movement of the door structure may be curtailed by the provision of a pair of chains 35, which have their upper ends secured as at 36 to the frame bars 13, and their outer ends provided with hooks 37, which may be engaged with the threaded ends 31 of the strips 30. N hen the door structure is in this position, the same may be conveniently used in the capacity of a shoveling board for the purpose of facilitating the discharge of the materials or articles positioned within the body A. When the wagon is tilted, its contents may be dis charged by loosening the nuts 29, which permits the clips 21 to be oscillated about the bolts 28, thereby clearing the ends of the straps 26. This permits the door structure to swing from its upper pivots afforded by the strip 30 and the clips 33 so that the dotted line position, indicated in Figure 2 by the letter C may be reached.

In view of the foregoing description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, it will be apparent that an end gate construction of considerable utility for wagon bodies has been provided and one wherein features of construction are em ployed which will facilitate the discharge of the contents of a wagon body. By the construction described, the end gate may be removed bodily and as a unit from its position if used within the end of a wagon body, or the door structure itself may be independently removed without disturbing the side frames 10 and 11 of the end gate con struction. Then, again, the door structure is capable of assuming the various positions of adjustment set forth, that is, the same may be selectively actuated, so as to be moved about either its upper or lower pivots to effect the functions described. It will be apparent that the invention is not limited in utility to the precise mechanical construction described, since other equivalent fea tures may also be employed without departing from the spirit of the invention. For example, in Figure 5, one of the frame bars 13 has been shown as provided with a notch 38, in which may be received the end 25 of one of the hinge straps 26. The end 25 may be then prevented from moving laterally by providing a pivoted keeper plate 39, which may be moved to cover or obstruct the notch 38 so as to retain the hinge strap extremity therein. Obviously, this construction may be employed in lieu of the clip construction 24 described in the preferred form of the invention. Also, similar departures may be made in the other metallic fixtures employed by the invention and such changes will still fall within the scope of the invention as the latter is pointed out in the following claims.

IVhat is claimed is:

1. In a wagon body, an end gate construction for said body, including a pair of side frames capable of being connected with said body, a door structure normally arranged to cover the space between said side frames, means for pivotally connecting said door structure contiguous to its upper and lower edges with said side frames, whereby the door structure may be selectively operated to swing from either its upper or lower edges, and means for holding the door structure normally against swinging movement.

2. In a wagon body, an end gate construction comprising a pair of spaced side frames, a door structure normally disposed to occupy the space between said side frames, a. pivotal connection between the upper portion of said door structure and said side frames, and a second pivotal connection between the lower portion of said door structure and said side frames.

3. In a wagon body, an end gate construction comprising a pair of spaced side members, means for removably connecting said side members with said wagon body, a door structure positioned between said side mem bers, a pivotal connection between the upper edge of said door structure and said side members, and a second pivotal connection between the lower portion of said door structure and said side members.

4. In a wagon body, an end gate constrnction comprising a pair of spaced side memhere, a door structure capable of being po-' bers, a door structure normally situated to cover the space between said side members, a

pivotal connection between the upper portion of said side members and said door structure, a pivotal connection between the lower portion of said door structure and said side members, and flexible means carried by said side members and cooperative with said upper pivotal connection to hold the door structure against movement when in a lowered position.

6. A wagon body, comprising a bottom, a cross beam positioned beneath said bottom, side sections carried by said bottom, a pair of side members positioned in the rear end of said body between said side sections, said side members being provided with vertically extending frame bars arranged to be removably positioned within sockets provided in said bottom and said cross beam, fastening devices between said side members and said side sections, fastening devices serving to retain said frame bars within said sockets, and a pivoted gate structure situated between said side members.

In testimony whereof we aflix our signatures.

GEORGE W. GOSS. CHARLES E. GOSS.

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