US2187855A - Endgate - Google Patents

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Patented Jan. 23, 1940 UNITED STATES. PATENT OFFICE ENDGATE Frederick J. Imlay, Cleghorn, Iowa Application February 9, 1939, Serial No. 255,504

1 Claim.

The present invention relates generally to new and useful improvements in endgates of the type comprising a main section or member and a lower section or member mounted for swinging 6 movement on said main section through the medium of a bail device and has for one of it's important objects to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, an endgate of this character which'is adapted for use on wagon boxes of the comparatively wide all purpose type.

Another very important object of the invention is to provide an endgate of the aforementioned character comprising a construction and arrangement which is such that the entire endgate may be expeditiously swung to open position when desired.

Still another important object of the invention is to provide an endgate of the character de scribed comprising novel means for supporting the lower section in partially open position when dumping small grain.

Other objectsof the invention are to provide an endgate of the character set forth which will be comparatively simple in construction, strong,

durable, highly efllcient and reliable in use, compact, and which may be manufactured at low cost.

All of the foregoing and still further objects and advantages of the invention will become to apparent from a study of the following specification, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein like characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a rear end view of a wagon box equipped with an endgate constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a rear end view, showing the entire endgate swung upwardly to open position.

a Figure 3 is a rear end view, showing the lower section of the endgate in completely open position.

Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view, taken substantially on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

' Figure 5 is a vertical sectional view, taken substantially on the line 5-5 of Fig. l.

Figure 6 is a detail view in section, taken substantially on the line 66 of Fig. 1.

Figure 7 is a detail view in horizontal section, taken substantially on the line 1-4 of Fig. 3.

Figure 8 is a detail in perspective of one of the cleats on the main section.

Figure 9 is a fragmentary view in vertical section, showing the method of securing the lower section of the endgate in fully open position on the upper section of said endgate.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, it will be seen. that the reference numeral I designates generally, an all purpose wagon box comprising sides 2. Extending between the upper portions of the sides 2 at the rear end of the box I is a hinge rod 3. Mounted for swinging movement in a vertical plane on the rod 3 is a main endgate section 4. The main section 4, it will be noted, is shaped to conform to the sides 2 of the box I. Fixed on the side portions of the main section 4 are vertical cleats 5 which are journalled on the rod 3 thus mounting said main section 4 on said rod for swinging movement. Also mounted on the side portions of the main section 4 are cleats 6. As illustrated to advantage in Fig. 6

of the drawings, bolts or pins 1 are inserted through the cleats 6 and the adjacent portions of the sides 2 of the box I for releasably Securing the main section 4 against swinging movement. .It will be observed that, when in closed position, the main endgate section 4 is spaced from the bottom Il-of the box I. The reference numeral 9 designates a lower endgate section which is adapted to close-this space. The lower section 9 is mounted for swinging movement on the main section 4 through the medium of a substantially V-shaped bail which is designated generally by the reference numeral I0. At their free ends the legs II of the bail I0 terminate in outturned trunnions I2 which are journaled in strap hinges I3 which are provided therefor on the main section 4. At intermediate points the bail legs II are formed to provide axially aligned trunnions I4. Strap hinges I5 on the upper portion of the lower section 9 are journaled on the trunnions I4 for mounting said section 9 for swinging movement on the bail IIJ. A fastener I6 is provided on the section 9 and is engageable with the bight portion of the bail III for securing the endgate assembly in closed position. Mounted on the lower portions of the sides 2 of the box I are plates I! of suitable metal. are provided on their lower portions with inclined ribs or flanges I8 the purpose of which will be presently set forth.

It is thought that the operation of the device will be readily apparent from a consideration of the foregoing. When in closed position, the sec tions 4 and 9 of the endgate abut cleats I9 which are secured on the side walls 2 of the wagon box I. When it is desired to unload small grains, the fastener I6 is swung out of engagement with the bail III thus permitting said bail, with the lower The plates Il section 9 hingedly suspended therefrom, to be swung rearwardly and upwardly. The lower section 9 is positively held against rearward swinging movement when in closed position by the flanges I8. This is shown to advantage in Fig. 5 of the drawings. When partially opened for unloading small grains, the lower portion of the section 9 is permitted to rest on the upper end portions of the flanges I8. Any suitable means may be provided for securing the lower section 9 in this position. When it is desired to unload ear corn, for example, the lower section 9 is swung upwardly with the bail I0 against the rear of the main section 4, as seen in Figs. 3 and 4 of the drawings. The fastener I8 is then engaged with the rod 3 for securing the section 9 and the bail H! in this position (see Fig. 10). It will thus be seen that the fastener l6 constitutes means for releasably securing the lower endgate section 9 either in fully closed or fully open position. When ensilage or comparatively coarse feeds are to be unloaded the bolts or pins 1 are removed and the entire endgate, with the lower section 9 secured in raised or open position by the fastener l6 on the main section 4, 1s swung rearwardlyand upwardly on the rod 3 to sub- Fig. 2 of, the drawings.

It is believed that the many advantages of an endgate constructed in accordance with the present invention will be readily understood and although a preferred embodiment of the device is as illustrated and described, it is to be understood that changes in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to which will fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed is:

An endgate comprising, in combination with a vehicle box, a rod extending horizontally between the sides of said box, a main section mounted on said rod for swinging movement in a vertical plane, a substantially V-shaped bail mounted for swinging movement on said main section, a lower section hingedly connected to said ball at an intermediate point for swinging. movement thereon, and a fastener mounted on the lower section, said fastener being engageable with the bail and with the rod and constituting common means for releasably securing said lower section in either closed or open position.

FREDERICK J. LMLAY.

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