Wagon Tongue (Patent No: 136662)

Inventor: Dube, Alfred

Location: Edmonton

Comments: N/A

Description: Claim
1. In a steadying device for vehicles the combination with a curved rack carried by the fifth wheel, a locking bolt carried by the reach, and a spring for normally projecting the tip of the bolt into engagement with said rock, of a link carried by the neck yoke, means for moving said link forward when the team is steered to either side, and flexible connections between said link and bolt for retracting the latter against the tension of its spring.
2. In a steadying device for vehicles, the combination with a rack carried by the fifth wheel, a locking bolt carried by the reach, and a spring for normally projecting the tip of the bolt into engagement with said rack of a link carried by the neck yoke, means for moving said link forward when the team is steered to either side, a transverse loop at the rear end of said link, a rod having an eye at its front extremity loosely engaging said loop, and connections between its rear extremity and said bolt for retracting the latter against the tension of its spring.
3. In a steadying device for vehicles, the combination with a rock carried by the fifth wheel, a locking bolt carried by the reach, and for normally projecting the tip of the bolt into engagement with said rack, of a link carried by the neck yoke, means for moving said link forward when the team is steered to either side, a transverse loop at the rear end of said link, a rod having an eye at its front extremity loosely engaging said loop, a slide passing loosely through the front axle in line with the king bolt and connected at its front extremity of said slide having a transverse loop, and a second rod having an eye at its front end loosely connected with this loop and its rear end connected with this loop and its rear end connected with said bolt for retracting the latter against the tension of its projecting means.
4. In a steadying device for vehicles, the combination with a rack carried by the fifth wheel, a locking bolt carried by the reach, and means for normally projecting the tip of the bolt into engagement with said rank, of a link carried by the neck yoke, means for moving said link forward when the team is steered to either side, a transverse loop at the rear end of said link, a rod having an eye at its front extremity loosely engaging said loop, a slide passing through the axle and through a hole in the king bolt and loosely connected at its front end with the rear extremity of said slide, and at its rear end with said bolt for retracting the same.
5. In a steadying device for vehicles, the combination with a rack carried by the fifth wheel, a locking bolt carried by the reach, and means for normally projecting the tip of the bolt into engagement with said rack, of a link carried by the neck yoke, means for moving said link forward when the team is steered to either side, a transverse loop at the rear end of said link, a rod having and eye at its front extremity loosely engaging said loop, a slide passing loosely through the front axle and loop, a slide passing loosely through the front axle and connected with the rear extremity of said rod, a frame having guides in which said locking bolt moves, lugs depending from said frame and connected by a cross pin, a lever pivoted on said pin and loosely engaging a hole in said bolt, and a second rod loosely connecting the lower end of this lever with the rear end of said slide.
6. In a steadying device for vehicles, the combination with a link movably mounted in the neck yoke, means for moving said link forward when either horse is steered out of a straight link, and a curved rack carried by the fifth wheel in rear of the king bolt, of upper and lower plates spaced from each other and supported by the reach in rear of said rack, guides between said plates, a bolt moving in said guides, a bracket depending from the reach, a spring between said bracket and bolt for projecting the tip of the latter normally into said rack, a ???? pivotally supported by the plate and loosely engaging said bolt, and a flexible connection between the lower end of this lever and said link in the neck yoke.
7. In a steadying device for vehicles, the combination with a link movably mounted in the neck yoke, means for moving said link forward when either horse is steered out of a straight line, and a curved rack carried by the fifth wheel in rear of the king bolt, of upper and lower plates beneath said reach, spacing collars between them, bolts passing through the plates and collars and engaging said reach, horizontal rollers in pairs connoting said collars and forming one set of guides, upright rollers in pairs connecting said plates and forming another set of guides, a bolt moving in said guides, a bracket depending form the reach, a spring between said bracket and bolt for projecting the tip of the latter into said rack, a lever pivotally supported by the lower plates and loosely engaging said bolt, and a flexible connection between the lower and of this lever and said link in the neck yoke.
8. In a steadying device for vehicles, the combination with a link movably mounted in the neck yoke, means for moving said link forward when either horse if steered out of a straight link, a fifth wheel having parallel plates curved around the king bolt, a series of upright pins connecting said plates, and spaced rollers journalled on said pins and constituting a rack, of a frame rigidly carried by the reach, vertical and horizontal pairs of rollers journalled in said frame and constituting a guide, a locking bolt movable longitudinally through said guides, a spring for projecting its tip normally into said rack, a lever pivoted in said frame and its upper end engaging said bolt, and a flexible connection between its lower end and said link in the neck yoke.
9. In a device for steadying vehicles, the combination with a rack carried by the fifth wheel, a bolt carried by the reach in rear of said rack, means for pressing the tip of the bolt normally into engagement with said rack, and a lever engaging said bolt, of a tubular neck yoke bar having a horizontal rock shaft journalled through each extremity, a bail whose ends are rigidly connected with the ???? of either horse, a rock lever rigidly secured to said ??? within the bar, a link loosely mounted through a hole in said bar near its center, flexible connections between its rear end and said bolt operating lever, and means whereby the swinging of either bail and rocking of its shaft moves said link forward through the neck yoke bar.
10. In a device for steadying vehicles, the combination with a rack carried by the fifth wheel, a bolt carried by the reach in rear of said rack, means for pressing the tip of the bolt normally into engagement with said rack, and a lever engaging said bolt, of a tubular neck yoke bar having a horizontal rock shaft journalled through each extremity, a bail whose ends are rigidly connected with the ends of said shaft within the bar, a link loosely mounted through a hole in said bar near its center, flexible connections between its rear end and said bolt operating lever, rods connecting said rock lever in pairs and extending throughout the length of said neck yoke bar, and connection between said rods and the link whereby the swinging of either bail in either direction will move both said rods and their movement is communicated to said link and through the latter to said bolt operating lever.
11. In a device for steadying vehicles, the combination with a rack carried by the fifth wheel, a bolt carried by the reach in rear of said rack, means for pressing the top of the bolt normally into engagement with said rock and a lever engaging said bolt, of a tubular neck yoke bar having a horizontal rock shaft journalled through each extremity, a bail whose ends are rigidly secured to said shaft within the bar, rods connecting the upper and lower ends of said rock levers and extending throughout the length of the neck yoke bar, an eye on each rod, two rods playing freely through said eyes and each having a head at one extremity, a bell crank lever loosely connected with the bell crank lever, and flexible connections between said link and the bolt operating lever.
12. In a device for steadying vehicles, the combination of a spring actuated bolt mechanism for normally locking the front axle and tongue in the positions they as-???? Around the king bolt of the neck yoke bar, a link movably connected therewith, means for moving said link forward when either horse is steered aside in either direction, and connections between said link and bolt for retracting the latter when the link is moved forward.
13. In a device for steadying bolt mechanism for normally locking the front axle and tongue in the positions they assume around the king bolt of a neck yoke bar, a link movably connected therewith, means for moving said link forward when either horse is steered aside in either direction , a lever mechanism having one extremity connected with said bolt, and flexible connections between its other extremity and said link for retracting the bolt when the link is moved forward, said connections passing through the line of the king bolt.
14. In a device for steadying vehicles, the combination with a spring actuated bolt mechanism for normally locking the front axle and tongue in the positions they assume around the king bolt of a neck yoke bar having rock shafts and the horses' collars, rock levers mounted on said shafts within said bar, parallel rods connecting their extremities in pairs, eyes of its axis, rods loosely engaging said eyes and having nuts adjustable thereon at one side of the eyes, and flexible connection between the other extremities of said rods and said locking mechanism for retracting the bolt when either rock shaft is turned in either direction.
15. In a device for steadying vehicles, the combination with a spring actuated bolt mechanism for normally locking the front axle and tongue in the positions they assume around the king bolt of a neck yoke bar, a rock shaft journalled through each extremity thereof and having a bail projecting rigidly from it and connected with the collar of the nearest horse, lever on said shafts, a rod connecting the levers and movable longitudinally of said bar when either rock shaft is turned in either direction, and a flexible connection between, said rod and said bolt mechanism whereby the latter is retracted when either horse is steered aside in either direction.