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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
JAMES W. FINDLEY, OF BRYAN, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD HIS RIGHT TO
TALBOT M. BOWLES, OF BURLESON COUNTY, TEXAS.
IMPROVEMENT IN FIFTH-WHEELS FOR VEHICLES.
Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 214,766, dated April 29, 1879; application filed
August 5, 1878.To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that I, JAMEs W. FINDLEY,
of Bryan, Brazos county, in the State of Texas,
have invented a certain new and useful Im-
provement in Fifth-Wheels for Vehicles and
Swivel-Wheels for other Purposes, of which
the following is a full, clear, and exact de-
scription, reference being had to the accompa-
nying drawings, forming part of this specifica-
tion.
My improvement consists in a tubular ring
attached to the head-block and perch, with a
slot around its under side. In the bore of the
ring work sliding blocks, which fit the bore
and are rigidly connected to the front axle, as
more fully set forth hereinafter.
Figure 1 is an under perspective view of
my improvement. Fig. 2 is a section at x x.
Fig. 4. Fig. 3 is a top view. Fig. 4 is a sec-
tion at x' x', Fig. 2.
A is the fore axle, which may be part of
iron and part of wood, as shown, a being the
iron, and a' the wooden, portion.
B B are clips, by which the parts of the
axle are attached together. These clips are
of the usual construction, except that they
have a head, b, which slides in the hollow or
bore of the tubular slotted ring, and in that
the tie-pieces b2 of the clips end in a brace, C,
at whose rear part is a sliding head, b', simi-
lar to those upon the clips, and working in
the tubular ring D for the same purpose. The
sliding heads b are connected with the clips
B and brace C by necks b", which slidein the
slot d at the under side of the tubular ring D.
The tubular ring D has firm attachment to the
head-block E and to the perch F by means
of the clips G, which are east upon the ring
or circle D, and extend up beside the perch
and head-block. These clips or lips G, when
the ring D is formed of any malleable metal,
may be made to bend inward and embrace the
perch and head-block, as shown.
At H are shown rivets or bolts, which pass
through the clips G and the perch or head-
block, as the case may be.
In some vehicles it may be advantageous
to run the perch through the head-block, as
shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3, and in this
case a clip, G, would be formed upon the front
part of the ring D, to engage the front end of
the perch.There may be two or more perch- bars
clipped to the ring or circle D. These modifi-
cations would be substantially equivalent one
to another.
As another modification, the brace C may
be duplicated before the axle, and have a simi-
lar connection with that b b of the clips B,
and brace C with the ring D. (See dotted
lines, Fig. 3.)
d' is the bore or hollow of the ring D, in
which the heads b b' slide, and which they are
made to fit neatly. They are preferably kept
lubricated to ease their motion and for the
avoidance of noise.
The ring has a gap, D', upon the inner side,
to allow the introduction of the heads b into
the bore d', and this gap may be closed by
the insertion of a piece of metal, if desired.
b3 are wings upon the clips, extendingalong
the top of the axle A.
The bore d' may be circular in section, as
shown, or it may have any other suitable
form; and the heads or blocks b bi would, in
any case, be made to fit the interior of the
bore.
I do not claim, broadly, a fifth-wheel in the
form of a complete circle; nor do I claim,
broadly, a fifth-wheel grooved in its interior,
as these features, separately considered, are
old; but
What I do claim as my invention is-
1. The ring D, attached to the head-block
E, and having a gap, D', upon its inner side,
and an internal unobstructed passage extend-
ing throughout its circumference, with seg-
mental clip slides b b secured to the axle A,
said clips being introduced into the bore d'
of the tubular ring through the gap D', and
working in said passage or bore, substantially
as set forth.
2. In combination with the ring or ring-
segment D, clips B, and axle A, the brace C,
provided with a slide block or head, b, sub-
stantially as set forth.
3. The combination of perch F, head-block
E, ring D, slide blocks or heads b b', clips B,
brace C, and axle A, substantially as and for
the purpose set forth.
JAMES W. FINDLEY.
Witnesses:
THOSE. J. ONSTOTTn
G. W. OLAPP.
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Findley, James W. & Bowles, Talbot M. Improvement in Fifth-Wheels for Vehicles., patent, April 29, 1879; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth169832/m1/3/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.