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used to secure the attaching members to the
head - block 8. The' upturned portions of
the heads 24 of the members 23 are arranged'
at an angle with relation to the members 23,
5 whereby the members may be secured to the
head-block 8 to project diagonally in reverse
directions therefrom. The taper of the mem-.
bers 23 and the forward ends of the reach-.
beams 21 permits them to be secured firmly
io together by means of the rings 22 and per-
mits said rings to be moved longitudinally to
tighten the connection therebetween should
occasion demand. The rear ends of thereach-
- beams. 21 are secured to the axle 20 by means
15 of attaching members 27, which comprise up-
per members 28 and lower members 29.
These members have their inner opposing
faces cut away to provide rectangular sock-
ets for the reception of the reduced and
20 squared .ends of the reach-beams 21. The
members 28 and 29 are secured together.
about the reduced ends of the reach-beams
21 by means of clips 30 and are provided with
oppositely-extending studs 31, entering per-
25 forations in said reduced heads, whereby to
prevent the longitudinal displacement of the
members 27 and reach-beams 21. The up-
per member 28 has its rear ed extended
rearwardly, as at 33, said extensions 33 being
30 positioned directly beneath the rear axle 20.
The rear ends of the members 28 and 29 are1
secured together, as well as to the axle 20, by'
means of clips 34.
The reaches 21 are further connected to
35 the front axle 1 by means of a brace 35, hav-
ing a vertically-uprising projection or stud
. 36, entered into a suitable socket in a plate
35a, attached to the under side of the axle 1
and provided with a pair of rearwardly-ex-
40 tending divergent arms 37, bolted or otherwise
secured, respectively, to the reaches 21, said
brace being further provided with a forward
extension 38, perforated vertically to receive
the lower end of a vertical connecting mem-
45 ber or bolt 39, the upper end of which is en-
gaged with a member or bracket 40, project-
ing forwardly and horizontally from the
plate 12, this bolt 39 serving conjointly with
the bolt 1.9 to maintain the members of the'
50 fifth-wheel in assemblage. The rear ends of
the reaches are connected to the rear axle 20
by braces 41, extended diagonally between
the reaches and axle and each having at its
rear end an angularly-disposed portion 42,
55 adapted to lie beneath and transverse to the
axle and perforated for engagement by a
attaching-clip 43, there being formed upon
the front end of each brace a perforated clip-
plate 44, arranged to extend transversely to
6o the reach and designed for engagement by
one of the clips 30.
In practice during movement of the front
axle the member 13 will rotate freely upon
the member 4, while the plates 3 and 12, in-
65 eluded in the fifth-wheel, will be guided intheir relative movements through the me-
dium of the bearing members 15 and guides
16., it being obvious that under this construc-
tion the king-bolt usually employed is dis-
pensed with and that relative vertical move- 70
meant of the parts of the fifth-wheel is obvi-
ated, thus wholly overcoming the objection-
.able noise and rattling heretofore present in
devices of this character. It is also apparent
that under my construction the reach-beams 75
are materially simplified and their cost re-
duced to a minimum and that owing to their
detachable engagement with the members 23
and 27 through the medium of the rings 22
and clips 30 they may when worn or .other- 8o
wise rendered defective be quickly removed
for replacement by new ones, and, further,
that the parts of the running-gear as a whole
are greatly strengthened through the medium
.of the braces 3541 and are of an efficient dura- 85
ble character.
From the foregoing it is 'apparent that I
produce a comparatively simple inexpen-
sive device admirably adapted for the attain-
ment of the ends in view, one in which the 90
movements of the turn-table will be free and
easy, and one in which the reach-beams and
braces are of a simple inexpensive nature, it
being understood that in attaining these.ends
minor changes in the details herein set forth 95
may be resorted to without departing from
the spirit or scope of the invention.
Having thus described the invention, what
is claimed as new is-
1. In a vehicle running-gear, the combina- oo
tion with the head-block and rear axle of a
vehicle, of tubular reach-beams provided
with sockets adjacent to their ends, each
reach-beam having its forward end tapered
and its rear end reduced and squared., for- xo5
ward attaching members curved in cross-
section and tapered to conform to the con-
struction of the forward ends of the reach-
beams, said attaching members being pro-
vided with upstanding and angularly-dis- '10
posed heads, means passing through the
heads for securing the attaching members to
the head-block, rings applied over the at-
taching members and forward ends of the
reach-beams, rearward attaching members 115
socketed to receive the reduced and squared
ends of the reach-beams, means for securing .
the reduced and squared ends of the reach-
beams in the sockets of said rearward attach-
ing members, andmeansfor securing saidrear- 120
ward attaching members to the rear axle, said
attaching members being provided with
studs fitting in the sockets of the reach-
beams.
2. In a vehicle running-gear, the combina- 125
tion with the head-block and rear axle of a
vehicle, of tubular reach-beams provided
with sockets adjacent to their ends, each
reach-beam having its forward end tapered
and its rear end reduced and squared, for- 130
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Singler, Frank J. Vehicle Running-Gear., patent, June 12, 1906; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth510604/m1/4/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.