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UNITED
STATES
PATENT OFFICE.
WILLIAM H. ASIIlY, OF MASON COUNTY, TEXAS.
TONGUE-SUPPORT FOR VEHICLES..
SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 649,036, dated May 8, 1900.
Application filed December 20, 1899. Serial No, 741,037. (No model)To all whoomn it imay concern:
Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. ASHBY, a
citizen of the United States, residing in Mason
county, State of Texas, (whose post-office ad-
5 dress is Field Creek,) have invented certain
new and useful Improvements in Tongue-Sup-
ports for vehicles and the Like; and I do de-
clare the following to be a full, clear, and ex-
act description of the invention, such as will
[o enable others skilled in the art to which it ap-
pertains to make and use the same, reference
being had to the accompanying drawings,
and to the letters of reference marked there-
on, which form a part of this specification.
15 This invention relates to improvements in
a tongue-support for the tongues of vehicles
and the like.
One object of the invention is to provide
an exceedingly simple and effective catch or
20 holder for holding the support up against the
under side of the tongue.
A further object is to provide an operating
device or lever on the upper side of the tongue
for operating said holding clip or catch.
25. A further object is to provide a simple and
effective spring clip or catch which when the
support is folded up against the under side
of the tongue will engage and hold the same.
A further object is to generally improve
30 and simplify the construction of a holding
clip or catch for a tongue-support.
With such and other objects in view the
invention is embodied in the novel parts, ar-
rangements, and combination of parts here-
35 inafter described, and particularly set forth
in the claims.
In the accompanying drawings I have illus-
trated one form of the invention, but desire
it understood that I do not intend to limit the
40 invention to the construction which I have
here shown for the purpose of aiding in an
understanding of the invention.
In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side eleva-
tion offa portion of a tongue, showing my in-
45 vention applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a trans-
verse sectional view through the tongue, show-
ing the clip in elevation. Fig. 3 is a top plan
view of the parts shown in Fig. 1.
Referring to the drawings, A indicates a
5o tongue for a vehicle or the like, only the for-
ward portion of which is shown. This tongue
is shown provided at its forward end with theusual stop or projection for engaging the neck-
yoke and with a forward loop or eye. This
portion forms no part of the invention. 55
B indicates a tongue-support which, as will
be seen from the drawings, is hinged in any
desirable or convenient manner at b to the
under side of the tongue near its forward end.
The tongue-support is adapted to be swung 6o
on said hinge up into substantially-horizon-
tal position against the side of the tongue, as
indicated in Fig. 1.
On the upper side of the tongue in a posi-
tion forward of the rear end of the tongue- 65
support when it is folded against the tongue
is a bracket C, which, it will be seen, has an
upwardly-extending pivot lug or bearing D,
which may be and is shown as being bifur-
cated and provided with a transverse open- 70
ing or aperture for a pivot-pin, which latter
is indicated at d. The bracket C also has at
each side thereof an upwardly - extending
pivot lug or bearing, (indicated at E,) which
lugs E may also, if preferred, and they are so 75
shown, be bifurcated and provided with open-
ings or apertures for the pivot-pins, (indicated
at e.) Pivoted on the pivot-pins e are two
clip arms or fingers F, each of which has a
horizontal portion-f, a substantially-vertical 8o
portion f', which extends down at the side of
the tongue, and a lower intent portionfm2un-
derneath the tongue, and a downwardly bent
or curved under portion f3. As stated, the
clip arms or fingers F are pivotally supported 85
on the pivot-pins e. Their horizontal por-
tions f, extending toward each other between
bearing-lugs E and the lower inbent portions .
f 2, approach each other beneath or below the
tongue. Between the lugs E is formed a suit- 90
able casing or boxing for a spring, which is
indicated at G, said spring lying beneath
and adapted to exert upward pressure on both
of said horizontal portions f. This spring
may be, as shown, a coil-spring. The action 95
of the spring exerting upward pressure on the
portion f is to force the lower inbent portions
f3 into contact or engagement below the
tongue, and these portions are normally held
in yielding contact. Ioo
Pivotally supported on the pivot-pin d is
an operating-lever II, one end of which, h,
lies above the two adjacent ends of the por-
tions f of the clip-arms F and is adapted by
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Ashby, William H. Tongue-Support for Vehicles., patent, May 8, 1900; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth513878/m1/2/?rotate=90: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.