Improvements in and relating to Car Fenders.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Cept., 1894-Accepted, 13th Oct., 1894
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Car Fenders.
I, REGINALD HADDAN, of the Firm of Herbert Haddan and Co., of 18,
Buckingham Street, Strand, W.C. London, Patent Agent, do ihereby declare the
nature of this invention, a communication to me from abroad by The Darrach
Car Fender Company, of Newark, in the State of New Jersey, United States of
America, and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This invention relates to an improvement in car fenders and the object of the
invention is to take up persons on the fender, and also prevent persons who may
have fallen or slipped under the fender from being injured by the car body or the
car wheels.
To accomplish this object my invention consists in the features of construction
and the combination or arrangement of parts hereinafter described claimed,
reference being made to the accompanying drawings, in which
Figure 1 is a side elevation of the fender.
Figure 2 is a plan view of Fig. 1.
Figure 3 is a section along a Fig. 1.
Figure 4 is a side elevation of a modification.
Figure 5 is an inverted plan view of Fig. 4.
Figure 6 is a section along y y Fig. 4.
Figure 7 is a side elevation of a modification.
Figure 8 is an inverted plan view of Fig. 7.
Figure 9 is a section along zz Fig. 7.
Figure 10 is a section along 2' 2¹ Fig. 9.
In this drawing the letter A indicates a car platform, B the dash board and
C the steps. From the dash board extend hangers D strengthened by braces E
and hangers F. The hangers D have pockets or attachments G for the engagement
of arms H carrying a pivot or bar I supporting the swinging spring strips or bands K
to which at L are jointed the spring strips or bands M.
The spring set M at its outer or free end has a spring strip or connection N and
the springs or yielding guards extending from strip N to bar I form an
additional protection for a person while allowing the free end of spring set M
to be raised or pushed up by any object or body falling or rolling underneath the
springs M.
The spring set M is provided with a cross bar P to which is secured a brace Q,
said brace being jointed to bar R. In Fig. 1 the bar R is shown connected to
banger S extending from arms H and steadied by a suitable fastening on hanger D,
such as an eye and pin connection T U. In Fig. 4 the bar R is shown secured to
hangers D and the brace Q has hooks X slipping or sitting onto bar R and held in
place by a suitable fastening or attachment such as a spring pressed hook V
engaging a shoulder W. The brace Q will prevent the free end or portion of
spring set M from being forced backward by an impact, while the spring sets M K
with the spring connection N will cause the victim wben struck by the fender to
receive a yielding blow, and to have his fall eased when landing on the spring
sets M K.
To the bar P is jointed a scoop composed of arms Y carrying spring fingers or
strips Z. The arms Y are provided with a cross piece a at their rear portion said
rear portion being intended to rest on a ledge or shoulder b on hangers D so that
while the car is running the springs Z will be kept clear of the ground as seen in
dotted lines in Figs. 1 and 4.

page_text: Should a person or object roll under the springs M said springs will be raised or
swung up about joint. L the brace Q swinging up about bar R thus drawing the
cross piece or bar a off the ledge 6 and allowing the springs Z to drop onto the
ground so as to catch or take up the person who might otherwise be injured by
the body or wheels of the car. The springs Z at their free ends have a rope or
wire cord c..
It may be desirable under circumstances to have the scoop Y Z held in its
depressed or lowered position. In Fig. 1 an arm Y is shown with a ratchet < and
the bar R carries a pawl-e pressed by spring f. When the scoop Y Z drops the
pawl e rides along ratchet d'and engaging a suitable tooth of the ratchet holds the
scoop with its springs or fingers Z to the ground. The pawle being released by
hand the scoop Y Z can be lifted and its free portion replaced on ledge b.
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The cord or rope c forming a flexible connection for the free ends of springs Z
will allow said springs severally to follow the inequalities of the ground, and by
placing flexible rollers or coiled spring sections g (Fig. 2) on the cord e between
the fingers or springs Z the fingers will be enabled to ride easily over the ground.
In place of the rollers 9 formed of coiled spring sections as in Fig. 2, rubber tube
sections g as seen in Fig. 5 can be made to form the elastic rollers on the cord or
connection c.
In the modification shown in Figs. 7 to 10 the letter A indicates the car platform
and B the dashboard The hanger D. is placed under the platform and the braces Q
are jointed at R to the hangers. The arm H connects by hangers S with the
braces and from arm H extend the springs K forward and downward to the
spring strip or connection N. A person struck by strip N and falling on springs K
will be saved from abrupt shock and the springs or guards O prevent a person
rolling laterally off the fender or springs K. The guards O also prevent a person
from coming in contact with the corner of the car.
If a body rolls under the fender to swing the latter upwards about pivot R, said
rising fender will swing lever hi about the fulcrum kon hanger D
so that
lever arm will draw link jointed at m to hook or catch n so that the latter being
drawn from its supporting position under the scoop or spring fingers Z will allow
the latter to drop their free ends to the ground to take up a body or person which
has passed under the fender. The scoop Z is jointed at o to hangers p.
When the scoop Z drops the lever arins e of levers se fulcrumed at t are swung
to, vertical position by spring 12 so as to abut against the lowered scoop Z, thus
preventing the latter from rising so that no body or object can slip under the
lowered scoop Z but will be taken up by the latter.
The scoop Z can be lowered when necessary by the attendant on platform A.
For this purpose the lever i has an. arm engaged by a treadle which treadle
being depressed by the attendant will swing lever hi to move link for freeing
catch n.
The springs tend to hold catch n in engaging position.
The fender' is preferably not connected rigidly to the car.
On the buffer or
ledge in front of dashboard B is a catch formed of an elastic rod or stout wire
bent to form the shanks 2, the connecting part 3 of which is bent upward so as to
form a lip portion or shoulder behind which the arm H can rest. The elastic or
springy rod being further bent to form an arm 4 with a catch or hook 5 catching
over arm H said arm H can yield or slide backward along buffer 1 when the fender
suddenly strikes an object. The arms 2 can be secured to buffer 1 by being
connected or clamped by a plate 6 slotted for the passage of a bolt or fastening 7
so that the plate 6 and arms 2 can be properly adjusted..
The arm H can be locked against yielding backwards by the arm 8 having a
rearwardly extending treadle 9 which when depressed at its rear end by the
attendant will swing arm 8 up against the rear side of arm H to prevent the latter
being pressed back. In riding over a stone for example it will not be necessary
to have the fender pressed up or back, and on such occasions the locking arm 8
can be brought into use.
By providing the front of the feuder with a canvas or soft strip 10 the blow

page_text: given by the front of the fender will be softened. Rollers 11 at the front of the
fender will enable the latter to ride easily over a person or object which has fallen
on the track.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
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1. A car fender composed of two sections as K M jointed together and provided
with a scoop jointed to one of the sections and adapted to be pressed or dipped by
the swinging of said last named section substantially as described.
2. The combination with a car fender composed of two sets of springs jointed
together, of a swinging brace for keeping one set of the springs distended, and a
scoop hinged to said fender substantially as described.
3. The combination with a car fender composed of two sets of springs jointed
together, of a swinging brace for. keeping cne set of the springs distended, and a
scoop jointed at one portion to said fender, and a ledge or rest secured to the car
for the free portion of the scoop substantially as described.
4. The combination with a car fender composed of two sets of springs jointed
together, of a swinging brace for keeping one set of the springs distended,
yielding or spring guards as O, and a scoop hinged to said fender, substantially
as described.
5. A car fender provided with a scoop jointed to the fender and adapted to
be depressed or dipped by the swinging of the fender, and a detent or lock as e
for holding the scoop depressed substantially as described.
6. A car fender provided with a scoop jointed to the fender and adapted to
be depressed or dipped by the swinging of the fender, said scoop being provided
with spring fingers as Z having their free ends joined by a flexible connection as e
substantially as described.
7. A car fender provided with a scoop, said scoop being provided with spring
fingers as Z having their free ends joined by a flexible connection as c, and
flexible or spring rollers as g mounted on the connection c between the spring
fingers substantially as described.
8. The combination with a vertically movable car fender, of a pivoted take up.
scoop which is depressed by the upward movement of the fender and operates
to bodily take up or pick up a person or object on the track, said fender. having
its forward portion provided with rollers substantially as described.
9. The combination with a vertically movable car fender composed of springs
made to extend forward and downward, of a pivoted take up scoop which is
depressed by the upward movement of the fender and operates to bodily take
up or pick up a person or object on the track substantially as described.
10. The combination with a vertically movable car fender of a pivoted take up
scoop which is depressed by the upward movement of the fender and operates to
bodily take up or pick up a person or object on the track, said fender having its
forward portion provided with a strip of canvas or soft material substantially as
described.
11. The combination with a vertically movable car fender, of a pivoted take up
scoop which is depressed by the upward movement of the fender, and operates to
bodily take up or pick up a person or object on the track, and a shoulder and elastic
catch for engaging the fender substantially as described.
12. The combination with a vertically movable car fender, of a pivoted take up
scoop which is depressed by the upward movement of the fender and operates to
bodily take up or pick up a person or object on the track and a shoulder and elastic
catch formed from a suitably bent spring rod for engaging the fender substantially
as described.
13. The combination with a vertically movable car fender, of a pivoted take up
scoop which is depressed by the upward movement of the fender and operates to
bodily take up or pick up a person or object on the track, and a releasing treadle

page_text: for depressing said scoop independently of the movement of the fender substantially
as described.
14. The combination with a vertically movable car fender, of a pivoted take up
scoop which is depressed by the upward movement of the fender and operate co
bodily take up or pick up a person or object on the track, and a lock for locking
the fender against vertical movement substantially as described.
15. The combination with a vertically movable car fender, of a pivoted take up
scoop which is depressed by the upward movement of the fender and operates to
bodily take up or pick up a person or object on the track, and a detent or lock for
holding the scoop depressed substantially as described.
Dated this 11th day of September 1894.
K. HADDAN.