Year: 1899

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I, JOIN CURRIE, of No. 1860; Notre Dame Street, in the City of Montreal,
Province of Quebec, Dominion of Canada; Merchant, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:--
The object of my invention is to provide a fender, a portion whereof will
automatically assume a position to pick up any body or object that may be in
the way of a car when the tendency of the main portion of the fender will be to
ride over the object or body and to enable said fender to be readily held at
different heights relatively to the road bed:
The carrier frame of my improved fender consists of a pair of triangular
sections extending beneath and having one side bolted to the front of the car
body.
The front of these triangular sections are formed with transverse bayonet
slots to receive and support a transverse rod upon the ends of which are rigidly
secured the side frames of the main fender.
These side frames are of bell-crank form and are secured to the ends of said
transverse rods at their angles, the forwardly extending arms of the frames
carrying the netting and the rearwardly extending arms being slotted.
The lower angles of these triangular frames are formed with depending hooks
which receive and support a second transverse rod to each end of which a lever
arm is rigidly connected.
The forward ends of these lever arms are slotted and pivotally connected
therethrough to the slotted arms of the said side frames, while the rear ends of
these lever arms are off-set and hooked and have fulcrumed thereto midway
between said off-set ends and the point at which they are connected to the
second transverse rod, the upwardly curved rear end of an auxiliary fender.
This auxiliary fender is supported in its proper position relatively to its road
bed by a pair of pins carried rigidly by the lever arms in a position to at times
bear thereupon, while it is held in such position by a retractile coiled spring
connected at one end to said auxiliary fender and at its other end to the rear
hooked ends of the said lever arms..
The rigidity of the triangular frame pieces is augmented by suitable braces
extending from the rear side thereof rearwardly and connected to the underside
of the car, while the main and auxiliary fenders are held against displacement
in the bayonet slots and hooks respectively by a pair of blocks slid sideways
into the bayonet slots and held against lateral displacement therein by a pair
of pins and by a pair of hooks pivotted to the triangular frame pieces near the
supporting hooks thereof and adapted to be swung over and rest upon and' retain
the second mentioned rod against vertical displacement.
In order to provide means for adjusting the fender to different heights
relatively to the road, I mount a pair of hooks upon the lever arms in such
close proximity to the pins as to enable them to be swung to take thereupon.

page_text: These hooks are extended in length sufficiently to provide a supporting portion
between the pins and the curved rear portions of the auxiliary fender.
Dated this 8th day of July 1800
I, JOHN CURRIE, of No: 1860, Notre Dame Street, in the City of Montreal,
Province of Quebec, Dominion of Canada, Merchant, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention and in what, manner the same is to be performed to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:
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The object of my invention is to provide a fender, a portion whereof will
automatically assume a position to pick up any body or object that may be in
the way of a car when the tendency of the main portion of the fender will be to
ride over the object or body and to enable said. fender to be readily held at
different heights relatively to the road bed..
The invention may be said briefly to consist of a main fender and an auxiliary
fender, and means for pivotally connecting aid fenders together, means for
pivotally connecting, said fenders to the car body, and means for adjusting said
fenders to different heights relatively to the road bed.
For full comprehension however, of the invention reference must be had to
the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification in which like
symbols indicate the same parts and wherein :-
Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved fender;
Figure 2 a similar view with the parts in different positions;
Figure 3 is a front view thereof when in position shown in full lines in
Figure 1 and with the netting removed; and
Figures 4 and 5 are detailed views of a part of the carrier frame and the lever
bar respectively of the fender.
The carrier frame of my improved fender consists of a pair of triangular
sections b, b, extending beneath and having one side bolted to the underside of
the front of the car body.
The front of these triangular sections are formed with transverse bayonet
slots to, receive and support a transverse rod d upon. the ends of which are
rigidly secured the side frames of the main fender f.
These side frames are of bell-crank form and are secured at their angles to
the ends of said transverse rod d, the forwardly extending arms of the frames
carrying the netting, and the rearwardly extending arms e being 'slotted..
The lower angles of these triangular frames are formed with depending hooks g
which receive and support a second transverse rod to cacli end of which a
lever arm is rigidly connected.
The forward ends of these lever arms are slotted as at and pivotally
connected therethrough to the slotted armis e of the said side frames: while the
rear ends of these lever arms off-set as at and hooked as at' m and have ful-
crumed thereto midway between said offset ends and the point at which they
are connected to the second transverse rod, the upwardly curved rear end of an
auxiliary fender ».
This auxiliary fender is supported in its proper position relatively to its road
bed by a pair of pins o, carried rigidly by the lever arms in a position to at
times bear thereupon, while it is held in such position by a tractile coiled

page_text: spring connected at one end to said auxiliary fender and at its other end to
the rear hooked ends of the said lever arms:
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The rigidity of the triangular frame pieces b is augmented by suitable braces
extending from the rear side thereof rearwardly and connected to the underside
of the car, while the main and auxiliary fenders are held against displacement
in the bayonet slots and hooks g respectively, by a pair of blocks pslid side-
ways into the bayonet slots and held against lateral displacement therein by a
pair of pins s, and by a pair of hooks pivotted to the triangular frame pieces
near the hooks g thereof and adapted to be swung over and rest upon and retain
the rod against vertical displacement.
In order to provide. means for raising the fender a greater height from the
road, I mount a pair of hooks u upon the lever arms in such close proximity
to the pinso as to enable them when swung over to take thereupon and be
forced between the pins orand the curved rear portion of the auxiliary fender n
at a point below its pivot point, thereby raising said auxiliary fender and
through it and the lever arm 2, the main fender...
The operation of my improved fender is as follows: –
The normal condition of the fender is as shown in Figures 1 and 2, and from
these views it is obvious that a person struck by the car cannot possibly fall
between the fender and the bottom of the car.
In the majority of cases persons struck by a car, are thrown before it, the
fender riding over them, and they are multilated by the wheels. The action
of the parts of niy improved fender in automatically assuming the positions,
shown in dotted lines in Figure 1, completely obviates. this danger, in this
manner. Upon the outer end of the main fonder portion being raised, the
operative connection therebetween and the auxiliary fender portion; through
the slotted arms e and levers will move the retaining pin o. rearward thus
allowing the auxiliary fender to lower into close proximity to the ground, thus
effectively preventing the smallest object getting beneath the car.
It is obvious that a person picked up by the auxiliary fender portions: will be
held thereon by the weight of the main fender portion:
The forward end of each fender portion is provided with a tubular roller.
extending the full width thereof.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner, the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:
1. A car fender comprising a carrier frame, a main fender and an auxiliary
fender, the rear end. of said main fender being pivotally connected to said.
carrier frame; a pair of rearwardly projecting slotted arms formed upon the
rear end of said 'main fender; a pair of lever armis fulcrumed to said carrier
frame, one end of each of said lever arms being slotted and pivotally connected
therethrough to the slotted arnis of the main lever; the auxiliary fendor being
pivotally connected to said lever arms; and a rigid stop carried by each of said
lever arms to support said auxiliary fender, substantially as described.
2. A car fender comprising a carrier frame, a main fender and an auxiliary
fender, the rear end of said main fender pivotally connected to said carrier
frame; a pair of rearwardly projecting slotted arms formed upon the rear end
of said main fender; a pair of offset lever arms fulcrumed to said carrier frame,
one end of each of said lever arms being slotted and pivotally connected there-
through to the slotted arms of the main lever; a pair of expansile coiled springs
connected between the outer end of each of said lever arms and the auxiliary
fender the auxiliary fender being pivotally connected to said lever arms, and a
rigid stop carried by each of said lever arms to support said auxiliary fender
substantially as described.
3. A car fender comprising a carrier frame, consisting of a pair of triangular
sections secured beneath the end of the car body, a main fender and an auxiliary

page_text: fender, the rear end of said main fender being pivotally connected to the forward
angles of said carrier frame; a pair of rearwardly projecting slotted-arms formed
upon the rear end of said main fender; a pair of lever arms fulcrumed to the
lower angles of said carrier frame, one end of each of said lever arms being
slotted and pivotally connected thorethrough to the slotted arms of the main
lever; the auxiliary fender being pivotally connected to said lever arms; and a
rigid stop carried by each of said lever arms to support said auxiliary fender,
substantially as described.
4. A car fender comprising a carrier frame consisting of a pair of triangular
sections secured beneath the end of the car body, a main fender and an auxiliary
fender, the rear end of said main fender being pivotally connected to the forward
angles of said carrier frame; a pair of rearwardly projecting slotted arms formed
upon the rear end of said main fender; a pair of offset arms fulcrumed to the
lower angles of said carrier frame, one end of each of said lever arms being
slotted and pivotally connected therethrough to the slotted arms of the main
lever; and the other ends of each of said lever arms being in the form of a hook
connected between said hooks and auxiliary fender the auxiliary fender being
pivotally connected to said lever arms; and a rigid stop carried by each of said
lever arms to support said auxiliary fender, substantially as described.
5. A car fender comprising a carrier frame, a main fender and an auxiliary
fender, the rear end of said main fender being pivotally connected to said carrier
frame; a pair of rearwardly projecting slotted arms formed upon the rear end
of said fender; a pair of lever arms fulcrumed to said carrier frame, one end of
each of said lever arms being slotted and pivotally connected therethrough
to the slotted arms of the main lever; the auxiliary fender being pivotally
connected to said lever arms; and a rigid stop carried by each of said lever arms
to support said auxiliary fender, and means for adjusting said main and auxiliary
fenders to different positions relatively to the road bed substantially as described.
6 A car fender comprising a carrier frame, a main fender and an auxiliary
fender, the rear end of said main fender being pivotally connected to said carrier
frame a pair of rearwardly projecting slotted arms formed upon the rear end
of said main fender; a pair of lever arms fulcrumed to said carrier frame, one
end of each of said lever arms being slotted and pivotally connected there-
through to the slotted arms of the main lever; the auxiliary fender being pivotally
connected to said lever arms; and a rigid stop carried by each of said lever arma
to support said auxiliary fender, and a pair of hooks pivotally connected to said
lever arms in positions to take over said stops, substantially as described;
2
1000
CARPMAEL & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant.