US1026365A - Wind-shield holder. - Google Patents

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P. P. PFLEGHAR.

WIND SHIELD HOLDER.

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l 1,026,365. Patented Maf 14, 1912.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK I. PFLEGHAR, F NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE ENGLISH 6c MERSICK C0., 0F NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION.

WIND-SHIELD HOLDER.

Patented May 14, 1912.

y To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FRANK P. PrLEGHAR, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Haven, inthe county of New Haven and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and useful Im rovement in Wind- Shield Holders; and do hereby declare the following, when taken in connection with the accompanyin drawings and the letters of reference mar ed thereon, to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, and which said 4drawings constitute part of this specification, and represent, in

Figure 1 a side view of my improved holder shown as applied to a vehicle body,

, with the wind shield or sash in the closed position. Fie. 2 a sectional view showing the sash or shield raised and locked. Fig.

3 a rear view of the latch mechanism, detached.

This invention relates to an improvement in wind-shield holder or catch for supporting a wind-shield when in a raised posit-ion. In limousine or closed carriages the windshield is'hinged at the top and swings upward. y

The object of this invention is to provide simple means for holding a wind shield or sash in a raised position, and the invention consists in the construction hereinafter described and particularly recited in the clailrlns. I 1

' carrying out In invention emp o a housing 2 which is adapted to be securedyt'o the under face of the to 3 of a vehicle. Pivotally mounted in the ousing is a hook 4, and within the housing is a flat spring 5 which bears against the an lar base 6 of the hook. The body of the ook is formed with a slot 7 in which is a spiral spring 8 and through which a stud 9 of a latch 10 Erojects, and on the rear of the hook is a nger-piece 11 secured to the stud 9 and providing means for lifting the latch 10. The lower edge 12 of the wind shield or sash 13 which is also hinged to the top, is

rovided with a strike plate 14 having a oltreceiving o ening 15 in the under face, and with a locking-notch 16 in the flan e 17 which extends onto the inner face o the sash. Preferably a locking device will be arranged at each side of the vehicle to engage with opposite sides of the wind-shield or sash, and preferably also the top will be provided wit a stop 18, and the sash rails with beveled openings 19 to limit the upward movement of the sash and assist 1n holding it against lateral movement. When the sash is raised the strike plate 14 will come in contact with the nose 20 of the hook 60 and force it slightly rearward and so that the edge of the strike plate will engage with the lower end of ,the latch 10 and lift the latch to such an extent that the nose 20 may pass into the opening 15. As the nose of the hook enters the opening 15 the lower end 'of the latch will enter the notch 16 and so that the strike late is held within the hook' by the latch. t this time the plug 18 has a bearing in the openin 19 and these bear- 70 in s ma be bushed wit rubber if desired.

o re ease the wind shield or sash it is only necessar to press upward on the late 11 which wil lift the latch 10 out o the notch 16 and permit the hook to be moved 75 rearward so as to disengage the nose 2O of the hook from the strike plate. In raising thesash to its locked position the operation of the latchy and hook is automatic. When not in use the hook may be turned upward against the inner face of the top, the spring 5 holding the hook in either the retired or operating position, and also serves to bring the hook into locking engagement when the sash is pushed upward.

I claim 1. The combination with a housing, of a s ring-actuated hook mounted therein, the ody of the hook formed with a slot, a spring 1n said slot, and a latch having a 90 projection extending through said slot and bearing on said spring.

2. The combination with a housing, of a hook mounted therein, a spring in said housing and acting on the inner end of said hook, the body of the hook formed with a slot, a spring within said slot, a latch having al projection -extending through said slot, a finger-piece secured to said projection, combined with a strike-plate adapted to be engaged by said hook and latch.

3. The combination with a housing, of a hook pivotally mounted therein, a spring in said housing and bearin on the inner end of said hook, said hook gfgormed at its outer end with a nose and its body formed with a m v v 1,026,365

slot, 'a spring within said slot, a latch slidl In testimony whereof, I have signed this ing on said body and formed Wlt-h'a stud specification 1n the presence of two subextending through said slot beneath said scribing Witnesses.

spring, a finger-piece secured toAsaid studi,` FRANK P. PFLEGHAR. and a strike plate formed with an opening Witnesses: to receive the nose of the hook, and with a ELIZABETH N. DORFMAN noteh to receive the end of said latch. l F. J. LINSLEY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

e Washington, I). C.

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