claim: 1. The automobile buffer compr;,sii-i@,, ki 60 spring stril) butter frodt portion ancl integral end loops aiid attaching members eacli htivii.-ig its eDd bent to form a nearly closecl gripping attaching loop, fastenin, devices to contr,,iet said attaching loops, f rame ends 65 rigidly ai4d permai-iontly secured to the ei.,ids of the vehicle frame member and having a s vertical frame end support formed with a, cylindrical heacl to be engaged and yieldiiigly gripped by one of said attaching loops anct formed with a retaining 1)rojection 70 adjacent the tol) of said head. 2. The ,Lutoiiiobile buffer comprisiilg a. spritig strip buffer front portion and end loops and sl)i-in(, strip -,tttacliing n-iembers eacli hti,ving its end bent to form a nearly 75 closed gripping ttt,,,Ching lool), fastening deitices to contract said attachino-- lool)s, frame ends rigiclly and I)ermaneiitly secured to the ends of the vehicle frame members and having a vertical franie end support to be en- 50 gaged and y'eldingly gripped by one of said attaching loops. 3. The automobile bu:ffer compriSI.Dg a resilient buffer T'ront portion and sprin(y stril:) encl loops nnd integral attaching mem- 85 bers, the end of each of said Ittacliing members bein bifurcated and bent outwardly 9 to form a nearly closed grippin(T attaching loop, U-bolt fastening devices to contract said attaching loops, frame ends rigidly aDc[ 90 pern-ianently seelii-ed I)y rivets to the ends 6f the vehicle frame members and haviii(T tspring bolt connectiotis and t ITertical frame end support substantially above the sprin(' bolt ancl T-ormed witli a cylindrical hetd to 95 be engtged and yieldingly gripped by one of said attachin(,Y loods and formed with tn inL togral 1)rojecting col@li,r ,tdjacent tl-ie top of said head. 4. The ,tutomobile buffer comprising a re- 100 si.lient buffer fron'Ll IDortion ,incl spring strip ,tttaching members, the end of each of saicl attaching memb,.,rs beet outN'7,,trdly to form a nearly closed --ripping attaching lqop, f,,isteiiing devices to contract s,,tid at- 105 taeliing looi)s, frtrne etids rigi(.Ily @ind I)ermaiiently socure(I to the ords of the vehicle frame meml-ers liaving sl)rinc,r bolt coii.- nections tlld a i,erti(@@,tl frame (-,ncl Sul-)Port formed AAitli ,i, cyl,@ndrical bea(-l to be eii- lio a,,ig,ed tu(I yioldingly grip ecl bi, one o-F saict p att,,tchinp,, I.oops an(-l formed with a projection tdj,,Lcent the top of slilid head. 5. The aiii.oi-@iol)i.](,, I)iifror co),i-ipri.sinbiifT-or -fi,-oiit poi-tioi- ii@cl (.onnecte(I spi-iii(r strip 115 attaeliip iiieiiibers eteli li,-.Lving its end bent to foi-n@ closed grippidg attaching lool')" (Iol'ices to coiitl-,tc(' s,-li(I attachiii(,@ loops, fi-aii-ie eiids rigidly ,tTi(I perinaiicntly seci@ii-ecl. to the ends of tl-le vehicle 120 fraii-ic i--qoi-iil)ers a-fid htving ,t iertical frame end stil.)poi-t a@Lj@icent the spriiig bolt ,tnd formed with a 1-iead to be engaged and yieldingly gripped by one of stid attaching loops. 125 6. The autoinobile b-Liffer comprising a bu:ffer froi-it portion and connected attaching members each having a gripping attaching loop, frame ends rigidl-.y see-Lired to the endg of the vehicle fraiue members and hav- 13(

ing a fi@,tme ciicl slipport foriiie d with a liead to be edgto- d by o--tie ol said attacliin loops. 9 'o 7. 'rho alitoniobile bliffer foriiiecl of resilient spi,in(y sti@ip ,tncl compi-isiiig a resilient buftei- f.i:oiit po,,-tior., end lool)s aiid iiiteo,ral att,,ichiiig iiieii-ibe@s the eiid 6f of said ,tttachil'lg members boi.i-ig bifure,,tted ,inct bent outwardly to i'oriti a neai,ly closed grippiiig att,tchii-ig loop, ind U-bolt fastening clevices 10 to coiiti@-ac'u sai.d attaelii-,i(y loops so that they aile tdapt6d to yi-eldingly grip vertical fr-,tii:ie end siipports s6etired to the ends of the i,chicle fram6 iiiembers acljacent the spilin@_Y bolts. . 15 S. the ,tutoia-iobile b-Lif-rei' formed of resilie@i-it sprij-ig strip ,tnd coiriprisiiig a i-esilient buffeifront portion ai-id ii-ite(y,,al atilqchiiig iiieiiibers, the end 6T eael of said atttchiiig meii,ibei-s being bet-it to foi@itt a nearly closed 20 grippilig Ltt,,tchina loop, aiid fasteniiig clevices to Conti,-,et said attael-iing loops so that tl-ie3, are ,tdapted to @7ieldingly grip verti.cal fi-aine eiid slippoi-ts secured to tl-ie ei-icls 6f the vc,,Iiiele fi-aine members adj,-Leeiit the 25 Spring bolts. 9. The auton-iobile biiit-ei, h-,tving resiliei-it spring strip members ,Lnd comprising a buffer front portion and resilient loops and inte(yi-al tttacliing iiiembers, thp, end of e-,tch 0 'o f sa'd att,,tching iiiembers being bent otitwardly to form a ne,,trly closed gripping ,t'utachii-ig loop, and fasteiiing, devices to coiiti-act sai0i ,ttt,,tching loops so that they adapted to gri.p fr,,iiiie end slipports see-Lired 3:) to tl-ic ends of the vehicle frame, members ,tclj,,teent tl-ie spring bolts. 10. The atitomobile btiftei- having resilient spring strip iiiei-iibers. and comprisiiiu t biitter f ront poi-tion and resilient attacliin, u -tchin 40 iiieii-ibei-s tl-ie end of eacli of sai.d a'-t@- p iiiembei-s beiiig bent to foriii ,t grippiiig aitachii-ig loop, aiid fostening devi.ces to contract s,,tid att@iching loops so tl-iat they are ad,,tptecl to grip Tr-,tiiie eii(I siipports. '15 11. The al-itomobile bufler coiiiprising a biliffei, front portion ,tiid flat strip attaching n'lenibers t)-ie ],,tterally sepim, ted eiicls of s,,ii(-] attachiiig niembers being bent to for-ul gripping attael-iii-i(, loops, aiid fastening devices 50 to coiiti-,,tet said attaching loops so tha@u they pted to (ri-ip la ,ti-e aclt terally separ,,tte vertical fr,,tme eiid s Lippoi-ts secii@ed f-o the vehicle. 12. TI-ie aiitomobile buffer comprising a bufter fi,oiit portioii ,tnd flat strip attael-iiiia 55 membei,s tl-ic, separated ends of said att,,tching ineiiibers h,-Lving gripping att,,tching loops so that they ,tre adapted to grip separated voi-tical T-1-@tme end supports securecl 'to the ATehicle. 13. '@i'lie autoi-iiobile bu-ffer attael-iing de- 60 vices coiiiprising ciids adapted to be ri(yidl -1, -,.iid 1)eriii,,inelitly sectired by rivets to the eiids of 'Lhe automobile irame niembers ancl cach ,t spriiig bolt connection an(I ai-i ilit-Iclyi-al vel-tical fraiiie enct slipport sub65 stantiilli- abole the spriri(y bolt aild 'oriiie -d t' Wi@l 11 viiiidi-icall-iead ap Lil 1. c td ted to be gripped b-,@,- oiie o-IL@ tl,.e -,ttt,,@chi-iiol- loops of the bufre.aiid foi-iiied ii,'Itli ai-i integral projectiiig col.- iii- adjacent the top of he,-,d. 70 14. The alitomobile biiffer attaching devi.ces comprisiilg frame ends adapted to be rigidly ii-id perilitnently seellred to the eiids oL the a-titomobile fi-an-ie ,iieiiibers and each liaviiig a spi-iiig bolt codiiection and aii int 75 gr,-,l i,ertical --I-'rame ei-id s-Lipport s iibst,,i,i-i'-ially abo-,,e the s])rii-ig bolt ai-icl 'ormed with a 1-icid adapted to be gripped by one of the att,,tching loops of the btiFLer. 15. The automobile biiffer attaching de- 50 vices coiyiprising fr,,,i-ne ends adapted to be rigidly -ind permanently securecl to the encls of the automobile f r,,iine members and each havin(y a spring conilee'Lion and t frame el-id suppoi-t ,ic-Ij@,ceiit the spriii(y coii nectioi-i.Lnd 85 foi-med -witli a I-ieacl tdapted to be eng,,tged or gripped by one of the looped attaebing ii-iei-iab.-i-s of the buffer ,tiid formed with an upper projecting ret,,iinin- deltice. 16. The alitoiiiobile bLTffei- ,ttttchi@i-i- de- go vices coml:)risiiig fr,,tme ends seelired to the autoiiiobife f-rame membei-s Ilid each - hal7in(, a sl)riiig connection ,tnd a 1-m, me end siipport ,tdjacent the sprin(r connection ,tnd forined t siibstaiitialll, vertic,,tl he,,i(I 95 adapted to bc embi--,teed by one of the ,tttiching inembei-s of the btiffer. 17. The -,utoiiiobile biiffer ,ittacliing devices compi-isii-ig 'Li-aille ends etch h',tATill@g I secii3-ino- poi-tion rigidly aiid permadelitly 100 sociii-ed to tl-ie en(Is of the atitomobile ii-iembei-s and haviiio,- ,in irteci-al ciid stippoi.@t ,idapted to be s-Libstanti -,Llly enciil-eled by -tiid rigidly coiiriected to one o'L the attacli.in,,r inei-iibers of tli.e bufrer. 105 18. Tlte ,t-Litomobile bi,,fier ,)'U-t@iel-iing devices coinprising frame eiids each haviilg a seeiiriug portion rigidlv secured to the ciids of the aLTtomobile 'Lrai@e ii-iembers and having a eylindrical head adtpted 'Lo be rigidly 110 coniiected to one of- the ,tttael-iing mciiibers of the bliffer. GEOr@,GE, ALBE4 r,,T LYON.

1 1 4 5 7 9 5 3 3 Patented June 5, 1923. UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. GEORGE ALBERT LYON, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA. AUTOMOBILE BUFFER ATTACHER. Application filed September 30,1921. Serial No. 504,396. 7'o tzll 9,07?,@oq@@ it n?,a?l cogieei,n: Be it l@nowi-i that,'I, GEOR.CE ALBEPT ilyon a citizeii of the TTiiited Sta'Les, ancl resicleiit of Pliiladelphia, c,ount), of I PIiiladelpliia, .5 State of Pennsyl-.-,,inia hai,-e made a certain iiew an(I useful InveiTtion T-.,,elatir@,- to Automobile, Buffer Attachers, of which the follolvill" is % spe(, ification, tal@-eii in connectiori )Vitl-i ae.(,on-ip,,iiiyina dra-\A,in,-,. 10 This ii-ii,elitioii relates to tde-vices for attacliii-ig a.titomobile b-Liffers or buiiipers aDd com])rises at,t,- cliin,,, 1(,,ops or other suitable I)oi-tions iN7]ii.el-i inay be foriiied on tl-ie spr.ing stril-) or otliei- atta@-Iiin(_r ineiiibers of th@ 15 I)iiffeT- so thit these attac'hii-ig portiods; m-,ty I)e cl,,tiiiped a,rouiid or bolted or otl-lerivis'e secured wi.tliin soc:kets formed in the co-operatiiig fi-ame ei-id slipports or other portions of the vehicle such @Por iiistance, as a, ver20 tical or otlier he,,td or supporting braclcet portion A@rbieli iyia37 be forii-iecl. on the frame on(I which is i-iveted oiotherwise, sociired to the en(] of the frame iiiember of the ,iiitoi-yiobile,. Such @iii attac,]-iii.Ao- loop arratigement 25 is c@@p(,cially tiseful in coi-ii-iection with the -T-esilieiit or spr;.nL)- strii) I)tiffers of the gel-.ieral Ly6-n type since, where these buffers haie resilient eii(-l loops, (,ollision impact iiot oiily bends the yieldii3g buiiiper froiit, but ilso 30 teii(l@; to ben(I or clistoi.-t the coiiiiected rear,,v,(ti-(.Ily extenclin- @ittachi.n(y membe rs which sometliiies or break wliere tlie, .)7 ai-e 1-igi(II,@, se(!iii-e(I to the @iiitoiyiol)ile fraiiie, b(it @vitli, tl)is t,ti@,,tchiii I.oo]) Lnd co-operatin(,, 35 :I'raitie eii([ siipj)oi@t or licad the loop c@i-n iiioi,e oisli(le, troiii-i(-] the head somewlitt iiiidei- collisi6ii eondit'oiis F,,o as to i-elieve excessive, or clesti-tictive striiiis. For tlais piirI)ose tlic@ i@raiiie ei-id support or head may in 40 soiiie cases I)e ad.vantageoitsly ai-i,,,tngecl adjace.n,t or siibstantially above t-,ho iisiial spriii(, bolt on the fi.@I.Ame eii(I and varioiis retaiiiin(r projectioiis or clampin(,r devices ii,iay be, forme(I or iised in coiinection -witl-i 45 the head to ]@eep the attacb.iiig loops in. proper (-o-operation tlierea-vith. The attachitig loop is preferabl3, stibstantiall.)r clampe(I oi: ripped around the franie end support, aiid the spring steel strip or other end of the 50 loop material may adi,antageously be arranged adjacent the attaching member ancl eiigaged by U-bolt or other fastein.ing device-to bring these parts together and contract or close the attachin(, loop around the head., In the accompanyin@),, drawing showing in 5,5 a somewhat diagrammatic way va-rious illustrative crabodiiiients of this inveiitioll. Fig. 1 is a plan view showing one form 6f trati.ve embodimelits of this invention, Fig. 2 is an enl,,trged perspective view 60 showing one of the attaching loops thereof. Fi g. 3 i.s a vertica-I se@ctional view showin the loop oii the frame end support. ig. 4 is a similar sectional view showing another frame end coi-istniction. 65 Fig. 5 is a ho@i.-izontal sectioi-i showing another arrangement taken along the lilie, 5-5 of Fio,. 6 Fig. 6 is a vertical section thereof. Fig. 7 is a, plan view showing the assembly 70 or attachment of another form of the device, and Fig. 8 is a, iertical sectional view of still another coiistrue-tion. The automobile or otliei- vehicle buffer or 75 buiiiper ma37 be of any desired forin and constr-Liction, pre@ferably comprising . resilient strip attachino- members such as 4, 5, as showrl in Fig.-I. The buffer is - preferably of the general l,yon spring strip type and 80 the attaching mei-nber 4 is illustrated a-s integral with the end loop 41, and the imp,a,,@t receii,iii(, or front member 1. The other strip of tempered sprin- steel - of ivbich the bli er nia), be compo;ed cojiiprizes the front 55 iT s , in a inembei, overlapp' g iid reeiiforeing the iiiember 1 throughout the central part of the biiffei, aiid pre@fe@rably ,tdjusta.bly sectired thereto by the connee@iiio- devices'or clips 3. This strip 2 has a similir integral end loop 90 -,ind att,,t(,bing member 5 and ihese. attaching iiiembers m,,ty h,,tvp, their ends formed iii any -,-Liitabl.e way to cooperate with frame end supports aiia they ma,-v bp- bent around to j)roduce grippiilg attaching loops. As in- 1)5 dic,,tted iD Figs. I ai-id 2, the strip 4 ma3r be beiit adjacent its end to form the attaching member 6, and the strip end may be split or bifiireated as at 12 to form the vertically separatecl ends 10, 11 in which holes 100 or tpertLires may be foriaied to accommodate the eiids of the ' U -bolt or other f astenin<,r de-vices 8. When the nuts 9 are screwed on the threaded ends of the U-b6lt the - attachino, loop is contracted or elosed to a correspond105 ing extedt so as to more tightly engage or grip the frame end or other support with -w @ich it cooperate s, a4d it is usually desir-

-able to bei-id the elids of the att,,tol-iin(r bers ou,tward and to htvc the sti-11) o@ad at least apl)roximatcl@ in line ivitli the a-,Iiaeeiit part of the atta'chii-i(y meml)ei- sLieli ,is 4, which fori-ns froiii thi.s part of the ,n o@tiiieiitber a oorrespoi-icliilgly (,Ireiter i-),,irt he, loop A),hich ei-igage@ the -Ivroiit )f the eiicl support so as to gjn-e a someiiha@ strontyer connectioi-i tlierewith. This also 10 gives % firiiier ai-icl move, seciii,e atl@aeliiii(,,iit @vhiel-i minl'mizes sh,,Ll,-iT-ip@ and.L,,ittlii-L" iiiider ri-iiiiiiiio, conditiods of tf@e @Tehi,cle iii@d' -Lliidel' collision coliclitions tlae can saving or slide aboiit the clic@ st'P'i)c)"t 15 ivith less dano@er of ipj'l-irv (, breal@a r (-re. The frame end s-Lipport may be given alY stiitablo foi-m and constriictior@ to cooperite -witli the end of the attaelii,,-ig 1-nember aDd it is desirable to combine the @-raine end s-Lip20 port, ivi-th -which tl-ie attacliino- loop cooperates with the spring bolt oi, other sprin(y coni-iectinp,, devices iis-Lially formed on the frame ei-ids wbich are riveted or otber-wi.se securely eonnected to tl-ie go6se ne(@ks or 25 front ends of the frlme membeis of the a-Litomobile, althou-h this t.),pe o'L frime end stipports may sometimes be iised on the reir portio,ns or ends of the frai--ae members. As is shown iii Fig. 3, the fran-io encl member ,30 15 which may be formed with t 1-iole T-or the visual sl)rin.g bolt 16 to stipport the encl ol the vehicle sprin(y 18 infl-v have an iiitegr@il LI sectiring portion 4-7 of s-Lich size ,tnd rhtj)e - 0 u t@ ,is t ' fit into the eiid of tlio froil' (yoos(,-nec),@ ,,,5 17 of the ch,,tndel i.ron side -Llrame ancl be permanently anci seei-irel.), coniiectecl th-,i,eNvi-uli ,is b@)7 tl)e rivots inclicated. This sLip,])Ort,iii,p@ member may be formed ,vith ci, -f-r,,ime en(I support f or the attacliin(,, lool) i-n the 'form 4o of ,t siibstantiall.y Aertical c.),Ili)drical lical 1,1, haATing the b-ori.zontal sur-(',-ice 4-P, below ,,inci haA,in(-r, if clesired, adit,,cei,,t the top o-i'@ the he@id otie or moi.@e stiltak)le i-et,,,,Inin,@ jections stt(@li @is tlio collai@ 1,@, ( .1(1-e(I ,15 ly close, to the iil)per eclge o-r tlio lool:) so as to prea,ent its AATorIK@ing iii-) oll 111)0 lic,acl after it lias bc,,en piit iii I-)]ace tliei,e(Ti. Of cotirse ii) assenibling th-, Iiiiffei@ the ,i-tt,tel-iing loops ire allowecl to spriiig opeii oi, i'i 0 are forced opon by foreiiig outavird tli(, stril) encl 10 so that each loop ina), p,,,ss clown arolincl its (,-Li(I sul,)',)(--ct o , tllc (,(]I @l r, or retainino@ 1,)Yojectioii tliercon the rldiq I width of -wjiieh i-ieed iiot always be as (,rreit 55 as is inclicated dia@@rainmaticillit ;ii Fig. 3. Then the attachin!,y loops may I)c, contract(,,d, ]@y tightenin- iij) the U-bolt or otlier fasteniii(, dev'ees so th,,tt the loops seelirely -,;ii,-], grippin,()@1), enp-age these, beacls or suppotts. 60 the resilient chiracter of the strip ei-ids be' iiio@ (-Iesi.rable in this connection becaiise this te@ds to l@:eep the loops tight aroLiii(I the heads so as to i)reveiit rattlin- uncler rlinning conditions. 65 li@ig. 4 shows another ill-tistrative arrange!,-157,533 meiit iri ivbich the fr,,ime end support oi- vertical hea(l is arraiigo-cl adjacent but slightl-l alieqd of. the sprii-ig bolt 16. 1,1 desli,ed t@'e ul)per end or portion of the support 19 ma.), be gii,en ,L substantial wedgi-.ng or coni.cal 7( c for-, as -,t s.,) ,is to clan-11) the attachii-i- loop 6; and if desired n also, @ cooperating in,edging cap @4 mty be -ie el" - -oreeci doiin iiiside the loop as by 'cl tmp iii" see-Liriiicy bolt 20 -whiel-i iiialt h,-tve the 7,-) lo'@ washe " cic r 21 arranoecl next to its ntit 2'-). BIT tio'li@eiiing this bolt the tavo @ved(riiig 11-@Cml)ers seciii-ely en(r,,tge the iipper and loiitei@ ]-)or'Lions of the ,tttachiii,y lool) so as to q-Liickly e--qslire tight enffao-emo--qt therewitli and since the tlper or anq@le of these I)ort;oiis is consic-lerably exag' 1, _,gei@ate(-! in F'(Y. 4 tlie Lipper weclgin(, member or c,,tp 24 in,,iy, i -f clesirecl, be 'Toreed home so as to ens,,ire ti-llt or s-Libstaiitial enut-emerit of tl.-ie loop 5 with the coll,@ir or projectin(, poi@tioii 9-Pi oi-i the ctp. Flc,ys. 5 anci 6 sboiv anotl-icr "Illtistrative in -whicli thc, itta,-,I-iin,7 lool) 7, A),hlcl-i miy be for@@iiecl oi-i t]-ie otid 'OT- the (it- 5"' tdebi E,- member 4, m,,),y ht),e its strip (,,nd 27 broue@l-it troiincl'qcljgcent the strip 4 Nvithol-Li-@ ill , all e,,I;ses bein(- clami)ed or seciired 'Uliereto as descrilded i 'n' connee'tion Fiy 2. In this instince tl-ie framc, encl siii-)po@rt' 0'5 ma\, con-il)rise tlile stibgt,,tntiill.y lie,)"cl 91 1-ia-\-in(-,- - if clesire(l, 'I son-iewliti'U- l@e(-Iiieeci -iipper ei@d oa,er A),hi(,h the i.@e@gilieiit cii(I I-ooi) '( may be fo,-cecl -, ,i,nd th;s m,,i@, be coiiT ,iccomplislie(,! by a stiitable cl@,,nipin,- cq@p 29, force(I clown-warcl arouiicl tlle jo@1) 'llid lieicl is by the bolt 30 iiid coopo' 1) o- IT e ; 3t), 13 or,,,tillo, tihteni - cle, i e, , , , , . Th mav h,-,,7e ,i slottecl clel)endiii(poi,,,@ion 28 sLibstti',iitial.11, en,-,,t-o@in- tbe, oiit- 105 side of the lool-) ,iiid tl-io e(lu es 41-) of the slot tliroiif@li N@-hicli '-be, loo]-) onclg I)i@o ect miA, tlic-m s,,iifrteic,,iitl,l to oiitNi-,,i i-(] oi- mqir citeii oi, 1)01(-! tliet-ri toget'lier ti,!@litIAT the@'fi,,,iiiie encl glip- 110 _)rt @ll if clesirecl. Tii tl-iis -way i, more sii nI)lo'(,,,,)iistriictioTi 19 tliii@, sc,,eilre,(] whic.11 , -co,,isi(-Iei@,tble str(-,ii@ztb ,tn(I esl)eci,-IIv Tvhe-,@l tbe, 1)()Yizout,,il f,,ice oi@ -ff(inge 42, oil t@l@e siil")l)oi-tin(r eiid is e-,cte-,iclecl stibst,,iiitiill), 115 .)roiii-Lcl t-@ei-ie,,itb the looi-) - whieh may bc, -,@-.oreecl a(-,,iiiist it by the C-ftp. Aiiotbei, slioii,-,i I'n Fi(-Y. 't, inalt ret,,iiiiiii(, Iii-,g or 1)ro-n e (-I on the ul-)per I)ortion oi- 120 jectioiip, 35 fori li,ol-) of tl-i(,, fr,,tiiie etid s-Lil-)poi-ts 34. Tlie@,,(@ -,tre i-referiblv so i)ositionecl tb-,it the lool) i-ii:@,v I)c slil-pe@@@ clo)in oi,or these. I-)i@ojecti,-)ns on the liead when the biitter front I)o,@- t;on I is sii@tina oiit itito some siieb 125 I)o-,ition as is i'n'clicatecl on 1,1,ie left of F I i-. 7; an(-l theii ivhen tbe, front strll,) I'S -,troLi-ncl ijito triTisAerse I)ositioi-i the slot moi,(,,s o[it of Iiiic,, -w,,tl-i this ret,,)@iTiiDoprojection i@,liieh tl-ien deiinitel3,,tD.d secure]!' 130 y

1,457,533 hol(is d.own ti-ie attaching loop as is ilidicated at tke right of Fig. 7. Of course tl-ie strip end 37 may be f ormed with one or more holes or apert-Lires t.tiroii(y]iL N-vhicli the bolts 40 may extend so thtt these f,,tsteiiiiig clevices contract the attachiiig loops Aiheii 'Lhe niits 3@) are sci-ev@,ed liome to ciisli.re tl-ie desired gril)pin(, en(-agemeiit betweeii the att.,,iching looi)s and frirre en([ stipports. 10 In this case the stril) ends 37 are substaiiti,tl.ly tan(yent to the ,cliacent I)ort;on of the eiid lool3 so that frorl about the point 38 the maiii I)ort,".o-.i of this attaching iiiember .wl)l(,h coiistitLLtes the front 1)art of the at15 'Lacliiii(r loop foi@-nis a SOCI@[ot in onga,,em-,nt 'tli the -trame Gncl stippoi-t so a,@ to efreetivoly take any collision strains that mai, occur. Fig. 8 sliows another arran(,emeiit of 20 frai)-ie end sl-ipport in Nvhich the stibst-.untial.ty verti(,al eylindric,,t] or other head 44 m,,ty be securely stipl)orted betiAe(-,n oi, n-ity t)e inte(yral ii,itli the iil)l)er aiid lo\Yet- poi@tioi-is 45 o-l' tlie franie end iiiember 4(3; so that 25 @vliei.-e t-he tttacliing I.ool)@,, are not sufficiently Ope,,I@ they miy be foi-ced or AvedIre@t otit to such exteiit -,ts to be passed aroLiiaOL th's h acl I e , 44, the strip et-id passing throu(,b the slot or ol)enin,t)- 43 in thi.s case. It is sonietimes 30 desirable, however, to have the head 44 reMO-%,'ably seciired to the supportinp, ireiiber @1:6 iii this type o-f. constructiori- rnd for this pui@pose tl-ie 1-iead 44 - ",hich may be cylindrie,,tl 011, 1)1.efei-ably, sli(,,htly tapei.-in,(@ oii its 3.5 outer sLii@f-,tee, may liaa,e a ie-rtic,,il hole, tb,eretlirou(,h, so tbtlt by renioA,-iLig the bolt atic[ nut 49, the bead may be removecl 1-i-om the i'rai-iie end i-nember 4C) and -I'oi-co(l into, oi- claiiiped the it40 taching rnember. Then the head ii.-lay b(I bo.Ited or fastenoci in I)Iace to s,,-ciirely or f,i,,Iitly b6l(l the ,tttachin- 1(.,@o-,r) ii,, I)o,@ition -,Y,itlioi@it siil)st,,tiiti@il oi@ iinclesir,,il)le v@Ib.@.-@ition ittider riiiiiiiii(y eon(litions, wliile this Jlolt(,@l @i or rottry (,.oiinectioi-i of the het(,! -v@itli tiio a stil]iaioi-ecasy l@ti- movenioiit of tl)e parts iitder collis'@loii cotiditions. 'I'lils inl,ej)tl(@il liis I)Oeii (1,-sci-II)ed i3i (@oi.,i5o iie(@tion Ai,ith i numbei., of ellibodlii-ieiits, 1)1-oporti,oil.s,,-),,,i@ts, ,li ,i-aiigeriierits, iTi@i,,!,I io, toi,ials. n-ietho(.Is of m,,L-.ntifa(,tiire, coiiii(,, . ii an(i iise, to the detail.s of Ni,l-iieli (liselostire tb.e iiiventioii is P-ot of coiii-sg, to be lim;@te,], r) @5 siii(@e what is eliin-ied qs iiew ,ncl ,Yli,.tt is desirecl be seciii,e(I by TAetters Patent is set foi-Cli iii tlle @lipt)eiide(I eltillis. I