in in-Ish, tho windltss will be rotated fron-i the, stiicl @.haft a.-ad may@ be, -Lispcl for dr,,iiviii, 'Lipoii @L i,ope -@voti-.nd around it for hoistiiig oi,i,qy otber plir-pose. 5 ObviotisljT it is @riot desir,-tble @vlieai tho Ai,inclla.ss is being -Lised to operate the bod-v 'i, tinc.1 to this encl the bevel ge,,tr o@i -the e,n4 of f@hf,, iiielinecl tr-- nsmission sli,,ift 41 is splip-ed thereon ,incl niov@Lble toward ancl 10 aNv-,i,)r i@r,ora the bevzl gear on Llie stlicl sl-i,,tft. Acc'orclingly these qears rnay ba throwii oiit ol iiiesh when it is desirecl to operate the l@lin,Lll,,),ss @only. , Similarly, it is p-cefer,,ible to ,@,-pline Llie bevel o,,e,,tr on the clrtim shaft S( 15 i-t m,-@ty be iiic)vecl id@to or out of engageineiit ivitl,i LI-ie bevel ge,,ir on tl-ie stud ,h@it. Ftirthermoi,e, elcich of the movable bevel gears is providecl, with a levoi, 51 by me@-,iis of wl-iieli 'd r, sai -ear may be shitted, tnd preferably @.i, 20 Jink 52 corinects ti-ie levers to swiiig t@eiii ,t-t @tl-ie s@iiiie t'me for throw' ing one gear oiit of mesh as the otlier is thrown iiito mesh. This lilik is p@eferibly coiiiieetecl to -,t coi,,irol lever 53 convenieiit to the oper@itor. 25 It is to be'noted by my iiiiproied coiistruetion that the v,,irious ae-,,ices for elevatin,-y tbg body ai-e all siibstanti,,illy beloiv the boitom of the body, ivliieh is ,tn iiiiportant t(lv@int,q,,L),e thereby periaiittiiig the readv iiitei-- change of bodies iri case s6ine o@,tlier than t dumping body should be desired tempoObviously -vii@ioiis iiiodificatioiis ,uiid .changes may be m,,tde in the s,5.of my iinproved body cl-Liiiipin@-r niecl-Ltnisi@t for alit-o trucks.-kvith6ut depareing from tl-t(,, spirit .ind scope of th(, invention aiicl I do iiot Nvish to be understood as Iiiiiiting excel)t as rpqLiired by the follo@viiig ,10 when construecl in tl-ie light of the prior art. 11.1 thus described the invelltioii, wb,,tt 1. The eombination with t motor ciiiss's havinp-, hingedly iiiount-,d th[ereon ,i body to 45 be cluiped, tracks mouiited on said ehassis, props for said body adapted to riin on sai@! tracl@s,.and a drive inechanism -for niovino said props alcng said tracks iiieludino, :t poiv @,e,r shaft, of a, cotinter shaft aii operative 5o connection betwe@n said power shaft c@c)Linter @haft,, ,in oper,,itive, conneeti-on bet-he c(- iiiitpr sha,ft and the said props, ,t trip lever ino-Lii-ited one and of the said 'tra&i@s tdap:ted to, be engagecl by -aid props, . ope],,.tti-irp, Conne tioii between 55 tlie, trip lev--r iiiicl tlip, counter sh,,t-ft Tor,,,tu@tomatic@ally clisconiiocting tl.ie couyiter shaft froi-n the prop opi-.i,atin@, inceliani,,iii. 2. The conibiaiatioii vvith .1@ rootot chass;ls haviiiohiiio,e@tl-), moilnted thereon tt body to 60 be clu?@ ed@--tr@@ks moliiited on said'eha@,,,,is, MP ) props for said bocly @Ld,,tpted to ruii on s,.tid tracks, aiid a clrive ineel-i,,inisin for II-loving saici -props albn,p@ said tracl@@s..i7.).cludin,,- @ Po-vvei sh,,t-It of a counter shaft, aii op- 65 orati've connectioii between said po@ver sh,,tft @ind couiiter sheift, an opera,tive connection between the coui:itor sh@ift aiicl,Llie said props, id dis tin o]pei-atiiig lever for coiinecting @2 con necting tli(, prop oper,,tti-.ag iiiecha- 70 iiisin aiid the cotiiiter sh,,vft, a trip levei,. nioli nt--d fvt e,,tch end of the said tra-cks and tidtp ted to be eiic-ap-ecl by th-e s,,tid props, ttnd nn operative coiiiiection bet-ween -the -tril) leve rs aiid @Ll-ie s,,tid oper,,tting lever for dis- 75 (@o iinecting -tho, cotin@t@,,r sl-iaft .vnd prop operat ing mech,,tii.isin -who..n the body i-eacl-ies tl-ie limit of its moveiiie.,,i-b in eitl-ier uireGti;i-I. B . The combination -witl-i .t iiiotor @@h,,i,-,sis liavi no, 1-iinge@II)r motii-itecl thereon t bod to 80 b(, dumped Is, ) raolinted on said isi tnd props for sa,id bo'dy adapted to, run on said tracks, of a reversible drive mechanisi-ii for movii-ig st.id pi-ops along saicl traelks, t I %7t,@irting ai-id stoppiiig said clrive 85 lever for , ii-iechanisii-i a ti@ip lovet, -oivota,lly motinted Lipon sttid ch,,issis ,it eacll (@,nd of sai(I tracli:s @ind -,Ldapted to be eng@ng@ed by siid props, ,tncl me"lns Tor conneeting each of said -trip lpiters to the &-Licl drive meel-ianism lever to 90 qlop the drive moch,,inism when @he body reaches the Iii-nit of its inovement in ei-ther, Iirection. In testimony -@vhereof I have signed this qpecification in tl'le preseiiee of two subscrib95 ing witnesses. EDillUND C. HUGG. Witiiesses: I-IOWARD P. KING MILDRED E. BROOKS.

'UNIT,,Ei'D STA-TES PATENT@ OFFIC'.E. ,BDXUND C. I-IUGG, OF IRVINGTON, NEW JERSEY. DUNPING NECHANISX FOR AUTOTRUCKS. 1,334,375.,. Speci ficationofLettersPatent. PateiitedMar.23,1920. App4cation:aledMarch7,1917. SerialNo.153,089. To all w7to@n it may concern.- Be it Icio-wn that , 1, F@DMU-.ND C. HucG, ,t citizen of the United States of Americg,, and a resident of Irvington, in, the county'of Essex and State of Now Jersey, have invented liew and useful linprovemeifts in Du.mping l@lechanisn-i -for Autotrucl@r-s, of whiel-i on. ntioii are to pro7 10 ed dum ino, p t, to secu.ilely siip.port tlae dumping bo any aiigle to which it is raisecl; to thiis prevent the dumping body falling back in event of en15 a-in6 fail-Lire, shiftinf of o-ears or -the li'ke; -c -or either elevating or lowering the bocly as desired bv power from the vehicle engine; to automa;@ically disconnect the,eno,@ine from the elevatirig ancl low20 ering mech-@tnisn-is as fhe body re,,tches its up,per.most or loivest position; to cortfine the I)oay operating raechanisms to the space below the body; to T3rovide for convenient contr6l of thc@ raisi@,g and lowerilig mecha25 iii,.;n-is; to orovide ,t lioisting druiii or windlas@, to ar@tftpt th@- drum to 'be oper,,itecl and tlie, body no't to be operated, hnd vice ve,rsa -, to secure siml)licity of constr-Liction and operation, atid -to obtain- other ,tdvantages atid 30 results as @@m be brought out in the follo-waly in&description. eferrin,,3- lo the accompanying dr,,twinq-s 'I@, @ in which Iii;ce numerals of reference iiidic,,tte the sa-me paecs tbroughout the several 35 VIP-WI' -4re 1 is a siclp, elevation of a motor. vehide embodying my invention with fhe body in lowered positiop-; Vig. 2, is a, similar view w.ith parts in 40 section and the body raised; Fig@.,3 is a plan Nvith the body removed Fitol,. 4 is a section taken horizontally tbroiigh the drive,, shaft, and Fig. 5 is cL p6rs@ective view of a portio'n 46 o@ a certain control le-ver and -the li@ks w'hich it In the specific embodime of th inve-D.- nt e @tion illustrate(l- in said d-ra-wings the re-f.@-renee wamera-I 1 -indica-Les enas.,,is of a 60 motor vehicle on which is carripcl an internal combustion en.gine 2 -from which extends a s@ha ft 3, vv'hicb., t7Lirough suitable lopearing %nd clutch (not show@n) pr@opels the vehicle v@h,-n desired. It is to be u:nderstood 55 t'b.at thi-E shaft is adapted to be rotated by the engine, whether or not the vehi(@,leis being di@iven, and is lono;itudinally atatioiiar . y Pasten'ed iipon the rear or loacl carrying eiid of the chassis are a pair of sills p referably of wood, po@iiioned Ion 'tiicli, 6 0 91 n ally upon the top of tb-e, side rails of the o -assis, tnd deross these sills exteiti,-l a plu@-ality f tralisverse bean-is or stringers 5, a lso preferably of wood, projecting beyo,nd t he sides of tlie chassis sti.b,,t,-tntia'lly the 6 5 width of the body -desired. Upo7-i the top of t hese transverse'bean-is or stringers at the, e nds thereof are rails 6, 6 extepdi.-nq siibst antially parillal to the side j@ails of the c hassis and the sills. A suitabl-- body T is 7 0 p rovided, adtapted.to rest at i,ts opposite si de edges on the rails 6, 6, tn@t shown in tl-ie pf (,,seiit diselostire as Iiinged, ds at . 8, iiiterm ediate its ends -to the rear eii6l,o - f tllel rails fo r dumping purposes. 7 5 Ex'tendinp,@ rear-warotly ,tad tipwa,id frona b elow the ftont transverse be'aw-. 5 to tlie n ext beam towdrd -the of the, -,iihi.cle, a re a plurality of tracks 9 9 pro-,fera'bly one a djacent each sidr,, r,,til' O'f the cha r@is. 8 0 Vlieels 10, 10, upon an -Lxle II extendii-.o, tr aiisversely of the cliassis, rest ain.cl opera,i7e Li pon these tracks. Siiitable, -props (,,xtend fr om the axle 11 to the bocl Cor tiltirif-Y the y b ody -Lip as th(, wheels are nioved -Lipw dly 8 5 ar a nd rearwird on the tracks, tl-iese props bein g showii for illustrative pitypos," . as comp rising at each side of th@-,, vehicl'e a nlem-@ 'b er 12 pivoted to the body an-d -telescopically o r otherwise extensible,, ancl -a member 13 9 0 h aving its end to-ward the cILirapino, body in ovable longitudinally of the b;D'Cly Sy virtu e of a slot and pin i-nountino,,ttiereat. By th is cdnstructioii, as thp- axlo, 11 is,@lrawn upw arclly on the tracks, the telescopic'.member 9 5 1 2, which is contracted to its shortest lepgth, p ushes upon the body 4to elevate it, the other m eniber 12 merely sliding re-,trw,,.trdl@y iu @tlie - ,lot 14. When ihe body becomes ti.Ited to ,t ce@-tain degree, the meinber 't3 co-mes @t@o loo -the end of the slot 14: ap.(l thereupon oper,ates to tilt the body az-, the axle is @tra;wn @rearward farther -the telescopiemember Lhen exter,-ding idly,. 1-n order to dra-w @thp, 9,@xle I'!. @-@ear@-ardly 105 ,tiid upwar@cl as above supply power froi-n the ongine'b3r "Ile @ -.-,it to b@ describe@t. Near @the rear end of ihe, is a transverse -wincti-sha-ft, to @i -taiddle part of 'y@hich is shown :Eormttrdly'iio

1,334,375 extending chaiiis 16, 16 p assilig over loos(3 'ruid(, pulleys 17, 17 oii a rod IS adjaceiit t'lie @ipper ends of the tracks aiid tlieii over pulleys 19, 19 longittidinally fast upoii the axle .11. The chaiiis make substaiitially i lialf turn aroiiiid these pulleys 19 ,tnd theil extei,id rearivard beyol-id the rear end of the tracks and are secured as at 20, 20 to the sills or chassis. Rotatioii of the ivinch-sb,,tft io in oiie directioii will -,vind tip the @liains ancl ,tccordiiigly pull the axle 11 re,,trwal-dly an(-l iipwai-d on the tracks, after wliieh rotatioii of the winch-sliaft in t-lie otlier direction will pei-mit the said axle to i-eturi-1. It is to i5 be noted that the guide ptille3,s 17,'17 on the rod 18 are slidable on the i-od aiid as the cliain wraps ai-ound the Nvii-icli-sliaft tiid extends tlierefrom iiearer aiid iie,(ii-er the ends thereof, the auide piillevs iiion-e outwiidlv 20,to correspoiicfand tlius a'i-oid aiiy deviatioii of the cliaii-is to 6iie side oi- the other. Adjacent ancl substintially 1).ti-allel to tlic@, elicrine di-ii,e sliaft 8 is i, counter sliaft 21 preferably in t liorizontal plai-ie with tlio 2 5 drive sliaft aiid earl-led iii suitable bea@iiigs 2-@-1. 29,. Slidably ke.),ed upoii tli's counteish'aft 21 is a spur geii- 23 )dtpted to be slid into engageiiient -,vitli or out of eii9.1gementfroni a sptir geai- 24 fast i-ipoii the 30 engine shaft, tliei-cbl- ,tffoi-diiic - r ineans forI-otatiiig the Collnter'shaft or @)ermitting it to reiiitiii idle is desired. Preferably a flaiio,ed collai@ 25 . is pi-oi-ided iii connectioii witl@i Itlie li:eyed oear 23 and ,t lever 27 having @'3 5 ,t portion pi@oje@tiiig betiveen, the flaiige aiid the ge,,ir, is pronidcd fol- sliifting the ge,,tr by swingino, tlle leiei@ see Fio;. 2. 4 0 Also ,@lid-able on tlle couiitei, slitft are two bevel geai-s 28, 28 pi,efei@ably secured iii opei-ative relatioii b3r @ti-i integi-al sleeve 29, aiid betweeii ii-id transverse to these bevel gears is tnother I bevel . getr 30 on a stu(I sliaft 31 wlilcli niay be opei-atecl I)y engagemeiit of one oi- the otliei- of the bei7el gears .4 5 on the counuei@ sliaft witli the gear on.tlie stiid sh,,tft. ObN-iotisl@,@ tlio 1-()tatio--ri of tllcl @,'tLid shaft %i,ill be in oiie dii-ection wliel-I olle ge,ir 28 of tlie, coitntei- sliaft is mesliino- ivitll the sttid sli,.tft ge,,ti- 30 and iii tilpotber di50 rectioii wheii the otlier gear 28 on the countei- shtft is ii-i mesl-i. Fast -",itli respect to the paii- of re,,trs cii the c,- )unter sllaft il@ a flanged collai@ 32, and bet-,17een the flai-ige ,tnd the adj,,teent gear projects a portion of ;5 i) tt lever 3'a b,y meiiis of \vhicli the -ears are shifted as the lever is s,@vung, simiiar fo the control f oi- shifti,jig @-iie sl)tir gear "L,3. Both the lever 33 foi- shifting the bevel gears tiid the @lei,ei@ 27 for shifting tli(,, 60 spur gear have Iiiili:s 34@ 3.5 respectively, ,pivoted tliere, refei-.ibl3, at the lower ends of tlle levers@ links exteiadiiio@ foi,wardly tnd terminiting witli depen(Iiii@ U-poeli:ets 36, 37 (see FiLys. 1, 2 tnct 5). Prefertbl.v these linl,,s ext@nd side by side, or substan'- tially so, and are adapted to receii7e in slid U-pockets the lower eiid of a control lever 38 whicli ma.), be tilted son'lowliat laterally to positioii said lower eiid iii either one of the pocl@ets desired. For conveiiience I ar70 range the poeliets so they -will be ,tdj.-,icent or recrister ii,lieii the spur gears are in inesli -iiid the bevel gears are at neutral or all out of mesli, but obi,iously this miglit be otlier-vvise if desired. To throw in the gears t( 75 operate the stud sliaft, the coiitrol lever 38 is first swtiiio- i,eirw,,trdly Nvhile seated iii the pocket 36 of tbQ Iiiik 34 wliieh tllereby etuses the spur gears to iiiesli and the couiiter shaft to rotate. The control lever 80 is then tilted laterally to position its lo-%Ner eiid in tlie poeli:et 37 of the link 35 to the betel geai-s. -Swinging the lever 38 tlieii causes one ben,el creal@ or the otlier to mesli ivith the ben,el geai, oii the stud shift wliieli 85 is thereby rotated. The stud shaft 31 is sliown projectin(r bel,ond the eb,,tssis, and it C-.trries at said pro'je@ctiiig end a bevel gear 39 ,i,dapted to iiiesli with -,t bevel ge,,tr 40 o.n a transiiiissioii shaft 90 41 at the side of the cliassis exteiiding rcai-- ivardly upwar(i to the A'Vincli sli,.tft 15. For driving the in,incli sliaft from the traiisi@ission sh,,ift I pi,efer to employ a Avorm 42 oii the, transmissioii sliaft ,i,nd a -worn-i ivlieel 43 9,5 on the wiiieh sliaft. B.), this coiistructioii the ivinel-i sliaft-int3r'be'turned -,iiiyklesire(I amoui-it to parti,,tlly raise or loiver the bod3,, but will ii6t pei@mit t,lie body to drop ivlieii the gears ai.@e sliiftecl out of mesb. 100 For the purpose of automaticall), discontinuing rotation of the winch-shaft'when the body has arrived at its upper or lower positioiis, I pi-ovide arilis 44, 46 ill the patli of n-iovement of the Ixle 11 -t its upp aiid lo-vvest positioiis respectivel.)7 see Fig. 2. eriiiost 105 As sho',T'n, these arms are adapie@d to be eDgaged by @lie pulleys 19, althougli this miglit be otl-ierwise if des'ired. The arms 44, 45 ai-e connected by Iiiiks 46, t-7 resl)c@ctiiely to tlLo, 110 lei,er 33 whereby swiii(,rin- the arms will swino- tha lever and sliift'@th(,, bevel geai,s. The parts -,re -L"Ui-thermore a,i-paiiged so swinginp- the upper ariii 44 rc,,,iriiard will throw out of mesli the ben,el --ear ii,liieli 115 causes tne body to be r,@tised, an'-'d slviill),lllg the loiver arm for,,-, ard -%vill throw the (@tlie' or lowering bevel o-etr olit of nlesh. Colisequently ri,ising tli@ bod)7 to I_Ipperll-loSt position tbereby swi.nging ihe iippei, irin i,eir- 120 Aiard ivill stop rotatioii of the iviiieh shaftand lo-",ei,ing the bod3, to its IoNvei,iiiost position will swiiig the lo-wei- arii-I forwird anci stop rotation of the ivinch shaft. Oi:i the outside of the cliassis, tdjacent 1.25 tnd adapted to ii-iesli -ivith the bevel gear ori ihe oiiter end of the stiid slitft, is aliotlier bevel gear 48 .-pli-ned tipon a, drum sliaft 49 which carries i drum or windlass 50 nonrotatable tliereon. With these b-evel gears i3o