From the Nystrom Performance Library
Cord L-29 X-Frame Patent & Chassis Drawings (1932)
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- Make
- Cord
- Model / application
- L-29; X-frame construction
- Document type
- Engineering patent reference
- Pages
- 5
Inside this document
Perspective drawing of the X-brace, sectional views and individual brace detail
Riveted brace attachment and half-lap center joint construction
Description of torsional reinforcement and engine mounting arrangement for a front-drive chassis
Complete three-page specification and all four patent claims
About this scan
Complete two-sheet drawing set and three-page specification visually reviewed; six figures, four claims and filing/grant dates confirmed. No omitted pages or modern editorial material. Clear original black-and-white scan. Official download is image-only; all five pages and all six figures visually reviewed. A separate Google-hosted mirror supplied reference OCR for inspection only. Complete five-page United States Patent 1,841,510, Automobile Frame, filed by Cornelius W. Van Ranst in 1929 and granted January 19, 1932. The two drawing sheets show the frame in plan and side view, the X-brace assembly, cross sections and brace details; the specification explains the riveted attachments and interlocking center joint. The National Park Service’s Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Facility nomination explicitly cites this patent in its account of the Cord L-29 X-frame. This is an original engineering reference for understanding chassis construction. It does not provide factory repair dimensions, alignment tolerances or service procedures.
Source and reproduction status
Source: United States Patent and Trademark Office, US Patent 1,841,510 (1932). Model context: National Park Service, Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Facility nomination, p. 18, n. 51.
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