Missing Hood Ornament for 1929????

[akcoop]

Came across this on ebay:

Oct. 30 1928.
Des.
F. C. RUPPEL
RADIATOR GAP
Filed Dec. 8 1927
Patented Oct. 30 1928. Des.
UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
FREDERICK C. RUPPEL OF GRAND RAPIDS MICHIGAN ASSIGNOR TO HUDSON MOTOR
CAR COMPANY OF DETROIT MICHIGAN A CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN.
DESIGN FOR A RADIATOR CAP.
Application filed December 8 1927. Serial No. 24412. Term of patent 14 years.
To all wham it may concern;
Be it known that I FREDERICK C. RUPPEL
a citizen of the United States residing at Grand Rapids in the county of Pent State of Michigan have invented a new original and ornamental Design for a Radiator Cap of which the following is a specification reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming a part thereof.
In the drawing;
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a radiator cap showing my new design.
Fig. 2 is a fragmentary showing of a rear elevation.
Fig. 3 is a front elevation.
I claim :
The ornamental design for a radiator cap substantially as shown.

FREDERICP C. RUPPEL.


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[ernie28]

Looks clearly like they are the drawings for the '28 Essex radiator cap to me.

Alistair

[hudsonkid]

I do a lot of patent research, and a while back, google made it real easy to search patents. NEVER buy a patent like this from anyone on eBay. DO a google search (look under the "more" tab, choose "patents") and search there.....

easy to find volumes of items.

here's a link to the patent. Print it out, save $12

28 essex radiator cap patent (http://www.google.com/patents?id=UFtrAAAAEBAJ&pg=PP1&dq=F+C+Ruppel)