US1062256A - Silo. - Google Patents

Description

U. A. HOUSE.

SILO.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 29, 1912.

1,062,256.- Patented May 20,1913.

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COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH co., WASHINGTON. u. c,

CI-IAUNCEY A. BOOSE, OF ATLANTA, NEBRASKA.

SILO.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 20, 1913.

Application filed August 29, 1912. Serial N 0. 717,780.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CHAUNonY A. Roosn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Atlanta, in the county of Phelps and State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Silo-s; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appert-ains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in silos and particularly to improvements for securely holding the vertically disposed wall sections in place.

The prime object of my invention is to provide means whereby a plurality of bands, used to hold the vertical sections of the silo in place may be simultaneously tightened.

Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter made clearly apparent in the specification and claims.

In the accompanying drawings. I have shown the preferred forms which my invention may take.

In said drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation showing the type of silo having my invention secured in position thereon. Big. 2 is a perspective view of one of the tightening members. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a plate adapted to be secured to the side of the silo adj acent each of the tightening members. Fig. 4: is a perspective view of the guiding loop employed by me. Fig. 5 is an elevation of a portion of my device. Fig. 6 is an elevation showing a portion of my device. Fig. 7 is a sectional view of a slightly modified form of tightening member employed by me, and, Fig. 8 is a detail view showing the preferred construction of the ends of one of the bands.

Referring to the drawings by numerals of reference, the same numeral designating corresponding parts throughout the several views, 8 is the type of silo which is cylindrical in shape and vertically disposed. The silo is constructed of a plurality of vertically arranged sections, which when fitted together, form a cylindrical tank. In order that the sections may be held in cylindrical form, a plurality of encircling bands 9 are employed, the ends of said bands being secured to a tightening member 10.

As shown in Fig. 2, the tightening block 10 consists of substantially similarly formed plates 11 and 12, the plate 11 being provided near its central portion with a spacing block 13. The blocks 11 and 12 are assembled in the manner shown and are secured together by means of a screw 14 or in any other desired suitable manner. The upper ends of the plates are provided with registering apertures 15, for a purpose hereinafter made clearly apparent, and near their lower ends with registering apertures 16 and 17, and the ends of the encircling bands 9 are pivotally secured in said apertures, as by being formed with a T-head 18, as clearly shown in Fig. 8, or the ends of the encircling bands may be formed with loops 19 adapted to be secured in relation to the tightening memher by means of bolts 20, as clearly shown in Fig. 7. In Fig. 7 the tightening member is shown as being formed of a single casting having bifurcated ends, one of said ends being adapted to receive the ends of the encircling bands therebetween.

A plate 21 is arranged in line with each of the encircling bands and said plate is provided with an outward ledge 22 at its lower end, against which the lower end of the tightening member is adapted to bear. The plate 21 is secured in position in any desired manner and slots 23 are formed therein to allow for slight lateral adjustment, if necessary. The plates 21 are arranged one above the other and the encircling bands arearranged so that their tightening members will be disposed in the manner indicated in Fig. l.

The upper end of each of the tightening members 10 is pivotally secured to an operating bar 24, which extends vertically'of the silo, as shown, the operating bar being preferably flattened and extending between the bifurcated ends of the tightening members and secured in position by means of bolts 25 extending through said bar and the apertures 15. The lower end 24 of the operating bar is formed separately from the upper end thereof and is adapted to be secured to said upper end by means of a bolt 25. The sections of the operating bar may be increased or decreased as desired. The lower end of the operating bar is screw threaded as shown at 27, and is adapted to extend through the central portion of a plate 28.

The ends of the plate 28 are apertured to receive the upper screw threaded ends of standards 29, which extend upwardly from the base of the silo, or other tank.

In order that the operating bar may be moved downwardly so as to simultaneously tighten all of the encircling bands 9, I provide an internally threaded nut 30 for the end of the operating bar and preferably interpose a spring 31 between said stop and the under surface of the plate 28, and, when the parts are assembled as just described, the nuts 32 are turned upon the standards 29 to draw the plate 28 downwardly, thus moving the operating bar downwardly and causing the tightening member to tighten each of the encircling bands.

By this construction it will be seen that the tightening bands will be brought into close engagement with the sections of the silo, or other tank. It will further be seen that the provision of the spring 32' will allow for any expansion or contraction of the sections of the silo, or other tank.

In order that the operating bar and the associated tightening members may be held in normal position in relation to the side of the silo, I employ U-shaped straps 33, which extend over the operating bar, the U-shaped portion of said straps being of sufficient width to permit the operation of said operating bar.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that I have provided means whereby the encircling bands of a silo may be simultaneously tightened and resiliently held against its sections.

What I claim is:

1. The combination with a tank formed of sections; of means for holding said sections together comprising a plurality of bands adapted to encircle said tank, tightening members secured to the ends of each of said bands, and means to simultaneously operate all of said tightening members.

2. The combination with a tank; of means for strengthening the same comprising 21 plurality of bands adapted to extend around said tank, a tightening lever connected to the ends of each of said bands, and means secured to each of said levers whereby all of said bands may be simultaneously tightened.

3. The combination with a tank; of means for strengthening the same comprising a plurality of bands arranged therearound, a tightening lever connected to the ends of each of said bands, an operating bar con nected to the opposite end of each of said levers, and means to move said operating bar whereby all of said bands may be simultaneously tightened.

4. The combination with a cylindrical tank formed of sections; of means for holding said sections together comprising a plurality of bands extending around said tank, tightening levers having one end connected to the ends of each of said bands, an operating bar connected to the opposite ends of said levers, and means whereby said bar may be moved longitudinally.

5. The combination with a tank; of means for strengthening said tank comprising a plurality of bands extending therearound, tightening levers for said bands, an operating bar connected to each of said levers, a plate receiving said bar therethrough and arranged transversely thereof, a stop on said bar beyond said plate, a spring interposed between said stop and said plate, and means to move said plate whereby said tightening lever will be operated.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHAUNOEY A. ROOSE. l/Vitnesses F. EDWARDS, THEO. TRE-HEARNE.

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