US1065490A - Heading-up, setting-up, and windlassing machine. - Google Patents

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J. E. YOUNG. READING-UP, SETTING-UP, AND WINDLASSING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED DBO. 2, 1909.

Patented June 24, 1913.

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J. E. YOUNG. READING-UP, SETTING-UP, AND WINDLASSING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED D50. 2, 1909.

1,065,490, Patented June 24, 1913.

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INVENTOR WITNESSES COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH CO.,WASHINGTON. n c.

J. E. YOUNG. HEADING-UP, SETTING-UP, AND WINDLASSING MAGHINE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 2, 1909.

COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH :0 WASHINGTON. u. c.

OFFICE.

Specification of Letters rarest.

Patented June 24, 1913.

Application filed December 2, 1909. Serial No. 530,931.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAoon E; YOUNG, of Cleveland,- Cuyahoga county,- Ohio, have invented a new and useful Heading-Up; Setting- Up, and Windlassing Machine, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description,- reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which Figure 1 is a plan View of one form of apparatus embodying my invention, and partly broken away; Fig. 2 is a side view of the same; Fig.3 is a sectional elevationof one of the setting-up forms; and Fig. 4 is a section on the line IV-IV of Fig: 1.

My invention has relationto a combined headin mp, settingmp and windlassing ma chine r kegs, barrels and the like, and is designed to provide apparatus of this ehaf= acter by means of which cooperag can be assembled with ease and rapidity.-

The precise nature of my invention will be best understood by reference to the accompany'ing drawings, which will now be described, in which I have shown the preferred form of apparatus embodying my invention, it being premised, however, that various changes may be made in details oi construction and arrangement of my inven= tion as defined in the appended claims.

In these drawings, the numeral 2 desig= nates the setting-up and windlassing bench or table supported by a plurality of uprights 3.

4 designate setting up forms, which are arranged adjacent to the bench 2 below the top of the same. In these drawings, I have shown two of these forms, but it will be understood that any desired number ma be employed, and that the bench may be of any desired length to accommodate the required number of forms. Each of these forms comprises a supporting frame 5 having an interiorly threaded upwardly extending hub or sleeve 6 which is engaged by an ex teriorly threaded sleeve 7 secured to a vertically movable rod or plunger 8. This rod or plunger has secured to its upper end an interchangeable head plate 9.

10 designates a revolving table plate having secured thereto a steel bushing 11 which guides the rod or plunger 8, and to which is secured an interchangeable setting-up basket 12. The frame 5 is also provided I with a guiding bushing 13 for the rod or lunger 8.

14 is a hand wheel secured on the sleeve 6, and which can be operated to raise or lower the table plate 10 to suit kegs of difl'erent heights. 1

Secured to the lower endof the rod or plunger 8 is ashoe 15 which is grooved to receive a cord or rope 16. The two end portions of this cord or rope pass upwardly ever pulleys 16 weights 1'? being secured thereto. These weights preferably slide in the vertical guides 18.

19 is a horizontally ext nding jack shaft which is journaled in the frame of thehead ing-up, setting=up and windlas'sing bench, and which is driven by a belt pulley 20, or other suitable means.

In connection with each of 'the settingup forms there is provided a shaft '21 extending at right angles to the shait 19 and connected thereto by bevel gear wheels 22 and 23; Looselymounted on each shaft 21 is a drum 24 which is connected to a friction clutch member 25. 26 is a coiiperating friction clutch member splified or keyed to the shaft 21 and longitudinally movable thereon. The clutch member 26 is arranged to be thrown into driving engagement With the clutch member 25 by means of the foot lever 27, to which is connected at retracting spring 28. Connected to the clutch niem= ber sale a cord or cable 29, which passes upwardly over a pulley 30, and has a weight 31 connected to its free end.

82 designate windlassing ropes or cables secured to the bench at one end as indicated at 33, and each connected at the opposit e end to one of the drums 24.

The operation is as follows :--The operator places a steel hoop 34 within the basket 12 on the table plate 10. He then enters the lower ends of the staves A inside this hoop, and when all the staves have been placed, he presses a foot lever 35, which is connected by rod 36 with a pivoted dog 37, which is arranged to have a biting grip on the rod or plunger 8. This movement of the foot lever releases this dog and permits the counterweights 17 to raise the head plate 9 and rod or plunger 8 to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3. The operator then places the keg head on top of the head plate 9, and passes the loop 32 of the windlassing cable 32 around the upper ends of the staves. He then presses the treadle lever 27, which shifts the clutch member 26 into driving engagement with the clutch member 25. This causes the revolution of the drum 24 to thereby grip the windlassing cable tightly around the staves at the head. The operator then places the bottom steelhoop on the keg, and releases the pressure on the foot treadle 27. The spring 28 then acts to release the clutch mechanism; and at the same time the counterweight 31 returnsthe drum 24 to its normal position and slacks the windlassing cable. The operator then picks off the keg and presses the head plate Sand plunger rod 8 back to their original position.

The advantages of my invention will be readily understood by those skilled in the art, since it provides a combination of power driven, heading-up, setting-up and Windlass ing machine by which the work of assembling cooperage can be'performed with ease and rapidity.

Any desired number of setting-up forms may be employed, all having their Windlassing cables actuated from the common shaft 19, which is a constantly driven shaft. The windlassing operation is, however, through the clutch mechanisms described, conducted independently at each settingup form.

Various changes may be made in the details of construction and arrangement of the parts. Thus, any suitable form of settingup baskets may be employed; the manner of supporting the various operating parts can be changed; different forms of clutch mechanism and actuating connections therefor may be used inconnection with the drums for the windlassing cables, and numerous other changes may be made.

What I claim is 1'. In a device of the class described the combination with a bench, a power driven tatable table plate having a setting-up basket thereon, a frame on which said plate is mounted, means for adjusting the table plate vertically on the frame, a vertically movable head-plate above the table plate, and a counterweight connected thereto whereby the head-plate is lifted vertically.

2. In a device of the class described the combination with a bench, a power driven windlassing cable having frictionally operated driving means and mechanism for releasing said frictional driving means, of a setting-up form, said form comprising a rotatable table plate having a setting-up basket thereon, a frame on which said plate is mounted, means for adjusting the table plate vertically on the frame, a vertically movable head-plate above the table plate, a counterweight connected thereto whereby the headplate is lifted vertically, and frictional mechanism for holding said head-plate in lowered position.

3. In a device of the class described the combination with a bench, a power driven windlassing cable having frictionally operated driving means and mechanism for releasing'said frictional driving means, of a setting-up form, said form comprising a 1'0- tatable table plate having asetting-up basket thereon, a frame on which said plate is mounted, means for adjusting the table plate vertically on the frame, a vertically movable head-plate above the table plate, a counterweight connected thereto whereby the headplate is lifted vertically, frictional mechanism for holding said head-plate in lowered position, and a treadle for releasing said frictional plate holding mechanism to permit lifting of the plate by the counterweights.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand.

JACOB E. YOUNG.

Witnesses:

FRED HEBERLEIN, JOHN C. VOLLMAN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained. for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

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