US113353A - Improvement in coal-delivering sacks - Google Patents

Description

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Leners Patent No. 113,353, 'dans April 4, 1871.

MPROVEMENT IN COAL-DELIVERING SACKS.

l The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and Vmaking part of the same.

lments in Ooal-Deliveriug Sacks, of which the following is a description, reference being had' to the accompanying drawing making part of this specification.

Figure l is a view of the sack or bag, showing how it is carried.

`ligure 2 is a perspective view of the sack fined with coa Figure is a view showing how the hand is protected from being bruised or injured bythe coal while in the act of discharging the same from the sack.V

Figure 4' is a View of the bottom of the sack.

dl Figure 5 is a side view of a sack having two han- Like letters of reference refer to like parts.- in the different views.

The nature of my invention relates to a sack or bag for the purpose of delivering coal, the saine being so constructed that it can be easily carried while filled to any distance, and the contents emptied into the' proper receptacle at once without the tronbleof being handled repeatedly, as is the case in the ordinary way of delivering coal, thereby saving much time, expense,

and avoiding dust, dirt, and a waste of coal, the advantages thereof accruing to both dealer and consumer, as hereinafter described.

In the drawing, rig. l

A represents a sack or bagfilled with coal, carried,

" in the proper Way, on the back of an individual.

It will be seen that the sack or bag conforms to the I shape of the back, being somewhat bent or inclined,

owing'to the stoopin g position of the person bearing it. Said sack rests upon the back, and extends up above the head, as shown, and is supported -or held steady at the top by the hand of the person who carries it holding onto the handle B.

The sack extends down to the lower portion or small ofthe back, and is there supported by the other hand of the individual being 'placed underneath and against the bottom of it, the hand resting upon the small of the back, and serves as a sort of shelf or means of support to saidsack.

yIt will be observed that the handle B of the sack A- is so arranged that the whole weight or heft of thecoal therein does not come upon anyone particular point of the sack, but is arranged so that there will be an equal strain upon each side of the same in the process of lifting or carrying it when filled, as the handle B extends, in the form of straps or bands, C, down the front of the sack, as seen in the drawing, terminating at the `sides of the same. These straps are securely and "durably attached thereon their entire length, and at-the lower parts of the handle or loop are Ifastened by the rivets c, iig. 2, passing through said straps and sack.

The handle is placed at such a distance from the upper edge or mouth of the sack or bag that the side or that portion of the sack adjacent to and above said handle serves as a guard or shield to the hand of the person while bearing it, as seen in fig. 1. It also e'ectually shields the hand from coming in contact with the coal while in theact of discharging thesame therefrom.

The' sides of the sack, being left open for a short distance from the top or mouth down, admit of the spreading or flaring ofthe same, thereby allowing the side arid edge of it to lap over onto the hand, as shownl in fig. 3, thereby avoiding the injuring of the hand and this flaring of the sack admits of the coal being put in more easily.

It will be observed that over the bottom of the sack is secured a covering, D, of leather or other suitable material, of thel form shown in lig. 4. This covering renders the sack more durable and stronger than if constructed without'it.

On looking at ligs. 3 and 4 it will be foundthat the seam or hem E around the top of the sack is upon the outside of the same. This prevents the dust and dirt of the coal therein from lodging and accumulating around the edge or upper portion of the sack, keeping it in a neater condition to handle and carry than would be the case if the seam or hem were upon the inside and the dust and dirt allowed to 4lodge in and around it, and the seam being on the `inside would obstruct the falling of line coal and dust from the bag.

These sacks are manufactured in relation to their holding capacityas two-hundred-pound sacks, onehundred-polimi sacks, and fifty-pound sacks--sol that 'each sack of a size containsa certain whole portion of a ton.

The advantages of their being furnished in the respective sizes enumerated herein are .very apparent, as in case two or more parties ou the same street or in the vicinity of each other, and one party wishing one-half ton of coal, and the other party the same amount, or moreor less, can be served from the same cart or wagon on the same trip, with so many sacks to one party, and so many to the other, without the` there dumped out onto the pavement or Walk nearby,

and requires to be shoveled into the cellar through the scuttleor coal-hole in the pavement communicating Vwith said cellar, or conveyed thereto otherwise; and

if it is required to .carry the coal up stairs, as is oftentimes the case4 in ofices and other instances, itinvolves a vast amount of labor, time, and expense, besides the dirt and waste of coal occasioned from the process; whereas, in my method, the sacks or bags can be taken from the cart or wagon and carried wherever desired, and the coal emptied into the proper receptacle at 'oncefwithout the troublefof.rehandlingtfand,n

if required to be f'arried up a ight of stairs or more,

it can be easily done, and there delivered, without the the mouth. than at the other part of the sack, as shown Witnesses:

at a', figs. l and 5,'Whether one or two handles arc used.

These sacks, when emptied, are laid dat together, one above another, taking but little room.

Said sacks may be made of any suitable material, but tax-red saoking or canvas' is preferred.

Claims.

What I claim as my improvement, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. The sack or bag A made, as described, witll` the Ylip orshieldV a", substantially asY and VVferr'the Vpurpose Y set forth.

2. lhe bag A and handle B arranged in relation to each other substantially as and for ,the purpose described.

3. A newarticle of manufacture-the bag A, made of tarred canvas or; sacking, the lip or shield a', and handle B, constructed and arranged substantially-as and for the purpose set forth.

WILLIAM S.,SHAOKLETON.

W. H. BURRIDGE, J. H. Brummen.

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