US1161363A - Grout-carrier. - Google Patents

Description

E. N. TURNER.

GROUT CARRIER.

APPLICATION FILED our. 7. 1914.

1 1 61,363. I Patented Nov. 23, 1915.

COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH CO.,WASHINGTDN, n. c.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application filed October 7, 1914. Serial No. $65,587.

In a great many instances where brick pavements or streets are made, it is customary to fill in the spaces between the bricks with a suitable grouting. This grouting is usually a watery mixture of sand and cement and if allowed to stand for any appreciable time, the heavier particles will settle to the bottom, leaving the more watery portion on top. This is undesirable and it is usually aimed to have the entire mixture of a uniform consistency and to this end my invention contemplates a structure whereby this consistency is maintained.

The main object of my invention-resides in equipping'or building an ordinary grout carrier with a stirring device operable by the movement along the ground of the car,- rier itself. By this construction, the vmass may be continually stirred as it is being conveyed from its point of mixing to the point where it'is to be used and it is further desirable in the event that the watery mixture was not thoroughly mixed at the beginning.

Another object of my'inventionresides in the provision of a structure whereby the carrier may be supported in a manner that at least one of its transporting wheels will be above the level of the ground, sothat a driving connection between this elevated wheel and the stirring structure will cause the mixture to be agitated by a manual turning of the wheel itself.

My invention also resides in the peculiar structure adopted for effecting the elevation of the carrying bowl so that at least one of its supporting wheels will be elevated above the ground level.

The preferred embodiment of my invention is shown in the accompanying sheet of drawings, in which similar characters of reference designate corresponding parts, and in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a grout carrier with my invention applied thereto, Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the structure shown in Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a vertical section taken on line 33 of Fig. 2.

In the drawings, a well known type of carrier is shown, the same comprising a bowl to which is attached a pair of transporting wheels 2, these wheels being mounted upon the axle 3 located at a point slightly forward of the center of capacity of the bowl itself. Depending legs a are provided as a supporting structure when the vehicle is left standing, these legs being of such length that when the handle 5 is grasped, the natural tendency will be to slightly lift the legs 1 off the ground and by a forward push the carrier itself will be moved along-the ground.

My stirringdevice itself comprises a paddle wheel structure 6 rigidly attached by means of a fitting 7 to a transverse shaft 8 rotatably journaled in suitable bearings 9 carried by each side of the bowl itself. One end of this shaft rigidly carries a pinion 10, this pinion being arranged to mesh-with a gear wheel 11 rigidly carried by one of the transporting wheels. parent thatvforward movement of the carrier itself will impart rotary movement to the stirring paddle6 by means of its geared connection. i

As has been stated, it is desirable to at times agitate the mixture while the carrier is. itself in-a stationary position. To ac complish this, I have provided a hanger member 12, which hanger member is pivoted as at 13 tothe forward upper end of the bowl structure. This hanger member is of a length slightly greater than the distance between the ground line and its pivot point so that when it is moved to assume a vertical position, the wheels 2 will be moved up wardly out of engagement with the ground. The lower end of this hanger element is provided with a projecting lip 14, which lip cooperates with a complemental formation 15 carried upon one end of a latch bar 16 centrally pivoted to the bottom of the bowl structure as at 17. The manner in which the locking is effected between this latch bar and the hanger 12 is clearly shown in both Figs. 1 and 3 and in order that an ordinary jar will not cause disengagement of the locking parts, I have provided the rear end of the latch bar with an enlargement 18 to serve in the capacity of a counterweight;

When the carrier is in stationary position, and it is desired to continue the agitation of the mixture within the bowl, the rear end of the latch bar 16 may be pushed upwardly, thereby releasing the lower end It will thus" be apof'the' hanger 12. A pressure downwardly 'upon the end of the handle 5 will then cause the entire structure. to pivot about the lower corner of the rear supporting legs 4i and in this manner the hanger is permitted to assume a substantially vertical position. Thls PIVOtlIlgflCtlO-H about the legs 4: causes an elevation of the transporting wheels 2 and the movement of the hanger '12 to a substantially vertical position will cause these'wheels to be temporarily out of engagement with-theground, so that their manual operation 18 permissible. For .well kno-wn'reaso ns,it is desirable that only one bf these wheels be rotatably geared or connected with the stirring device 6 and I have shown this connection by means of the gear 7 and pinion 11 and l0. It will thus be ap- "parent that I have provided a grout carrier 7 111 WillCh the mass may be contlnuously agionly, a stirring device within said bowl on an axis runnmg 1n the same direction as the axes of said wheels, and a driving connection between said device and only one of said wheels.

2. A grout carrier comprising a bowl, a single pair of wheels supporting said bowl intermediate its ends, a stirring device rotatably mounted within said bowl, a rear sup port for said bowl on one side of said wheels for use when the carrier is instationary position only, means operative on the other side of said wheels whereby at least one of them may be elevated above the ground, and a driving connection between at least one of said wheels and said stirring device.

3. A grout carrier comprising a bowl, a single pair of wheels supporting said bowl intermediate its ends, a stirring device rotatably mounted within said bowl, supporting feet on said bowl to the rear of said wheels, a hanger structure pivoted at its upper end to said'bowl to the front of said wheels, said structure being longer than the distance between the ground line and its pivot point to thereby support said bowl so that said wheels are elevated above the ground, and a driving connection between said device and at least one of said wheels.

4. A grout carrier comprising a how], a single pair of wheels supporting said bowl intermediate its ends, a stirring device rotatably mounted within said bowl, supporting feet on said bowl to the rear of said wheels, a hanger structure pivoted at its upper end to said bowl to the front of said wheels, said structure being longer than the distance between the pivot point and the ground line to thereby support said bowl so that said wheels are elevated above the ground, a catch device for normally holding said hanger structure in inoperative position, a gear rigidly connected to one of said wheels, and a pinion rigidly connected to said stirring device and meshing with said gear.

In testimony whereof I afiix my. signature in presence of two witnesses.

EDGAR N. TURNER.

Witnesses ROY ARRINGTON, ELIZABETH MCCORMICK.

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

' 7 Washington, D. 0.

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