US1209504A - Spool-crate. - Google Patents

Description

W. SHAHPE.

SPOOL CRATE.

APPLICATION FILED AUGJO. 19x5.

Patented Dec. 19, 1916.

WALTER SHARPE, 0F PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

SPOOL-CRATE.

Application filed August 20, 1915.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WALTER SHARPE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Providence, in the county of Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Spool- Crates; 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 appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to spool crates, do signed for holding a plurality of spools for shipment and one of the principal objects of the invention is to provide a crate which will give access to the spools by merely swinging the covers upon their hinges and permitting the spools to be lifted out and to be replaced by empty spools when desired.

Another object of the invention is to provide a spool crate of simple construction which will save time and labor in packing the spools in the crate and in removing them from the crate.

The crates in common use are nailed together and the parts must be practically destroyed in gaining access to the interior of the crate for removing the spools, and the principal object of this invention is to provide a crate which will be simple in construction and which will require but little labor in removing the spools therefrom and replacing the spools by empty ones for reshipment.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a spool crate constructed in accordance with myinvention, and Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the vertical plane indicated by the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings by reference characters, 1 designates the longitudinal members and 2 and 2 the transverse members of the base of the crate. The longitudinal members are relatively spaced, and they are secured at their ends to the upper sides of the transverse members 2 and 2 which latter members are also relatively spaced. The top of the crate comprises relatively spaced longitudinal members 3, and the relatively spaced transverse members 1 and 1 Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 19, 1916.

Serial No. 46,570.

the transverse members being secured to the upper sides of the longitudinal members. Each side of the crate consists of the vertical end rods 5, the vertical intermediate rods 5 and the horizontal rods 8. The lower ends of the corner rods 5 pass downwardly through the members 1, 2 and 2 and the lower ends of the intermediate rods 5 pass downwardly through the members 1. The rods 5 and 5 are secured firmly to the base by means of nuts 6 and 6 which are threadedly mount-ed upon the rod, and which engage the upper and lower sides of the base, respectively. Mounted upon the rods 5 and 5 between the nuts 6 and 6 are sleeves 6. These sleeves strengthen and reinforce the walls of the openings in the base through which the lower ends of the rods 5 and 5 pass, and in view thereof, prevent any lateral strain or stress upon the rods from splitting the base at the openings. In order to allow the sleeves 6 to have a limited lateral movement within the openings of the base, the diameter of the sleeves 6 is slightly smaller than the diameter of the openings. This movement of the sleeves 6 also assists in preventing the splitting of the base at the openings, when lateral strain or stress is placed upon the rods 5 and 5 by the spools. The horizontal rods 8, each comprise a plurality of sections, which are secured to the intermediate rods 5 and 5 by couplings 7 and to the end rods 5 by couplings 9. The rear end of the crate comprises the rear end bars 5 and a central vertical bar 10. This end also comprises a horizontal rod 10, which consists of two sections connected to the rear end rods 5 by the couplings 9 and to the rod 10 by the coupling 10*. At their upper ends the rear end rods 5 and the rod 10 are provided with bearings caps 10 which rotatably carry a pintle bar 11. The cover is pivoted at its rear end to the pintle bar 11 by means of hinges 12. To receive the upper ends of the rods 5 and 5 when in closed position, the cover is provided with a plurality of openings 12*.

The front of the casing comprises the front end bars 5 and the central pivoted rod 13. The rod 13 is pivoted at its lower end to a pintle bar 13 which is located in grooves 13* formed in the opposing sides of the members 1 and 2 and which passes through the lower ends of the front corner rods 5 and the sleeves 6 carried by the rods. The pintle bar 13 is located in a plane below the rod 18 when the cover and rod are in closed position. At its front end the cover is provided with a latch hook 14 by means of which the recess 14 is closed when the cover is in closed position, preventing the rod 13 from being accidentally moved into opened position. To hold the rod 13 against accidental movement when it is in closed position, the upper end of the rod is provided with an arm 14" which has a down-turned end 14 for engagement with the latch hook 1 L. When it is desired to place spools in or remove them from the crate, the cover and the rod 13 are first swung into opened position. The spools may be then readilyplaced within or removed from the crate either through the top or front end thereof. The crate shown in the drawing is designed to receive six spools, although it may be made to receive as many spools as desired. When the spools are in the crate they are mounted upon spindles, not shown, and the ends of the spindles are received by openings 17 in the base and openings 17 in the cover of the crate. After the spools have been placed in the crate, the cover is first moved into closed position, and then the rod 13 is moved into closed position, after which the latch hook 14: is swung to close the recess 14 and swung into engagement with the hook 14 of the arm 14?. The cover is provided with a label holder 15, and it being understood that the longitudinal and transverse members are formed of wood and that the rods and bars are of metal.

Various changes may be made in the details of construction without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the claims.

WVhat is claimed is 1. A spool crate comprising a base, vertical rods connected to the base and forming the sides and rear of the crate, lock nuts securing said rods to said base, horizontal rods connected to the vertical rods by couplings intermediate the ends thereof, a pintle bar rotatably mounted in the upper ends of the rear rods, a cover having one end hinged to the pintle bar, a second pintle bar in the forward end of the base, a front rod having its lower end connected to the said pintle bar, means carried by the cover and cooperating with the front rod to hold the same closed.

2. A spool crate comprising a base formed of longitudinally and transversely extending members, vertical rods connected to the base by lock nuts forming the rear and sides of the same, four-way couplings connected to the vertical rods intermediate the ends thereof, horizontal rods connected to the vertical rods by said'couplings, a pintle bar journaled in the upper ends of the rear rods, a cover hinged to the pintle bar, a second pintle bar secured to the forward end of the base, a rod pivoted centrally to said pintle bar, and means to hold said coverconnected to the upper end of the pivoted rod.

3. A spool crate comprising a baseconsisting of two longitudinally extending members connected by transversely extending cross members, vertical rods connected to the base forming the sides and rear of the crate, saidvertical rods connected to the base by lock nuts, horizontal rods connected to the vertical rods intermediate their ends, a

pintle bar in the upper ends of the rear rods,

a cover hingedly secured to the pintle bar,

a second pintle bar secured transversely across the forward end of the base, a pivoted rod connected centrally to the second pintle bar, and means carried by the cover cooperating with the pivoted rod for removably securing the cover closed.-

4. A crate comprising a base consisting of a pair of longitudinally extendin members having secured on their under face trans vcrsely extending cross members, a plurality of vertical rods secured to said base forming the sides and rear of the crate, a pintle bar securedto the base-at its forward end at a point below the plane of its upper surface thereof, a front end rod pivotally se cured at its lower end to the central portion of the pintle bar, a second pintle bar secured to the upper ends of therear rod, a cover hingedly secured to the second pintle bar, and means for securing the coverto'the upper end of the frontrod. l I

5. A spool crate comprisin a base having openings, sleeves mounted within the openings, said sleeves being smaller in diameter than the openings,'side and rear end rods having their lower ends positioned in the sleeves, retaining means carried by the rods and engaging the base, a cover pivotally secured to certain of said rods,a front end rod pivotally secured to the base and means for securing the cover and front end rod in closed position.

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

WALTER snnnrn.

Witnesses:

GEORGE J. DoRsEY, CHARLES D. JOHNSON.

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

Washington, D. G.

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