US1222684A - Combined harness-hook and line-tightener. - Google Patents

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C. SEIVERT. COMBINED HARNESSHOOK AND LINE TIGHTENER.

APPLICA'HON HLED MAY3I| 1916-.

Patented Apr. 17, 1917.

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. CHRIST SEIVERT, F SEIVERT TOWNSHIP, CAVALIER, COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA.

COMBINED HARNESS-HOOK AND LINE-TIGHTENEB.

Application filed May 31, 1916.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHRIST SEIVERT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Seivert township, in the county of Cavalier and State of North Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Harness-Hooks and Line-Tighteners, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to raising and lowering supports and a wire or rope tightener attachment therefor, being an improved form of my invention set forth in my application, Serial Number 62,519, with the tight ener attachment added.

The object is to improve the construction to insure smooth working, to provide intermediate stops in the lowering operation, to provide more compactness for packing and shipping, to provide for easy replacement of parts, to provide easy means of attachment and removal of the tightener, to provide easy means for releasing and operating said tightener from the ground, to provide means for increasing or decreasing the capacity of said tightener and to otherwise improve the operation and construction, all of which objects, among others, are accomplished by the construction, arrangement and combination of parts all as hereinafter more particularly set forth, described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 represents a side elevation of a device embodying my invention, the lever and connecting rod being broken away, being shown in full lines in lowered position and in dotted lines in raised or normal position;

Fig. 2, a central vertical sectional view of the same;

Fig. 3, a front elevation of the same, showing the clutch-lever in operative position in dotted lines;

Fig. 4:, a detail sectional view on the line 4- 1 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5, a detail sectional view on the line 55 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 6, a detail perspective view of the operating lever; and

Fig. 7, a detail plan view of the sleeve 24 and its strap 25.

Referring now in detail to the drawings, 1 represents the bracket having lugs 2 at top and bottom perforated at 3 to allow the passage therethrough of nails, screws or any othe s itable fastening means bywhich Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 17, 1917.

Serial No. 100,940.

connected by means of a bolt 12 passing 2 through any two of the holes 13 and 14 provided respectively in the lever and arm 11. to allow for such adjustability at this point.

The upper end of this red or arm 11 is provided with a ball 15 received in a. correspondingly shaped socket formed in and between block 5 and a plate 16 secured thereto by means of screws or any other convenient and suitable fastening means, at the central point between the roller bearings 17 which e are mounted in transverse recesses in the back of block 5, reducing friction bet-ween block 5 and bracket 1 and preventing amming between these two parts.

Mounted fixedly by screw-thread engagement in the block 5 in the longitudinal central line, and near the top part, thereof is the removable horizontal pin 18 and in the same vertical plane below the same the brace arm 19 is pivotally mounted in plate 16 to move in said vertical plane. A sleeve 20 having a hooked outer end is adapted to receive the pin 18 and a sleeve 21 pivotally connected to sleeve 20, by means of a collar encircling the latter, or other suitable means,

likewise is adapted to receive the brace arm 19, thus pin 18 and sleeve 20 adjustable thereon constitute the adjustable hook braced by the telescoping arm 19 and sleeve 21. Friction screws 22 passing through sleeves 20 and 21 respectively are adapted to engage respectively the pin 18 and the brace arm 19 to hold these parts in any desired position.

. In the same vertical plane with said pin 3 18 and arm 19, between them and nearer the latter, the block 5 is screw-tapped to receive a belt or screw 23.

The tightener attachment is provided with a sleeve 24 having an integral strap 25 provided with perforations 26 and 27, the

perforations 26 receiving pin 18 and perforation 27 receiving bolt or screw 23, which is screwed therethrough into the screwtap above mentioned, firmly securing the strap in such position, said strap being thus positioned and secured before the sleeves and 21 are slipped on the pin 18 and arm 19 respectively.- 1

A tubular rod 28, carrying fixed thereon, by a friction screw 29, a ratchet having a clutch-face 31, is passed through said sleeve 24 and is free to rotate therein, a spacing collar 32 being slipped on the other end of the rod 28 after it is passed through said sleeve 24, and forced over until it bears against the end of sleeve 24, and said ratchet 30 and collar 32 are so spaced that the ends of the rod 28 will project equally on each side of the sleeve 24.

A clutch-faced lever 33 is slipped over the end of rod 28 with its clutch-face 34 adjacent clutch-face 31 on said ratchet and is moved so that these two faces engage before the lever is operated to turn the ratchet 30 and rod 28 to tighten the wire or rope.

To release or slacken the wire or rope it is but necessary to operate the weighted pawl 35 whichengages the ratchet 30, said pawl 35 being pivotally mounted on a lug 36 integral with sleeve 24. This operation is effected by means of the rod 37, the raising of which causes the raising of the point of pawl 35 out of engagement with said ratchet 30.

The tubular rod 28 is provided near each end with three holes 38, 39 and 40, two of which, 39 and 40 register, 38 being adjacent to, in line with, and in the same wall or face as hole 39, these holes being provided to receive the bolts 41, each set of three holes receiving one hook bolt 41 in the following manner, hole 38 receives the tip or point of the hook bolt and holes 39 and 40 the screw-threaded shank, the nut 42 turning on the end of the screw-threaded shank and bearing on the part of the rod 28 adjacent the hole 40.

The part of the bolt hook 41 between holes 38 and 39 forms an eye to receive, or to which is to be attached, the wire or rope to be tightened or held by the tightener attachment. As thus far described the tightener has a capacity of two wires or ropes.

It frequently happens in arranging clothes-lines and other lines for other purposes, that there will be four or more wires or ropes to be acted on and to meet such conditions I have provided two solid pins 44, to receive in each instance an extension sleeve and to be partially received by the tubular rod 28, one such pin 44 fitting in each end of the latter. These pins 44 are each provided near each end with a hole and a recess, the distance between each corresponding to the distance between the holes and 39, in order that the recess may recorresponding holes in the rod 28,

ceive the tip or point and the corresponding hole the shank of one of said hook bolts 41 and the pin 44 be held in position thereby. The pins 44 forming the terminals of the tightening rod or drum may be provided with heads 46, as shown. Usually, there will not be more than the addition of the two extension-sleeves .45, one on each end of rod 28, as shown.

In dispensing with these two extensionsleeves 45 and reducing the capacity of the tightener to two wires or ropes, it will be most convenient and also add to the appearance of the device to shove each pin 44 into the rod 28 until its head 46 strikes against the end thereof, when the outer hole and recess of each pin will register with the holes 39, 40 and 38 respectively to receive l1ookbolt 41.

Near the outer end each of these extension-sleeves 45 is provided with three holes 38, .39 and 40, arranged as and for the purpose above described with relation to the The inner end of each extension-sleeve 45 is provided with a hole 47 so arranged that when the end of the sleeve abuts against the end of rod 28 the distance between thishole 47 and the adjacent hole 39 will correspond to the distance between the holes 38 and 39 and the bolt hook 41 is then so turned that its point will pass through this hole 47 and enter the registering recess in the pin 44 and the shank of said bolt hook will pass through the corresponding hole in the pin 44 and the holes 39 and 40 in the rod 28, all of the three last mentioned holes registering when in correct position for this purpose. Thus, each of these bolt hooks 41 serves three functions, it serves as an eye to receive the wire or rope to be acted on, it holds the rod 28, pins 44 and sleeves 45 as a unit for rotary motion and it holds said parts together against endwise movement.

It will sometimes be desirable to lower the block partially, but not all the way, the exact degree of lowering or the position of the block being governed by the circumstances, such asthe length of the article to be hung on the line, as it is desirable that the article to be hung up, especially in a wet or damp condition, should not come in contact with the ground.

On the other hand, the lines would be too high to reach normally while the block 5 is in its highest position. To meet this condition and to allow freedom of movement while the block is partially lowered, I provide a catch 48 pivoted on a lug 49 integral with bracket 2 and adapted to engage any one of a series of notches 50 in the adjacent side of the block 5 in order that the block 5 may be held in any one of a number of intermediate positions. Also, for this same purpose,the catch may be turned over until it projects beneath the bottom of the block 5, which, coming into engagement with said catch, will force it around on its pivot until it comes into contact with stop-pin 51, when it can turn no farther and will consequently hold said block 5, this being the highest intermediate position of the block 5.

A ring connected to the free end of lever 10 will serve as the grip or handle to operate lever 10 and arm 11. The operation of the several parts of the device is thought to be clear from the above, it being understood that in the highest or normal position of the block the point of connection between the lever and arm or rod 11 will be, as shown in. dotted lines in Fig. 1, in a vertical plane nearer the bracket 1 than a vertical plane running through the center of the spheroidal end 8 of stud 7, hence the weight of the parts, plus the weight of any articles supported thereby or attached thereto, will operate to hold all parts in their normal positions.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Let ters Patent is:

1. A detachable winding device comprising a sleeve, a tubular rod mounted in said sleeve, means for turning said rod in said sleeve, pins fitting in said rod, extension sleeves fitting on said pins, and means passing through said rod, pins and into said extension sleeves and pins to hold said rod, pins and extension sleeves together to move as a unit and to provide attaching eyes.

2. A detachable winding device compris ing a sleeve, a tubular rod mounted in said sleeve, means for turning said rod in said sleeve, releasable means normally preventing the rod from turning in the reverse direction, pins fitting in said rod, extension sleeves fitting on said pins, and means pass ing through said rod and pins and into said extension sleeves and pins to hold said parts together to move as a unit and to provide attaching eyes.

3. A detachable winding device comprising a sleeve, a tubular rod mounted in said sleeve, means for turning said rod in said sleeve and removable hook-bolts passing through said rod and having their tips penetrate through said rod into the interior thereof to serve as attaching eyes.

4:. A detachable winding device comprising a rotary part, a sleeve in which said part rotates and a strap fixedly connected to said sleeve, depending therefrom, and provided with perforations, in combination with a reciprocally mounted block having a screw-tap, a pin mounted in said block, the said strap being adapted to receive said pin in one perforation, means passing through the other perforation of said strap into said screw-tap of said block, and means for reciprocating said block.

5. A detachable winding device comprising a rotary part, a sleeve in which said part rotates and a strap fixedly connected. to said sleeve, depending therefrom, and provided with a perforation, in combination with a reciprocally mounted block, a pin mounted in said block, the said strap receiving said pin in its perforation, means for releasably holding said strap against turning around said pin and also against said block, and means for operating said block.

6. A detachable winding device comprising a rotary part, a sleeve in which said part rotates and a strap fixedly connected to said sleeve, depending therefrom, and provided with a perforation, in combination with a reciprocally mounted block, a pin removably mounted on said block, the said strap re ceiving said pin in said perforation, and means preventing the turning of said strap around said pin.

7. A detachable winding device, a reciprocally mounted block and a pin mounted on said block and aiding in holdingsaid winding device when operatively mounted, in combination with adjustable means for reciprocating said block, and means for holding said block at any one of several intermediate positions.

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

CHRIST SEIVERT.

Vitnesses E. CLAUSEN, CARL lVILnoRN.

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

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