US1232114A - Creeper. - Google Patents

Description

H. SORLEY.

CREEPER. APPLICATION FILED JAN-21,1916,

1 332,1 1%. Patented July 3, 1917.

INVENTOR HART\/\6' SoRLEY WITNESSES ATTORNEY securely clamped by, means of a pair of I-IARTVIG SOBLEY, or MAGOMB, ILLrnoIs.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 3,1917.

Application filed JanuaryZl, 1916. Serial No. 73,420.

To aZlw/wm it mag concern:

Be it known that I, HARTVIG. SORLEYLGL citizen of'Norway, residingat Macomb 1n the county of McDonough: and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Creepers, of which; the following is aspecification This invention has relation to certain new and useful improvements in: creepers and re:-

lates more specifically to devicesofrthe character intended for use by painters, carpen tel-sand thelike and known as-rcof creeperss The invention hasfor its primary object, the provision of a creeper which may be readily clamped upon the shoe and adpusted for use upoir inclined roofs or similar surfaces, the device being adjusted according to the pitch'ofthe roof or angle ofthe 1 11 olined surface:

The invention has for a further object the provision of creeper of this character which will beof simple: construction,- may be readily adjusted and will be highly ethcient use.

With the above and other objects view, the, invention resides in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of' parts as will be hereinafter more specifically set forth, pointed out in the claims; and shown in the drawings, in which Figure 1 is aside elevation of the complete devicein use, and,

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view, partly in section, as indicated by the line 22 of Fig. 1 p p Referring more particularly to the drawings in which similar reference charactersdesignate corresponding, parts throughout the: several views, ldesignatesthe tray within which the shoe ofthe operatorgmay be clamping straps 2a d"apted"to be aclj'nsted' and secnredover the shoe, as indicated in Fig. 1. Thetray 1 is pivotedat its narrow forward. end upon the pivot 3 which extends through the forward ends of the longitudinal frame membersiand the upturnedend's 5= ofthefront creeper plate 6 which hasadependingtoothededge' 7l The longitudinal frame members 4: have their opposite ends secured to 'the upper ends of the rear frame members 8 which arezpreferably formed of angle iron and have the rear creeper plate 9" secured to their lower ends and provided with-a depending t'cothededge 10; By forming the rear of the frame members 80f angle iron and bending the ends of the'longitudinal frame members, a rigid connection may be made between said frame members 4:- and 8. The curved or arcuate' intermediate frame members 11 are also secured at their upper ends to the upper ends of the frame members d and 8 and the intermediate frame members 11' have secured to their lower'ends the intermediate brace I member 12. The intermediate frame mem here 11 are also preferably formedof angle iron and are braced by suitable brace bars 14 connecting the lower ends of the same with the intermediate portions of the rear frame members 8-. Brace bars15 are also provided to connect the brace bars 14 with the longitudinal frame members 4 to further brace the frame.

The intermediate frame members 11 are provided 1n their front faces with suitable openings 16 within which are normally engaged the turned ends 17 of the latch member 18. The latch member 18 extends trans versely beneath the heel receiving portion of the tray 1 and has its main portionprovided with a central extension 19 projecting rearwardly through the guide 20 secured upon the guide plate 23 which in turn is secured to the bottom of the tray 1 and provided withsuitable guide openings for the intermediate frame members 11', as willi'be Fig. 1 of the drawings.

From the foregoing it will be readily seen that the tray 1 may be adjusted in the supporting frame byforcing inwardly the extension l9to disengage the endsl7 of the latch member 18 from the openings 16 and swingingthe tray 1 upon its forward end, permitting the spring 21 to return the latchmember 1' 8 to operative position for the purpose of locking the tray 1 in adjusted position? i While the preferred embodiment of the invention has been shown and described, it will be under-stood that minor changes in the construction and arrangement of parts may be resorted to within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing any of the advantages of the same.

I claim:

1. In creepers, the combination with a frame including intermediate curved members, of a shoe receiving tray pivoted in said frame and having one end extended between said intermediate curved members, means carried by said shoe receiving tray and projecting from the sides thereof having bent ends for locking engagement in said curved members of the frame, means for resiliently retaining the last mentioned means in operative position, means for guiding said shoe receiving tray upon said intermediate curved frame members, surface gripping plates carried transversely of said frame, and means carried by said shoe receiving tray to secure a shoe therein with the sides of said tray surrounding the sides and ends of said shoe.

2. In creepers, the combination with a frame including intermediate curved members, of a shoe receiving tray pivoted in the forward end of said frame, guide members carried by said tray and projecting to the sides of the same for sliding movement upon said intermediate curved members, said in termediate curved members having open- 1 ings formed therein, a locking member car- I for connectmgthe lower ends of said inter- :mediate frame members with the inclined side support said tray in adjusted position, and

means for withdrawing said ends from saidlia l, end in the forward end of the frame and intermediate curved members.

3. 'In creepers, the combination with a frame including forward members and rear inclined members, said forward members and rear inclined members extending at substantially right angles to one another to' form the upper angles of the substantially triangular frame, of transverse surface engaging plates secured to the lower ends of said frame members and provided with serrated lower edges, curved intermediate frame members secured by their upper ends to the first mentioned frame members at the point of connection of the same at the upper corner of the frame, said curved intermediate frame members having outwardly directed side portions, a guide plate slidably mounted on said intermediate curved frame members, a shoe receiving member mounted upon said guide plate and having its forward end pivoted between the lower ends of the forward inclined frame members, said shoe receiving member having an annular flange for engagement with the ends and sides of a shoe engaged in said shoe rece1v1ng member, means for securing the shoe 7 in said shoe receiving member, and means for locking said guide member in adjusted position upon said intermediate curved frame members.

4:- In creepers, the combination with a frame and a shoe surrounding member pivoted in said frame; of a guide plate mounted upon the bottom of said shoe surrounding member and slidably mounted upon opposite members of said frame, a portion of said shoe surrounding member extending between opposite' frame members, a locking bar mounted upon said guide member, said opposite frame members having bolt openings formed therein, the ends of said looking bar being bent to form locking bolts, means for guiding said bar upon said guide member, and means positioned upon said guide member and having opposite ends engaged with said bar adjacent the ends of the same toresiliently retain said ends in said bolt openings and lock the shoe surrounding member in adjusted position within said frame.

5. In creepers, the combination with a frame formed of oppositely inclined side members arranged in pairs and connected at their upper ends to form the upper corner of the frame, of transverse surface engaging plates connecting the lower ends of the opposite side frame members and having serrated lower edges to provide spaced teeth for biting engagement with the inclined surface,intermediate frame members depending from the upper corner of said frame, means ,frame members and bracing the sides of the frame, a receptacle pivoted by its forward having its rear end adjustably mounted between said intermediate frame members, said receptacle being adapted to receive and surround a shoe, means for securing a shoe within said receptacle, and means carried by said receptacle to, lock the rear end of the same in adjusted. position between said intermediate frame members.

6. In adeviceof the character described, a creeper plate, a foot receiving tray pivotally connected therewith and provided with openings at itsrear end, side bars connected with the creeper plate, a pair of legs carried by the side members and extending through 'the openings in the tray, a second pair ofv legs carried by the side bars, and latch means carried by the tray and engaged with the last mentioned legs to support the tray.

7 A device of the character described comprising a frame, a foot receiving tray having itsforward end pivotally connected with the frame, the frame including parallel supporting legshaving openings therein, a lockmg bar arranged upon the under face of the tray and having lugs upon its extremities,

and resilient means urging the bar to a poto, and a spring bearing against one end of sition to engage the lugs into certain of the the plate and urging the bar into locking openings. engagement with the supporting legs.

{3. A device of the character described com- In testimony whereof I aflix my signature 5 prising a frame, a foot receiving tray havin presence of two witnesses.

111g its forward end pivotally connected therewith, the frame including parallel sup- HARTVIG SORLEY' porting legs, a plate secured to the under Witnesses: face of the tray, a locking bar mountedon OLEF A. ANDERSON,

, 10 the plate and movable at right angles there- GUST SCHEFSTROM.

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