US1242835A

US1242835A - Aerial mail-carrier.

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Publication number: US1242835A
Application number: US17394817A
Authority: US
Inventors: Valentine W Miller
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1917-06-11
Filing date: 1917-06-11
Publication date: 1917-10-09
Anticipated expiration: 1934-10-09

Description

V. W. MILLER.

AERIAL MAIL CARHER.

APPLICATION HLEDJUNE 11. 1917.

Patented Oct. 9; 1917.`

fonia" hav improve @nir To all wlw/m, may coneccin Be i't known ythat-I7 VLnNrINE W. MILLER, a citizen of the United States iof Americay and resident of Fonda, Pocahontas i e invented a n which the following Ais a lVI'aillCarrier, of specification.

The object ofythis i k and further froi either e track.

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shafts

11, 12 are pivoted in a common horizontal plane in the sides of and extend g or boX 10, and grooved 13, 14 are mounted on e connected thereto by arranged oppositely so said wheels in either diwheels will be driven by other wheel willl revolve arrangement an hereinafter claims and illustra'te'dby the accompanying 1 is a sideelevati'on, partlyin sec-1 hg my impro-ved device. Fig.

V partly in section, of the.V wing in addition thereto al track Ifrom which the Figure the numeral l0 desi ing or boX which in suitable doorway throng-h whicifacce" terior thereof for The housin across the housin supporting wheel said shafts `and ar ratchet devices 15 that in the travel of f rection one of the its shaft and the nvention is to providevv d means for carryingand coiiveyf ing objects such as mail mattei' through` the air.

A further ob provide means a ay trac pelled ject of this invention toy ed to be suspended from adapted to be self p'r'o nd to the other of saidv A. farther Object of aus' invention@ 'to` 4cans independent of de improved ier for drivi fr'in (either end tothe y A further obj-ect of'this invention is to conibin'e with an aeri with means for self-p s7 a receptacl objects such as inail matter.y

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county, 'rial. e'wfand useful Aerial` lpngitudinal notchI in :'s'ponding 'slot in one g an aerial carriage other of a track.

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he groovedsiipporting fr 'fheel's 13,. 14 .`preferabl y are lined in their grooves with' friction or v'brake-shoe mate- 'The housing 'oIbX formed a each end and a, corresid e, 'indicated by Vthe numeral Il (izfientenc'ling across the vertical plane occi'ipi'ed by'

thewheels

13, 14 to admit being, ,Suitablv :supported Eand,carryingtlie aerial. track in :siibs'tal-ntiallyftaut condition. The u fheelsgll, "14ftravel on the trackl and s upportuthe housing and other eleients therein or sus- Independent trainsof `from the shafts A1l, 12

frespegtively tonpiing-boxesf 2l, 22 carriedA son windings'hafts 23, 2 4 extending across r1 ends in thevsides of the ylinisfiiig, winding fshaftsfalso being Vin'fa 'common horizontal plane. :arranged ratchet devices 25, 26 .connect ,the rspi'jingl-boxhes y 421, 2 2v to .the winding shafts Oppositely 2i.,resumenes my the inria fgears o

ftheindependent trains

19, 20, and

pointed out in niy :said tifainsfpi'ieferably are speedfincreasing ranged in the boxes.

if? .the other .and ..pro veither end of the hou o the, in"-` ldownwardly at its out Support- It is the function of A receptacle 32 of froni the'spring-bokesuto the supporting shafts n may beV turned i il a i 4 1in 4 any:desired manner, asjby a detachable key (no't sli own) for the purpose of Winding springs' in the boxes, one ofhsaid springsjbe and indicated by the numeral'27. The springs yare oppositel'y araaah '21e ie pivotal arneeafijtofuie eente'if of theltop ofthe housinglQand isjadapted'to be Inovedthrough an arc from one end j ect overand beyond sing. The latch 28 is provided with an offset or lug 29 extending er end and an inclined either end of the track 17, said latch yield-V ing upwardly as the lug rdesover the stop.,

the latch and stop tol any suitable form is Copies of this patent may be obtained for i 17, said wheel fixed to and suspended beneath the housing or boXv 10 and is adapted to receive objects to be conveyed, such as mail matter. Y

t Suitable detent devices 33, 34 are mounted in and partly extend through the ends of the housing or box 10 and are adapted to engage at times one wheel of each independent train of gearing and hold the same against the tension of the driving springs. Assuming the use of this device in carrying mail between a patrons home and a mail carriers station, such as on a rural free delivery route, one end of the track 17 would be contiguous to the home and the other end thereof contiguous to the station and each end of the track would be provided `with a stop 31. The patron winds both springs and mounts manner described, turning the latch 28 toward the station terminal. Then thepatron releases the outgoing train of gearing by withdrawingV the detent device nearest the home, such as 34, and permits the carriage to be moved forward towardthe station'because of traction of the rearmost grooved supportingwheel, such as 14, on the track being driven in the proper direction to advance the carriage by the corresponding spring 27 acting through the train 20. To return the carriage' from the stationt'o the home the mail carrier, having deposited the mail if any in the receptacle 32,'reverses the position of the latch 28 and releasesthe other train of gearing by withdrawal of the detent devices 33 from engage-` ment therewith. This done the carriage ad-, vances because ot traction of the supporting wheel 13 on the track 17, said supporting wheel being driven by the other spring through the train 19. L l I do not desire to be understood aslimitingl myself to the details of construction' shown and Vdescribed as thel same may be modified in many particulars without departing from the .spirit of my invention.

" I claim as my invention- 1. An aerial carrier, comprising a'housing formed with a laterally opening slot adapted to admit a'v track along which said carrier the housing on theJ track in the c travels, alining supporting Vwheels adapted to engage said track, means for pivotally mounting said wheels in said housing, oppositely driven spring actuated independent trains of gearing acting on said pivoting means, independent manually released detent devices engaging said trains of gearing, and a container suspended from said housing. v n 2. An aerial carrier, comprising a housing formed with a laterally opening slot adapted to admit a track along which said carrier travels, alining supporting wheels adapted to engage saidv track, means :tor pivotally` niounting'said wheels in said housing, oppositely driven spring actuated independent trains of gearing acting on said pivoting means, independent manuallyv released detent'devices engaging said trains of` gearing, a latch reversibly mounted on said liousing and adapted to engage independent stops selectively, and a container carried by said housing. l

3. An aerial carrier, comprising a :housing formed with a laterally opening slot adapted to admit a track along which said carrier travels, aliningv supporting wheels adapted to engage said track, means'for pivotally mounting said wheels in said housing, said pivotingnieans including oppo-V sitely arranged ratchet devices whereby one of said wheels remains idle in movementrof said housing ,in either direction, opposltely driven spring actuated independent trainsl of gearing acting loiisaid pivoting means, independent manually released. detentdevices engaging said trains vof gearing, yand a container carried byv said housing. f

, 4. An aerial ucarrieradapted fortravelonV housing and means for a'track, comprising a straddling said track by. said housing,nieans for supporting said said track, independently operatedA ,means for driving'said housing selectively in opposite directions on said track, said means for driving'including independent spring vinotors, and a container suspended fromV said housing. n 'VALENTINE WV. 'MAILLERl u five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Pat-ents. yT'Vashington,Y D. C.

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