US1257442A - Barrel-stand. - Google Patents

Description

l. G. ZIVILICH.

BARREL STAND.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 25. 1915.

Patentd Feb. 26, 1918.

UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEicE.

JOSEPH G. ZIMLICH, F CLEVELAND, OHIO.

BARREL-STAND.

Application led'March 25, 1915.

To all 'whom t may concern:

Be it known that I', JOSEPH G. ZIMLICH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Barrel-Stands, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying' drawings.

This invention relates to barrel stands, and it has for its object to provide a device of this character that is cheap of production; that is very durable; and that is extremely convenient of use.

To this end I provide a barrel stand constructed in accordance with the accompanying drawing which forms a part of this specication, and while I will proceed to describe the stand illustrated therein in detail I wish to be understood as not limiting myself to the structural details thereof ful'-,A

ther than is required by the terms of the annexed claims, and is rendered necessary by the state of the prior art. l

In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of the barrel stand of my invention; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the stand with a barrel supported thereon, only a part of the barrel being shown in said ligure` and that, in section, in order to reveal the details of the stand; Fig. 3 shows the stand in side elevation, and tilted for the reception of a barrel, a barrel being shown in this figure, as in Fig. 2; and Fig. 4 is a perspective view of coperating parts of the barrel stand, separated to more clearly show their structural details.

The stand comprises, generally, a barrel supporting` platform that is supported, at one side, by legs that are rigidly secured to the platform, Aand at its opposite side, by a piroted leg that is adapted to be locked to said plaform, when in a substantially vertical position, by means of a suitable latch.

For convenience of description, that side of the platform which is supported by the rigid legs will be referred to as the rear, and that side which is adapted to be supported by the pivoted leg, as the front.

The barrel supporting platform consists of a pair of side members 1, the rear ends of which are turned downward and then upward to form recesses 2 for the reception ofv the chime of the barrel. The side membersv 1 converge from their rear ends, forward to within a short distance of their front ends,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Serial No. 16,835.

and are then bent substantially parallel to each other` the forward. ends of the members terminating in eyes 3 that are formed by turning or curling the ends of the members downward and inward. The members l have secured to them adjacent their rear Patented Feb. 26, 1918.

ends, legs 5 that are substantially U shaped,

the upper ends of the side branches of the U shaped legs being turned into a horizontal plane to form ears that are adapted to be secured to the members 1, preferably by bolts 6. A curved member 7 preferably of angle iron construction, extends from the rear end 0f one of the side members, to the corresponding end of the other, said curved member being shown as attached, by bolts v8, to the legs 5, although it is obvious that said member might be secured directly to the members 1. Braces 9 extend from the center of the member 7 downwardly and out wardly to where they are connected to the legs 5, preferably by bolts, as shown at 10.

A substantial metal strap is fastened to the central portion of the member 7, and extends forwardly between the members 1, its forward end being provided with an eye 16, similar to the eyes 3 of the aforesaid members, and arranged in alinement with said eyes, for the reception of the bolt 17 which passes through the eyes of said members 1, and is retained against displacement by a nut 18. It will be observed that the strap 15 is slightly inclined downward from its rear` end to a point forward of the center of the stand, and is then abruptly turned downward to form a shoulder 19. For the remainder of its length, the strap is inclined .upward to the plane lof the forward ends of the side members 1. A slot 20 extends from the rear end of the strap 15 to a point just forward of the shoulder 19. l

A leg 25, preferably of channel formation is pivoted to the bolt 17 by having its side flanges'26 cut away at their upper ends, and the adjacent end of its web notched at its transverse center to produce ears that are curled inward to form eyes 27, for encircling the bolt 17. In this manner, a hinge or pivotal connection is conveniently formed between the leg and the platform of the stand. The adjacent ends of the eyes 3 and 16 are cut away to provide recesses for the accommodation of the ears 27. `It will be observed that the web of the channel whereof the leg 25 is formed is provided with a key hole shaped aperture 28, atabout its ver tical center, for the reception of 'the neck 29 of a latch bar 30. The neck 29 is formed by notching the opposite edges of the bar 30, and the adjacent end of the bar is leftits original width to form a head 31 which prevents the withdrawal of the neck from the aperture 28, after the head has been inserted through the aperture and then turned at right angles to the longitudinal axis thereof, in which position it is clearly shown in Fig. 1. The opposite end of the bar 30 is treated in the same manner as the end just described, to form a neck 32 and head 33, and the head 33 is bent at an acute angle with respect to the body portion of the bar, and is adapted to be passed through the slot 20 of the strap 15 and turned transversely of the same to prevent the withdrawal of the neck 32 from the slot. Therefore,`the heads of the bar 30 are placed through the respective aperture and slot of the aforesaid leg and strap, before the strap and leg are connected by the bolt 17 it being obvious that after the stand is once assembled, the heads of the latch bar cannot be drawn through the aforesaid aperture and slot. In this con1 nection it will also be explained that I preferably employ bolts for connecting the parts of my stand together, to enable the stand to be conveniently disassembled for the purpose of arranging its parts in a compact condition for storage or shipment.

When it is desired to place a barrel uponY the stand, the'head 33 of the latch bar 30 is lifted above the shoulder 19, to permit the aforesaid head to slide backward along the strapl and allow the leg 25 to collapse. The stand is shown in such condition in Fig. 3. A barrel may be tilted over the stand and its chime dropped into the recesses 2. Now, by simply swinging the barrel to an upright position, the stand will be rocked upon the legs 5 until the platform thereof 'assumes a substantially horizontal position and the leg 25`drops by gravity to a. verticalyposition, drawing the upper end of th'ejlatch bar 30 forward until its head 33'drops` in front of the shoulder 19 eiectually lockingv the'y leg against angular movement with respect to the platform ofthe stand. V'From this it will be see'ntliat the stand operates automatically yto lock itself in an upright position, by the mere placing. of a. barrel thereon.

Also, it is'clear that an operator may very conveniently collapse the frontrleg of the stand, by elevating the latch bar 30 with the toe ofhis shoe, and pressing the front` leg inwardly.

Having thus described myinventi'oinwhat I claimisz- Y v 1. In a barrel s t-and,"the combination'of'a which' have .their 'rear ends' provided' with chimer,eceiv'ingY recesses and their forward ends provided each with arrays, amember" 'of opposed'abutment'surfaces, a`r leg conected to'ea'ch ofthe side membersadjafcent 2 T30 spacing apart and rigidly connecting the rear ends of the side members, a central member that extends from the last inentioned member forward and is provided with an eye that is in axial alinement with the eyes of the side members, the central member having, in the vicinity of its longr tudinal center, a lpair of opposed abutment surfaces, a leg connected to each of the side members adjacent its rear end, a leg having an eye at its upper end, aV pivotal member extending through the eyes of the side members, the central member, and the leg, and a latch bar having' one of its ends pivotedz to Ithe last mentioned leg and its opposite end slidable along the central member and arranged to occupy a position between the abutment surfaces thereof' when Vthe last mentioned leg is in substantially vertical position.

2. In a barrel stand, the combination of'a VplatformV comprising a pair of side members which have their rear ends provided with` chime receiving recesses Vand theirfforward ends provided each with an eye, a memberv spacing apart and rigidly connecting the rear ends of the side members, a central member `that extends from the last mentioned member forward and is provided with an eye that is in axial .alinement with the eyes of the side members, the central member being inclined downwardly from leg having a pair 'of spaced eyes at its upper end which are arranged between the eyes of the side members and the eye ofthe central member, a pivotalmember extending through the eyes ofthe side members, the

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central member, and the leg, and a latchbar i 'within the slot of the central member and arranged to :engage the shoulder'thereof whentl the last mentioned leg is in substantially' verticalY position.

3. Ina barrel stand, the combination of a platform comprising a pair of Side members which fhave their forward ends provided 'having 'one offitsends pivoted to the last mentioned' leg and itsoppositeend guided each VYwith an eye, 'a member spacing apart A and rigidly'f-connecting the .rear ends ofthe side members, a central'fmemberV that "extends'fr'om'the last mentioned'member for-v wardand isprovi'ded with an eye'that is in axial alinementwith the eyes fof 'the' side platforni` comprising a pair of side members members, the centralmember'having a pair 'j 'its rear end, a leg having an eye' at its 'upper end, a pivotal member extending through the eyes of the side members, the central member, and the leg, and a latch bar having one of its ends pivoted to the last mentioned leg and its opposite end slidable along the central member and arranged to occupy a position between the abutment surfaces thereof when the last mentioned leg is in substantially vertical position.

4. In a barrel stand, the combination of a platform comprising a pair of side members, a member spacing apart and rigidl connecting the rear ends of the side mem ers, a leg connected to each of the side members adjacent its rear end, a leg pivotally connected to the forward ends of the side members, a guide extending from front to back of the platform, and a latch bar having one of its ends pivotally connected to the last mentioned leg and its opposite end slidable along the guide, the guide and latch bar having parts coperating, when the last mentioned leg is in substantially Vertical position, to hold the leg in such position.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto aiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses. JOSEPH G. ZIMLICH. Witnesses. BRENNAN B. WEST, HUGH B. MCGILL.

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

Washington, D. C.

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