US1339514A - Truck - Google Patents

Description

J. A. JOHNSON.

TRUCK.

APPLICATION FILED NOV-20,1919.

Patented May 11, 1920.

I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN'- ALFRED JOHNSON, 0F BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

TRUCK.

Application filed November 20, 1919.

To all whom it may] concern Be it known that I, JOHN A. JoHNsoN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Trucks, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to hand trucks, the principal object being to provide a novel structure of a simple character, by which a relatively large load can be readily transported, the truck being provided with means whereby it may be readily tilted on to a stable, immovable support with the wheels inactive.

The preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanymg drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a side elevation of the truck,

Fig. 2 is a top plan View of the same, and

Fig. 3 is a front end elevation.

Similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

In the embodiment illustrated, a palr of under bars 4 are employed that are divergently arranged and terminate at their rear ends in handle grips 5. The front ends are enlarged as shown at 6 and carry an axle 7 on which the usual wheels 8 are mounted.

Fixed upon the bars 4 are cross pieces 9 having fastened thereto longitudinal bottom slats 10. Secured to the ends of the cross pieces 9 are longitudinal frame bars 11, at the front ends of which are secured upstanding end bars 12.

The front end portions of the bars 11 and 12 are crossed, the end bars having their lower ends projecting downwardly beyond the bars 11, as shown at 13, while the front ends of the bars 11 project beyond the end bars 12, as illustrated at 14, these projecting ends being located outside the wheels 8. The side bars 11 and endbars 12 are furthermore connected by upwardly and forwardly inclined sets of slats 15. Thus a rack is provided on the truck that obviously will contain and hold a relatively large number of packages.

The projecting ends 13 and 14 of the frame bars constitute supports for curved rockers 16 preferably formed of strap metal Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 11., 1920.

Serial No. 339,368.

that is relatively heavy and rigid, the lower ends of the rockers being secured upon the terminals of the depending ends 13, said rockers extending across the ends 14 and being secured,'as illustrated at 17 to the end bars 12. Said end bars furthermore have at their upper or outer ends feet 18 formed of looped strap metal.

It will be obvious that this truck can be propelled in the ordinary manner, but when tilted on end, will turn upon the rockers 16 until the feet 18 rest upon the floor or other surface, whereupon a rigid base support is provided for loading and unloading the truck without danger of its accidental movement.

From the foregoing, it is thought that the construction, operation and many advantages of the herein described invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art, without further description, and it will be understood that various changes in the size, shape, proportion and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is 2-- 1. A rack frame for trucks having crossed side and end bars, the ends of said crossed bars projecting forwardly and downwardly, sides connecting the side and end bars above the points of crossing, a bottom between the side bars, and rockers secured at their ends to the side and end bars and extending around the projecting ends of said side and end bars.

2. A rack frame for trucks having crossed side and end bars, the ends of said crossed bars projecting forwardly and downwardly, sides connecting the side and end bars above the points of crossing, a bottom between the side bars, rockers secured at their ends to the side and end bars and extending around the projecting ends of said side and end bars, and foot pieces fixed to the outer sides of the upper ends of the end bars.

3. A truck including under bars and wheels at the front ends, a rack frame that rests on the under bars and comprising longitudinal side bars, the front ends of which project beyond the wheels, npstandiiw end bars above the side bars having the Tower portions extending across said side bars in rear of their projecting front ends, the lower ends of the end bars projecting below the side bars, and curved rockers extending around the projecting ends of the side and end bars in advance of the Wheels and constituting :L fulcrum for the rack when the rear end of the trnek is elevated.

In testimony wheref 1 aflix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN ALFRED JOHNSON. lVitnesses:

Josnrn L. McAiiLis'rnn, J. WM. MATTHEIS.

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