US1573651A - Belt tool - Google Patents

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7 Feb. 16 1926;

E. A. SMITH I BELT TOOL Filed Jan- 13, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 WITNESSE, ATTORNEY Feb. 16, 1926.

E. A. SMITH BELT 'rooL Filed Jam, 13, 1925' 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 jmzs rfl 6mm,

W ITNESSGSI ATTORNEY Patented Feb. 16, 1926.

' *U-N-ITEDTSTA E L ERNEST A. SMi' lI-I,

.BELT

Application filed ,Il'annary To all whom. z't mayconcemi 1 c c Be it known thatl, Ennnsr 'A SMITH, a citizen or" the Un ted States, res d1ngat Barr in the count of Guthrie and Eitztte of J: I 7 Iowa have invented new and useful In1- 9 i r H provements 1n Belt Tools, of which the following 1s a specification,

This '1nvent1on comprehends the provi sion of a tool designed for association-with; a belt pulley. tOwfiCllltElllQ the application v of a belt thereto,.the too'lbeing susceptible of adjustment to accommodate itself to pul leys of different widths and diameters.

The nature and'advantages ofthe inv en ,tion will be better; understoodwhen tli tol:

lowingd'etail descriptionis' readin connection with the accompanying draw1ngs,fthe

? invention residing in the combination, con- 7 using the tool.

Y struction: and arrangement "of parts as an claimed.

In the drawings forming part of thisapplication,like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views and wher n: o i *igure lis a view showlngthe manner of Figure 2 is a plan view of the tool shove ing it associated with a belt pulley for use. Figure 3 is View showing a portion of a belt pulley and one of the positions occupied f by the tool while inuse.

F igure4 is a sectional viewon line 44 ofFigure 3.

Figure 5 of Figure 3. i

The tool forming the subject matter of my invention comprises a lever which is slightly curved longitudinally as shown and is a sectional view on line 51- 5 which terminates to provide an ofiset exextremity 11 of the lever and projecting in the same direction therewith, wh e theopposite end of this element is elongated and slotted as at 16, the slot receiving a headed element 17 carried by the lever. Secured to the offset extremity of the angular shaped element is an arm 18 which terminates to provide a down turnedhook 19 aror RRY}. town.

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ranged adjacent 1191110015 13, farm 18 projecting an appreciable distance beyond the side o-f'the lever 10 upon which the element 14 is pivoted for'a'purpose' to be present-1y described. Secured to the ,undermeat '20 isadjustable longitudinally of the arm 18'tOWardIand'faWay from the hook 19 thereot'fso that the tool can be adjusted to accommodatepulleys of diffe'rentjwidths, In Figure 1,1 have illustrated theposition' of the tool'upon' the pulley. indicated at 24:, the hooks 13 and 19 engagingone side o t'the pulley while'the hook 2O isadjusted to'engage the opposite side of the pulley as 5? wxi,' the arnilS'beihg arranged transversely of thepulley and projecting an ap pr e ciable' distance beyond one side thereof.

OFFER sideof thearm 18 is an additional hook like element 20 which isslotted as at 21 to receive an adjustable element 22 carried by the arm 18. Manifestly, the hook-like ele By reason of'the slot and pin connection 1 6 17 between theleverIO and-the angularshaped element 1 1, it: is apparent that" the hooks l3 and19maya1so be adjusted relatively so that the tool may be associated with pulleys of difi'erentdiameters. With the device positioned upon the pulley in the manner illust-ratedin Figu're 1, the belt to be applied is supported upon the arm 18as' shown, It is of courseto be understood that this belt is first applied to one 01": a pair of'pulleys, the opposite end of the belt being supported by the arm 18 which is carried by the secondarypulley element indicated'at 2 1. The lever 10 is then grasped by the operator and is utilized to'turn the pulley approximately a half a revolution, during which time one edge of the belt is pushed by the lei-t hand of the operator over the adjacent edge'of the pulley 24, it-being understoodthat it is only necessary to slip a portion of the belt over the pulley initially, as the belt will position itself on the pulley subsequently during the operation of the machine of which the pol leys forma part. After the pulley has been and the portion of the belt posi ioned upon the belt as described, the vtool occupies a position illustrated in Figure 3, wherein it is arranged between the lower and upper runs-of the belt where it is readily accessible so that it, can be easily removed from the pulley. The'tool' is ver simple in construction andcan be readi y applied toior turned approximately a half a revolution removed from the pulley as the occasion requires, and its use makes it possible for one man to apply a reasonably tight belt to a pulley in a manner specified.

While it is believed that from the foregoing description the nature and advantages of the invention will be readily apparent, I

desire to have it understood that I do not' limit myself to What is herein shown and described, and that such changes may be resorted to when desired, as fall within the scope of what is claimed.

\Vhat I claim is:

l. A tool of the character described comprising a lever, a hook-like element secured to one end of the lever and projecting laterally therefrom, an arm arranged transversely of the lever and projecting beyond both sides thereof, said arms terminating to provide a hook arranged in juxta-position to the first mentioned hook, means for associating the arm with the lever, and a hook-like element carried by the arm at a point in its length. I

2. A tool of the character described comprising a lever, a hook-like element secured to one end of the lever and projecting laterally therefrom, an arm arranged transversely of the lever and associated therewith, said arm terminating to provide a hook arranged in juXta-position to the first mentioned hook, and a hook-like element secured to the arm at a point in its length and adjustable longitudinally thereof for the purpose specified.

3. A tool of the character described comprising a lever slightly curved longitudinally and terminating to provide an offset extremity, a hook-like element carried by said extremity and projecting laterally from the lever, an arm arranged transversely of the lever and associated therewith, said arm terminating to provide a hook arranged in juXta-position to the first mentioned hook and projecting from the lever in the same direction therewith, and a hook-like elementcarried by the arm and adjustable longitudinally thereof for the purpose specified.

4. A tool of the character describedecomprising an angular-shaped lever, a hook- Jike element carried by one end of the lever and projecting laterally therefrom, an angular-shaped element pivoted at a point between its ends on said lever, a slot and pin connection between the lever and one end of said. element, anarm carried by said element and arranged transversely of the lever, said arm terminating to provide a hook arranged in juxta-position to the first mentioned hook, and a hook-like element carried by said arm and adjustable longitudinally thereof for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signa ture.

ERNEST A. SMITH.

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