US1591354A - Cinder clamp - Google Patents

Description

July 6 1926.

W. W. BAILLIE CINDER CLAMP Filed July 2. 1925 lafff'mmwmmw. 6

l @mining movable janis released.

*Panna .my e, 5192s;

`This invention relates tojimprowements in grapples,and is more particularlyadapted toa Vclamp i''or grasping and'removing cin-Y'` -ent invention is' toprov'ideV a? tool 'Offthe above mentioned character Awhich includes a tubular member having a stationary jaw on the lowerend thereof, fan elongated rod ex;-- Y .tending longitudinally throughv vthe tubular' member and being adapted Vfor slidable movement therein having a'ijawcarried 4byl itsjlovver' end and adapted for cooperation Witlrthe stationary jaw'inelamping andA holding the einderor olinlrer Whioh istobe removed;" v j .Affurther object is to provide a tool of the above mentioned 'character' wherein means is provided for automatically'returningffthe movable jawf` to its normallyopen' position 1 V"isbentv upwardly' 'asffillustr-atedf:at 11j, vand 'hfe'l-prurpose thereof 'will her when the actuating means forthe rod Z`"a1 l A still further Aobjeot isVv to 'p rovidea -too of Vthe above mentioned'oliaraeter is lsimple 1n construction, inexpensive, strong and durable and further' Well adaptedtd V' tlie purpose forv Whio'h'it is7designed-1- if' Other objeots andadvantages of the? inf vention Will become 'apparent from thejfollowind'- description; taken in Connection with the accompanyingdrawing;

' In'v the vaecompanying "drawing forming a part of this application and fin which like numerals designzxte like lparts throughout the samez-V f i f The figure represents a vertical seotional view of the oinder vclamp embodyingfmy involition, with parts being shown-in elevation. Y Y

In the draWing,Wherein for the' purpose of illustration is shown the preferred emv .bodiment of my' invention, the fnum'erall Y designates an elongated tubular member, the respective ends ofr which are externally threaded.- `Adaptedto be Adetaohabljvv sup? kpoitedon the lower end of 'the tubular mem- ,ber is the stationary jaw 2,7it being formed o a suitable piece-'o metal. The upper end 'thereof is bent laterally as illustrated at 3,

' andthe same is provided With the suitable opening for permitting the lower end of the tubular member to extend therethrough,

suitable clamping` nuts 4 and 5be1ng threaded on the tubular .member and disposed onopposite sides of the .laterally ex- QWALTEBW. Yianrnrfna,"o F WARREN, Ogm; 'i

Vfastened as at '15.

Vtending rportion@` 3 for-'s'eouringvthe-jaW againstf accidental displacement from" A the .glovzerendjof,the tubular member.V T hefopvthe-stationaryjaw'is formedisI-also bent latorally.as illustratedjatG'v and is disposed V'b'eloiv theflovverf end? ofthe ltubular member infgthe 'manner clearly illustrated in the -Afhandlei's 'arranged at thelopposite ,end

Vof fthe tubular; member,it hfe= same having' lits maybe disposed'fover'lth'eIupper jend of' the tubnlanmeniber, *suitable f yclamping Vn vutsf 9 and IO being lthreaded on the' upper iendj the intermediate Vportion of the handlefor ldetae'hably seonrling'l the saine 1iny-position thereon.- `The torwardendiogfftheY handle? tubulanine'mber. l andffadapted:for'slidable einarterbe more y of the'tubular memberfon-*opposite sides of movement therein is the elongated rodlQ,

the same being of greater fle'ngtlrtha'n i the `tubular member, the l'rwer'i end of said: rod extendine through asin/table" openingprov'rdedl'thereor fm' t'l'iel-flate'rally extending l 4lower 'portion "6' 'oi'ifthje 'stationary Jaw: 2.Y i

The; movable j'awffdes'ignated 1generallyby the rnumeral 13, andvfliioh is seouredon they `jlower portion o1"- ther'od l2vis formed of' a single pieceometal, the same vbeingfbent baolrupon itsel'iI intermediate yits ends, Vthe free endfportions ofsaid piece ofmetal being Y securedtoa suitablebloelr 14C, the latter in `turn being supported-on the rodv 12-and A coil spring 16' enoirjolies the loiverportion of the elongated vrod l2 and is disposed between the laterally tending portion l6 of thejaw 2, and the movable 13 as is olearlylillustrated inthedrawingg The Coil -springfl provides, aY means for normallv-holding-1the movable j aw away from the stationaryjaw. Y .Y

'A trigger 17 isV pivotally Vsecured Vat' its vforward :end to the upper end ofthe upwardly lextending portion 1l ofthe handle 7,

as at 18 The intermediateportion ofthe v trigger is operativelyconneoted to the upper end of the elongatedrod 12 Which extends above the upper end of the tubular member 1- through the medium of t-he link 19. L

v The 'operation lof my impl-owed 'einder clamp may be briefly stated as follovvvs Norg mally, the parts are arranged asshown `l1n.

the drawing, and it iS 'dbvioiie 'that when' .thetrigger 17 is Ypressed downwardly the rod 12 will move downwardly within the tui y bular membei` 1, simultaneously causing the bodimentjof the invention it vis/ to be k'stood that minor Achanges, inV the fsize, shape y and'arrangement of parts maybereSortedft-o movable jaw 13 to move into ooaoting re ation with thestationa-ry jaw vagainst thetension o-i' theooilepring 16 wherebythe einder or :oliiiker,willbegolamped between the ,j awe, .andy-'held therebetween to permit the- Same to befifemo'ved -fiom the steif-e5 VTfr ate, or `fur-nace'. Asgsoon .as the 'trigger is l"lifelased, the ooi-l Spring Y16 will force `tlreinovla-ble jaw 13 upvfardlas welglfasA 'the elongated rod 1271s() that the movable jaw is returned to ite-rioru mal position fout "of cooperating relation with-,thefetationary jawbw g,

A tool of the above mentioned'ehsiraoter will save considerable time fhd. ,1ab0l '1 11 T@- v"moving oinder elinliers 'froma stoveor i* rnace,-and i-urtherinore will at all times be positive and efficient "1n learrying i out the pur- :poses orfivhioh itjis designed.- lThe sim- "plicity of the -present devioeqenablesvthe same 'to be constructed at a very lowfcost, yet being Strong and' durable.

lVhile -I rvhave shown ktheY @prei-erred, emundervvithout departing from the fspirito'f the invention Y and the scope of the appended yclaims Having thlis deseribed the invention, what YI claim as'rneyv -anl desire toY eeoure by p jaw 'carried `by the lower end ther'eof, an

Letters` :Pa-tentVieze@ V l V Y v1. A tool `oftheclassi described eomprisng ani'elongatiedju tubular `mjember, a `stationary elongated rodV exten'dii'ig` longitudinally through Vthe ytubular member and ladapted `for slidablemovement. therein, the lower end `AAoit Nszcid rod'enit'ending through the stationary .iaw,' a jaw carried by the lower portion of rrod, means for moving said rod 'down-V wardly whereby the jaw Carried on the lo'wer portion 'thereof is brought into co acting relation with the stationary jaw, and facoil*springenoiroling the lower portion of the rod and dispoeed between the stationary jaw ,and the movable jaw'. for forcing -the latter upwardly to its normal positionpwhen the aforementioned meansr isgreleased.

' 2. A tool oil? `the lClass described'Comprising aii'elongatecl tubular member, a Stationary jaw carried by the )lower vend thereof, van .elongated rod extending' y longitudinally through tlie 'tubular member and adapted for Vslidablemove/ment therein, fa jaw carried by thelower end o the said rod, (a Stationary handle at the upper e'ndotth'e "tubular inemfber, said stationary'handle 'having its 'intermediate portion disposed 4horizon t'ally and secured on ythe upper end of the rod,'the end portions of the handle being bent upwardly in Vdivergent relation,y a trigger fpivotally Sey WALTER W. BKILLiE.

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