US1609776A - Stand and tilter for barrels and the like - Google Patents

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L. W. SCHWENK STAND AND T'ILTER FOR BARRELS AND THE LIKE Dec. 7 1926.

. Filed Nov. 17, 1925 INVENTOR MDIJLAS W Jaw/0W1 ATTORNEY! Patented Dec. 7, 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LADISLAS W. SCHWENK, OF FLUSHING, NEW YORK.

STAND AND 'TILTER FOR BAR-EELS AND THE LIKE.

Application filed November li, 1925. Serial No. 59,662.

My invention consists of a combination segmental bar 11, curved in the vertical stand and tilter for heavy barrels, hogsplane. heads, iron drums and the like, and com- The two end segmental bars 11, form fitprises simple,efiective and convenient means ting rests for the respective ends of the 6 for picking up the barrel and preventing it barrel. 45 from sliding ofi the stand, for preventing On one segmental rest bar 11 are fixed two the stand from slipping on the floor or or more catches 12 projecting endwise outground, for holding the stand and barrel ward so as to hook over the end of the barrel fixed in horizontal position and for tilting and keep it on the rests. 10 it when desired to draw H the contentsor On the arms at each end of the rockers so removing the barrel from the stand. and 6 is pivoted to swing longitudinally out- In order that the nature of my invention ward a pair of legs 13 rigidly connected by may be clearly understood I shall first decross bars 14, which legs can be lowered to scribe in detail the mode in which I at pres the ground as shown in Figure 1 to hold the 5 ent prefer to carry the invention into pracstand and barrel fixed in a horizontal posi- 55 tice and then point out the various features tion or can be swung longitudinally outward of the invention in the claim. out of the way to tilt the stand and barrel Reference is to be had to the accompanyfully for removing the latter as shown in ing drawings forming part of this specifica- Figure 3 or only partially for drawing off tion in which the same parts are designated its contents. m by like letters in all the figures. The tilting stand thus formed can be eas- Fi re 1 is a side elevation of a barrel ily and cheaply manufactured and is very stan and tilter embodying my invention. strong and serviceable.

Figure 2 is an end elevation of the same. It is evident that many changes may be Figure 3 shows the stand tilted to pick up made in the specific construction and arthe barrel. rangement described without departing from As shown in the drawings I prefer to the boundaries of my invention as defined make the body of the stand of two parallel by the following claim. semi-circular rockers 5 and 6, of channel or I claim as my invention 80 other rigid sections of iron, each formed A stand and tilter for barrels and the like at the bottom with sharp teeth 7 to bite the consisting of longitudinal rockers having fioor or ground and prevent the stand from their upper arms each bent outward transslipping. versely to form a segment of a circle for sup- Each rocker 5 and 6 has its arms connectporting the barrel, and circular transverse 35 ed by a rigid longitudinal bar 9, and above rest segments corresponding and secured to said bar 9, each end of each rocker arm is said segmental arms of the rockers to be bent outward transversely to a circular segstiffened and supported thereby and rigidly ment 10 and said outwardly bent segments connecting the rockers. of the two rocker arms are riveted at each In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

40 end of the stand to a transverse circular LADISLAS W. SCH WENK.

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