US1623298A - Truck - Google Patents

Description

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F. M. BELL TRUCK Filed Aug. 4, 1924 E0: 1. v 4 v F 4 F J I I A E I 5 I. I i M [A D I 2. K 5

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1f5 operated, 'aslight exertion only is necessary, to, deposit onthe truck the heaviest ofloads. -IN propellingfthe load, it may be tilted so I as to rest'on fourrollers or solely on the central rollers as may be desired.

' Myaimprovedtruckis especially intended for use in the moving of paperhrolls, and vpackages, barrels, or hogsheads In the V transporting-of paper stock rolls; for deposit in lowpositionu-nder the paper making machine, invention is offeconomieal advaneh 7 a I, To load my improved truck, it is placed withQthefacesF of the arms '13 at engagefinent with tlietside of the roll, the roll then being simply. rolled over the faces E, whence it settles on the frame is safely retained onthefacesBf and .B. 1

arms being on. a plane above .the, tops of the rollers thereis avoidance of any ini j 1' jury, tonthersurface of, the packagesor mer chandise thatlisbeing handledfl my, inyention is" available forthe economical handlingyof the heaviest loads, is not liable to; derangement; rand needs no; attention, exert m i eal p heiu egef. e t he i Y p1v ll-A, truck fthe'i kind comprisand I engaging, the shafts at locations near l'bers-fprovidedf with .downturned ends, re

' taine'r devices on thesends of the shafts, and

rollers journaledr on the 1 ends} of the shafts 5 the'sjiou'rnals of thecentral transverse shaft and; rollers retained on the journals-r of the 1 outer transverse shafts, the rollers of the ,centraljshaft being of diametergreater than the diameter ofthe rollers' lof the outer shafts.=;' i f r l 33'; truck Of tlle kindidescribed, 'compris inglongitudina l frame side members; lateral arms ion i said side members having. downtwardly disposed: ends; a transverse shaftcentralofithe side members andharingipra -,The facesLCi Iand edges 1 frame members'being rounded and thetops of the having; journals thereon, rollers retained on I truding end portions, transverseshafts near the ends of the side members, and havm protruding end portions, rollers retained and journaled on the end portionsof eachtransverse shaft, the rollers on the central shaft being of diameter greater than the diameter of the rollers onthe outer shafts.

4;. A frame having parallel side members whose top surfaces incline downwardly and toward each other and whose ends are curved downwardly, there being arms that extend laterally from the frame and thence downwardly, a traction roller disposed centrally of each side member, and a roller disposed near each end ofthe side members, the end rollers being of diameter less than the diameter of the central rollers.

5 Avtruck consisting of a frame having a centrally depressed portion and centrally disposedrollers, the ends-of the frame-being curved downwardly, arms extended laterally-Y from the sides of the frames and being curveddownwardly at their outer ends, a

roller at each end of the frame, of diameter less than the-diameter of the central rollers; 6. A truck, comprising outer parallel metal shafts, a metal shaft disposed lcen-- ingturned-downwardly, lateral extensions on the side-,members 'providedwithf downturned outer portions,.retainer devices onithe endsuof the shafts, and rollers journaled on 7 I, v I the. ends of the shafts betweenthe sidememngouter parallel ,shafts, ashaftdisposed a Q. centrally ofandparallelito the-routershafts,

"-3 side membersidisposedja, right anglezto .4 a I theirendsylateral .armsgoni'the-.-side memi-c bers and the retainer devices.

'7. A truck of the character described i 7 comprising: side frames having inwardly and downwardly inclined-faces, outwardly and downwardly, inclined lateral arms,

transverse end shafts, a transverse shaft injtermed-iatesaid' end shaft, rollers journaled on said shafts, the end rollers being of less .diameterlthan the intermediate rollersysubstantially as and for the purposesdescribed.

8. A truck of the charaeterdescribed comprising two parallel side frames having in'- wardly and downwardly inclined faces throughout. their length, outwardly and downwardly inclined lateral arms,-; trans-,

verse end shafts, atransverse shaft interlme'diate said 'en dshafts,t'rollers journal'ed orrsaid shafts, the end rollers-being of'less diameter than the intermediate rollers, sub

dowi'iwardly inclined faces throughout their length and: outwardlyand downwardly in-' clinedlateralarms, tran'sverseen'd shafts,

atransverseishaft intermediate said end;

shafts, rollersjournaled'on said shafts; the

end rollers being-bf lessidiameterthan the intermediate rollers, substantially as and for the purpose described.

10.A truck of the character described comprising two parallel side frames having downwardly inclined ends, transverse end shafts, a transverse shaft intermediate said end shafts, rollers journaled on said shafts, the end rollers being of less diameter than the intermediate rollers, the inclined ends a diameter than the intermediate rollers, said throughout their length, outwardly and downwardly inclined lateral arms, transverse end shafts, a transverse shaft intermediate said end shafts, rollers journaled on said shafts, the end rollers being of less described.

lateral arms arranged above and beyond the) rollers, substantially as and for the purposes described. a

12. A truck comprising longitudinal side frames, spacing shafts and rollers, substantially as described,eachof. said side frameshaving laterally downwardly and outwardly inclined arms terminating near the floor, the'top surface of said arms being above the periphery of the rollers, substantially as and for the purposes described.

18. A truck of the character described comprising two parallel side frames and spacing shafts and rollers substantially as described, each of said side frames having downwardly inclined ends, inwardly and and downwardly terminating near the floor, substantially downwardly 'inclinedfaces, and outwardly q inclined lateral arms FRANK BELL,

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