US1634227A - Radiator-repair stand - Google Patents

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June 28, 1927. 1,631,227

J. R. ALFORD ET AL RADIATOR REPAIR STAND Filed Nov. 1, 1926 L {1 Q7 J .7 31 J0 R. flzforci 6x I #Zemndar Patented June 28, 1927.

UNITED STATES 1,634,227 PATENT FFICE.

JOHN R. ALFOR'D AND LUTHER ALEXANDER, OF HENDERSON, TEXAS.

RADIATOR-REPAIR STAND.

Application filed November 1, 1926, Serial No. 145,624.

The present invention relates to improvements in radiator repair stands, and has for an object to provide a stand, which will support the delicate structure of the radiator without injury, while at the same time permitting of a variety of angular adjustments,

whereby the radiator may be brought to a correct position for soldering.

Another object of the invention is to provide a radiator repair stand that will eliminate the use of a helper to turn the radiator to the proper position for soldering, and to provide an improved stand that will be capable of adjustment by the repairman.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention will be more fully described hereinafter, and will be more particularly pointed out in the claim appended hereto.

In the drawings, wherein like symbols refer to like or corresponding parts throughout the several views:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of an improved radiator repair stand constructed according to the present invention;

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the same;

Figure 3 is a section taken on the line 3-3 in Figure 1; and

Figure 4 is an end view with parts broken away, showing a radiator in place in the stand.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 5 des1gnates a base adapted to be. attached to the floor or other supporting surface and in which is erected the pipe standard 6, having at the upper end thereof an elbow 7, which connects with a second elbow 8, to which the horizontal pipe support 9 is connected. The elbow 7 has one of 'its branches extending vertically in continuation of the standard 6, and its opposite branch turned horizontally while the elbow 8 has both'branches disposed in the horizontal, whereby the pipe arm 9 lies horizon- 4 tally and is offset laterally from the standard 6. The standard 6 may be made to swivel in the base 5 to permit the arm 9 to be rotated in a horizontal plane, and if desired the elbows 7 and 8-may be swivelly 0 connected with a tight frictional fit, whereby the supporting arm 9,may be swung in a vertical plane.

v The free end of the hollow pipe arm 9 is split as indicated at 10, to receive the shank 65 11 of the forked universal head 12. A split collar 13 is adapted to surround the split end 10 of the pipe arm 9 and is provided with the flanges 14 and 15 to receive the bolt 16 by which the split collar is clamped tightly about the arm, in order to hold the shank 11 against either axial or rotating movement in said arm. By loosening the bolt 16, the shank 11 may be adjusted in or out with respect to the arm 9 or may be turned angu larly therein.

A complemental universal head 17 carried by an intermediate portion of the rear radiator frame bar 18 is inserted between the two forks of the bifurcateduniversal head 12 and secured therein swivelly, as by the bolt 19 passing through both said heads. The bolt is preferably tightened to afford a tight frictional fit between the contacting surfaces of the heads, whereby to hold the frame, which supports the radiator in the adjusted position. This frame is composed of the rear bar 18, the end bar 20, the front bar 21, which parallels the rear bar 18 and a removable end bar 22, which is adapted to fit in the notches 23 made to receive same in the front and rear bars 18 and 21 at the end opposite to said end bar 20. A chain 24 is coupled between the removable end bar 22 and the radiator frame, in order to prevent loss of the bar and to insure that it will always be at hand.

The rear bar 18 carries the wooden block or disc 24 secured thereto, as by the bolts 26, and extending upon the inner side of the bar and opposite the universal head 17. The block 25 extends over an extensive intermediate surface of the bar 18 and serves with the head 17 at the opposite side to form a rigid construction, preventing any possibility of the bars buckling. Cooperating with the fixed wooden block 25 is an adjustable block or disc 27 carried upon a head 28 by the use of screws or other fastenings 29. The head itself is movable by use of the screw 30 attached to said plate 28, and having threaded engagement through a threaded opening in the front frame bar 21. The screw shaft 30 is provided with a handle or crank 31 at its upper end for purposes of rotating the shaft, whereby the adjustable block 27 may be caused to approach or recede from the fixed block 25.

Figure 4 shows the manner of use of the device, in which the automobile radiator is indicated at 32, and is shown as received in the clamp frame, being actually supported by the wooden blocks 25 and 27. The

' horizontal axis.

radiator is introduced endwise into the frame by initially removing the removable end bar 22. The radiator is supported by hand or otherwise until the crank 31 can be rotated sufliciently to cause the blocks and 27 to clamp upon and support the radiator. The bar 22 is then replaced and this bar is preferably provided with notches complemental to the notches 23 in the front and rear frame bars, for the purpose of preventing the expanding at the free ends of these front and rear bars, due to the strain devolving upon the blocks 25 and 27, which strain would have a tendency to pry the bars apart. The blocks 25 and 27 may be of any appropriate soft material. With the radiator thus clamped, it becomes an easy matter to adjust this radiator to a correct position, to make the solder stick. This has always been a considerable problem, as the radiator is an unwieldly part to handle. The universal joint 19 permits the frame to be moved about the pivot pin, and the shank 11 permits the frame to be rotated about a The frame arm 9 also has the universal movement referred to heretofore. The device will eliminate the use of a helper, as the repairman himself can Very readily turn the frame to any position desirable for soldering. The friction joint will hold the radiator in the adjusted position.

It will be obvious that many changes in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts could be made, which could be used without departing from the spirit of our invention, and we do not mean to limit the invention to such details, except as particularly pointed out in the claim.

Having thus described our invention, what We claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

A radiator repair stand comprising a standard, an arm supported for horizontal and Vertical adjustmentfrom said standard, and a radiator repair frame swivelly supported from said arm and comprising rear, front and an end bar, said rear and front bars having notches at their front sides, a removable notched end bar ada ted to fit into the notches of the front an rear bars, a wooden disc secured to the rear bar on the inside of the frame, an adjustable head mounted Opposite said wood disc, and a traveling wood disc carried by said head, said wood discs adapted to clamp upon opposite sides of the radiator.

JOHN R. ALFORD. LUTHER ALEXANDER.

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