US1717834A - Method of and apparatus for applying the lateral surfaces on containers - Google Patents

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June 18, 1929. A. A. BUREAU 1.717.834

METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR'APPLYINGTHE LATERAL SURFACES ON CONTAINERS Filed Nov. 17, 1926 eve;

Patented June 18, 1929.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ARTHUR ALFRED BUREAU, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR T0 WESTERN ELECTRIC COMPANY, INCORPORATED, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION GE NEW YORK.

METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR APPLYING TIL-IE LATERAL SURFACES ON CONTAINERS.

Application filed November 17, 1826. Serial No. 148,990.

This invention relates to a method of and apparatus; for applying the lateral surfaces on containers, and more particularly to a method of and apparatus for positioning and retaining lags on cable reels.

Heretoforc it has been a practice in some instances to lag cable reels by nailing the lugs to the heads of the reel which involves a considerable amount of time and labor and after the lags have been nailed on a reel several times the heads become badly damaged by the nails. In some cases reel heat s thus damaged become useless, while in other cases considerable expense must be incurred to make them serviceable. Numerous attempts have been made to retain. the lags on the reel by means of straps or bands which have provcn that it was diliicult if not impossible to draw the straps .01 bands tight enough to retain the lags firmly on the reel when the reel is rolled on the lags during transportation.

An object of the present invention is to provide a convenient and effective method of and apparatus for positioning enclosing elements and retaining them securely on the end members by means of straps or bands, which have obviated the difficulties heretofore encountered.

In accordance with one embodiment, the invention contemplates fastening a pair of straps to a cable reel, rotating the reel as the lags are positioned between the reel head and the straps and When the lags have been positioned, the straps are sealed while the lags are deflected inwardly at a central point.

It is believed that a complete understanding of the invention may be had by reference to the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawing illustrating an apparatus embodying the invention and which may be employed in practicing the improved method, and in which Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the apparatus corresponding to a view taken on the line 11 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 2 is a plan View of the apparatus shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view taken on the lines 33 of Fig. 2 illustrating the manner in which the individual lags are deflected, and

Fig. 4% is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

drums.

Referring to the drawing in which similar reference characters represent the same parts in the several views, a reel 6 of any suitable character such as is frequently used for transporting lead covered cable is represented as rotatably mounted on a shaft 7 supported by a pair of jacks 88. A pair ofbraces 9+9 are provided to receive the thrust of a positioning and handing apparatus 11, the upper portions of the braces being provided with channel shaped guide members 12-12 which engage the sides of square heads 13-48 of the jacks.

The positioning and handing apparatus is mounted on a pair of standards 1 l11-, the upper faceof each of which is provided with a pair of supports 15-15 which carry an angularly shaped member 16 upon which bearings 17-17 are slidably mounted. A shaft 18 carrying two drums 1919 is rotatably mounted in the bearings and is pro-- vided with a hand wheel 21 to rotate the The drums may be moved toward and away from the reel by means of a pair of screws 2222 which engage tl'ireaded portions 23-23 of the hearings to adjust the apparatus to accommodate various sizes of reels. A pair of spools 2424 carrying straps or bands 25-25 of any suitable type used for securing the lags of the reel are mounted under the apparatus and the straps are fed therefrom through spring pressed tension members 2626 between guide members 2727, and over the drums to the reel.

In order to prevent a longitudinal dis placement of the lags, they are each provided with a notch or cutaway portion 28 (Fig. at either end leaving shoulders 292J to engage the internal faces of reel heads 3131 so that the ends of the lags will remain flush with the external faces of the reel heads. The opposite face of arch lag is provided with a pair of grooves 3338 which serve to retain the straps in definite positions and also prevent them from protruding above the surface of the reel.

In practicing the method of this invention, the reel 6 is rolled into position, the shaft 7 is inserted in the reel and the jacks are then raised until. the reel is free to turn. A first lag '32 is then nailed on the reel, which may be permanent or only temporary, and the ends of the straps or hands are nailed to the lag in the grooves 3333. When the first lag has been nailed to the reel and the straps attached thereto, the drum may be rotated by means of a hand wheel 21, and the reel heads may be rotated by hand, the remaining lags being fed into the space between the rotating drum and reel heads. The tension means 26-26 are so adjusted as to retain the bands sufficiently taut to hold the lags firmly against the reel heads until all of the lags have been positioned. A cable 8% is then led from hook 37 under and around the reel and secured to hook 36, and a high tension is produced in the cable by means of a. turnbuckle 35 secured in the hook 87. This results in a considerable deflection of each of the lags about the entire reel (Fig. 3), and while the lags are thus deflected, the straps 2525 are drawn snugly about the reel in the grooves 33-453 and the ends of each of the straps are then sealed'in accordance with means well known in the art. After the straps are sealed, the cable as may be removed which will allow the lags 32 to assume a less deflected position and any slack which may have been present in the straps or bands will be taken up and the lags will be held firmly on the reel heads for all prac tical purposes. The reel may then be removed from the apparatus and the process repeated on other reels.

It will be understood that the embodiment of the invention herein described and illustrated is merely aconvenient and useful form of the invention which is capable of many other modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

hat is claimed is:

1. A method of applying lags on circular end members, which consists of rotatably mounting the end members, securing one lag thereto, attaching a strap to the secured lag, feeding the remaining lags between the end members and the strap to position the lags as the end members are rotated, deflecting the lags after they are positioned, sealing the strap while the lags are deflected, and decreasing the deflection of the lags to firmly engage the strap against the lags.

2. A method of applying lags on circular end members, which consists of securing one lag to the members, attaching a pair of straps to the secured lag, positioning the remaining lags between the straps and the circular end members, retaining the lags in position by ap] )lying a tension to the straps, applying a deflecting force to the lags after they have been positioned, sealing the straps while the lags are deflected, and withdrawing the deflecting force to vary the degree of deflection of the lags.

I 3. In an apparatus for applying lags on circular end members, means for position.

5. In an apparatus for applying lags on circular end members, adjustable means for rotatably mounting end members of different sizes, means including drums for simultaneously positioning lags and a plurality of tensioned retaining bands around the end members, andineans for adjusting the drums to correspond with the adjustment of the mounting means for difiierent sizes of end members.

6. A method of applying enclosing elements on end members which consists in securing one end of a flexible member to one of the enclosing elements, then feeding enclosing elements between the flexible meni her and the end members to completely surround the end members, applying pressure to flex the enclosing elements inwardly, interconnecting the ends ol? the flexible member to secure the enclosing elements upon the end members, and releasing the pressure.

7. A method of applying enclosing ele- 'ments to spaced end members to form a container, which consists in placing the enclosing elements upon the end members to eompletely surround the same, applying pressure to deflect the enclosing elements inwardly between the end members, securing a flexible member snugly around the enclosing members, and releasing the pressure to put the flexible member under tension.

8. A method of applying notched lags to the circular end members of a cable reel, which consists in placing the lags across the end members to completely surround the same, applying pressure to deflect the lags inwardly between the end members, placing a strap snugly around the lags, securing the ends of the strap together, and releasing the pressure to put the strap under tension.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 6th day of November, A. I). 1926.

ARTHUR ALFRED BUREAU.

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