US1745047A

US1745047A - Car-loading apparatus

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Publication number: US1745047A
Application number: US165378A
Authority: US
Inventors: Robert T Romine
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1927-02-02
Filing date: 1927-02-02
Publication date: 1930-01-28
Anticipated expiration: 1947-01-28

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lorn @yan Patented Jan. 28, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT oFFlcE ROBERT T. ROMINE, OF MOUNT GLEMENS, MICHIGAN CAR-LOADING' APPARATUS Application led February 2, 1927, Serial No. 165,378. Renewed December 11, 1929.

This invention relates to the loading of v metal for shipment in freight cars, such, for example, as box cars, flat -cars or gondolas, and especially concerns the handling, load- 5 ing, packingand shipment of metal, particularly strip or bar metal.

The present invention is a continuation in part of the invention shown and described 1n my co-pending a plication Serial No. 137,867, iile'd Septem er 27, 1926. In said application there is disclosed. an apparatus and method for loading and packing metal for shipment in freight cars, an adaptation of the broad invention thereof being shown by lway of example in connection with the handling of sheet metal, such as finished sheet steel.v In the present application, I havevillustrated a way in which the principle of the invention 'in my previous application is applied particularly to the handling, loading and packing of strip or vbar metalin freight-cars for shipment. One of the important purposes of the inventionis to enable metal, such as strip or bar steel, to he,

shipped or handled in relatively heavy units incapable of beingv manually lifted, in ywhich the constituent partsof thepack or bundle will remain intact during transit, and in which the'shocks, jolts and motions of the car will not result in the pack breaking loose or otherwise shifting-so as to causesubstantial damage to the car; and wherein the units or packs, such as bundles weighing from five to' ten tons, may be handled without necessitating vthe breakin up of theibnndles and the separate han ing of the constituent parts.

vlAiurther object ofthe invention is to provide an apparatus for binding, bracing or maintaining the constituent parts of the -bundle orf-pack together against suchmove- -ment as Yniiiumlfi preventv removal ofthe packs as units at their destination, which ap aratusis relativelyv *inexpensive to manu acture, capable of extensive re-useyinterchangeable, and adaptedior use with packs of varying sizes.

ln the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a top plan View. of the loadingapparatus of this invention showing the pack kof bar or strip metal supported for shipment.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the construction disclosed in Fig..1. f

-Fig. 3 is an end view ofthe pack showing generally the construction of one ofthe blittresses. f Y f f Fig. 4 is a view, similar to Fig. 3, with one of the buttresses and base members at the end of the pack removed. Y

Fi Y. y5 is a View, partly in section, similar to Fig. 4, showing the position of the membersv for additionally preventing upward movement ofthe binders relative to the pack and its base or pallet.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary perspectiveview of the bars and connecting means therefor 'forming a part of the adjustable transverse binders. v r Fig. 7 is a detail perspective view illustrating the unassemoled parts of the pressure device. l l i Fig. 8 is a ldetail perspectiveview showing the unassembled parts for connecting to-` gether, in spaced relation, thai-rame mem-v ers of Fig. 6. i f Figs. 9 and 10 are-detail perspectivesv of the longitudinally extending truss members.

Fig. 1l is a perspectiv'ezview of a portion of a freight car showing two packs of metal with their respective binding or bracingap-l paratus in position for shipment on the floor of the car.

Fig. 12 is a perspective Viewv showin the inside of a box car with a stack lifter e evating va bundle into osition to be deposited upon the lift plat orm of an electric'lift.

truck.

Befre explaining in detail my invention of description and not of limitation, and itis i not intended to limit the invention beyond the terms of the several claims hereto appended or the requirements of the prior art. In the drawings wherein like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, A designates a pack or stack of bar or strip steel, B designates the freight ear floor, and C the transverse supports or base members forming a supporting pallet positioned on the car floor for supporting the ack A. Each pack, in the present instance. 1s bound together into a unit by means of binders 20, these binders being adjustable and of substantially the same construction as those described in my co-pending application above referred to. These binders comprise parallel strips or

sections

21 and 22 each having a series of longitudinally spaced holes or perforations 23, as illustrated in detail in Fig. 6. The

parallel bars

21 and 22 are held together in operative relation by means of a bolt and nut construction illustrated in Fig. 8, which construction comprises a bolt 24, nut 25, and sleeve 26 which surrounds the shank of the bolt 24 and which is positioned between the opposite inner faces of the

bars

21 and 22. the sleeve 26 `serving the purpose of maintaining the bars in their proper spaced positions as indicated clearly in Fig. 6. In order to properly space the transverse binders from the wooden strips D extending about the pack A, and to apply to the' pack through the medium of the strips D, sucient pressure to bind the constituent parts of the pack together properly, a pressure device E is employed, such device comprising a plate 27 bent at opposite ends to form 'a yoke adapted to embrace opposite sides of any one of the frame members of the binde-r. The central web or portion 27 of the oke extends transversely across the inner side of the

frame members

21 and 22 constitilting-a part of the transverse binders, and has centrally thereof a tapped hole 28 through which'is'threaded an adjusting screw 29. Interposed between the end of the adjusting screw 29 and the wood strips or members D, is n metal thrust plate 30, having a recess l31 drilled centrally thereof to receive and center the adjusting screw 29. Each thrust or bearing plate is preferably provided with multiple projections 32 (Fig. 4), the outer faces thereof forming a gripping surface engageable with the wood member D. Pressure devices as indicated at E are equidistantly spaced about the top and side of the pack and act against each of the several wood strips D. The pressure devices herein described are substantially like those described in my copendingv application previously mentioned. Where desirable, additional means may be usedfor resisting longitudinal displacement of the constituent parts of the pack due to shocks to which the cars are subjected, or due to the weaving movement of the bundle in transit. In the present instance I have provided buttresses extending across the ends of the pack. These buttresses comprise vertical or upright angle bars or trusses 40, having

right angle flanges

41 and 42, the flanges 42 serving to support the opposite ends of similarly shaped horizontally disposed angle bars or trusses 43, which may be of smaller cross sectional area than the angle bars 40, thereby reducing considerably the weight of the apparatus. The angle bars or truss members 43 each has a vertically extending flange 44 positioned back to back with the flanges 42 of the vertically extendir'- angle bars or truss members 40, and an outwardl extending horizontal flange 45. The en s of the angle bars 43 may be secured to the vertically extending bars or truss members by means of rivets 46, or in any other suitable manner. Interposed between the inner face of each end buttress or frame and the pack, are a series of wooden strips 47 which preferably extend at right angles to the horizontal angle bars 43. These wood strips 47 are preferably placed edge to edge as clearly illustrated in Figs. 1, 3 and 11, to form a continuous surface or inner face composed of vertically extending wood strips. VThese wood members 47 in conjunction with the skeleton frame 40-43 not only provide a relatively light construction, but also provide cushioning means of relatively soft material in' intimate contact with the edges of the bars or strips of metal to protect the ends of the bars or strips againstI damage.

To prevent the relative movement of the transverse wood blocks C, consituting the base members or supports for the pack of metal A, and to tie these supporting members C together. thereby forming a unitary supporting pallet, I provide, preferably` a pair of longitudinally extending angle bars or truss members and 65 at each side of the bundle. The angle bars 60 are comparatively long as compared with the langle bars 65. The purpose of providing angle bars of different lengths is hereinafter fully described.

Each of the comparatively long angle bars 60 (Fig. 9), is provided with a vertically extending flan 60 having a plurality of holes 61 formed therein, and a horizontally extending flange 60b likewise provided with a plurality of spaced holes or apertures 62. The horizontal flange 60b is adapted to rest upon the top surface of the wooden supporting blocks C of the pallet and to be secured thereto, as by means of nails 63, or any other suitable means, which are inserted in the holes 62 formed therein. Each of the shorter angle bars or ltruss members 65, (Fig.

'10), comprises a vertically extending flange 65l having a plurality ofspaced holes 66 formed therein, and ahorizontal flan e 65, which is likewise provided with space holes 67 which are also adapted to receive the plate 68 is'provided witha preferably cen' trally located hole 69, the purpose ofwhich will be hereinafter described. Each of `the longitudinally extending angle bars or

truss members

60 and 65 is-provided at spaced intervals with an inwardly projectingy steel* plate or strip 70 (see Figs. 9 and 10).= The plates or strips 70 are preferablyv connected with the longitudinally extending members A 60 and 65 by rivets or in any other suitable.

manner, so as to provide an integral structure. V f In order to support or maintain the buttresses or end protectors in a vertical position and to hold their inner Wooden faces 47 in intimate contact with the ends of the bars or strips of metal inthe pack, metal straps or links7 5 are provided. I These straps or links are each provided adjacent their opposite ends with'holes which are adapted to receive bolts 76 for Vsecuring the straps to the iianges 41 of the vertical angle bars 40 of the buttresses and also to the

vertical flanges

60a and 65a of the longitudinally ex tending angle bars 60 and 65, respectively. In order to adjustably connect the opposed ends of the angle bars 6() and 65^together and to permit their relative movement towards one another, a tie rod or bolt 80 is positioned at opposite-sides of the bundle A and attached to the angle bars.v One end 80'L of the tierod is bent at right angles to it so as to engage any one of the holes 61 formed in the flange 60a ofthe angle bar 60. The opposite end 80b of the tie rod is screwthreaded and is adapted to pass through the hole 69 formed in the end plate 68 of the angle bar 65 which is positioned at the side of the pack at the opposite end thereof. vA nut Slis threaded upon the end '80*` ofthe,

tie rod and connects the same with the relatively long angle bar 60, whereas a nut 82 is threaded upon the `end 80b of the tie rod and serves to connect that end with the shorty angle bar 65. The tie rodsV positioned at opposite sides of the pack, areidentical.

These tie rods 8() effect the longitudinal ad-V. justment of the buttresses to cause their innerlijfaces, comprising the wood strips'l, to fenejj gage the ends of the constituent partsoffthe t v pack. The purpose of providing angle bars of different lengths as described,-is'to per# t otthefpackf mit the use of a standard form and sizeo y, K Y

e tie rods 7^8() are connected with binding apparatus upon stacks or bundles' or bar metal of widely Lvaryingl of strip lengths. It will be seen that if thebundle is considerably shorter than those illustrated in the accompanying drawings, requiring relative adjustment of the apparatus,vit is plates sides ofthe pack or'bundle, is to prevent merely necessary to insert the ends 80* `ci? each tie rod 80 into .the proper hole61 lof the angle bar 60 and to rotate the nut 82 drawing the threaded end 80 of the tie rod toward theopposed end of the other angle bar 65. In other words,.the major adjust ment is eiectedfb positioning the end 80 ofthe tierod in tlie proper hole 61 `formed in the vertical flange 60 ofthe long angle bar 60, and' the minor or' more' accurate ad justment'ofthe parts is effected by the' cooperation ofthe threaded endA of the tie rod,VA and the nut 82. Therefore, it is only necessary to thread a small portion of the end 80"v of the tie rod thusfmaintaining the vcostof such rods at aminimum. If all of the angle bars were of the same length, such as the angle bars 65, it would be impossible,

when using them connection with long packsv or bundles of metal, for the angle bars to spanthe space between and inter-connect the lateral wood members C of the pallet to form a rigid, unitary base. Moreover,

if the angle bars were all long,`as are ythel bars 60, they would be incapable of use in connection with short-er packs or bundles of metal for the reasouthat their ends, instead of being properly spaced apart to allow their Y relative adjustmentv wouldv overlap and it comes'the above diiiiculties.

The urpose of providing the strips or l0 which' extend beneath opposite the angle bars 60 and 65 from being ri pod loose from the lateral wood members ci) the pallet when forces acting uponthe bundle or pack move the ends of the constituent parts thereo'fagainst one of the buttresses tending to cause the bundle to move upwardly ombend in the middle, 4or to cause the upper ends'iof'the buttresses to swing outwardly,

`such movement exerting a strain or upward pull upon the angle-bars 60v and 65 relative to the transverse palletmembers C.

' Iuassembling th'epajck orbundle of strip` orbar metal, lthe Ytransverse binders, indi-r catedgenerally atf20, arel placed about the` pack, and then the' transverse Wood members C- formingfthepall t. may be placed in ,posi-'v' 'is yconnected with one Y tutti. rigfagle 'bars-.60 at konefside and ywith nglebar 65 at the other, andthe butwhichareconnected to thestraps or tresss -linksii are placed??infiposition at'y the'fends,

tending angle bars. 60 and 65, the wood strips 47 arel 'laced inposition between their-ame; l

work o eachbuttress ,and the ends ofthe constituent parts of the pack, so as t form, when l lio the buttresses are tightened upon the ends of the pack, cushioning means between said buttresses and said pack ends. Thereafter, the tie rods 80 are connected with the angle bars as previously described, and by tight-- ening said rods, the but-tresses are bound against the opposite ends of the pack. After the necessary adjustment has been effected, nails 63 (Figs. 2 and 4) are inserted in the

holes

61 and 67 formed in the angle bars 60 and 65, res c'ctively, and driven into the wood members (1 to firmly secure the angle bars to the wood members and to provide an integral pallet or supporting structure for the undle.

It will be seen, therefore that it is an important purpose of the end buttresses to maintain the pack of strip or bar metal upon its allet or supporting structure, and to securey bind the constituent parts of the pack to the pallet so as to allow the pack and its binding and supporting means to move or oat 4upon the car floor as a unit to compensate for shocks or the like to which the car is sub'ected in transit.

at I claim is:

1. Apparatus for binding strip or bar metal in a pack on the floor of a freight car for shipment, comprising a series of Wood members extendin beneath the pack, means at each side of t e ack for securing said members together to orm a unitary support, and buttresses extending across each'end of the pack for resisting the longitudinal displacement of the constituent parts of the pack, said buttresses and said securing means being connected together.

2. Apparatus for binding strip or bai-metal in a pack on the floor of a `freight car for shipment, comprising a plurality of transverse base members, means extending lon itudinally of the pack at each side thereof or securing said base members together, binders extending about the pack, buttresses extend-4 ing across each end of the pack for resisting longitudinal displacement of the constitent partsof the pack, said buttresses being connected with said securing means and said securin v means having means projecting beneath t 1c pack for maintaining the same in predetermined relation to the pack.

3. Apparatus for loading strip or barmetal in a pack on the fioor of a freight car for shipmentcomprisin a base posltioned beneath the pm clqspace binders extending transverselyabout the pack, members extending l 'tudinally of the pack secured to said base an having means extending beneath the pack to prevent u Ward-movement thereof relative to ,the ase, and buttresses extending across each end of the pack for resisting longitudinal displacement of the .constituent parte of the pack V:saidbuttresses being detachably connected -with said members.

4,`In an apparatus for loading strip or bar metal in a pack on the floor of a freight car for shipment, the combination of a plurality of base members, longitudinal bars at opposite sides of the pack for securing the base members together to form a unit, adjustable binding means extending about the pack transversely thereof, and buttresses extending across the ends of the pack for resisting longitudinal displacement of the constituent parts of the pack, said buttresses being detachably connected with said bars.

5. An apparatus for loadin strip or bar metal in a pack on the floor o a freight car for shipment, in combination, base members, truss members extending longitudinally of the pack at opposite sides thereof and connected with the base members to form a unitary supporting structure, means extending inwardly from said truss members beneath opposite sides of the pack to prevent upward movement of the truss/members relative to said base members, and buttresses extending across each end of the pack to prevent longitudinal displacement of the constituent parts of the pack, said buttresses and said truss members being inter-connected, the buttresses having wooden inner faces adapted to enga e the ends of the constituent parts of the pac 6. The combination with an apparatus for binding strip or bar metal in a pack on the floor` of a freight car for shipment, of buttresses extending across each end of the ack for resisting longitudinal displacement o the constituent parts of the pack, said buttresses having inner faces of wood adapted to engage the ends of the pack, and comprising a skeleton angle iron frame.

7. The combination with an apparatus for binding strip or bar metal in a pack on the oor of a freight car for shipment, of base members for supporting the pack on the fioor'of the car, means for securing the base members together, means connected with the securing means for resisting the upward movement of the securing means relative to the pack, spaced binders extending transversely of the` pack for maintaining the constituent parts of the pack together, and means extending across each end of the pack in engagement with the ends of the constituent parts thereof for preventing their longitudinal displacement.

8. Apparatus for binding strip or bar metal in a pack on the floorof a freight carV for shipment, comprising base members, longitudinal members at each side of the pack for interconnecting said base members, binders extendin transversely about the pack, means at opposlte ends of the pack for restricting` the longitudinal movement and displacement of the constituent parts of the pack, and means for connecting the adjacent longitudinal members toadj ust their relative positions.

9. Apparatus for binding strip or bar metal in a pack on the floor of a freight car lis for shipment, lcomprising a base, angle bars mounted upon said base andextending longitudinally of the pack at opposite sides thereof, binders extending transversely about the pack, buttresses arranged at opposite ends of the pack for restricting the longitudinalV movement of the constituent parts of the pack, and tie rods connecting the opposed ends of the longitudinally. extending angle barsfor adjusting the relative positions of the buttresses.

10. An apparatus for binding a pac-k of stripor bar metal o n the floor of a freightcar for shipment comprising longitudinallyy spacedtransverse base members between the pack and the car iioor and adapted to move as a unit relativelyto `said floor, angle` bars .ex-

tending along opposite sides of the pack and; connected with the base membersfor formk ing a unitary pack supporting structure, means carried by said angle bars projecting beneaththe pack on oppositek sides thereof for v v resisting-the upward movement Aof the angle buttres'sesresisting the relative longitudinal movement'of the'constituentparts of the pack.'

`bars relative to the pack and base members,

spaced -binders extending ,about the pack transversely thereof forresisting lateral dis-a placement of the strips or bars, and but- Y 'tresses' operatively connected with said longiltudinal angle bars extending across veach end of the pack, said buttresses each comprising a skeleton frame of angle bar construction and an inner Wood 'face in engagement with the ends of thel constituentparts ofthe pack, said 11. Apparatus forloading a pack ofmetal, such as strip or bar metal or the like, :on a

car Hoor, comprising [a unitaryjwood' pallet port for the pack'. free to move on the car r oor, binding means for the pack and includ-A Y ing devices for exerting pressure against the pack to resist relative movement'of the con-v stituent parts, additional means for resisting longitudinal movement of the metal, and' means for maintaining said last-mentioned means in substantially fixed relation to saidl support.

13. The hereindescribeifj method of loading strip or bar metal for shipment on the floor of a freight car, consisting in binding the metal together in a pack Withthe pack supported on a wood pallet free to 'more ,onthe car floor, and uniting sai-d pallet and pack to hold the same together agamst relative move 'mont 14. apparatus of the class described, comprisin pallet members positioned on the car floor or supporting a pack, means for securing said members together, means connecte'd to the securing means for resisting relative longitudinal movement of the parts of the pack, and means for resisting upwardmovement of the securing means relative to the pack. s

15. apparatus .of the class described, comprism pallet members positioned on the car floorl orv supporting a pack, `a pair of members at eachv side of the pack for connecting said pallet members, means for relaftively adjusting the members of each pair,

and means connected tosaid vmembers for resisting relative movement of the pack and palletI members. Y j Y 1 16. A n apparatus of the class described, comprisingk transverse supporting v members ,for a pack,'a longitudinal member at each side ofthe pack.` connecting said supporting members together, and means'connected to said' y'lolligitudinal members forresisting relative longitudlnal movement ofthe porti' members.

pack and sup- 17. nan apparatus f the class described, aseries-of transverse wood members for supporting a pack` on the floor of a carrier, longitudina Ymembers at f'ooposite' sides of the pack connecting; saidwood llne'mbers; together, up#k right buttresses at the-ends `ofthe pack, and

meansffor ,connectingsaid buttresses to said longitudinal members vat each side ofthe ack. 18'. In .an apparatus of the class described, a series of transverse wood members for sup portinga pack-on the floor of a carrier, longitudinal members at o posite sides ofthe pack j.

connectingsaid woo members'togethen up-` a right vbuttresses at the ends of the pack, and

means for independently connecting each buttress toy a longitudinal member` at each sidek ofthe-pack.

-In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

ROBERT T. ROMINE.

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