US1823204A - Automobile radiator work stand - Google Patents

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Sept. 15, 1931. 5 LONG 1,823,204

AUTOMOBILE RADIATOR WORK STAND Filed Aug. 31. 1929 I y I i ill/III: axis" IIIIIIIIII y Patented Sept. 15, 1931 UNITED STATES GLEN D. LONG, OF PENDLETON, OREGON AUTOMOTSILE RADIATOR WORK STAND Application filed August 31, 1929. Serial No. 389,801.

This invention relates to improvements in work stands and more especially a work stand designed for the support of a motor vehicle radiator while the same is being repaired.

The primary object of the present 1nven-. tion is to provide a radiator supporting stand of an improved character, whereby all of the tubes of the radiator will be exposed and of easy access so that the operation of repairing the same may be carried forward without 1nterruption.

Another object of the lnventlon 1s to provide a stand for motor vehicle radiators of a character whereby clamping 1 members forming a part thereof may be readily and quickly shifted for engaging the radlator to hold the same in position or disengaging it to permit the removal thereof.

Other objects and advantages of the inven-' tion will become apparent as a description of the same proceeds and the mventlon will be best understood from a consideratlon of the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompany ng drawings.

forming a part of the present specification with the understanding, however, that the invention is notconfined to any strict conformity with the showing of the drawings but may be changed or modified so long as such changes or modifications mark no material departure from the salient features of the invention as expressed in the appended claims.

y In the drawings I Figure 1 is a view side elevation of the radiator support embodying the present invention.

Figure 2 is a view in front elevation of'the 0 same.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken upon the line 33 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken upon the line 44 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a section view through the radiator filling spout engaging cone and the supporting structure therefor. 7

Referring more particularly to the drawings the numeral 1 indicates generally the base or support for the present radiator carrier which base, as shown, comprises an upright tubular body 2 having extending radially from one end thereof'the divergent legs 3 each of which carries upon its outer end and underside a caster 4. The lower end of 5; the body 2' atthe convergent ends of the legs has pivotally secured thereto a rubber foot 5. At its upper end there is swingingly mounted upon the tubular body a bevelled ring gear -6 which is provided with interior threads and mounted to rotate about a horizontal axis upon the body 2 is a driving pinion 7 which is in mesh with the gear 6 and which is operated by a crank 8 connected to the supporting shaft therefor.

The body'or standard 2 has an extensible portion 9 telescopically carried in the upper end thereof, the lower part of which extensibleportion is threaded, as indicated at 10, for engagement with the interior threads of the gear 6.1 At its upper end the portion 9 of the standard carries a transverse bearing sleeve 11, one side of which is provided with a laterally surrounding flange forming a plate 12 through the central portion of which anaperture is formed which aligns with the passage through the bearing.

Rotatably mounted in, the bearing 11 is one end of a hub 13 which has formed thereabout intermediate its ends the flange 14 which bears against the plate 12. when one end is in position in the bearing, in the manner shown. This end of the hub is held in place a in the bearing with the flange or plate 14 against'the plate 12 by providing a transverse pin 15 to which is attached one end of a bar 16, the other end of the bar being formed to receive a collar 17 and nut 18 between which and a suitable step formed in the adjacent end of the hearing, as indicated at 19, is a conical coil spring 20. As shown,.one end of this spring bears against the step 19 while the outer or reduced end bears against the collar 17. The tendency of the spring 20 therefore is to draw the hub 13 into the bearing to keep the plates 12 and 14 in firm contact, one with the other.

The other end of the hub 13, which end 1s indicated by the numeral 13, is extended through and suitably secured to a beam 21, preferably of channel formation, the connection between the beam of the hub being directly midway between the ends of the beam. The channel 21 has its open face directed toward the plates 12 and 14, as shown, and slidably extended into each end is one arm 22 of a bracket member, indicated as a whole by the numeral 23 and made up of two ri htangularlv related arms 22 and 24. his bracket is preferably constructed of channel iron, the same as the beam 21, and one of the brackets has secured to the free end of the arm 24 a friction plate25 to which is rotatably secured a similar plate 26 carrying an inwardly directed hollow cone body 27 which, in the use of the radiator support, engages over the filling neck of the radiator.

The other bracket has the arm 24 thereof provided with a similar friction plate 28 to which is rotatably attached a plate 29 carrying at diametrically opposite points a pair of rubber covered forks 30.

These two pairs of forks are designed to engage the bottom of the radiator when the same is mounted between the arms 24 of the brackets, the arms being parallel and in the same plane, as shown.

As shown, the portion 13 of the hub 13 extends inwardly of the beam 21 and there is passed through this inwardly extending portion of the hub the bracket moving shaft 31. Suitable collars 32 are secured to the shaft at opposite sides of the hub portion 13 to prevent movement of the shaft longitudinally of the beam and each end of the shaft is screw threaded, as shown and indicated by the numeral 33, the threads upon one end being directed oppositely to those upon the other end. Each threaded end of the shaft 31 passes through and threadedly engages in a suitably threaded portion 34 of a bracket arm 24, as shown, and it will thus be seen that with this arrangement, by rotating the shaft 31 by means of a crank 35 upon one end thereof the brackets 23 will be forced to move toward or away from one another.

From the foregoing description it will be readily apparent that upon rotating the shaft 31 in the proper direction to move the bracket arms 24 apart a radiator may be quickly mounted in position upon the supporting forks 30 with the filler neck or nozzle in place for engagement by the cone holder 27 when the arms are again brought together, which operation is brought about by the reverse rotation of the shaft 31, as will be readily understood. ,With the radiator securely in position between the arms it will be seen that it may be raised to the proper height from the floor by the operation of the crank 8 which will force the upper portion of the standard 9 out of the lower or tubular body 2.

After the proper height is reached the radiator may be rotated about its vertical axis upon the pivots which support the cone and brackets and it may also be rotated about a transverse axis by turning the beam 21 and hub 13, which hub rotates in the bearing 11, as previously described.

By providing the friction plates 12 and 14 between the hub 13 and bearing 11; the friction plates 25 and 26 at the cone end of the radiator and those plates 28 and 29 at the bottom end, accidental shifting of the different elements of the support cannot easily occur.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is z- 1. A radiator support of the character described, comprising a base including an upright tubular body and a vertically shiftable standard telescoping into the upper end of the body, means for adjustably shifting said standard, abearing carried upon the upper end of the standard, a beam having a hub intermediate its ends and extending transversely thereof, positioned in the bearing, means to provide a friction connection between the hub and the bearing, resilient means normally drawing said hub into the bearing and maintaining tension on said friction means, adjustable bracket arms mounted for longitudinal movement upon said beam, rotatable holding elements carried by the arms for engaging a radiator placed therebetween, and a control shaft for the arms mounted intermediate its ends upon the beam and having threaded connection at each end with the arm, whereby rotation thereof will cause relative movement of said arms.

2. A radiator support of the character described, comprising a base including an upright tubular body and a vertically shiftable standard telescoping into the upper end of the body, means for adjustably shifting said standard, a bearing carried upon the upper end of the standard, a beam having a hub intermediate its ends and extending transversely thereof, positioned in the bearing, means to provide a friction connection between the hub and the bearing, resilient means normally drawing said hub into the bearing and maintaining tension on said friction means, adjustable bracket arms mounted for longitudinal movement upon said beam, rotatable holding elements carried by the arms for engaging a radiator placed therebetween, a control shaft for the arms mounted intermediate its ends upon the beam and having threaded connec-v tion at each end with an arm, whereby rotation thereof will cause relative movement of said arms, said holding elements comprising a hollow cone body designed to engage over the filling spout of a radiator, and a pair of forked bodies arranged in spaced re lation and adapted to receive between the prongs thereof, the bottom edge of the radiator.

3. In a work supporting stand of thecharacter described, a supporting standard having a horizontal bearing at its upper end, a plate formed at one end of said bearing and disposed in a vertical plane, a work holding frame including an elongated beam, a hub intermediate the ends of said beam and rotatably mounted in said bearing, a plate carried by said hub designed for frictional contact with the plate of the bearing, and resilient means carried by the bearing and having engagement with said hub for normally maintaining said plates in close frictional engagement.

4. In a work supporting stand of the character described, a supporting standard having a horizontal bearing at its upper end, a plate formed at one end of said bearing and disposed in a vertical plane, a work holding frame including an elongated beam, a hub intermediate the ends of said-beam and rotatably mounted in said bearing, a plate carried by said hub designed for frictional contact with the plate of the bearing, a bar secured at one end in said hub and extending longitudinally therefrom, and a coiled spring having one end bearing against said bearing and having its other end connected to said bar and normally urging said hub to longitudinal movement in the bearing to maintain said plates in frictional contact.

5. In a work stand of the character described, an upright supporting, standard, a work holding frame comprising a channel beam, a pair of members each having a pair of arms disposed at right angles, one of the arms of each member slidably engaging in said channel beam, the other arms of the members being in spaced alignment, means for rotatably supporting said channel beam on said standard to permit complete rotation of the frame, and means for moving said frame members relative to one another.

6. In a work stand of the character deend of said screw having right hand threads thereon and the other end having left hand threads, and crank means for rotating the screw to move said frame members relative to one another.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature.

GLEN D. LONG.

scribed, an upright supporting standard, a

work holding frame comprising a channel beam, a pair of members each having a pair of arms disposed at right angles, one of the arms of each member slidably engaging in said channel beam, the other arms of the members being in spaced alignment, means for rotatably supporting said channel beam' on said standard to permit complete rotation of the frame, said means including a hub extending through the body of the chan-

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