US2107612A

US2107612A - Stake or stanchion for vehicles

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Publication number: US2107612A
Application number: US129731A
Authority: US
Inventors: Karlge Alfred Leo
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1936-02-04
Filing date: 1937-03-08
Publication date: 1938-02-08
Anticipated expiration: 1955-02-08

Description

Feb 8, 1938. A. L. KARLGE STAKE OR STANCHION FOR VEHICLES Filed March a, 1957 llllll] wwiw Patented Feb. 8, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT orricr Application March 8,

1937, Serial No. 129,731

In Sweden February 4, 1936 9 Claims.

This invention refers to improvements in stakes, stud staves or stanchions for vehicles.

The chief object of this invention is to create a simple, non-expensive but reliable and eflicient stake or stanchion for vans, railway cars, trucks,

freight cars and other transport vehicles.

Another object of this invention is to construct such stakes or stanchions which are safely and firmly connected with the vehicle during the loading and the transport but may be easily loosened for unloading purposes.

A further object of this invention is to construct such stakes or stanchions which may be disconnected from the vehicle at their lower end .for unloading purposes but remain secured to thevehicle at their upper end.

A further purpose of this invention is to construct such stakes, stud staves or stanchions which may be held safely in upright position on the vehicle during the transport without the use of any push-bolts or the like.

A further object of this invention is to create such stakes or stanchions which may be loosened and disconnected at their lower ends from the vehicle by loosening a simple stretching or tightening-up device inserted into a chain interconnecting the upper ends of pairs of such stakes or stanchions.

A further object of this invention is to construct such stakes or stanchions which are very strong and resistive and have very few parts.

Further objects of this invention will be evident from the following specification and claims.

Two embodiments of the invention are illustrated in the annexed drawing.

Fig. 1 shows an end view of the loading bottom or platform of .an open wagon or truck, partially in section, the parts being shown in locked position ready for transport.

Fig. 2 is a view similar to that shown in Fig. 1, the parts being shown in a released position.

Fig. 3 shows a detail of the lower part of a stake with adjacent parts, as seen from the right in Fig. 1.

. Fig. 4 is a view similar to that shown in Fig. 3 and shows a detail of a modified embodiment.

; Referring now to Figs. 1-3 of the drawing l indicates a loading bottom or platform of the vehicle-to which a laterally extending girder or beam 2 is secured. This beam carries a pair of side stakes, stud staves or

stanchions

3, 4 which are interconnected by means of a stanchion tie or chain 5.

: Such beams with pairs of'stakes may be arranged all along the loading platform of the vehicle, so that the stakes form rows at both sides of it.

At its lower end the stake 4 is bevelled obliquely outwards at M, and its bevelled end rests upon a bolt or projection 6 permanently secured to the beam 2. To the corresponding end of the beam 2 a vertical support 2a is secured which has an outwardly projecting stud or short flange offset 1. .By preference, the offset 1 is bevelled on its lower side and has a vertical hole or slot for receiving a locking wedge or key 8, which is attached to the stake 4 by means of a chain 9 or the like. The stake 4 which is, preferably, made of angle iron, has a slot or recess H3 in that of its flanges which faces inwards. The stationary projection 1 enters said slot Ill when the stake is in its normal vertical position on the vehicle (Fig. l) The distance between the lower end of the slot l0 and the lower end ofthe stake 4 is chosen in such manner that the projection l prevents the stake 4 from sliding upwards as long as the chain 5 remains stretched. Thus, in the locked vertical position of the stake 4 as shown in Fig. 1, the lower end of the stake rests on the bolt 6 and the lower side of the projection l abuts against the lower end of the slot l 0, so that any vertical motion of the stake 4 is prevented, as long as the stake cannot move in the lateral direction.

The slot I0 may be longer than the height of the projection 1.

To the chain 5 a latch hook or tightening up device or stanchion tie is secured. In the embodiment shown it consists of a hooked lever I I, to which a short chain l2 with a hook I3 is secured at H. To the other end of the lever H another short chain I5 is attached which also carries a hook IS.

The stake 3 may have substantially the same construction as that of the stake 4. It may also be rigidly and permanently connected with the beam 2. Or it may be permanently journalled on the bolt 6.

The device described is used as follows:

For loading, the chain 5 is hooked ofi from one or both of the

stakes

3, 4. To place a stake in its vertical position on the vehicle the bevelled lower end 4a of the stake is put upon the bolt 6 and the stake is swung upwards, thus causing the projection l to enter the recess l0. Now the key 8 is pushed into the vertical slot of the projection l, to lock the stake in its vertical position. When the loading is finished, the chain 5 is hooked on to the stakes and the hook i3 is inserted into a link thereof. Then the chain 5 is stretched and the hooked end of the lever II is inserted into another link of it and the lever is swung on the xis M causing the chain to be tightened up and stretched. To hold the lever H safely in this position, the end of the lever H is tied or attached to the chain 5 by means of the chain l5 and its hook I6, for instance, as shown in Fig. 1. Now the key 8 is superfluous and may be removed during the transport. The stake is safely .and firmly held in its vertical position by the stretched chain 5, the projection I and the bolt 6.

For unloading aiter the key 8 has been removed from the slot of the projection I, it is only necessary to slacken the chain 5. For this purpose the locking hook I6 is unhooked from the chain 5 and the lever H is swung to cause the hooked end of said lever to be disengaged from the chain 5. When the stake 4- now is pushed outwards by the weight of the load on the vehicle, said stake is swung outwards on the bolt 6, as shown in Fig. 2, until the slot in is disengaged from the projection I. Then the lower end of the stake is free, and its bevelled surface 3d slides upwards and outwards on the bolt 6. Now the vehicle may be unloaded, also by dumping, if desired. When the load is dumped, the stake is not buried under the load.

The projection 6 may consist of a corner or flap bent out from the part 2a. Similarly, the projection i may consist of a flap bent 'out from the wall of the part 2a. As a rule, it is preferred to have the parts 6 and 7 made of pieces welded, riveted or screwed to the beams.

In the embodiment shown in Fig. 4 for the key 8 a swingable hook I! is substituted which is journalled on'the pin 18 riveted on the stake 4a. In this case the slot or hole in the projection 'l is horizontal. Just as the key 8 the latching hook I! only serves to lock the stake 4a in vertical position during the loading procedure,

What I claim is:--

1. In a transport vehicle, a stake having a slot adjacent to its lower end, the lower end of said stake being bevelled outwards and upwards, a stretchable load-holding chain secured to the upper end of said stake, the other end of said chain being secured to a part of said vehicle disposed an appreciable distance laterally of said stake, an offset carried by said vehicle to form a support for the bevelled lower'end of said stake, and

a projection on said vehicle above said offset entering said slot, when said stake is in its vertical position on said vehicle, the distance between the lower edge of said projection and the upper edge of said offset being substantially equal to the distance between the lower edge of said' slot and a point on said bevelled end of said stake between the ends of the bevelled surface.

2. In a transport vehicle, a stake having a slot adjacent to its lower end, the lower end of said stake being'bevelled outwards and upwards, a

stretchable load-holding chain secured to the.

tween the lower edge of said offset being'sub- .stantially' equal to the distance between the lower edge of said slot and a point on said bevelled end of said first stake between th en of the bevelled surface.

3. In a goods transport vehicle, in combination, a stanchion having an oblique lower end slanting outwards and upwards, a slot being cut in said stanchion, a horizontal bolt secured to said vehicle to form a support forethe lower end of said stanchion, and a projectionsecured to said vehicle above said bolt to enter said slot, when said stanchion is in its operative position, the distance between the lower edge of said projection and the upper side of said bolt being less than the distance between the lower edge of said slotand the lowermost part of the oblique lower end of said stanchion.

4. In a goods vehicle,'in combination, an offset secured to said. vehicle, a projection secured to said vehicle above said offset, a stake having an oblique lower end resting on said ofiset, the lowermost edgeof said oblique end being'turned in wards to the body of the vehicle, said stake having a slot adjacent to its lower end to receive said projection, the distance between the lower edge of said projection and the upper edge of said offset being less than the distance between'the lower edge of said slot and the lowermost edge of said stake, a second stake on said vehicle opposite the first stake, a chain between the upper ends of said stakes, and means for tightening up said chain. i

5. In a goods vehicle, in combination, an offset secured to said vehicle, a projection secured to said vehicle above said ofiset, a stake having an oblique lower end resting on said ofiset, the lowermostedge of said oblique end being turned inwards to the body of the vehicle, said stake having a slot adjacent to its lower end to receive said projection, the distance between the lower edge of said projection and the upper edge of said ofiset being less than the distance between the lower edge of said slot and the lowermost edge of said stake, a second stake on saicl'vehicle opposite the first stake, a chain between the upper ends of said stakes, lockable means for stretching said chain and a key to be inserted'into a slot in said projection during the loading of said vehicle.

6. Ina goods transporting vehicle, in combination, an offset on said vehicle, a slotted projection on said vehicle above said offset, a stake having an oblique lower end resting on said ofiset, the lowermost edge of said oblique end being next to the body of the vehicle, said stake having a slot adjacent to its lower end to receive said projection, the distance between the lower edge of said projection and the upper end of said offset being less than the distance between the' lower edge of said slot in said stake and the lowermost edge of said stake, a second stake on said vehicle opposite the first stake, a stretchable tie between said stakes, and a swingable hook to be inserted.

in the slot of said projection during the loading of said vehicle. V

'7. In a goods transporting vehicle, in combination, an offset on said vehicle, a projection on said vehicle above said offset, said projection having an oblique lower edge, a stake resting on said 5 offset with its oblique lower end, whose lowermost part is close to the body of said vehicle, said stake having a slot adjacent to. its lower end for said'projection to be locked thereby against vertical motion, a second stake on said vehicle opposite the first stake, a chain between 'said stakes, and releasable means for tightening up said chain.'

8. In a vehicle, in combination, an ofi'set on said vehicle, a projection on said vehicle above said" offset, a stake resting on said offset with its oblique lower end, whose lowermost edge is next to the body of the vehicle, said stake having a slot adjacent to its lower end for said projection, said slot being higher than the height of said projection, while the distance between the lower edge of said slot and the lowermost edge of the oblique lower end of said stake is greater than the distance between the lower edge of said pro- 'jectlon and the upper edge of said offset, a second stake on said vehicle opposite the first stake, a chain between the tops of said stakes, and releasable means for tightening up said chain.

9. In a vehicle, in combination, a vertical sup- 15 port secured to the side of said vehicle, an ofiset on said support, a projection on said support above said offset, a stake resting on said offset with its oblique lower end, whose lowermost edge is next to the body of the vehicle, said stake having a slot adjacent to its lower end for said projection, said slot being higher than the height of said projection, while the distance between the lower edge of said slot and the lowermost edge of the oblique lower end of said stake is greater than the distance between the lower edge of said projection and the upper edge of said offset, a second stake on said vehicle opposite the first stake, a chain between the tops of said stakes, and releasable means for tightening up said chain. ALFRED LEO KARLGE.