US224617A - Stove lifter and carrier - Google Patents

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' L,.K.SMITH. Stove Lifter and Cartier.

No. 224,617. 'Paiente d Feb. 17, I880.

N- FElERsv PHOT0-L|THOGRAPHER WAsHANGTON. D C,

UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFICE.

LESTER KwSMITH OF'TROY, OHIO.

STOVE. Ll FTER VAND CARRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 224,617, dated February 17, 1880',

Application filed January 5, 1880.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LESTER K. SMITH, of Troy, in the county of Miami and State of Ohio, have invented an Improved Stove Lifter and Carrier, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to that class of devices I for lifting and carrying stoves and other articles and it has for its object the production of a device of this nature which .may be quickly and easily adjusted for use, and which may be folded into a compact form for storage or shipping.

My invention consists in the construction and combination of the various parts, as will be hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

To enable the public to fullyunderstand my invention, 1 will now describe it, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a plan view of my device in condition for use; Fig. 2, a similar view of the device folded for storage or shipping. Fig. 3 is a section on line m, Fig. 1, showing the devices for adjusting the length of the crossbars, said bars being shown at their shortest adjustment; and Fig. 4, a similar view of the same parts, showing them in their longest ad- 0 justment and having a modified form of conratchet-bar, cl, the boxing being pivoted to one of the longitudinal bars and the ratchet-bar to the other, and the ratchet-bar being constructed so as to freely slide longitudinally in said boxing. d

To the upper side of each of the boxings is pivoted a pawl, e, which engages with the teeth in the upper side of the ratchet-bar.

Upon the lower side of the ratchet-bar is a notch, f, to receive the end of a lever, g,

pivoted to the lower side of the boxing at h, and provided at its rear end with a weight, '6, to force the point or opposite end into said notchf.

A modification of this device is shown in Fig. 4, a spring-catch being substituted for the weighted lever.

The operation of my device'is as follows: When it is desired to raise and carry a stove or other article, the pawls e are thrown back, allowing the cross-bars to be drawn out to their greatest length, when the weighted lever or spring will catch in the notch f and prevent the boxing and ratchet-bar from parting. The handles b are then grasped by two persons, one at each side of the stove, 850., and the devices put over said article, so that the stove, 850., will be embraced by the curved portions a. The handles are then drawn toward each other, the pawl e sliding over the teeth of the ratchet-bar until the curved portions are brought in contact with the sides of the stove, 8tc., where they will be securely locked by the pawls e and ratchet-bars d. The device may then be lifted by the handles 1) and carried to any desired point. I To remove the device from the stove, &c., it is only necessary to throw the pawls back, draw the handles apart, and lift it off.

These curved portions, as before stated, are angular in section, so that they will more readily engage with any flange or projection on the article to be carried, and the handles are rounded to give abetter hand-grasp. The central curves of the handles fit a round body-such as a cylinder-stove--and the bandles being flared apart furnish room for the person using the device to stand or walk in when moving an article.

Having thus fully described my invention,

I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States- 1. The combination, substantiallyas hereinbefore set forth, of the longitudinal handlebars and the cross-bars pivoted thereto in the manner shown, whereby the device may be IOO and means, substantially as described, for adpivoted weighted lever, as and for the purjusting the length of said cross-bars. pose set forth.

3; The cross-bars, each composed of a box- 6. The handles a b, each having a curved 15 ing, 0, provided with a pawl, e, and a ratchetcentral portion and outwardly-flaring handles, 5 bar, d, the boxing and ratchet-bar being pivas and for the purpose set forth.

oted to the adjoining handle-bar. In testimony whereof I hereto sign my name 4. The combination, with the handles, of the in presence of two witnesses. boxing c pawl 12 ratchet-bar d provided with r notch f, and an automatic stop engaging in LESTER M 10 said notch, as set forth. Witnesses: v

5. The combination of the boxing c, pawl 0, J. 0. ROGERS,

ratchet-bar d, provided with notch f, and the CLAY BAIRD.

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