US2630214A

US2630214A - Pallet-type brick package

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Publication number: US2630214A
Application number: US130512A
Authority: US
Inventors: Reed Eo
Original assignee: Armco Inc
Current assignee: Armco Inc
Priority date: 1949-12-01
Filing date: 1949-12-01
Publication date: 1953-03-03
Anticipated expiration: 1970-03-03

Description

March 3, 1953 E. REED PALLET-TYPE BRICK PACKAGE Filed Dec. 1, 1949 s 0 H KQMW Y a )v 3 m R l m. 0 z m I i a 6 IE I 1 1 I F. F F M m m 3 1 4 3 I u n l m 1.. m g E I a||| F Patented Mar. 3, 1953 OFFICE PALLET-TYPE BRICK PACKAGE Eo Reed, Middletown, Ohio, assignor to Armco Steel Corporation, Middletown, Ohio, a corporation of Ohio Application December 1, 1949, Serial No. 130,512

4 Claims.

This invention has to do with a pallet-type brick package and more particularly to a package of brick which is inexpensive to provide and which makes for. great ease and convenience in handling of bricks, either by means of a crane or a lift truck or the like.

While the disclosure herein utilizes the term brick throughout it will beunderstood that the invention is equally applicable to the packaging of other materials. As used in the claims therefore, it is to be understood the word brick is understood to mean a brick-like element whether it is made of concrete, wood, metal or any other material.

It is an object of the present invention to pro- Vide a simple package which will be stable and secure and which may conveniently be handled by a lift truck,,as Well as by a crane with the use of slings. It is another object of the invention to provide a package for bricks or the like which can be given adequate protection from the weather, as well as from mechanical hazards normally encountered in handling and shipment.

These and other objects which will be disclosed in more detail hereinafter or which will suggest themselves to those skilled in the art upon reading these specifications I accomplish by that certain construction and arrangement of parts of which I shall now describe an exemplary embodiment.

Reference is made to the drawing forming a part hereof and in which:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a number of bricks arranged to provide a pallet.

Figure 2 is a plan view of a first layer of bricks laid upon the pallet of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a plan view of a second layer of bricks laid upon the layer of Figure 2.

Figure el is an end elevational view of Figure 3 as seen from the bottom of the figure.

Figure 5 is a side elevational view of the same as seen from the right hand side of Figure 3.

Figure 6 is a view similar to Figure 4 of the completed package.

Figure 7 is a view similar to Figure 5 of a completed package, and

Figure 8 is a detailed perspective view of a corner protecting element.

Briefly, the invention involves a number of layers of brick wherein adjacent layers have their individual bricks laid in break-joint relation to each other and wherein the layers of brick are laid upon a number of skid members which are preferably themselves brick. The entire package is banded together by means of steel bands or the like in a direction parallel to the 2 skid members to bind the skid members to th package, and the packageis further bound by other band members transverse to the first mentioned hand members but which do not embrace the skid members.

Referring now in more detailto the drawings, I have shown in Figure 1 three rows of bricks lfl'laid end to end with the rows being spaced apart on center'approximately the length of a brick. It is to be understood that while I prefer to make the skid members of rowsof brick they may equally well be channel iron, wooden two-byfours or the like. The use of brick is preferable because more brick per package are provided and also the cost of skid members is eliminated.

In Figure 2 I have shown a first layer of brick laid upon the pallet of Figure 1 wherein the individual bricks are laid transversely to those in the pallet or skid and are laid side by side. The three rows of side by side bricks of Figure 2 are laid off center of the rows of bricks of Figure 1 and since the rows of bricks of Figure 1 were spaced apart substantially the length of a brick the rows of bricks in Figure 2 will touch each other. Alternate layers of bricks will be laid in the same way as shown in Figure 2. Thus, if the package is to have six layers, as shown, the third and fifth layers will look like Figure 2.

In Figure 3 I have shown a layer of bricks which is to be laid upon the layer of Figure 2. It will be observed that the bricks in Figure 3 are laid in break joint relationship to the bricks in Figure 2 so that when layers are bound together the tightness of the banding and the friction between the brick interfaces will maintain the package against relative slipping.

It will be clear that if the second layer of bricks is laid as in Figure 3 and the package is to have six layers the fourth and sixth layers will be laid in the same Way as in Figure 3.

The package is completed by banding with a number of bands equal to the number of skids or pallets of Figure l encircling the skids and the various layers as indicated at H. These bands will secure the layers of brick and the pallets together in one direction. Additional bands I2 disposed transversely to the first mentioned bands encircle the layers of brick but do not encircle the skid members, as best seen in Figure '7. If steel bands are used, it is advisable to provide protective corner pieces l3 as shown in detail in Figure 8 at each right angle bend of each band. These corner pieces protect the band from being cut by the brick and they also protect the brick from being chipped by the band.

The specific package as illustrated will contain six layers of eighteen bricks per layer plus nine bricks in the form of skids for a total of one hundred and seventeen bricks. With the individual bricks weighing six pounds per brick the package as illustrated will weigh seven hundred and two pounds. It should be noted that the only expense to the package is involved in the cost of the bands and the corner protecting pieces. The estimated material cost per package is about forty cents or .00342 cent per brick.

While the details of the bands and corner pieces are not particularly a limitation upon the invention I have used with complete success metal bands of .035 inch thickness and 1% inches in width. For the corner angle plates 24 gauge material with 2 inch arms has proved entirely satisfactory.

It will be observed that the completed package can be handled very simply by means of a crane using slings with the slings passing under the package in the region indicated by the numerals I4 and that the package can be conveniently handled by means of a conventional lift truck with the fork of the truck passing between the rows of bricks in the area indicated at I5.

It will be clear that the package can be protected against the weather by wrapping it completely in waterproof paper or the like. The tension on the bands, together with the frictional resistance between the brick interfaces make for a solid non-sagging package without the necessity of other reinforcing members. Studies have indicated that the savings in costs in handling bricks in a package of the type illustrated, rather than one brick at a time by hand with a wheelbarrow is approximately 2.75 man hours per thousand bricks.

From the foregoing it will be clear that I have provided a simple, inexpensive and eflicient brick package and while various modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention, I do not intend to limit myself otherwise than as set forth in the claims which follow.

Having now fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Paten is:

l. A brick package comprising three parallel rows of bricks laid end to end, said rows being spaced apart on centers approximately the length of a brick, a first layer of bricks comprising three rows of bricks laid side by side, the rows in said first layer bein substantially centered upon said first mentioned rows, 2. second layer of bricks wherein the individual bricks are laid in break joint relation with respect to the bricks in said first layer, other layers of bricks wherein the individual bricks are laid alternately as in the first and second layers, three bands encircling said package substantially on centers of said rows, and a number of bands disposed transversely to said three bands and encircling said package except for said first mentioned rows.

2. A brick package according to claim 1, wherein there are six layers of bricks, the third and fifth layers having the bricks disposed as in the first layer, and the fourth and sixth layers having the bricks disposed as in the second layer.

3. A brick package according to claim 1, wherein each of said rows contains three bricks end to end and the first layer contains six bricks per row laid side by side.

4. A brick ackage according to claim 1, wherein each of said rows contains three bricks end to end and the first layer contains six bricks per row laid side by side, and there are six layers of bricks, the third and fifth layers each containing eighteen bricks disposed as in the first layer, and the fourth and sixth layers each containing eighteen bricks disposed as in the second layer.

E0 REED.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,922,560 Sullivan Aug. 15, 1933 2,004,626 Hann June 11, 1935 2,005,117 Tamplin June 18, 1935 2,489,054 Sprolle Nov. 22, 1949 2,496,984 Clark Feb. 7, 1950