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Description

(No Model.)

' I. G. POLLARD'.

COMBINED BARREL STAND 0R SWING AND COUNTER SUPPORT. No. 357,940.

Patented Feb. 15,1887.

N, PETER5, Pholwliihogmpher. Washington ma TATES NITE PATENT OFFICE.

ISAAC G. POLLARD, OF EVANSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF 'IWVO- THIRDS TO OHAUNOEY G. IVILDER, GEORGE 13. DE ARMENT, AND MILL B. BROWN, ALL OF SAME PLACE.

COMBlNEDBARREL STAND OR SWJNG AND COUNTER-SUPPORT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 357,940, dated February 15, 1887.

Application filed December 15, 1886. Serial No. 221,617. (No model) To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, Isaac G. POLLARD, a cltizen ofthe United States, residing at Evansburg, in the county of Crawford and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Barrel Stands or Swings and Counter-Supports, and Ido here by declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will 1 enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to combined barrel stands or swings and counter-supports; and it has for its object to provide a simple, durable, and efficient device whereby barrels may be stored under counters out of the way of persons passing back and forth, and at the same time permit of their being readily swung out from beneath said counters to expose their contents for easy access thereto; also, my device will support the counter and prevent the entrance of insects to the contents of the barrels; and it consists of the parts and combinations of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a perspective viewofmydevice, partly broken away, showing a barrel in position; Fig. 2, a perspective View of one ofthe upper hooks; Fig. 3, a like view of one of the lower supports; Fig. 4, a plan View of the base-plate, and Fig. 5 a side elevation of one-half of clasp F.

Similar letters refer to similar parts through out the several views.

A represents the base-plate of the device. This plate may be round, as shown, or square, or of any other desired shape, and is provided with perforations around its edge, through which screws or bolts are passed to secure it to the floor. Agroove or gutter, a, is formed in the upper surface of the base-plate, sur rounding the central oblong projection, Z), and at each end of this projection sockets c are formed, which communicate with the groove (1. In the sockets c the pintles d of the uprights B are journaled. By making the projection 11 oblong and forming the sockets c at its ends, or partly in its ends, I secure additional bearing-surfaces above the real top of the sockets for the pintles (Z. The groove a is intended to be filled with oil or other lubricant, which will enter the sockets c and keep the pintles well oiled. The oil will also prevent insects reaching the standard 0 and entering the barrels.

In the center of theprojection an opening or socket, e, is formed, in which is screwed or swaged the lower end of standard 0 in such manner that it will be perfectly rigid. This standard is formed of anysuitable tubular matcrial, preferably gas-pipe, and projects up from the base-plate the desired length, and has formed on and surrounding it near its upper end the circular cupshaped receptacle g, into which oil, water, or chalk, or any other suitable liquid or substance,is placed to entrap or check any insects which may attempt to enter the barrels on the stand by crawling down standard D.

In the standard 0 a standard, D, of smaller diameter, is inserted. This last-named standard is also, preferably, of tubular material for the sake of tightness, and on its upper end is secured, in any suitable manner, a bearingplate, h, having a perforated prong or lug, m, projecting from it on three of its sides, the other or remaining side, n, being plain or without any projection, so as not to extend beyond the counter, and secured by screws or bolts passing through the perforations in the prongs. A set-screw, r, is passed through a screwthreaded opening in the main or large standard O to engage with and hold the standard D at any desired height.

WVhen the device is in position under the counter and securely fastened at its lower end to the floor and the plate h to the under side of the counter, any heavy weight which may be placed on the counter would drive or force standard D down into standard 0, notwithstanding the pressure of set-screw 7 against it.

As I intend my stand or swing to answer the purpose of posts in building or constructing counters, I overcome the above objection to it by placing tubular washers 19 around or on standard D, the number being adjusted to the height of counter desired, which rest on the upper end of standard C and reach up to or nearly to the under surface of plate h, thereby relieving the set-screw when a heavy Weight is placed on the counter, and preventing standard D being forced down into standard 0.

The uprights B are cast with the pintles d d and the two tapering hooks E, the latter spreading apart gradually from their point of junction to their ends. The uppersurfaces of these books, commencing at the curve, are beveled outwardly at I, to correspond to the bevel of the chine of a barrel, so that the books may secure a firm grip on the barrel. The pintles d of the uprights have their bearings in the sockets c, and the pintles d have their bearings in the clasp F. This clasp consists of two halves having the perforated ears F, the central connecting circular part, G, and the round portion H, which is hollowed out to receive pintle d. When these halves are brought together on standard 0 and bolted tightly together, they form a secure bearing-block for the support of the upper end of the upright B.

K is a clasp, also formed in halves, having the perforated projecting lugs L, which are firmly bolted together, so as to hold the clasp in whatever position it may be placed on the standard. In the perforations formed in these lugs the upper hooks, M, are placed. It will be noticed on reference to Fig. 2 that these hooks are so bent that their ends are nearly, if not quite, on a level with the bent middle portion. This straightening out of a portion of the hook permits it to turn easily in its bearing when the barrel is swung in or out.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination, in a combined barrelstand and counter-support, of the base-plate A, tubular standard 0, standard D, clasp F,

uprights B, clasp K, hooks M, bearing-plate 71, having the perforated prongs m, set-screw r, and tubular Washers 19, substantially as described.

2. The combination, in a combined barrel- 5 stand and counter-support, of the base-plate A, the tubular standard 0, suitable supports for the barrels attached to said standard, the receptacle 9, the standard D, adapted to fit within standard 0, the bearing-plate it, having perforated prongs m, and the tubular washers 19, substantially as described.

3. A combined barrel-stand and counter- 4.. The combination, in a barrel-stand, ofthe base-plate A, the tubular standard 0, having the cup 9, the clasps F K, the hooks M, and the upright B, having the pintles d d and hooks E, substantially as described.

5. In a counter-support, the combination of the base-plate A, having groove a, the tubular standard 0, having the copy, the standard D, set-screw 1', bearing-plate h, having the perforated prongs m and plain side a, and the tubular washers 10, adapted to rest on the top of standard 0, substantially as described.

6. The combination, in a barrel-stand, of the base-plate A, the standard 0, the clasps F K, the hooks M, the uprights B, having pintles d d, and the tapering hooks E, spreading from each other toward their extremities and hav ing their upper surfaces beveled, whereby a barrel may be hung or suspended by its chine from one side, as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ISAAC G. POLLARD.

Witnesses:

F. 'W. ELLswoRTH, GEO. W. HASKINS.

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