US367321A - Holder for parcels or bundles - Google Patents

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- G. B, ROWE.

HOLDER FOR PARCELS 0R BUNDLES. N0. 367,321. Patented July 26, 1887.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE BUOHER ROWE, OF EDDYVILLE, IOWA.

HOLDER FOR PARCELS OR BUNDLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 367,821, dated July 26, 1887.

Application filed January 31, 1887.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE BUOHER Rowe, a citizen of the United States, residing at Eddyville,in the countyofWapello and State ofIowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Holders for Parcels or Bundles; and

I do declare the following to be a full, clear,

and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures'of reference marked thereon, which form apart of this specification. a

This invention relates to package or bundle holders which are composed of a Windlass, a support therefor, tapes or strands, and a bail or handle. Heretofore in the paying off or winding up of the tapes or strands the handle, which is fixedly secured to the Windlass, revolved therewith. This feature'is objectionable, in that it prevents a firm grasp upon the Windlass-support and also impedes the free movement of the Windlass.

viate this objection by having the handle or bail secured to a collar, which is loosely mounted upon the Windlass shaft and is adapted to interlockywith a corresponding collar secured upon said shaft, so that when the handle is turned down the collars are disengaged and the windlass can revolve in either direction without imparting any motion to the handle; but when the latter is turned up the collars interlock, and the handle can be used as a means to further tighten the tapes or 4 round strands, so as not to tangle.

Another object of the invention is having the Windlass provided with a means for quickly rotating the same tot-ake up any slack in the tapesor strands and partially tighten the same about the parcel or bundle, which meansconsists of an extra or winding cord, which is wound upon the Windlass inan opposite direction to the binding-strands, so that as said binding tapes or strands are unwound it (the winding-cord) is Wound up, and vice versa.

The improvement further consists inthe novel features more fully hereinafter set forth, claimed, and shownin theaccompanying draw ings, in which:

Serial No. 226,081. (No model.)

Figure l is a perspective view of aholder of my construction embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional View on the line X X of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a perspective detail view of the upper portion of the Windlass, showing the operation of the handle. Fig. 4 is a transverse section on the line Y Y of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a detail view of the Windlass, the binding strands, and the winding-cord.

The object of the invention is the construction of a holder possessing the above-named advantages, and which will be simple, compact, efficient, and durable.

The Windlass-support A is a slat 0r bar-of wood or metal of suitable length andwidth, and is transversely apcrtured,or may have staples or guides near or at each end for the pas sage of the binding-strands a and a, which pass over rollers or staples of, journaled in each of the transverse openings (6*, and has an opening, a, between the openings a in which the lower end of the Windlass" shaft B is journaled. The drum or indlass, composed of upper and lower disks, I) and b, respectively, and an in One of'the objects of the invention is to ob termediate portion, b,'is secured to the shaft B, and the disk I) rests upon the slat A, and 'is held against vertical displacement by the keepers (Z and d, arranged diagonally opposite each other upon diametricallyopposite sides of the disk. The Windlass and shaft are further held against vertical displa'cement'by the washer (3, which is larger than the opening a, secured to the lower end of theshaft B, and having its outer portion bearing upon the under side of the slat beyond the sides of the opening at The Windlass is held against retrograde movement by the ratchet-wheel D, secured upon. the shaft B and seated in the re cess of in the upper side of the slat, and the latch E, seated in the channel it" and held therein by the plate 11. A spring, 6, is interposed between the end ofthe latch and the end of thechannel for holding the latch in engagement with the ratchet. The tension of this spring is regulated by a set-screw, e, at one end thereof, which may be inserted in the end of the channel or the end of the latch. This construction is preferred, as the screw is more accessible. The latch can be withdrawn by the knob e. The upper end of the shaft is provided with the collar F, having teethfon its under side or lower end. The handle G is connected with acorresponding collar, F, having correspondinginterlocking teeth, f. The collar F is secured to the shaft B, while the collar F is loosely mounted thereon, and is free to have a free rotary movement about said shaft 13 when the teeth fand f are disengaged.

The handle is composed, preferably, of a wire doubled on itself, forming arms 9, which arms have eyes 9 near their ends for receiving the trunnionsf", projecting from the sides of the collar F. The ends of the arms project beyond the trunnions sufficiently far to engage with the disk 6 when the handle is turned up and move the collar F toward the collar F, so as to effect an interlocking of the teeth f and f.

Of course it must be understood that, while this construction just described and shown is preferred, it is not absolutely necessary to the accomplishment of the desired result-moving the collar 1 toward the collar F-that the arms 9 be extended beyond the trunnions, inasmuch as the weight of the parcel will aecomplish the same result, as will be readily appreciated.

The winding strands a and a are doubled upon themselves and have their ends secured to the Windlass in any approved manner. Pulleys or sheaves h are supported in the bights of the strands and are held at a relative distance apart by the bar H, which is preferably arched.

In practice the parcel is placed between the slat A and the bar H, with the strands a and a embracing the same; or the strands can be separated and the parcel placed between the separated parts of the strands. In case the bindingstrands are very slack, the sale-that is, the slackis taken up by pulling upon the winding-cord I, which is wound upon the windlass in an opposite direction to the binding-strands. This operation unwinds said cord I and winds up the binding-strands. If the parcel is larger than can be accommodated by the amount of strands unwound from the windlass, more can be let out by withdrawing the latch E and pulling upon the bar H or upon one of the strands.

In the event of the parcel being placed parallel with the bar H and the slot A and between the separated strands, the bar H can be used as a handle by reason of the arch, which will be readily understood.

The strands pass beneath and through guides J and J, and are separated and prevented from twisting by guards k and k',passed between the folded portions of each strand and secured to the under side of the slat directly beneath the pulleys a and extended across the openings (0.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s-

1. The combination, with the slat, the hinding-strands, the Windlass having its shaft projeeted, and the collar secured to said shaft and having teeth, of the corresponding collar loosely mounted upon the shaft and having corresponding teeth adapted to interlock with the fixed collar, and the handle connected with said loose collar or slat, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. The combination, with the slat, the hinding-strand, the Windlass having its shaft projected, and the collar secured thereto having teeth, of the collar loosely mounted upon the shaft between the Windlass and fixed collar, and having corresponding teeth adapted to interlock with those of the fixed collar, and the handle pivotally connected with the loose collar and having its ends projected beyond said pivotal points and adapted to bear upon the Windlass, substantially as shown and described.

3. In a holder for parcels or bundles, the combination of the slat, the Windlass, the binding-strands extending in opposite directions and from opposite sides of the Windlass, and the supplemental or winding cord coiled around the Windlass in a reverse direction to the binding-strands, whereby the latter are wound when said supplemental cord is unwound, and vice versa, substantially as described.

4. The combination of the slat, the Windlass, the binding-strands doubled on themselves, the sheaves placed in the bights of said strands, and the arched bar uniting the sheaves, substantially as shown, and for the purpose described.

5. The combination of the slat, the windlass having its shaft projected and journaled in the slat, the binding-strands, the ratchet-wheel mounted upon the shaft and located in a recess in the slat, the sliding latch seated in a channel, the spring between the rear end of the latch and the end of the channel, and the set-screw for regulating the tension of said spring, substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I affix my siguaturein presence of two witnesses.

GEORG E BUCHER ROYVE.

\Vitnesses:

I. S. RIGGS, W. P. BRODRIOK.

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