US455895A - Hay-rack - Google Patents

Description

(No Model.)

O. ZENGLER.

HAY RACK. No. 455,895. Patented July 14, 1891.

1 1E mums FILTERS 0a., mow-11mm, wnsmnewu, a. n4

UNITED STATES PATENT. OFFICE.

CASPER ZENGLER, or CANTON, OHIO.

HAY-RACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of, Letters Patent No. 455,895, dated July 14, 1891. Application filed February 28, 1891. Serial No. 383,208. (No model.)

.I' 0 all whom, itmay concern;

Q Be it known that I, CASPER ZENGLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Canton, 1n the county ofStark and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hay-Racks; andI do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, in which Figure l is a top view showinga portion of the center board or bottom. Fig. 2 is an edge view. Fig. 3 is an end view. Fig. at is an end View illustrating the position of the different parts when the rack is folded. Fig. 5 is a detached view showing a portion of one of the trusses. Fig. 6 is a view showing one of the pivoted arms partially elevated and illustrating the positions of the center sill and showing the end of one of the trusses. Fig. 7 is a detached View of one of the looking or retaining blocks.

The present invention has relation to hayracks; and it consists in the diiferent parts and combination of parts hereinafter described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

In theaccompanying drawings, A represents the center sill, which is located as illustrated in the drawings and extends the entire length of the rack proper.

To the sill A are pivotally attached the arms 13, which are located substantially as illus trated in the drawings, and in the drawings four arms are shown located upon each side of the center sill A; but it will be understood thata greaterorless number of arms B may be used, if desired; but I prefer to use four arms located upon each side of the sill, as illustrated in the drawings. The arms ll are pivotally connected or attached to the center sill A by means of the angle-irons a, which an gle-irons are securely attached to the center .sill A by means of suitable screws or their equivalents. The arms B are pivotally connected by means of the clamping-bolts Z) or the cross-bars D by means of the clips 6 and the clamping-bolts f. It will be understood that the cross-bars D are to rest upon the front and rear bolsters in the ordinary manner.

For the purpose of preventing the rack proper from inovingendwise upon the wagonproper the clips g are provided, which clips are securely attached to the cross-bars D in any convenient and well-known manner.

To the crossbars D are securely attached the bottom or lower ends of the posts or standards h, and to the top or upper end of the posts or standards it are securely attached the trusses E, said trusses beinglocated substantially as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2.

For the pu rpose of strengthening the trusses E the braces F are provided, which braces are securely attached to the trusses E and to the cross-bars D.

To the pivoted arms B are securely attached the notched blocks G, said blocks being provided with the notches or recesses 70.

The notches k are for the purpose of receiving the ends of the trusses E, and thereby providing a rest for the center of the arms 13.

\Vhen it is desired to fold the rack proper, the end bars C are removed, at which time the arms B are free to be folded together, thereby reducing the bulk of the rack, thereby providing a better means for-storing the rack.

It will be understood that before folding the arms B the ladder H and the binding-bar I should be turned down upon the center sill A or the bottom A, thereby placing said parts in position, so as not to interfere with the folding of the arms B.

It will be understood that the ladder H and To the center sill A are securely attachedthe binding-bar I should each be pivotally connected to the trusses E by means of the rock-bars J.

In the drawings the rock-bars J are pivotall y connected to the trusses E by means of the staples k, the manner of connecting" the rock-bars J being immaterial.

It Will be understood that by my peculiar arrangement I am enabled to dispense with the ordinary side sills and substitute therefor a center sill, which is so located that it will not interfere with the front wagon-Wheels when the Wagon is turned.

The trusses E are so located that they will clear the front Wagon-Wheels.

The trusses E are each provided with the shoulders g, which are for the purpose of abutting against the faces of the blocks G when the arms B are placed in the position illustrated in Fig. 1.

It will be understood that my rack can be used for hauling all bulky material, such as boxes and beer-kegs.

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

pivoted arms B, the side rails c, the endbars C, the cross-bars D, fixed to the center sill, the trusses E, having shoulders g, theblocks G, having recesses 70 to receive said trusses, the clips e,'and the clamping-bolts f, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses.

CASPER ZENGLER. Witnesses:

F. W. BOND, E. A. 0. SMITH.

Images