US45678A - Improved portable forge - Google Patents

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Portable Forge.

No.` 45,678. Patented Dec. 2,7, 1864;

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SAMUIlL ROHRER, OF PALMYRA, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR 'I O HIMSELF AND W. lV. GRANGER, OF LEWIS COUNTY, MISSOURI.

lM PROVED POBTAB LE FORGE.

Specification forming part of' Letters Patent No. 45.678. dated December 27, 1864.

To all 'rt-hom it may concern:

Beit known that I, .SAMUEL ROHRER, of Palmyra, in the county of Marion and State of Missouri, have invented a new and Improved Portable Forge; and I do hereby de'- clare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which Figure l, Sheet No. 1,'is a side view of my invention in a closed state, a portion of the side ot' the box or ease being broken away in order show the interior; Fig. 2, Sheet No. 2, a longitudinal vertical section of the same taken in the line .r x, Fig. 3; Fig. 3, Sheet No. 2, a transverse vertical sect-ion of the same taken in the line yy, Fig. l.

Similar letters ot' reference indicate like parts.

The object of this invention is to obtain a forge of simple construction and arrangement, which may, when in use, possess all the nec essary parts essential for its successful oper ation and still be capable, when not required for use, ot' being folded, and all the parts contained within a box convenient for transpor tation, the different articles or parts composing the invention being combined and arranged in such a manner that they may be adj usted in either a working position or packed away within the box with the greatest facility.

A represents a rectangular box, which may be constructed of wood and of any suitable dimensions, and has metal sockets or cleats a at its sides, near the ends, to receive legs B, which may be of metal and of any desired height. rlhe upper ends of the legs may be readily tlttedin the sockets or cleats et and also readily detached therefrom, and when not in useareplaced withintheboxA. In thcbox A, atitslower part, thereis fitted abellows, l, of the double-actingkind, and thebottom b ot the box is provided with hinges c at one end, and with a catch or fastening, d, at the opposite end, so that it may be set down when necessary (see Fig. 2) and fastened in an upward closed sta-te when desired, as shown in Fig.

1. The lid e of the box A is hinged at one end, as shown at e', and it has braces foonnected to it. (See Figs. 2 and 3.)

D represents a fire box, which may be of rectangular' form, and has a hearth-plate, E, extending around three sides of its upperpart. An adjustable or folding hearthplate, F, is attached to E, the former folding` over and nearly covering the box when the device is notin use. To the inner end or side of the tire-box D there is attached by hinges eX, a plate, G, which, when down, is 0f suicient dimensions to cover the box D and plate E.

To each side of the iirebox 1) there is attached a pendent plate, H. These plates are equal in length to the plate E, and they are somewhat elastic, and each is connected by two parallel bars, I, to the box A, said hars being attached to the plates E and box A by pivots l1.. The plates H are notched at each end, as 1shown at z' in Fig. 2, and the notched ends of said plates, when the device is adjusted for use, rest on projections k at the sides of the box A. By this method of arranging the tire-box D within the box A the former may be raised and secured above the top ofthe latter when the lid c is opened, the plates H H supporting the box D in consequence of resting upon the projections k. In order to lower the box D within the box A the plates H H are pressed inward free from the projections lr, and the bars I are turned down, and the box D consequently lowered.

J is a pipe, which leads from the bellows C toa tnyere b", within the tire-box D. (Shown clearly in Fig. 2.) The bellows G is operated by a lever, K, which is fitted on a fulcrum, I, attached to the lid e, and has its inner end connected by a rod, m, to the bellows G.

L represents the lower part of the smokestack, which is composed of three pieces, a, connected together by joints or hinges, o, so as to be capable of being folded together when not required for use. This part L of the stack is provided with hook projections p at the edges of two of its sides or pieces, a, and these prejcctions, when the device is adjusted for use, are fitted in holes gin the plate Gr. The part L, when thus adjusted, is of flaring forni, and is directly over the lire-box D, but a short distance above it, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. On the part L the upper part, M, ot' the smokestack is fitted, which may be of any suitable length or height.

The plate G,When the device is adjusted for use, is held in an upright position by bars N, which have hooks r at one end of themt'o catch over plates s in the lid c, the opposite ends of said bars having screws tin them, which t in notches in the upper edgesof the j plate G, and have nuts u on them at the front side of vsaid plate.

O represents a rest for the tongs, which is simply1 a rod bent in bail form, and having its ends fitted in one side ofthe plate E.

Pis a box for receiving tools and any of the parts of the device, said box bein g fitted in the box A when the device is closed or packed for transportation.

In Fig. l the several parts lare all shown adjusted in proper position for use. In order to pack the device for transport-ation, the parts M L, composing the smoke stack, are detached from the plate Gr, the part L bein g folded. The bars N, which hold up the plate G, are then removed, and also the tongsrest, and said plate folded down over the tire-box D, the plate 'F being` previously folded over on D. The plates I I, which hold up the fireboX, are then pressed Vinward free from the projections 7c, and the boxD is lowered down Within the box A. The pipe J is then de- -tached from the bellows U and the latter raised up within the box, the bottom b being also raised and secured in a closed state by the catch d. The lever K is then detached from the lid c and the rod m detached from the bellows and the lever. The box P is then tted in the boX A and the smaller detached parts placed in it. the part L of the. smoke-stack may be placed on the bellows C.

Thus by this simple arrangement I obtain a very convenient and portable forge, one which may be readily put up or adjusted for use, and. also readily taken apart, andpacked Within a small space or compass for transportation.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentl. The case or box A, adjustable lire-box D, detachable smoke-stack L M, and bellows C, all combined and arranged substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The plates H H, attached to the re box D, and arranged with the projections k la at the sides of boX A, to hold up the tire-box, substantially as described.

3. The plate G, when hinged to the tire-box D and used in connection with the smoke Stack L M, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

4. The hinged bottom Z1, when applied to tlie box A, provided with the bellows C, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

SAMUEL RUBBER. Witnesses:

Gus. LOWE, 0. I). REDMOND.

The lever K, rod m, and y

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