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2 Sheets-Sheet 1. A. KOEBERLEIN.

ELEVATOR.

No. 497,922'. Patented May 23, 1893.

INV ENTOR:

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ELEVATOR Patented May 23..l 1,893

INVNTOR" M Marg,

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ANTON KOEBERLEIN, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO MORSE, WILLIAMS & CO., OF SAME PLACE. r

ELEVATO R.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 497,922, dated May 23, 1893.

Application filed August 25, 1892. y Serial No. 444,039. (No model.)

l Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented an Improvement in Elevators, of which the following is a specification.

My `invention relates to elevators, and consists of certain4 improvements which are fully set forth in the following specification and are shown in the accompanying drawings which form a part thereof.

My improved elevator or hoist is more particularly adapted for lifting' kegs of beer or other liquors from a cellar or store room to an upper floor o1' bar, in a convenient and expeditious manner, but it may also be used for hoisting other articles.

My invention is designed to permit the loading and unloading of the platform with ease and expedition, rendering the lifting of the barrel or keg from the floor wholly unnecessary.

. means `the handling of the keg, except in roll My invention is also designed to permit the elevation of the keg or barrel to the desired position for use and to maintain the keg in such position while in use, permitting it to be easily lowered and replaced by another when its contents .have been discharged. By this that its contents may bereadily and fully While my invention is thus designed more especially for lifting liquors in barrels orI kegs, and in' supporting them in proper position while being used, it may also be employed for ordinary hoisting purposes. l

The apparatus by which I accomplish these obj ects is more fully set forth hereinafter and illustrated in the drawings to which reference will now be made.

In the drawings:-Figure l is a side elevation of my improved elevator or hoist. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a similar view on an enlarged scale, and Fig. 4 is a sectional plan view on the line :1caof Fig. 3.

2in Fig. l.

A is the lower floor or ground. B is the upper ioor of the same building to which the articles Yare to be elevated, and is provided with the usual opening C. In-thedrawingsI have shown this opening C located under a counter or bar D. 4

E, E, are vertical guidesextending from 4the top to the bottom of the elevator shaft.

These guides preferably extend down into a lchamber or recess F in the floor A as shown` For convenience and economy of,l iconstruction I prefer to construct the guides 1E, E, of channel iron as shown in Fig. 4. The

guides E, E are thus provided with grooves.

G is the elevator platform which 'may be provided with a recess or seat a to support a` ningl 'in contactv with the guides E, E. I pre-A lfer to employ grooved rollers as shown,which engagethe flange e of the guides E, E. The arms H, Hwhich carry the platform Gr'con.

stitute the guide frame of the elevator. I, I, are grooved rollers carriedby the arm H, H, which constitute cable or hoisting rope` guides. c

.I is a rope or cable connected at one end asat y, to the upper portion of the elevator shaft and passing thence down about the` rollers I, I, yand thence up over a guide roller K located nearthe top of the shaft and thence4 down to the drum L. The rope or cable lies within the channel of the guides E, E, and

the rollers I, I, may extend into the channel as shown in Fig. 4..

M is a brace bar between the arms H, H.

The drum L is carried on a shaft Z journaled in a bracket N preferably adjacent to the lower door A.

O is a counter shaft journaled in arms of the bracket N adjacent to the drum L and provided with a crank P by which it maybe rotated.

Q is a pinion on the counter shaft O by which power is imparted to the drum shaft Z through the gear R.

S is a ratchet wheel carried by the shaft O.

T is a pawl pivoted to the bracket r and engaging the teeth of the ratchet wheel S to prevent backward rotation thereof.

U is a friction wheel carried by the shaft O.

V is a friction band or belt passing about the friction wheel U and carried by a lever W by which the belt may be tightened or loosened upon the friction wheel U. While this particular form of brake device is preferable, it is obvious that it may be varied and any other of the well known brake devices may be employed. I prefer to form the platform G with a slight inclination as shown, so that the keg or barrel will be tipped slightly, the better to permit the drawing off of the contents. l

I shall now describe the loperation of the hoist. When it is desired to elevate a keg, barrel, or other object, the platform Gis lowered and the article to be elevated is placed upon it. By employing the recess or chamber F in the lower floor or ground, I am enabled to bring the platform Gon a level with the floor, since the arms H, H, may descend upon the guides E, E, within the chamber, and the keg or barrel may then be rolled directly upon the platform and placed in position without the necessity of lifting it. I am thus enabled to bring the platform on a level with the floorv while having the arms II, H, located below the platform, which is Very desirable, since when so located the platform is free and unobstructed and less elevation of the guides is required at the upper portion, so that the keg may be brought on a level with the counter or under the bar withoutextending the guides above it. When the keg or other articleis placed upon the platform G the pawl T is thrown out of engagement with the ratchet and the drum L is -rotated through the crank P, shafts O and Zand gears Q, R, winding up the rope or cable J and elevating the platform G and its load. When the platform has been elevated to the desired position, the pawl T may be thrown into engagement with the ratchety wheel, and lthe platform will be locked inits elevated position. The platform may be left in this elevated position while the contents of the keg are drawn 0E, and when the keg is emptied, the pawl and ratchet may be thrown out and the elevator may be allowed to descend, the descent being controlled bythe brake device. The emptied keg may be removed and another may be placed upon the platform and elevated as before.

In Fig. 2 of the drawings, I have shown the bar or counter D provided with an aperture d in its top, through which the keg may be lifted while'on the platform.

While I prefer the details of construction Shown, I do not mean to limit myself to them as it is apparent that they may be modified without departing from the invention.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In an elevator or hoist, the combination with elevator guides, of an inclined platform provided with a central recess or seat a to support a barrel upon its end in an inclined position, a guide frame guided by the elevator guides and carried by the inclined platform extending downward below it so as to leave the upper surface of the inclined plat-- form wholly unobstructed, andfpower devices to raise and lower the platform with its guide frame. p

2. In an elevator or hoist, the combination of the Vertical grooved guides E, E, thel guide armsH, H guided on the guides E, E, the idlers I, I carried one by each of the arms H, H and projecting into the grooves of Vthe guides E, the platform carried by the `arms H, H, and the hoisting rope passing about the idlers I, I and lying within the grooves of the guides E, E.

3. In an elevator or hoist, the combination of the vertical grooved guides E, E, thegnide arms H, H the guide rollers carried thereby and running on the edges of `the guides, the idlers I, I carried by the arms H, H and projecting into the grooves of the guides E, the

. platform carried by the arms H, H, and the hoisting rope passing about the idlers I, I and lying within the grooves of the guides E, E.

4. In an elevator or hoist, the combination of the vertical grooved guides E, E, the guide arms H, H guided on the guides E, E, the

idlers I, I carried bythe arms H, H one on each side and projecting into the grooves of the guides E, E, the guide rollers g, carried by the arms H,H running on the guides E, E, and located on each side, above and 4below the idlers I,I, the platform carried by the arms H, H, and the hoisting rope extending vertically within the grooves of the guides E, E, and passing about the idlers I, I.

In testimony of `which invention I have hereunto set my hand.

ANTON KOEBERLEIN. Witnesses:

GEORGE BUDBECK, J r., HARRY K. Finns.

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