US567765A - Wagons - Google Patents

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(No Model.)

W. E. EWBANK. MACHINERY FOR LOADING WAGONS.

No. 567,765. Patented Sept. 15, 1896.

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. UNITED STATES ATENT FFICE.

I ILBUR EDWIN EIVBANK, OF GUILFORD, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR TO GEORGE WILLIAM EVBANK, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

MACHINERY FOR LOADING WAGONS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 567,765, dated September 15, 1896. Application filed June 17, 1896. Serial No. 595,877. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILBUR EDWIN Ew- BANK,a citizen of the United States,residing at Guilford, in the county of Dearborn and State 5 of Indiana,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machinery for Loading \Vagons; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the in.- vention, such as will enable others skilled in IQ the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention is in the nature of an improved portable clumping-platform; and such invention primarily has for its object to provide a platform of this character of a very simple and economical construction, which can be easily manipulated and which will effectively serve for its intended purposes.

A further object of this invention is to provide a dumping-platform having the derrick or supporting members detachably connected with the base portion, so that they can be readily folded down during transportation.

Vith other minor objects in View, which will hereinafter appear, the invention con-i sists in the peculiar combination and novel arrangement of parts, which will be first de scribed in detail and then be specifically pointed out in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which-- 5 Figure 1 is a perspective viewof my dumping-platform, the tilting member being at its down or receiving position. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section of the same, the tilt.-

0 sition, the derrick members being shown to their lowered position in dotted lines. Fig. 3 is a detail view of one of the hinge connections for the lower end of the rear uprights or derrick members. Fig. 4; is a detail view of 5 the fastening means for the lower end of the brace-bars, and Fig. 5 is a detail view of one of the socketdevices hereinafter referred to.

In its practical construction my invention comprises a base-frame formed of the parallel o longitudinal sill-bars A A, which are joined by the transverse sills B B and B.

111g member being shown in the dumping po-' C C indicate the rear upright-s or derrick members, the upper ends of which are. joined by the crossbeam O and braced by the corner members 0 as clearly shown in Fig. 1. Upon the front face of the lower ends of the uprights C are secured hinge-plates D, the eyes d of which are adapted to fit between the bifurcated eye portions 6 e of the hinge-plates E E, secured on the upper face of the sill members A, the said eye members d and e being joined by the removable rod E, which extends entirely across the rear end of the baseframe, as shown.

G G indicate socket-plates secured on the 6 5 front face of the uprights D near their upper ends, which sockets are adapted to receive the tapered upperends h of the inclined. bracebeams II H, the lower ends of which are detachably secured to the sill-beams by the boltand-nut connections J and K. (Illustrated in detail in Fig. 4.)

Lindicates the tilting platform, which consists of a front or horizontal member Z, an upwardly and rearwardly inclined member Z, 7 5 the lower end of which is secured to the mem ber Z by suitable braces Z such platform at the angle of the members Z and Z having triangular side pieces Z which, with the upwardly-projecting portions of the side beams Z and Z of such platform, form ledges to hold the gravel from discharging at the sides. The beams Z have apertured ears M on the under face, which, with the apertured brackets g g on the uprights G, form a hinge-bearing for the platform L, said ears M and brackets g .being joined by the transverse rod N.

0 indicates a hook secured at the front end of the member Z of the platform, to which the tackle-block P, which has a hook p, is adapted 0 to be detachably connected, such block also having a loop 19, to which one end of the draftrope Q is connected ,the free end of which passes, first, over a tackle-block R, secured to the cross-bar C of the derrick-frame, then down 5 through the tackle-block P, then back through the block R, then down through an elongated slot Z in the platform portion Z, then under a guide tackle-block S, secured to rear crossbeam B rearward for convenient attachment ICQ to a draft-horse, or, if desired, a suitable windlass. To prevent the discharge of gravel through the slot Z and unnecessary interference with the draft-rope a guard-frame T is disposed adjacent thereto, as shown.

While not so shown in the drawings, it is manifest that in practice my dumping-platform is mounted on a suitable running-gear, so that it can be quickly transported.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accom panying drawings, it is thought the operation and advantages of my invention will be readily understood.

WVhen the several parts are in the position shown in Fig. 1, the platform L is ready to receive the gravel. After loading and being moved to the place of dump the team is hitched to the draft-rope and the platform L tilted to the discharge position, as shown in Fig. 2.

By connecting the several parts of the derrick-frame with the sills in the manner described such derrick members can be readily folded down to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2 when moving from one place to another on the road, such derrick-frame in practice being too high to pass through covered bridges, the said folding operation being effected by drawing the lower hingerod and inserting same through eyebolts U on the sills A in line with the hook O and disconnecting the boltand-nut devices shown in detail in Fig. 4, which will admit of the ready withdrawal of the brace-beams H and allow the derrickframe to be swung down forward, as shown.

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

1. A dumping-platform comprising a base or sill frame and a vertical or derrick frame, a tilting platform consisting of a horizontal front member and a vertical rear member, said rear member being pivotally hung on the derrick-frame and draft means connected to the said tilting platform and the main frame,

arranged substantially as shown whereby to swing the bottom member up and the back member to a discharge position as specified.

2. A dumping-platform comprising a sillframe and a derrick-frame, a tilting platform having a vertical rear member and a horizontal front member, the rear member being pivotally hung on the derrick-fram e, the bot tom member having a hook or eye at the front end, the pulley-blocks and the draft-rope, all arranged substantially as shown and described.

3. The combination of the sills A, A and the derrick members O Chinged at the lower end to sills A to swing forward, the removable rod F, the detachable brace-beams H the tilting platform L pivotally hung between the members 0 O to swing upward and rearward and means for tilting such platform L substantially as shown and for the purposes hereinbefore described.

at. The combination of the sills A A having eyebolts U the upright members 0 O hinged to the sills A to swing inward and having sockets G the detachable bolt F, the bracebars 11, having their upper ends arranged to fit the sockets G, the bolt-and-nut connection J K the platform L pivotally hung between the uprights O C and having an eyebolt O and means for tilting such platform all arranged substantially as shown and for the purposes described.

5. The combination with the sills A A, and uprights O 0 arranged substantially as shown of the platform L formed of the front and rear members 1 and Z and angle members Z the member Z having an eye-hook bolt 0 at the front end, the member Z having a slot Z and guard-frame T, the tackle-blocks P R S and the draft-rope all combined substantially in the manner shown and for the purposes described.

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

YVILBUR EDWIN EVVBANK.

"Witnesses Soorr MILLER, DANIEL I-I. MILLER.

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