US764344A - Truck. - Google Patents

Description

Nd. 764,344., V PATBNTBD JULY 5, 1904.-

Y W. G. BUOKELEW.

TRUGK. APPLIUATION FILED 001 .29, 1903.

no menu. 2 sums- 5mm 1 'PATENTED JULY 6, 1904.

W. G. BUGKELEW.

. TRUCK. APPLICATION BIL-ED 001329, 1903.

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lzaedaw X WILLIAM e. BUCKELEW, or snenvnros'r, LOUISIANA, nSSIGNOR or oun- No. teases;

11 STATES Patented July 5, 1904.

HALF To CHARLES L. nnmnson, or SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA.

TRUCK.

srzuermcn'rxon forming part of Letters Patent No. 764,344, dated. July 5, 19454.

Application filed October 29, 1903. Serial No. 179,092. filo model.)

' To all whom it may concern."

Be it known that 1,- WILLIAM G. BUeKnLnw,

a citizen. of the United States, residing at Shreveport, in the parish of Caddo and State of Louisiana, have invented new and useful Improvements in Trucks, of which the following is a-specification. 4

This invention relates to trucks; and the object of the invention is to pro'videa simple for an article, separated at their working ends for the reception of such article therebetween.

in the present instance these lifting devices T consist of levers suitably connected for movement in unison and mounted upon a portable frame. Preferably the frame has an opening which coincides with the space between said levers in order that an object-such as afroll of leather, paper, or'the like--can be introduced into said opening to bring a projecting shaft or mandrel of the roll under the work ing ends of the two levers. When the roll is in the position indicated, the levers may be manipulated, so as to raise the roll from a floor or other foundation upon which the truck travels, whereby the truck as a whole can be moved, means being provided to lock the levers in a position to hold the roll elevated, so as to facilitate the unwinding of the same.

1 have set forth one highly advantageous adaptation of the device in one organization thereof. The lifting devices may be dismounted, and a platform or deck can be applied to the portable frame, so that the truck can be utilized for carrying nail-kegs, pipe, and other articles. The platform or deck when the truck is arranged for the handling of roll, is not in use, and ordinarily it will "consist of a plurality of sections removably supported by the truckeframe.

The invention in one simple embodiment thereof i illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification,

and in which liigure i is a perspective view of a truck involving my invention, showing the. same arranged for handling rolls of leather or similar objects,the lifting devices constituting a part of the same being shown in the position they occupy prior to lifting such roll. Fig.

perspective view with the roll-lifting devices Fig. 4: is a detail View in top dismounted. plan of the roll-lifting member of the truck. Fig. 5'is a similar view of one ofthe sections of the removable deck or platform of said truck. Fig. 6 is a like View of a hollow core and shaft associated therewith.

Like characters refer to like parts throughout the several figures. I desire to state at this point that I do not limit myself to the exact disclosure made by F said drawings and the following description, 7

for certain variations as to several features of the invcntioh may be made within the scope of the claims succeeding said description.

The truck involves in its construction a frame of some suitable kind upon which the different parts thereof are mounted. The frame illustrated embodies side sills or beams 2, arranged in parallelism, and cross pieces orties 3,uniting the sills at suitable intervals along their length. The frame in order 30 to secure portability is mounted upon universally-m0vable rollers or wheels 4, four of said rollers or wheels being illustrated as located at the corners of the frame. a

rolls and similar objects, what might be considered the forward end of the frame of the ,truck is open, thereby to permit the introduetion of such article into the opening, which,

as is obvious, is situated between the side sills 9 or beams 2. When the said roller otherobject is in the opening, a mechanical lifting member ean'be brought into use to elevate the roll into position to permit the unwinding or unreeling of the same, and incidentally its transportation, by virtue of which no unnecessary manual labor is necessary to handle the heavy article.

The truck is portable, and in the construction thereof illustrated. the roll of leather or When the truck is arranged for handling 5 erative position.

.inefi'ective position.

other material is adapted to be unwound toward the rear end of the truck-frame, and as considerable stress is applied to the frame during such an operation I provide positive means to prevent endwise movement of the frame in the direction of the unwinding strip or band, and the means illustrated for. this purpose will now be described. Each side sill carries a detent means for assuring the function just set forth, and as the detent means is the same in each case I will describe but one of them in detail.

Referring to Fig. 2. the numeral 5 denotes a detent or dog consisting of an elongated arm pivotally mounted at one end to a sill 2, the free end of the detent or dog being sharpened or pointed to penetrate for a short .distance a floor or ike foundation. During the movement of the truck from place to place the detent or dog 5 is not in operation, and at such time I provide means to hold it in its The means illustrated for this purpose is a latch 6, pivotally mounted upon the sill in proximity to the dog, the latch having a shoulder at its free end to engage under the dog or detent 5 between its fulcrum and point to hold the dog in its inop- The latch. 6 is held in its working position by a spring 7. By pressing the upper arm or finger-piece of the latch 6 inward the shoulder on the lower arm thereof will be moved out of engagement with the dog 5, so that the latter can drop. It will therefore be understood that the two dogs or detents 5 are of the gravity type. Ordinarily both of them will be employed, although in some cases one of them will be suflicient to hold the truck-frame or carriage against movementduring the unwinding of a strip of leather or paper. Q The lifting member for the roll or similar object when the truck is arranged for handling rolls or the like is shown as consisting of two devices, such as levers 8, mounted upon uprights or standards 9 near what is considered the forward end of the truck. In the present case these levers are mounted for movement in unison, they being shown as connected for this purpose by a tie-bolt 10 between their fulcrums and handles. The 'connected levers 8 constitute, ineflect, a duplex or compound lever, and they are separately and adjustably pivoted, by virtue of which latter fact the leverage thereof can be regulated to meet different conditions. Each upright .or standard 9 consists of a pair of parallel vertically-disposed strips suitably fastened by bolts to the sills 2 and the respective strips being separated to receive between them the cooperating levers. Each lever has on the under side thereof a series of hearings or brackets 11 of approximately channel form to removably receive the pivots thereof, the bearings or brackets being arranged in a row, so as to secure adjustment in leverage of the levers. The pivots for the levers also remov ably pass through a series of vertically-arranged partitions 12, whereby the vertical position of the fulcrum thereof can be raised or lowered to adapt the lifting mechanism for the handling of rolls or similar objects of different sizes. The uprights or standards 9 are held securely in place by thebraces 13, extending diagonally downward and rearward from the upper ends thereof and fastened to the sills 2.

The forward arms of the two levers constitute the carrying'or object supporting portion thereof, and to prevent unnecessary wear on the effective surfaces thereof such surfaces are provided with wear-plate's l i, terminating at their forward ends in offsets 15. The plates may be secured to the levers in any desirable manner. I

I have shown a band or strip of leather arranged in roll form at 16. (See Fig. 2.) Through the center of the roll 16 I pass the hollow core or sleeve 17, having nuts at its opposite ends to engage the side faces of the roll and to prevent lateral motion thereof on the core and at the same time to provide for receiving rolls of different width on the core.

Prior to mounting the object upon the truck for its transportation and unwinding I insert through the hollow core or sleeve 17 a shaft 18. The manner of mounting the roll upon the truck is as follows.

The truck is initially brought to the vicinity of the roll, and the core 17 is passed through the center thereof and fastened securely in place by the manipulation of the nuts thereof, after which the shaft 18 is introduced, with the opposite ends of the shaft projecting substantially equidistantly from the sides of the roll. The rear ends of the two levers 8 are then grasped iii order to lower the forward or working ends thereof. The roll, with the parts applied thereto, is then moved into the space or openiu. between the forward ends of the sills 2. The forward ends of the levers will then be under the projecting ends of the shaft 18. The rear ends of the levers are then lowered, so as to elevate the working ends thereof, the result being that the roll is lifted, the offsets 15 at the extreme forward ends of said levers preventing the roll from falling off the levers. As the rear ends of the levers are being moved toward their initial position the forward ends thereof will assume a downward inclination toward the rear of the truck, whereby the shaft 18 will roll along the wear-plates 14 until it encounters the standards or uprights 9, at which time further rearward motion of the roll is prevented, it being then in its elevated position and in condition to be unwound. The roll can be unwound by simply engaging by hand the free end of the band thereof and unreeling the band, or a hand-crank (not shown) can be applied to the squared outer end of the shaft to turn the same. When the r operation is Phili'llll'lfitl, a pin or hey a n. he sl'ia'l' Will cngrngc in a notch or hey he ad acent outer end. of the tulnilar the unreelin r operal do mean. ,0 he, 7 rs 8 in theirelerzl or th' pose l. pivotally n'iount a latch Ell upon the bolt 10, uniting 1e levers, said latch being of the gravity type and its opci tins; and being adapted to can, mitornatic y under a keeper Ell. on or a cros of the trucli' franic just belore the levers reach their extreme retracted posltions. Tlo bring the lovers into position to elevate a roll, the latch 2G is disengaged from its lreepcr oy hand.

have described in detail the frame organ bred for handling rolls and analogons arti cles. llhe truck may he need with equal advantage for other and dissimilar purposes. ldome of t o are for transporting; he rs of nails or in the latter uses the two lovers 8 or preferably removed, and to sup port the s; d kegs or pipe the truck-frame is provided with declr. 'llhis deck consists of a plurality oi iorizontallynlined sections 532 having; annularplatesisecured to their oppo site ends, the horizontal portions of which are adapted to rest upon the tops of the two sills when the truck is to be used torcarrying kegs.

When the truck is to be used to lift ob jects or as a jack, the deck or platform sections will of course be lifted from place, so that a roll can be moved into the opening between the sills 2 at their forward end, and

the lovers 8 will at the same time bernounted. These operations are ones that require the outlay of but very little time and no unusual labors The rear ends of the sills or beams 2 are beveled, as at 23, and the handles of the two levers when the same are in their. roll-supporting position lit closely against these beveled faces.

Having thus described my invention, what 1 claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters. Patent, is-

l. A portable truck combined with a pair of separated levers fulcru'med between their ends above the body of the truck and each lever having a handle, a rigid connection uniting the levers between their fulcrurns and bandles, and means associated with said rigid connection for holding the levers in a shifted position.

2.. A portable truck including a pair of par allel side sills each having; a standard, a lever fulcrumcd between its ends upon each standard, each lever having a handle at its rear end,

a cross-bar uniting the lovers between their lulcruins and handles, a latch movably supof littinp'dcvcrs separated at their working ends for the reception of an article therebetween, and means for changing the lulcruins thereof.

6. A. portable truck including a pair of pivotall yano u ntcd levers separated at their working; ends for the reception of an article therebctwcen, each lever having a series of pivot bearings extending longitudinally thereof, whereby the fulcrurns ofthe levers can be changed.

'2'. A portable truck including a pairol? par allel side sills, each having; a-standa'rd, and a the respective standards, each lever having a plurality of longitudinal brackets to inter changeably receive the respective pivots.

8. A portable truck including a pair of parallel side sills, each having a pointed detent, and a spring-actuated latch to hold'the detent in an ineffective position, and standards upon the side sills, rising" therefron1,each cornpris ing vertical strips, braces between the stand justablc fulcrurns supported between said strips, and a rigid connection between the said leve s.

9, A portable truck including a pair of parallel side sills, each provided with a standard comprising parallel strips, rigidly-connected levers pivotally supported between the reward arms of the lovers, having upturned ends, braces between the standards and side sills, a cross-beam rigidly uniting said sills,

a'rod connecting the levers, and a latch pivhaving; a keeper for engagement by the latch to hold the lovers in shifted position.

In testimony whereof Ihiive hereunto set my hand in presence oftwo subscribinwwitmesses.

Wlll LllAll/l (I, EUCKELEVK. Witnesses: l

W. F. Buonnnnw, R. (J. Fenian.

ported by the crossbar, and a beam connect.

connection between the lovers.

A portable truck provided with a pan or the lovers to thereby adjust the leverage pair of parallel levers pivotally supportedby spective strips, plates carried upon the f0rotally supported by the rod, the cross-beam ards and the sills, a pair of levers having ad I

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