US786616A - Roller-stand for switch-rods. - Google Patents

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PATENTE@ APR. 4, 1905.

L. ZAMBONL RQLLER STAND EUR sWTGH RODS.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 2. 1905.

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v Y-.vr 1 '4 .p "tjah-fran stares LAWRENCE ZAMBONI, OF PHILADELPHIA,

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PENNSYLVANA, ASSIGNUR TO THE AliiERICAN PULLEY GOli/PANY, GF iifiiLADELi-HA, PENN- SYLVANIA, A- CORPORATIGN OF PENNSYLVANIA.

Retten-erano een SPECFICATON forming part of Letters Patent No. 786,616, dated April 4, 1905.

To (all whom t 'lita/y concern:

Beit known that I, LAWRENCE ZAMBONI, of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful 'improvements in Roller Stands for Switch -Rods, whereofl the following is a speeication, reference beinghad te the accompanying drawings.

My improvements may be employed with particular advantage in stands designed to support the rods by weich raiiway signals and switches are manipulated. However, it is to be understood that they are equally applicable as supports for pipes or rods for other purposes.

As hereinafter described, my invention coniprises stand supporting a single roller arranged to receive and guide a rod, the opposite side and bottom walls of said stand being braced by a metal plate extending within them, having iianges at its opposite sides eisttending obliquely to said side walls and iianges at its ends arranged to engage a supportingrail extending beneath said stand. Moreover, said stand has its side walls provided with means whereby any desired number of such stands may be assembled in interlocked relation with their rollers in axial alinement, and said side walis are provided above said rollers with bars, which are removable, but which when in position maintain said walls in properly-spaced relation. i iind it convenient to malte the walls ot' the stand in unitary relation of a single piece of pressed sheet metal and to form said bracing-plate of pressed sheet metal.

My invention comprises the various novei features ot' construction and arrangement hereinafter more detinitely speciied.

in the drawings, l'igure'l is a side eievation of a single stand embodying my improvements. Fig. H a contrai vertical sectional view of said stand, taken on the iine il H in Fie. i. Fig. Hishows agroup of three ot' said stands arranged in interioclied relation.

in said iigures each stand comprises opposite side walls 1 and Q, formedof sheet metal, in unitary reiation with the bottom wail 3. .Said side walls and 2 are provided with bear- Application led February 2, 1905. Serial No. 243,814.

ing-recesses 5 and 6, which are respectively7 provided with slots 7 and 8 to receive the shaft 10 of the roller 11, which is conveniently provided with thecylinder-bearings 12 within its hub 13. Said rollers 11 support the rods or pipes 15, as indicated, so as to permit oi their reciprocatory movement` and the upper ends of Said walls 1 and 2 are maintained in properly-spaced relation by the baisi, which exarranged to interlock the wall Qrot an adjoining stand of the same construction as indicated in Fig. il, and when thus assembled the intermediate stands do not require any cotter-pins 27, the bars 17 being retained by said overhanging iianges Q8.

The horizontal and vertical walis o'lE each stand above described are internaily braced in rigid relation by a plate 33, which comprises iianges 34 upon its opposite sides, extending obliquely at the junctions ot said waiis and secured by the rivets 35, extending through said ianges and the walls 1 and 2. As shown in Figs. i and H, said fianges it and walls 1 and 2 are provided with recesses 3G and 37 between their connecting means and the wall 1 is provided with the projecting ing 38, arranged to interlock with the wali 2 of an adjoining stand through the recess in the latter, as indicated in Fig. Hi'. 'ine opposite ends of said plates are also conveniently provided with inwardly-curved ianges a0, arranged to enibrace the opposite edges oie an ibearn or other suitable support eti, which eX- tends beneath the series ot' stands and maintains them, with their rollers il, in axial alinernent, as indicated. in Fig. iii.

Aithough said stands are snown with the supporting' ineane beneath them, it ie to he understood that they may he supported with equal facility in a. pondent position. ll'loreN over.A althonghl prefer to construct the stands with interlocking' menne, ae above described4 .it is to oo understood that l do not desire to lilnit nryeeli to Such eonristrnetion, ae if'arious niodilicatione may lie made therein without departing' troni the essential vteatures of ing; invention.

claim-- l.. A rolleretand comprising `vertical and horizontal Walle in unitariv relation; a shaft einniortral in said vertical Walle; a roller mounted to rotate on said shaft; and, a plate distinct Vfrom said Walle arranged to brace thein in rigid relation, substantially as Set forth.

2. A roller-stand comprising vertical and horizontal Walle in rniitary relation; a shaft snpportml in eaid vertical wallf; a roller mounted to rotate on Said shaft; a plate dietinct from said walls havingl portions extending` ohlioueli7 Yfrom said horizontal wall to sain vertical walls at the junctions; thereof; and; means Securing` Said plate in rigid relation with said walls, substantially as eet tortl i.

I3. :i roller-stain. coniprieinf;` Vertical and horizoi'ltal Walle` in unitary relation; a ehatt sinnlos-ted in Said wntical Walls; a roller nmunted to rotate on said Shaft; a plate dietinct Afrom said' walls haring' nortione extending olilinuely `from said horizontal wall to said Vertical Walle at the junctions thereof; and, means securing said lplate in rigid relation with said walls, coniprieing rivets extending through said xf'ertical Walle, snhetantially as eet Forth.

4i. fr roller-stand comprising' vertical and horizontal Walle in unitary relation; a' shaft Supported in Said Vertical Walle; a roller mounted to rotate on said shaft; a plate dietinet troni said Walla arranged to brace them in rigid relation; and, means on Said brace- ]'ilate arranged to erng'anfe a. support for said stand, uuhetantialli' ae eet Forth.

"ndole A roller-stand comprising vertical and horizontal Walle formed of a Single piece of pressed sheet metal; a shaft Supporte-l in said vertical walls; a roller mounted to rotate on Said shaft; a pressedsheet-metal plate arranged to brace said horizontal and vertical walls in rigid relation; and; means seeming said plate to eaid Walle, substantially set forth.

G. A roller-etand coinprising Vertical and horizontal walls 'termed of a single piece of prenne-d eheet metal; a Shaft Supported in Said vertical Walls; a roller mounted to rotate on said shaft; a pressed-eheet-rnctal plate arranged to brace eaid horizontal and vertical Walle in rigid relation; means Securingv said plate to Said Walle; and7 means on said braceplate arranged to engage a support ior Said. stand, snhetantially as eet `forth.

7. A rollenstand comprising' vertical and horizontal walls iornned ol a single piece oi pressed sheet metal; a Shaft supported in said vertical walls; a roller mounted to rotate on said Shaft; a pressedSheet-metal nlate arranged to brace Said walls in rigid relation; ineens Securing Said plate to said Walle; and, means on said brace-plate arranged to einy a Support ioreaid stand, comprising-inw( turned flanges, substantially as Set forth.

8. n roller-stand cmnprieingl vertical and horizontal walls torined of a single niece ot pressed sheet metal. and having respectively opposite hearing-recesses; a sha'l't removably supported in said. recesses; a pressed-Sheetnietal roller mounted to rotate on said Shaft; a pif'eeeed-eheet-nletal plate arranged to brace Said Walls in rigid relation; and; lneane Seem'- ing' Said vplate to Said walls, wholliT within the outer planes ol said vertical walls, Substantially as eet forth.

.ln testii'nony whereof l have hereunto Signed my narne. at Philadelphia, llennsylvan'a; this 30th day 0l: January, '1905.

LA rVRlNClC ZAM BUN YW i tnesses .Rosanne rl. owun, Anouar 1N Monms.

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