US800164A - Means for loading and unloading motor-trucks. - Google Patents

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No. 800,164. PATENTED SEPT. 26, 1905.

' T. E. MORFORD & w. v. LOWE. MEANS FOR LOADING AND UNLOADING MOTOR TRUCKS.

APPLICATION FILED MAILB. 1902. RENEWED APR. 14.19Q5. 2SHBETS-SHEETL No. 800,164. v PATENTED SEPT. 26, 1905,

- T. B. MORPORD & W. v. LOWE.

MEANS FOR LOADING AND 'UNLOADING MOTOR TRUCKS.

APPLIGATI0N FILED MAR.8,1902. RENEWED APR.14.1905.

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OHUSETTS, ASSIGNORS TO MORGAN MOTOR (10., 'OF WORCESTER,

MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION OF MASSACHUSETTS.

MEANS FOR LOADING AND UNLOADING MOTOR-TRUCKS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 26, 1905.

Application filed March 8, 1902. Renewed April 14, 1905. Serial No. 255,664-

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, THoMAs E. MORFORD and 'WILLIAM V. Lown, citizens of the United States, residing at Worcester, in the county of Worcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Means for Loading and Unloading Motor Trucks, of which the following is a specification. r

This invention relates to that class of powerdriven vehicles or trucks which are employed for ordinary trucking or freight-handling purposes.

The especial object of this invention is to provide an apparatus for loading and unloading motor-trucks which is so constructed that the starting up of the'truck from the loadingplatform will automatically load the truck, while the backing of the truck into position will automatically unload the truck. To these ends to practice our invention the loadingplatform is provided with frames which eX- tend therefrom in position to support the sides of a crate or bodyportion. Between the frames are'slips or stalls, each of which is just wide enough to receive a motor-truck, and leading to the stalls are ways or tracks.

In practicing our invention we preferably utilize the power furnished by the truck itself forautomatically loading and unloading the same, and to accomplish this the supporting-frames and the tracks have a relative inclination with respect to each other, the tracks being inclined downwardly toward the rear end of the stalls or the supporting-frames sloping down .toward their outer end. In either event the relative inclination is preferably comparatively slight, so as not to op pose too great a resistance to the starting up of the truck.

Any desired connection can be employed between the crate or body portion and the truck, so that when it is desired to load the truck it can be done by simply starting the truck away from the loading-platform, so as to draw the crate or body portion out along its supporting-frames until the relative inclination of the supporting-frames and tracks will cause the load to be picked up or carried on the platform of the truck.

In the accompanying two sheets of drawings, Figure 1 is a side view, partially in section, of an apparatus for practicing our invention, having an inclined track for the truck to run on; and Fig. 2 is a similar view of a modification employing inclined frames for supporting the sides ofthe crate.

Referring to the drawings and in detail, B designates a loading-platform, extending out from which are the frames or piers A for supporting the sides of a crate or body portion P, which crate or body portion may, if desired, be provided with wheels to facilitate the same when desired out on the piers or frames A. The wheels may be grooved or fitted to suitable tracks orv guides on the su pports A. so that the crate or body can be pushed into accurate position over theslip.

Between the piers or frames A are stalls, each one of which is wide enough to receive a motor-truck, and leading down into the stalls are inclined tracks O, provided with a stop or bumper E for limiting the motion of th truck. I

The truck herein illustrated is of an ordinary form, consisting of a platform mounted to run on front wheels 10 and rear wheels 11, said truck being provided near its forward end with an engineefis cage 34:, containing the boiler 33, which furnishes the steam for operating the engine which drives the truck, which engine and other operating mechanism it is not necessary herein to show or describe.

Any convenient fastening devicefor exam ple, an ordinary hook 71may be employed for fastening the crate or body portion P to the truck, or, if desired, the truck may be provided with removable posts 72for more accurately guiding the same into position. Either the hook 71 or the removable post 72, or both, constitute a means for connecting the crate or body to the truck; By means of this construction when a truck has beenbacked into position, as illustrated in Fig. 1, and the hook71 is connected to fasten the the crate or body portion to the truck by starting the truck away from the platform B the crate or body portion P will be drawn out along the piers or frames A until it is picked up or rests upon the truck.

,In some cases instead of using inclined tracks the frames or supports for the sides of the crate may be inclined, and we have illustrated such a construction in Fig. 2. As shown in this figure, the frames for supporting the sides of the crate or body portion P may conthe moving of the crate and the pushing of sist of beams or girders I, on which the wheels on the crate may be fitted, the extreme outer ends of which are inclined downwardly and connected to posts or supports J, so that by means of this construction when the truck is started away from the platform B the crate or body portion will be picked up or caused to rest upon the platform of the truck substantially in the same manner as in Fig. 1, although in the construction illustrated in Fig. 2 the tracks 0 are not inclined.

To unload a truck according to our invention, the crate or body portion may be blocked or braced from the engineers cage, as illustrated by dotted lines in both Figs. 1 and 2, so that by backing the truck back into its slip or stall the crate or body portion will be picked up off of the truck, and by then unfastening the hook 71 and, if necessary, removing the posts 72 the truck can be started away from the platform B, leaving the crate or body portion supported at its sides by the frames or piers which extend out from the platform.

We are aware that changes may be made in practicing our invention by those who are skilled in the art without departing from the scope thereof as expressed in the claims. We do not wish, therefore, to be limited to the constructions we have herein shown and described; but,

What we do claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of a motor-truck, a crate or body therefor, a slip or way into which the truck may be run, and supports at the sides of the slip for engaging the crate or body, said supports and the surface on which the truck moves as it passes into said slip being relatively inclined to each other, whereby as the truck moves into position in said slip a crate or body will be unloaded therefrom.

2. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of a motor-truck, a crate or body therefor, a slip or way into which the truck may be run, supports at the sides of the slip or Way for engaging the crate or body, and means for connecting the crate or body to the truck, the surface on which the truck moves in said slip being relatively inclined to the supports, whereby the movement of the truck out of the slip will move the crate or body out along its supports until it is loaded onto the truck.

3. In an apparatus for loading or unloading trucks, the combination of a platform, frames extending from said platform, a crate or body adapted to have its sides supported by the frames, a motor-truck, tracks or ways arranged so that the truck may be run into place beneath the crate or body, the tracks or ways and the supports for the sides of the crate having a relative inclination with respect to each other, and means for connecting the crate or body to the motor-truck, so that when said motor-truck moves away, the crate or body will be carried out along its supports and loaded onto the truck.

4:. In an apparatus for loadingor unloading motor-trucks, the combination of a platform, piers or supports extending out from said platform, a crate or body portion adapted to have its sides supported on the piers or frames, a motor-truck, inclined tracks located so that the truck may be backed into place beneath the crate or body, means for connecting the crate or body to the truck, so that when the truck moves away from the platform, the crate or body will be moved outalong its supports, and loaded onto the truck, or so that the crate or body may be unloaded from the truck when the truck is backed into place on its tracks.

5. In an apparatus for loadingor unloading motor-trucks, the combination of a platform, piers or supports leading out from said platform, a crate or body adapted to have its sides supported on the piers or frames, a motor-truck, tracks having their rear ends inclined downwardly so that the motor-truck can be backed into position beneath the crate or body, a bumper for stopping the motortruck in proper position, and a hook for coupling the crate or body to the motor-truck, so that when the truck starts away from the platform, the crate or body will be drawn out along its supports and loaded onto the truck, or so that when the truck is backed into position, the crate or body will be unloaded from the truck.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

TH ON A S E. M ()RFO hl \VM. V. LOWE.

itnesses:

EDWARD RAT] I BUN, MYRoN EAMns DAVIS.

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