US852815A - Chemical-engine. - Google Patents

Description

lNo. 852,815.

PA'TBNTED MAY 7, 1907. s. L. WOTTRING an c. H. SUTPHBN.

GHEMICAL ENGINE.

APPLICATION P ILBD MAY 23. 1906.

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CLARENCE H., SUTPHEN,

OF COLUMBUS, 01H0.

Gi-iElliilQiLsiEilGiNE Specification of Letters Patent.

atenten ivlay '7, 190'?.

Application le May 23.1906. Serial Nol 318,302.

nine and (JL/maxon H. Sc'i'rnnn, citizens of y the United States, residing, respectively, at

rospect and Columbus, in the counties, respectively, of Marion and Franklin and State oi' Ohio, have invented certain new and useinl improvements in Chemical-Engines, of which the `following is a specification.

Our invention relates and has for its object the provision of a hand to chemical engines l l i i y i chemical, engine comprising a tank inounted Iupon wheels in such manner that said tank maybe turned bodily over by a reversalo'f the framework upon which the tank is mounted.

Further objects and advantagi'ss of the invent-ion will be set 'forth in the detailed description which now follows:

ln the accompanying drawing: Figure l is 'a side elevation oi' atank illustrating the parts in their normal position in full lines and illustrating the tank in its inverted position. in dotted lines, Fig. 2 is a plan View of the engine, Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical section of the engine, and, Fig'. i is an enlarged scctional view of an acidv containii'ig reci-ptacle hereinafter' described.

Like nuinerals designate parts in all of the ligures oi' the drawing.

ltel'erring to thc drawing, the numerals 5 designate a pair ol wheels which arc connected by an axle 6. cured to this axle by bolts 7. rlhis fra-niework comprises a band 8, which is inade in two sections, said band encircling a. tank il. Forwardly extending' bars the band and to the axle as at l l. 'lhe iront ends oi' the bars l() are secured in couplings 12, these couplings ,being connected by a transverse bar i3. illounted to turn upon this bar i3 are couplings i4 into which are corres pond ing' threaded bars l5, said bars lo being connected by a transversely disposed bar lo, lthe ends of which are threaded into coulilings i7. As is best illustrated in Fig. 2, the ends oi the transversely disposed bar lis project beyond the couplings 12 upon each side to form handles 1S.

Carried upon the rear side of the tank is a bracket 19 which normally serves to support a coil of hose 20, one end of the hose boing connected to the tank as at 2l. The topy of the tank has an internally threaded opening 22 A l'rainework 'is sel l i i l i l l l l l n of lire is given, this support formed therethrough which is adapted to receive a plug 23. As is best illustrated in Fig. 4i, this plug on its` outer iace carries cars 24- adapted to receive a handle 25. A gasket 26 is arranged upon the; 'inner 'face oi thisv plug. Secured to the inner face ol the .plug by a screw 27 are spring clips 28 which'are adapted to snap beneath the under side of :1n acid containing receptacle 2i). A lead stopper 3() is slidably disposed between these spring clips and is adapted to close the neck of the bottle by its own weight when' the arts are in the position illustrated in Fig. Si. When the tank is inverted, this stopper falls to the. position illustratedl in Fig. 4 and perinits the acid to llow from the receptacle 29 into thebody of the tank in the usual and well known manner. f

box 3l Vfor carrying ex tra acid bottles is secured upon hangers 32, said hangers being pivoted upon trunnions 33 which arc carried by the bars. By virtue of this construction the box will rcinain in an upright position even when the bars are sw ung to their dotted line position in Fig. l.

The operation of the device is as lfollows.' The device having been charged byplacing within the tank 9 the proper chemicals and the acid containing receptacle 2S) having been placed in the position shown in Fig. il, by screwing the plug 23 into the threaded opening 22 of the tank, the deviceis ready l'or use and when. at rest the parts are in the position illustrated Ain full lines in Fig. l, at which time the auxihary handle formed by the bars l() are secured to l5 and lo serves as a support to hold the bars l() in a substantially horizontal position, as will be readily understood. When an alarm forms an auxiliary handle which., together withV the handles 18, enable the iii-einen to secure a suilicient hold upon the engine. When the tire is reached, the framework oi the engine is thrown bodily over, so that the bars l() lio in the position illustrated in dotted lines in Fig. l.. This of course inverts the tank and perniits the well known mixing oll the chemicals tl'ierein. At this time, the auxiliary handle again serves as a support to hold the tank in its inverted position while' the engine is in use.

Freni the foregoing description, it will be seen that the siniple mounting herein pro` IOC While the elements shown end described.

are well adapted to serve the purposes for which they are intended, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the precise c onstruetion set forth, but includes within'its purview such changes es may be made within the scope ol the appendedv elolims..

Whetj claim, is: 1. The combination with e wheeled frame, of e tire extinguisher mounted upon seid frame and Set in operation by the inversion thereof', seid fire extinguisher being adapted to be inverted by swinging' seid freine from one side ol" 'the wheels to the other side there# oi and means for supporting seid freine in it horizontal position et eneh of its limits of movement.'

2. The combination with e wheeled treme, of a tire extinguisher which is set in operation by the inversion thereof end which is mounted upon seid freine, both the top and the bottom of seid fire extinguisher lying within the 'eireun'ifereni-e of seid wheels sind :i handle )ortion pivoted to vthe outer end of the wheeled freine and aidepted'to support seid freine in e horizontal position et ezieh of its limits of movement.

3. The combination with e wheeled frame,

of e fire extinguisher mounted upon vseid frame and set 1n operation by the inversion thereof, sind hre extinguisher being adapted to be inverted by swinging seid trame fromv one side of the wheels to the other side thereof, und zi downwardly extending handle whieh is pivotally connected to the Outer.

end of seid wheeled treme, seid -handle being adopted to support said freine in n horizontel position et each of its limits of movement.

4, The combination with a wheeled frame, of e fire extinguisher mounted upon said freine and set in operation by the inversion thereof, seid iire extinguisher being adapted to be inverted by swinging said freine from one side of the wheels to the other side there of, the tank ofseid tire extinguisher being of suoli dimensions es to lie entirely Within the circumference of the wheels, end e downwardly extending handle which is pivotally connected to the outer end of sind Wheeled frame, said handle being adapted to support said frame in n horizonte-l position et each of its limits of movement.

in testimony whereof vwe sti'ix our signatures in presence of two Witnesses.

SYLVANUS L. WO'FIRNG` CLARENt/E H. SUTPHEN.

Witnesses STENNA WOTTRING, R. M. TYLER.

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