US930572A - Hay-carrier. - Google Patents

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P. B. STRIOKLER. HAY CARRIER. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 30, 1 908. Patented Aug. 10, 1909.

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HAY CARRIER. APPLICATION FILED 813F130, 1908.

Patented Aug. 10, 1909.

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INVENTORY ww I Altorney (fl/ l 4/ WITNESSES F. B. STRIGKLER. HAY CARRIER. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. a0, 1908.

930,572. Patented Aug. 10, 1909.

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HAY-CARRIER.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed September 30, 1908.

A Patented Aug. 10, 1909. Serial No. 455,501.

To aZZ whom it Mail concern;

Be it knownthati l, FRANK B. STRICKLER,

of Janesville, in the county of Rock and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and "useful Improvements in Hay-Gar r1ers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains' to make and use the same.

My invention relates to in hay carriers and and combinations of fully explained and claims.

In the accompanyingdrawings, igure 1 is a view in side elevation of my carrier the gravity lock be.- ing engaged by the stop. Fig. 2 is a view invertical longitudinal section of the carrier. Fig. 3 is a view in transverse section. gravity lock'and grapples detached showing the parts in their proper relative positions, are views showingthe manner of attaching an improvement parts as will be more pointed out in the I [the stopto the track.

' vided with a downwardly and 1 represents the carof the carrier con-- sistingof a circular body 2 and side brackets 3,g.the latter being provided at theirends with the flanged wheels 4 whichtravel on the "trackway 5. This car sections bolted together as shown, each section comprising one-half of the body and one side bracket. The body 2 of the carrier is'gprovided with a continuous ing, inwardly for the reception of the outwardly projecting flange 6 of the rope pulley frame 7. ThlS rope pulley frame is prooutwardly diverglng throat at the ends -of which are mounted the sheaves 8.- -This' frame is also madein two parts bolted together and the sheaves 8, one at each d, are mounted on bolts passin'gthrough both sections of the frame 7, heaves acting asspacing blocks for'the frame. I Mounted in the throat of the rope pulley frame are the gra ples 9. Each grapple is ivotally mountedP-on a bolt 10 extending ongitudinallv of the frame and each compulley, an inwardly projecting finger 12 intermeshingrwith the finger of the other grapple, and an up 'wardl it consists in the parts:

and Figs. 5 and 6 is made in two groove open- 1 tated or turned,jthe engagement of the prlses a hook-11 adapted to engage the fork mg located sufthem of. the lower end-of when-the grapples are intheir closed tion, or in engagement with the sides of fork pulley.-

The gravity lock consists of the upper section" 14 and a lower swivel section 15. The upper section is provided with a slot 16 open at the top forming in eflect two iny projecting armsl? adapted to engage the stop on the'track and elevate the osithe 'gra vity look. This upper-section 14 of the lock rests and moves between the ribs 18 formed on the inner faces of the side brackets 3, while thelower swivel section 15 rests normally below the, side brackets and on the shoulders'l3 of the grapple 9. This lower section is provided with recessed ends 19 which latter are adapted to receive the shoulders 13 of the are in their closed the ends of-the recesses 19 with the shoulders 20 which latter are adapted, when the grapples are closed, torest against the shoulder 13 of the lock the latter 1n their closed position and prevent the possibility of accidental open: ing which would result in the release of the fork pulley.

By 'recessing the end of the swiveled secgrapples 9 when the latter position. This lower sec- ,tion 15 of the gravity lock is provided at grapple and thus positivelythe gravity lock I tion 15 of the gravity lock I form housings for the shoulders 13, and as the movementof the gravity lock is these housings never ders 13 consequently o the with the grapples, irrespective 6f the posi tion of the rope pulley frame 'Z'to the car 1 of the carrier.

In the construction shown the rope pulley upward limited, w,holly leave the shoula separation of these parts or danger'of scribed when the rope pulley frame is rorapples with the housings of the swivele section 15 of the gravity-lock, causes said section 15to turn with the rope pulley frame 7 and always be in a position to fall between the shoulders 20 when the gravity lock is released from the stop. v'ided with an inwardly pro having aside flange 21.

.minates under the side finger hence itwill be grapple is moved on its ach finger ter-' flange-of the other seen that when one pivot, theother will there is no possibility gravity lock getting out of alinement v 7 car so asto freely .turn thereon, and by; the arrangement de- Each grapple is proecting finger 12 the fork pulley frame.

closeon the fork pulle frame, the gravity be moved with it both in opening and closing. When the grapples are open, the two fingers 12 rest in a position to be engaged-by the fork pulley 22 so thatas the latter is elevated by the hoist rope, the top of the frame of the pulley will engage the underside of these fingers thus elevating them and turning the grapples ina direction to engage As thegrapples lock rides on-the tops the shoulders 13 'until the latter clear the shoulders 20, thus freeing the gravity lock and" permitting it" to fall to a position with .its shoulders bedental opening.

tween the shoulders 13 on the grapples and positively locking the latter agalnst acci- The forkpulley frame 23 is made of one piece'having a .swivel cast" thereina'nd a clevis 24 on the lower end of the swivel, the I portion of the frame at'the top being closed as shown at 25 for engagement with the fingers 12 of the grapples.

. I p The stop 26 is provided with the usual inclined flangeadapted to enter the slotted upper portion of the gravity lock for lifting the same and freeing thegrapples. Th sstop is provided at each end wlth enlargements' 2? slotted to receive the webs of the two rails 5, each enlargement beingv provided intermediate the webs of-the rails with, a

tongue 28' which acts asla-spacing block for the rails; These enlargements embrace the outer sides of the webs of both rails and are "between the rails and secured inplace-by nuts and-washers: By this arrangement the secured in placebythe bolts 29 projecting up stop can be readily detached. from the-rails or canbe quickly and readily loosened and resecured in another position.

It is evident that many slight changes i might be'resortedto in the relatlve arrange-- ment of parts shownrand described .without departing from the spirit and scope of my, invention henceI would have it'understoo'd thatI do not wish to confine myself to the exact construction-shown and described, but

Having fully described my invention what- I claim as new and desire to. secure ,by"Letters-Patent, is

1. In a haycarr er, the combination with a car'and rope pulley frame, of grapples pivotally mounted the latter, and a.

I ulley framecarrying a pulley, said gravity lock mounted to slide vertically, said gravity lock feed provided with recessed ends adapted to overlap and housethe upper ends of the grapples.

2. In a hay carrler, the combination with a car and a rope pulley. frame swiveled thereto, of grapples pivoted to the rope pulley frame, and a sectional gravity lock, the said sections beingfl-swiveled together, the lowersection of said swivel'lock having recessed ends adapted to embrace upwardly projectingihembers of the gra ples.

. 3. In a hay carrier, the com bination with a car and a rope pulley frame, of grapples pivotally mounted in the rope pulley frame, "each'grapple comprisingv a hoolr and an in- 'wardly projecting finger having a side flange, the end ofthe finger of each gra ple resting under the flange of the finger o the other grapple, and a sliding lock for holding the grapples in their closed position.

4. In a hay carrier, the combination with a car and a rope pulley frame swiveled thereto, of grapples plvotally mounted in the rope pulley frame -and provided. on their up- .per surfaces with shou'ldersfand a sectional gravitylock, the sections of which are swiv- .eled together, the upper section resting between ribs on the s1 es of the car and the lower. section provided at its ends with housings embracing. the shoulders on the grapples.

5. In a hay carrier, the combination'with two parallel rails on which a carrier runs, of

a' stop provided with enlargedends havm slots therein for the reception of the webs o the rails and a bolt passing through each enlarged end between the webs of therails and nuts for locking the bolts in place.

specification in the presence of two subscribmg witnesses.

i FRANK B. STRIOKLER.

Witnesses:

vC. W. REEDER,

JENNIE L. BURKE.

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