US995546A - Filling and dumping device. - Google Patents

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Patentedfiun 20, 1911.

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J. W. MARTIN & J. A. WALLACE. FILLING AND DUMPING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 9, 1909.

J. W. MARTIN & 1. A. WALLACE;

FILLING AND DUMPING DEVIGE.

APPLIGATION FILED ,MAB. 9. 1909.

Patented June 20,1911

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OJJCa-MAM J. W. MARTIN & J. A. WALLACE.

FILLING AND DUMPING DEVICE.

APPLIUATIO'N FILED MAR. 9, 1909.

Patented June 20, 1911.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

INVENTORS.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES WAYNE MARTIN AND JOHN A. WALLACE, OF DARLINGTQN TQWNSHII, BEAVER COUNTY, PENNSYLVA FILLING AND DUI/[PING Application filed March 9, 1909. Serial 1713 482,228.

To all whomt't may concern:

Be it known that we, JAMES WAYNE MAR- TIN and JOHN A. WALLACE, residents of Darlington township, in the county of Beaver and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Filling and Dumping Devices; and, we do hereby declare the followin clear, and exact description t ercof.

Our invention relates to a device for filling and dumping cars, and has special reference tosuch a device for use in connection with cars traveling on inclined tracks.

The object of our inventionis to rovide a cheap simple and eflicient device or filling an .dumpin can be automatica 1y filled and dumped, and after such filling the material will be automatically shutofi' until another ,car is in position to be filled.

Our invention consists, generally stated, in the novel arrangement, construction and combination of parts, as hereinafter more specifically set forth and'described'and particularly pointed out in the claims.

To enable others skilled in the art to. which our invention ap ertains to construct and use our improved evice for'filling and dumping cars, we will describe the same more fully, referringto the accompanying drawings, m whichv F igu our improved device for filling and dumpin cars. Fig2isa top plan' view. of one "en of the same. Fig. 3 is a vertical crosssectiononthelin'e 33 Fig. 1 looking in the direction of the arrow. Fig.4 1s a view looking at one end-0f theisame and v '45 .top plan-view of thesame showin the de- Fig. 10 is I partly in section. Fig. .5 is an enla-r ed cross-section onthe line 5 5 Fig. 1., ig. 6*"is an enlarged vertical section of the hopper and chute. Fig. 7 is an enlarged'toi) view of a portion of the pan employe Fig. 8 shows a verticalee'ntral section of another. form of our invention. -Fig. 9 is a vice in =its collapsed position. ,a, detail view showing the attachment. between'the posts. and hopper supporting 'lframe'in' .Flg. 1. Figs. 11 and 12. are detail views showing another form of the post and frame attachment.

' Like symbols of reference-herein indicate to be a full.

cars, whereby the cars.

for 'fitting wit in a a the other hopper side re 1 is. a vertical central section of 21 ofsaid shutter and is held in like features in each of the figures of the drawin s.-

As il ustrated'in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 of the drawings, t to a mechan ards or post extend'u base beams 2, to which t e are removably connected by means of the lbwer contracted ends or pin portions 3 on said posts fitting e, Tea? i glevice is shown as applied in holes or sockets 4 in said beams,.and a frame 5 is connected in like man "e'rT to the upper ends of said posts through t e crosstheir lower ends to form the contracted toy, in which the four stand- 7 from two of the -portions 6 on. said frame. Removably fitopening 11 atsuch ends. Connected to the opening 11. 1s the chute 12 preferably 9 formed of sheet metal, which is provided.-

with the grooved portion 13 on'threeof its upper-sides for fittin around a tongue-portion 14 on three oft e hopper sides 8,'and with a' tongue ortion 15 on one of its sides groove. portion 16 on Pivoted to two sides of the chute l2 bye pin 17 is the shutter 18,- whichis provided with the bottom 19, rear end 20 andsides 21, and such pin passes through the sides (place by removably secured to the in 17 and extends r below the bottom 19 oi saidshutter. Between the osts 1 is the track. 24, which is. formed of t ,0 two rails .25, preferably formed of metal, and supportedat one end on a platform 26 by a cross-beam 2 .7 between the rear, posts 1, and such ends are connect,-

The out ends of the rails 25 are connected.

ed together bythe plate 28 between the same.

together by the beam 29 extending under I and between the same, and such ends are supported by the posts 1, which are removab y connected to said beam and to the outer p,

one of the other two base beams 2 by means of the' contracted ends or pin portions 3 on said 4 in'sai cam 29 and beams2". ,An abutment .or' stop 30 is formed on the outer ends of the rails 25' and preferably extends across and between the same.

Resting upon the base beams 2 and. 2 and between the'posts 1 and l is the pan 31,

preferably, formed of sheet metal and in two sections, which are removably connected together at their inner or adjQining endsby means of the groovedportions 32 on the arm 42 forextending through and below sides of the front or forward section fittin around flanges 33' on the sides of'thebacfi or rearward section, and a flange 34 on the bottom of the forward section fits under the bottom of the rearward section, The outer end of the forward section of the pan 31 is open, and a tank or receptacle 35, preferably formed of sheet metal rests upon said end and under the front ends of the rails. 25.

A car 36'is adaptedto travel along the rails 25'ofthe track 24 through the wheels -37 mounted on the frame 38 of said car and engaging with said rails, and the body 39 of said caris pivoted at its lower front end tosaid frame, as at40. This body :39 is preferably formed of sheet metal and its front end is formed on an incline extending outward from the bottom thereof, as at 41, and secured to said front end-is a weighted the frame 38and rails 25.

The rear of the car frame 38 has one end 7 of a rope or cord 43 connected thereto,

"which extendsover a ulley 44 mounted in a bearing 46 -on the p atform 26, around a weighted pulley 45, and is connected at its other end to the rearwardly projecting portion 5' on the upper frame 5.

The use and operation of our improved filling and dumplng deviceis .as follows-- -When the parts are assembled together, as

shown in Fig. 1 and when used as a toy,-

sand or other suitable material is placed in the hopper 7 so that it willpass through the chute'12 from said hopper and into-the car36 under the ,chute. which car is so positioned for loading un er said chute-that its back or rear wheels 37 willrest, in a-depressed front 0 said wheels. When-fa sufficient amount of the material has passed into the car 36 to counter-balance the weighted pulle '45, the said car will pass by its back whee s 37 over the raised portions 25 the "has thus passed from under the shutter 18- rails 25 and from under: the chute 12, so that said car with its loadlwill then pass down the track 24. After the loaded e a-r36 andthe chute 12, such shutter being pivoted on such chute and itsi a'ear end 20- belng heavier than ilsforward end, this movement of the car aotto throw or .tilt said shut-' polsts fitting in the holes or sockets passing around said pulley and the ortion 25; in the rails 2'5 and in ranged that the; parts 0 ter to its normal position, asindicated bv dotted linesin Fig. 1, and thereby shut off the material passing through said chute from the hopper 7 by the packing of such material in the space between the bottom 9 of the shutter and the lower end of said chute. The car 36 will thus continue to travel down the track 24 and will raise the weighted pulley '45 through the cord 43 Pulley 44 and such cord being connected to said car and the frame portion 5'; and when the said car has reached the lowerend of said track the' weighted arm 42 on such car will come in contact with the beam 29 which will act to throw the material in the can forward, which will act to tilt the car body .39 for- 7 ward on its pivot, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1, and dum body into the tank 35. The car 36 will be held in place on the track-24 by the stop 30 on said track for. en aging with the wheels 37 on said car, and a ter being thus emptied the car 36 will be drawn back or up the said track by the lowering of the weighted pulley 45, and the weighted arm 42 will return the empty body 39 onto the car frame 38. 'When the car 36, has thus been drawn up .the

track 24 and reaches a position under the chute 12, sothat its back wheels 37 have passed-into the depressed portions 25, the weight 45' on the pulley 45 will rest on the bottom of the pan 3, and the 'rear end.2'0 of the car body 39 will engage with the arm 23 which is suitably secured to the shutter 18 and on' the pivot-pin17, in the said chute for shutter 18, which will tilt the said shut:

ter to the inclined position shown in full the material from said lines Fig. 1 to open the said chute for again filling the car with material from the hopper 7, by such material passing from the hopper 7 down through said chute and out the open end of said shutter into the car .to

fill the same. vAfter being thus filled the car.

36 can travel down the track 24 and such material dumped therefrom asbefore de'-. scribed. These operations of filling the car 39 and dumping the same are continuously carried out as long as the material is contained in the hopper-7, which material can be fedthereto .or a certain'amount'used and, when said hopper is. empty and the tank 35' filled, the said tank can be lifted from' the pan 31 and the material dumped back into the. said hopper. It will thus be seen that in the form just described our improved device for filling and dumping cars is soarthe same can be easily and quickly set up for operating and taking down for packing or storing, as the posts for supportlngthe hopper frame and track are removably connected thereto and to the base beams under the pan, and such pan has two of the base beams under the two sections of the same, and such sections are {u -Figs. -8"to 12; our improved device for filling anddumping cars isshown in a aother form for being collapsed or folded when used as a toy, which consistsin employing onlytwo posts for supporting the frame 5 and hopper 7 instead of four and these posts 1" are hinged at theirlower ends, as at 46 to the bottom of a single section pan 31,

which is preferably formedof wood. The" frame 5 carries the hopper 7 within the same and is loosely connected to the posts 1" by means of a bolt 47 passing through said posts and frame, and aspring catch 4K8 fits loosely around. said bolt and is adapted'to en age with said parts through fitting by a 110 e 49 therein over a pin 49 ,omsaid posts and within a seat 50 therein. The cord 43 in this case passes around a pifiey 44.- on the hopper- 7 instead of being at ched to the frame -5 and around the pulley 43 to be attached to the car body 39 at ohe end. The

pulley 43' is 'mounted on the rails of the rear end of thetjrack 24 instead of on the platform 26 on the osts 1, and the other end oLthe cord'43 a ter' passing around the j pulley -13 is, connected .to a-we1ght42. The

dumping end of the .track 24 is supported by theposts' l which are hinged at 51 at their lower ends .to the bottom ofthe pan 31,

and such track .is. held in position between and on the postsl" and l by the blocks 51 on the bottom of said track coming in contact with and engaging with the. rear of the c'ross beams 27 and- .29 on said posts. When thus assembled this form of the device just described is operated in the same; manner as the form .previousl described and can be used Without a tan r, if desired, for catchingithe dumpings from the car, if desired, as in the case'when used as a'toy at the seashore or mother sandy'places or in connec- ",tion with a sand pile, and in which case the material can be placed within the hopper in any suitable manner. I I

In, collapsing or folding, the hopper 7 is removed'from the frame 5' and the cord 43 is disconnected from said hopper and .car'

a 36,. so that the car can be then removed,

the track 25 is iemoved from the posts '1 "and l", which will permit the said. posts to u mannerand will not require much attention be folded down into thepan 31, as shown in Fig. 9 and'by dotted lines in Fig. 8,.and'

the catch 48 removed from'the pin'49 on the posts 1 to permit the irame 5 to b'e'turned on the bolt 4:7 acting as a hinge and be fold-- ed into said pan, as shown in saidfigures.

After these parts. are thus collapsed-the;-

hopper: 7, car 25, cord 43 and pulley l5, with E the track 25 can'be placed "Witliin the pan 31 and againstthe folded parts therein and thereby enable a small and compact form for the same in shipping or packing.- Iii-desired, the frame 5 and posts" 1 danbef'attached or connected together b '.;th'e=-sai;d frame fitting within a slot" 52 in'the said posts, as shown ingFigs. 11, and 12 and rest ing upon a shoulder 52' forinedat the bo tom of said slots. 7

Various other modifications and changes in the use, design and construction of our improved filling and dumping device may be resorted to without departing from thr. spirit of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

It will thus be seen that our improved filling and dumping-device whenused as a toy can be packed or stored in-a very'small space for shippingor handling andthe parts being capable of separation, some of which bein also formed in sections, will enable their being assembledor taken apart ra idly and conveniently at all times: by a c ild, and when in use will form an automatic Working device for use as an amusement. The parts are strong and durable, are not liable to et out of order, and when set up in position will form a rigid and securely connected device in all its connections and operations. When used as a device the toy, occupies very little room when set up in position and can be used in connection with various kinds of materials that are available. The device, as a toy, can be made knock-down, portable, foldable or colla sible as and. orms a neat and finis ed article m amusement for children in the home, yard, sea-- shore or other desirable places Without liability of injury to anyone using The same.

It will be evident that our in proved filling and .dum'pingdevice can he used for a variety of other purposes other than that as a mechanical toy, and in a practical manner for the handling of various materials such as coal, sand, grain, etc., in which casethe' device can be used as an automatic ap-- paratus in the 'filling of cars and dumping of the same into railroad cars or other recep-' tacles for thepurpose of shi ment. In such uses, the device can be app ied to difierent appliances for different materials and will enable thehandling ofgthe same withoutthe employment ofmanual labor. It Wlll. also .be obvious that in such uses the various.

parts of the device can be supported and connected together in a rigid and secure while operating in the handling of various materials. poses, suchas at mines,'t1pples, etc'., it can hen used for practical pureasily be connected to theappliances at such places without interfering. with any of; the dev'icescommonly used and will form a distinct adjunct to the same' and if necessary the shutter can be operated by hand.

What We claim as our-invention and desire to seizure by Letters Patent is-- 1. A filling and dumping'device ,comppi sing a hopper a track, a car on said track provided with a pivoted body, means .enaged by the car to open said hopper and oad said car, means for causin the car to ascend the track, and means pen ent on said car 'body adapted to be engaged by said 7 track to tilt sald body for dumping the same.

. 2. A filling and dumping device comprising a hopper, a track, acar on said track provided 'with a pivote d\body, means en- WAYNE MARTIN i and faged by the car to open said hopper and oad said car, means for causing the car to ascend the track, and a weighted arm depending from said car body and adapted to be engaged by said track to tilt said body for dumping the same. 7

In testimony whereofj we, the said JAMES have hereunto set our hands.

JAMES WAYNE MARTIEN. JOHN A. WALLACE.

Witnesses:

S. E. MAXWELL. MARY HARVEY.

OHN A.- WALLA0n,

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