USRE9175E - Frederick stitzel - Google Patents

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F S T I T Z E L Assignor of one-half interest to T. H. SHERLEY.

Rack for Ti ering Barrels.

Reissugd April 2 7,' 1880.

N-PEYERI, WASHINGTON. D, Q

' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FREDERICK STITZEL, OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, ASSlGNOlt OI ONE-HALF OF HIS INTEREST TO THOMAS II. SHERLEY.

RACK FOR TIERING BARRELS.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Reissued Letters Patent N 0. 9,175, dated April 2'7, 1880. Original No. 221,945, dated November 25, 1879. Application for reissue filed March 18. 1880.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK S'rrrzEL, of the city of Louisville, in the county of J efferson and State of Kentucky, have" invented certain new and useful Improvements in Racks for Tiering Barrels; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

This invention relates to racks for tiering barrels containing whisky or other fluid; and the object of the invention is to provide a portable rackor frame, made in sections, that will be sufficiently strong to bear the weight of as many barrels as may be tiered between the 'floors of the house without such barrels resting upon one another, thereby avoiding the danger of crushing the staves by the weight, as each tier is made to rest on separate rails projecting on the'inside of the frame, independently of the others, permitting a free cir culation of air between the barrels, and at the same time making it easy to remove any of the barrels in any of the tiers without interferin g with those above or below. These racks are made of square pieces of timber of suitable size,.and consist of four posts tenoned into two cross-pieces as a base, sufliciently wide apart to admit abarrel lengthwise loosely. To the inside of these posts three horizontal rails are secured, leaving sufficient space to permit a barrel to pass between them without touching the one above it. These rails, three to a side, are let into the inside of the posts about one-third of their breadth, leaving the remainder to project inwardly, so .as to answer as ledges for the barrels to rest upon.

In order to secure the rails firmly to the posts, bolts are provided long enough to extend through the entire frame at each connection, said bolts having collars or screw-nuts on the'inside and nuts on the outside, which hold them firmly, and also serve as means for connecting and holding the parts of the frame rigidly in position.

In the before-referred-to drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of the racks, showing the manner of arranging them in the house. Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view thereof,.showing the barrels and the projecting ledges of the rack on which they rest. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a rack, showing its general construc- 55. tion, and Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the bottom of the mortised base, illustrating, in connection with the tenoned ends of the upright posts in Fig. 3, the mode of securing one rack or frame upon another.

The letter A designates the wallsof a house, and B the floors thereof. O O are sections of joists. D D are-the cross-pieces or base of the. rack-frame. E E are the upright posts, which are made of square timber of suitable size, the lower ends of which are tenoned into the base-blocks D, and the upper ends of which are provided with tenons H, which enter corresponding mortises in the under side of the base-blocks I), as indicated by the sectional portions at the left of Fig. 1, the dot-ted lines elsewhere in said Fig. 1 and in Fig. 2, and the perspective view, Fig. 4., to hold the frames together when one is placed upon another.

F F are the horizontal rails of the rack, which are made of square or slightly flat pieces of timber, notched or let into the inside of the posts E about one-third of their size, leaving the remainder to project, to answer as a ledge for the barrels to rest upon. These rails are secured firmly .to the posts by means of bolts J, passed through the entire frame at each joint, with collars or screw-nuts on the inside and nuts on the outside, which hold the frame firmly, and also serve as means for connecting the parts and holdin g the frame perfectly rigid while in use. 7

G G are the barrels in the racks.

The bolts J may be made either with nuts or collars on the inside, but with screw-nuts o on the outside; or, if more convenient, screwnuts may be used on both sides. I Although the above-named racks are intended to be made in independent sections, for the purpose of rendering them portable, and 5 more ei'pe'cially adapted to ordinary warehouses, hen necessary, as in the case of large store-hot ses, such as are now used by the revenue dep-rtment for distillers, the stories of which are generally comparatively low, these racks may be enlarged, built in, and connected with one building in any manner most suitable,

With passways between for convenience in reand two or more pairs of rails extending 1ongitudinally of such rack. secured to the upright posts and projecting inwardly therefrom, to form ledges to support the barrels in separated rows or tiers, substantially as specified.

3. A rack composed of upright posts having end tenons, base-blocks having mortises in their under sides, and connecting rails and bolts, whereby one rack is adapted to be placed upon another, substantially as described.

To the above specification of my invention I have signed my name this 24th day of February, A. D. 1880.

- FREDERICK STITZEIJ. Witnesses:

G. W. Lone, J AGOB LAVAS.

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