US1168946A - Barrel-rack. - Google Patents

Description

A. S. LEO'.

BARREL RACK.

APPLICATION FILED IuIIE I9, 191s.

Patented J an. 18, 1916.

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A TOHIVEYS ALBERT S. LEO, 0F ATCHISON, KANSAS.

BARREL-RACK.

Specication-of Letters Patent.

Patented aan. 1e, 1916.

Application led June 19, v1915. Serial N o. 35,010.

To all 'whomc't may concern.

Be it known that I, ALBERT S. Lno, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Atchison, in the county of Atchison and State of Kansas, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Barrel- Racks, of which the following is a specilication.

The invention contemplates as a principal object the provision of an improved barrel rack and truck vfor usek in connection with barrels and similar receptacles containing vinegar, molasses, oils, and other such heavy contents, whereby the barrels may readily be supported in position for emptying, and may if desired be shifted from place to place expeditiously and with little exertion on the part of the operator.

A further object of the invention is to provide a barrel rack of simplified and improved construction for maintaining a barrel in proper position for emptying.

With these and other objects in view which will become apparent as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the construction, combination, and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described and clalmed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which like characters of reference indicate like parts throughout the several figures, of which- Figure 1 represents a view in pers ective of a barrel rack constructed accor ing to my invention, showing the same as being utilized in the operation of tilting a barrel into emptying position. Fig. 2 represents a view in section taken transversely through the rack, on the plane indicated by the line 2-2 of Fig. 5, the rack being shown in barrel supporting position. Fig. 3 representsa fragmentary view in perspective showing the outer or handle end of the rack. Fig. 4 representsa view in perspective of the rack in barrel supporting position, a barrel being indicated as in place in dotted lines. Fig. '5 represents a view in side elevation,

Vshowing the rack in barrel supporting position.

In carrying out my invention, I provide a rack including a pair of side bars or ra1ls 5 preferably formed of strips of channel iron, each of the side rails being bentat -what may be termed the handle end of the rack downwardly atright angles to form the e l 6. 'These legs also'act as .handles whereA Attheir opposite -ends,each of the 'sidebar-s y "the` device maybe manipulated.'

or rails is bent downwardly and curved to f orm the rockers 7 which rockers are contlnued and are returned toward the side rails to form the-braces 8. The latter are inclined as shown and are suitably secured at their upper ends as at 9 to the side rails race irons 10 are connected at their central portions to rails 5 at points between braces 8 and legs 6, and extend at their ends at an inclination toward the braces 8 and legs 6 respectively and are suitably connected to the members for rigidly supporting them. j

The side rails 5 are connected at points interminate their ends by the transversely arranged concave barrel supports 11. These supports serve the double function of rigidly connecting the upper portion of the device transversely and of providing means for cradling a barrel upon the rack. The rockers 7 are connected adjacent their upper ends by.v a curved or arched lifting foot 12 adapted to be engaged beneath the lower end of a barrel when the latter is being lifted from vertical into horizontal position as indicated in Fig. 1. A hook 13 has a link connection 14 with the support 11 near the handle end of the device, and this hook is adapted when the barrel is being shifted from vertical into emptying position, to be engaged upon the chine at the upper end of the barrel, for maintaining the latter in place upon the rack. After the barrel has been shifted into emptying position, the hook may be disengaged and may be then utilized as indicated 1n Fig. 5 as a mea-ns for holding a measuring device such as a cup or bucket.

The braces 8 are connected by means of the crossed bars indicated .at 15 which bars at their lower ends are connected to the braces adjacent the point at which said braces join rockers 7, while the upper ends of the bars are connected to the braces adjacent the upper ends of the latter. A horizontally arranged transverse brace or bar 16 also connects braces 8 adjacent the lower ends of the latter, said bar being in the form of a channel iron and being connected to the braces 8 by the same fastening means indicated at 17,' by which 'the adjacent ends of the irons v10 are fastened to the braces 8.

The rockers 7 near their lower ends are provided with journals 18 in which a transversely extending shaft 19 is rotatably supported. The latter carries the wheels or rollers 20 by means of which the truck may,

when raised to the proper inclination, be

wheeled from place toplace. The wheels are disposed at such points relatively to the rockers that they will not engage the ioor when the rack is in barrel supporting position as indicated in Figs. 4 and 5.

The` height of the legs 6, is somewhat less than the length of a vertical line drawn from the lower end of rockers 7 to the side bars 5, so that the rack is thus inclined toward its forward or handle end in order that when a barrel is supported on the rack the inclination of the barrel will be such as to insure the proper drainage of its contents through the faucet 21 even when the level of the contents of the barrel gets low. When the rack is being used in shifting a barrel from upright into horizontal position in the manner indicated .in Fig. 1, it will bev seen that the cross bars 15 and the horizontal bar 16 act as a rest for one foot of the operator whereby he may thus transfer his weight to the rack in such manner as to swing the latter upon its rockers in lifting the barrel. It has been found that by the use of a rack constructed according to my invention, extremely heavy barrels may be tilted into position to be lemptied and by a man of slight weight. The length of side bars 5 is such that they yextend toward the handle end of the rack beyond the forward end of the barrel, in order that the spout or faucet maybe protected from damage by p any object which may be moved near the barrel.

Although I have described the preferred embodiment of my invention, I may desire to make such changes in the construction, combination, and arrangement of parts thereof as do not depart from the spirit of l the invention axfd the scope of the appended claims.

I claim v 1. A barrel rack including a pair of side Vbars having theirl forward ends downturned at right angles to form supporting legs, and

having their rear ends bent downwardly and curved to form rockers and then bent upwardly at an angle and connected with the sidebars to form braces, brace irons con-y 'nected with said braces and legs near the lower ends thereof and with the'side bars, transversely arranged concave barrel supports connecting the side bars at points intermediate the ends thereof, an arched liftingfoot connecting the runners adjacent the upper ends thereof, a hook having a connection with the barrel support nearer' the forward end of the rack, and crossed bars and a horizontal bar connecting the first said braces, and ada ted to form a foot rest for the operator of t e device.

`an angle and connected with the side bars to form braces, brace irons connected with said braces and legs and with the side bars, transversely arranged barrel supports connecting the side bars, a lifting foot arranged adjacent the upper ends of the rockers, a hook having a link connection with the barrel support adjacent the front end of the rack, braces connecting the first said braces and forming a foot rest, and wheels connected with the rockers at a point intermediate the ends thereof, said legs being of such length as to allow the side bars to be inclined forwardly when the rack is in barrel supporting position.

3. A barrel rack including side bars having their forward ends downturned to form legs, and having their rear ends downturned and curved to form rockers and subsequently bent upwardly and connected with the side bars to form braces, transversely arranged barrel supports connecting the side bars, a

lifting foot arranged adjacent the upper ends of the rockers, a barrel chine engaging memberv connected with one of the barrel supports, and braces connecting the first said braces and adapted-to serve as a foot suport.

4. A barrel rack including a pair of side bars having their forward ends downturned to form supporting legs and having their rear ends downturnedand curved to form rockers and subsequently bent upwardly and connected with said side bars to form braces,

"barrel engaging and supporting means associated with the side bars, braces connecting the irst said braces and forming a foot support, said legs being of a length toallow forward inclination of said side bars when the rack is in barrel supporting position.

5. A barrel rack including a pair of side' bars having their forward ends downturned to form supporting legs and having their rear ends downturned and curved to form rockers and subsequently bent upwardly and connected with the side bars to form braces,

means for connecting and bracing the side bars together, means associated with the side barsfor supporting a barrel, said legs being of such length as to allow inclination of the side bars when the rack is in barrel supporting position.

ALBERT S. LEO.

Witnesses;

JonN V. SMITH, JoHANNA. C. LYNDEN.

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