US1672092A - Carrier for laundry - Google Patents

Description

vvvv/ June 5, 1928. 1,672,092

J. E. s. RUSSELL CARRIER FOR LAUNDRY Filed May 17, 1927 v 'as .Patented June 5,1928.

. UNITED STAT g vr.1,672,092 'PATENT OFFICE.

JESSE n.4 spRUssELL, oF Los ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. j

CARRIER FOR LAUNDRY.

applicati@ aleavmay'` 17, 1927. serial No. 191,963.

i This invention relates yto a laundry carrier and it is an object of the invention to pro-y vide a laundry carrier useful and effective *in handling bundles or parcels of laundry', or the like. t.

Many laundries employ systems under which y.the clothes are. handled in bags or bundles. The clothes belonging to one customer are placedin bags, each. carrying a tag bearing an identifying number or mark, Bags containing the' clothes of several customers are Washed in a lot, after Which theA bags are sorted by means of the tags. One

popular method of sorting is to apply the bags to hooks, Which hooks are numbered corresponding to the` numbers on the tags attached to thebags and arekey shapedy to receive only theproper tags. 'v

It is an object of this invention to provide` a laundry carrier useful iny sorting or handllng bags vor bundles of laundry.

It is a general objectY ofy this invention to provide a laundry carrier of thetype'men tioned 'whichv is simple and convenient to f operate.`

YA further `object. of this invention is to provide a laundry'4 carrier Whlch occupies a minimum amount of space.

It is a furtherfobject ofthis invention to.

provide a laundry carrier of the type mentioned embodying a novel and effective track tion of a typical form andr application of` the invention, throughout which description reference is had to the accompanying drawings, in which: f

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the apparatus provided by this invention:

Fig.,2 isa plan view of theapparatus,

being aview talrenas indicated by line 2"-.J

- tion of the de,v1ce,`-as hereinafterv described.

on Fig. 1:

Fig. 3 isan enlarged view, takenaS indicated by liney 3-3 on Fig. 2;.

' Fig. l is an enlarged view. taken as indi- L cated by line Lif-Lton Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged view-taken as indi-f cated by line on Fig. 1; and Fig. 6 is an enlarged view, taken as indicated by line 6 6 on Fig. 2,

or in operation.

laundry carrier ofthe type My/invention provides, generally, a plurality of carriers 10,pins or other likepro- ',jections 11 detachably mounted on the carriers, a pair of delivery rails 12 for carryingthe carriers between two positionsfsuch as the positions and B indicatedv in Fig. l. of the drawings, a pairof `.returnlail's 13 for returning thecarriers yfrom rone 4of, said 'positionsto thexother position, lmeansfl Vfor transferring. the carriers between one end of the pair'cfrails 12 tothe corresponding end of the return 4rails 13, means lkfo'r .transferring 4the carriers from the return rails 13.V to the delivery.l rails 12, andA sup-'1 porting means orstandards 16 for the rail structures. f

Each carrier 10 includes an heads '18, extend transversely in a :horizontal Wheelsl) are mounted in spaced relation on thefheads ytoetfectively support the beam so'that it does not tilt or turn when loaded The Wheels 19y may Ibe elongated bodyA orfbeam 17 provided at` its vends Avvithheads 18,eachY carrying apair of Wheels 19. The

ldirection at the en ds ofthe beam and the sov mounted on the head in any suitable manner,

for instance, through suitable shafts Carried in bearings 20-provided inthe heads 19. In practice, I prefer to mount the shafts in ball or roller bearingsso ythat the carrier operates easily.` One of the Wheels 19 at one end of the carrier is connectedto operate with the corresponding wheel at the other end of the carrier. In practice, the Wheels, which are to operate together,1may

be connected 4through a common.shaft 22 ex-j tending between the ends of the carrier v bekeye'd on the shaft 22to-turn with the operate onthe rails without binding. In the construction illustrated in the drawings, the heads 18 provided at the ends of the beam `are Ain the form ofv castings..r The. Wheels 19 are preferably flanged so that they will remain on the rails duringv the opera- In practicmbumpe'rs 23 mayy bev provided on- The pins 11, which may be .made suitable vparallel Withthebeam 17. The Wheels vmay shaft. By thusconnecting thev Wheels Withl the shaft to turn together, the carrier Willf .105 the back ofthe body .of .the carriers to act as spacers for the carriersin the event that they are broughtv together.

beam 17. In thel construction shown in the drawings, each pin is carried on a plate having openings to receive mounting screws 2G projecting from the beam 17. The openings are provided in the plate 25 so that the vplate can beapplied to and removed from.

above reterred to.

The delivery rails 12 i are preferablyy straight, horizontally ydisposed rails made sunic'zientlyv long to carry the carriers bey tween theV desired positions A and B. It

0i u in ywill b e obvious that the rails 12' may be of anyldesired length and, it necessary, may be eurvedto' bring the carriers tothe vdesired positions at A and Bl It is to be under`- stood, of course,`that the rails 12 are spaced apart to properly receive the wheelsl of the carriers. Stopsk 30 are provided at the ends fof therails to limit the movement of the 'car-k riers.

horizontal plane above the rails 12, the space' between the" rails 12 andl being just Suincient to properly accommodate the carriers in theiroperation along the rails 12.

In the preferred*construction, the rails are supportedv by means ofthe standards 16. The standards are preferablyk arranged at the ends of the rails and are provided with inwardly extending brackets 28 onv which the railsrest. 'In the preferred-construction, diagonal braces 29 are provided at opposite sides of the standards to engage under the rails 12 at poi-nts spaced from the standards and thus brace and support the' rails12 between -and beyond the standards. /With' this construction, the rails 12 may be of consid erable length without requiring standards intermediate the ones supporting the end portions ot the rails.

The means lifp'rovided for transferring the carriers from the delivery rails 12 to the l return ii'a'ilsl includes, generally, movable rail extensions 31 at the ends .of the return rails 13. The movable rail extensions 14C arev pivotally mounted adjacent the ends of the rails'l and project outwardly orA beyond the end-sof therails 13 to enga-ge the 'rails 12 .at points suitably spaced'inward of their outer ends, as illustrated in Figs. '1 and or the drawings. The rail' extensions 31 preferablyfengage the rails 12 so that the rails 12vfill carryat least one carrier 10 outward 'of or beyond ythe ends oi the extensions.

The extensions 3.1 are carried by pivot pins' The return rails 12 may correspond, gen! erally,to the delivery rails except that they,

' drawings.

35 so that their outer portions will lift or swing upwardly as the carriers are moved As a vcarrier is moved to the ends of the carrier may be operated over the'extension 31 onto the rails 13. The outer endsy 36er the extensions 31 are preferably beveled 'or-y Iinished toseat on the rails 12, as shown throughout the drawings, and, .in practice, y ,spaced projections arejprovided on the outer ends of the extensions 31 tofstraddle the rails 12 and thus guide the extensions 31y into proper position lwith reference yto lthe rails.

The means 15 vatthe opposite ends of the rails 12 and 13 for transferring the carriers :trom the 'rails 13 to the rails 12 includes movablerail extensions 51 projecting vfrom the cndsof the rails 13. Therailextensions 51; correspond, generally, to the rail exten# sions and are pivotally mounted adjacent' the ends ot the rails 13 on pivot pins 35?. in" the preferred' form of the invention, the rail extensionslinay be provided withmeans for normally yieldingly holding' them up or away from the rails 12, as 'shown inthe This l means may include' a weight or spring construction. In the draw-` ings, l have showna. spring 60 in connection with each rail extension 51 normally yieldingly holding it up, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and lVhen a carrier is moved from the rails 13 Ontothe extei'1sions`51,`the extensions are depressed into engagei'nent lwith` the `railsi12, allowing the carrier to move down the extensions 51 onto the end portions of the railst 12. Vlhe'ny theoarrier 'reaches the rails 12, it passes olif of the extensions' v51, allowing them to returnfto ythey upper position.

ln operating the device, any suitable nuinbereit" carriersmay be provided in ythe? apparatus, the number'depending upon the size ofl the apparatus andthe work to bey hand-led thereby. As a typical manner oi" using the apparatus, .we will considera carrierar-V- 'ranged in the position indicated; at A innig. 1. ljtlhile 1n this position', the' desired pins 11 `are n'iounted onthe 4carrier and bundles ot vlaundr or the like are sortedl ontol the nii' f may the position B being unloaded.. Vhen the carrier has been unloaded at B, `it maybe Atransferr ed to 'the return railsglfthrough that the lcarriersgare transferred between the rails without the manual i'nanipulation oii'v switches, or like devices. As the carriers are moved through the means 1d, the rail exed rail extensions having spaced projections tensions 31 are .automatically lifted by the wheels of the carrier. In moving a carrier through the means 15, the rail extensions 51 aredepressed by the weight of the. carrier, making manual operation unnecessary'. It

is to be understood that the apparatus can' be designed and proportioned so that two or more carriers can bearrange'don the end portions of theA rails 12 beyond the transferringl means, and that the apparatuscanbe voperated in any desired manner to suit individual needs. Y Having described only a typical preferred form of my invention, l do not wish to limit myself to the specific details set forth, but wishto reserve to myself any changes or vafriations that may appeary to those skilled in the art or fallwithin thescope of the following claims. 4 K .Y

Having described my invention, I claim:

1. Apparatus of the character described including a carrier, two sets of rails for the carrier one located above the other, 1 and means for transferring the carrier between the ends of the sets of rails including pivotally mounted rail extensions. `i

2. Apparatus of lthe character described including a carrier, delivery rails for the carrier, return rails for the Icarrier located above the delivery rails, and movable rail extensions at the endsof the return rails for transferring the carriers between the rails.

8. Apparatus of the character describedA including a carrier, delivery railsfor the carrier, return rails for vthe carrier loca-ted above the delivery rails, movable. rail extensions at" the ends of the return rails. for transferring the carriers between the rails, and means in connection with the extensions at'one end of the return rails normally yieldingly'holding said extensions away from theA delivery rails.

il. Apparatusof the character described including a carrier, delivery rails for the carrier, return rails for the carrier locatedabove Y the delivery rails, movable rail extensions at the ends of the return rails for transferring the carriers between the rails, and sprinos vin connection with the extensions at one end of the return rails normally yieldingly holding said extensions away from the delivery rails,

`5. Apparatus of thev character described llicludinga carrier, `delivery iailsdor the carrier, return. rails 'forl thecarrier located labove Vthe delivery rails, pivotally mounted lfor transferring the carrier between the ends of thesets of rails including'pivotally mountat their outer ends.y

7. Apparatus of the character described including a carrier, a pair of return rails for the carrier, a pair of delivery rails for the carrier arranged .below the return rails' and projecting beyond the ends of the return rails, and movable rail extensions on the endsof the return rails projecting to the end portions of the delivery rails,

8. Apparatus ofthe character described.`

including a'carrier', apair of return krails for the carrier, a. pair of ydelivery rails for the carrier arranged below the return rails and projecting beyond the ends of the return rails, and movable rail extensions pivotally mounted, at the ends of the return rails forl transferring lthe carrier between therails.

9. Apparatus of th-e character described including Aa carrier, a pairof return rails for the carrier,L a pair of deli-Very rails for the carrier arranged below the return rails and projecting beyond the ends of there.-

turn rails,fstops at the ends of the deliveryl rails, and `movable rail extensions on the ends of the return rails projectingto theend. portions of the delivery rails.

10. Apparatusof vthe character described including a carrier, a pair of return rails for thecarrer, al pair ofdelivery rails for the carrier arranged below the return rails and -projectinnf beyond the ends of the return rails,an movable rail extensions pivotally mounted at the ends of the return Vrails for transferring the carrierbetween the rails, the extensions having spaced projections at their outer ends to straddlc the deliveryrails.`

11. Apparatus ofthe character described including a carrier, a pairof return rails lfor the carrier, a pair ofdelivery rails for the carrier arranged below the return rails and projecting beyond lthe ends of the return rails,'rail extensions pivotally mounted at' the ends of the pair of return rails for transferring the carrier between the two pairs of rails, and means in connection with theex- .tensions at one endk ofthe pair of returnrails vnormally yieldingly holding themA up away fromthe deliveryl rails,

12. Apparatus ofthe' character described i130 i Y including' a carrier, it pair of return railsA 'for the Carrier, a pair of delivery rails for'y the carrier arranged belowthe return rails and projecting beyond theends of the return rails, raill extensionsV pivotally mounted :it the ends lof the pair of retnrn rzvtilsfor transferring the errie'r between the two pairs f` rails, and springs in'eonneetion WithA ther eX- tensio'n' zit one endof the pair ofjreturn rails normally yieldingly holding them away' from the delivery rails.

luntliyvezufrier including a' trclqit havev hereunto `sul)'scribed niy name .'tliisrd da'y of May; 1927 p p l* JESSE USSLL."

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