US1237297A - Hoisting device. - Google Patents

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G. CAPRON,

HOISTING DEVICE.-

APPLICATION FILED umso. 191s.

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Patented Aug. 21,1917.

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GEORGE Carnon, or BELorr, wisconsin, i

' Hoisiriiiie Device.'

` Aspratification or Leitersraiexit. ii Patented Aug, i'251, 1,917.

Application filed December 30, 1916. Serial No. 139,732.

To all' whom t may concern." v

Be it known that I, Griechen CAPRON, a citizen of the United `States, residing at Beloit, in the county'of Rock and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Hoisting Devices; 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 appeitains to make and use the same. f

This invention relates to a` `hoisting de-i vice and is primarily designed for use in lifting the body .of a vehicle from the run.- ning gear. i

`The main object of the yinvention is the provision of a devicer of this character adapted to be used to lift a hay rack from the vehicle running gear.

Another object of theinvention-y is they ciently to disengage it from the front bolster by the rollers carried thereby riding up the inclinedboard or frame. i

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a frame'npon which is mounted a hoisting lever, the rear end of the hoisting lever carrying the hay rack and adapted to engage the rear end of the:

hayrack whereby it may be elevated 'into the same plane as the `front end or sulficiently to disengage the rear end from the rear bolster.

A still further object of the inventionis to provide moans for locking the forward end of the lever in actuated position to hold the hay rack in suspended position.A

Vith these and other objects in View as will appear as the description proceeds, the invention comprises the various novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be more fully described hereinafter, and set forth with particularity in the appended claim..

Referring to the-drawings, i 1

Figure lis a perspectiveview vof, my imf: proved hoisting devi'ce,-and I Fig. 2- is a sideelevationof the same with` a iwagon running gear disposed therein 1- and:

showing `the hay rackcarried by it dis-:r

1 posed in elevated position above it.

Similar characters of reference areiused todenote like parts throughout the accompanying drawings and-the. following descriptiOn,v i t u Referring more particularly.y tothe draw-r ings, ymy improved construction of. hoisting:

device is shown to consist of spaced uprights 1, theupper endsof which ,are each provided with afconcavity Extending horizontallyl across `and ,disposed the i concavities 2 of the uprights is a'rockbar 3, which in this instance is shown to be circular in cross section. wf. Detachably connected to this rock bar` 3 intermediate, its ends is an actuating rlever 4, this lever' being r`connected to the bar through the medium of afbolt 5y that is extended through the lever andthe rock ,barz

and securely retained ini'position by ali-ut 6. The rear end of the actuating leveris, provided with a cable oir-other 'flexible elef y ment' that has its upper nend suitably atf4 tached to the rear end of the lever,` and in.

this instance is shown to be attached tol an eye 8v carried by the underneath surface of the lever. 'f The lower end of the flexible,

element 7 has attached thereto a supporting hook 9.y 4 I As shown the actuating lever 4isfful` crumed .upon the uprights 1 adjacent .itsrear end so as .-to provide the desired amount ofleverage.y The forward end of the lever has `attached to it a vcable or flexible element 1K0, the Yupper endV of which vis suitably attached to the lever, and in this instance is attached to an eye 11 secured to the lever, while yto the opposite or lower end of the flexible element is attached a retaining hook 12.

Extending forwardlyiand yupwardly from each of the uprights '1 is a side bar 13,`

which `terminates in the horizontally disposed forward end bar 14, each of these bars 14 beingsupported by an upright post 15. In order to firmly support the forward end of each of the bars 14 and also to brace the post 15, Iprovide abrace bar 16 that is extended diagonally from the post 15 upwardly to the forward end of the bar 14.

Each of-these spaced side bars 13 and 14 carry at their inner opposed forward ends inclined boards or frames 17. As shown each of these boards or frames consist of a substantially elongated board that embodies an upwardly and forwardly inclined portion 18, which terminates in a horizontally disposed portion 19. A roller 21 is mounted on each side of the forward portion of the hay rack 22 and are designed to engage and ride up the inclined boards 17.

This hay rack 22 is of the usual and ordinary construction and embodies the overhanging sides 23 that are supported by the usual cross frame members 24 carried by the bottom 25. Each of the rollers 21 is securely attached to the underneath surface of the overhanging sides 23 so as to be directly in alinement with each inclined board.

The hay 'rack 22 is mounted upon and carried by the ordinary construction of wagon running gear 26 which embodies the usual construction of front and rear bolsters 27 and 28 respectively, the hay rack being provided with transversely eXtending cleats 29 arranged in spaced relation at opposite ends thereof so as to embrace each of the bolsters so as to securely hold and retain the hay rack in position upon the ruiming gear.

l/Vhen it is desired to remove the hay rack from the running gear, the running'gear and hay rack carried by it are drawn under the rock bar 3 and between the spaced uprights 1 and the spaced side bars 13 into the position shown in Fig. 2. As it is drawn into the position shown, each of the rollers 21 will engage the inclined board or frame carried by each side frame 13, and as the running gear continues to move forward, the rollers 21 will ride up these inclined boards or frames a suilicient distance ,to raise the hay rack offI of the front bolster.

The front end of the hay rack now having been elevated a proper distance, the rear end is elevated to the same plane by engaging the supporting` hook 9 beneath the rear cross member 24, and grasping the forward elevated position.

portion of the actuating lever and pulling down upon the same suiiiciently to engage the retaining hook 12 beneath the adjacent cross frame member 21,1-, which will serve to hold and retain the lever in actuated position or in other words will serve to hold and retain the rear end of the hay rack in l The lhay rack having now been suspended in elevated position, the running gear can `be freely removed from beneath the rack.

lWhen it is desired to again place the hay rack upon the ruiming gear, the latter is drawn in or backed into position beneath the hay rack, whereupon the rear end of thev hayrack is lowered into positionr upon the rear bolster 28. This having been done the wagon is backed out of the device, and as it is backed out the rollers 21 will ride downwardly over the inclined boards or frames 17 until the front end of the hay rack descends into engagement with the front bolster of the running gear.

What I claim is A hoisting device comprising a pair of uprights between which a vehicle is adapted to be driven, side bars inclined upwardly from said uprights, a horizontal bar extendf ing forwardly from each inclined bar, antifriction means carried by the forward end of the vehicle body and adapted to ride -up said inclined side bars and Arest upon said. horizontal bars to support the forward end of thc vehicle body in an elevated position against casual backward movement, means mounted on said uprights to elevate the rear end of the vehicle-body into the same plane with the forward end, and means for securing said rear end ofthe vehicle body in an elevated position.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this speciication in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

GEORGE CAPRON.

Witnesses:

MARGARET Somma, MAY L. BAUGHLE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. C.

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