US3138273A

US3138273A - Barrel or tank stand

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Publication number: US3138273A
Application number: US108076A
Authority: US
Inventors: James E Gray
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1961-05-05
Filing date: 1961-05-05
Publication date: 1964-06-23
Anticipated expiration: 1981-06-23

Description

June 23, 1964 .1. E. GRAY BARREL OR TANK STAND 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed May 5, 1961 INVENTOR. J AME. s E GRAY WZ 'WZMW 8 I ATTORNEYS June 23, 1964 J. E. GRAY BARREL OR TANK STAND 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed May 5, 1961 PIC-3.5

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3,138,273 BAL R TANK STAND James E. Gray,-tl5 W. Bijou, Colorado prings, Colo. Filed May 5, 1961, Ser. No. 198,976 3 Claims. ((311. 214-130) This invention relates to supporting devices and, more specifically, the instant invention pertains to support means for holding in storage barrels, tanks, containers and similar receptacles for materials having considerable bulk.

One of the primary objects of this invention is to pro vide a stand for a barrel or container, the stand being of'such type as to permit the container to normally rest thereon with the longitudinal axis ofthe container preferably disposed in the horizontal plane.

A further object of this invention is to provide a barrel, container, receptacle or tank stand with means for tilting the barrel from the position indicated in the immediately preceding paragraph to a substantially upright position to facilitate removal of the container from the stand.

Still another object of this invention is to provide, in conjunction with the stand referred to immediately above, means for facilitating the transportation of a barrel or container to or away from one or more or" the stands.

This invention contemplates, as a still further object thereof, the provision of a plurality .of barrel or tank stands, arranged en banc, to receive thereon barrels or tanks, and wherein the stands are pivotal in such a manner as to receive the barrels or tanks in a normally upright position and to subsequently tilt or pivot in such a manner asto dispose the longitudinal axes of the barrels in a substantially horizontal plane.

Still another object of this invention is to provide a barrel or tankstand which is pivotally supported and equipped with means for. holding said barrel or tank in a plurality of preselected positions.

This invention has, as still another object thereof, the provision of a single or multiple barrel or tank stand which is non-complex in construction and assembly, inexpensive to manufacture, and durable in use.

Other and further objects and advantages of the instant invention will become more apparent from a consideration of the following specification when read in conjunction with the annexed drawings, in which;

FIGURE 1 is a side elevational view of a barrel or tank stand constructed in accordance with the present invention, FIGURE 1 illustrating the component elements of the invention as supporting a barrel or tank in such position that its longitudinal axis lies in a horizontal.

plane, and FIGURE 1 further illustrating in dotted lines, the position of the component elements of the invention and of the barrel or tank as the same is removed from the stand or placed thereon; FIGURE 2 is a top plan view of the barrel or tank stand shown in FIGURE 1, the barrel having been removed therefrom;

FIGURE ,3 is an end elevational view of the stand shown in FIGURE 1, FIGURE 3 being partly in cros section and being taken on, substantially, the vertical plane of line 33 of FIGURE 1, looking in the direction of the arrows;

FIGURE 4 is an enlarged fragmentary detail crosssectional view, FIGURE 4 being taken substantially on the horizontal plane of line 4-4 of FIGURE 2, looking in the direction of the arrows;

FIGURE 5 is an enlarged detail fragmentary crosssectional view, FIGURE 5 being taken substantially on the vertical plane of line 5-5 of FIGURE 1, looking in the direction of the arrows;

FIGURE 6 is a perspective view of the stand shown in FIGURE 1, FIGURE ,6 illustrating the telescoped handle in its full-line extended position;

FIGURE 7 is a perspective view of a-modification of i.

this invention and showing the barrel or tank stand in conjunction with conveying rollers; and

FIGURE 8 is an enlarged detail cross-sectional view, FIGURE 8 being taken substantially on-the vertical plane of line 88 of FIGURE 7, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Referring now more specifically to FIGURES 1 to 6, inclusive, of the drawings, reference numeral ltl designates, in general, a barrel or tank stand constructed in accordance with the teachings of this invention. The

stand it is seen to comprise a substantially U-shaped base 12 formed of angle members 14, 16 and 13. Intermediate the ends of the angle members 14, 18, are fixedly and rigidly secured the bases of a pair of isosceles triangular supports 29, 22 which are held in rigid upright position bymeans of a plurality of

spacer rods

24, 26, 28 and 39. As is seen in the drawings, the

spacer rods

24, 26 and 28, 30 are vertically spaced fromone another, and that the pairs of

spacer rods

24, 26 and 23, 3d are disposed adjacentthe opposed sides of the supports 2t 22. As is seen in the several figures of the drawings, the upper ends or apices of the supports 29, 22 are rounded as at 32, 34, respectively,-and each of the supports, adjacent their respective apices,.are provided with a plurality of

slots

36, 38, respectively, which extend inwardly from the confronting adjacent pair of sides of the supports 24 22. v

Reference numerals d0, 42'denote a pair of substantially triangular bed-supporting plates from the apices of which laterally project hubs 44 (only one being shown),

the bosses extending away from one another .andter minating in reduced shanks 46. The shanks 46 extend through openings 48 (see FIGURE 5) formed ineach of the supports 29, 22 and are retained therein by means of they nuts 5% and cotter pins 52. As is clearly seen in FIGURE 5, a washer 54 is interposed between the nut 59 and the adjacent .side of the support 22, and a similar washer 56 is interposed between the hub 44 and the adjacent side of the support 22.

To the base ends of each of the bed-supporting plates All, 42 is welded, as at 58, an elongated semicylindrical cradle till.

Reference numeral 62 designates, in general, a substantially U-shaped bed formed from a single hollow tubular member. The bed 62 is seen to include a bight 64 from the remotely-disposed ends of which laterally project a pair of spaced, confronting and substantially

parallel arms

66, 68; Reference numeral 70 denotes a substantially inverted U-shaped brace and barrel-retainer element which includes a bight 72 disposed in vertically-' spaced relation with respect to the bight 64 and'is parallel thereto. The opposed ends of the bight 72 terminate in downwardly turned arms 74, 7,6 which are rigidly secured 'by any conventional means to the corners-of the bed 62 formed at the junction of the '

arms

66,68 with the bight 564. As is seen in the several figures of the drawings, the

arms

66, 68 are fixedly secured centrally of their respective opposed ends in the cradles 60 by meansof the bolt 78 and nut 89.

Reference numeral 32 designates a substantially U- shaped hollow tubular handle member comprising a bight 84 from the opposed ends of which laterally project in confronting spaced and parallel relation, a pair of

arms

36, 88 which are adapted to be telescopically received within the

arms

66, 68. ,Referring'to FIGURES 2 and 4, it is seen that each of the telescoped inner ends of the

arms

86, 88 have an upwardly facing, longitudinally extending slot 90 formed therein which align with slots 92 formed in'the

arms

66, 68 when the handle 82 is in PatentedJune 23, 1964:

its innermost position. With the handle 82 in its innermost position, a releasable detent 94 engages within the

slots

90, 92 to releasably hold the handle 82 in its position shown in full lines in FIGURES 1 and 2. The detents 94 are secured to each of the

arms

86, 88 as at 96.

Reference numeral 98 indicates, in general, a substantially U-shaped lock lever which comprises a bight 100 from the opposed ends of which project laterally offset, spaced, parallel and confronting

arms

102, 104. The lever 98 is preferably formed of a solid metallic material and the

arms

102, 104, at their outer free ends, terminate in offset substantially

rectangular pawls

106, 108 which are adapted to releasably and selectively engage, respec tively, within the

openings

36, 38 formed in the

supports

20, 22.

Reference numerals 110, 112 denote a pair of centrally apertured, substantially rectangular guide blocks which are rigidly secured to the

arms

66, 68 adjacent the outer free ends thereof, and a second pair of

guide blocks

114, 116 which are similarly constructed are secured to the

arms

66, 68 intermediate the ends thereof. The guide blocks are adapted to receive therethrough and for reciprocation therein the

arms

102, 104 of the lever 98.

Reference is again made to FIGURES 1, 2, 4 and 6, wherein it is seen that a

helicoidal spring

118, 120 surround the

arms

102, 104, respectively, of the lever 68 adjacent the free ends thereof and are interposed between the

pawls

106, 108 and the immediate adjacent ones of the

guide blocks

114, 116 whereby the pawls are constantly biased for movement toward the

supports

20, 22.

To serve a purpose to be described infra-

adjustable stop lugs

122, 124 are slidably mounted on the

arms

66, 68, respectively, adjacent the free ends thereof. The

lugs

122, 124 are held inadjusted position by means of set screws 126, 128, respectively.

As has been previously stated, the stand has been especially designed to support barrels, tanks, containers and other types of receptacles thereon in a substantially horizontal position. Such a receptacle is illustrated in FIGURES 1 and 3 and is seen to comprise an elongated substantially cylindrical side wall 132 having a pair of

opposed ends

134, 136. The receptacle or barrel 130 is axially elongated and is provided with an outside diameter greater than the lateral distance between the

side arms

66, 68 of the bed 62. In the full line position shown in FIGURE 1, the end 134 is shown as abutting against the bight 64 and the base 70 with the side wall 132 extending parallel to the

side arms

66, 68. The stop lugs 124, 126 have been moved into engagement with the end wall 136 and are secured in place by means of their respective set screws 126, 128. The container, tank or receptacle 130 is thus made secure on its bed 62.

Now let it be assumed that it is desired to remove the receptacle 130 from its bed 62. Preferably, the operator loosens the set screws 126, 128 and moves the

stop lugs

122, 124 away from the container-receptacle 130 and thereafter grasps the bight 84 of the handle 82 and pulls the same outwardly to cause the

arms

86, 88, to move in a direction away from the

arms

66, 68. The force in effecting this movement is sutficient to cause the detent 94 to be depressed below the opening or aperture 92 due to the cam type configuration of the detent. With the handle extended to its full length position as shown in FIGURE 6 or the dotted line position shown in FIGURES 1 and 2, the operator then grasps the bight 100 of the locking means 98 and pulls the same towards the bight 84 to effect a disengagement of the

pawls

106, 108 from the lowermost ones of the

slots

36, 38. The handle 82 and bed 62 are now pivoted in a counterclockwise direction, reference being made to FIGURE 1 of the drawings, until the receptacle 130 reaches the position indicated at 130'. During this swinging movement, the

pawls

106, 108 may ride on the apices 32, 34 of the supports until the pawls engage within the uppermost ones of the

slots

36, 38 due to the tension of the

springs

118, 120. The bed 62 is now locked in the dotted line posi- 4,. tion shown in FIGURE 1, and the receptacle is now illustrated at as referred to above. The operator subsequently tilts the receptacle 130 to the dotted line position indicated at 130", using the bight 72 as a fulcrum. The barrel is then rolled or otherwise disengaged from the bights of the tube by manual or mechanical means.

Thereafter, and if so desired, the

arms

86, 88 of the lever or handle 82 may again be telescoped within the

arms

66, 68.

To load the bed 62, it is only necessary to reverse the order of the steps set forth above.

FIGURES 7 and 8 illustrate a second embodiment of this invention and component elements thereof finding counterparts in the above first described embodiment have been assigned the same reference numerals to which a prime mark has been ascribed in order to differentiate therebetween.

In the second embodiment, reference numeral 200 designates, in general, an elongated substantially rectangular base frame which comprises a pair of longitudinally extending angle iron

side frame members

202, 204 and a pair (only one being shown) oppositely disposed angle iron members 206 which serve as end frame members. The side and end frame members, respectively, are parallel With respect to each other. A third angle member 208 extends parallel to the

frame members

202, 204 in laterally spaced relation and is closer to the angle member 204 than to the angle member 202. The base frame is completed through the provision of a plurality of intermediate angle members 210 which extend perpendicularly to the

angle members

202, 204 and have their 0pposed ends rigidly secured thereto. As is ssen in FIG- URE 7, the angle members 210 are arranged in longitudinally spaced relation with respect to the

angle members

202, 208.

To serve a purpose to be described, a plurality of elou gated cylindrical rollers 212 are rotatably supported between the

angle members

204, 208 with their respective axes of rotation perpendicular thereto.

Fixedly secured to and projecting above the

frame members

206, 210 are

supports

20, 22 identically constructed with respect to the

counterparts

20, 22. As before, the apices are notched at 36', 38'. The support 20 carries the same type of cradle 60' pivotally mounted thereon, but the supports 22 carry a different cradle construction.

Referring now to FIGURE 8, it is seen that the bed supporting plate 42' is formed with a hub 44 having an elongated shank 46' which extends through an opening 48' formed in the support 22. The shank 46 extends beyond the opposite sides of the support 22 and receives thereon the hub 212 of the second bed supporting plate 214. To the plate 214 is secured a semi-circular cradle 216 having the same configuration as the cradles 60. The cradles 60' and 216 are generally parallel, but since the plates 42', 214 are mounted for rotation relative to each other, the longitudinal axes thereof may be inclined relative to each other.

The embodiment of this invention shown in FIG- URES 7 and 8 is designed to accommodate a plurality of containers, tanks, or receptacles, en banc. Hence, the same type of U-shaped beds 62' are provided, but in this instance the intermediate support plates 22 support the side arms 66', 68' of a pair of adjacent beds 62'. Also in this embodiment of the invention, the U-shaped handle 82 has been discarded in favor of an L-shaped handle member 218 having a leg portion 220 adapted to be telescoped within each of the side arms 68 and a foot portion 222 which is adapted to be grasped by the operator and extended or retracted in the manner described above.

Each of the arms 66', 68' is also provided with the stop lugs 124', 122', respectively, as described above, and each of the arms 68' is provided with a pair of longitudinally spaced guide blocks 112', 116' through which extends an elongated arm 104 of a lock lever 98. The

arm 104, has, at one end thereof, a pawl 106' which is adapted to engage within one of the slots 36', 38 formed in the apices of the supports 20', 22', in the manner previously described. The other end of the arm 104' terminates in a handle 224 for manipulation in the same manner as the bight 100. A helicoidal spring 120' surrounds the arms 104 and is tangent to bias constantly the wall 106' into engagement with one of the slots 36, 38'.

Since the U-shaped handle 82 has been eliminated in the second embodiment of this invention, it is necessary to provide means for preventing the free ends of the arms 66', 68' from spreading under the influence of the weight of a barrel, tank or receptacle placed thereon. To this end, each pair of the arms 66', 68' is provided with a spanning, reinforcing rib 226 having a concave-convex configuration with the concave side thereof facing upwardl-y.

In operation, a selected one of the handles 222 is grasped by the operator and the arm 220 is moved to its extended position shown in FIGURE 7. The handle 224 associated with the selected handle 222 is operated to disengage the pawl 106', and the bed 62 is then pivoted to its upwardly inclined position, in the manner described above. The barrel or receptacle 30 is then removed, as before, but in this instance it comes to rest on the rollers 212 which afford easy transit to a given site. To load the bed 62 it is only necessary to reverse the steps.

Having described and illustrated two embodiments of this invention, it is to be understood that the same were offered only by way of example, and that this invention is to be limited only by the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A stand for supporting barrels, tanks, receptacles and the like, said stand comprising a base including a pair of side arms and a substantially triangular support arising from each of said side arms and being disposed in spaced, parallel, confronting relation, said supports adjacent their respective apexes having a plurality of slots formed therein, a cradle for each of said supports, means pivotally supporting said cradles on their respective associated supports, an elongated substantially U-shaped article supporting bed, said bed including a bight from the opposed ends of which project a pair of laterally spaced substantially parallel arms, means fixedly securing said arms of said bed intermediate their respective ends to said cradles, a lock lever supported on said arms for reciprocation longitudinally with respect thereto, said lock lever including a pair of arms slidably mounted on said arms of said bed, and a pawl mounted on a pair of adjacent ends of said last-named arms for selective engagement within a preselected pair of said slots formed in said support.

2. A stand for supporting barrels, tanks, receptacles and the like, said stand comprising an elongated substantially rectangular base including a pair of side frame members disposed in laterally spaced and substantially parallel relation, and a pair of end frame members, a third frame member extending longitudinally between said side frame members in spaced and parallel relation thereto, a plurality of rollers mounted between said last-named frame member and one of said side frame members, said rollers having their respective axes perpendicular to the longitudinal axes of said side frame members, a plurality of angle iron members extending between said last-named frame member and the other of said said side frame members, said angle iron members being disposed in longitudinally spaced relation relative thereto, a support arising from each of said end frame members and said angle members, a cradle mounted on each of said supports on said end frame members and a pair of cradles mounted on each of said supports arising from said angle members, said last-named cradles being disposed on opposite sides of said support, each adjacent pair of said cradles being movable independent of the others, an elongated substantially U-shaped receptacle bed for each pair of adjacent cradles, means for connecting said beds to said cradles intermediate the ends of the former, said beds having bight portions pivotal towards and away from said rollers, and means for limiting the pivotal movement of said beds.

3. A stand for supporting barrels, tanks, receptacles and the like, said stand comprising an elongated substantially rectangular base including a pair of side frame members disposed in laterally-spaced and substantially parallel relation, and a pair of end frame members disposed in longitudinally-spaced and substantially parallel relation, a plurality of angle iron members extending between said side frame members and having their opposed ends fixedly secured thereto, said angle iron members being disposed in longitudinally-spaced relation relative to said side frame members, a support rising from each of said end frame members and said angle members, a cradle mounted on each of said supports on said end frame members and a pair of cradles mounted on each of said supports rising from said angle members, said last-named cradles being disposed on opposite sides of said support, each adjacent pair of cradles being movable independently of the others, an elongated substantially U-shaped receptacle bed for each pair of adjacent cradles, and means for connecting said beds to said cradles intermediate the ends of the former.

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