US871586A - Carrier. - Google Patents

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- No. 871,586. PATENTED NOV. 19, 1907.

' J. HALL.

CARRIER.

APPLIOATION FILED 111111.19. 1907.

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J. HALL.

CARRIER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.19.1907.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2L W/ TNE SSE S BVMW-0 ATTORNEYS JOI-IN HALL, OF FRESNO, CALIFORNIA.

CARRIER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 19, 1907.

Application filed March 19, 1907. Serial No. 363.251.

T o all 'whom fit may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN HALL, a citizen of the United States, and a resident ol Fresno, in the county of Fresno and State of California, have invented a new and Improved Carrier, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to carriers and is particularly useful in connection with devices of this character used for the purpose of carrying, asserting and distributing grain, fruit, coal, raisins and all other similar loose material.

The object of the invention is to provide a device of this character, of simple and elllcient construction, which is adapted for the simultaneous conveyance of material to different oppositely located points, and which is provided witha plurality of conveyors all having belts.

A further object of the invention is to provide a carrier having a plurality of conveyers and which is so constructed that if through accident one of these conveyers becomes blocked or otherwise inoperative, the material being distributed to the inoperative conveyer will be directed to an adjacent operative c'onveyer.

The invention consists in the construction and combination of parts to be more particularly described hereinafter and Jfully set forth in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part oi this specification, in which Figure 1 is a plan view of my invention; Fig. 2 isA a side elevation of my invention; Fig. 3 is an enlarged longitudinal cross section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1; and Fig. 4 is ,an enlarged vertical cross section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

Referring more particularly to the drawinOs, I provide a frame-work 1 of any suitab e material and construction, having suports 2 .and longitudinal members 3.

ounted upon the frame-work 1 is a distributin box 4 which may be of sheet-metal, wooc or other suitable material. The supports 2` adjacent to the distributing-box 4 extend thereabove and carry trough-like hoppers 5 and 6, the hopper 5 being located between two similar outside hopper-s 6. These hoppers are of conventional form with inclined sides and ends and with the lower end open as appears clearly in Fig. 4. The hopper is mounted at an angle with the distributing box and the ho pers 6 are mounted at a similar angle wit i the distributing box but oppositely inclined to the hoper 5. The ends of the distributing box adjacent to the hoppers 5 and 6 are provided with openings 7 and 8. At the edges of the openings 7 and S are guides 9 and 1() within which are slidably mounted gates 1.1 and l2 adapted for the purpose of adjusting the sides of the opening. The bottonr o'l" the distributing box is provided with longitudinal distributing inclines 18 and 14, the incline 13 consisting of a single inclined member at the longitudinal sides of the box, while the inclines 14 comprise two oppositely inclined members parallel with the longitudinal sides of the box and located substantially between the members 5 and 6.

It will be understood that the hoppers 6 direct material placed 'therein toward the opening 8 in the end of the box, while the hopper 5 directs the material therein toward the opening 7. The construction is such however, that material from the hopper 6 which falls on the side ol" the incline 14 remote from the hopper is directed toward the opening' 7 adjacentto the hopper 5; similarly, material from any hop )er maj.' be directed toward the opening led by an ad'- jacent hopper. The advantage oi this construction lies therein that if one opening becomes choked the material being led toward this opening will alter a few moments when the portion of the distributing box hel'ore the clicked opening has 'lilled up, be directed toward the opening l'ed by an adjacent hopper.

The longitudinal members 3 of the framework extend horizontally in oppositedirections from the openings 8 and 7 and also extend underneath the distributing box. Rotatably mounted upon the frame-work are drums 15 and 16 over which pass belts 17 and 1S constituting eonveyers to be fed by the openings 8 of the distributing box. Similarly, drums 19 carry a conveying belt 2O ted by the opening 7 of the distributing box. The belts 17 and 1S pass over guide rollers 21 pivotally mounted upon the frame-work and having lateral disks 22 adapted to elevate the edges of the h elt into trough-like form to assist in the conveying and to prevent the' material from being lost over the edges of the belts. The drums 15, 16 and 19' are adapted to be driven in any convenient manner from the usual prime mover.

It will be understood that the conveying belts may be of any suitable length and may extend in any desired direction. Furthermore, the number of belts need not be limited to three as in the illustration but`may consist of any number desired. The size of the distributing box and the number of hoppers depending similarly upon the number of belts necessary. By means of the plurality of members and the distributing box, material may be convel'ed in di'lferent directions from a commonspoint. The different hoppers are adapted for sorting of the material at the common distributing point, while the amount of material distributed can be closely regulated by means of the adjustable gates of the distributing box openings.

Having thus described my invention I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent l. In a carrier, a distributing box, a conveyer adapted to carry material from said box, a hopper for directing material into said. box and at an angle therewith, a second hopper at an angle with said irst hopper, and means for directing the material from said hoppers to said convej-J'er.

2. In a carrier, a distributing box, conveyers adapted to carry material from said box, a hopper for directing material into said box and at an angle therewith, a second hopper at an angle with said first hopper, andmeans for directing material from said hoppers to each of said conveyers.

In a carrier, a distributing box having adjustable openings near the ends thereof, convey/ers adapted to carry material from said openings, an inclined hopper for directing material into said box, a second oppositely inclined hopper, means for directing material from said hoppers to each of said openings.

4. In a carrier, a distributing box, a conveyer adapted to carry'material from said box, a second conveyer adapted to carry material from said box, a hopper for directing material into saidbox, and a distributing incline between said conveyers for directing material to both said conveyers. v

5. In a carrier, a distributing box having openings at opposite ends thereof belt conveyers adapted to remove material through said openings, a hopper for directing material into said box, distributing inclines between said openings and adjusting means at said openings. i

6. In a carrier, a distributing box, a belt conveyer adapted to carry material from said box, a hopper for directing material into said box and at an angle therewith, a second hopper at an angle with said first hopper, and a distributing incline between said hoppers and substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction of one of said hoppers.

7. In a carrier, a distributing box, a belt lconveyeradapted to carryk material from said box, a hop er for directing materials into said box ant at an angle therewith, and a second hopper at an angle with said Erst hopper, said distributing box having distributing inclines formed at the bottom thereof for directing material from each of said hoppers to each of said conveyers.

8. In a carrier, a distributing box having end-walls openings, in said end walls adjustable gates at said openings, conveyers adapted to carry material from said openings, an inclined hopper for directing materials into said box, a second oppositelyinclined hopper, and distributing inclines between said openings for directing material from each of said hoppers to each of said openings. s

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

, JOHN iiALL.

l/Vitnesses GEO. B. GRAHAM, D. H. CASHIN

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