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LOADING 0R U'NLOADING APPARATUS.
No. 505,749.
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UNITED STATES PATENT
OFFICE. ‘
EMILlO CARDARELLI, OF SUMTER, SOUTH CAROLINA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE
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HALF TO GEORGE W. DICK, OF SAME PLACE.
LOADING OR UNLOADING APPARATUS.
SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 505,749, dated September 26, 1893.
Application ?led November 30, 1892. Serial No. 453,674. (No model.)
the sliding cog lock plate (Z. The cog lock
To all whom it’ may concern.
Be it known that I, EMILIO CARDARELLI, a plate d, is secured to the inner end of the
citizen of the United States, residing at Sum sliding bar d’, arranged to slide under the
ter, in the county of Sumter and State of truck platform and provided on its outer‘ end
South Carolina, have invented a new and use with an upturned ‘tongue 61?, projecting up
f 111 Loading or Unloading Apparatuspf which through a slot (13, in the platform, and adapted
the following is a speci?cation.
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This invention relates to loading or unload
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to be held stationary by the sliding lock bolt '
E, mounted to slide in suitable keepers e, on
ing apparatus; and it has for its object to pro top of the truck platform and he slid behind
vide a machine of this character, which by the tongue 01?, when the lock plate has been
means of its portability and several adj ust drawn into engagement with the teeth of the
' ments, is especially available for use in trans cog ring. This construction provides means
ferring goods from point to point, particu for holding the revoluble standard frame
larly in loading and unloading railway cars locked in any turned position.
Arising from opposite sides of the base plate
I5 and vessels.
To this end the invention primarily con of the revoluble standard frame are the op
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templates certain improvements in portable posite tubular guide standards F, having the
loading or unloading apparatus, whereby the central longitudinal slots f, extending from
same shall be better adapted for the work. and their lower to their upper ends so as to ac
commodate the sliding movement or the ver
be under the ready control of the operator.
With these and many other objects in view tical adjustment of certain shafts to be here
which will readily appear as the nature of the inafterdescribed. The opposite slotted tubu
invention is better understood, the same con~ lar guide standards accommodate the oppo
sists in the novel construction, combination site vertically adjustable rack bars G, one 75
and
arrangement of parts, hereinafter more face of which is toothed, and the upper and
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and lower ends of which are connected by the
fully described, illustrated and claimed.
In the accompanying draWings:—-Figure 1 end cross bars g, g’ which complete arack bar
is a perspective view of a conveyer for load frame, so that the adjustment of both rack
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ing and unloadingapparatus set up in position bars is simultaneous, the upper cross bar form
for use. Fig. 2 is a central vertical longitudi
nal sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a
vertical transverse sectional view on the line
w—:1: of Fig.2. Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional
View on the line y-—gj of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a
35 detail bottom perspective view of the car.
ing a pivot rod for the‘ track to be described. '
Mounted in suitable bearings H, at one side
of the tubulrr guide standards is the rack‘ bar
frame operating shaft h, which shaft carries
near opposite ends- thereof the pinions or cog
wheels h’, projecting through slots in the sides‘
Referring to the accompanying drawings, of the tubular guide standards and meshing
A represents a platform truck mounted on
the wheels B, which provide means for car
with the opposite rack bars, so that the entire
rying the truck from point to point. Mount
ed upon the platform truck A, is the revolu
ble standard frame 0, having the lower base
plate 0, provided with a central pivot bolt a’,
passing through and bolted to the platform
any position desired. The shaft It, carries
suitable hand spokes ha, to provide for the'
turning of the shaft, and in order to loot: the
shaft stationary after the rack bar frame has
been'adj usted, I employ a sliding lock bar I.
rack bar frame can be raised and lowered to
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of the truck so as to pivotally support the The lock bar I, is mounted to slide in a suit 95
45 standard frame thereon. The base plate 0, able guide t', secured at one side of the stand
of the revoluble standard frame carries the ard frame, and is provided with the opposite
anti-friction supporting rollers 02, which travel locking tongue t", which may be simultane
upon the ?at truck platform and hold the ously slid in and out of engagement with the
standard frame steady when‘turned thereon.
Secured to the under side of the base plate 0,
teeth of the pinions or cog wheels h’. '
Pivotally mounted at its center on the up
is the cog ring D, inside of which is arranged per cross bar or rod g’, of the vertically ad
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j ustable rack bar frame is the pivoted track of the extension sections. The opposite por
section J. The pivoted track section J, com
tions of the rope or wire O,.are adapted to
prises the opposite connected rail j, having be looped or woundon the stay hooks 0, se 70
the inner face grooves or channels j’, said
rails of the pivoted track section being pro
cured to opposite sides of the standard frame,
to provide means for the attachment of the
vided atv their opposite ends with bridles ‘72, retaining rope or wire thereto, to hold the
on each of which are mounted the oppositely track stationary in its tilted position. In
working sliding locking bolts f, the function
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of which will .be presently apparent. Ar
ranged to slide over each end of the pivoted
case it is not necessary to elevate the rack 75
bar frame, in order to lock the pivoted track
in its tilted position, I employ the sliding lock
track section J, are the opposite end sliding bar P, arranged on one side of the standard
extension sections K, which provide means frame and provided with the locking tongues
for lengthening and shortening the track as 19, adapted to be slid in and out of engage
ment with the teeth of the toothed segments
15 tension sections K, comprises the opposite as shown in Fig. 2, but said locking bar
rails 70, which are duplicate construotionsof may be attached directly to the rack bar
the rails of the pivoted sections.v Each of the frame if desired. At this point it may be
rails of the end extension sections is provided further observed with respect to the retain 85
with a series of sockets or keepers 70', which ‘ ing rope or wire, that it is only necessary
are adapted to receive the locking bolts 3'3, to attach one portion thereof to one of the
thus providing means for locking the exten stay hooks 0, when the machine is being used
sion sections K, to the main pivoted track sec to load from a low point to a high point, in
tion at any extended position.
order that the lowest end of the track may
Secured centrally to the under side of the be prevented from rising too far when the 90
25 pivoted track section J, are the parallel weighted car is traveling over the higher por
toothed segments L, the teeth of which mesh tion of the track and would tend to lower
with the track operating pinions or cog wheels such high portion. The rope or wire can be
M. The pinions or cog wheels M, are secured used in various ways to hold or bring the 95
on the transverse counterbalanced operating or lowering the same or for adjusting it so
shaft N, which shaft isjournaled at each end track into any position, for quickly raising
in the opposite verticallyadjustable rack bars that the track is allowed a limited play, which
of the rack bar frame, and the ends of said depends entirely upon the use to which the
shaft also work in the central slots of the guide apparatus is put.
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occasion may require, and each of the end ex
standards, so that the shafts can be carried
Mounted to run over the track from end to '
35 up and down with the rack frame. At one end thereof is the ?at car Q, on the underside
end of the shaft N, is secured a suitable op-. of which are mounted the axles q, carrying
erating crank handle a, while the opposite at each end thereof the guide wheels or roll
end of the shaft is provided with a threaded ers g’, which work in the inner face grooves
nut or block a’, which adjustably receives or channels of the rails, so that the platform I05
the threaded stem W, to one end of which is car is held and guided to its work over the
secured the over and eounterbalancin g weight track, and is prevented from becoming dis
77.3. Now it will be readily seen that by placed, and the same is further provided with
means of the counterbalanced shaft and the
segments of the pivoted track, the said track
45 and its extensions can be tilted to either side
of the standard frame or to any position or
angle desired, the adjustable Weight at one
end of said shaft providing meansto assist
in tilting the track in any direction. It will
50 be seen that the pendulum weight at one end
of the shaft N, while it assists to raise the
lowest end of the tilted track to a higher
level, at the same time after the weight has
the side retaining ?anges g2, which overlap
tion. Journaled in bearing lugs R, project
ing from the bottom of the car platform are
the adjustable rollers r, to which rollers are
secured one end of the car operating wires r’,
the other ends of .;wl1ich are attached to the
operating mechanism to be described. The
rollers 0“, have the opposite journal ends r2,
one of which is provided with a right angu
larly disposed locking portion r3, which is
passed beyond its perpendicular position, it adapted to be held into engagement with any
55 necessarily eases the fall of the other end of
the track which is being lowered, inasmuch
as the weight tends to fall in an opposite di
rection to the fall of the end of the track.
The weight can be adjusted as desired. Af
60 ter the track has been tilted to any set posi
tion, the same may be held ?rm in such po
, tion when the rack bar frame is elevated, by
means of the retaining rope or wire 0. The
ends of the rope or wire are secured to the
pivoted track at each side of its pivotal sup
port, it being illustrated that the ends of the
rope or wire are connected to the inner ends
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the sides of the rails and hold the car in posi
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one of a series of retaining notches 7-4, which
are formed in any suitable number on oneside
of one of the bearing lugs R. The length of
the rollers r, is slightly less than the distance I25
between the bearing lugs, so that the rollers
can be moved laterally in order to disengage
the locking ends thereof from the notches of
the bearing lugs, and thereby allow the rope
to be wound up thereon or unwound, accord—
ing to the extension of the track sections,
said rollers being used to take up the slack
of the operating wires. After the wires have
been wound or ‘unwound on the rollers r, suf
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?eiently, the same are moved laterally to ing the same I may employ the opposite’
bring the locking portions of their journals swinging weights W, suitably‘ arranged and
into engagement with the notches of one of having connected thereto the weight cords it, 76
the bearings, and the same are held in this
locking engagement by means of the screws
or pins S. The screws or pins S, are mounted
to work at each end of the car and have their
which are connected at their other ends to
the lower end of the vertically adjustable
frame thereby greatly facilitating the raisin
and lowering thereof.
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inner ends project into and plug the space
Having thus described my invention, what 75
between the roller ends and the bearing lugs I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Pat
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with the notches, so that the same are held
immovable or stationary until another ad
en t, is“
1. In a portable loading and unloading ap
j ustment is necessary. At each end of the ?at paratus, a wheeled platform truck, a verti
platform car Q, are pivoted the opposite end cally adjustable support revolubly mounted
boards T. Each of the end boards T, is pivoted on said truck, means for holding said support
at one end to one end of the Hat car body, stationary in any turned position, an extensi
and is provided upon the under side thereof ble track pivotally mounted on said support,
with the angularly disposed loop or eye t, ‘and a ?at conveyer car adapted to slide over
which is designed to receive the supporting said track back and forth between the ends 85
screw 15', the inner end of which engages the thereof, substantially as set forth.
threaded block 29, arranged at each end of the
2. The combination with a wheeled plat
flat car on the under side thereof. It is of
course understood that one or both of the end
form; of a revoluble hollow standard frame
bolted to said platform and provided with
boards can be held up from the track by the anti-friction rollers moving thereon and a cog
means just described in order to hold the ob— ring, a sliding cog lock plate arranged inside
25 jects on the car and prevent the same from of said ring and adapted to engage the same
sliding off, but when carrying articles from at any point means for locking said cog plate
the lower end of the pivoted-track to the in and out of engagement with said cog ring,
higher end thereof, the end board at the then a vertically adjustable frame mounted in the 95
lower end of the car is held up from the track standardv frame, an extensible track pivot-ed
so as to form a lower support for the articles to the vertically adjustable frame, and a con
on the car, while the opposite end board rests veyer'car adapted to slide on said track, sub
?at on the track. With the end boards thus stantially as set forth.
disposed it will be seen that articles may be
3. The combination with the wheeled plat
conveyed from one side of the apparatus to form, of a revoluble standard frame bolted
35 the other and the car returned to its position to the platform and havinga lower base plate
automatically. After the car has ascended providedwith anti-friction supporting rollers
the track up to its point of pivot or fulcrum, and a cog ring, a sliding cog lock plate mount
the track can be so adjusted that the loaded ed on the platform and arranged within the [05
car will tilt the high end of the track and cog ring to engage the same at any point and
thus drop its load automatically. After the provided with an upturned tongue atone end,
a locking bolt for the cog lock plate adapted
car has thus relieved itself of its load the
weight at one end of the shaft N, will cause
to slide in front of said upturned tongue, an
the track to assume its original position and adjustable frame mounted within the stand
allow the unloaded car to fall back to its start ard frame, the pivoted track and the con—.
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ing point.
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veyer car adapted to move over the track
From ‘the foregoing it is thought that the back and forth between its- ends, substan
construction, operation and many advantages
tially as set forth.
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of the herein~described apparatus will be read
4:. In an apparatus of the class described, [15
ily understood by those skilled in the art and the combination of a revolublestandardframe
I would have it understood that changes in having opposite tubular’ guide standards,
the form, proportion, and the minor details means for holding the frame in any set posi
of construction may be resorted to without tion, opposite connected rack bars mounted
departing from the principle or sacri?cing in said tubular standards, a hand operated I20
any of the advantages of this invention.
shaft mounted at one side of the standard
It will of course be apparent that in order frame and carrying pinions or cog wheels
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to move the car in either direction over the adapted to mesh with the teeth of the rack
tra'ck, I employ the double winding drum or bars, a lock for said pinions orcog wheels, the
Windlass U, journaled in the rack bar frame extensible track pivoted to the upper ends of r25
and carried in its adjustments therewith, said the rack bars, and the conveyer car adapted
winding drum or Windlass being operated by to move over the track, substantially as set
means of the crank wheel V, which is ar
ranged adjacent to a suitable platform '1),
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forth.
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5. The combination with a wheeled plat
which may be at one side of the revoluble form; of a revoluble standard frame mounted
frame for convenience in operating the ma for adjustment on the wheeled platform and
chineif raised too high to reach from the truck. having the opposite tubular guide standards,
In order to assist in overcoming the weight a vertically adjustable rack bar frame mov
of the vertically adjustable frame while rais
ing in said guide standards, means for ad
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j usting said rack bar frame, a track pivoted
at its center to the upper end of said vertically
sion sections in any adjusted position, means
for tilting the pivoted section, and the car,
adjustable rack bar frame, counterbalancing substantially as set forth.
devices for the track, and a conveyer car
adapted to move over the track, substantially
as set forth.
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6. The combination with a wheeled plat~
form; of a vertically adjustable re voluble sup
port mounted on the platform, an extensible
track pivoted or fulcrumed on said support
and provided with toothed adjustment seg
ments, a counter-balanced shaft mounted in
12. The combination with a wheeled plat
form, of an adjustable support mounted on
said platform, a ?xed track section pivoted
at its center to said support, and comprising
opposite inner rails having inner face grooves 75
or channels, opposite extension sections ar
ranged to slide over each end of the pivoted
track section and having duplicate rails, and
keepers or sockets under each rail, oppositely
working locking bolts arranged at each end
said support and carrying pinions or cog
wheels meshing with said segments, and the , of the pivoted track section and adapted to
15 conveyor car on the track, substantially as set
forth.
engage the keepers of the extension sections,
means for tilting the pivoted track section,
7. The combination of a revoluble standard
and the car having opposite guide rollers or
wheels working in the face grooves or chan
frame, vertically adjustable supports mount
ed within said frame, a track pivoted on said
nels of the rails and opposite retaining ?anges
supports and provided with toothed segments overlapping the sides of the rails, substan
secured to the under side of the samebetween
the supports, an operating shaft journaled in
said supports and carried thereby and pro
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tially as set forth.
13. The combination with atrack, the rails
of which have inner face grooves or chan~
‘ vided at one end With a threaded nut or block,
nels, of a ?at car mounted to run over the
pinions or cog wheels mounted on the shaft
to mesh with the toothed segments, a counter
track and provided with under guide rollers
or wheels working in said face grooves or
and overbalancing weight having a threaded channels, and opposite retain-in g ?anges over
stem engaging said nut or block, and the car ' lapping the sides of the'rails, threaded blocks 95
on the track, substantially as set forth.
arranged at each end of the car and on the
8. The combination with asuitable support; under side thereof, end boards hinged or piv
of a track pivoted to said support and having oted to the ends of the car body and provided
toothed segments, an operating shaft jour on their under sides with’angularly disposed
naled on said support and having pinions loops or eyes, and supporting screws adapted
meshing with said segments and a threaded to work through said loops or eyes and en‘
35 end, a counter and overbalancing weight pro gage said threaded blocks to support the end
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vided with a threaded stem engaging the
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boards above the track,substantially as set
threaded end of the shaft and adapted to
forth.
counter and overbalance the‘ track, and a con
veyer car, adapted to move over the track,
substantially as set forth.
14.. The combination with a suitable sup [05
port; of a double drum or Windlass journaled
within the support, a track pivoted on the
9. The combination with a‘ wheeled plat
form; of a revoluble standard frame mounted
at both ends, a flat car arranged to move‘over
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support and having guide pulleys or rollers
on the platform,a vertically adjustable frame the track, adjustable rollers-journaled under
mounted in the standard frame, a track piv the car, means for holding the rollers sta
45 oted at its center to the upper end of said ver ‘ tionary, and the car operating wires connect
tically adjustable frame, counter and over ed at one end to a roller, passing over the end
balancing operating devices for tilting the guide pulleys or rollers of the track and con
track, means for holding the track in any nected at their other ends to the double wind I15
tilted position, and the car adapted to move lass or drum, substantially as set forth.
over the track, substantially as set forth.
_ 15. The combination with an adjustable
10. The combination of an adjustable sup support, of a double drum or Windlass jour
port, the tilting track pivoted on said support, naled within the support, a tilting track piv
means for adjusting the track,stay hooks ar oted on the support and having guide pul
ranged at each side of the support,- a retain leys or rollers at both ends, a ?at car arranged
55 ing rope or wire connected at its ends to op
to move over the track, bearing lugs project
posite portions of the track on each side of ing from the bottom of the car one of said
the pivot or fulcrum and adapted to be looped lugs in each pair being provided with a'series
on either or both of the stay hooks, and the of retaining notches at one side, winding and
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car, substantially as set forth.
unwinding rollers journaled‘ in said bearing
11. The combination with a wheeled plat lugs and having a lateral play therebetween,
form, of an adjustable support mounted on one of the journaled ends of each roller be
said platform, a ?xed track section pivoted ing provided with a right-angularly disposed
at its center on said support, and comprising locking portion which is adapted to engage
opposite connected rails having inner face and disengage said notches, locking screws or
65 grooves or channels, opposite extension sec pins mounted at each end of the car body and
tions arranged to slide over each end of the adapted to plug the space between the roller
pivoted section, means for holding the exten
ends and the bearing lugs with the notches
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to hold the rollers stationary, and the operat-
my own I have hereto affixed my signature in -
ing wires wound at one end on said rollers the presence of two witnesses.
under the car passimr over the 0"uide wheels
at the ends of, the @521; and wozhnd at their
5 outer ends on separate portions of the double
Windlass or drum, substantially as set forth.
In testimony that I claim the foregoing as
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EMILIO OARDARELLI"
Witnesses:
J. H. SIGGERS,
H. G. PIERSON.