Improvements in Carriers or Trucks for Large Bottles, such as Carboys or similar Receptacles.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Jan., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 30th Oct., 1890-Accepted, 6th Dec., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Carriers or Trucks for Large Bottles, such as
Carboys or similar Receptacles.
I, ERHARD WEGMANN. of Uttweil, in the Republic of Switzerland, Manufacturer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a carrier truck for carrying bottles of less or greater
dimensions, especially bottles in baskets, such as acid carboys or the like. For
instance, with the assistance of this truck, a full carboy containing 50 to 80 litres
can be easily loaded and conveyed by only one workman without any great risk of
the same being broken, whilst, on the other hand, owing to the great weight of these
carboys, at least two workmen were formerly required for loading them up.
A truck constructed according to my invention comprises an axle fitted with wheels
at its extremities, and carrying at or about its middle a rest, preferably a sheet iron
segment, which diminishes towards the bottom correspondingly to the shape of the
article (carboy) to be conveyed, and it is of similar contour to the article. The
sheet metal segment has attached to one of its upper ends the end of a chain
which is adapted to be hooked, by a hook at its other end, on to the other upper end
of the sheet metal segment.
A shaft or handle is connected in the usual manner (as by riveting) with the
metal segment, and also with the axle. The axle is preferably curved in order to
keep the centre of gravity of the carboy as near as possible to the axle relatively to
the fulcrum.
The mode of using such a truck is very simple :-
The workinan places it in such a manner against the carboy, standing on the
ground, that the metal segment rests for its entire height against the basket. Whilst
he retains the truck in this position by pressure with his hand or knee, with his
other hand he passes the chain round the carboy at about halfway up, draws the
same tight, and loops it on the hook. The pressing down of the end of the handle,
which is very easily done owing to its long leverage, produces an inclination of the
bottle towards the workman, so that it then rests freely suspended on the truck, and
is able to be conveyed.
Dated this 24th day of January 1840.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of 6, Lord Street, Liverpool, Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Carriers or Trucks for Large Bottles, such as
Carboys or similar Receptacles.
I, ERHARD WEGMANN, of Uttweil, in the Republic of Switzerland, Manufacturer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
This invention relates to a carrier truck for carrying bottles of less or greater
dimensions, especially bottles in baskets, such as acid carboys or the like. With
the assistance of this truck, a full carboy containing 50 to 80 litres can, for example,
he easily loaded and conveyed by only one workman without any great risk of the
same being broken; whilst, on the other hand, owing to the great weight of these
carboys, at least two workmen were formerly required for loading them up.
On the accompanying drawing such a carrier truck is represented, in which,
Figure 1 is a side view with a carboy mounted thereon ;

page_text: Figure 2 15 a plan of Figure 1, and
Figure 3 a back view.
A truck constructed according to my invention comprises an axle a fitted with
wheels bb at its extremities, and carrying at or about its middle a rest, preferably a
sheet iron segment c, which diminishes towards the bottom correspondingly to the
shape of the article (carboy) to be conveyed, and it is of similar contour to the
article. The sheet metal segment has attached to one of its upper corners the end
of a chain d which is adapted to be hooked, by a hook e at its other end, on to the
other upper corner of the sheet metal segment.
A shaft or handle fis connected in any suitable manner (for example by riveting)
with the metal segment, and also with the axle a. The axle a is preferably curved,
as shown in Figure 2, in order to keep the centre of gravity of the carboy as near
as possible to the axle relatively to the fulcrum.
The mode of using such a truck is very simple :-
The workman places it in such a manner against the carboy standing on the
ground, that the entire height of the metal segment rests against the carboy or
rather its basket covering. Whilst he retains the truck in this position by pressure
with his hand or knee, with his other hand he passes the chain d'round the carboy k
at about halfway up, draws the same tight, and loops it on the hook e. The pressing
down of the end of the handle, which is very easily done owing to its long leverage,
produces an inclination of the bottle towards the workman, so that it then rests
freely suspended on the truck, and is able to be easily conveyed.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. A carrier or truck for large bottles, carboys, or the like, in which a rest c,
mounted and supported upon the axle of the truck and of a corresponding contour to
that of the article to be transported, can be placed against the said article and can be
firmly connected thereto by means of a chain d, whereby, by depressing the handle
attached to the rest c or to the axle, the article is raised from the ground and can be
transported substantially as described.
2. In a carrier or truck of the kind described the combination with the axle a of
the rest and handle f, the latter being attached either to the rest c or to the axle a
or to both, substantially as described.
3. The combination with a carrier or truck of the kind described of the wheel
axle a curved or bent in such a way as to bring the weight of the article to be
carried as near the axis as possible, substantially as set forth.
4. The arrangement of parts forming the herein described carrier or truck and
comprising the axle a, the wheels b, the sheet metal segment c (having a shape which
enables it to be laid against the e to be transported) the handle and the
chain d substantially as set forth.
Dated this 29th day of October 1890.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant.