An Improved Device or Apparatus for Conveying Sanitary Pipes and other similar Articles from Place to Place.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 6th June, 1899
Complete Specification Left, 5th Mar., 1900-Accepted, 7th Apr., 1900
An Improved Device or Apparatus for Conveying Sanitary Pipes and
other similar Articles from Place to Place.
We, JAMES REGINald Walker Woodward, of Highfield House, Ashby Woulds,
in the County of Leicester, Manager of Sanitary Pipe Works, and NED COLLIER,
of Richmond Villa, Court Street, Woodville, in the County of Derby, Engineer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
After a sanitary pipe or the like leaves the machine it has to be conveyed
to a "fettling whirler" or other similar device where it is "fettled" and other-
wise trued up, it is then conveyed to the drying shed and after remaining
there for a suitable length of time it is conveyed to the kiln to be "burnt";
the object of our invention is to provide an improved apparatus or device, or
"dandy as it is generally termed in the trade, for carrying pipes or the like
with as little trouble, inconvenience and damage to the pipe or the like as
possible.
As heretofore constructed such "dandies" either carry prongs or the like
rigidly connected to the handle bar framing, or a loose swinging device is
attached to the said handle or framing, in either case the prongs or the swing-
ing part are placed under. the plate upon which the pipe stands and the "dandy'
is wheeled from place to place. The rigid form of "dandy" is objectionable
inasmuch as it throws too great a strain upon the operator of the dandy,"
and the loose swinging frame is also objectionable in that being very loose a
large heavy pipe or the like often becomes mis-shapen or otherwise damaged
through being carried thereon: our invention is designed to overcome these
" and to assure further
objections, to provide an adjustable form of "dandy
advantages that will be set forth in the following description.
In carrying out our invention we provide a rigid handle bar and framing
carrying wheels, but in place of prongs or the like rigidly connected to the
said handle bar framing we employ a swinging carrying-frame the bottom
flange of which is placed under the pipe plate; from the bottom of the swinging
frame there passes a rod to the handle of the "dandy," upon drawing back the
rod the bottom of the swinging frame is raised, with the pipe and plate, a
few inches from the floor or ground and a loop or stop in or on the rod is now
placed upon the handle bar and locks the swinging frame and so stops further
swinging until the pipe reaches its destination in the drying shed; the rod
is then loosened and the bottom part of the swinging frame swings downwards
and the pipe and plate are placed upon the floor of the drying shed.
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Another feature of our invention is to accomodate different sized pipe plates
and pipes in the same dandy"; to do this we cause the rigid and swinging
frames to be made adjustable transversely in any suitable manner and so in-
crease or diminish the transverse widths of the frames according to the size
of the pipe or the like to be carried; the wheels being thus brought closer
together, in the case of carrying small pipes, a greater number of pipes may

page_text: be placed in the drying shed; the wheels having to go between the pipes in
placing them therein.
A further feature of our invention is designed for carrying large pipes by
the outside shoulders of their sockets, in this form of our invention the swinging
carrying-frame is taken off being preferably slotted and fixed or dropped on
studs on the rigid framing for convenience of removal, in place of this a radial
slotted block is placed upon the stud on each side and bolted or otherwise
secured thereto if desired, rubber pads being preferably provided where they
come into contact with the pipe.
The "dandy" is brought forward with the handle bar raised and the blocks
placed under the sides of the socket, the handle is now lowered and the pipe
lifted off the floor and carried away.
The transverse adjustment of the rigid framing will be the same in the latter
application of our invention as in the former.
A great advantage of carrying the pipes by the shoulders of the sockets is
that the large pipes may be carried from the drying shed to the kiln without
taking the plates which are a considerable weight and entail a lot of labour in
moving from one place to another; it will however be noted that this method
of carrying the pipes cannot be adopted in their plastic state but only after
they have been in the drying shed a certain length of time.
A further advantage of our improved form of "dandy" is that fewer of them
will be required about the works than when a different one has to be used for
each size of pipe.
Dated this 5th day of June 1899
W. SWINDELL,
Agent for the Applicants.
An Improved Device or Apparatus for Conveying Sanitary Pipes and
other similar Articles from Place to Place.
We, JAMES REGINALD WALKER WOODWARD, of Highfield House, Ashby Woulds,
in the County of Leicester, Manager of Sanitary Pipe Works, and NED COLLIER,
of Richmond Villa, Court Street, Woodville, in the County of Derby, Engineer,
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:
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After a sanitary pipe or the like leaves the machine it has to be conveyed
to a "fettling whirler" or other similar device where it is "fettled" and other-
wise trued up, it is then conveyed to the drying shed and after remaining
there for a suitable length of time it is conveyed to the kiln to be " burnt";
the object of our invention is to provide an improved apparatus or device, or
dandy as it is generally termed in the trade, for carrying pipes or the like
with as little trouble, inconvenience and damage to the pipe or the like as
possible.
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As heretofore constructed such "dandies" either carry prongs or the like
rigidly connected to the handle bar framing, or a loose swinging device is
attached to the said handle or framing, in either case the prongs or the swing-
ing part are placed under the plate upon which the pipe stands and the dandy
is wheeled from place to place. The rigid form of "dandy" is objectionable
inasmuch as it throws too great a strain upon the operator of the "dandy,"
and the loose swinging frame is also objectionable in that being very loose a

page_text: large heavy pipe or the like often becomes mis-shapen or otherwise damaged
through being carried thereon: our invention is designed to overcome these
objections, to provide an adjustable form of "dandy and to ensure further
advantages that will be set forth in the following description.
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In describing our invention reference will be had to the accompanying sheet
of drawings upon which:-
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Figure 1 is a plan of our improved "dandy" one side shewing swinging
carrying frame and the other the radial block to be hereinafter described.
Figure 2 is a vertical section on line a, a of Figure 1.
Figure 3 is an enlarged vertical section on line b, b of Figure with swing-
ing carrying frame removed and shewing adjustment of radial block to be
hereinafter described.
In carrying out our invention we provide a rigid handle bar A. and framing B
carrying wheels C, but in place of prongs or the like rigidly connected to the
said handle bar framing we employ a swinging carrying frame 1 the bottom
Hlange E of which is placed under the pipe plate; from the bottom of the swing-
ing frame there passes a rod to the handle A of the "dandy," upon press-
ing down the aforesaid handle A¹ the bottom of the swinging frame is raised,
with the pipe and plate, a few inches from the floor or ground, and a loop or
stop H in or on the rod F is now placed upon the handle bar A and locks the
swinging frame 1) and so stops further swinging until the pipe reaches its
destination in the drying shed; the rod F is then loosened and the bottom
part E of the swinging frame D) swings downwards and the pipe & plate are
placed upon the floor of the drying shed.
Another feature of our invention is to accomodate different sized pipe plates
and pipes in the same "dandy"; to do this we cause the rigid and swinging
frames to be made adjustable transversely as shewn on Figure 1 at A2 and El
or in other suitable manner and so increase or diminish the transverse widths
of the frames according to the size of the pipe or the like to be carried; the
wheels being thus brought closer together, in the case of carrying small pipes,
a greater number of pipes may be placed in the drying shed; the wheels having
to go between the pipes in placing them therein.
A further feature of our invention is designed for carrying large pipes by
the outside shoulders of their sockets, in this form of our invention the swing-
ing carrying frame is taken off being preferably slotted and fixed or dropped
on studs as at G on the rigid framing for convenience of removal; in place
of this a radial slotted block I shewn by dotted lines on Figure 2 is placed upon
the stud G on each side and supported by projection J or it may be bolted or
otherwise secured thereto if desired, rubber pads K being preferably provided
where they come into contact with the pipe. The "dandy" is brought forward
with the handle bar raised and the blocks placed under the sides of the socket,
the handle is now lowered and the pipe lifted off the floor and carried away.
This radial block is made vertically adjustable as shewn in Figure 3 by
means of a slotted rack L to which the radial block is attached, the teeth of said
rack engaging corresponding teeth on an upward projection B' of the rigid
framing B the parts being bolted together as shewn.
The transverse adjustment of the rigid framing will be the same in the latter
application of our invention as in the former.
A great advantage of carrying the pipes by the shoulders of the sockets is
that the large pipes may be carried from the drying shed to the kiln without
taking the plates which are a considerable weight and entail a lot of labour in
moving from one place to another, it will however be noted that this method
of carrying the pipes cannot be adopted in their plastic state but only after they
have been in the drying shed a certain length of time.
A further advantage of our improved form of "dandy" is that fewer of them
will be required about the works than when a different one has to be used for
each size of pipe.

page_text: It will be understood that we do not limit ourselves to the precise details of
our invention as herein described and illustrated as they may be varied slightly
to suit individual requirements, for example the radial blocks may be in one
continuous piece as shewn by dotted lines on Figure 1.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said in-
vention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is:-
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1. In a dandy" or other similar device for carrying sanitary pipes and the
like, the combination of a transversely adjustable framing on wheels with a
transversely adjustable swinging carrying frame and means of locking same to
the handle bar substantially as described and illustrated.
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2. In a dandy' or other similar device for carrying sanitary pipes and
the like, the combination of a transversely adjustable framing on wheels with
vertically adjustable carrying blocks substantially as described and illustrated.
Dated this or day I am
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W. SWINDELL,
Imperial Chambers, Albert Street, Derby,
Agent for the Applicants.
W. SWINDELL,
Imperial Chambers, Albert Street, Derby,
Agent for the Applicants.