Apparatus for Carrying Projectiles and other Articles from Place to Place.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Sept., 1893-Accepted, 21st Oct., 1893
Apparatus for Carrying Projectiles and other Articles from Place
to Place.
I, PAUL LÜCKER, of 37, Bahnstrasse, Düsseldorf, Germany, Mariner, 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:-
The accompanying drawings illustrate the arrangement of an improved means of
conveyance of projectiles and other articles, such as red hot metal pieces, which it
may be necessary (at works or factories for example) to transfer from one place to
another.
Fig. 1 is a side elevation, Fig. 2 an end elevation, and Fig. 3 a plan of my
apparatus.
It consists of a hand carriage or barrow resting on two wheels and having
shafts which are capable of slightly turning upon rods 8, extending from the
axle a of the wheels, so that they may be moved closer together or further apart
as required. The shafts of the barrow have extensions to which are secured
gripping claws or clamps k, which, however, if preferred, may be located behind
the axle upon the shafts themselves. The claws are arranged to turn upon pivots c,
so that they may at any time be placed at right angles to each other. Many.
articles, however, do not necessitate the employment of pivotted claws for their
conveyance, it being, in such cases, sufficient to provide the shafts of the barrow
with stationary clamps. At their lower part, the clamps or claws are so shaped as to
he fit readily to grip the object which it is desired to remove or carry away.
use, the barrow is moved up to the article which it is to carry, so that such
article is enclosed between the claws k; whereupon the shafts of the barrow are
so moved as, first, to lower the claws, and then press them against the object they
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are to grasp.
To prevent the shafts and claws from moving back to their original position of
their own accord, a curved piece or frame d, acting as a wedge, is pivotally
connected to the arm d. The wedge d is retained in the raised position by means
of the two levers h h' connected to each other by the rod or link g. When the
article to be carried away is grasped by, and clamped between, the claws, the
lever his released, and the wedge, in consequence, descends and takes up its
position between the shafts of the barrow, or in other words, between the pro-
jecting staples or cheeks e. While the wedge is in this position, neither the claws
nor any part of the clamping device can recede or be displaced, and the object
cannot be released from the grip of the claws until the wedge is raised out of
engagement with the cheeks e. If preferred, however, other suitable mechanism
be employed instead of the wedge.
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When it is desired to reduce the space occupied by the shafts, or make the
arrangement more compact and handy, the said shafts may each be constructed in
two parts joined together by hinges, so that they can be folded or doubled when
out of use. Or the parts may be arranged to slide on (or in) each other.
Sleeves m may be provided to facilitate the adjustment of the external parts.
They are secured in the adjusted position by means of a bolt n, which is, for the
purpose, inserted into coinciding eyes or openings provided in the parts to be locked
in position.
The rod man hy similar means he made adiustable as to its length.

page_text: 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 barrow for carrying projectiles and other articles from place to place,
mainly characterized by the arrangement of pivotted barrow shafts, provided with
claws and enabling the object, which the barrow is to carry, to be firmly grasped ;
substantially as shown and described.
2. In combination with the arrangement referred to in the first claim, means
for preventing the claws from shifting or receding from their operative position
consisting of a pivotted wedge d which is adapted, as it descends, to take up its
position between the shafts of the barrow and thereby to lock them in place, a
lever enabling them to be released from the engagement with the wedge, when
required; substantially as shown and described.
Dated this 11th day of September 1893.
FAIRFAX & WETTER,
433, Strand, London, Agents for the Applicant.