Apparatus for Transporting Bricks or the like.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 11th July, 1892
Complete Specification Left, 24th Mar., 1893-Accepted, 29th Apr., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Apparatus for Transporting Bricks or the like.
I, JULES MATHIEU DUBROT of 4 Rue St. Georges Metz, Alsace-Lorraine,
Gentleman do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an apparatus for facilitating the transport of bricks,
tiles or the like, whereby a greater number of bricks can be transported at one and
the same time than has heretofore been possible when transporting the same by
hand.
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The apparatus consists of a square plate of suitable material such as sheet metal
and of four bands, each of which is fixed by a hinge to one of the sides of the plate
and is provided with a second hinge on a level with the pile of bricks which the
apparatus is designed to carry. The parts of each band above this second hinge
are bent back as to form a cross when the apparatus is closed. One of the
bands terminates at its upper end in the form of a fork, and the opposite band
terminates in a narrow portion, which engages in the fork of the other band, when
the upper part of these two bands is turned down to close the apparatus. The ends
of the two other bands are provided the one with a ring eye or buckle and the other
with a lever adapted to turn about a pivot and furnished with a spring, which
retains the lever either in its open or in its closed position. When the upper part of
these bands is turned down to close the apparatus, the large arm of the lever of one
band is passed through the ring of the other band, then the lever is caused to turn
about its pivot and is turned down on top of the outer edge of the ring in opposition
to the action of the spring, which relaxes when the lever is turned down, and so
holds the latter in this position. Projections on the two first bands prevent the
two other bands from becoming displaced laterally at the top of the apparatus.
Dated this 11th day of July 1892.
J. M. DUBROT,
By L. W., per F. B.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Apparatus for Transporting Bricks or the like.
I, JULES MATHIEU DUBROT, of 4 Rue St. Georges, Metz, Germany, 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 an apparatus made of sheet iron or any other suitable
metal, and which serves to transport or carry articles (such as bricks, etc.) of
uniform shape, and which are made of fragile materials.
A suitable form of the apparatus is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in
which :-
Fig. 1 is a plan view of the apparatus opened fully out and not yet loaded with the
articles to be transported.
Fig. 2 is a side elevation and sectional view of such apparatus when closed and
loaded with twelve bricks which are superposed in the ordinary manner.
Fig. 3 is a plan view of the closed apparatus shown in Fig. 2.
Fig. 4 is a side elevation of a modified form of the apparatus in which the
uprights are made of angle irons and are connected in pairs.
Fig. 5 is a plan view partly in section of the apparatus shown in Fig. 4.
The apparatus is composed of an iron plate P on which the articles to be
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page_text: transported are superposed. This plate may be square, rectangular, six sided, or
of other form suitable for the articles to be carried. To plate P uprights B, B',
are articulated by hinges c, c, and which when raised bear upon each side of the
articles supported on such plate, securely holding and confining same without
allowing any of them to fall out or become displaced. The parts F, F', which are
hinged to the uprights B at c¹ (Figs. 1 and 3) fit one into the other, and the
uprights B' fold down over their point of engagement, the uprights B being retained
in this position by means of shoulders T, T, which are formed thereon. When the
articles to be transported are of rectangular form, the four uprights may be made of
angle irons, coupled together in pairs as shown in Figs. 4 and 5, and connected to
the plate P by hinges c.
When on the contrary these articles are of different form
presenting a certain number of sides, such uprights may be of the shape shown in
Figs. 1, 2 and 3, that is to say, same may be of flat iron, and separately hinged at c
to the principal sides of the base plate, so as to be capable of being connected
together at the top of the apparatus.
In any case the uprights, no matter what their shape or how they are combined,
are connected together at the top of the apparatus, and over the pile of articles
which are supported in the apparatus, by means of a clamp which can be readily
opened and closed, and which is shown in the drawings.
This clamp consists of a buckle a articulated to one of the uprights, and of a bar
or lever L articulated to the opposite upright. The bar or lever is opened or closed
or raised and lowered instantaneously, by the pressure of a blade h forming a spring
placed beneath such part and to which it is secured, the whole being enclosed in a
slot. The spring / therefore by its pressure maintains the bar or lever in its open
or closed position.
To open the apparatus fitted as shown in Figs. 2 and 4 it is only necessary to raise
the bar or lever L, which turns and exerts pressure on the spring / beneath it. The
buckle a is instantly freed and the apparatus thus opened, when the articles it
contains can be readily removed.
The reverse movements close the apparatus when same has been recharged with
the articles or materials it is to carry.
This apparatus offers considerable advantages over those hitherto employed
consisting either of wooden boxes from the inside of which it is difficult to withdraw
the articles, or in the employment of cords the fastening of which takes long, and
is difficult and insecure.
I simplify the handling of bricks, tiles, paving blocks, china, etc., by reducing
the hand labour required.
The form of uprights shown in Figs. 4 and 5 in which same are of angle iron
offers special advantage for articles of rectangular form, as it effectually protects
the corners of such articles against damage from blows of any kind.
When this apparatus is not required for use for the time being, or if it is required
to forward same any distance, the form and construction enables them to be
folded up into a small space, so as to take up but little room.
Finally, the apparatus is not liable to get out of order and will last almost
indefinitely.
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. An apparatus made of iron or other suitable metal, for holding and trans-
porting bricks, blocks, tiles and other articles of fragile material and of any shape
and form, such apparatus consisting in a plate of suitable shape, and of flat iron
uprights connected together at the top by means of a clamp which can be
instantaneously opened and closed.
2. An apparatus made of iron or other suitable metal for holding and trans-
porting bricks, blocks, tiles and other articles of fragile material and of
rectangular form, such apparatus consisting in a plate of suitable shape and of

page_text: uprights of angle iron, coupled together in pairs and connected together at top by
means of a clamp which can be instantaneously opened and closed.
3. In an apparatus made of any suitable metal for holding and transporting
bricks, blocks, tiles and other articles of fragile material, the employment of a
clamp for instantaneously connecting and disconnecting the upper ends of the
uprights of such apparatus, such clamp consisting in a pivotted bar or lever acted
upon by a spring and fixed to one of the uprights, and of a coupling buckle fixed to
the opposite upright, all substantially as specified.
Dated this 24th day of March 1893.
ALLISON BROS.,
Agents for the Applicant.