An Improved Apparatus for Holding Sacks while Filling them.
Year: 1891

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Apparatus for Holding Sacks while Filling them.
I, MORITZ WAECHTLER of Langestrasse 9, Chemnitz in the Kingdom of
Saxony German Empire, Merchant, 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 invention consists in an arrangement for holding and keeping open sacks
while filling them and is illustrated in the accompanying drawings
Fig. 1 being a side view and Fig. 2 a ground plan while Figs. 3, 4 and 3
represent certain details to be hereafter explained.
The contrivance consists of a portable frame or carriage G¹, provided with roller
wheels 9 and with which is connected an upright G, which carries, in hinges or
other turnable bearings A, the lever H from which the sack S can be suspended
and held by means of rings R and P. In Fig. 3 is shown the manner of suspending
the sack. The upper portion of sack S is folded back over ring P, ring R being
afterwards pushed over both, so that the sack becomes tightly jammed between the
two rings.
In Figs. 1 and 2 the ring P is shewn firmly and directly connected with lever H
while in Figs. 4 and 5 the connection is effected by means of a bow B, the ring b
In Figs. 1
being hung on pivots pin order to give more freedom of movement.
and 2 ring R. is shewn attached to lever H, through the two bracket piece R₁ and
bolts R' while in Figs. 4 and 5 the brackets R¹ are connected turnably with the
angle pieces P' from rings P. In order to keep rings P and R firm relatively to
each other for the purpose of jamming the bag, a springy shoulder N is attached
to R (Fig. 3) so that it catches under P or some other contrivance, well known for
the purpose may be used.
The apparatus is worked in the following manner.
The empty sack is put through ring P the mouth end S¹ of sack S laid over P,
presser ring R. pushed over so far that shoulder N attains the position shewn in
Fig. 3. Lever H is held in its lowest position as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1.
Now sack S is filled as far as convenient, thereupon H is raised higher and held
there by means of a tooth click K turnable on lever H, the teeth being stopped by
pin T on bar G³, carried by the upright G. In Fig. 1 the tooth click K is shown
in its highest position. When the sack has got filled more and more, at the
different heights, and finally filled at the utmost height, the ring R is raised, as
shown in Fig. 4 and the sack thus released. As will be seen, the apparatus can be
moved to any part of a store room and by its means the services of a laborer to
hold the sack while it is being filled, can be dispensed with.
This apparatus according to my invention may also be connected with a weighing
machine in the manner that the platform of carriage G₁ is enlarged so as to leave
space for a weighing apparatus on which the sack can be placed.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
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1. A portable apparatus for holding and keeping open sacks while they are being
filled consisting of a portable upright G with hinged lever H, from which the sack
can be suspended and which can be fixed at various heights substantially in the
manner as and for the purpose described.
2. The contrivance for holding and keeping open the sack mouth consisting of a

page_text: ring P and another ring R hinged to lever H and provided with means for
preventing its slipping away from ring P while jamming the sack substantially in
the manner as and for the purpose described and shewn in the drawings.
Dated this 14th day of October 1891.
BONNE & Co.,
57 & 58, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.