Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.
BACKGROUND OF TilE INVENTION
This invention relates to new and useful improve-
ments in barrel carriers. It is well known that it is dif-
ficult to move oil drums or the like or cylindrical barrels
not only when they are full, but also when the~ are empty
due to the awkwardness of the construc-tion of said barrels.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention overcomes these disadvanta-
ges by providing a barrel carrier which can be engaged over
the upper and lower rims of barrels and includes means to
clamp the carrier in position and has handles formed thereon
to facilitate the lifting of the barrel once the carrier ls
clamped thereon.
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One aspect of the invention consists of a barrel
carrier for use with barrels having a cylindrical wall with
upper and lower rims joining the upper and lower ends of the
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barrel to the upper and lower ends of the cylindrical wall
respectively; comprising in combination a pair of flat,
strap type bars, retainer bracket means rigidly attached on
each of said bars adjacent one end thereof, each of said :
bars being slidably engageable within the retainer bracket ;
means of the other of said bars whereby said bars may be
. adjusted lengthwise one relative to the other, a barrel rim .:
engaging jaw formed integrally upon the other end of each of ~:
said bars, a clamping bolt on each retainer bracket means,
operatively engaging between said retainer bracket means
and the strap bar slidably passing therethrough, to clamp
the bars in the desired relationship, and a hand engaging
handle on each of said clamp bolts rigidly secured thereto,
to actuate said clamp bolts and to assist in the grasping
of said carrier to lift the barrel to which said carrier
- is attached.
. An advantage of the invention is to provide a
.: device which can readily be adjusted depending upon the . .
height of the barrel and engaged over the upper and lower
. 20 rims thereof whereupon it may be clamped into position to
facilitate the lifting of the barrel particularly when
.~ empty.
A further advantage of the invention is to pro- .
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vide a device of the character herewithin described in
which two such carriers may be used, Gne upon each side
of the barrel, thereby facilitating the lifting of a full
barrel by two men.
A yet further advantage of the invention is to
provide a device of the character herewithin described
which is simple in construction, economical in manufacture
and otherwise well suited to the purpose for which it is
designed.
With the foregoing in view, and other such advan-
tages as will become apparent to those skilled in the art
to which this invention relates as this specifica-tion pro-
ceeds, my invention consists essentially in the arrangement
and construction of parts all as hereinafter more particu-
larly described, reference being had to the accompanying
drawings in which:
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Figure 1 is a side elevation of the preferred
'` embodiment of the barrel carrier per se.
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Figure 2 is an enlarged top plan view of one
of the sliding bracket and handle assemblies per se.
Figure 3 is an isometric partially schematic
view showing two carriexs attached to a barrel, reduced
in scale from the remaining drawings~
Figure 4 is a fragmentary isometric view show- ;
ing the top clamp assembly~
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Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 4, but show-
ing the bottom clamp assembly.
Figure 6 is a view similar to Figure 2, but show-
ing the preferred embodiment~
In the drawings like characters of reference
indicate corresponding parts in the different figures.
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Proceeding therefore to describe the invention
in detail, reference should first be made to Figure 1
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which shows an upper strap or support bar collectively `
, designated 10 and a lower strap or support bar collecti-
vely designated 11.
, ~0 Each support bar 10 and 11 is preferably made
from flat steel strip and a curved jaw 12 is formed on -~
the distal end of each of the bars.
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These curved jaws curve over and then parallel
to the main length of the bar in the form of a hook thus
permitting same to be engaged over the extending lip or
; rim 13 of a conventional barrel 14.
. 5 The conventional barrel 14 includes the cylin- ~:
drical wall portion 15, the aforementioned lips or rims
13 and end panels 16, closing the ends of the cylindrical
wall 15.
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Means are provided to permit the two bars 10 and
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¦ 10 11 to slidably move in a telescopic manner, one relative to
the other, said means taking the form o a retainer bracket,
one embodiment of which is shown in Figure 2.
.~ The bracket includes a rearl wall portion 17,
side wall portions 18 extending at right angles from the
. 15 ends of the rear wall portion and a front wall portion 19 :-
~ lying substantially spaced and parallel from the rear wall
I portion 17. This front wall porkion 19 is apertured cen-
. trally as at 20 to permit passageway of a screw threaded .
clamp bolt 21 which is screw threadably engaged within a
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~ 20 nut 22 welded to the front wall 19. ~
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: Hand engaging lifting means 23 are formed on
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When the retainer bracket assembly is used in the
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uppermost position shown in Figure 4, the rear wall 17
is welded to adjacent the inner end 24 of the strap or
bar ll and when used in the lowermost position as shown
in Figure 5, the retainer bracket is welded to adjacent
the distal end 24 of the other bar lO~ by means of front
wall 19 thereofO
The strap or bar lO therefore slidably engages ;~
~ within the bracket welded to bar 11 and bar 11 slidably
engages bracket welded to bar lO so tha-t the assembly is
telescopic as clearly illustrated in Figure 1.
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: When in the desired posit.ion, with the hooked ~:
ends 12 engaged over the rims 13 of a barrel~ the clamp
bolts 21 are tightened thus clamping the two bars -toge-
: ther at both locations whereupon the barrel may readily
be lifted by means of the hand engaging portions 23.
If the barrel is relatively heavy~ two assem-
blies may be secured to the barrel at diametrically oppo-
site sides thereof as shown in Figure 3~ thus permitting
two operators to carry the barrel between them
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: brackets may be screw threadedy if necessary, but it is
preferable that the nuts 22 be used~ with the nuts in :
turn being welded to the front walls as clearly :illus-
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Figure 6 shows the preferred method oE con- :
struction in which the sides 18 of the bracket are ex-
tended to embrace the nut 22 and are welded thereto as
shown.
Since various modifications c:an be made in my
invention as hereinabove described, and many apparently
widely different embodiments of same made within the
spirit and scope of the claims without departing from
such spirit anid scope, it is intended that all matter
contained in the accompanying specification shall be
interpreted as illustrative only and not in a limiting
sense.
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