US654901A - Chute. - Google Patents

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No. 654,90I. Patented l`u|y 3|, |900.

C. W. LANPHER.

CHUTE.

(Application led Nov. 27, 1899.)

(No Model.)

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CHARLES w. LANPHER, or NoRwIcH, NEW YORK.

CHUTE.

SPECIFIGATION forming part or Letters Patent No. 654,901, dated. July 31, 1900. 'Application flied Noyemter l2v, 1899. senin No. 738,365. (No man.)

To LZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES W. LANPHER, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of Norwich, Chenango county, New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Chutes, of which the following is`a specification. V

My invention relates to an improvement in a chute for grain, coal, dac.; andI do declare that the following specication, in connection with the drawings thereto attached, presents a full, clear, and exact description thereof, such as to enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same.

In the drawings like letters refer to like parts in the various figures.

Figure l is a perspective view of a single section of my improved chute. Fig. 2 presents a top view of the same. Fig. 3 presents a view of two sections so connected by the means provided in my construction as to form an extension-chute. Fig; t is a cross-sectional view on line A A, Fig. 2, of the head or wider end of my chute with a bend or loop inserted. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal section on line a; of Fig. 2. Fig. 6 is an end View from the lower or smaller end of my chute. Fig. 7 shows a perY spective view of the hoop or bail shown in other figures attached to the head of the chute.

Referring to the iigu'res more in detail, A represents a sheet of metal or other suitable material of proper strength and dimensions, forming the bottom of my chute. Its edges are formed integral therewith by bending the material from the plane of the bottom of the chute to the desired angle to form the sides. In bending the material to form such angle I cause the same to take a circular form, as shown at B, more especially in Fig. 4. I then continue the sides at the desired angle to the bottom and t0 the desired distance therefrom, so as to form suitable sides to the chute. At the termination of these sides or upper edges I cause the metal to be bent outwardly from the line of the length of the chute and to take a circular form and to come nearly,if not quite, to the point of its deiiection, thereby making the upper edge tubular in the line of the length of the chute, as shown at C. The metal may be bent first inwardly and then outwardly in a circle without in any wise departing from thespirit of my invention. By this means I am enabled to add strength and rigidity to the chute and to each section thereof. In forming the sides, however, and for the pur pose of adding greater strength and rigidity to them I cause the metal to be bent so as t0 form small corrugations in the line of the length of the chute, as shown at D. At the head of the chute I cause an extra plate E to be firmly secured by rivets or bolts to the inside bottom of the chute and band F, thus adding strength and providing for unusual wear at that point.

At the head or broader end of thechute I place the metal band F, so bent as to conform to the shape of the chute, to pass from the top inner edge of one of the sides around the chute, underneath its body, and to a like posit-ion on the other side, the same being suitably secured to the chute by bolts or rivets,- the band being returned upon itself sufiiciently to permit of the bolt G being passed through both folds of the band and clasp between themselves the body of the chute. Underneath the head of the chute is placed the clip or hook H to hold the .samein position as desired. Likewise at the smaller end of the chute I provide a band F, securely fastened thereto on either side. f

The chutes are formed with their sides con- `verging, as appears from the drawings, so

that the smallerend of one section of the complete chute may rest upon and Within the larger end of another section. In order to hold these in position, as may be desired, I provide a hoop M oflike general form, as shown in Fig. V7, its ends a being bent in a plane substantially at right angles to the length of the bar or hoop.V The ends of this bar or hoop are thus bent, as shown, for the purpose of being inserted andare inserted in the ends of the tubular upper edges of the chute at the upper or wider end thereof. In combining one section with another, so as to make an extended or complete chute, the bar is placed in position at the larger end of one section of the chute, and the smaller end of another section is placed under the bar, so as to rest upon the bottom of the section which holds the bar. By this means I am able to form a chute which can be extended to various lengths by the joining of sections and IOO various sections are of the same dimensions and are-4 interchangeablejone with the other ,y

and can be extendedin series to any desired l, length.

Having described my invention, what claim as newand desire to secure by Letters Patent,is4`

' l. yA chute havin-g sides converging inthe li-'neof i`ts-length,fthe sides integral with the base, the angley between each side and thel basen presenting a curved outline, the sides longitudinally corrugated, and their upper edges turned to'. form a substantial] y-complete circle, substantially 'as and for the purposes. stated..`

' 2Ly A chute having sides converging in the lineiof its length, the sides integral with the base, the angle between each side and thebase presenting a curved outline, thesides longitudinally corrugated, their upper edges turned to `form la substantially com-plete circle, a transverse band securely attached at the wider endsupporting the base, and, with the upper edges of the sides and the return of the band upon itself, forming sockets, and an upwardly arching or bent rod having each end bent and fitted to its corresponding socket, incombination substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

3. A chute having sides converging in the linie of its length, a band or bands securely 'attached to the sides at the wider end forming sock-ets, an upwardly arching or bent rod having each end bent and fitted to the corre,- -sponding socket, in combination, substantially as set forth. V f 4. A chute having sides integral with the bottom, the angle between the bottom and each side' being formed on the outline of a circle,` a band securely fastened atene. end of the chute tothe bottom and' to the sides, each end of the band being returned upon itself forming a socket or loop, an arched hoop or rod having each end bent to it the correspondf ingsocket, and a plate flXedly attached to the inside bottom at the wider end of the chute, p

as and for the purposes substantially as set f j forth. In the lchute which I have invented lche 5. A chute formed of a series of members each having its sides con-verging in lthe line ofits length, the narrow en dofone resting in frand upon the wide endof the flrst succeeding section in series, an upwardly arched or bent vrod connecting the sides of each section eX- cept the upperlnost at' its wider; end, the arch passing over the smaller end of thefadjacent section inserted in and resting upon the wider end of the section having the arch hoop, in combination, substantially as se'txforth..

6. .A chute having its 'sides converging in the line of its length, eachend boundLwith a band passing from the upper edge of one vside underneath the body of the chu-tey to the upper edge of the other side,the said bandsand a reinforcing-plate riveted to the inner sury face of the4 wider end of ltheychute, in combi-4 nation, substantially as set forth.

7. In a chute formed-.with its sides convergugin the line of' its length, 'ay plate securedto the inner surface of the wider end forming a reinforcing-plate, and a vband ou the opposite side of the chute securedV to the chute and to. the reinforcing-plate, substantially as set forth.`

8.k A chute having corrugated `sides converging in the line of its 'length,a band or bands securely attached to its sides at the I wider end forming sockets, a plate iixedlyatf tached to the inside b ottom of the chute, and

an upwardly-bent hoop at its widerV end, in

' combination, substantially as set forth.

Signed by me at Norwich, New York, this 18th day of November, lS99.-

. CHARLES w. LANPHER,

Witnesses:

EDWARD L. NASH, VICTOR J. HAYNEs.

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