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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,
JOHN OWEN FORD, OF JACKSONVILLE, TEXAS.
WAGON-UNLOADING DEVICE.Specification of Letters Patent.
Patented Feb. 3, 1920.
Application filed August 4, 1919. Serial No. 315,236.
To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that I, JoHN O. Fonr, a citi-
zen of the United States, residing at Jack-
sonville, in the county of Cherokee and State
5 of Texas, have invented certain new and
useful Improvements in Wagon-Unloading
Devices; and I do declare the following to
be a full, clear, and exact description of the
invention, such as will enable others skilled
10 in the art to which it appertains to make and
use the same.
This invention relates to improvements in
wagon unloading devices, and it has partic-
ular reference to a sling for unloading
15 gravel, coal, sand and other fine materials
from a wagon which has been loaded for
purposes of transportation.
In devices of this class known to me, a se-
ries of longitudinal ropes and transverse
20 ropes in the form of a sling have been em-
ployed, but such devices are not adaptable
for carrying and unloading granular mate-
rials, such as sand and the like.
It is therefore the object of this invention
25 to produce a sling that will carry and un-
load sand, coal, gravel, fertilizer and prac-
tically any and all like materials, of the
granular type.
Another object of theinvention is to pro-
30 vide a device of the above mentioned class
which is extremely simple in construction,
reliable in operation, strong, durable and in-
expensive to manufacture.
Other objects and advantages of the in-
35 vention will be apparent during the course
of the following description.
In the accompanying drawings forming a
part of this specification and in which like
numerals are employed to designate like
40 parts throughout the same,
Figure 1 is a top or plan view, partly in
section, illustrating the application of my
invention to a wagon.
Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section on the line
45 2-2 of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the rear
end of a wagon.
In carrying out my invention, I employ a
substantially flexible frame composed of a
50 plurality of parallel longitudinally extend-
ing ropes. A second series of transverse
ropes intersect the longitudinal ropes and
space said ropes from each other. I extend
a coarse fabric, such as canvas, over the
55 ropes from end to end of the wagon, upon
which sand and like materials can be loaded.I employ means to unite the canvas to both
sets of ropes, and means to detachably se-
cure the longitudinal ropes to the rear end
of the wagon. The opposite ends of these 60
ropes are secured to a ring, and a pull rope
also. secured to said ring. The pull rope is
passed back over the load in the wagon and-
attached to a staple which is driven in the
ground. Thus, it will be seen that when 65
the team is driven forward the sand or ma-
terial in the wagon will be caused to unload
or dump on the ground.
In the drawings, wherein for the purpose
of illustration is shown a preferred embodi- 70
ment of my invention, the numeral 1 indi-
cates a wagon of the usual construction to
which my improved unloading device is at-
tached.
The improved sling is constructed of a 75
plurality of ordinary ropes 2-which are par-
allel with one another and extend longitu-
dinally along the bed of the wagon. A sec-
ond series of transverse ropes 3 intersect the
ropes 2, as shown. These ropes 3 are pref- so
erably formed of stiff material, whereby the
longitudinal ropes are spaced and held
apart. A coarse fabric 4, such as canvas or
the like, is stretched over the ropes 2 and 3
from end to end of the wagon. This fabric 85
will permit sand, gravel and any other
granular or like materials to be loaded
thereon. In order to connect the canvas to
the ropes, I preferably employ ties 5 which
are passed through the said canvas and 90
around the ropes 2 and 3 at their points of
intersection, as shown, whereby the parts are
securely united together to form a rein-
forced sling.
To the rear ends of the ropes 2 are suit- 95
ably fastened spring snap fasteners 6 which
are adapted to be detachably connected to
staples 7 driven in the bed of the wagon
as shown. The opposite ends of the ropes
2 are extended in advance of the foremost 100
transverse rope 3 and converge toward each
other as shown at 8 and are secured to a
ring 9.
A pull rope 10, which is provided at one
of its ends with a snap fastener 11, is de- 105
tachably connected to the ring 9. The oppo-
site end of the pull rope has a ring 12 suit-
ably connected thereto which is adapted to
be placed over an anchor member or stake
13 which is driven into the ground. Hence, 110
it will be seen that when the pull rope is
brought in a rearward direction over the1,329,392.
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Ford, John Owen. Wagon Unloading Device, patent, February 3, 1920; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1257326/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.