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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
LOUIS SIMPSON, OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS.
TRUCK.Specification of Letters Patent.
Patented Apr. 25,1916.
Application filed May 10, 1915. Serial No. 27,196.
To all whomit may concern:
Be it known that I, Louis SIMPsoN, a citi-
zen of the United States, residing at Fort
Worth, in the county of Tarrant and State
5 of Texas, have invented certain new and
useful Improvements in Trucks, of which
the following is a specification.
This invention relates to trucks.
One oject is to provide an extensible truck
10 particularly adapted for the . transporta-
tion of lumber in lumber yards,. and for the
transfer of lumber, steel rails, beams or the
like from boats to landings or vice. versa.
Another object resides in the provision of
15 a truck embodying among other characteris-
tics two end truck members adjustably
spaced from and supported by an interme-
diate truck member which may form a pivot
or fulcrum for the truck to provide for an
.o easy and ready turning of the truck, and
which intermediate truck member is so asso-
ciated with the end truck members that the
weight of the load is sustained by the inter-
mediate truck member.
25 A still further object is to provide a com-
paratively simple, inexpensive, durable and
efficient extensible truck embodying among.
other characteristics, means whereby the
load may be firmly. bound on the end mnem-
30 bers of the truck so that the truck and the
load carried thereby may constitute substan-
tially a rigid mass, whereby the load may be
expeditiously transported from place to
place.
35' With the above and other objects in view,
the present invention-consists in the combi-
nation and arrangement of parts hereinafter
more fully described, illustrated in the ac-
companying drawings, and . particularly
40 pointed out in the'.appended claims, it being
understood that changes may be made in
the form, proportion, size and minor details
without departing from the spirit or sacri-
ficing any of, the advantages of the inven-
45 tion.
In the drawings: Figure 1 is a side eleva-
tion of the invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudi-
nal sectional view.. Fig. 3 is a top plan view.
Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one of the end
50 gates.
Referring now more particularly to the
accompanying drawings, the reference char-
acter A indicates the intermediate member
of the truck, and B and C the end members
55 of the truck, all coupled together by means
of suitable coupling poles 1,The end truck members B and C are
formed alike but the intermediate member
A is constructed differently from the end
members B and C and is adapted to sustain 60
most of the weight of the materials placed
on the conveyance, as will be hereinafter
explained. This intermediate member A of
the truck embodies side sills 10 and 11 and
front and rear pairs of transverse sills 12 65
and 13 connected to the side sills 10 and
11. The transverse sills of each front and
rear pair thereof are arranged in superim-
posed spaced relation, being connected one
on top and one to the under side of the side 70
sills 10 and 11 so that the coupling poles D
may be passed between the cross sills of each
pair 12 and 13 for a purpose presently ex-
plained.
The character 14 indicates an intermedi- 75
ate cross sill of the truck member A which
lies directly over the axle 15 in spaced rela-
tion to the latter, and which is disposed in
'horizontal alinement with the uppermost of
the pairs of sills 12 and 13 thereof, with the 80
axle 15 arranged in horizontal alinement
with the, lowermost of the pairs of sills 12
and 13.
Relatively large wheels 16 are journaled
on and secured to the ends of the axle 15 in 85
any suitable manner and standards 17 are
connected to the ends of the uppermost of
the pairs of sills 12 and 13' and to the sill
14 to prevent sidewise displacement of lum-
ber, rails or other freight being transported 90
on the truck and, if desired,.the uprights 17
on each side of the truck member A may be
connected at their upper ends by a connect-
ing piece 18.
Brake shoes 19 may be suspended from a 95
rock-shaft 19' mounted by brackets 20 and
operated by a lever 21 or by any other suit-
able means. As a matter of fact, any suit-
able braking mechanism may be employed.
As the end members B and C of the truck 100
are each formed alike, a detailed description
of one is.sufficient. Each end member of the
truck has its body composed of three pairs
of transverse sills 22, 23 and 24 connected at
their ends by the side sills 25 of the end 105
members of the:truck. These pairs of trans-
verse sills are spaced in the. same manner
that the pairs of sills 12 and 13 are spaced so
as to receive between the uppermost and low-
ermost pieces, of each pair the aforesaid cou- 110
pling poles ,D. The coupling poles D pref-
erably suspend the end truck .m.embers1,180,327.
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Simpson, Louis. Truck., patent, April 25, 1916; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth859431/m1/2/: accessed June 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.