Dumping-vehicle.

Application filed April 14,1905.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Jeremiah Cronin, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the borough of Manhattan and State 5 of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dumping-Vehicles; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the io art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in dumping-vehicles.

One of the objects of the invention is the 15 provision of a rack bar and pinion for .placing a body upon a truck or permitting said body to be removed off of the same.

Another object of the invention is the improvement of the construction of means for 20 securing a removable body to a.truck or running-gear and permitting of said body to be adjusted to different positions.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists of certain other novel con25 structions, combinations, and arrangements of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and more particularly pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawing the figure is a fragmentary perspective view of a truck or running-gear and a dumped wagon-body, showing my improved mechanism applied to the same.

Referring to the drawing by numerals, 1 1 35 designate the sides of the running-gear or truck, to which are secured transverse members 2 2. Movably positioned upon the sides 11 is a wagon-body 3. Secured in parallel position and longitudinally of the wagon40 body 3 are angle-irons or angular members 4 4, which constitute guards for preventing of lateral displacement of the body 3 after the same is positioned upon the sides 1, as well as guiding the same to or off from the 45 sides 1. Secured to the members 2 2 is a guide-plate 5. The guide-plate 5 is provided with angular ends 6 6, which are provided with integral parallel extensions 7. Parallel extensions 7 are secured against the members 50 2. Removably secured to the bottom of the body 3 is a substantially U-shape.d member 8, which is positioned upon the guide-plate 5 for limiting movement of the body 3. The ends of the substantially U-shaped member 8 55 are provided with adjustable nuts 9. It will be seen that the substantially U - shaped member or staple 8 is capable of traveling the entire length of the guide-plate .5. When the member 8 is in engagement with the outer end of the guide-plate 5, the body will be in 60 its dumped position. When the member 8 is in engagement with the forward end or the guide-plate 5, the body 3 will be positioned upon the sides 1. The angular members 4 will be in engagement with the sides 1 1 when 65 the body 3 is in its horizontal position thereon.

Journaled upon the sides 1 1 is a revoluble shaft 10. The shaft 10 is provided with a squared end 11, which is formed for receiving a manually-actuated crank of any ordi- 70 nary type for causing rotation of said shaft 10. Fixedly secured to the shaft 10 is a cog or pinion wheel 12. Secured to the inner face of one of the sides 1 1 are plates 13. The plates 13 are provided with integral 75 hooked extension 14, which, comprises a horizontal portion provided with an integral downwardly-extending lip 15. Below the angular extension 14 of the front plate 13 there is formed a stud or extension 16.. The exten- 80 sion 16 of the front plate constitutes a stop for limiting movement of the rack-bar 17 in one direction. The rack-bar 17 is provided with a longitudinal cut-out portion 18, in which the lips 15 of the extensions 14 are po- 85 sitioned. The pinion or cog wheel 12 is provided with ail annular flange 19, which acts as a guide upon the outer face of the rackbar 17. . .

The rack-bar 17 is provided with an inte- 90 gral extension 20, projecting from the rear end thereof. Said extension 20 is of the same width as the cut-out portion 18. A stud or projection 21 is secured to the bottom of the body 3. A connecting member 22 is secured 95 to the extension 20 of the rack-bar 17 and the projection 21 of the body 3. The connecting member 22 is provided with bifurcated ends 23. The body 3 is secured in a fixed position upon the truck or running-gear by means of a 100 hook 24 and an eye 25.

To position the body upon the truck or running-gear after it has been dumped, as shown in the figure of the drawing, it will be necessary to impart rotary movement to the 105 shaft 10, which in turn will actuate the cog or pinion wheel 12 and rack-bar 17. The shaft 10 should be turned from left to right to feed the rack-bar 17 toward the front end of the truck for drawing the body upon the no a

810,264 same. The duter beveled ends 26 of the sides 1 facilitate the movement of the body 3 upon said sides.