Abstract: An apparatus is provided for supplying for a subsequent process step a desired number of flat sheets at one time from a pile of flat sheets such as pulp sheets or the like. The pile is put on a platform which is elevated step by step by a given amount corresponding to a desired number of sheets. A gap is first formed in the pile by inserting one wedge member which is provided so as to be reciprocatingly movable in the transverse direction with respect to the pile. By also inserting in the gap fork tines provided so as to be likewise reciprocatingly movable in the transverse direction with respect to the pile, the flat sheets on and over the fork tines are assuredly separated from the others. At the same time these upper sheets are sent to a feed mechanism by virtue of the engagement of stopping members which are movable integrally with the fork tines in association with the forward movement of the fork tines and the edge portions of the flat sheets.

Abstract: A side guide for an aircraft belt loader including a guide rail positioned laterally adjacent to the belt loader conveyor and pivotally supported on the belt loader conveyor frame by a plurality of links. A bell crank attached to the guide rail and the conveyor frame includes a control lever for manual rotation of the bell crank to move the guide rail between lowered and elevated positions relative to the belt loader conveyor.

Abstract: The improved assembly includes a truck having a generally horizontal trailer frame supported on rotatable wheels. The upper surface of the frame preferably includes a dished portion adapted to receive the assembly's open-topped, curved container bin, and also includes spaced rollers rotatably supporting the bin above the bottom surface of the dished portion. An upwardly directed tilt link is pivotally connected to at least one end of the frame adjacent one side thereof and to the upper end of the bin adjacent the opposite side thereof. A ram, preferably hydraulic, is pivotally connected to the side of the frame at a point remote from the tilt link and extends upwardly to pivotally connect to the upper part of the bin. If desired, a pair of tilt links can be used at opposite ends of the frame, with the ram spaced therebetween. During extension of the ram, the bin initially rotates on the rollers, without lateral displacement, enabling side loading from low slung bucket arms.

Abstract: A bale loading-stacking apparatus is provided for mounting on the bed or frame of a truck, trailer or the like to collect and load bales, such as bales of hay, and to deposit the collected bales at an accumulation location. The apparatus includes an accumulator platform pivotally mounted to the bed or frame of the truck, trailer, or the like to permit the platform to be pivoted between a horizontal position for loading the bales to a vertical position for depositing a stack of bales. A bale loading apparatus is mounted at the rear of the platform which includes a loading ramp pivotally mounted so as to be pivotable between a generally horizontal position at ground level extending rearwardly of the platform and a generally vertical position extending above the rear end of the platform. Power means are provided for pivoting the platform and for pivoting the loading ramp.

Abstract: A method for the distribution of sheets, especially glued together sheets of paper, cardboard, corrugated cardboard and the like, from individual small sheet stacks. The method provides for alternating ones of small sheet stacks proceeding from a machine to be turned over one hundred and eighty degrees and returned to a conveyor belt. Thereafter, individual sheets of sequentially arriving small sheet stacks are delivered to a final loading station. The installation for performing the method comprises an endless conveyor belt having an endless loop formed in its top portion by three deflection rollers disposed between the front and rear guide rollers of the conveyor belt, one of the deflection rollers protruding upwardly through the feed plane of the conveyor belt. At the end of the conveyor belt a back-up rail is disposed thereabove to form an outlet slot therebetween, the width of which slot is controllable to provide stacking of individual sheets at the final station.

Abstract: An emptying device for bulk material in cargo or storage rooms (2) comprises a first horizontal conveyor (3) which may be raised and lowered along one side of the room and move bulk material in the direction of a lifting conveyor (4). A further horizontal conveyor (5) moves the bulk material towards said first conveyor (3) and is movable along the latter. Said first conveyor (3) is provided with means (26) enabling it to dig room for itself in the bulk material as it is lowered. The other conveyor (5) comprises a belt conveyor (6) and a excavating wheel (7) rotating about the conveyor and being movable along the conveyor. Said first conveyor (3) has catchers (24) for transporting bulk material.

Abstract: An apparatus for loading a wheelchair or similar object into a vehicle. When in a stored position, the apparatus and wheelchair are fully contained within said vehicle. A first embodiment illustrates use of the apparatus in a rear compartment of a station wagon, van or similar vehicle in which a pair of motor-driven drive links and a pair of drag links are utilized to lift and rotate a chair rack and wheelchair mounted thereon into said vehicle rear compartment. The drive and drag links connect the rack to a carriage which may then be rolled from a rearwardmost to a forwardmost position for final storage of the apparatus and chair in the vehicle. Latching means is provided to latch the carriage in either its forwardmost or rearwardmost positions. A remote control switch and limit switches are used to control power to the electric motor. A second embodiment of the apparatus is designed for use in the trunk of a typical passenger automobile.

Abstract: A vehicle and method for raising elongated objects, especially for raising pipes and the like to a ceiling structure in the construction of a building. The vehicle has a pair of transversely extending support stands and a lift such as a scissors lift adjacent each. On top of each lift is a saddle for supporting an object to be raised and a transversely extendable rod with a hook end. A platform may be removably attached to each lift. In the method of operation of the invention to lift an elongated pipe, the rod and the lifts are utilized to engage a pipe in a stockpile and lift the same onto the support stands. Thereafter the lifts are lowered, the elongated pipe is rolled to be over the saddles of the lifts, and the lifts are raised to raise the pipe up to its desired position in the ceiling structure.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of stacking rectangular products, particularly printed matter such as books, book blocks or magazines and the like, whereby the products are stacked against a stop to form a row of packed material on a moving conveyor belt, the row of packed material subsequently is pushed laterally by a slider onto a horizontal intermediate plate, which is arranged immediately below the upper span and can reciprocate between the upper and lower spans, the intermediate plate is retracted and the row of packed material is thereby swept off by the stationary slider.

Abstract: An apparatus to aid in loading, holding and unloading a spare tire assembly mounted beneath a vehicle such as a truck. The apparatus includes a winch, an electric motor, coupling structure for operatively coupling the winch and motor, and an electric circuit which allows the motor and winch to be operated only by authorized personnel whereby the spare tire assembly can be safely secured underneath the vehicle.

Abstract: A pallet (2) is positioned on its edge in the receiver (6) where it is restrained by the dog (9). The action of the jack (12) is such as to fold back the receiver (6) for the guidance of the pallet to the position (2'). The two jacks (14) drive the arms (8), the stops on which (16) restrain the pallet and guide it to the loading position (2"), releasing the receiver (6), which can be raised. The jacks (15) provide the means for putting the rollers (28, 29) into the conveying position.

Abstract: The invention concerns a device for the intermediate stacking of material that is to be cut, wherein the material is supplied from the work table of one work station, especially a jolting table, to a fork lift, on which the material is made into component stacks with boards positioned between them, and thence to another work station, especially the cutting table of a cutting machine.The object of the invention is to provide a device that makes it possible to stack materials that are to be cut without the component stacks getting displaced.

Abstract: Apparatus adapted to be mounted on the bed of a towing vehicle for lifting and towing disabled vehicles, particularly large vehicles. The apparatus includes an extendible boom disposed for positioning beneath the disabled vehicle and retracted for moving the disabled vehicle close to the rear of the towing vehicle. The boom is pivotable about a substantially horizontal axis on an elevator from a vertically disposed storage position to its operative position, the elevator being slidably mounted in slideways for vertical movement between the storage position and the operative positions. The elevator is supported by an extendible beam which is vertically driven for raising and lowering the elevator and which is extendible for varying the angular inclination of the elevator which may pivot relative to the slideways.

Abstract: An improved downender assembly and method for using the assembly is disclosed. The improved downender apparatus has a load receiving member which is rotatable from a horizontal orientation for receiving unit loads from a conveyor assembly to a vertical orientation for placing the unit loads in a vertically stacked position. The end member of the downender assembly is pivotally movable from beneath the vertically stacked units and flexes to maintain parallel and flush contact with the bottom of such units, thereby preventing unnecessary damage to the units.

Abstract: A device for conveying and stacking sheets of paper has a first conveying unit receptive of sheets for stacking and a second conveying unit downstream of the first conveying unit for removing a stack and wherein the units include upper and lower belts. A single upper belt is associated with two lower belts for the two units and the upper belt is alternately coupled for movement with one or the other of the two lower belts at the same speed as the lower belt to which it is coupled to effect either the stacking of the sheets or the movement of the stack.

Abstract: The invention provides structure consisting of tracks carrying a transporter which moves horizontally on the tracks. A hoist is suspended from the transporter and the hoist includes an elevator for picking up containers at engagement points above the points of suspension of the elevator. Pairs of uprights guide the elevator to maintain stability and the transporter includes guides for alignment with the uprights so that the elevator can move out of the uprights and between the guides for movement horizontally with the transporter with the guides maintaining stability.

Abstract: Earthmoving vehicles are often provided with a linkage arrangement on one end that is utilized to manipulate a work implement, such as a loader bucket. The linkage typically includes a tilting arrangment for the bucket that incorporates a tilt lever that is mounted to a lift arm that supports the bucket. The mounting between the tilt lever and the lift arm is normally of a complex nature requiring multiple bearing surfaces and lubrication means. Others may have a structure that requires exact positioning between the relative components or a failure will occur due to improper loading. The linkage arrangement of the present invention provides a mounting member that is attached to only one of the tilt levers. It also includes an axial motion limiter that is attached to the other tilt lever. In doing so, a very simple and economical mounting device is provided. The mounting device also allows the tilt levers to rotate with respect to each other so that each of the levers function to bear a portion of the loading.

Abstract: A sugar cane piler system comprising a standard push piler with attached, rotating, multipointed star wheels which rotate about fixed but adjustable points. The rotary piler assists in rolling the cane in front of the push piler and dislodges dirt, mud, and other foreign matter from the cane in the heap row being push-piled for loading. Also, by increasing the rolling action of the pushed pile, a large pile of cane can be pushed for a fuller grab in the loading operation.

Abstract: The invention relates to apparatus for sampling similar laminar articles, in particular biscuits, on a conveyor. The apparatus comprises photocells (1) for detecting the location of laminar articles (8) on the conveyor (7), an article pick-up suction head (2) positioned downstream of the photocells and in fixed relation thereto, and connections for transmitting a signal from the photocells to the suction pick-up head to actuate the latter when a laminar article is in a predetermined position with respect thereto.

Abstract: Apparatus for stacking and collecting labels includes a suction drum for continuously feeding at least one stream of individual labels to a movable support assembly. The movable support assembly supports a respective stack of labels corresponding to the or each stream fed thereto by the suction drum. A fixed support assembly is provided for receiving the or each stack of labels from the movable support assembly. The movable support assembly is movable relative to the fixed support assembly, firstly to transfer the or each stack of labels to the fixed support assembly, and secondly to push the or each stack of labels off the fixed support assembly. An intermediate support assembly is provided for supporting labels while the movable support assembly pushes the or each stack off the fixed support assembly.