Soil Loader (Patent No: 284665)

Inventor: Church, Harvey Burtrand

Location: Botha

Comments: N/A

Description: Harvey Burtrand Church, Botha, Alberta, Canada, 13th November, 1928. Filed 16th September, 1927. Serial No. 329,199.

Claim.—1. The combination in a loader, of stringers in the form of ground skids laid horizontally and having attached and supporting at one end two vertical uprights, an inclined track supported by the ground skids and uprights and suitably braced by tension rods, a dumping platform resting on a runway formed of metal strips on top of and at one end of ground skids, a longitudinal stringer centrally located and supported between the ground skids and with circular rail thereon to engage with grooved wheel attached to rear end of dumping platform, cable means for attaching to rear end of dumping platform with system of pulley's suitably located for raising platform in a horizontal position by means of grooved wheels at forward end of platform engaging with circular runners attached to inclined track, stop hooks attached to underside of platform to engage with bar at upper end of inclined track for means of tilling platform, all as for the purpose specified.

2. The combination in a loader, of stringers in the form of ground skids laid horizontally and having attached and supporting at one end two vertical uprights, an inclined track supported by the ground skids and uprights and suitably braced by tension rods, a dumping platform resting on a runway formed of metal strips on top of and at one end of ground skids, a longitudinal stringer centrally located and supported between the ground skids and with circular rail thereon to engage with grooved wheel attached to rear end of dumping platform, cable means for attaching to rear end of dumping platform with system of pulleys suitably located for raising platform in a horizontal position by means of grooved wheels at forward end of platform engaging with circular runners attached to inclined track, collapsible arms attached to inclined track to act either as guides for cables, or means for holding cables in proper position for loading of platform, stop hooks attached to underside of platform to engage with bar at upper end of inclined track for means of tilling platform, all as for the purpose specified.

Claims allowed, 2.