US1024848A - Hardy-operating device. - Google Patents

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11.0. GIST.. HARDY OPBRATIN G DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED DEO.12, 1911.

Puented A111130, 1912.

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,[NVENTOR f Allam@ HIB-AM C. GIST, OF REDKEY, INDIANA.

HARDY-OPERATING DEVICE.

- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 12, 1911.

Patented Apr. 30, 1912.

serial No. 665,244.

To all lwhom Zt may concern:

Be it known that I, HIRAM C. Grs'r, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Bedkey, in the county of J ay and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hardy-Operating Devices, of which the following is a specilication.

My invention relates to blaclrsmiths hardies, and has for its object the provision of an attachment to blacksmiths7 anvils by which the hardy may be instantaneously placed in position on the anvil without requiring the use of the smiths hands, and when not required for use the hardy may be quickly removed from the anvil into place for return thereon when again needed.

My invention will be described in detail hereinafter and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is an end view of an anvil and stand, showing my improved hardy in its lowermost position, when not in use; Fig. 2, a similar view, showing the hardy in position on the anvil; Fig. 3, a rear view of the anvil and stand, showing the hardy in position for use; Fig. 4, a detail of the bearing for the rotating member; Fig. 5 a plan view of the rotating member; and Fig. 6, a cross-section of said rotating member.

In the drawings similar reference characters will be used to designate corresponding parts in the several views.

A indicates an anvil and B its stand. Secured to the stand B is a plate 1, having a circular bearing 2 near its upper end, on which is rotatably mounted a circular member 3.

5 indicates a bar secured to the rotatable member by means of ears 4 thereon, said bar 5 having laterally-extended ears 6 on its ends, provided with rectangular holes 7.

8 indicates a bolt extending through bar 5 and circular member 3 and secured to plate 1 and forming the pivot for said bar and member. A spiral spring 9 is inclosed by circular member 3 and has one end secured in a hole 10 in plate 1, while its other end engages a notch 11 in the edge of the member 3.

12 designates a lug on the member 3 that engages set-screw 13 in ear 14 to limit the rotation of member 3 in one direction, spring 9 tending to rotate the member 3 and bar 5 so that the lug 12 and set-screw are not in engagement.

15 indicates a rectangular rod slidably mounted in rectangular holes 7 in ears 6, said rod having a hook 16 on its upper end to which is secured the hardy 17 by means of bolt 18, the bottom of the hardy being rounded as shown at 19, while its upper edge is beveled to an edge 20. v

21 indicates a lever fulcrumed at 22 on plate 1, 23 a rod pivotally secured to the rear end of said lever 21 and engaging transverse hole 24 in rectangular rod 15, and 25 designates a coil-spring connecting the end of rod 23 projecting from hole 24 and the front end of lever 21. l

26 indicates a pedal bar having its upper end formed with a laterally-extended and perforated ear 27, and 28 a rodhaving its upper end pivotally engaging the front end of lever 21, while its lower end is adjustably secured to perforated ear 27 by means of nuts 29 engaging said rod, which has its lower end threaded to engage said nuts.

30 indicates a link pivotally secured to pedal bar 26 and to plate 31, secured to stand B.

In operation my improved hardy is in the position shown in Fig. 1 when it is not in use. When it is desired to use the hardy the smith presses downwardly on the pedalbar 26, which swings the lever 21 so that the rear end moves upwardly and through the medium of rod 15 is moved upwardly in the ears 6. At the same time the front end of lever 21 moves downwardly, increasing the tension in coil-spring 25, which is also stretched by the upward movement of rods 15 and 23. As the hardy moves upwardly it is held in engagement with anvil A by means of spiral spring 9 and coil-spring 25, and when its lower end clears the top of the anvil the upper ends of the bar 5 and rod 15 and hardy 17 are moved forwardly by said springs and the hardy will be held seated on the upper face of the anvil in posit-ion for use. By forming the lower edge of the hardy rounded, as s hown at 19, the hardy will adjust itself in a solid position regardless of what the contour of the upper face of the anvil may be and whether or not it may be leaning. After using the hardy it may be moved out of the way by pushing it olf of the top of the anvil when the coil-spring 25 will return the mechanism to the position shown in Fig. 1. Should it be desired to substitute one form of hardy for another the end of spring 25 may be released from the end of rod 23 and the rod released from engagement with rod 15, after which the rod 15 and the hardy 17, secured thereto, may be removed and another rod with the form of hardy desired installed in place thereof, the rod 23 and spring 25 being replaced in their proper positions on rod 23.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is-- l. In combination with ,an anvil and stand, a revoluble member mounted on the stand, a slidable member mounted on the revoluble member, a hardy secured to the slidable member, and means to actuate said members to place the hardy on top of the anvil, substantially as shown and described.

2. In combination with an anvil and stand, a revoluble member mounted on the stand, a slidable member mounted on the revoluble member, a hardy secured to the slidable member, a lever iulcrumed on the stand and operatively secured to the slidablel member to litt the hardy and place it in position on the anvil, substantially as shown and described.

8. ln combination with an anvil and stand, a revoluble member mounted on the stand, a bar secured to said revoluble member having outturned perforated ears, a bar slidably mounted in said ears, a hardy secured to the last-mentioned bar, and means to actuate the last-mentioned bar to raise the hardy and place it on top of the anvil, substantially as shown and described.

4. In combination with an anvil and stand, a revoluble member mounted on the stand, a bar secured to said revoluble member having outturned perforated ears, a bar slidably mounted in said ears, a hardy secured to the last-mentioned bar, a lever fulcrumed on the stand, a rod pivotally secured to said lever and to the last-mentioned bar, a spring secured to the lever and to the last-mentioned bar and normally tending to lower the bar and hardy, and means to actuate the lever to raise the bar and hardy, substantially as shown and described.

5. In combination with an anvil and stand, a plate secured to the stand, a revoluble member mounted on the plate, a spring secured to the plate and revoluble member and normally tending to rotate the member toward the front of the anvil, a bar secured to said revoluble member having,` outturned perforated ears, a bar slidably mounted in said ears, a hardy secured to the last-mentioned bar, a lever ulcrumed on the stand, a rod pivotally secured to said lever and to the last-mentioned bar, a spring secured to the lever and to the lastmentioned bar and normally tending to lower the bar and hardy, a pedal mounted on the stand and operatively secured to the lever, substantially as shown and described.

ln witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

1WILLIAM A.. DRAGoo, JosErr-r C. ANDREW.

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