Harper Truck, Inc.

Harper Trucks, Inc.

Kenneth E Rousseau

This invention relates to a drum dolly attachment apparatus having a conventional dolly truck assembly with a drum attachment assembly of this invention connected thereto. The dolly truck assembly includes a main truck frame on a support wheel assembly which is operable to be placed adjacent and under a drum member for connecting thereto. The drum attachment assembly is slidably mounted on an upright vertical handle of the dolly truck assembly and is operable to be placed in contact and grasp a main rim portion of the drum member. The drum attachment assembly is constructed so as to move vertically as required to adjust its position on the main rim portion of the drum member when moved from a vertical to an inclined position. The drum attachment assembly includes a drum connector assembly having a first stationary drum connector connectable to an upper inner portion of the main rim portion and a second actuator drum connector connectable to an outer lower portion of the main rim portion of the drum member. The actuator drum connector is movable against a bias member to a released position and vertically on the support tube of the dolly truck assembly for use in attaching to another drum member for a subsequent grasping, moving, and transporting operation.

Drum dolly attachment apparatus

This invention relates to a ratchet apparatus adapted to be connected to a hand truck assembly in order to control movement of an article connector assembly about an article to be conveyed. The ratchet apparatus includes a ratchet housing assembly; a ratchet handle assembly connected to the ratchet housing assembly; and a ratchet actuator assembly mounted between the ratchet handle assembly and the ratchet housing assembly. The ratchet handle assembly includes a main handle assembly operable in a reciprocal rotational movement to achieve positive, controlled movement of a connector belt member. The ratchet actuator assembly includes a main actuator assembly having a ratchet dog assembly and a ratchet pawl assembly operably connected to a ratchet drive assembly. The ratchet dog assembly and the ratchet pawl assembly are operably engageable with the ratchet drive assembly to achieve positive increment rotational movement of a ratchet gear member in opposite directions under rotational movement of the ratchet handle assembly while preventing rotational movement of the ratchet gear member in the opposite direction to prevent release thereof. The ratchet dog assembly and the ratchet pawl assembly are operable to be reversed so as to provide positive movement in either direction and prevent movement in the opposite direction.

Ratchet apparatus with hand truck assembly

Hand truck

The wire guide and retainer assembly of this invention is utilized with a wire dispenser stand assembly to dispense a wire strand member from the reel members mounted on a support assembly. The wire guide and retainer assembly includes (1) a first wire guide assembly; and (2) a second wire guide assembly. The first wire guide assembly includes a first frame support assembly secured to the support assembly; and a first pulley assembly mounted on said first frame support assembly. The first frame support assembly includes a pair of support arms having one end pivotally connected to the support assembly and a support shaft mounted between the support arms. The first pulley assembly is rotatably mounted on the support shaft and axially movable thereon. The second wire guide assembly is substantially identical to the first wire assembly with a second pulley assembly mounted on a support shaft member. The first pulley assembly and the second pulley assembly are both rotatable and axially movable on their respective support shafts to properly remove the wire strand member from the reel member while maintaining the proper tension thereon.

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Wichita, KS, United States of America

Kenneth E Rousseau