Drum supporting structure

Claim 2

In a structure which is adapted to extend beneath and support a cylindrical drum which has intermediate Its ends a rolling ring and which is to be supported in a position where the drum axis extends horizontally, a pair of elongated parallel frame members spaced at a substantial distance from each other and adapted to extend perpendicularly to the drum axis, and a pair of elongated parallel drum-engaging members fixed to and carried by said frame members and extending perpendicularly to the latter in the direction parallel to the drum axis, said pair of drum-engaging members also being spaced at a substantial distance from each other and respectively having inner edges directed toward each other, said drum-engaging members respectively being formed at said inner edges thereof with aligned beveled notches converging toward one another for receiving the rolling ring of the drum, whereby said drum-engaging members oppose rolling movement of the drum in a direction parallel to said frame members and said notches of said drum-engaging members oppose axial movement of the drum.

Claim 3

The combination of claim 1 and wherein a pallet-forming means is fixed to surfaces of said frame members which are directed away from said drum-engaging members for forming a pallet with said frame members and drum-engaging members.

Claim 4

The combination of claim 2 and wherein said pallet-forming means includes blocks fixed to said surfaces of said frame members which are directed away from said drum-engaging members at the areas where said frame members and drum-engaging members engage each other, and a pair of additional frame members and additional drum-engaging members identical with said first-named members fixed to ends of said blocks which are distant from said first-named members and having an inverted position with respect to said first-named members.

Claim 5

The combination of claim 1 and wherein a pair of additional drum-engaging members are respectively fixed to said frame members at surfaces of the latter which are directed away from said first-named drum-engaging members with said additional drum-engaging members being identical with said first-named drum-engaging members and coextensive therewith so that the two pairs of drum-engaging members and the frame members extending therebetween form a spacer to be situated between a pair of drums one of which is situated over the other.

Claim 6

In a structure which is adapted to extend beneath and support a cylindrical drum which has intermediate its ends a rolling ring and which is to be supported in a position where the drum axis extends horizontally, a pair of elongated parallel frame members spaced at a substantial distance from each other and adapted to extend perpendicularly to the drum axis, and a pair of elongated parallel drum-engaging members fixed to and carried by said frame members and extending perpendicularly to the latter in the direction parallel to the drum axis, said pair of drum-engaging members also being spaced at a substantial distance from each other and respectively having inner edges directed toward each other, said drum-engaging members respectively being formed at said inner edges thereof with aligned notches for receiving the rolling ring of the drum, whereby said drum-engaging members oppose rolling movement of the drum in a direction parallel to said frame members and said notches of said drum-engaging members oppose axial movement of the drum, said drum-engaging members and said frame members engaging each other in a predetermined plane and said notches having a depth which prevents the rolling ring of the drum from extending beyond said plane by a distance greater than one-half the thickness of each frame member.

Claim 7

In a structure which is adapted to extend beneath and support a cylindrical drum which has intermediate its ends a rolling ring and which is to be supported in a position where the drum axis extends horizontally, a pair of elongated parallel frame members spaced at a substantial distance from each other and adapted to extend perpendicularly to the drum axis, and a pair of elongated parallel drum-engaging members fixed to and carried by said frame members and extending perpendicularly to the latter in the direction parallel to the drum axis, said pair of drum-engaging members also being spaced at a substantial distance from each other and respectively having inner edges directed toward each other, said drum-engaging members respectively being formed at said inner edges thereof with aligned notches for receiving the rolling ring of the drum, whereby said drum-engaging members oppose rolling movement of the drum in a direction parallel to said frame members and said notches of said drum-engaging members oppose axial movement of the drum, said drum-engaging members and said frame members engaging each other in a predetermined plane and said notches having a depth which prevents the rolling ring of the drum from extending beyond said plane by a distance greater than one-half the thickness of each frame member.

Claim 8

In a structure which is adapted to extend beneath and support a cylindrical drum which has intermediate its ends a rolling ring and which is to be supported in a position where the drum axis extends horizontally, a pair of elongated parallel frame members spaced at a substantial distance from each other and adapted to extend perpendicuarly to the drum axis, and a pair of elongated parallel drum-engaging members fixed to and carried by said frame members and extending perpendicularly to the latter in the direction parallel to the drum axis, said pair of drum-engaging members also being spaced at a substantial distance from each other and respectively having inner edges directed toward each other, said drum-engaging members respectively being formed at said inner edges thereof with aligned notches for receiving the rolling ring of the drum, whereby said drum-engaging members oppose rolling movement of the drum in a direction parallel to said frame members and said notches of said drum-engaging members oppose axial movement of the drum, each notch having an inner edge coinciding with the inner edge of the drum-engaging member in which the notch is formed and an outer edge spaced outwardly beyond said inner edge between opposed side edges of the drum-engaging member at a surface of the latter which is directed away from said frame members.

Claim 9

In a structure which is adapted to extend beneath and support a cylindrical drum which has intermediate its ends a rolling ring and which is to be supported in a position where the drum axis extends horizontally, a pair of elongated parallel frame members spaced at a substantial distance from each other and adapted to extend perpendicuarly to the drum axis, and a pair of elongated parallel drum-engaging members fixed to and carried by said frame members and extending perpendicularly to the latter in the direction parallel to the drum axis, said pair of drum-engaging members also being spaced at a substantial distance from each other and respectively having inner edges directed toward each other, said drum-engaging members respectively being formed at said inner edges thereof with aligned notches for receiving the rolling ring of the drum, whereby said drum-engaging members oppose rolling movement of the drum in a direction parallel to said frame members and said notches of said drum-engaging members oppose axial movement of the drum, each notch having an inner edge coinciding with the inner edge of the drum-engaging member in which the notch is formed and an outer edge spaced outwardly beyond said inner edge between opposed side edges of the drum-engaging member at a surface of the latter which is directed away from said frame members.

Claim 10

The combination of claim 6 and wherein each notch has a substantially flat inclined surface extending between said inner and outer edges thereof.

Claim 11

The combination of claim 6 and wherein each notch has a pair of opposed substantially flat ends extending between said inner and outer edges of the notch with each end situated substantially in a plane which is perpendicualr to said frame members and drum-engaging members.

Claim 12

The combination of claim 6 and wherein said drum-engaging members and said frame members engage each other in a predetermined plane, and the inner edge of each notch being spaced from said plane.

Claim 13

In a structure which is adapted to extend beneath and support a cylindrical drum which has intermediate its ends a rolling ring and which is to be supported in a position where the drum axis extends horizontally, a pair of elongated parallel frame members spaced at a substantial distance from each other and adapted to extend perpendicularly to the drum axis, and a pair of elongated parallel drum-engaging members fixed to and carried by said frame members and extending perpendicularly to the latter in the direction parallel to the drum axis, said pair of drum-engaging members also being spaced at a substantial distance from each other and respectively having inner edges directed toward each other, said drum-engaging members respectively being formed at said inner edges thereof with aligned notches for receiving the rolling ring of the drum, whereby said drum-engaging members oppose rolling movement of the drum in a direction parallel to said frame members and said notches of said drum-engaging members oppose axial movement of the drum, said frame members being spaced from each other by a distance which is approximately equal to twice the length of a drum, and a third frame member situated midway between and extending parallel to said pair of frame members, said drum-engaging members being formed between each of said pair of frame members and said third member with a notch for receiving part of a rolling ring of a drum.

Claim 14

In a structure which is adapted to extend beneath and support a cylindrical drum which has intermediate its ends a rolling ring and which is to be supported in a position where the drum axis extends horizontally, a pair of elongated parallel frame members spaced at a substantial distance from each other and adapted to extend perpendicularly to the drum axis, and a pair of elongated parallel drum-engaging members fixed to and carried by said frame members and extending perpendicularly to the latter in the direction parallel to the drum axis, said pair of drum-engaging members also being spaced at a substantial distance from each other and respectively having inner edges directed toward each other, said drum-engaging members respectively being formed at said inner edges thereof with aligned notches for receiving the rolling ring of the drum, whereby said drum-engaging members oppose rolling movement of the drum in a direction parallel to said frame members and said notches of said drum-engaging members oppose axial movement of the drum, said frame members being spaced from each other by a distance which is approximately equal to twice the length of a drum, and a third frame member situated midway between and extending parallel to said pair of frame members, said drum-engaging members being formed between each of said pair of frame members and said third member with a notch for receiving part of a rolling ring of a drum.