864 



Popular Science Monthly 



This "zigzag platform" facilitates the loading and unloading of vehicles, making it possible 

 to load and unload from sides and ends simultaneously, besides occupying far less space 



A Compact Zigzag Platform 

 for Loading Wagons 



LET us introduce you to the zigzag- 

 ^ edge platform. Although its name 

 suggests associations of Coney Island, it 

 is a misnomer, for this platform was de- 

 signed for use in staid mercantile pursuits. 

 It will be employed, in fact, to facilitate 

 the loading and unloading of vehicles. 



An excellent idea of the platform can 

 be gained from the statement that its 

 loading and unloading edge has a "saw- 

 tooth" formation, the spaces between the 

 "teeth" being large enough to back in 

 vehicles. The "teeth," or zigzag 

 edges, allow wagons and 

 automobile.^ to be un- 

 loaded from their sides 

 and end's, as the accom- 

 panying illustration 



shows. The sides of the 



notches, of course, are 



at right angles to one 



another. 



In addition to the 



advantage of easy ac 



cess to and from the 



sides or the backs of 



vehicles, the platform 



decreases the ex- 

 tent of projection 



into the roadway 



of wagons, and 



apportions a defi- 

 nite amount of 



space to each. 



This hoisting frame does away with the 

 objectionable cleaning - pits in garages 



Getting Under Your Automobile by 

 Hoisting It Up 



NOT only makers and repairers but 

 also private owners of automobiles 

 will be interested in the hoisting frame 

 for automobiles invented by J. A. Weaver 

 of Springfield, Illinois. The accompany- 

 ing illustration clearly shows the simple 

 construction of the device. It consists 

 of a rectangular steel frame, strongly 

 reinforced and resting upon braced bases 

 placed at right angles to the plane of the 

 frame. Ball-bearing casters under the 

 bases make it possible to move the hoist- 

 ing frame easily from one 

 place to another. The hoist- 

 ing is done by one or two 

 chains running either over 

 the pulley in the middle 

 of the top of the 

 frame or over pul- 

 leys placed in the 

 corners. The chains 

 are wound by a 

 hoisting mechanism 

 operated by a worm 

 drive. 



The device is 

 strong enough to 

 hoist with perfect 

 safety any make of 

 pleasure auto- 

 mobiles. One great 

 advantage of this 

 device is that it 

 requires little space. 



