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      Mar. 29, 1949
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      Steam Winch
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    Harry  Knutson  | 
    St. Paul, Ramsey County, MN | 
    Claim:
 In material handling apparatus including a drum to be rotated, spaced apart members one of which is constituted as a side housing at right angular relation to said drum, a drum shaft rotatably mounted upon and between said spaced apart members rigidly supporting said drum, a gear upon said drum shaft and in said side housing, a shaft rotatably mounted upon and between said spaced apart members, a pinion upon said shaft and in said side housing in mesh with said gear, casings supported by and up against said spaced apart members at the outer sides of and in parallel relation to the spaced apart members, sna cod apart rotatable clements fixed upon said shaft at the outer sides of said spaced apart members and situated in said casings, respectively, and steam engine mechanisms in said casings for driving said rotatable elements. |