US100181A - Ephraim myers - Google Patents

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To al? whom it may concern:

Be it known that I EPHRAnvrMYnRs, of town, `in the county of Frederick, and in the State of Maryland, have invented certain new Aand useful -Improvements in Harvester-Druppels and do hereby declare that the-following is a'i'ull, clealyand exact de- -scription thereof, reference being had to the -accompanying drawings and to the letters .of reference marked thereon, making a pmt of this specification.

The nature of my invention consists inthe construction and arrangement of' a harvester-dropper in which the dropper platform has three distinct motions quickly following each other for discharging the grain,

namely: First, falling; second, front end rising; and n third, front end falling, and'these motions of the platform acting in connection with aV quick upward and backward motion ol" the cut-ofi, so as to quickly and effectually discharge the grain.

in order to enable others skilled in the art to which. my invention apperfains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe its construction and operation, referring to the annexed drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a plan view of my device;

Figure 2 is a side view; and

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In the drawings I have not deemed it necessary t-o show more of a harvester than what is actually neo--l essary to fully represent my invention and the manner of attaching the same to the harvester.

A represents the tongue of a harvester;

B, the cutter-bar; and

o, the dividing board.

Near the rear edge of the cutter-bar B is hinged or pivcted a rod, a, extending nearly the whole length of the same, and its ends bent at right angles toward the rear.

In the rear ends of the rod a are hinged or pivoted the ends of another similarly bent rod, l), of such size that it can be folded within the rod a.

Upon the rod b is hinged a slatted platform, D, the slats of which are made of any suitable material, but I prefer making then of wood and metal combined; that is, the inner hinged ends of metal and the halance of wood.

From the arms of the rod b another rod, d, extends upward and tolvard the rear, and on said rod are placed one or more adjustable balls'or weights, E, for the purpose of properly balancing tire platform I). These balls or weights may be made adjustable upon the rod d in various ways, but I prefer to provide therod 'with screw-threads, and screw the balls on the same so that' 'they can readily be brought closer to or farther from the outer end of the rod, as may be desired.-

Figure 3 is a View of the inner side of the dividing The rod gl is. further, by another rod, e, connected with'or near the inner joint of the rods a andb, and vrods dand e', or'their equivalents, maybe so'bcnt or changd'as to be out-of the way of the sheaf, and if necessary outside of the drive-wheels or othcrpartsl` The arms or'ends of Ithe rod vwzl/re, by'means vof con necting-rods f f, connected with a bent rod, g, which extends along and on top of the cutter-bar B, infront of the rod a, and the ends of which are pivoted or hinged to the tongue A and dividing-board C, as shown in fig. 1.

The dropper device'thus constructed is' operated by means of a foot-lever, G,.connected by suitable connearing-rods and levers with the rod e near the inner joint ot' the rods a and b, or may bc -connected with -and raised bythe drive-wheel or other machinery. l

using one von each side, a much lighter rodean bensed for the cut-olg, since, if only one were rsd, the out# oil` would swag downward.

I Its operation is as follows:

When the'harvester commences to out, the operator will bear down upon the. foot-lever G, which raises thc.-

platform D in a position inclined toward the rear and upward from near the rear edgeof the cutter-bar B, and the rod gis brought so as to rest upon the cutterbar B.

As the grain is cut it falls upon and is carried along lwith the platform D until enough has been collected to form a sheaf, when the operator removes his foot from the lever G. This allows the platform D to drop at orice, at the same time raising the'rod g. The balls or weights E acting upon the rod b, throws theinner platform forward again, throwing the front end downward. This rocking or bouncing motion of the platform D, in connection-with the upward motion of thc cnt-olf y, electually discharges the grain. rlhe operator then, by placing his foot again upon the lever G, raises the platform and lowers the cut-oli` .ready for the`next sheaf. Y

This device may be adapted to any harvestenand I do not conne myself to anyparticular form crshape of the'difl'erent rods, 85o., as itis obvious they must in the 'dropper is attached.

The parts Ihave mentioned as being lattachedt'o the tongue A arev to be attached to the most suitablel part of the harvester, generally to the part nearest to theinner end of' the cutter-bar B, depending The rods f f play avery important part, for, by'

ends 'of the -rods a and b, so as to bring the Slat end of the slatted platform D upward and backward,

and the rebound of said weights and platform tilts the.

some manner bemoditied to suit the machine cn'whichv upon the const-motion of. the machine to which it is.l v l attached.'

The cut-off gis solconstructed at the connecting point of `the rods f f, as to produce an upward and backward motion ofthe cut-oli' when the platform falls. And'the plat-form itself being hinged, as before men` tioned, tothe rod 71, will, .in falling, have its rear edge resting upon the ground or stubble, and allow its front edge to rise up, as already described, without removing the rear edge from `the ground.

It will readily be seen that the rod or cubog as it rises-,assists in discharging thc grain, and whilein this elevated position it acts as a. cut-off to separate the 'fallingand standing grain until the platform has .been raised again.

In the dividing board C is another hole, whichA is intended to change the position of' the cut-olf g, t'. e., in tall grain to move the cut-off back into the hindmost hole. rl`his .will throw it further back when raised, l so as to hold the tall grain, it not being intended to raise it higher than level with the hole in which it is hinged. This is a great advantage, for if the cut-oil" g is raised higher than this, it will come in contact withthe overhanging reel-an indispensable part of every harvester. 'lhere must of course be a. corresponding hole. on the inside next-the tongue or main flame.

Having thus i'ullyedescribed my invention,

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination of the bent rods a b,rod d, and weights E E, all constructed and arranged as described, so as to give the platform the bouncing motion, substantia'lly as and for the purposes hei-ein set forth.

2. The combination ofthe slatted platform D, hinged to the rod b, the weight E, audeut-otf g, all substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

3. The combination of the platform D, cut-og, rods ab d e, weights E, and foot-lever G, with a suitable connecting device, all constructed and arranged .as described, and operating substantially in the mauner and for the purposes herein set forth.

4. The combination of the bent rods a b, rods ff, and cut-off g, all substantially as and for'the purposes herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing, I have hereunto set my handthis 4th day of December, 1869.

EPHRAIM MYERS.

Witnesses:

G. L. Evem, HARRY Kme-

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