US1006781A

US1006781A - Corn-shock binder.

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Publication number: US1006781A
Application number: US60945611A
Authority: US
Inventors: Fletcher Owen
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1911-02-18
Filing date: 1911-02-18
Publication date: 1911-10-24
Anticipated expiration: 1928-10-24

Description

F. OWEN.

'CORN SHOCK BINDER. APPLIGATION FILED 1211.18, 1911.

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CORN SHOCK BINDER.

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CORN-SHOCK BINDER.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Got. 24, 1911.

Application filed February 18, 1911. Serial No. 609,456.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FLETCHER QWEN, acitizen of the United States, residing at Vorthington, in the county of Greene and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Corn-Shock Binders and Loaders; and I do hereby de clare the following to be a full, clear, and

exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to machines for binding shocks of corn when standing in the fields, and for loading them onto suitable wagons so that they may be taken to a shredding machine without unbinding them. IVhen discharged from the wagons the shocks are unbound and the corn is shredded.

This invention consists in the novel construction and combination of the parts hereinafter fully described and claimed whereby the shocks are securely bound and loaded onto the wagons.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side view partly in section showing` a binder and loader constructed according to this invention. Fig. 2 is a cross-section taken on the line min Fig. 1, drawn to a larger scale and showing the friction clutch mechanism. Fig. 3 is a plan'view of the free end portion of the boom, showing the binder housing in section. Fig. 4 is a plan view of the end portion of the boom. Fig. 5 is a plan v view of the arm at the end of the boom.

Fig. G is an end view of the binder housing. A is a truck of any approved construction provided with road wheels o.

B is an annular turntable which is mounted in a cylindrical support C between antifriction wheels c and o journaled at suitable intervals around the cylinder C.

D is a beveled toothed turning wheel se cured to the top of the truck inside the cylinder C and the annular turntable, and arranged concentric with them.

E is a platform supported from the annular turntable by legs e, and arranged over the turning wheel D.

F is a frame or tripod of any approved construction, formed of uprights having their lower ends secured to the annular turntable B.

G is a boom, one end portion of which is pivoted by a pin g to the middle part of the frame F. The free end portion of the boom is provided with a curved plate H for pressing against one side of the shock. The plate I-I 1s formed of a segment of a circle,

and is arranged horizontally and has the boom secured to its middle part.

I is a forked arm secured to the underside of the boom near its free end, and arranged to project downwardly and outwardly. This arm has segment shaped plates z' at its free end which are arranged under the plate H and which also press against one side of the shock. The arm I is provided with a guide sheave 2 at its free end, and it has also a second guide sheave 3 which is journaled at its middle part a short distance below the boom.

The shock binder J is provided with a `housing 4 of tubular form having a bellmouthed entrance 5 which is arranged to bear against the arm I between the guide sheave 2 and the boom. This tubular housing has channels 6 in it which tit the chain 7 used for binding the shocks. This chain or other similar flexible band is secured atone end to the housing by a pin 9, and it is provided with a short rod or needle 10 at its other end. This flexible band or chain is passed around the shock of corn as it stands in the eld, and preferably near the base of the shock. The needle is passed over the guide sheave 3 and through the tue bular housing, and the flexible band is pulled as tight as possible by hand.

A spring-pressed catch or pawl 11 is pivoted on a pin 12 in a slot or chamber at one side of the housing` and is provided with a projecting lug 13 for disengaging it. The pawl engages automatically with the chain links at the free end portion of the flexible band, and prevents the band from slipping backward in the housing and becoming slack.

K is the main driving shaft which is j ournaled in bearings 7c projecting from the platform E. This shaft is arranged directly over the center of the turning wheel D, and it is revolved by any approved means, either by hand power or by any suitable motor.

L is a small gasolene engine which can advantageously be used to drive the shaft K. This engine is mounted on the platform E, and is operatively connected with the shaft K by means of toothed wheels 15 and 16.

`A disk 17 is secured upon the middle part of the driving shaft K, and is provided with fric-tion clutch members 18 and 19. Two

friction clutch membersl

20 and 21 are mounted loose on the shaft K and are provided with circumferentially grooved collars or

sleeves

22 and 23 for sliding them.

' The clutch member 20 is arranged to engage with the clutch member 18, and the clutch member 21 is arranged to engage with the clutch member 19. The clutch member 20 carries a Winding barrel 24 and a brake sheave 25; and thc clutch member 21 carries a Winding barrel 26 and a brake sheave 27. The brake mechanisms and the levers for sliding the

sleeves

22 and 23 are not shown as these parts are of any approved con struction.

M is a Winding cable Which is Wound upon the barrel 24:. This cable passes over a guide sheave m journaled at the top of the frame F and is secured to the free end portion of the boom by a pin m.

N is a Winding cable which is Wound upon the barrel 26. This cable N passes over a guide sheave n journaled at one side of the boom adjacent to its pivot pin g, and its free end is provided with a hook fn. for engaging with the links of the binding band behind the needle.

Two beveled

toothed pinions

30 and 31 are mounted loose on the driving shaft K, and are arranged in gear with the turning Wheel D upon opposite sides of its center. The pinion 30 has a friction clutch member 32 secured to it, and the pinion 31 has a similar friction clutch member 33. Two friction clutch members 311 and 35 are splined to the shaft K, and are arranged to engage with the friction

clutch members

32 and 33 respectively. Any approved lever mechanism can be used for sliding the clutch members 3e and 35 on the shaft K.

T is a support for the boom When not in use.

The binder is first applied to the shock S,

which is indicated by dotted lines, and is drawn as tightly as convenient by hand. The hook n of the Winding cable N is then placed in engagement with the chain of the binder, the curved plates H and z' of the boom being pressed against one side of the shock. The Winding cable N is Wound upon its barrel so as to draw the binder tightly around the shock, and the catch holds the binder from slipping. The Winding cable M is then Wound upon its barrel to raise the boom together With the shock to any desired height. The turntable is then revolved, to one side or the other as required, by means of the turning mechanism, so that the shock can be dumped upon a Wagon. When the shock is dumped the hook fa is disengaged from the binder, and the shock is left on the Wagon in a tightly bound condition.

A separate binder is provided for each corn shock, and as many shocks as desired are loaded onto the Wagon. The loaded Wagon is then driven to the shredding machine, and its place is taken by an unloaded Wagon, the binder and loader truck being drawn about the field from shock to shock until all the corn shocks have been bound and loaded.

What I claim is:

1. The combination, With a truck, of a turntable mounted on the truck, a boom pivotally supported from the turntable and provided at its free end with plates for bearing against a shock, a binder for encircling the shock, Winding mechanisms supported by the said turntable and provided With Winding cables one of Which is detachably connected with the said binder and adapted to draw it tightly around the shock, the other Winding cable being connect-ed to the said boom and adapted to raise it and the shock.

2. The combination, with a support, and a boom pivoted thereto and provided at its free end With plates for bearing against a shock; of a binder for encircling the shock, and a Winding mechanism carried by the said support and provided With a Winding cable which is detachably connected With the said binder and adapted to draw it tightly around the shock.

3. The combination, with a support, a boom pivoted thereto and having a curved plate at its free end, and an arm secured to the boom and also provided with a curved plate at its free end, said plates being adapted to bear against one side of a shock; of a binder for encircling the shock provided With a housing for bearing against the said arm between the curved plates, and a Winding mechanism carried by the said support and provided With a Winding cable which is detachably connected With the said binder and adapted to draw it tightly around the shock.

4. The combination, with a support, of a boom pivoted thereto and having a curved plate at its free end, a forked arm secured to the said boom and having curved plates at its free end and a guide sheave at its middle part, said plates being adapted to bear against one side of a shock; a binder for encircling the shock provided With a housing Which bears against the said arm, and a Winding mechanism carried by the said support and provided with a Winding cable adapted to engage with the said links and draw the binder tightly around the shock.

5. The combination, With a truck, and a `cylinder secured thereto; of an annular turnf table mounted to revolve in the said cylinder, a turning Wheel secured to the truck concentric With the turntable, a platform and a frame carried by the said turntable, a boom having one end portion pivoted to the frame above the said platform and having plates at its free end for bearing against a shock, a driving shaft mounted on the said platform over the center ofthe said turning Wheel, a binder for encircling the shock, Winding mechanisms driven from the said shaft and provided With Winding cables one of which is detachably connected with the said binder and adapted to draw it tightly around the shock, the other Winding cable being connected to the said boom and adapted to raise it and the shock, guide sheaves for the said cables carried by the said boom and the said frame, and turning mechanisms driven by the said shaft and engaging with the said turning Wheel.

6. The combination, with a truck, and a cylinder secured thereto; of a turntable mounted to revolve in the said cylinder, a driving shaft carried by the said turntable, a frame also carried by the turntable and having a guide sheave at its top7 a boom pivoted at one end to the middle part of the said frame between the driving shaft and ,Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the the guide sheave and having plates at its free end for bearing against a shock, a binder for encircling the shock, Winding mechanisms driven from the said shaft and provided with Winding cables one of which is detachably connected With the said binder and adapted to draw it tightly around the shock, and a guide sheave carried by the boom for guiding the binding cable, the other Winding cable being passed over the sheave at the top of the frame and connected to the boom and adapted to raise the boom and the shock.

In testimony whereof I have aliiXed my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

FLETCHER Ol/VEN.

Witnesses:

ARTHUR LOWE, W. C. ANDREWS.

"Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.