US10534A - Machine for stuffing horse-collars - Google Patents

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J. HOWELL. Stuffing HorseCoHars.

-Patetved Feb.' 14, 1854;'-

JOHN W. HOWELL), OF NEW PARIS, OHIO.

MACHINE FOR STUFFING HORSE-COLLARS.

speeication of Letters Patent No. 10,534, dated February 14, 1854.

To all whom t may concern? Be it known that I, JOHN W. HOWELL, of New Paris, in the county of Preble and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Machine for Stuiiing Horse-Collars; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation Vof the same,

reference being had to the accompanying drawing, making part of this specification.

The nature of my invention consists in so constructing a machine,l that by means of a forked or other shaped piston. working through a hopper with an adjustable crib or bottom holding `the straw, in connection with a clamp fo-r retaining the open end of the leather or casing of said collar it may, by suitable gearing actuating the piston, be stuffed to any desired degree of hardness and that with great rapidity.

In Figures 1 and 2 of the drawings: A A represents the longitudinal portion of an oblong frame or table supported at a suitable height. At one end thereof is secured in proper journals a fly wheel, I, carrying a pinion G on its shaft.

J is a cog wheel or driver, actuated by the winch J which on turning gives a rapid motion to the pinion.

H is a crank on the shaft of G and by a pitman D gives a sliding movement to the headblock B, on edge ways, united the framing A. Connected to this block B is the piston or stuer It, which is secured to the headblock by a set screw b which admits the length of the rod to be adjusted. This headblock is confined in its slide movement by jogs or lips entering under the ways.

C is a board for supporting the collar, and is sufficient-ly thick to admit of its being hcllowed at its narrow end, to receive and sustain the collar; this board is retained on a. sliding board working in ways.

E is the hopper for holding the straw o-r material for filling the collar. It is open at top, but its bottom is closed by a lifting or adjustable grate F K, the hinge of which is at L. y

N is a heavy weight keeping the hopper and collar up to the work of stuiing.

S is the front of the hopper; through a suitable opening therein is inserted the directing funnel o, o, on which the leather collarM M forming a hollow tube or sack is secured` by the clamps CZ and e closed thereon by the bent strap lever, a, the leather retained between the jaws al and e and 0, o,

the dog Z retaining the clamps kon the leather.

h 1s also a dog working onv the rack z' secured on the'rear side ofthe frame A. The

use ofthe rack is to preventthe weight drawing on'vthe hopper until the dog Vis lifted. j

P isa pulley o-ver which the cord from theweight VN connected with ,the hoppers front S is co-nnected. Y v

The mode of operation in stuffing aV collar is as follows: The open end of the collar is slipped on the end o-f the funnel 0, 0,v

the aws or clamps e and el having been released by liberating the lever an. Vhen said Y long. It rests across the grating F.y The forked end of the pistonY R on sliding through the hoppengather's a few straws in its fork and on being pressed forward` by the block B` through the-pitman D andk crankA H, the straw is carried into the leather collar, and this movement of the rod `R is kept up until the collar is filled and well packed. The swell or middle of the collar is first stuffed (although the far end may be done previously) and by raising the dog L, permits the weight to draw the hopper toward the piston R and the rod or piston R to be withdrawn slightly at each movement of the hopper. A little eX- ercise of judgment is required of the person forming the collar as regards the time of moving the dog 7L; but the rapidity and eiiiciency of thisV mode of performing a hitherto laborious part of the manufacture of horse collars can not'otherwise than be appreciated. By means of the adjustable bottom or grating F the quantity of straw -through which the fork B passes may be soM Having described the nature of my improvement in machines for stufng horse collars what I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is- The construction of the hopper E With an adjustable grate or crib bottom F in combination with the pistonV R, funnel 0, 0, clamps e and Z and lever a; acting thereon,

substantially in the manner set forth in the foregoing specification and accompanying 10 drawing. Y

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name before two subscribing Witnesses.

J CHN W. HOWELL.

' Witnesses: Y LEWIS S. DAVIS,

JOHN D. KING.

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