US1064074A - Antifrictional bearing for mowing-machines. - Google Patents

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J. S. HOWK. ANTIFRIGTIONAL BEARING FOR MOWING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED SBPT.13,1912,

Patented June 10, 1913.

Jbfirz Jiffozflh Inventor Attorney;

- ml? S. HG'WK, OF BENQ, NEVADA.

ANTIFBICTIONAL BEAR-ENG Lv'I WING-1'VIACI'KIIQES ftpplicatian fled September is.

Specification of Letters Fatezit.

June it), 1913.

131%. Ser'iei He, 129543;.

Tr) 127i wimm may (m -deem Be it known that I, Jeri it i'ii) '1.. it eiti zen of the United States, residing at item, in the county of \Vashee and State of with, have invented new and ii iii Anti; frictional Bearing for isii owing-iviatn which the teiiewing is a specification.

'1 present im'ei'ition whites to an antirie Wiiai bearing for mowing machines,

which is adapted to be attached tit the finger.

i of a mowing machine its to contest with the upper face of the sickle in order to press same against the fingers.

It is the ebject of the preseht invention to provide an improved and novel antifrietienaijbeuriiig designed to be carried by the finger bar for cont-tot with the sickle in order to etiectiveiy press the sickle against the fingeis fer providing an etiiment cutting action. f

The present invention clip attachable to the finger ing tongue overhanging the E1 'ie, iii uenr hinzttieh with pair of ceinpiemrnting bait" hearing cups meunte-zi in the'b t'tem it the the .7

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inegef i also contemplates hair and hexv(inst r11 etim'i,

l i i l t i i i t E l l 1 i i i I i hated by the numeral 5, the tine neing finge s 7 usizzzi mi having the cutters'i secure tnerete, thus prev'itting the e Whteh C-TXihOl'fiiS with fingers 5,

in uirrying out the. present invention, a is-zttti'iehed tethe finger bar 4 by of a peno'i butts S) passing through elongated slots 10 in ears Til projecting from-Q the eiip, the slots perm. ing the clip to be adjusted terwnrdiy and reurwardiy. This clip 8 is provided with a t'erwztrdiyprojecting'tengue 8 overhanging the sickle, the tongue being provided with a lower recess 12, m'ici'the bottdm of thereeess being inclined reurwardiy as designated by the numeral 13. The recess is preferably circular and a heit or other securing l l'ifllixbef 14 passes tnreugh the tongue in a eogiitien siightiy inclined from the x I l'izliiy of the i. 3 i with it head ,at the lower e d, and been i at its up he nut seating II; it. e upper face,

pe if the i and the grooves er 7 war it reiipet'ste with eiieh other and have osed thmehetween uh annular series 0. imii h 'ings 1S. The belt 14 passes tin-(nigh the apertures 17 (if the cups inner (rue Mating zigt'ziiiist so that the cups are Thu} the iewer cup it. iewet portion er i edge, with the it: mun-(int.

4 the reinm'ei so his tilt: nmvern (up may and (1011- so as tn retain thrmaps 11) po ition within 0 '3 px'eviried is function in irmhes worn, the

Ft r inn with the st he i 1 the hot-tum at 1. is aim simpi tehgue so it suppmrt the belt. A pair ht mmpie t i erehangezihie bait rh the recess 12 '05 the t; ee eaten it cups} leg I construction,

recess with the bottom .0

invention,

2.- A clip attachable to the finger bar ofa mowing machine and having a tongue to overhang the sickle, a member pivoted tothe bottom of the-tongue to rotate in an inclined plane relative to the sickle and to o contact at its lower-portion with the face of the sickle, and an annular series-of anti-frictional membersdis' and the said member.

3. A clip attachable to the finger harlota mowing machine having ator'igueto'oven hang thesickle, the ton ue;ha}v1ng= a lower the-recess inclined,

a pair oficomple'menting ball bearing cups,

one cup bein eated in the recess o hat the other cup plane. relat ve to the sickle and contact at its lower portion with the face of the sickle,

' ball bearings between the cups,' an d a mem- 1 y .tive'to portion with the face overhang the sickle, the

her pivoting the. cupsto the 4. A clip' attachable to the amowing machine and having a tongue to ton ue having a the ottom of the tongue;

lower recess therein with recess inclined, a pairof interchangeable complementing,ballbearing cups, one cup being seated in the-recess'fso that-the other rotate in an inclined plane relathe sickle and contact at itslower of the sickle, ball'bear-' recess inclined,

posed between cthetorrgge "member detachably pivotingthe cups to the tongue.

5. A clip atta'chable to the finger bar of a mowing machine and havingja tongue to overhang the sickle, the tongue having a lower recess therein with the'bott'omofthe a pair of complementing ball each cup comprising a disk an annular groove around its margin and a central aperture, one on being seated in the recess so that the other cup may rotate in an inclined plane rela- I tive to the sickle and contact at its lower portion with the face of the sickle, ball be'armg between thegrooves ,of the cups, 'and a securing member passed through the aper -t-ure of the cups and engaging the tongue to support the cups. i v f, ,6. -A-clip attachable'to the finger-bar of amoring i g* -i g ieuy; overhang thewsicklefan-inclinedpivot-menignoi 'ber "passing through the tongue,-andamember mounted on the loiv'erend .oflthePiVot member to rotate inaninclinedplane relacontact at its lower bfaceloi-ithe sickle. v 7o eh bl ei =finger ;b of o 1ne and-havin a-tongito; overhang thesickl'e, afpairof interch'ange' able members pivoted-to the bottom of the tongne, one" member [bearing against the 75 tongiie and the other member being rotata l bearing cups v provided with tive to the sickle and 11p portion withth A clip; alcmowingem h I ble 1n an inclined plane relative to the sickle finger bar of so-that its lower portion may contact with the face of the sickle, and entifrictional means between the said members- '80 In testimonyjthat I claim thejojregoing as my owr'igel have hereto aflixed my. signa: ture in the presenceof two witnesses,

, J oH ;s. nowK. Witnessesi f "c l E; E. Gin-mean, r 1

'- I J. J. Baron Y.

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