US1085364A - Cotton-baling device. - Google Patents

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W. D. SMITH. COTTON BALING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 25,1912. 1,085,364, Patented Jan. 27, 1914.

[NVENTOR WILLIAM DAVID SMITH, OF MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE.

COTTON -BALING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 27, 1914.

Application filed November 25, 1912. Serial No. 733,522.

'0 all about it may concern Be it known that I, WVILLIAM DAVID SMITH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Memphis, in the county of Shelby and State of Tennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gotton-Baling Devices, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improved apparatus for baling cotton and is primarily designed and adapted for use in connection with the type of presses known as, revolving double-box presses used in connection with a battery condenser, tramper and compress.

The objects of my improvement are, first, to provide a movable platform that will be normally out of place but that when needed may be advanced to a position immediately in front of the mouth of the lint-slide leading from the condenser, and over the location occupied by the press-box when in its situation. The purpose of this platform is to provide additional space for holding the cotton that is ginned while the boxes are being exchanged thus allowing the ginning to be continued.

A second object is to provide means for placing the said platform in and out of its operative position.

A third object is to provide a safety guard to protect the said platform from injury by the tramper.

I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of a revolving double-box cotton press showing partial views of a hydraulic compress and a steam tramper. Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the box B of Fig. 1 showing a side elevation of the lint-slide and a partial side elevation of the battery condenser. Fig. 3 shows a top view of the box B and my platform with its actuating mechanism and safety guard as it would appear on the section line CO of Fig. 9.. Fig. 4 is an enlarged projected view of one end of the platform resting on the slide-hanger and showing the detail of the safety guard. Fig. 5 is an elevation of one of the slidehangers showing the end of the platform in dotted outline.

Like characters of reference designate similar parts throughout the different views of the drawing.

In order to make clear the function of my apparatus in its relation to the art of ginning and baling cotton it will be necessary first to describe the present method of operation with these doublebox presses, and to point out certain defects therein which I have been able to overcome by the use of my adjustable platform in conjunction with its safetygnard, whereby a great saving has been effected both in time and money from the fact that by the use of my improved apparatus I have been able to keep the gins running continuously while the baling was in progress and thus turn out many more bales per day than was possible formerly without the use of my apparatus.

Referring to Fig. 1, the press-boxes A and B are secured to the revoluble axis 1 which is rotatable in the bearings 2 and 3, and the press-box B is registered in position with its open upper end abreast the lower end of the lint-slide 4 and so alined that the cotton as it comes down the lint-slide from the battery condenser 4 falls into the box B.

At intervals during the dual operation of ginning and pressing, the tramper 5 is caused to descend on the cotton so as to pack it in the press until there is sufficient cotton in the press to make a bale. During this process the lock-rod 6 must be in engagement with the lock-nut 7 to brace the box against the descending force of the tramper 5, in which position it remains until it is time to reverse the boxes, whereupon the lock-rod 6 is kicked off the lock-hook 7 and drawn to one side by the spring 20. The lock-rod 6 also performs another function which will appear later.

When there is enough cotton in the box B to make a bale the tramper 5 is run down for the last time and withdrawn to the position shown in Fig. 2 whereupon the lockrod 6 is released from the lock-hook 7 in order that the boxes A and B can be turned about on their axis 1 until they have exchanged places, B now being over the compress 8, and A at the mouth of the lintslide 4 ready to receive cotton from the condenser which it does as soon as the tramper 5 is elevated from the position in Fig. 2 to that of Fig. 1 which act-ion raises shield-board 9 that is attached to tramper 5 from before the mouth of lint-slide 4; and allows the accumulated cotton to fall into the press.

It will be observed that the space between shield-board 9 and battery condenser 4 is very limited and as this is all the space available for the reception of the cotton that is ginned during the time occupied in exchanging the boxes, it frequently happens that the cotton chokes in lint-slide 4 before the incoming box is registered in place to receive it. This choking of the lint-slide f and condenser f necessitates frequent stopping of the gins and the baling until the congestion is removed.

To remedy the above mentioned defects and obviate the necessity of stopping the gins I provide the movable platform 11 which remains normally out of operation under lint-slide 4 until needed when it can be brought forward by pushing shift-lever 12 upward to move in the slot of the bar 14 in the direction of point 13 which transmits motion through shifter-bar 14 around pivot 15 to thrust-rod 16 which advances platform 11 on hanger-slides 17 to a position over the location of the receiving box where platform 11 forms an auxiliary extension in front of lint-slide 4. While in this forward position, platform 11 receives and supports the cotton that flows on to it from lint-slide t while the boxes are being exchanged. A reverse motion of lever 12 withdraws platform 11 to its normal position under lint-slide 4, which latter scrapes the cotton 01f platform 11 causing it to fall into the press as the platform is retracted.

From the different views it will be seen that platform 11 is provided with safetyguard 18 which carries safety-flange 19. Fig. 3 shows clearly that so long as the lock-rod 6 is engaged with lock-hook 7 it is impossible to advance platform 11 under tramper 5, similarly it is impossible to engage lock-rod 6 with lock-hook 7 when safety-guard 18 is advanced forward, hence it follows that there can be no interference of tramper 5 and plat-form 11 seeing that trarnper 5 is never caused to descend unless lock-rod 6 is in position of engagement with lock-hook 7. Actual practice has demonstrated that by the use of the platform aforesaid the baling and ginning can be carried on simultaneously and continuously.

WVhile I have herein shown and described specific forms of my invention I do not wish to be limited thereto except as for such limitations as the claims may import.

I claim:

1. In a cotton press and in combination with a means of cotton supply, a movable platform adapted to receive cotton from said means.

2. In a cotton press and in combination with a means of cotton supply, a movable platform, advancing or retracting the said platform.

3. In a cotton press and in combination with a means of cotton supply, a movable platform having a safety-guard adapted to prevent interference from a tramper.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM DAVID SMITH.

Witnesses:

S. G. DAVENPORT, JOHN E. COLBERT.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. C.

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