US1149796A

US1149796A - Stacking apparatus.

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Publication number: US1149796A
Application number: US202615A
Authority: US
Inventors: Wesley W Tate
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1915-01-13
Filing date: 1915-01-13
Publication date: 1915-08-10
Anticipated expiration: 1932-08-10

Description

W. W. TATE.

STACKING APPARATUS.

APPUCATION FILED JAN-13,1915.

1,149,796. Patented Aug. 10,1915.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 13, 131-5. Serial 1%. 2,626.

To all whom it may concern Be it IJlOT'Il that l, lVesLsY TATE, a

citizen of the United States, residing at ering in large quantities at the upper end of the elevator so that the he will he delivered therefrom in practically a continuous straight line and in unirorin quantity.

In its more specific aspect, the present in- Wention includes a series of adjustable and resiliently yieldable metal straps disposed above and contiguous to the upper stretch of the elevator at its upper end Whe eloy the purpose above referred to may be attained.

it is an additional object of my invention to generally improve and simplify the construction 01"" apparatus of the above choc actor, and increase its efficiency and service- :rbilitv in actual use.

the above and other objects in view, my invention consists in the novel features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts to he hereinafter more fully.

described, claimed, and illustrated in the gsccoinpenying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a perspective View of a machine embodying my intention in its preferred form; Fig. 2 iscn enlarged perspective View of the upper end portion of ithe device; and Fig. 3 is a top-plan View of the receiving hopper and conveyor.

Referring in detail to the drawings, 5 designates a suitable frame structure or support upon the upper end of which the parallel longitudinal side Walls 6 of the hopper are suitably mounted or sccurcd- Gut- Wordly inclined directing Wells or ledges '7 are lined upon the upper edges oi the hopper Wells 6. in suitable hearings secured upon the frame structure 5 at its opposite ends, the transversely disposed shafts and 9, respectively, are journaled. Each of these shafts is equipped with a pair of rollers 10 upon which the parallel flexible straps or belts of an endless apron or conveyor 11 sre engaged. These belts are connected by transverse slats 12 in which a series of pins 13 fixed. An operating shaft is is also journeled in bearings secured upon one end of the frame structure 5, and one end of t is shaft is connected to the corresponding-endot the conveyer shaft 9 by means or chein or other ilexilole power trensniie element 15. FJp'on the other end the operating shaft 14, the belt Wheel 16 is fixed to receive a drive belt extending; from an engine or other suitable source c power.

To one end she Walls c and '7 or the re ceiving hopper, the upwardly inclined parallel Walls'l'i of the elevtor frame are secured. Uprig ts or standards 18 are fixed upon the outersi es of each of these walls adjacent its opposite endsend are connected by transverse hers 2i? designstes'tl'ie endless elevate which is Slnfilfif' in (38231. ion to the convcver l1 and extends around rollers 21 secured upon the operating shaft 1% end rollers fixed upon atransveee shaft 22 mounted in the upper end of the elevator frame.

Upon the transverse her 19, at the lower end or the elevator frame, the ends of a series or" flexible sheet ni'etal strips or plates 2e are secured. Thesernetol strips extend upwardly over the upper stretch of the elevator 2G and adjacent to their upper ends are secured to spaced portions of a transverse metal has This metal her between the points of attachment of the strips 2% thereto, is for led into a series if uou'nrdlv extending re The ex T srticeliv dision tudieach of posed as rial slots ends of bolts 2 are scconipan Huron, nunifp invention, tcod,

1 into th hopthe conre zer 11 upon the inclined elevator- '50.

per and delivered the low r of The hey is cs.

the resilient metal scrips 2e exert clean:

ed upwardly by this elevator and it approaches the upper end thereof stantly increasing pressure upon the same. The ,ha-y which will thus force its way upwardly through the spaces between these spaced strips, may move freely through the loops 26 in the adjustable .bar 25, so that said bar-will not constitute an obstruction against the continuous movement of the hay. In this manner, it will be appreciated. that the hay is prevented from gathering or bunching at the upper end of the elevator, whigh it is most likely to do, owing to the tendency of the hay to fall over and gravi accordance with the rapidity of feed of the I hay to the machine and the capacity thereof, It will be apparent that with the adoption of obvious modifications, the apparatus may be suitably mounted upon a mower to re: ceive the hay as it is cut and deliver the same to a suitable hayrack or other vehicle drawn along side of the mower. The invention is also suscepticle of a great many modifications in the form, proportion, and arrangement of the several elements employed, and it is, therefore, to be understood, that I reserve the privilege of resorting to all such legitimate changes as may be fairlyembodied within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I desire to claim and secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a machine of the class described, an endless elevator. and means vertically adjustable with respect to the upper stretch of the elevator to yieldably hold the material in place thereon.

2. In a machineof the class described, an endless elevator, a plurality of longitudinally disposed resilient members arranged above the upper stretch of. the elevator and fixed at one of their ends, and means for ad justing said members at their other ends with respect 'to the elevator to vary the pressure of the same upon the material.

3. In a machine of the class described, an endless elevator. .a plurality of longitudinally disposed resilient members arranged above the upper stretch of the elevator and fixed at one of their ends. and vertically adjustable means connecting said members adjacent their other ends to vary the pressureof said members upon the material.

4. In a machine of the class described, an endless elevator, a plurality of longitudinally disposed resilient members arranged above the upper stretch of the-elevator and fixed at one. of their ends, and adjustable means for simultaneously adjusting said resilient members at their other ends with re I spect to the elevator to vary the pressure of said members upon the material. t 5. In a machine of the class described, an endless elevator, a plurality of resilient pressure members fixed at one of their endsv and converging to their other ends toward the upper stretch of the elevator, and a vertically adjustable bar connecting said members adjacent their free ends to simultaneously adjust the same with respect to the elevator and vary the pressure of said members upon the material.

6. In a machine of the class described an endless elevator, a plurality of pressure ing loops in line with'the' spacesb'etween said members to permit of the movement of the material in a. plane above the planeof said members at their free ends.

8. In a machine of the class described, an

endlessv elevator, a plurality of independently yieldable pressure members disposed contiguous to one stretch of the elevator, and a single rigid bar'connecting said pressure members and having oflset portions between the pressure members to permit of the movement of the material on the elevator through the spaces between the pressure members.

Q. In a machine of the class described, an

endless elevator. a plurality of resilient pres-- sure members fixed at one end and having portions disposed "contiguous to one stretch of the elevator, and a rigid bar connecting said pressure members and having a Series of loops formed therein corresponding with the spaces between the pressure members to permit of the movement of the material through said spaces. 4

'10. Ina machine of the class d'e'scrlbed, an

endless elevator, a plurality of independ- I ently yieldablc resilient pressure members disposed contiguous to one stretch of the elevator. and means for adjusting said members with respect to the elevator-to vary the pressure of the same upon the material- 11. In a machine of the class described, an endless elevator, a plurality of resilient members arranged contiguous to one stretch of the elevator, an element connecting the pressure members, and means for adjustably mounting said element to vary the pressure of said members upon the material.

12. In a machine ofthe class described, an endless elevator, spaced resilient; members disposed contiguous to one stretch of the elevator, and an adjustably mounted element for holding said members inspaced resignature in the presence of two Witnesses.

-WESLEY V. TATE. Vitnesses:

KLINE XVOODRING, WV. HARRISON WALKER.