US1230200A - Cloth-bolt press. - Google Patents

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F. E. MOREY.

CLOTH BOLT PRESS.

APPLICATION mm JUNE 19, 1916.

Patented June 19, 1917.

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Patented June 19, 1917.

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CLOTH-BOLT Panes.

Application filed June 19, 1916. Serial No. 104,458.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FRED E. MOREY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Baraboo, in the county of Sank and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cloth-Bolt Presses, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to an improved cloth bolt press and has for its primary object to provide a simple and easily operated mechanism for compressing a plurality of bolts of cloth whereby the same may be tightly packed and baled for convenience in shipment.

It is another object of the invention to provide a manually operable mechanism for the above purpose, having means for exerting pressure upon a series of superposed bales at spaced points and means for holding the pressure exerting means against reverse movement while the burlap or other incasing material is sewed around the compressed bolts.

The invention has for a further general object to improve and simplify the construction of devices of the above character whereby the same are rendered extremely strong and durable in practical use and capable of manufacture at relatively-small cost.

lVith the above and other objects in view, my invention consists in the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a front elevation illustrating the preferred embodiment of my improved press;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof;

Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line 33 of Fig. l; and

Fig. 1 is an enlarged detail elevation illus- I trating the normal positions of theoperating. dogs.

Referring in detail to the drawings, 5 designates a pair of base bars which are obliquely inclined upwardly at one'of their ends,as shown at 6. Upon these'obliquely inclined ends of the bars 5, a base plate 7 is rigidly secured. Aplate 8 extends upwardly from the rear edge of the base plate 7 and at right angles to the latter, and to each end of this plate 8 spaced channelshaped guides 9 are riveted or otherwise.

.17 is rotatably mounted.

securely fixed at their lower ends. Adjacent to their upper ends, these guides 9 are connected by means of the metal bar 10. Angular brace bars 11 are fixed at their upper ends to the bar 10 and at their lowerends to the plate 8' centrally thereof. Between each pair of the guides 9, a rack bar 12 is arranged, said rack bar having longitudinal flanges 13 engaged in the opposed open sides of the guides 9. The lower. end of this rack bar is formed with an angular, forwardly projecting, presser arm 1%. These rack bars move beneath the plate 10 and said plate is provided with an opening 15 in line with each of said rack bars.

Upon the plate 10, at opposite sides of each of the openings 15, a suitable bearing 16 is secured, and in these bearings a shaft Upon the shaft 17, .pinions 17 are fixed and have meshing engagement with the respective racks 12.

One end of this shaft projects beyond the corresponding end of the plate 10, and upon the extremity thereof a hand wheel 18 is fixed A ratchet wheel 19 is also secured upon this end of the shaft, said wheel being provided in its periphery with alternately arranged, square and V-shaped teeth, as clearly shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings. 20 designates the operating lever, one end of which is bifurcated to straddle the ratchet 19, the arms of said lever being loosely ongaged .upon the shaft 17 Between the said lever arms, a dog 21 is fulcrumed as at 22, and is provided with a relatively heavy end 23' on one side of its fulcrum. Upon a stud 24 fixed in a'bracket 25 secured to the endof' the platelO, a second pawl 26 is loosely mounted. One end of this pawl is also enlarged or weighted, as at 27 and has an attenuated, downwardly projecting portion which is disposed outwardly of the end 23 of the dog 21 and contiguous thereto. The dog 26,, above its pivot or fulcrum, is curved forwardly and terminates adjacent to the periphery of the ratchet disk 17, as shown at 28, and below the fulcrum 24:- and in spaced relation thereto, said pawl is provided upon its inner edge with a tooth 29 adapted for engagement with the teeth of the ratchet.

For the purpose of bracing the supporting structure upon which the rack bars and operatingmechanism are mounted, I provide the angle iron uprights 30 which are securely bolted or otherwise fixed at their lower ends to the rearends of the base bars 5 and have their upper ends secured to the central angle bars 11 by the plate 10.

In the operation of the machine, a plurality of cloth bolts are arranged in superposed relation upon the base plate 7 the burlap in which the bolts are to be incased being arranged beneath the lower bolt. An iron bar is placed upon the top bolt and the burlap drawn upwardly at each side of the series of bolts and over said bar. The lever 20 is then operated by a vertical up and down motion, and in the up-stroke of the lever the forward end of the dog 21 being engaged with the toothed periphery of the ratchet 19, rotates the shaft 17 in the proper direction to simultaneously move the racks 12 downwardly in the channeled guides 9. The tooth 29 of the Weighted dog 27 being engaged with the ratchet 19, holds the shaft 17 against reverse rotation in the downward movement of the operating lever. This operation of the lever is continued until the arms 14 are engaged upon the bar on the top of the series of bolts and exert suflicient pres bar.

sure thereon to tightly compress the bolt. When the operator releases the lever, the weighted end 23 of the dog 21 throws the weighted end of the dog 26 rearwardly and disengages the tooth 29 from the ratchet 19 and moves the other end 28' of said dog into engagement with the ratchet. The tooth 29 on the dog 26 bearing against the rear end of the pawl 21, holds the forward end thereof also in engagement with the ratchet. Thus the operating shaft is locked against rotation so that the racks 12 cannot move up wardly and release the pressure upon the bolts. The burlap is now sewed at the top of the bale and at each end thereof, leaving only sufficient room to withdraw the iron The unsewed portion of the burlap is then sewed or otherwise securely closed and the pressure upon-the bale is released and the same removed .from the machine. In this manner, it will be appreciated that the cloth bolts can be very easily and quickly tightly packed and baled so that they will occupy a minimum of space in transportation. The machine may be operated with comparatively little manual labor, and as it is of exceedingly simpleconstruction, it will be manifest that it is not liable to get out of order. I have above described a frame or supporting structure-for the bolts which I have found to be quite desirable in practical use, though it will be apparent that frame construction can be greatly varied in order that the machine may be adapted to particular requirements or uses. The invention, while primarily designed for the purpose of baling cloth bolts for shipment, can manifestly be serviceably employed for various other analogous purposes. I have also disclosed herein what I believe to be the preferred construction and relative arrangement of the several elements employed, but it is to be understood that these features are susceptible of considerable modification therein and I therefore, reserve the privilege of adopting all such legitimate changes as may be fairly embodied within the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I desire to claim and secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a press of the character described, a base, spaced pairs of guides fixed at their lower ends to said base, rack bars mounted to travel in said guides, a shaft operatively mounted upon the upper ends of said guides, pinions fixed upon said shaft meshing with the respective rack bars, an angularly; disposed presser arm on the lower end of each rack bar, and manually operable means for rotating said shaft to move the rack bars downwardly in the guides.

2. A press of the character described hav 7 ing a supporting base, spaced pairs of upwardly inclined guides fixed at their lower ends to said base, rack bars mounted in said guides, angularly disposed presser arms on the lower ends of said rack bars, a bar connecting said guides adjacent to their upper ends, a shaft rotatably mounted upon said bar, pinions fixed upon said shaft-and meshing with the respective racks, uprights centrally fixed at their upper ends to said bar and at their lower ends to the base, and manually operable means for rotating said shaft in one direction to move the rack bars downwardly in the guides.

3. In a press of the character described, a supporting frame, spaced rack bars vertically movable in said frame and each having a presser arm, a shaft mounted'upon the frame, pinions fixed on said shaft meshing with the respective rack bars, a ratchet secured to one end of said shaft, a lever oscillatably mounted on said shaft, a dog fulcrumed in said lever and normally engaged at one end with the teeth of the ratchet to rotate the shaft in the movement of the le ver in one direction, and a second dog fulcrumed upon the frame and having a weighted end provided with a tooth to engage the ratchet and prevent the reverse rotation of the shaft when the lever is moved in an op posite direction.

4. In a press of the character described, a supporting frame, spaced racks vertically movable in said frame each provided with a presser arm on its lower end, a shaft mounted upon said frame, pinions fixed upon said shaft and meshing with the re- "upon the frame and operatively engaging the ratchet to hold the shaft against reverse rotation in the movement of the lever in an opposite direction, the dog on the lever operatively engaging the second named dog upon the release of the lever, whereby the latter dog is operatively engaged with the ratchet to hold the shaft against reverse rotation.

5. In a press of the character described, a supporting frame, spaced racks vertically movable in said frame each provided with a presser arm on its lower end, a shaft mounted upon said frame, pinions fixed upon said shaft and meshing with the respective racks, a ratchet secured to one end of said shaft, a lever oscillatably mounted upon the shaft when the lever is moved in one direction, and a dog fulcrumed upon said frame having a weighted end provided with a tooth to engage the ratchet and hold the shaft against reverse rotation when the lever is moved in an opposite direction, the dog on said lever operatively engaging the weighted end of the second named dog to move the other end of said dog into locking engagement with the ratchet and also hold the dog on the lever in operative engagement with the ratchet when said lever is released.

6. In a press of the character described, spaced guides, presser members slidable in said guides, manually operable means for actuating said presser members including a lever, and means automatically operating upon the release of the lever to lock said lever and the presser members against move ment and hold the latter in their effective positions.

7 In a press of the character described, spaced guides, presser members slidable in said guides, a rack bar connected to each of the presser members, a shaft, pinions fixed upon the shaft and engaging the respective rack bars, a manually operable lever to rotate said shaft and move the presser members into effective engagement with an object, and automatically operating means for locking both the lever and said shaft against movement to retain the presser members in the latter position.

8. In a press of the character described, spaced guides, presser members slidable in said guides, a rack bar connected to each of the presser members, a shaft, pinions fixed upon the shaft and engaging the respective rack bars, a ratchet fixed on the shaft, an operating lever loosely engaged upon said shaft, a pawl carried by the lever to co-act with the ratchet and rotate the shaft to move the presser members into effective engagement upon an object, and a pivoted locking element to engage the ratchet actuated by said pawl upon the release of the lever to retain the presser members in the latter positions.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

FRED E. MOREY. l/Vitnesses:

GEO. W. BRUNSHMITS, J. W. FRENZ.

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

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