US151288A - Improvement in binders attachments for harvesters - Google Patents

Description

P. F. HODGES.

BindersAttachments for Harvesters.

'Nm-151,288' v Patented May 26,1874.

Wma o' $3 fm1/6105571 PLINY F. HODGES, OF MASSILLON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF PART OF HIS RIGHT TO EDWIN BAYLISS, JAMES O. BROIVN, AND FRANCIS T. LOMONT, OF

SAME PLAGE.

IMPROVEMENT IN BINDERS ATTACHMENTS FR HARVESTERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 151.2S, dated May 2G, 1874; application filed March 14, 1874.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PLINY F. Hons-ns, of Massillon, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Reaping-Machines, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact descriplupon the main or wheel frame; and has for its object the adaptation of the raking and binding attachment to be applied to a two-wheel hinged-bar mower, whereby the machine is adapted to be used both for mowing and rea-ping, or what is known as a combined machine. The invention consists in combining the upper swinging end of the elevator-frame, which is mounted upon the hinged platformframe, with the binders table on the main or wheel frame by an extensible guiding-apron, which will permit the vibrations of the elevator in conforming to the movements of the platform-frame, relatively to the main frame and binders7 table, while, at the same time, said apron at all times crosses the space intervening between the swinging elevatorframe and the binders table, for guiding the grain from the elevator to the table and effectually preventing the escape of the grain between them in its passage, as hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawing, A represents the main frame mounted upon two drivingwheels, B B. C represents the inner end of the platform-frame, which is hinged by means of a coupling-frame, D D D', to the main frame, the arms D D being hinged, one in front and form-frame at any desired elevation.

the other in rear of the wheels, kat one end to the main frame, in line or nearly in line with the crank-shaft, and at the other to the platform-frame, to permit the free vibration of the latter in mowing 5 or the rear bar D may be removed when the machine is used as a mower, and the cutting apparatus supported by the forward arm and the oblique or diagonal brace D. The platform-frame O is provided at its inner end with arms G1, rigidly connected thereto, and extending inward to about midway of the width of frame A, where they are suspended from hooks a on the main frame by means of chains c, which may be readily adj usted for holding the inner end of the plat- E represents a binders stand or platform on the main frame over the gearing, and El is abinders7 table mounted on corner upright c on thc frame A, said table being perforated at E2 to accommodate the legs or persons of the binders standing on the platform E, or sitting on the table El. The inner or grain side of this table E is provided with upright lugs or ears j', one at each end, in which is mounted the shaft of a longitudinal roller, F, to which is attached one end of an apron or canvas, G, which extends outward and upward, and is connected at its opposite end to a rod or roller connected with the upper end of the elevatorframe O2, which is mounted upon and vibrates with the hinged platform-frame (l. The elevator, one of the upper rollers of which is shown at C3, and which may be of any usual or preferred construction, is so arranged, relatively to the apron G, that the grain, as it is discharged from the upper end of the elevator, falls upon the upper inclined face of, and is guided by, said apron in its descent to the binders table El. To provide for the vibration of the elevator with the hinged platform-frame, -relatively to the main or wheel frame A, the roller F, either directly or through a pulley on the end of its shaft, and a cord, h, is connected with aspring, H, (or weight,) in such manner as that the tension of the spring serves, through the cord h, to rotate the roller F, thus winding and taking` up any slack in the apron G consequent upon thevariations in the dist-ance between the vibrating upper end of the elevator and the binding-table, and keeping the apron always in the best shape for the delivery of the grain from 011e to the other, while effectually preventing the escape of any grain between them. The roller and spring` may be applied at the elevator end of the apron, if preferred.

The same result may be accomplished by the employment of a divided apron of wood or metal, one leaf or panel of which is hinged to the table E1, and the other to the elevatorframe C2, the one connected with the elevatorframe overlapping and sliding upon the one connected with the table El, to accommodate the vibration of the platform and elevatorframe.

These overlapping ends may be connected by any suitable arrangement, such as loops or slots, and through headed bolts or pins to permit them to slide by each other freely, while the hinges at each end permit this apron to freely accomodate itself to the constantly-varying angle of relation between the top of the elevator-frame and the binders table. This extensible apron may be used to connect the elevator on a rigid-frame machine, with a binders7 table mounted on an outside hinged binders carriage or frame.

v Parts of the machine not particularly described may be constructed in anyusual or preferred manner.

Having thus described my invention,what I claimas new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The extensible delivery-apron in combinatation with the grain-elevator frame and binders7 table, substantially as described.

PLINY F. HODGrES.i

Witnesses:

GnARLEs R. ALLEN, ABEL HOOVER.

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