US1636650A - Combined grain and hay stacker - Google Patents

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July 19 J. SCHRAG, JR COMBINED GRAIN AND HAY STACKEi? Filed Dec. 27. 1926 3 Sheets-Shut 1 (SC/195A a, JP.

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COMBINED GRAIN AND HAY STACKER Filed DEC. 27 1926 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Joaep dc/MAG, JR. wvemoq,

Patented July 19, 1 927,

UNITED sir-Ares} JOSEPH sonaae, an, or ivrounn' amen," Kansas,

' COMBINED GRAIN AND HAY s'racxna Application filed December 27, 1926'.- Seria1'I5Io.'1f57,l5B, 1

This invention aims to provide novel means whereby hay, straw, grain or the like may be elevated out of a barge and formed into a stack.

It is within the province of the disclosure to improve generally and to enhance th utility of devices of that typeto whichthe invention appertains. 7

With the above and other objects in view which will appear as the description pro,- ceeds, the invention resides in the combina-. tion and arrangement of parts and in the. details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the in-: vention herein disclosed, may be made with in the scope: of what iscl-aimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention. I

Inthe drawings- -Figure 1. showsin top plan, av structed in accordance with the invention, parts being broken away; t

Figure 2'is: a side elevation;

Figure 3 is a section taken about onthe line 33 of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a fragmental perspective showing the tiltable table and attendant parts;v

Figure 5 is a fragmental perspectiveshow-1 ing a portion of the rear gate; 1

Figure 6 is a perspective showing a part of the movable sides; Y

Figure 7 is a sectional view taken about on the line 77' of Figure 2; C

Figure 8' is a fragmental' view'illustrating a slight modication; and a Figure 9 is a diagrammatic: View showing the arrangement of parts whereby the stand ards and parts carried thereby 'may be raised. 7

In carrying out the'invention there isTprovided a vehicle which need notbe discussed much in detail, because it may be made as desired; Let it suflice to say that the vehicle includes a frame 1 carryingtwo pairs 'of' rear wheels 2, forward-castor wheels 3, and; a tongue truck 4c- The frame of the. vehicle; carries front corner posts andrear' corner posts 6. The front corner posts 5 are-con nected by a front wall 7, which is fixed. fixed side wall 8 extends between the posts 5 and 6 0m side of the frame, and a similar fixed wall 9 extends between the posts 5 and 6 at the other side of the vehicle. A rear gate 10 is hinged at 11 to one of the rear posts 6 and is held closed against device. (3011- o theotherrear-post 6 by alatch 12 that is shown in Figure- 5 of the drawings. 7 P Movable sides lr are locatedbelow the fixed'qsides. 8 and 9, the movable sides 14' being piwot-ed at, theirupper' ends, as shown at 15, to the posts fj and 6, sothat the lower edges? of? sides 14 can swing inwardly andi outwardly. ,In' order to hold the sides 14 in; any position to. which they may have been adjusted, props,16, preferably in the able sides; 14:, as shown-in Fig-ure6, the rack bars; 16 beingcadapted, to cooperate with keepers 1:7,, onqthe frame'wrk of the machine,

jf Atf'one site of the vehicle, guides l8 18 are secured to the fixed side: members 9. Standards 19 are mountedfor-.-verticalads justment in the guides 18. In: the operation cit-the'n-iachii'ie, thestandards- 19 do not reciprocatein the guides 18" but are held at fixed, elevation, and in, the position shown i n- -Iiigure;v of the drawings. A-ny suitable meansfmay. be aprovided for holding the standards 19 against downward movement in-the guides 18., Foriinstance, keeperpins 20, as shown in detail in Figure 7, may be insertedthrough the guides 18.?a11d the stand: aids-19 .mPulleysi 50 are mounted on the standards 19. OutStandiBgwingS 21 are hinged to,-;the.-standards-19 and are mains taifned-in outstandingqposi'tion by means of detachab-lebraces 22, extended between the wings 21 and the posts 6 and 5 at one side of the machine. There. are brackets 23'on the upper ends of the standards-e19, and there are brackets; 24, on the fixed member 8. Braces 25 are provided, and are detachably connected alt-1,26 by; bolts; .or the like, with the brackets 24 a'nd. 23,,the, standards119 thus, being rein-forced against fiexureor strain, transversely. of ,tlie ;vehic'le.- Reinforcing ba-rs-;27-,.are provided, the; upper ends of the bars-2T. being detachablycon-neeted by means of bolts {28, 'withthe; intermediate portions ofzthe 'braces225, the lower-ends of the reinforcingv bars 27 ,beilolgr Connected pivotally withthe sidemember 9.1 i

The numeral-f29 ,Ifnarks;,-,a-table which is hingedly mounted at. intermediate its ends on theiuppen-ed-ge, Sofa the .fiixedi'wall 91.; ,;To the lower end of the table 29 is connected a sling which is denoted generally by the numeral 31, the sling being flexible. The sling 31 includes slats 32 that are pivotally connect- '65 form of-rack bars, are pivoted to the mov ble 29, as shown in Figure 2. To the lower most slat 32 is connected a flexible net 33 provided at its outer edge with eyes 34 adapted to be engaged releasably by hooks 51 on flexible elements 35, the flexible elements 35 being wound about a shaft 36 which is journaled at its ends on the'upper ends of the standards 19. The shaft 36 carries a drum 37 which may be located wherever desired, along the shaft 36. About the drum 37 is wound a flexible element 38 which is carried downwardly and outwardly, as shown at 40, about a sheave 39 journaled on one of the guides 18, or located elsewhere.

In practical operation, the net 33 is detached from the slats 32 and is placed in a wagon or barge 41, the wagon then being loaded and being driven along the side of the stacker. The net 33 is connected at one side with the slats 32, and at the other side with the flexible elements 35. Then, when pull is imparted to the flexible element 38, in its horizontal portion 40, rotation will be imparted to the shaft 36, and the net 33 will be raised and carriedupwardly between the wings 21, the wings preventing the load in the sling from being spilled out As the net 33, along with the slats 32 is carried upwardly, the load ultimately is deposited on the platform or table 29 which moves over into a horizontal position, and then swings further on its hinged mounting 30, the load being dumped into a rectangular rack which is formed by the sides 8 and 9, the sides 14, the front wall 7, and the rear gate 10, When the de'sired amount of material has been stacked up as aforesaid, the latch mech anism 12 in F igure' 5 may be cast loose, and

the bolts 26 may be detached from the brackets 23, and the bolts 28 may be detached from the reinforcing bars 27, the bars 27 being swung downwardly, and the braces 25 being swung downwardly. Then, if the keeper pins 20 be withdrawn from the guides 18, the standards 19 and all parts carried thereby, may be lowered. When the standards and the parts associated therewith, as aforesaid, the machine may be rolled into thereof. Then, the flexible elements 35 may be connected to the rack '42. The material may be dragged by a horse rake on the inclined rack 42, and by operatin the flexible elements 35, the rack 42 may be swung as indicated by the arrow to dump, the load into the stack. The sling 31, however, is, of course, the preferred instrumentality for charging or loading the stacker. When it is desired to raise the standards 19, and parts carried thereby, into the position shown in Figure 2 of the drawings, then the flexible elements 35 are unhooked at 51 from the eyes 34 on the net 33, the flexible elements being rove upwardly over the pulleys 52 on the standards 19, as shown in Figure 9, the hooks 51 on the flexible elements 35 being engaged with eyes 61- on' the frame. If, now, the'ficxible element 38 is pulled upon, rotation will be imparted to the shaft 36, the flexible elements 35 will be reeled upon the shaft, and the standards 19 and parts carried therebv will be raised into the position shown in Figure 2. What is claimed is 1. In a device of the class described, a

vehicle provided with a box-like rack open at the top and bottom, the rack comprising fixed sides, a front wall, a movable rear gate, movable sides mounted. for swinging movement below the fixed sides, means for holding the gate releasably in closed position, means for holding the movable sides in adjusted positions, and means for dumping material within the box-like rack, overione of the fixed sides.

2.In a device of the class described, a.

vehicle provided with a box-like rack, standards mounted on the rack for raising and lowering, means for holding the standards in adjusted positions,'wings carried by the standards and projecting outwardly from the standards, a sling mounted to move between the wings, means for'connecting the inner edge of the sling with the vehicle, and means mounted on the standards and connected with the sling for operating the sling.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixed my signa ture. i

JOSEPH SCHRAG, JR.

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