US234741A - Hay rake and loader - Google Patents

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(ModeL) I 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 J. L. BEIGHTLE.

Hay Rake and Loader.

No. 234,741. Patented Nov. 23, 1880.

(Moist) 7 I 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

J. L. BBIGHTLE.

Hay Rake and Loader.-

Patented Nov. 23,1880.

STATES ATENT Fries.

JOHN L. BEIGHTLE, OF HOLTON, KANSAS.

HAY RAKE AND LOADER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 234,741, dated November 23, 1880,

Application filed April 1, 1880.

To' all whom it may concern:

Be it known thatI, JOHN L. BEIGHTLE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Holton, in the county of Jackson and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Hay Rakes andLoaders; andldo hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters orfi gures ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure l is a view, in perspective, of a device embodying this invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan of the same device. Fig. 5 is a side elevation on line 00 a; of Fig. 2.

This invention relates to that class of devices which are designed to rake and load hay, straw, or the like; and the novelty consists in the detail of the construction and combination of the parts, whereby a very simple, easilyworked, and strong machine is produced, all as will now be more in detail set out and explained.

In the accompanying drawings, A is the main frame, which is mounted at the rear on wheels or carriage B, and in front attached by coupling-pin a to any usual means for draft. In the arms a, depending from the rear sides of the frame and coming below the axle b of the carriage or wheels, arejournaled the ends of shaft 0, which comes almost directly under the axle. The lower end of the elevator-frame D isjointed to this shaft 0 by means of the hinge-straps c on each lower end, and thus the frame will be allowed all the movement on said shaft 0 that may be desired in vertically raising or lowering the front end of the elevator. This movement of raising and lowering is accomplished by means of a Windlass-wheel, E, on the forward end of the frame A, which works the ropes or chains 6, passing over pulleys f in the tops of standards F. These standards are fixed at their base in the frame A, and extend up, one on each side of the elevator, to the height which it is desired to raise the said frame. Beingplaced close to the frame, they will also serve as guides and supports for it. If desired, the lower end of this standard may be braced to the frame, so as to unite all (Model) the parts more firmly together. The elevator has the usual provision of endless band or apron d, with stops d, to take up the hay, &c., and said band passes at the lower end of the frame over pulleys g on shaft 0 and suitable pulleys h in the upper part of the frame.

Motion is communicated to the elevator, as the wheels or carriage B, is drawn along, by means of the gear-wheel I, fixed on the inside of one of the wheels, but of somewhat less diameter than said wheel. In this gear-wheel meshes the pinion k, which is fixed on the end ofthe shaft 0. Preferably the rim ofone or both the carriage-wheels is roughened, so as to insure its rotation. As the carriage is drawn forward the gear-wheel I acts on the pinion k, and, thus revolving the shaft 0, causes the elevator upon it to move up over the frame and carry with it the hay or other substance which has been caught by the curved teeth L. These teeth are fixed in the beam M, which is hinged to the rear of the axle b of the carriage and is tilted by the handle-bar 'm. This bar, fitting in the rack 12, will hold the beam with the teeth in any desired angle. These teeth are made of metal. From the points where they are fixed in the beam they curve down and ininwardly beyond and below the lower end of the elevator; but about mid way in their length each tooth has a supplemental piece, I, which extends inward and over and above the lower end of the elevator; but it will be perceived that these teeth have all the firmness as well as elasticity and good qualities of teeth made of a single wire, since the arm I is attached at some distance from the lower end, and cannot in any degree inj uriously affect the action of the teeth in'raking or weaken them. Preferably the teeth have a spiral spring, Z, at the point where they are fixed to the beam M. This will give additional flexibility to the teeth. The teeth are thus lin ng directly above and over the lower end of the elevator, and in such relation to it as will insure the most effectual operation of all these parts in accomplishing the desired ends. The lower ends of the teeth curve down beyond the lower end of the elevator, and thus are best adapted to gather the hay from the ground, and then, with the arms, will give a safe, unobstructed, and sure passage for the hay from the ground to the bed of the elevator, while the manner in which the teeth are connected to the wheels is such as to insure the utmost ease in their operation, as well as a strong and durable connection. At the front or upper end of the elevator are the forwardly-projecting guidearms 0, one on each side, and hinged so as to be turned up over the elevator-bed, as shown in dotted lines, for convenience in packing, &c. They curve a little inwardly, so as to give the proper direction to the hay, 850., as it is being delivered from the elevator. The board or pieces attached to the upper ends of the standard E will afford protection to these guide-arms.

It will be observed that the rake-teeth L will extend under the lower end of the elevator, and the portion 1, comin g up over the lower end of the elevator, will give a direct and easy path for the hay, while the peculiar V-shaped formation of this part of the tooth will add in a very large degree to the efficiency of its operation, and also the peculiar construction of the tooth will tend to prevent the hay from clogging.

This machine will take up the hay from the ground as it is left by the mower without the aid of a separate rake of any kind and deposit it on the elevator. The elevator can be let down low when the load is low and the wind is blowing and then raised in proportion to the increase of the load. The hay will, as it comes up on the teeth, take the course-given by the projecting arms, and thus will not clog on the teeth, and as the hay comes upon the elevator-it will be deposited evenly thereon, so that, even without spurs or slats on the apron, the elevator could carry the hay along upward and away from the rake-teeth.

I am aware, that heretofore a tooth bent at the middle to form the rake-tooth and attached at one end to a hinged beam, while the other curves over the elevator-bed, has been used, and do not claim such construction, since the tooth end is liable to wear out at the end and break and the tooth is hung too flexibly, and the inner arm is also too flexible; nor do I claim that it is new to have a spiral spring at the end of the teeth where they are attached to the frame.

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

1. In combination with the elevator D of a hay-loader, the hinged guide-arms 0, adapted to be turned upon the elevator-bed, substan-' tially as described.

2. In a hay rake and loader, an elevator hinged at its lower end on a shaft under the axle of the carriage and combined with standards and lifting apparatus at its front end, whereby it can be raised or lowered, and a horizontal frame on which itmay be supported, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In a hay rake or loader, the tooth L, having about midway of its length the curved arm l, substantially as described.

4. in a hay rake and loader, the tooth L, having about midway of its length the arm I, and at its upper end spring Z, combined with the hinged beam M and carriage B, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

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

JOHN L. BEIGHTLE.

Witnesses:

J. G. PORTERFIELD, A. R. ()USSLER.

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