US23909A - Straw-cutter - Google Patents

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S. ELLIOTT.

Straw Cutter.

No. 23,909. 'Patented May 10, 1859.

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STEPHEN ELLIOTT, OF RICHMOND, INDIANA.

STRAIN-CUTTER.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 23,909, dated May 10, 1859-.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, STEPHEN ELLIOTT, of Washington, in the county of Wayne and State of Indiana, have invented new and useful Improvements in Straw-Outters; and I do hereby declare the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The nature of my invention consists in the hereinafter described arrangement of board E, cross piece F, rods I and G, and lever H, with boards B and D, canvas C, rods R and S and lever Q.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention I will proceed to describe its construction and operation.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the straw cutter. Fig. 2 is a section representing my improvements. Fig. 3 is also a section representing my improvements. Fig. 4 also represents a part of my improvements, all of which I will more fully explain by reference to the parts of each figure by letters.

Letters A, A, in Fig. 1 represent the sides of the cutting box each secured to two legs which legs are secured to a cross piece intended to lie upon the floor the two sides A, A, being secured to the boards B and D form the cutting box.

Letter B is a board forming the bottom at the back end of the box as may be seen in Fig. 1 and Fig. 3.

Letter O is a canvas forming the bottom of the box in the middle and may be seen in Fig. 1, Fi 2 and Fig. 3.

Letter B, represents a board forming the bottom in the front part of the box and may be seen in Fig. 1, Fig. 2 and Fig. 3.

Letter E, represents an inclined board elevated at the back end, seen in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2. This board should have a pin driven into each edge near the back end which should each work in a slot cut in each side of the box at the proper height from the canvas.

Letter F, represents a rock shaft or cross piece working on journals, and to which is attached the bent rod G and the lever II as may be seen in Fig. 1, Fig. 2 and Fig. 4.

Letter G, is the bent rod as seen in Fig. 1, Fig. 2 and Fig. 4. I

Letter H, is the lever as seen in Fig. 1, Fig. 2 and Fig. 4.

Letter I is a rod linked to the end of lever H and secured to the back part of the board E by means of a staple passed through an eye in the back end of said rod I, as is shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2.

Letter J is the cutting knife in the sash as seen at Fig. 1, and Fig. 2.

Letter K is the sash or gate as seen in Fig. 1, and Fig.2 to which the knife J is attached.

Letters L, L, are two spiral springs attached to the underside of the cross piece M and top side of the board E, for the purpose of pressing down the board E, as is shown in Fig. 1.

Letter M is the cross piece to which the spiral springs L, L, are attached.

Letter N is a cross piece secured to the two front legs.

Letter 0 is a spiral spring resting on the cross piece N and supporting the gate on sash K.

Letter P is a rod attached to the sash K at the bottom and passes through the spiral spring 0 and through the cross piece N and is secured to the lever Q.

Letter Q, is a foot lever secured to one of the legs of the box by means of a pin or bolt upon which it vibrates with the assistance of the foot of the operator, this lever Q may also be seen at Fig. 3.

Letter R is a rod or lever attached to one of the rollers upon which the canvas works I about two inches above the bottom edge of the sides.

Holes should be bored in the sides of the box so that the rollers T, T, will clear the boards B and I) when the canvas is, stretched on said rollers and the ends brought together and sewed, the canvas should not rub against the boards B and D. The boards B and D and canvas C should be of an equal height, the rollers T, T, should be provided with ournals at each end. Said rollers may be about three inches in diameter.

The sash K is provided with slides in which it works up and down as in most other straw cutters.

Operation: Straw is placed between the canvas O, and board E, which is pressed down by means of the springs L, L. The foot of the operator is placed upon the lever Q, which being pressed down, draws down the sash and compresses the spring 0, as the sash is drawn down it brings with it the bent rod G which gives motion to the cross piece F and b means of the lever H and rod I the boar E is moved toward the back end of the box, and as the lever Q is pressed down it brings the rod S and lever B, which cause the canvas to move or roll toward the back end of the machine, and when the foot is removed from lever Q the sash as well as lever Q, is thrown up by means of the spiral spring 0, and the reverse motion takes place with the canvas C and the board E bringing with them the straw preparatory to another stroke of the knife.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is The arrangement of board E, cross piece F rods I and G and lever H, with boards B and D, canvas C, rods R and S, and lever Q, the whole being constructed as and for the purposes herein set forth.

STEPHEN ELLIOTT.

Witnesses:

THos. A. DUGDALE, JOHN FINLEY.

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