US2652A - Machiite for dkessiwg staves fob barrels - Google Patents

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y To all whom t may concern l l nir s'rrns rn'rnivr ernten SAMUEL LEARNED, OF RIDGEXVAY, NEIV YORK.

MACHINE FOR DRESSING STAVES FOR BARRELS, CASKS, 86o.

Specicaton of LettersPatent No. 2,652, dated May 30, 184:2; Antedated November 30, 1841.

Be it known that I, SAMUEL LEARNED, of the town of Ridgeway, in the county of Orleansrand State of New York, have invented a new and useful Machine for Dressing Staves for Hogsheads, Barrels, and other Casks,which I call the Stavo-Dressing Machine and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and clear description of the same and of the construction and operation thereof, reference being had to" the annexed drawings, making `part of this specification, and forthe "better understanding the construction of the saidmachineand the manner of using it I hereby givela description ofone which I have put in operation. l Figure l in the drawings is an eleva-tic of one side of the machine; A A, two of the principal posts tenoned intothe` topplate B three inches fro-ni each end, D longitudinal girt teiioned intothe two posts A A eighteen4 inches below the shoulders, which with the-top pla-te B holds the frame together' longitudinally.

E is a `standard tenoned into the girt D l and the top plate B three feet three inches from the front post, to support the shaft of the band wheel, E. There are two such frames placedotwo feet apart, connected at l the front end by the crossgirt, ,tenoned into the posts above the longitudinal girts D and by one of the cross girts, c, which is bolted to the top plate Bivith` screw bolts; and the back end of the two frames are connected by the cross girt, a, beingtenoned into the `longitudinal girts D nine inches from the outside of the posts A and by the cross girt, e, bolted on the top plates B directly over the cross girt, a. To the two l lost mentioned cross girts, a and c, the head block, O, which holds the knives and springs, is fastened by two strong screw bolts directly in front .of the receiving box Gr, the head block is four feet long, with a piece tenoned into the back of each end in order to give length to the springs N as a represented in side view Fig. 1 on the head block directly in front of the receiving box or groove,'K. `The knives M are fixed which `shave or dress the staves; said knives are portions of a circle about one-third larger than the diameter of the casks for which the staves are intended, and are made fast to the head block by the back screws PvP, which screws have a square eye to receive the ends of the knives; there are two small through the head block in `the rear of the 1knives to4 permit the staves to pass through after they are shaved.

Directly in front ofthe knives are placed two rollers, L, in an upright position as `shown in side view Fig. l which receive the staves and guide them to thecutting edge of the knives; jsaid rollers `are three feet four inches long with bands around and iron gudgeonsin each end, and runin` wood or instal boxes; said boxes are four inches long; on the'middle of said rollers there is a wide band of iron to prevent the staves fioin wearing the rollers; said rollers are three inches from the head block; saidrollers and boxes are kept from moving up or down by two pieces of boards, fastened to `the upper and lower ends of the head block as 4shown in side view Fig. 1; t-lie rollers and boxes are kept in their proper position transversely by four strong springs of wood or steel bolted to the side of the head block O at the upper and lower ends; these springs press the boxes together and consequently the rollers, so that when the staves is propelled forward between them they recede from each other and accommodate themselves to the thickness of the` staves, and keep them in their proper position to be sha-ved by the knives; between the rollers and the knives are placed ltwo fender boards, b as shown in side view Fig. 1 to prevent. the shavings from winding around the rollers; said boards are fastened to two small pieces of joists and one of said joists is .fastened to the top plates B andthe other to thelongitudinal girts D; said board are about. six inches apart in the centerwith their inside edges made bevel and stand close to the rollers.

G, the receiving box with a groove K, to

receive and guide the rough staves 'and l guide the slide, H, and rack, I, is eight `feet- A gudgeons formed on each end which rests sol on the upper side of the longitudinal girts, l); the front end rests on the cro-ss girt, a, and on the upright stud which forms part of the lever, T, as the box vmoves up and down; at the front end it is kept in. the proper position by the upright guide, F,

and a small guide fastened to the inside of the post, as shown in the end view, Fig. 3, the groove K is five inches deep from the back end to the pinion, and the remainder is three inches deep as represented in side Vview F ig. 1g in the bottom of YVsaid groove there are five'friction rollers, as shown in view F ig., 2 'to' reduce they friction of the slide, H, one of the rollers is under the center'of the pinion;y said rollers are iron with receiving box is fixed a strong iron stirrup or staple, V, as shown in the end view Fig. 3, and on the upper girt, C, is fixed a strong steel spring catch, U, as shown in end view Fig. 3 to receive the stirrup or staple, V, so

that when the front end of the receiving box is raised the spring latch holds it in that position until it is ldisengaged by the guard W, which is hereafter described.

H, the slide on which the rack, Iguard,

W, and the follower, it, is fixed, as represented in view Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 the slide is eight feet six inches long two by three, the rack I isfour feet long and is bolted firmly on the upper side of the back end of said slide, there is a plate of band iron four feet long on the under side of the back end of the slide to prevent wear by the friction rollers, on the back end of the slide thereis lstrap of iron two inches wide and one half inch thick and long enough to lap over the under and upper sides of the slide and rack two inches in order to have the screw bolt, L, pass through, to firmly bind the strap of iron over the back end of the slide and rack, which forms a follower, 7L, as shown in view Fig. 2 which comes in contact with the staves; and by means of the follower being raised above the rack so that when the rack is disengaged from the pinion and the slide is drawn back by the weight, Z, it comes in contact with the plate of iron, g, across the receiving box which stops the follower from being drawn back under the pinion by the weight Z, near the front end of the slide H is fixed the cam piece or guard, W, as shown in side view Fig. 1, so when the rack is thrown into gear with the pinion the slide is carried forward propelling the stave before it until the guard W, comes in contact with the spring catch, U, which is thereby disengaged from the stirrup or staple V, and the receiving box falls down and disengages the rack from the pinion and the counter Wweight Z, falling draws the slide back ready to receivel another stave, the above mentioned weight Z is attached to the under side of `the slide H, by the leather strap Y,

which passes over the pulley fixed in the stud, X,-as shown in view Fig. V1.Y The Y `said lever is connected to the cross lever, T,

and the long end is pressed down by the `foot of the attendant as shown in side view Fig. 1.

T, cross lever three feet six inches long with a stud and braces tenoned into the upper side to raise the receiving box, the back end of said lever is fastened to theI front post A by an iron pin and the other end is fastened to the short end of the lever, S, by a swivel bolt as shown in end view Fig. 3.

E band wheel six feet diameter and one. foot wide fastened on the shaft, d, said shaft is made of iron three inches square with journals onV each end which run in metal boxes fixed in the wheel standard E.

J, pinion eight inches diameter fastened on shaft, d, as shown in view Fig. 2.

The operation is as follows: A leather band or belt from any suitable power, giving lthe band wheel E, about forty revolutions per minute, the attendant puts a stave into| the receiving box, or groove K; and presses down the lever S with his foot, thereby raising the receiving box and throwing the rack into gear with the pinion, the stave is thereby propelled forward between the rollers| and the knives, until the guard, W, strikes the spring catch, U, which disengages it from the stirrup or staple V, and the receiving box falls, throwing the rack and pinion out of gear, and the counter weight Z, falling,.-

draws back the slide ready to receive another stave.

I am aware that machines have been made for dressing stoves by forcing throughA between knives by a follower operated by al rack and pinion, and I do not therefore claim this as of my invention; but

What I do claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The arrangement for throwing the rack out of gear by having the receiving boX in l for thepurpose of throwing the rack into which the slide Works hung at one end by a gear as herein described. joint or roll and the other provided With a Sept. 15, 1841.

stirrup or staple in combination With the i spring catch on the frame and the cam piece SAMUEL LEARNED `or guard on the slide in the manner de- /Vitnesses:

scribed, and in combination With the above. CHESTER BROOKS, 2. I also claim the Jfoot and cross levers t HENRY LEARNED.

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