US296032A - Hay-stacker - Google Patents

Description

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(No Model.) r I W. G. MoGOMAS.

HAY .STAGKER.

.No.. 296,032. Patented Apr. 1, 1884.

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HAY-STACKER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 296,032, dated April 1, 1854.

Application filed September 12,1883. (No model.)

rain, in the county of Belmont and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Hay-Stackers; and I do 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 it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention has relation to improvements in devices used in the stacking of hay and straw, commonly termed haystackers and it consists in the construction, combination, and arrangement hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of my machine, looking thereat in about the line indicated by arrow in Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the machine. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of same; and Figs. 4 and 5 are detail views, illustrating the construction in the region of the standardpivot, all of which will be described. l

The main frame of my machine is composed of the runners or skids A A, connected by end bars, A A the upright end frame, B, and the inclinedguides O. The runners are provided at their front endwith clevises a, to which a team may be attached to move the device from place to place. These clevises also serve to'receive the pegs with which the machine is staked to the ground when in operation.

The upright frame Bis composed of the posts B B, secured at their lower ends to the under frame, at the rear of and near the opposite sides of same, asshown, while their upper ends are brought close against the opposite sides of the head-block B and are connected by the bolt 1), which also serves as a means for the fastening thereto of the guides G G, which are inclined downward, and supcross-bar, A.

ported at their opposite ends on the front These guides are'separated, as

shown, providing a way for the standard hereinafter described. Throughthese guide-bars,

I form a series of pin-holes, c c, to permit the insertion of the rope and pins 0, which support the standard in its upright position. I also form an opening to receive the pin 0, which supports the standard when lowered, as will be described.

The Windlass D is journaled in the upright posts, and is provided with peripheral mortises to receive the levers D, by which it is revolved? The trunnion-bar E is journaled at its opposite ends in the posts B of the upright end frame, and extends between the same at a point about midway the ends of said posts, as shown. i

The standard F is providednnear its lower end with a transverse mortise or slot, f, out in its forward edge. The upper and lower walls, f y, of this mortise are rounded, as shown, to permitthe rocking of the standard laterally. The smallest height of the mortise is about equal the trunnion-bar, which is placed in the mortise, and the latter is of slightly less depth than the thickness of the bar E, so that when the said bar is placed in the mortise its outer edge projects slightly out, to serve as a bearing for the clamping-plate f which is secured to the standard above and below the mortise f by bolts f", and bears tightly against the trunnion when the bolts are drawn up, and clamps the standard and trunnion tightly together at any point to which I the standard may be adjusted, as will be described. A plate, f, is secured in the base of the mortise f, and a clip, f, extends around the standard and has its opposite ends secured to the said plate. This prevents the twisting of the standard when the latter is loosened from the trunnion in the manner described.- By the before-described means the standard is secured to its pivot, and it extends thence up through between the guide-bars C.

To the upper end of the standard I secure the bars F F, the former secured near its rear end to the standard, and extending forward, while the latter is secured midway its ends to the standard, and extends laterally, with its outer ends connected by bars F with theforward end of the bar F. The bar F is extended beyond the end of bar F so as to project out from over the runner or base frame of the machine. This bar F serves as a support for the rail F, on which the hay elevator and carrier G is placed.

The hay elevator and carrier illustrated is one already patented to me. I do not regard the description of its construction and operation essential here, inasmuch as any other well-known carrier might be substituted for it.

I secure the suitable catch devices on the track near its rear end, and the carrier is connected to rope G, which extends along the front end of rail over pulley G thence to pulley G, secured at the outer end of bar F, and thence under pulley G*, secured to rail or skid A, where it is secured to a horse or other means employed for elevating the carrier devices.

The load is discharged by means of a triprope attached to the fork and held by the op erator, as will be understood.

In order to bringthe carrier back to its starting-point, it might be secured to one end of a rope, the opposite end of which would be extended over a guide-pulley at the rear end of the rail, and thence over a pulley secured at one end of the bar F, and provided with a weight; or other means might be provided to secure its automatic retraction, or it might be drawn back by the operator.

The rope D has one end made fast to the windlass D, and its opposite end is carried up over pulley b, journaled in the head-block B,

turning of the Windlass will effect the raising and lowering of the said standard, as will be readily understood.

When the device is to be moved from place to place, the standard is lowered to the position indicated in dotted lines, Fig. 1, resting on the pin 0, and the bar F rests on front bar, A, and it is dragged to the point where it is desired to build the stack or rick. It is then staked to the ground and the Windlass turned to elevate the standard,which is held at proper point by pins 0.

If the machine be located on inclined ground, it may be adjusted back, as indicated in dotted lines, so the standard may be set in a true vertical position with reference to the length of the machine; and in case of its lateral inclination by reason of inequalities or slant of the ground, I loosen the bolts f", slip the standard to either side, as required,and tighten the bolts. This is clearly shown in Fig. 5. The end of bar f and rail will extend over the stack, while the rear end of the rail will project over the load of hay, which can be readily transferred to the stack.

Guy-ropes H H are secured to the forward ends of the beams F F, and are adapted to extend laterally over the stack and brace and steady the "device in the operation of the same. Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a hay carrier, derrick, or stacker, a

pivoted standard provided on its upper end with a carrier-track and the necessary ropes and pulleys, whereby the carrier is operated, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

2. In a hay-stacker, the combination, substantially as set forth, of the supporting-- frame, a standard pivotally supported thereon, and a carrier-track formed on the upper or free end of the standard, together with the necessary operating mechanism, substantially as described.

3. In a hay-stacker, the combination of the supporting-frame, a pivoted standard, means whereby thisstandard may be secured at any suitable angle in vertical plane with its pivot, and the necessary operating mechanism, substantially as set forth.

4. In a hay-stacker, the combination, with the supporting-frame, of the standard pivoted thereto, means whereby this standard may be adjusted to any desired angle radial to its pivot and laterally thereto, and the necessary operating mechanism, substantially as set forth.

5. In a hay-stacker, the combination, substantially as set forth, of the base or supporting frame, the upright frame mounted at one end thereof, the inclined guides extended from the upright frame to the opposite end of the base-frame and separated, as described, the standard suitably pivoted and movable in a vertical plane between the inclined guides, the rail secured on the upper end of the standard, and the necessary operating mechanism,

substantially as set forth.

6. In a hay-stacker, the combination of the supporting-frame, a vertical standard, a pivot or trunnion bar j ournaled in the supportingframe, and means connecting the standard and trunnion-bar, whereby the standard may be adjusted laterally, substantially as set forth.

7. In a hay-stacker, thecombination, with the necessary framing, of the standard constructed with transverse mortise having its upper and lower walls rounded, as described, the trunnion-bar secured within this mortise and journaled in the framing, and the clamping-plate placed over the mouth of the mortise and bearing against the trunnion -bar, substantially as set forth.

8. In a hay-stacker, the combination, with the supporting-frame, of the standard mounted 10. A portable hay-stacker provided with the supporting-frame, astandard, atrack supthe standard having a track. formed thereon ported on and extended in advance of the and adapted to receive a hay elevating and standard, and the guy-ropes secured to and a carrying device, substantially as specified. extended laterally from the forward end of 15 1 5 11. In a hay-stacker, the combination, subthe track, substantially as set forth.

stantially as herein before set forth, of the up- In testimony whereof I affix my signature in a right frame, the trunnion, the standard, the presence of two witnesses.

clamping-plate, the plate f", and clip f all WILLIAM GLENN MGCMAS.

arranged and operating substantially as set Witnesses:

3 IO forth.

MARY W. MEAKER,

12. The combination, in a hay-stacker, of EMMA L. RICHARDS.

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