US303733A - B aling peess - Google Patents

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QUINTO N J. HOKE, OF YORKVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALFTO THOMAS S. JEFFERYS, OF SAME PLACE.

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QPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 303,733, dated August 19, 1884. Appliealion filed May as, 1884. (No model.)

, 1'0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, QUIN'roN J. HOKE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Yorkville, in the county of York and State of South Carolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Baling- Presses; and I do 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 it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification. V

This invention relates to improvements in baling-presses especially designed for baling i cotton or other fibrous materials; and it consists in the construction and arrangement of devices, substantially as hereinafter more fully described.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation, Figs. 2 and 3 are an end ele vation and a top plan view, respectively, and Fig. 4is avertieal longitudinal section, of my improved billing-press.

Like letters denote like parts in the above figures of drawings.

A indicates a suitable frame, from which the compressionbox B and the lint-box Gare supported, and consisting of two end trans verse base-girts, a, two longitudinal girts, a, and four uprights, a to which the base transverse and longitudinal girts are secured, and the lower ends of which form feet, upon which the press stands. To the upper end of each pair of uprights or standards a is secured a longitudinal girt, A, and at or near the upper edge of the lateral walls of the lint-box C are secured like girts,A These girts A A pre- 0 ject some distance beyond the opposite ends of the press, the former girts being braced together at each end by transverse brace-rods a", while the girts A are braced to girts A by crossed ties a as more plainly shown in 5 Fig. 2.

The compressing-box B is so arranged upon the base of the frame as to adapt it for removal therefrom, except its bottom. To this end the side walls, I), are adapted to be seated in brackets b, secured to the'girts a. The end walls, N, are held at their lower edge by cleats or sills I), and at the upper end of the pressboX the walls are held by headed tie-rods I)", that pass through brace-bars b secured to the lateral walls bof said compressing-box, one end of said tie-rod being slotted for the recep tion of a wedge-shaped key, I), which is prefl erably attached to the brace-bar by a cord or chain to preventits being misplaced or lost. If desired, the ends of the tie-rods may be screw-threaded for the reception of a nut, by means of which the walls of the press-box are secured in position.

It is obvious that the four walls of the pressbox may be removed from a compressed bale by simply withdrawing the keys I) and withdrawing the rods I) from the brace-bars b thereby affording an easy means for dismembering the compressing-box and tying and removing the compressed bale.

The bottom B of the compressing-box is provided with suitable grooves for the reception of the baleties, as is usually the ease in presses of this class.

The lint-box G has its lateral walls 0 rigidly connected to the longitudinal girts A A at their upper and lower edges, respectively, the end walls thereof being composed of two wings, a, hinged to girts A said wings being of such width as to leave, when closed, sufficient space between them for the operation of the follower-arms. The wings c are held in a closed position by means of pivoted locking-bars D, the outer ends, d, of which are bentlat right angles to engage the outer faces of said wings. In Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawings I have shown two such locking-bars Done on each side of the lint-box near its lower end said bars being arranged to rotate in suitable bearings secured to the lateral walls of said boX. It is evident, however, that four such rods may be employed on the lint-box two near its lower end and two near its upper endin which case the arms (1 of the upper rods may be held in proper position by removable stop-pins d, as shown in Fig. 2.

F is the follower, the body f of which is of triangular form in crossseetion, while its effective or compressing surface is composed of a plane surface of a length and width equal too to the interior length and width of the hut box G and compressing-box B, and provided with grooves for the reception of the bale-ties, corresponding with the like grooves in the bottom of the compressing-box; or said effective or compressing surface may be formed of a series of plane surfaces, f, arranged upon the follower-body f relatively to one another, so as to leave a space between each two surfaces f, for the reception of the bale-ties. The follower Fhas at each end an arm, f that projects through the slot formed by the hinged wings c. To the outer end of each arm is hung from an eyebolt, g, a segmental rackbar, G, by means of which and devices now to be described the follower is operated in its function of compressing the bale.

In suitable bearings, I, secured to the base transverse girts a, at opposite ends of the frame, in a line with the slots in the end walls of the lint-box, are pivoted the operating-levers H, that are forked at their pivoted ends, or which ends are provided with slots h for the reception and passage of the segmental rack-bars G. At their slotted portion the levers carry pivoted bails or pulls K, that carry steel pins 70 at their outer end adapted to engage the teeth of the raclebars G, and upon the outer ends of the longitudinal basegirts a are pivoted looking or retaining bails L, also adapted to engage the teeth of the rackbars G.

The operation of these devices is as follows: The levers H are elevated so that their bails K will engage the lower tooth of the rack-bar G. Said lovers are then forced down, carrying the follower down also to compress the material previously introduced into the lint and compressing box. WVhen the levers H are at the limit of their downward movement,

the looking or retaining bails L, that straddle 'said levers, and are of such length as to engage the rack-bars at points above the pulls K as shown in Fig. 4, are hooked to the rackbars, and bails or pulls K are disengaged from the latter, and the operation repeated.

What I claim is 1. In a cotton-baling press, the combina tion, substantially as shown and described, of the main frame A, the lint-box 0, having its sides rigidly secured to said frame, and pro vided with end-gates hinged to such frame, the compressing-box B,having its walls detachabl y connected with the frame and lint-box, means, substantially such as described, for receiving said walls in position relatively to the lintboX, the follower F, and means, substantially such as described, for actuating said follower, for the purposes specified.

2. In a cotton-baling press, the combination, with the main frame, compressing-box, and superposed lint-boX, having its lateral walls rigidly connected with said frame, and

its end walls arranged to swing outwardly, of the locking-bars pivotally connected with the lateral sides of the lint-box, and operating to lock the end walls closed, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

8. In a cottoubaling press, the combination, with the main frame A, ofthe locking-bails L, pivoted thereto, the follower F, segmental rack-bars G, suspended from said follower, the slotted levers H, and the bails and pulls K, pivoted to said levers, said parts being arranged for operation substantially as shown and described.

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

QUINTON J. HOKE.

Vitnesses:

S. L. DAvInsoN, L. WV. SMITH.

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