US315185A

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Publication number: US315185A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1885-04-07
Anticipated expiration: 1902-04-07

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No. 315,186. Patented Apr. 7, 1885 INVENTOR flaw WITNESSES V ATTORNEYS.

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UNITED STATES:

PATENT OFFICE.

PHILO F. TERRY, OF GREEN CITY, MISSOURI.

HAY-STACKER.

SPECIFICATIQN forming part of Letters Patent No. 315,185, dated April 7, 1885.

Applicntion filed October 31, 1884.

T0 aZZ whom it may concern: a

Be it known that I, PHILo F. TERRY, of Green City, in the county of Sullivan and State of Missouri, have invented a new and Improved Hay-Stacker, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of my invention is to facilitate the stacking of hay, grain, or other substances.

The invention consists in certain mechanism whereby the loaded carrier is drawn up the inclined track and the load is automatically discharged onto the staek, and the apparatus adjusts itself for the descent of the carrier for the next load.

The invention consists, also, in special constructions of the carrier for securing its load and advantageously applying the draft to it, and also in the connections of the trackframe to the base-frame to allow the trackframe to be raised or lowered at its back end to facilitate transportation of the stacker and to level the track-frame transversely at the lower end and alter the pitch orincline of the track-frame to insure the smooth travel of the carrier on it, all as hereinafter fully described and claimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a plan view of my improved hay-stacker. Fig. 2 is a side elevation,drawn to a larger scale, of the hay-carrier, with portions of the base and track beams. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the stacker, drawn to the same scale as Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a central sectional side elevation of the upper part of the hay-stacker, showing the carrier in position for discharging its load; and Fig. 5 is an inside perspective view of the roller-supporting plate or block held at the forward end of the side bars of the carrier.

The letter A indicates the base or bed frame of the stacker, the side bars a of which frame are rounded at the ends, so as to form sledrunners, on which the stacker may be drawn to and from the place of use.

13 is a frame which is pivoted at I) to the bed-frame A, and is fastened at the upper or outer ends of its side bars b to the side bars 0 of the track-frame G of the stacker by bolts 0 (No model.)

or other fastenings, which may be removedto allow the frame B to be folded down in line with the bed-frame A, and the track-frame bars 0 are connected pivotally at their rear ends by levers D to the side bars of the bedframe A, so that the track-frame C may be folded down on top of the frames A B to facilitate transportation of the stacker and economize room in housing the stacker when it is out of use. The opposite side bars a a of the bed-frame A are shown tied together by cross bars or braces a, the side bars 11 b of frame B by braces b, and the side bars a c of trackframe 0 by cross-bars 0; but the frames A B may have any approved construction.

At the upper forward end of the frame 0, I fasten the bars E E, one at each side, and between these bars I pivot on gudgeons f the swinging or dumping frame F, the end joints between the side bars 0 c of frame 0 and the side bars f f of frame F being inclined, or diagonal or otherwise shaped, so that when the frame F swings back after dumping the load from the hay-carrier the joints will hold the frames F O in line to cause the hay-carrier tracks F,fixed on frame F, to meet the tracks 0 on frame 0, to allow the carrier to descend for another load, as will be hereinafter more fully explained.

I show'the sidebars f f of frame F tied together by cross-bars f, to which are fastened the plates or keepers g g, in which a bolt, G, works, and so as to enter a striking plate or socket, H, fixed on a cross-bar, h, fastened to the opposite side bars a c or E E, for locking the dumping-frame F in line with the track-frame O, as in full lines in Fig. 3.

On the bolt G is placed the spring g,which presses against the bolt-collar g for automatically engaging the bolt'with the plate H as the frame F is swung back into line with the frame 0 by the weight I, to which is connected a cord, J, which passes over guide-pulleys 'i j on the frames B 0, respectively, and up over the upper side of the dumping-frame F, and is connected at j with one of the cross-bars of said frame, as will readily be understood.

The letter K indicates the hay-carrier, which I make in two sections, K K The front or main section, K, is made with a cross-bar, L, having a number of bars, Z, fixed to it at suitable distances apart to form a rack to receive and hold the hay. The opposite side bars L L -of the carrier-section K are made heavier than the rack-bars Z, and are firmly bolted to the cross-bar L,which latter bar has gudgeons or pins L one at each end, on which pins the main wheels "M of the carrier K are journaled. The gudgeons L project sufficiently beyond the carrier-wheels M to engage or enter upturned hooks N N, fixed to the lower ends of the track-frame side bars 0 0, also the upturned hooks O O, fixed on the upper faces of the side bars f f of the dumping-frame F, and about overits center of oscil1ation,and to enter, also,tl1e upturned hooks P P, fixed to the ends of the stationary side bars E E, and for purposes hereinafter described.

To the forward ends of the opposite side bars L L are journaled the forward rollers or wheels, Q, which run against the outer faces of the track-bars O F, and the upper and lower roller-wheels, R S, which run against the upper and lower edges of the track-bars, the wheels 1% being made quite large and heavy, as they serve, with the wheels M, to

'bear the weight of the carrier and its load.

As shown in Fig. 5, I prefer to journal the pilot-wheels Q, R S to pins or gudgeons held to metal plates or blocks T, to be bolted to the ends of the bars L, and on the plates T, I fix curved plates t, which extend over the wheels R, and guard the wheels from the hay, which otherwise might fall on them and obstruct the travel of the carrier.

The section K of the carrier K is made with a cross-bar, L, to which the rack-bars Z are attached about in line with the rackebars Z of for receiving their load, as in Fig. 3, and also allow the section K to be swung up forward on the pivots k, as in Fig. 2, to prevent the falling 'of the hay from the carrier'as it is hauled up the inclined track-frame O to be dumped on the stack.

U U are levers, which are pivoted at a to the side bars L of section K, and are connected pivotally at a with the forward ends of links V, which have slots 22 at their other ends working over or on pins 1), fixed to the bars or links L The slots 0 allow the levers Uto drop down by the side of the bars L as in Fig. 3, so that the levers do not obstruct the free passage of hay onto the carrier,and also allow the carrier-sections to assume the same plane and allow section K to swing upward, and by contact of the back ends of these slots with the pins 1) and contact of the back ends of slots if with the pins 7.: draft is applied to backward through guide eyes or pulleys x :20

to the rear of the machine, and within reach of the attendants who load the hay onto the carrier. The draft-ropes XV may lead to any point at or from which power may advantageousl y be applied by hand or by horse-power or other motor to elevate the carrier, which has prongs or teeth Zflfixed to the forward ends of the carrier-bars Z, to prevent the hay from going clear over when drawn or pushed onto the carrier. A suitable trip-bar or projection, X, is fixed to the under side of the haycarrier, preferably to its crossbar L, and in position to strike the upturned end G of the bolt G, for releasing the platform F automatically to dump the hay from the carrier onto the stack.

As before stated, the levers D D serve to pivot the track-frame C to the bed-frame A,

the connection being made by pivot-pins d passed through each lever into the track and bed-frames, respectively; but the levers D also allow the lower end of the track-frame O to be liftedclear of the ground while the stacker is being drawn to a new place, and also to permit one or both side bars of frame 0 to be adjusted vertically, by the levers to level the lower end of the frame transversely 011 uneven ground and set the tracks out of wind, and also to alter the pitch or grade of inclination of the track-frame, so that the hay-carrier may travel smoothly on it.

To look the levers D at different elevations of the track-frame, pins d may be passed into any one of a series of holes, (1, in said frame 0, or into any one of a series of holes, (1, in the bed-frame A, when the free ends of the levers are depressed, the lock-pins d standing above the levers to hold the lower end of the track-frame in position, as illustrated in Figs, 1 and 2. The levers 1) also may have a series of holes, as at d, through any one of which the fulcrum-pins (1 may be passed. A wide range of vertical adjustment thus is secured for the track-frame for purposes above stated.

The operation is as follows: The stacker having been drawn to the desired position,the hay'or other substance to be stackedis drawn or pushed onto the carrier K by horse or hand rakes, or otherwise, the carrier then resting by its gudgeons L in the hooks N, and the carrier-sections K K then lying fiat in the same plane. The ropes W then are drawn upon and act first to carry the levers U, links V,

O, at which place the gudgeons L will enter the hooks O of the dumping-frame F, and at the same time the bar X will strike the end G of bolt G to withdraw it from the plate H, and allow the frame F to swing forward on its pivots f 2 and tilt the carrier K, as in Fig. 4, to discharge its load onto the stack below. As the dumping-frame F and carrier K swing over, the gudgeons L of the carrier are caught in the hooks P to limit the down swing of the dumping-frame and carrier. The load having been discharged on the stack, the weight I now acts to swing the dumping-frame back into line with the track-frame O, and the carrier K is ready to descend for its next load.

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

1. In a hay-stacker, the'carrier track frame made with carrier-retaining hooks P at the upper end of its main portion, and with apivoted dumping-section at the upper end provided with hooks O, in combination with projecting pins or gudgeons on the carrier adapted to enter the hooks O P, substantially as shown and described.

2. In a hay-stacker, the carrier track-frame made with carrierretaining hooks P at its upper end, hooks N at its lower end, and a pivoted dumping-section, F, at its upper end, having hooks O, in combination with projecting pins or gudgeons on the carrier adapted to enter the hooks, substantially as shown and described.

3. In a hay-stacker, the combination of the carrier track-frame made with hooks P, and a pivoted dumpingsection, F, at its upper end, a bolt, G, having a projection, G, by which said section is held in line with the main-track section, hooks O on the dumpingframe F, pivots or gudgeons L on the carrier engaging the hooks O P, and a trip-bar on the carrier adapted to draw the bolt to allow the dumping-frame and carrier to swing for discharging the load, substantially as shown and described.

with a suspended weight connected to the dumping-track section to swing it backward when the load is discharged from the carrier, substantially as shown and described.

5. In a hay-stacker, the combination, with the track-frame O, hooks P, and a catch, H, the pivoted track-section F, a slide-bolt, G, having an upturned end, G, and hooks O, of the trip-bar X on the carrier, and weight and cord I J, substantially as shown and described.

6. In a hay-stacker, the combination of the carrier K, made in two sections, K K", hinged together at It, and slotted connecting-bars L means for supporting the carrier to run on the track-frame, and means for drawing the carrier up the frame, substantially as shown and described.

7. In a hay-stacker, the carrier K, made in two sections, K K hinged together at k, and slotted connecting-bars L ,in combination with the levers U, pivoted to sections K at u, and loosely connected to said bars L the pins '0, and the draft-ropes IV, substantially as shown and described.

8. In ahay-stacker, the carrier K, made with rear wheels, M, pilot-wheels Q, running on the inner faces of the track-bars, and wheels R S, running on the top and bottom edges of the track-bars, substantially as shown and described.

9. In a hay-stacker, the combination of a track-frame, 0, having an upper dumpingsection, F, a carrier, K, made in two sections, K K", hinged to each other, connecting-bars L levers U and links V, draft-ropes W, connected to levers U, and passing over the outer ends of the dumpingsection F, a springpressed bolt, G, a trip-bar on the carrier, and a suspended weight, I, connected to the dumping-frame F, the whole constructed and combined to operate substantially as shown and described.

10. In a hay-stacker, the track-frame G, the

base-frame A, levers D, pivoted at d d to the track and base frames, respectively,in combination wit-h means for locking the levers in different posit-ions, substantially as shown and described.

PHILO F. TERRY.

\Vitnesses:

H. M. SHEPLER, IV. F. OALFEE.