US392721A

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Publication number: US392721A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1888-11-13
Anticipated expiration: 1905-11-13

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J. s, DAVIS. GRAIN BINDING HARVB STER FRAME.

No. 392,721. Patented Nov. 13, 1888,.

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JOHN S. DAVIS, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

GRAiN-BINDING HARVESTER=FRAME SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 392,721, dated November 13,1888.

' Application filcdJnly 1887. Serial No. 243,315. (No model.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JOHN S. DAVrs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county o'fCuyahoga, State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Grain-Binding Harvester-Frames, of which the following is a description.

My invention relates to grain-binding harvesters of the class known as low-down or platform binders, in which the grain is gaveled and bound on or substantially on the level of the platform in rear ofthe main wheel, and it relates to such improvements in the details of construction and assembling of the parts of the wheel, platform, and binder frames as to produce a very strong, light, and compact machine; to the devices for adjusting the wheel and platform frames relatively to each other; to improvements in the driving mechanism and shafts for transmitting motion to thebinding mechanism, platform-carrier belts, and cutter sway-bar; to the trailing or rear caster-wheel, whereby it may be automatically locked against swinging when the machine is traveling in a straight line and unlocked at the pleasure of the attendant, andto other details, as will hereinafter be fully set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate my invention in the bestform now known to me, Figure 1 is a general plan view of so much of a harvesteras is essential to a proper understanding of my invention, some of the parts being broken away for the purpose of better illustration. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same as seen from the stubble side of,

Fig. 3 is a view, partly in section, on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1, showing a rear elevation ofthe binder gearplate, finger-beam, sway-bar, reelpost, &c. Fig. 4 is a rear ele vation of the binder-frame, partly in section, on the line 4 4 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a view of the rear end of the binder-frame and the rear side of the platform, the caster-wheel being omitted from its forked support. Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the inner binder-frame bar and top rail with the tilting bar or handle rigidly attached thereto. Fig. 7 is a view, partly in side elevation and partly in section, on the line 7 7 of Fig. 1, of a portion of the main wheel and its surrounding frame; and Sis a rear elevation of the same, partly in vertical transverse scction,on the axial line of the main wheel. Fig. 9 is an enlarged detail view of the outer sill-bar of the binder-frame and parts attached thereto. Fig. 10 is a rear elevation of the casting or bracket which connects the rear platform-sill bar to the binder-frame. Fig. 11 is a plan view of the same, showing also the loop-bracket in the inner binder-sill bar, through which the pitman plays. Fig. 12 is a plan view of the outer hanger or box of the main-wheel axle. Fig. 13 is a plan view of the front outer corner of the wheel-frame, partly in section on the line 13 13 of Fig. 7, and with the cap of the driving-gear box removed. Fig. 14 is a detailed sectional view of the pinion and sliding clutclrsleeve on the main line shaft. Figs. 15 and 16 are views of opposite sides of the loop-bracket of the inner binder-sill bar. Fig. .17 is a view in rear elevation of the tie-piece orbracket which unites the rear upturned parts of the binder-sills,and is provided at its outer projecting end with a suitable bearing for the caster-wheel, fork, 8E0. Fig. 18 is a sectional view of the same on the line 18 18 of Figs. 17 and 19. Fig. 19 is a plan view, and Fig. 20 a vertical section, of the same on the line 20 20 of Fig. 19. Fig. 21 is a view of the caster-wheel-locking latch or bolt detached. Fig. 22 is a transverse section of the platform on the line 22 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 23 is an enlarged plan view of the sway-bar and the reel-supporting connections on the platform. Fig. 24 is a longitudinal section of the sway-bar, &o., on the line 24 2 1 of Fig. 22. Fig. 25 is a detailed side elevation of the sleeved bearing for the sway-bar, and Fig. 26 is a plan view of the same. Figs. 27, 28, and 29 are respectively plan view, side elevation, and vertical central section of the post or stud-bearing of the sway-bar. Figs. 30 and 31 showa modification ofmy caster-wheel-lockiug device.

The driving-wheel A of myharvester is surrounded by a |-shaped frame, A A, bent across the front of the wheel and suspended from the main axle A by bracket-s A A of the frame. A bar, A, extending parallel to the other bars and bent at right angles to cross the front of the U-shaped frame, to which it is se cured by bolts and overlapping clipbrackets a a, forms an outer compartment of the main or wheel fraine,within which is mounted the gear bed or bracket 13, the binder gearplate G,

and the line-shaft D, through which motion is communicated to the harvesting mechanism. At its front inner corner the bar A forms a lug, a between which and a corresponding lug on the clip a the heel of the tongue E is pivoted on a bolt, 0. A brace-bar, E, is bolted to the tongue, and, extending diagonally, is pivotally connected to the frame in axial line with the bolt 6 by means of a clip-braeket, a, and a bolt, 0. The foot-board E is bolted on top of the tongue near its heel, and,extending outwardly, is secured to the brace-bar E by a bracket, 6', and upon it is mounted the seat spring or standard E. Y The three bars A A A, constituting the main frame, are pivotally connected to the platform at their rear extremities to form a hinged connection.

The gear-box Bis formed, as shown, to atford suitable bearings for the counter-shaft B and line-shaft D to protect the bevel-gears I B" B and sliding clutch B", and to stiffen and strengthen the wheel-frame, to the bars A A of which it is securely bolted at the points shown,and it is provided wit-h a suitable cover orupper half.

In order to reduce the weight of the harvester to the lowest practicable point, I use in its construction very light bar-iron, and strengthen the wheel-frame by the tie-rods or braces, as follows: The brackets or hangers A A are secured to the frame-bars A A by bolts and overlapping-ledges, as shown,and,extending upward,terminate in long sleeve-bearings for the axle A. On the top of each of these bearings is cast a doublclug, f, through which pass tie-rodsff, the latter extending back and attached by bolts to the frame-bars near their rearward extremities, and the former ex tending forward and passing through depending lugs on the clip-brackets a a on the front ofthe frame. By means of screw-nuts the tension of these rods may be adjusted at pleasure, and the side bars of the frame relieved of the weight of the machine and all twisting strains from the hangers. I

The inner tie-rod, f, transmits the pulling strain of the tongue directly to the inner end of the axle, and a tie-rod, f", from the base'of the hanger A" to the tongue-ln'ace bracket a transmits the strain directly to the outer end 'of the axle, thus relieving the frame and gearbox ]3 from the twisting strains of the tongue and preventing any cramping of the countershaft B. A rod, f", from the base of the hanger A to the frame-bar A", is provided with clamping-nuts at each end and braces the frame-bars strongly at this point, while a diagonal tie-rod, f, from the top of the hanger A to the bar A, transmits a portion of the its under face.

It will readily be understood from the foregoing description that while I use very light fra1ne-bars I can by the system of bracing employed produce a very light but strong and rigid wheetframe, and by means of the nuts on the truss-rods I can without difficulty secure a very nice adjustment of the gearing and working parts of the machinery.

The platform-frame consists of the fingerbeam G, of angle-iron, and a wooden rear bar, G, connected by bottom boards in the usual manner, the outer board, G or that nearest the stubble end of the platform, being much thicker and heavier than the others to strength- 4 en the platform and carry the sway-bar, as will be hereinafter described.

Brackets II II II, attached to the fingerbeam, are pivotally connected to the rear ends of the wheel-frame bars A A" A, respectively, as shown. The bracket II is securely bolted to the front face of the fingerbar, and has a flange or feet which extends beneath the bottom board, G to which, and also to the bottom flange of the finger-beam, it is bolted, as shown, From the finger-beam it extends forward like a shoe, and has two ribs or cars, h, formed on its upper surface, between which the end of the wheel-frame bar A is pivoted. A projecting table, h, is also formed on this bracket, upon which is bolted a bearing-box, p, for the reel-driving counter-shaft P. Another bracket, H, is secured to the fin ger-beam and bottom board in a manner similar to that just described, and extends forward to form a table or rest, 7L2, upon which is secured a bearing-box, 1). At the inner end of the table stands a 1ug,. h, from the inner face of which projects a stud-pin, it", upon which the foot of the reel-post I is mounted. The brackets H H are each bolted to the sill-bars I J of the binder-frame, and have depending feet, which are similarly attached to the finger-beam, while at their front ends they are formed with offset lugs, between which and the sill-bars the wheel-frame bars A A are pivoted.

The binder-frame sill-bars I J extend transversely across the platform near its outer end, and are connected near their front ends to the finger-beam, upon which they rest edgewise, by means of the brackets H II", just described, and clamping bolts g,whicl1 book ever the sillbars, and, passing through the finger-beam, are provided with screw-nuts bearing against These bolts form a very strong connection and relieve the brackets of heavy strains. The outer sill-bar, J, extends in advance of the finger-beam, and has one side of the gear-plate O bolted to it by a depending foot, 0, while its rear end is upturned and extends forward over the binding-receptacle, terminating at a metallic bracket, K, to which it is rigidly attached. The inner sill-bar, I, also projects slightly in advance of the finger-beam, from which it extends straight back to the rear bar of the platform, where it is upturned and forms a rail, 1, which, returning over and to the front of the bindingreceptaele, is there ICO turned down and bolted to the front end of the vbar I.

sill in advance of the finger-beam. At the .point where the sill-bars cross the back bar,

G, of the platform they are each bolted to the feetZ of a strong metal bracket, L, which in turn is firmly secured to the bar G by means of its upright ears Z, and has formed in it journal-box Z for the line-shaft D.

In designing my machine the several parts are located to produce their best individual results, and this incidentally brings the sillbar I directly in line with the sway-bar M on one side and the crank-shaft D on the other, and therefore across the path of the connecting-pitman N. A bent-pitman was first used to get around this obstacle; but in practice I found it open to such strong objections that I invented the following device to permit of the use of a straight pitman:

At a point in the rear of the back board of the platform where the path of the pitman is intersected by the sill-bar I a portion of the latter is out out and the gap thus formed bridged over by a looped casting, N, securely bolted to the adjacent ends of the sill-bar and the rail 1 and by a flanged projection, a, to the platform back bar, G.

The bracket K, which spans the space between the upper portions of the sill-bars, to each of which it is firmly bolted, is formed to afford bearings at suitable points, k k, for the packer and needle-arm shafts, respectively, of my binding mechanism. (Not herein shown.) The latter bearing is formed in a portion, K, of the bracket which projects outside of the .plane of the sill-bar, and is connected by a bracebar, J, to the binder gear-plate G. This gear-plate is a light skeleton frame suitably shaped, as shown, to afford bearings for and support the several working parts mounted thereon, and at its inner edge is securely bolted to the front upright portion of the binder rail- It will be observed that the gear-plate is mounted upon the binder-sills in advance of the pivotal connection of the wheel and platform frames, and that it islocated entirely .outside of the main wheel and in advance of its rear edge.

As most of the weight of the binder resides in the geauplate and the mechanism attached directly thereto, and as this weight is brought by the described construction and location to a point near the main axle, it will be so nearly counterbalanced thereon by the weight of the driver and the tongue in front of the axle that the vertical adjustments of the finger-beam may be readily effected by means of the directacting lever O, rigidly connected to the binderframe. This lever is connected to the front upper corner of the inner rail, 1, in such manner as to form a diagonal brace across the corner, and thereby stiffen the frame. From this point of connection it extends forward to a position in advance of the main axle within easy reach of the driver in his seat, and is provided with a guard block or strap, 0, which forms a loop for the rack-bar O and a housing sate for the movement of the binder-frame and lever, and thus maintains nearly the same right-angle relation to the lever that is shown in Fig. 2.

The knotter box or casing Q, securely bolted at its front end to the gear-plate O, is supported at its rear end upon a bracket, Q, securely bolted to it and to the sill-bar J. As several portions of the binding mechanism subjected to heavy pressures or strains are mounted upon shafts which have hearings in knotterbox and the bracket, I brace and strengthen them as follows: At the forward end of the box I attach, to any suitable point on its outer edge, a brace-bar, g, which extends to the overhead frame-bar J and, being bolted thereto, braces the overhanging side of the box. A diagonal brace-bar, q, attached near the bottom edge of the box at its rear end, and to the bracket Q near the sill-bar, supports the overhanging rear end of the box. A brace, q, attached to the inner side of the box above the finger-beam, extends diagonally down to and is securely bolted to it at a point near the inner shoe, H. The lower portions of the sill-bars are securely tied together midway between the platform front and rear bars by a brace-rod, 2, while a brace-rod, j, extending from near the top of the bracket Q, to the inncr sill-bar, I, firmly holds the rear end of the knotter-box againstoutward thrusts orstrains. The upper portions of the sill-bars and the bracket K are further secured by a brace-rod, it", above the latter, while a brace-rod, k extending from the outer top corner of the gearplate to the upper front corner of the rail-sill I, strengthens the frame at these points.

A guard bracket, or shoe, J attached to the sill-bar, J, serves to protect the downwardly-projecting horns of a pair of cut-off arms, (not shown,) from contact with any obstacle on the ground, and also acts as a strut for the truss-rodj,attached to the sill-bar near the extremities of its lower portion. As shown in the drawings, this rod j is secured directly to the sill bar at its point of attachment with the rear platform-bar, while its front end passes through an ear or lug, c, on the gearplate, and is provided with ascrcw-nut to hold it and regulate its tension. The reel-post P is mounted upon the stud-pivot h, as before mentioned, and a driving-chain connects the sprocket-wheel pof the rcelshaft P with a similar wheel, 19, on the cou ntershaft P, which is in axial line with the stud it, so that theinclination of the post may be changed without affecting the driving-chain. Upon the shaft Pis another sprocket-wheehp",connected by a driving-chain with the sprocket-wheel P on the main driving axle, and as the shaft is substantially in line with the pivotal connections of the wheel and platform frames the length of this latter chain will not be affected by the vertical adjustments of the finger-beam.

A brace rod, P, extends diagonally from near the head of the reel-post to the rail 1 of the binder-frame, to which it is secured by a bolt passing through any one of the series of holes 1', by means of which the head of the reel-post may be adjusted back and forth.

The line driving shaft D is mounted in suitable bearings in the casting L in the rear of the platform, the gear-plate O of the binderframe, and the gear-box B of the wheel-frame, and is provided between the last two bearings with a tumbling shaft having universal joints at each end and a telescoping section to permit of the varying angles and lengths due to adjustments of the height of the cutter-bar. On the shaft between the front and back bars of the platform are mounted rollers d, which drive the platform-carrier belts d, and at its projecting end, in rear of the back platform-bar, is the crank-plate D',connected by a pitman, N, with the sway-bar M, which at its front end is connected by a short pitman, R, to the cutter-bar R, as shown. The sway-bar is of wood, and is provided at its rear end with a metallic cap or socket, N formed with a wrist and ball for the attachment of the pitman. This socket, as will be seen by Figs. 22, 23, and 24, slips over the end of the sway-bar, inclosing it on all sides, and is held thereon by a transverse bolt passing through the bar and the two side cars, a, of the socket, which extend along its sides. The sway-bar vibrates in aslot in the back bar of the platform and above the finger-beam, and is supported at a proper point within its length on a vertical pivot constructed as follows, (see Figs. 3 and 22 to 29, inclusive:)

A hollow cylindrical pivot post or stud, m, has a wide base provided with dependinglugs m at each side. These lugs are fitted snugly into recesses in the heavy bottom board, G, of the platform and with the aid of bolts m hold the post in position. A cylindrical sleeve-bearing, m, fitting upon this post passes through an aperture in the sway-bar, and is secured by a flanged projection, m, which fits against the under side of the bar, and is secured thereto by bolts, as shown. A strap or yoke-piece, m rests upon the top of the pivotpostabove the bar,and is held in place by a bolt, on, passing th rough the strap, post, and bottom board, and firmly clamped by a nut on the under side. The strap extends beyond the sides of the sway-bar, and is then bent down and terminates in feet of, which rest upon the bottom board and are rigidly bolted thereto. [his forms a strong firm pivot post for the sway-bar, and one well calculated to resist the side thrusts to which it may be subjected.

The rear side of the platform and binderframes is supported on a casterwheel, S, in a similar manner to that shown in my grainbinding harvester patent, numbered 312,824, granted February 2t, 1885; but I have made several improvements in the details of construction of the caster-wheel which materially improve its operation.

The location shown in Fig. l of the several parts of my harvester places all the heavy weight of the binding mechanism outside of the path of the main wheel and well forward, so that it nearly balances the platform and grain-wheel on the inside of said path, while the weight of the tongue and driver in advance of the main axle largely counterbalance the mechanism in the rear of it. Owing to this concentration of weight on the main wheel, and the fact that the machine is nearly balanced across its path, I place the caster-wheel at the outer rear corner of the platform and close in to the binder-frame. When the harvester is running straight forward and the caster-wheel is trailing in a straight line, the machine is in its most perfect condition of balance, the load resting mainly on the main and caster wheels with just sufficient weight on the grain-wheel at the inner end of the platform to keep it firmly on the ground and insure the stability of the machine. In order to preserve this condition when the machine is working along a hillside with the platform on the high ground, I lock the caster-wheel against yielding to the natural tendency of the machine to slide down the hill and hold it in its straight trailing position. As the equilibrium of the machine under the hillside condition just described depends largely upon this wheel, it will be readily understood that if it were free to swing in toward the path of the main wheel, which the downhill-drifting tendency of the machine would cause it to do, the grain end of the platform might be lifted from the ground and the machine upset. 4

Another and even more important advantage of locking the wheel against swinging is that it absolutely prevents the side thrashing of the tongue against the horses caused by the grain-wheel passing over uneven ground.

While under every condition of straightaway work it is desirable to lock the casterwheel, it is necessary that it should swing freely when the machine is to be turned, so I have arranged a latch that will automatically engage and lock it when the machine is drawing straight, but which may be unlocked by the driver from his seat for turning or any other purpose.

A metallic bracket, T, is securely bolted to the rear upright portions of each of the bindersill bars and, projecting beyond or outside of the sill J, terminates in a tubular sleeve or hearing, T, for the shank of the caster-wheel fork S, to the upper end of which is keyed a rearwardly-extending lever, S notched at its end 8, and having the lower sides of the forks s at each side of the notch inclined or sloping to a common center. An arm or lug, T projecting from the top of the sleeve-bearing and strongly braced from the main body of the bracket, is perforated at a point immediately below the normal position of the notch in the lever for the passage of the locking-bolt t, which projects through it and takes into the notch. This bolt is formed on the end of an arm of a bell-crank lever, T, pivoted between ears t" on the bracket and provided with a spring, P, which urges the bolt into its locking position. To the depending arms i of the bellcrank is attached a wire cord or other suitable flexible connection, tiwhich passes through an aperture in the lower edge of the bracket and around guiderollers j j on the sill-bar J. Near the lower roller it is attached to a rod, T guided in bearings t t, secured to the sillbar, near the former of which the rod is jointed about in line with the hinged joint between the platform and wheel frames. From this U joint it extends to the depending arm of a bellcrank or the latch T, mounted on the footboard within easy reach of the driver in his seat. \Vhen he desires to go about, he dopresses the latch T with his foot and withdraws the locking-bolt that holds the casterwheel lever, leaving the wheel free to swing to right or left, as the case may be. He can then removehis foot and allow the bolt to resume its normal position, the sloping forks s on the le ver riding over and depressing it when the wheel is swinging back; but when it reaches its normal trailing position the bolt springs up into the lever-notch s.

The back board, G, extends from the end of the platform to the inner sill-bar, I, of the binder-franie, and is supported by a piece, G let into its upper edge and securely held in place by bolts g extending through the bar G, and by bolts 9 in the yoke and sill-brace castings N L. The bottom boards are securely fastened to theunder side of the back board or beam along its length, while a diagonal brace, 9 extending between the heavy bottom boards, G, and the back board, stiffens the corner joint.

In order to prevent any possibility of the finger-beam G being twisted or pulled out of shape at its top edge by the draft at the point of connection of the main frame-bar A, 1 connect it to the rear beam or bar, G, by a tierod, 9, extending across the platform directly in the line of draft, attached to the fingerbeam near its upper edge and to the back board at or near the brace 9 so that the pulling strain is resisted by or taken up in the bottom board.

Instead of positively locking the casterwheel fork against turning until released by the driver, as hereinbefore described, it might be advantageous at times to have it unlock automatically when subjected to unusual or excessive pressure. This may be accomplished by the construction of parts shown in Figs. 30 and 31,

in which thelever-arm S has a pocket or recess, .9, formed in its under side near the rear end, instead of being slotted or notched, as before described. The bolt 25 lies in this recess, the side walls of which are inclined like the outer edges of the lever to depress or force down the bolt when the lever swings across its path; but their inclination is much steeper than is that of the outer edges, and it would consequently require a much greater side force of the lever to force the bolt down by the inner walls.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent. is-

1. The wheel-frame of a harvester divided into two compart1nents,the inner or wheel compartment formed by asingle bar composing its sides, A A and closed front end, the outer compartment formed by a bar, A, running outer compartment and lapping across the J closed front end of the inner compartment, the clip-bracket a, embracing both bars at their edges and bolted thereon, the ear on the bracket and the foot a on the bar A, with the tongue and its pivot, substantially as hereinbefore set forth.

3. The combination of the side bars, A A, of the wheel-frame, the bearing-brackets A A, the main wheel and its shaft mounted in the brackets, and trussrods f f attached to the front and rear ends of the frame, respectively, passing through perforations at the top of the bearing-brackets, and provided with adj usting-nuts, as and for the purpose hereinbefore set forth.

4. The combination of the wheel-franie, the driving-wheel and its shaft journaled in fixed brackets A A attached to the side bars of the wheel-frame, the tongue pivotally connected to the front inner corner of the wheelframe, and the inner truss-rod, f, passing directly from the pivot-bracket at the heel of the tongue through an aperture in the top of the bracket A, with means for adjusting its length, substantially as hereinbefore set forth.

5. The combination of the wheel-frame bars A A and the bearing-brackets A'A mounted thereon, the frame-bar A, and the brace-rods f f substantially as hereinbefore set forth.

6. The combination of the wheel-fran1e bars A A and the bearing brackets mounted thereon, the main shaft provided with a head, a, on its outer end, the main-wheel hub keyed to the shaft between the bearings to firmly hold it against endwisc movement therein, with the frame-bar A and the bracerod f substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore set forth.

7. The combination of the driving-wheel, its

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shaft, and the bearing-brackets attached to the middle of the frame-bars A A", the tongue,with the drivers seat mounted thereon, and the gear-box B, attached to the front side of the frame, and the platform and binder-frame at tachcd to the rear end of the frame-bars, with the truss-rods f f f 2 f, attached to the frame at its front and rear ends, respectively, and in line with hanger-bearings, to the tops of which they are also attached, substantially as hereinbefore set forth.

8. The combination of the sill-bar Lthe platform-frame to which it is rigidly attached, the loop-casting N, the rail 1, beginning at the loop-casting and extending over the bindingreceptacle to the front end of the sill-bar and firmly bolted thereto, substantially as hereinbefore set forth.

9. The combination of the binder-sill bars I J and the rail-bar I, secured at its front lower end to the sill-bar I, with the gear-plate G, attached by a depending foot at its outer lower corner to the sill-bar J and at its inner vertical side to the rail-bar 1 at apoint above the sill-bar I, substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore set forth.

10. The combination of the binder-sill bar J and the gear-plate O, securely bolted to its front end, the binder-sill I, the rail I, bolted to the inner edge of the gear-plate and at each of its depending ends to the sill-bar I, the bracket K, connecting the rail I. and the upturned rear end of the sill-bar J, and the rail J, extending from the bracket K to the gearplate, substantially as hereinbefore set forth.

11. The combination of the bindeusill J, attached near its ends to the finger-beam and the back bar of the platform, the guard-bracket J", and the truss-rod f, substantially as hereinbefore set forth.

12. The combination of the gear-plate, the overhead rail J, the sill-bar J, the knotter-box attached at its front inner corner to the gearplate and at its rear inner corner to the bracket Q from the sill-bar, and the brace-bar q from the overhanging edge of the box to the rail J, substantially as hereinbefore set forth.

113. The combination of the gear-plate, the sill-bar J, the knotter-box attached at its front inner corner to the gear-plate and at its rear inner corner to the bracket Q, from the sillbar, and the brace-bar q, attached to the lower overhanging rear corner of the box and to the bracket Q from the sill-bar, substantially as hereinbeforc set forth.

14.. The combination of the gear-plate, the sill-bar, the finger-beam, the knotter-box attached at its front end to the gear-plate and at its rear end to a bracket, Q, from the sillbar, with the brace-rod q from the upper edge of the knotter-box to the finger-beam, substantially as hereinbefore set forth.

15. The combination of the finger-beam and the binder-sill bars resting on its top,with the brackets 11 H, bolted to the front face of the finger-beam and to the sill-bars, as shown, and the hooked. clampingbolts, which catch over the sill-bars passing through the beam, and are provided with nuts at 'its lower side, substantially as hereinbefore set forth.

1G. The combination of the sillbars, the knotterbox, the bracket Q, attached at its base to the sill-bar J, the brace-rodj from the top of the bracket to the sill-bar I, substantially as hereinbefore set forth.

17. The combination of the binder-sill bars. the back bar, G, of the platform terminating at the inside of the binder-frame, the extenslon G, overlapping the top edge of the back bar and rigidly fastened thereto and extending across the binder-frame above the sill-bars, the bracket L, securely bolted to the sill-bars and to the extension-piece G, as shown.

18. The combination of the back board G,and the extension-piece G secured thereto, the sill-bars I J, with the connecting-bracket L and the loop-braeket N. bolted to the back bar and its extension and to each other, substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore set forth.

19. The combination of the inner binderframe sill and rail I 1, constructed substantially as shown,with the tilting lever bolted to the front upright portion of the rail, and from thence extending diagonally to its upper horizontal portion, to which it is also bolted, substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore set forth.

20. The combination of the driving-wheel, the frame surrounding the same and rocking about its axle, the tongue pivotally connected to the front end of the frame, and the platform similarly connected to its rear end,the binderframe mounted upon the platform on the stubble side of the driving-wheel,the caster-wheel at the rear outer corner of the platform and tracking outside of the main wheel, and the tilting lever rigidly secured to the binderframe, substantially as hereinbefore set forth.

21. The combination of the binder frame sill-bars, the bracket T, and the caster-wheel, with its locking device,hereinbefore described, a tripping-latch within reach of the driver in his seat, a flexible connection from said lockin g device to the trip-latch passing over guiderollers on the binder-sill bar in such manner as to be conducted below the plane of the binding-receptacle, substantially as hereinbefore set forth.

22. The combination of the binder frame sill, the crank-plate, and the sway-bar in substantially the same plane, the pitman connecting the crank and the sway-bar, and the looped bracket in binder-franie sill, substantially as hereinbcfore set forth.

23. The combination of the finger-beam and the back board of the platform,thc heavy bottom board,G and the tie-rod 9, connecting the finger-beam and back board above the bottom board, G substantially as hereinbeforc set forth.

24. The combination of the finger=beam and the back board of the platform,the heavy bottom board,G the mainframebarA,eonneeted IIO to the fin er-beam the tic-rod connectin it: 7 7

the finger-beam and back board above the bottom board, G in the line of draft of the frame-bar and the brace g from the back to the bottom board, substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore set forth.

25. The combination of the bottom b0ard,G the pivot-post m and its base-plate provided with depending lugs m,which take into recesses in the bottom boards, and the bolts m for rigidly attaching the post to the board, substantially as hereinbefore set forth.

26. The combination of the bottom board, G, the hollow pivot-post, the sleeve-bearing mounted on the post, the sway-bar secured to the sleeve, the strap or yoke-piece m extending across the sway-bar and pivoted and secured at each side thereof to the bottom board by its depending feet m, and the tie-bolt m, passing through the strap, pivot-post, and bottom board, substantial] y as hereinbefore set forth.

27. The combination of the counter'shaft,

the stud h in axial line therewith, the reelpost mounted thereon, the reel shaft, the sprocket-wheels 19 1), connected by a drivingchain, the brace-bar P, and the binder-frame bar I, having a series of holes, i, for the purpose hereinbefore set forth.

28. The combination of the main wheel and its axle, the wheel-frame rocking about the main axle, the platform pivotally connected to the rear end of the wheel-frame, the brackets H H, secured to the platform, and the countershaft P, supported in bearings thereon substan tially in line with the pivotal connection of the wheelframe and platform, the sprocket-wheels P11 connected by a driving-chain, substantially as and for the purpose hereiinbefore set forth.

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

JOHN S. DAVIS.

WVitnesses:

L. R001) LooMIs, A. E. SUMNER.