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O. GOOLEY & E. PRIDMORE. GRAIN BINDING HARVESTER.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ORVILLE COOLEY AND EDNVARD PRIDMORE, OF BATAVIA, NElV YORK, AS- SIGNORS TO THE JOHNSTON HARVESTER COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

GRAIN-BINDING HARVESTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 408,163, dated July 30, 1889. Application filed January 5, 1888. Serial No. 259,918. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ORVILLE COOLEY and EDWARD PRIDMORE, citizens of .the United States, residing at Batavia, in the county of Genesee and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Grain-Binding Harvesters, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to certain improvements in grain-binding harvesters of the Appleby type; but is more especially applicable to the machines manufactured by the Johnston Harvester Company, and known as channel-steel grain-binders and the objects of the improvements are, first, to provide means for securely fastening the finger-bar to the platform of the harvester-frame and still permit the edge of the canvas-rake to be brought in close proximity with the cuttingblades; second, to afford facilities for increasing or lessening the space between the upper end of the binder platform or deck and corresponding end of the elevating-apron that brings the inflowing grain in proper po sition for binding, thereby adapting the machine for operating in different grades and kinds of grain without choking by the lodgment of matter within the open space found between the said deck and elevating-apron.

3o lVe attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a sectional perspective View of a portion of a self-binding harvester, showing our improved parts in position. Fig. 2 is a bottom View of a portion of the cutting apparatus, as well as a part of the harvester-platform, and showing the manner of attaching the supplementary finger-bars thereto. Fig.

3 is a detached view of a portion of the adjustable cleat or throat-bar that secures the binder-deck to the frame-work of the harvester. Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken through the finger-bar and supplemental finger-bar, as well as through the platform, and

therewith showing a part of one of the canvas-rollers in position. Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken through the binder-deck and contiguous parts.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throu ghout the several views.

In the drawings, A represents the fingerbar; A, the supplemental finger-bar,preferably made of a single piece of thin steel, which is firmly bolted or otherwise secured to the rear face of the usual angle-iron finger-bar, and extends downward therefrom to give sufficient space between the canvas-propelling roller B and the upper face of the platform C for the revolving of the said endless canvas, which is of the well-known Appleby type.

For the purpose of forming a support for the forward side of the platform 0, a rearward bend is given this supplementary bar upon an angle corresponding with the beveled edge of the platform, as shown iu'Fig. 4. The platform and supplemental bar are fastened together by the use of rivets 0, whereby the said platform and finger-bar are securely united without the intervention of the usual wooden bar, which is bolted to the rear face of the angle-iron finger-bar and having the platform nailed at its front edge to the said wooden bar and upon the under side thereof. By the removal of this commonly-used wooden bar the front edge of the revolving platform-canvas is brought about one and onehalf inch nearer the finger-bar and the cutting-knives than would be done were the said wooden bar used. This wooden bar is obj ec- 8o tionable on account of its coming in contact with the butts of the moving grain, extending the same and causing the head ends of the stalks of grain to advance to such a degree that it is difficult to properly bind the bundle without waste of grain. F

By having the guard-fingers secured upon the under side of the horizontal flange at the bottom of the vertical flange the cutting apparatus is brought considerably nearer the 0 ground than would be the case were the fingers secured to a flange placed upon the upper side of the vertical one. This feature is important where short grain is to be cut and bound. 5 By having the supplementary bar secured to the vertical flange upon the rear side the platform and other accessories can be permanent-ly attached to the supplementary bar, after which the finger-bar, with its attached fingers, may be boltedto the supplementary bar, (now forming a part of the complete machine,) orcan be removed therefrom without any disarrangement of the parts, as in practice the nuts of the finger-bar-securing bolts are upon the face of the vertical flange and easy of access, which is an important feature, as the finger-bar has to be frequently re moved for repairs by reason of its exposed position. v D is an adjustable cleat or thin bar, preferably made of metal, under which the upper end of the binder deck or platform lies, by which it is held down flush with the anglebar at on the elevator-frame. Said cleat is provided with securing-bolts, which pass through the elongated holes 61' in the cleat and through bolt-holes made in the angle-bar. This adj ustable cleat, which forms the basis for the second part of our invention, rests solelyupon the angle-bar d, and is adj ustably secured thereto in such manner that the deckplatform may, if desired, have the usual fore-andaft adjustment underneath the cleat and is for the purpose of covering the open space bevas roller than when operating in weedy material, thereby narrowing the throatway, so that all material raised by the elevating-canvas is deposited upon the deck-boards preparatory to binding, without waste, of which there would be danger were the throatway to be at all times enlarged for dropping the foul matter hereinbefore referred to.

Having now described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination, with the single right angled finger-bar having the guard-fingers bolted to the under side of the horizontal flange at the bot-tom of the vertical flange of the bar, of the metallic supplementary anglebar made from a single piece of metal, the front vertical face of which is secured .to the rear face of the vertical flange of the fingerbar, and therefrom extending downward sufficiently far to permit the attachment of the front side of the platform, which rests upon and is secured to the rearwardly-extending bend, forming a part of the said supplementary bar, in the manner substantially as described, and for the purpose hereinbefore set forth.

2. The combination, with the elevatingapron roller and binder-deck, of the slotted adjustable cleat-bar for regulating the opening between the elevating-apron roller and the upper edge of the binding-deck, for the purpose described, and substantially as hereinbefore set forth.

ORVILLE OOOLEY. EDVARD PRIDMORE.

'Witnesses:

G. W. FORD, JNo. W. SMITH.

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