US425063A

US425063A - Machine

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Publication number: US425063A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1890-04-08
Anticipated expiration: 1907-04-08

Description

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RALPH BROWVNSON, OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO \VILLIAM A. HARDENBERGH, OF SAME PLACE.

HORSE-COLLAR-STUFFING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 425,063, dated April 8, 1890. Application filed August 20, 1889. Serial No. 321,398. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, RALPH Bnownson, of St. Paul, in the county of Ramsey and State of Mlnnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for Stuffing Horse- Collars with Long Straw; and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,

IO forming a part of this specification, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

This lnventionrelates to improvements in that class of machines used to stuff horsecollars with strawor other material after the 1 collar has been sewed or put in a condition to receive the same, the object of the invention being to provide a machine which will stuif the collars with long straw in a rapid andefficient manner and at a uniform degree of hardness.

To these ends the invention consists in certaln novel details of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts to behereinafter described, and pointed out particu- 2 5 larly in the claims at the end of this-specification.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of a machine constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a 0 top plan view of the same with the top plate removed. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section. Fig. 4 is a transverse section on the line as as, Fig. 2.

Similar letters of reference in the several 3 5 figures indicate the same parts.

The body of the machine, consisting, essentially, of the head-block formed by the top and bottom plates A A, is mounted on a frame suitable for the purpose, so that the machine 0 may be properly manipulatedsuch, for instance, as shown in the drawings-and to each of these plates is secured one of the channeled guides 13 or B, which extend out and forward of the plates. Each of the guides is 5 channeled, as shown in Fig. 4, and in the preferred construction the upper one is somewhat longer than the lower one, both being tapered, as shown, to permit the straw to expand and be properly positioned, as will here inafter appear. Anarrow stuffing-rod O, having the forward end slightly concaved, and recip'rocated in any preferred manner, passes in between the channeled guides, and, when retracted, as illustrated in Fig. 2, is beyond the rear ends thereof, permitting a tuft of straw 5 5 to be placed in front of it and forced forward in the space between said guides. The tuft of straw is doubled back and kept in proper shape during its forward movement by means of the concave straps F passing aroundthe concave rollers H and convex rollers G,and extend ing out along the channeled guides, bridging the space between them. The forward ends of the straps are connected to the lower back end of clamp K, which slides freely on the guides, and is adapted to retain the collar in position until it is properly filled. I

To fill or stuff a collar it is first slipped on the channeled guides as far as desired and attached to the clamp K. Then the rod is re ciprocated and the tufts of long straw fed by hand or otherwise as rapidly as desired in front of the same, being carried by the rod between the rollers H and straps, by which it is doubled and formed, thence being carried on through the space between the guides and straps until it is allowed to expand laterally Within the collar at a point beyond the clamp. Now, as the collar is gradually filled it is of course desirable that the guides be withdrawn at a corresponding rate and that means be provided for insuring a uniform and regular compression of the filling within the collar from one end to the other. These desirable results are accomplished by connectingweights M, or their equivalents, to the rear ends of cords attached to the straps and pass ing over pulleys 'm', permitting the clamp to slide on the channeled guides, so that as the collar which is attached to the clamp is grad- 9o ually filled it gradually moves off of the guides and draws the clamp outward, elevating the weights, and at the same time keeping the straps taut, with the concave sides next to and close by the sides of the guides, making a support for the tufts of straw, as will be' readily understood. The long straw, it will be seen, is permitted to expand laterally and fill the collar while still under the influence of the guides, thus insuring a smooth and regular packing as each successive charge is forced in, which result would not be accomplished in so perfect a manner were a tube employed instead of the two guides with the open space between them, as the ends of the charge would be doubled, forming tangles, which it would be difficult to pack in such manner as to be smooth and form a regular and uniform mat, comfortable to the horses shoulder and of pleasing appearance, as is done by my machine. The size and propertions of the parts may be of course changed, as well as the minor details of construction, without departing from the spirit of my in- Vention.

Having thus described my in ention, what I claim as new is 1. I11 a machine for stuffing collars with long straw, the combination, with the reciprocating rod and the guides for the filling and rod, having the space between them, of the movable and supporting straps bridging the space between the guides, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. In a machine for stuffing collars with long straw, the combination, with the reciprocating rod and the guides for the filling, having the space between them, of the movable supporting-straps bridging the space between them and the clamp for engaging the collar connected to said straps at the forward end, substantially as described.

3. In a machine for stulfing collars with long straw, the combination, with the reciprocating rod and the guides for the filling and rod, having the space between them, of the movable and supporting straps bridging the space between the guides, the weights connected to said straps at the rear end, and the clamp connected thereto at the forward end, substantially as described.

2-1:. In a machine for stuifing collars with long straw, the combination, with the recip rocating rod and the guides for the filling and rod, having the space between them, of the straps bridging said space, the concave and convex rollers around which said straps pass, the clamp connected to one end of said straps, and the Weights to the other, substantially as described.

5. In a machine for stuffing collars with long straw, the combination, with the channeled or grooved stufling-guides, of the concaved supporting-straps and concave and convex rollers for guiding and shapin g said straps, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

RALPH BRO \VNSON.

Witnesses:

Louis FEEsER, J12, P. W. FAnicv.