US586621A

US586621A - Mowing-machine

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Publication number: US586621A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1897-07-20
Anticipated expiration: 1914-07-20

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IVIOWING-MACHINE.

SPECIFXCATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 586,621, dated July 20, 189'?. Application filed April 21, 1890. Serial No. 348,903. (No modnl To @ZZ whom, t may concern.

Be it known that l, J AMES PINE, of the village of- Lansingburg, county of Rensselaer, and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Mowing-Machilies, of which the following is a specification.

Accompanying this specification, to form a part ot' it, there are eight plates of drawings, containing twenty-six figures illustrating my invention, with the same designation of parts by letter reference used in all of them.

Of the illustrations, Figure 1 is afront view perspective of a mowing-machine containing` my improvements with the outer end of the tongue shown as broken ott'. Fig. 2 is another perspective of the same machine with the front and one side thereof facing the view, with the outer end of the tongue shown as broken oil?. Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of the same machine. Fig. -1 is a side elevation of the swath-board and its tracking-wheel. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the improved mowing-machine illustrated in the other figures, but shown w' h one of the main wheels removed and the cut ter-har, sickle, and main axle shown in section. Fig. 6 is an enlarged side elevation of the slice and connected parts illustrated in the same position as shown at Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a rear view of the partsshown at Fig. (5. Fig. S is an elevation ot' the parts shown at Fig. 7, taken so as to bring' what is their inside face when in position at the front in this illustration. Fig. 9 is a vertical section taken through the wheels, axle-sleeve, axle, interior gear, ratchets, pawl-holders, pawleshippers, pitman-dri ving shaft, and inclosure containing the latter. Fig. 10 is a horizontal section of the parts shown in vertical section at Fig. 9, with the cover inclosing the gears operating the pitman crank-shaft removed and with the inclosure containing the interior gear and connected pawl-holder illustrated in section and showing in a top view the pinion receiving power from theinterior gear, also the beveled gear on the said pinion-shaft operatinga beveled pinion-gear on the pitman crankshaft-,together with a top view of the inclosure containing thepitman crank-shaft. Fig. 1l is a section taken on the line ir as of Fig. 10. Fig. 1; is a top view of the axle-sleeve and the lever operating the pawls, also showing a part of the tongue-seat and a part of the support on which the d ri vers seat rests. Fig. 13 shows a perspective of one of the ratchets, there being one connected with each wheel oppositely facing each other and made alike in construction. Fig. 14: is a perspective of one of the pawl-holders, of which there is one at each end of the axle facing oppositely and made alike, excepting that the pawl-holder adjacent to the interior gear is made integrally with the latter. Fig. 15 is a view of the inner faces of the pawl-holders. Fig. 1G is a perspective of one of the pawl-shippers, of which there is one for each of the pawl-hold` ers, made to encircle the hub of the pawlholder at one end of the axle and to encircle the huh of the pawl-holder and combined interior gear at the other end. Fig. 17 is a top view ot' the drivers foot-rest and a part of the tongue,with which it connects adjustably. Fig. 1S is a side elevation of the parts shown at Fig. 17, with a dotted line indicating the foot-rest as turned up at the front.. Fig. 19 is a perspective of a part of the sickle, the sickleeye, and the swivel with which the sickle-eye block connects with the sickle. Fig. 2O is an elevation of the inclosure containing the gearwheels operating the pitman crank -shaft, illustrated with that side of the inclosure facing the drivers seat shown as turned to the front in the figure. Fig. 2l shows the fastening for the cover of the inclosure. Fig. 22 is a perspective of a part of the shoe with the hinged latch-cover shown as turned up on its hinged connection. Fig. 223 is a view of the same parts shown at Fig. 22 with the shoecover down and as latched. Fig. 2st is a section taken on the line e' 2' of Fig. Fig. 25 is a detached view of the lever, handle, the link, and a connected pivoted lever by which the parts resting on the tracking-wheel and ground-wheel in front of the shoe are raised or depressed. Fig. 2t' is a perspective of the connection' made by the outer end of the brace-rod with the coupler-bar.

The several parts of the ino\ving-inacliine thus illustrated are designated by letter reference and the function of the parts is described as follows:

'lhe letters \V designate the wheels; A, the

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axle; S', the axle-sleeve; T, the tongue; F, the under or tilting frame; C, the finger-bar; S2, the sickle.

The "letters R designate the ratchets, of which there is one arranged on the inner face of each of the propelling-wheels. Each of these ratchets is an interior ratchet and arranged on the inner edge face of an inclosure, as shown at Fig. 13, and they are arranged to face each other as placed on the propellingwheels.

The letters II designate pawl-holders, and P pawls, each of which is arranged on a pivotshaft p' so as to turn in the circular recess fr', made in the pawl-holder plate p2, as shown at Figs. 14 and l5.

The letters S3 designate a spring arranged in the opposite side faces of the pawl-holder plate beneath each of the pawls, and which springs operate to force outwardly the pawls l), so that they will engage with the ratchetteeth when not operated by the pawl-shipper.

The letters @designate an arm arranged on the inner end of each of the pawl pivot-shafts, which arms d are operated to press inwardly the outer ends of the pawls proper as the arms a are moved outwardly, and so that the pawls will not, when thus acted upon by the arms, engage with the teeth of the ratchets.

The letters K designate shippers which are arranged at each end of the main shaft so as to move on the hub of the pawl-holder at one end of the axle and the hub of the pawl-holder and combined interior gear at the other end of the axle.

The letters @U2 designate wedges projected from the face of the shipper K which is adjacent to one of the pawl-holders, and o' passages made in the adjacent pawl-holder in line transversely with said wedges on the shipper, so that when the latter are moved outwardly at each end of the axle the said wedges will enter the passages o' and by their engagement with the arms CL force outwardly the latter and inwardly the pawls proper, awayfrom their engagement with the ratchets.

The letter R2 designates a ring encircling the shipper K within the groove g', and this shipper at each of the opposite ends of the axle is operated by a shipping-lever L', which is pivoted at p12 and connected with the rings R2 by oppositely-placed rods r2 r2, as shown at Fig. 1G. When the lever L' is pulled toward the drivers seat, then the shippers are moved outwardly and the wedges on the shipper-face engage with the pawl-arms d to disengage the pawls from the ratchets, and when lever L' is moved away from the d-rivers seat on its handle end then the shippers K are moved inwardly away from their engagement with the pawl-arms a and the pawls proper, by the action of the springs S3, are caused to engage with the ratehets.

The letter U4 designates a frame that is upwardly projected from the axle sleeve, as shown at Figs. l, 3, and l2. This frame is made with two notches e5 and n, and the letter nl designates a spring encircling the pivotbolt p12, as shown at Fig. l. The lever L' is passed upwardly and rearwardly through the frame U4 and as operated bythe spring vwill be forced into the notch t5 when the pawls and ratchets are in enga-gement and into the -notch U6 when the shipper has been operated to disengage the pawls 'from the ratchets, and in either of which positions the lever L' is held in place thereby.

The letter I designates an interior gear that is cast integrally with the adjacent pawlholder Il', and the letter d' designates a spline secured to the axle and arranged to mesh into a groove g3, made in the combined gear-wheel I and the combined pawl-holder, that are made integrally. The other pawl-holder Il, at the end of the axle opposite to that made in connection with the gear I, is also made with a groove g3, and that part of the axle A adjacent thereto is also made with a spline d', adapted to mesh into the groove g3 thereat.

The letter P4 designates a pinion arranged on the tube-form shaft S5, said pinion meshing into the gear I, so as to receive power therefrom at the rear of its circumferential interior, and the said shaft S is arranged to turn on a stud or bar d4, secured exteriorly to the web w8 by a nut n3, as shown at Figs. l0 and ll.

The letter G' designates a beveled geararranged on the inner end of the shaft S5 and that end which is opposite to that on which the pinion p4 is placed.

The letter P6 designates a beveled pinion arranged on the pitman crank-shaft S, as shown at Fig. ll, said pinion meshing into and receiving power from the beveled gearwheel Gr'.

The letter N designates a tube arranged within the crankshaft sleeve S7, in which tube the pitman crank-shaft Si5 turns, the latter having end journals which turn in bearings 1913 at the ends of said tube.

The letters au designate an encircling recess made in the interior of the crank-shaft sleeve between its ends, and the letters al* designate an encircling recess made in the tu- IOO IOS

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bular bearing N between its end bearings for the-pitman crank-shaft SG. bearing N is kept from turning with the pitman crank-shaft by means of a set-screw T', that is tapped into the crank-shaft sleeve, so as that when screwed in it will engage with the tubular bearing N to hold the same in place. This tube-form bearing N, constructed with end bearings, differs from a tubeform bearing in which the whole length of the tube acts as a bearing and in which the least spring or vibration of the shaft renders the bearing inoperative. As I make and arrange it the parts are easily disconnected when it is desired to take the machine apart.

The letter J designates the wrist or crank pin arranged on the outer tace of the crank disk-wheel NVS, which latter is on the outer end of the pitman crank-shaft S7 said disk- This tube-form wheel being secured to the outer end of the latter-by meansot a feather' or spline x4, made in said disk-wheel.

The letter T2 designates a set-screw arranged to pass through the hub of the diskwheel and to engage with said spline to keep the crank disk-wheel in place, preventing said wheel from slipping along said spline.

The letter P7 designates the pitman, which makes a crank engagement with the outer face ot' the crank disk-wheel W3 by means of the wrist-pin J, as shown at Fig. ll.

rlhe letter e designates the sickle-eye into which the inturn end ot' the pitman is entered for connection. The sickle-eye e is formed `in the front side of a block b4, that is pivoted to the outer end of a block b5 by means of a swivel b, said block b5 being connected to the sickle at the top thereof, as is shown at Fig. 19. The angular end of the pitman is entered into the eye e' of the block h5 and is held therein for operating the sickle by means of the edge e" of the shoe-cover 52, the latter being hinged to the shoe at e* and with the cover of the shoe when closed arranged by its adjacent edge to keep the pitman in place, and with the shoe-cover kept closed by an eyebolt .e7 on the shoe and a spring-bolt z5, arranged to pass through the eye e of said eyebolt el, the latter passing up through the shoe cover when turned down through an opening .22, as shown at Figs. 22 and 223.

The letter M designates the drivers sea-t, made with the supporting-bar a2, secured in a socket as, the latter being east integrally with the main-axle sleeve A. The under or tilting frame F is composed of the couplingbar B2 and brace B". Bar B2 is strapped onto the pitman-driving-shatt sleeve S7 at `'U5 at its outer end, so as to make a hinged connection therewith and therefrom ext-ended downwardly and laterally on an incline. This bar B2, thus arranged, is combined with the bracerod B4, which is secured to the downwardlyextended end ot' the coupler-bar, as shown at Fig. 2G, and at its rear end is pivotally connected with the rear end of the web w8, as shown at Fig. 3.

The letter 7i; designates a knee formed on the lower end of the coupler-bar B2, to which, by means of a pivot-bolt bl, the shoe V is pivoted, so as to have the front end of the latter and connected sickle and sickle-bar raised or depressed and by which the pitch of the shoe and cutting mechanism relatively to the elevation of the machine-tongue is regulated, as will be more fully detailed hereinafter.

The letter L2 designates a lever that at its upper end is made with a handle, and at its lower end this lever is constructed with an eye a2, and which eye is inserted on over the head of the hinging-rod H2. Thislever L2 is constructed with a latch-bolt Z2, adapted to engage with notches n2, formed in the outer face of the segment Z. This latch-bolt is provided with a rod Zt, that is pivoted to said bolt and also to a handle 71.2, which latter is pivoted to the handle end of the lever L2, so that when the handle 71,2 and handle of said lever are grasped and brought together the latch -bolt is raised from out of that one of the notches n2 of the segment l in which it is engaged against the Jforce of a spiral spring Z8, encircling said latch-bolt between the ears e7 eS on the lever L2, as shown at Fig. 7. The segment Z is connected to the hinged coupling-bar B2 of the frame F by means of an arm a4, as shown at Figs. 6 and 7, and the lever L2 is continued down through a slot S12, made in said segment and connected to the rear end ot' the hinging-rod H3 by means of the eye a8, formed on the lever end and in which eye the hinging-bolt H3 is adapted to turn. The letter 01,12 designates a nut on the said hinging-rod H3 outside of the lower end of the lever L2. This hinging-rod H2 is arranged in hinging-ears en e, having passages therein for the rod, and these ears are upwardly projected from the top of the shoe V. Between where passing through the ears e11 this hinging-rod Halso passes through an eye made in the bolt if', so that as thus constructed the shoe can be turned so as to raise or depress its front end on the bolt 127, passing loosely through the knee 7n, made in the end of the bar B2 and held therein by the nut 1113, as shown at Fig. 8, and the shoe V can be turned up on the hinging-rod H3, so as to raise the sickle and finger-bar by means of the hinged connection that the shoe V makes with the said rod. NVith the lever L2 thus constructed and connected when the handles of the latter are grasped to unlatchthe bolt and the upper end of said lever L2 is drawn rearwardly the front end ol the shoe, the front edge ol' the sickle, and sickle-barare raised, and when the position of said lever is reversed the same parts are depressed at the front, with the lever adapted to be held in any measure of such adjustment by the latch-bolt. As thus made and arranged the pitch of the sickle when cutting may be adapted to the height or standing of the team which is to draw the machine and the measure of elevation their stand height gives to the elevation of the tongue of the machine.

The letter L2 designates a latch-lever that makes a connection with a shaft m', passing through a supporting-bearing m2, that is projected upwardly from the main-axle sleeve,

said support on its rear being constructed with a segment having therein latch-bolt recesses 'm2, as shown at Figs. 3 and 5. This lever L3 is provided with a latch-bolt m4, arranged on its side, so as to be over the recesses or notches in the segment face of the support m2. This latch-bolt is provided with an encircling spring m5, against the force of which it is raised from out of the recesses, and it is connected to a rod mG with the latchhandle m7, that at m3 is pivoted to the handle end of the lever L3, so that when the latter and the latch-bolt are grasped by the hand the bolt is raised `trom out that one of the re- IOO IIO

cesses which is beneath it. Vhen the grasp is released, it descends into the recesses beneath it.

The letter f designates a crank-arm t-hat is arranged upon and secured to the shaft m', on that end of the latter Where passing through its bearing-support m2, which is opposite to that end of said shaft to which the lever L3 connects with it. This crank-arm is at its outer end pivotally connected to a link-bar f3, which latter makes a pivotal oonnection to the rear end of the bar f2, which latter from where thus connecting with the link-bar is curved to extend frontwardly and horizontally to be pivoted at f5 to the bar f G at the upper end thereof, the latter bar being connected to and upwardly projected from the coupler-bar B3, as shown at Figs. 5 and 24. The curved bar f2 Where extended frontwardly and at its outer end at the front is constructed with a downwardly-projected and forked stud f7, in which the groundwheel f8 turns on a pintle-shaft fg.

The letter A4 designates an arm projected at right angles from the curved bar f2, back of its pivot f5, as shown atFigs. l, 5, and 7, and y" a chain connected with the outer end of said arm A4.

The letter y2 designates a rod or shaft that is arranged to turn within a recess ,7'3 in the rear and top of the shoe V, and therefrom extended outwardly to journal in clips C14 thereon and to also journal in the swathboard shoe v10 at m10.

The letter blo designates a swath-board, and the letter j4 designates a crank on the inner end of said rod or shaft j?, with which at its upper end the chain j connects.

The letter 3'5 designates a crank on the outer end of said rod or shaft 7'2 where passing beyond the end of the cutter or iinger bar, said crankbeingarrangedtojournal in the swathboard shoe U10, and the letter j designates a tracking-wheel arranged to journal on said crank j where outside the swath board. As thus made the lever L3, by means of its connection with the crank-arm f and the connection the latter makes with the shaft fm', the link-bar f3, and the pivoted bar f2, having the ground-wheel stud on its outer end, together with the connection the chain j makes with the crank ,7'4 on the inner end of the rod or shaftj27 the cutter mechanism including the shoe V, to which it is connected, may be raised by the ground-wheel and tracking-wheel of the swath-board acting as fulcrums, when the shoe and cutter mechanism are raised by said lever L2, and by which the measure of stubble length out by the sickle may be regulated to suit the condition of the ground over which the machine is passing.

The letter L4 designates anotherlever which is pivoted at 11/5 to an arm y, which latter is projected from the side of the tongue-sup port, as shown at Figs. l and 5.

The letter y2 designates a segment made with recesses, which isin part shown at Fig. 5 and in a rear view at Fig. 3.

The letter y designates a latch-bolt adapted to engage with the recesses in said segment y2. This latch-bolt is shown at Fig. 3 and as pivoted at its upper end to a link at ys. said turn-lever being pivoted to the lever L4 near its grasping end and having a latchn bolt handle g4, which is adapted to be grasped in connection with the handle to raise the said latch-bolt from out of the recesses shown in the segment y2. The lower end of this lever L4 is made with a curved arm U7, having a segmental face that is grooved out to receive a chain ys, that is hooked onto said arm at y, as shown at Fig. 5.

The letter ym designates a pivoted latch that at y pivotally-connects with an ear formed on the bar f6, as shown at Figs. 6 and 8, and this latch being also shown at Fig. 2. The upper end of this latch Az/10 is connected with the lower end of the chain yg, as shown at Figs. 2 and 5.

The letter H4 designates a horn-form projection arranged on the inner side and rear end of the shoe V, as shown at Fig. 7. The top of this horn-form projection is made flat, as indicated at h4 of Fig. 7. The function of this lever L4 is to raise up from off the ground bodily the shoe V, the cutting mechanism, and its operation in so doing is as follows: When the lever L4 is moved rearwardly on its pivot the chain causes the latch if@ to engage with the top of the horn-form projection, and as the operation of the lever continues the whole cutting mechanism and shoe are raised up in ahorizontalposition, the horn-form proj ection keeping the parts so raised in a line parallel with the ground and without being on an incline from the machine downwardly and outwardly,with the tilting frame,to which the parts connect, turning on its hinged connection made with the main-axle sleeve. This function of the lever L4 and its connections enables the operator of the machine to raise up the cutting mechanism when compelled to pass over cut grass, or such other purposes as such a position of the parts is rendered desirable.

The letters F2 F2 designate the foot rests or supports, each of which is provided with a tubular bearing q, and the letter qsa plate provided with trunnions on which the foot-rests, by means of their bearings, turn, and each of these foot-rests are held in place on the trunnions by a nut Q4. the bolt-passages QG, through which a bolt secured to the top of the tongue may be passed, and this bolt is designated by the letter ql, and the function of this bolt on the tongue and plate g3, made with the holes Q6, is to adjust the foot-rests to the length of the drivers legs and so that the seat may be conveniently used by a tall or short operator.

The letter R8 designates recesses cast in the axle-sleeve at each end thereof for the passage of the splines upon the axle when the This plate qgis made with IOC TOE

latter is being drawn out of the sleeve on taking the machine apart. These recesses are shown at Figs. lO and l2.

The letter FF designates an in closure formed by the interior edge and one side of the interior gear-wheel I and the vertically-arranged side covers CS C9. These latter are pivoted at their front ends to the main frame extension, on which connections they may swing up or down edgewise, and they are each upon their inner contact-ed ges recessed for the passage of the interior gear-hub and shipper-rod at O4 and also for the passage of the tubular shaft, on which is arranged t-he pinion operated by the interior gear.

The letter hu designates an L-form support for the rear ends of these side cover parts and this support is attached to the rear end of the web aus. This support is constructed with a screw T5, made to screw into the vertical side of said support, so that the pointed end of the cover part C, resting on the horizontal part of the support beneath the screw-bolt, and the side cover part Cs is adapted at its pointed adjacent end to rest on top of said screw-bolt after it has been screwed in, as shown at Fig. 2l. These side cover parts prevent the entrance of grass and other substances into the area of the interior gear and the pinion that it operates to interfere with their work. The connection of these vertically-arranged side cover parts to the machine is shown at Fig. 3, and the said cover parts are shown as detached at Fig. 2O with the rear end support for the cover parts shown as detached from the machine at Fig. 2l.

The letter e4 designates the inclosure containing the beveled gear-wheel G', arranged on the same shaft as the pinion P4, and which beveled gear-wheel where within said inclosure communicates power to the beveled pinion PU, and the web `w3 connects this inclosu re to and with the axle-sleeve made integrally with said inclosure and web. This inclosure is provided with a top cover D3, and upon its side next adjacent to the interior gear-wheel I this inelosure where extending beyond the latter is closed by the vertical cover parts CS and C9, as shown at Figs. 3 and 10.

The operation of the machine is as follows: Vhen the machine is started, the propellingwheels turn with the axle, and when the pawlshipper K, by means of the lever L', is operated to move inwardly, so as to release the arms which hold the pawls away from their engagement with the ratehets, the pawls are actuated to engage with the ratehets bythe springs S3, which will cause the main axle to turn with the propelling-wheels and that one of the pawl-holders cast integrally with the interior gear I actuates the latter and the pinion PL of the shaft S5, also the beveled gear G', which latter meshes into the beveled pinion PG on the rear end of the pitman crankshaft to operate the latter, and the crank disk-wheel on said shaft S6 and the pitman P7 to operate the sickle in the manner before described. Vhen in operating the machine it becomes necessary to change the pitch of the cutting mechanism relatively to the ground over which the machine is passing, which is caused to vary by the standin g height of the team and the elevation which the latter gives to the tongue, the lever L2 is operated to raise or depress the front end of the shoe and connected sickle to meet these varying conditions of use. Vhen it is desired to raise up the shoe and the cutting mechanism or to lower the latter to adapt it to the character of the ground over which the machine is passing to regulate the length of stubble cut, the lever L3 is used in the manner before described. Then it is desirable to raise up bodily the shoe and cutting mechanism froln off the ground, then the lever L4 is used, as before described.

I am aware that the shoe of a mowing-machine with which the cutting mechanism is connected has been constructed with a heel part that was extended laterally from the shoe, and that a pivoted lever arranged parallel to the coupler-bar was operated by a lever arranged on the latter to raise up the outer end of the sickle and finger-bar with the shoe with which they connect resting on the ground.

I am also aware that an interior gear has been used iu connection with a mowing-machine driving-wheel, and which gear operating a shaft having thereon a beveled gearwheel that meshed into a beveled pinion on the pitman crank-shaft to actuate the latter, with the geared connection and inclosure so located and arranged in front of the main axle, and which as thus placed threw all the weight of these parts upon the tongue.

I am aware of the Letters Patent to Matthew Garvin and Villiam J. Clokey, in which the finger-bar is bolted to a shoe, which latter is journaled to a shank on the end of a lever with the end of the shank passing through the eye of an eyebolt arranged to journal in a push-bar. This construction diifers from mine in the fact that in the device shown herein the finger-bar is hinged to the shoe by means of ears upwardly projected therefrom by means of a hinging-rod, the latter passing through said ears and the eye of an intermediately-placed eyebolt and the latter pivoting in the downturned knee end of the coupler-bar.

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

l. The combination with the lever L3, attached at its lowerend to a shaft havin gabearing in which to turn, of a crank connected to said shaft; a link connecting with said crank; a bar f2, pivoted to said link and extended frontwardly to connect pivotally with the ground-wheel stud, and intermediately pivoted to a bar f6, that is upwardly projected from the coupler-bar; a shaft or rod adapted to turn in a recess in the rear of the shoe and IOO IIO

finger-bar, said shaftor rod at its outer end providedwithacrankhavingatracking-wheel thereon and having a bearing in the swathboard shoe and at its inner end provided with a crank-arm connected by a chain with the bar f2, back of where it is pivoted between its ends substantially in the manner as and for the purposes set forth.

2. The combination with the latch-lever L3, made substantially as described, of the shaft m', having a bearing or support m2, the crankarm f, provided with a link f3; the curved bar f2, connecting with said link and extending frontwardly to connect with the groundwheel stud in which said wheel turns, and pivoted at f5, to the bar f6, upwardly projected from the bar B3, a rod or shaft arranged in a recess in the shoe V; a crank j on the outer end of said rod or shaft provided with a tracking-wheel js, a crank jf, on the inner end of said rod or shaft inaking a connection with said bar f 2, and the cran kjl, substantially in the manner as and for the purposes set forth.

3. The combination with the interior gear I, of the vertically-arranged cover parts C8, and C9, which are hinged at their front to the crank-shaft sleeve, and are constructed with recesses for the passage of the axle-sleeve, and the upper cover part C8, having a passage for the pawl-shipper rod, and adapted to be secured at their rear ends; with said covers arranged to open or close upon its inner side the area inclosed by said interior gear I, substantially in the manner as and for the purposes set forth.

4. The combination with the axle-sleeve S", of the inclosure e4, i'nade integrally with said axle-sleeve, and connected by the web w8, at the rear of the said axle-sleeve, and having a top cover D2, and the vertically-arranged side cover parts C8, C, arranged to open or close that side of said inclosure next adjacent to the interior gear I, substantially in the manner as and for the purposes set forth.

5. The combination of the coupler-bar B3 hinged to the pitman crank-shaft sleeve of the shoe V, pivotally connected lto the downturned end of the coupler-bar, in combination with the shaft j? having a crank on its inner end and a crank on its outer end having its bearings in the shoeV and the swathboard shoe and provided with a trackingwheel arranged onits crank at the outer end of said rod or shaft and the ground-wheel f8 having its stud f7 pivoted to a bar f2, pivoted to a bar upcastL from the coupler-bar constructed and arranged to be operated substantially in the manner as and for the purposes set forth.

6. The combination with the latch-lever L3, f

attached at its lower end to a shaft having a bearing in which to turn', of a crank-arm connected to said shaft, a link connecting with said crank-arm, a bar pivoted to said link and extended frontwardly to connect with the stud in which the ground-wheel turns, said bar being pivoted intermediate its length to the coupling-bar, a shaft or rod adapted to be turned in a recess at the rear end of the shoe V, said shaft or rod at its outer end being provided with a bearing and a crank having a tracking-wheel thereon and at its inner end constructed with a crank and a chain connecting said bar with the crank on the inner end of the shaft or rod, substantially in the manner as and for the purposes set forth.

7. The combination with the latch-lever L3, made substantially as described; of the shaft M', havin g a bearing or support m2; the crankarm f4, provided with a link f3; the curved bar f2, connecting with said link and extended frontwardly to connect with the forked stud f7, in which the ground-wheel turns, and pivoted to a support at f5, on the bar B3; a rod or shaft j, arranged in a recess in the shoe V; a crank js, on the outer end of said rod or shaft, provided with a tracking-wheel jG; a crank j4, on the inner end of the said rod or shaft, and the chain j', making a connection with the said bar f2, and thecrank v7'4, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

8. The combination with the inclosure E5, arranged to contain the interior pinion P4, and shipper-ring of the cover part C8, hin ged to the front end and adapted to be raised up edgewise; the cover part C9, also hinged at the front end and adapted to swing edgewise downwardly, and the set-screw T5, constructed and arranged to be operated substantially in the manner as and for the purposes set forth.

Signed at Troy, New York, this 16th day of November, 1889, and in the presence of the two witnesses whose names are hereto written.

JAMES PINE.

Witnesses A CHARLES S. BRINTNALL, XV. E. HAGAN.

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