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A. G. BURTON AND H. W. COVERT, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK. Letters Patent No. 59,741, dated November 20,' 1866.

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Be it known, that we, A. G. BUR'roN and H. W. Covnar, of Rochester, in the county of Monroe, and Stai of New York, have invented certain new and useful improvements in tiling machines; and we do hereby declai that the followingis a fuli and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawing making part `of this specification- Fig. 1 is-a plan of our improved machine.

Fig. 2, a side elevation. t

Fig` 3, a` perspective view of one of the ball and socket joints, with the end of the frame on which it rest Fig. 4, a perspective view of the top of the reciprocating carriage, with a ile attached thereto.

Fig. 5, a bottom view of one end of the adjusting table.-

Like letters of reference indicate corresponding parte in allthe figures.

It is' the object of our improvement to produce a machine that shall be adapted to the general purpose filing, by the application of power, thereby obviating, in a-great degree, 'the laborious hard work now nec'cssar especially where heavy work is to be dispatched.

AS represented in the drawings, A indicates a frame of suitable construction, having longitudinal slots, a or equivalent, in the ends, for the connection and adjustment of the carriage frame B, and the sustaining tab or equivalent general support,v C, for the reception of the articles to be filed. In ,order to connect these par we prefer to use ball and socket joints, of substantially the following construction:

The socket D is made of two parts b b, which receive the ball E, and clamp together to hold it xedly any position, by means of ianges c c, having tighteningVA screws d d. The socket is also provided with a be fiange f, connecting with the slots a, by means of a nut and bolt g, or equivalent, by which means it is adjust forward or back. l

The carriage frame and table or support are respectively secured to the tops of the balls E E, -'asshown fig. 2.

The carriage frame consists simply of a horizontal flange h, for attaching to the -top of the ball, an uprig bed or back z', and lugs lc k, on opposite sides, for holding the carriage in place and allowing its reciprocatio To the top of the carriage frame is secured aishaft G, with which are connected a pulley Z, to receive belt for applying power to the machine, and a cam rm, substantially of the form indicated in fig. 2, for acting the carriage to produce its reciprocations. Any equivalent means of producing the reciprocations of carriage-such, for instance, as a pitman and crank--may be employed; but we prefer, the cam for reasons he inafter set forth. i i

The carriage is substantially of the -form indicated in figs. 2 and 4, having a body H, which rests agai the back of the frame, and flanges n n, that run in the lugs'k c, to hold the carriage in place. Where the c m, is employed, we prefer to employ a friction wheel o, on top. The sides of the carriage are provided u vertical grooves p p, orequivalent, to receive tongues q qof clamps I I, which hold the iile K in place means of set screws rr. These clamps may be adjusted higher or lower at pleasure.

The side of the carriage is provided with a. pin or stop s, fitting in any one of a set of adjusting holes This pin or stop, striking a shoulder k, of the frame, will gauge the length 'of the stroke of the carriage. reaction of the carriage against the driving cam, when the latter is used, maybe produced by any suitablespr arrangement. Bythis mode of driving the iilene'arly all the time is employed in moving it forward or do ward to perform its work, while its return movement occupies scarcely any of the time. Thus either timi power, or both, are economized, as may be desired.

The table or support C, as shown, is a simple leaf fastened securely to the ball. Any equivalent form 1 will furnish a general support for the articles may be employed.'- At each end, on the inside, is an auxiliary L, projecting and adjustable inward towardthe file by means of `a bearing, M, rest-ing under the main leaf, provided with a transverse slot v, running overa set screw w. i

It is common in saw filing machines to give the file a reciprocating movement, and to perform the requi action without particularmanipulation; but such arrangements are for a particular use, and are not adapte the general' and promiscuous business of tiling. It is our special design to apply power to the purpose, an make the machine capable of performing many diiferent oiiices.

To this end the file carriage is made to reciprocate rapidly, and the article to be led is presented to it on `:he table or support C. It will be seen that either the carriage or table, or both,are'made to adjust nearer mgether or further apart by means of the flanges. f, bolts g, and slots a and are also made to incline longi- ;udinally or laterally, or to simply turn to any angle, horizontally, by means of the ball and socket joints, as ndicated by red lines, fig. 2. This adapts the machine to almost a universal use. Thus, any` angle, bevel, or nclination maybe given to theedge of they article being filed, or. any ntchmay be made in the same, as the lecessities of Athe case may require.

lInaddition-to this, the auxiliary leaves L L are made adjustable in and out, as indicated in red lines,.ig. 1, hus enabling the articles placed thereon to be. brought in contactzwith the edge of the file.

The clamps I and screws r notonly'enable the le to be readily attached and detached, but also to be adjusted ligher or lower at pleasure, as indicated by red lines, iig. 2.

The machine above described is adaptedto accomplish lmuch of the ling done in large manufactories and hops,v where the same is simply plain work; and, as itis accomplished by the application'of power,"a great aving in labor and expenseis eected. In these respects it differs from saw -iling machines or any other for the urpose of ling that we have-ever seen.

We do not claim a reciprocating file, nor clamp holder, when they are adjustable, either orboth, to specially equired positions, as in saw filing machines; but

1. What we claim as our invention, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is the table C, adjustable in the maner described, in combination with the reciprocating file K, substantially as and for the purpose -herein'speciiiei 2. The combination of two ball and socket joints E LD, adjustable in position, one bearing a file carriage nd the other a table, or support, for the articles led, for the purpose hereinpsetforth.

3. The combinationof 'the lateral auxiliary leaves L, with the table C, and file carriage H, foithe purpose f presenting the article to be filed tothe, edge of the iile, substantially as specifled.

4. The arrangement of the machine as a whole, consisting of the carriage frame -13,-the'iile carriage H, 1e table C, provided with -the lateral'leaves L, and the universal joints D E, constructed as described, the whole perating substantially as herein setforth.

5. The combination of the cam m with the file carriage H, which is provided with a reacting forca-.lso that s returns will economize time and power, as'set forth.

A. G. BURTON,

Witnesses: H. W.l COVERT. R. F. Oseoon, K

J. A. Davis.

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