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JONES & FESSLER.

Harvester Rake.

Pafentedfeb. 12, 1867.

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ROBERT v. JONES AND HENRY FESs Ene CANTON, ASSIG'NOBS I TO THEMSELVES AND JAMES SHORT.

Letters Patent No. 62,035, dated Febrztary l2, 1867.

IMPROVEMENT IN HARVESTER EAKEs.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that we, ROBERT V. Jonas and HENRYFsssLsn, of Canton, Stark county, Ohio, have'invent-ed certain new and useful'improvements in Combined Reapers and Rakesg and do hereby declare that the 01 lowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being bad to the annexed drawings, and the letters and figures'of reference marked thereon, making a partof' this specification.

Figure 1 represents a plan view of the reaper and rakb' with the cap taken ofi' the body.

Figure 2 represents aninverted plan view without the platform and attachments.

Figure 3 represents a longitudinal section of the metallic case. p A i H In the annexed drawings, A represents a circular metallic case, having a movable lid, and resting npon'the axle a. B B are suitable. wheels at the ends of the axle, and uponsaid axle rests theabove case A, D repre sents the platform, which is made in the brdinary'forms and connected to the main frame. This is covered by a metallic shield hinged at the forward end, and provided with curved slots, as shown. is the cutter bar, which is provide'd'with the sickle S, and guards t, as in the reapers new in use. Upon the inner en d of-the platform is a post which extends from the heel of the shoe N, and over which post is placed a metal sleeve, This sleeve is connected to the rake-shaft and rake-bar, which are on the platform'l) be eath the shield. The rake-bar p is' provided with loops into which is-placed the rake-shaft y, provided, with the teeth and the tumbler a at the far extremity; jj arelugs or springs at each outer end of the platform for purpose of operating the rake. The rake readily turns upon the metal post by means of the sleeve T, and whenever it nears the front end of the platform, ,thetumblera strikes the lug j and the teeth are thrown'in a vertical posl tion, and the hay or grainiis then carried by said teeth to the rear of platform; when the tumbler strikes the lugj and throws the teeth in a horizontal position. In the latter position the rake iscarried again tothe front of the platform, and out of the way, when it again strikes lug j, and passes back as before. outer end a this platform is provided with a small wheel, E, and divider G, while the inner end is attached to the dragbar 0 by means of the shoe N, the former of which is secured to the bar e, upon which rests the tongue G,

represents the crank-shaft, having the crank c at the rear end, and to which is secured thepitman d, (see fig. 2.) At the forward end of said shaft', whi'ch is under the ease A,, is a small'cog-wheel, which'nieshes into a large The counter-shaft h has a small bevelled wheel, 1, upon its rear end, which meshes into a larger bevelled wheel, 9, upon axle a, and extends into the metal caseA, sowhen the machine is moved forward, the axle, turning, revolves the wheels 9 i J and K, turning-the crank shaft 12 and crank c, causing the pitman d, which is "connected to the end of the sickle, to operate the same by its lateral motion. In the forward movement of the machine, a ratchet upon each end of the axle acauses it (the axle) torevolve and the. sickle to operate, but when the machine is backed, the dogs in the wheel do not catch in the ratchets, and the wheels alone revolve upon the axle to prevent the operation. Wrepresents a lever, which isattached to the hub of the right-hand wheel 13. Connected to this lever is the rod Z,,which is secured by a screw to a small collar 8', held around the sleeve T by a set-screw. This lever W is operated by hand to rake the grain from ofl' the platform by the means heretofore set forth. X is an L-shapedfm'etallic plate secured under the case at the point nearest the platform, and is provided with a slot, within which is caught a bent rod, 1), which is attached to a connecting-bar of the main frameand platform, anrljacts as a support for the end of said platform. When it is.desired to keep the inner end of the platform down, thl'SIOd is extracted from the slot, and the end lowered. The cap of the metallic case A is made to revolve easily on its edge, but in the large machines we preferhaving rollers under the cap to facilitate the motion of the cap around the bottom of the case. B. is a rack-bar, which is attached to the cap by a metal plate, and which is intended to mesh into the cogs upon the horizontal wheel 1?, which is pivoted to the plate X. Upon a vertical shaft, 2, in the'centre of the case A, are two bevelled wheels, set slightly apart, and operated by springs in the manner hereafter described. It will be seen in fig. 3 that both of the bevelled wheels L and M are placed in horizontal positions, and that there is aspring, m, above the top of wheel L, and a corresponding spring, q, underneath the said wheel, while above wheel M is the spring Z, and below the wheel is the spring r, and that by means of said springs both wheels are kept apart. By reference to fig. 1, a curved slot, :v, is shown in the wheel L, and two openings marked 4, 4, (one each side of the spring There are also two curved slots in the lid of the case, one of which is directly above the slot 2: in the Wheel. Through each of these slots pass pins 1, 2, (see fig. 3,) and rest upon and over small studs on the springs m and Z, respectively, and extend above the top of the case and through the wooden bed of the vehicle. Hinged to the top of the bed are treadles 'n, and 0, which rest upon the pins 1 and 2. Attached to the lid are two metal bolts (not shown) that go through the openings 4, 4 in both of wheels L and M, and by which means the lid is turned so that the racl -bar may operate the wheel P. The intention of the gearing within the ease, the rackbar'R, and horizontal wheel P, is to operate the'rake by means of the pitman w in lieu ofthe lever Wheretofore set forth. It will be seen that by pressing upon the treadle n, the spring m forces the wheel L sufficiently far down to mesh into the wheel g, which is operated by the axle; then turning wheel L a portion of the way around, the foot is taken from the treadle, wheel L is forced up by the springs, and the foot is placed upon the treadle 0, forcing wheel M against the cogs of the axle-wheel f, and also carried a portion of the way around.

By these alternate movements of the treadles and wheels, the cap is turnedback and forth, operating the wheel 7' P and the rake.

i Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The circular metallic case A, provided with the wheels L'M g andf, springs g m Z and r, in combination with the pins 1 and 2, treadles n and o, rack-bar R, and wheel P, all arranged and used substantially as herein specified. I

2. The quadrantal-shaped platform D, with its slotted shield hinged as described, and rake-harp, (connected to a stud at the geometrical centre of the platfornn) rake-shaft y, tumbler u, and lugs j andj for carrying the grain to the rear of the machine, the Whole being constructed, arranged, and operating as specified.

3. The circular metallic ease constructed as described, with rack-bar R,'and wheel P, in combination with the platform and rake, the whole being constructed and operated in the manner herein specified.

As evidence that we claim the foregoing, we have hereunto set our hands in the presence of two witnesses.

B0131. v. JONES, HENRY FESSLER,

Witnesses:

J, J. CLARK, W. W. CLARK.

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