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giuristi gratta Beirat fitte, E J. W. CONWAY, OF MADISON, INDIANA. Letters Patent No. 63,477, dated April 2, 186,7 rmtcda'ed M'arci 21, 1867.

IMPROVEMENT Ili COTTON AND HAY PRESS.

dige .dgrinlr maar in in tigres trttrrs ininzt mit mating hat nxt tigt time TO ALL WIIOM IT MAY CON CERN Be it known that I, J. W. CONWAY, of Madison, in the' county of Jefferson, and Stat-e ofVIndia-na, have invented an Improved Cotton, Hemp, and Hay Press; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making part of this spccication- Figure 1 being an end elevation of the press.

Figure 2 a side elevation thereof.

Like letters designate corresponding parts in both figures.

My improved press is constructed and arranged so as both to press and compress the bale in succession, the same power being applied alternately. The power is applied in a peculiar manner, so as to drive the compressingfollower while the driver of the pressing-follower is moving back, and oz'ee versa. The press is also so arranged that either hand power, with greater purchase, or horse power, with direct-lever action, may be used at any time.

Lhave also a peculiar device for fastening the doors of the compressing-box. Let A represent any supporting frame or foundation for the press; B the pressing-box, placing horizontally; and C the compressing-box, at one end of the pressing-box. The pressin{gf-follower D moves horizontally forward till it reaches the compressingfollowcrvF, and then it is retained in that position, (as in red lines, g. 2,) till the follower F descends vertically and compresses the bale. In order-that the pressing-follower D may thus remain stationary, and form one "side of the compressing-box, while the compressing-follower descends, the said follower D is separate from its driver E, but fits against it so as to he driven forward thereby in its proper upright position. Thon, as soon as it reaches the compressingsbox and follower, strong spring catches ai, one or more on each side ci' the box, spring behind the follower and prevent its return while the driver-E is drawn hack. By this arrangement Iam enabled to simplify the construction of the press, and econoinizc space, power, and time invoperating it; for, while the levers which drive the follower D are returning, Athey can resist in operating the follower F, and no time nor po rer will be lost in the work. And this use ofthe levers which operate the follower I), to assist in driving the follower F, obviates the employment of additional levers for that purpose, and hence compaetness and simplicity of construction are enhanced. The leverage for driving the follower D, and serving as the prime mover for the follower E, consists of the combination of six levers, G, H, I, J, K, L, arranged substantially as represented in iig. 2. The first and last, G and L, are of the greatest length; one end of cach is pivoted respectively to the driver E, and to the fulcrum-bloclc M, and their contiguous ends are pivoted together. The next pair, J and K, are of half the length of the former-named pair, are pivoted at their upper ends respectively to the middle of said long levers, and at their lower ends to cach other. The third pair, II and I, are of half the length of the preceding pair, J K, are pivoted at their upper ends respectively, one to the lever Gat one-half the distance from the pivot of the lever Ithcrein to the lower end, and the other to the middle of the lever J, while at their lower ends they are pivoted at once to each other and to a fulcruin, V, secured to the frame or foundation.

By drawing the ex treme outer end ofthe long levcrL inward toward the pressing-hog,- these levers are, as it were, shut together in au upright position, and the inner end ofl the lever G is corrcsp'ondently drawn outward, thus drawing out the driver E of the follower D to the outer end of the pressingebox, as shown by black lines in fig. 2. But on extending thc lever L outward toward a horizontal position, the other levers are all extended in a similar' position, and consequently the driver E, with its follower'D, is forced into the pressing box, as indicated by red lince in the same figure. 'lo operate these levers I propose either directly to draw the lever L inward and outward by the power of a horse or horses, or to use manual-power applied upon a crank or wheel, I), on the shaft of which there is a pinion, Q, (shown in dotted lines, iig. 2,) gearing into a sliding-rack, N, to which the fulcrum-bloek M of the lever L is attached. A pawl, O, takes into a ratchet-wheel, 9,011 the shaftp of the driving-wheel l", to prevent-the rack being pushed back by the elasticity of the cotton or hay if tho power is intermitted or slaclcened. The immediate operation of the compressing-follower F is by means of a toggle-lever, R, anld bnr S, the former pivotcd to the follower and to the lower end of the har S, about at the middle of its length, and the latter pivoted at its upper ond to a standard, e, ofthe frame. To move this toggle lever and bar by the lever system G, H, I, J, K, and L, a cord or rope, T, extends from the upper end of the lever R, first down around the shaftp of thedrivingnvheel I, or around a pulley secured in a position near the same, and thence up to a hook, t, on the lever G, as shown. When the lever Gis extended, as shown by red lines, in

operating the follower D, the rope T is siaekened and let out, thus allowing the follower F to rise; but when the lever G is raised, in the not of drawing the follower-driver back, the hook t draws on the rope ',l, and forces the follower F down, which thus compresses the bale. After the bale is bound and withdrawn, the follower D is freed from the spring-catches ol d, and pushed back to its driver E, (as shown by black lines in lig. 2,) and the lid b of the pressing-box is raised for placing another supply of the material to be pressed therein. The doors c c ol' the compressing-box C have each a projecting-bar, forked or notched in' the end where it projects, asv shown; and the two doors are fastened by a shaft, g, which has a T-shaped head, z', at each end. The shaft g has a handle, 7L, which, when raised to a. horizontal position, (as shown by red lines in fig. 2,) brings the heads if.' also into a horizontal position, coinciding with the notches in the barsff, so that the doors can then be opened. But when the handle h is dropped downward, (as shown by black lines in the same figura) the T-heads t'hold against the forks of the bars, and securely retain the doors closed. This device is very simple, and can be operated by a child.

What I claim as my invention, :ind desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

Both pressing and compressing the bales in one press, when the followers act alternately and by the same arrangement of leverage, but in reverse motions thereof, substantially as and for the purpose herein specified.

I also claim the detached follower D, arranged and operating substantially as and for the purpose herein s'et forth.

I also claim the system of six levers Gr, I, J, K, and L, arranged and operating in combination with the slidingwaok N, substantially as herein described. y also claim the eombinationof the' lever system Gr, H, I, J, K, and L, and the toggle-lever and bar R S, through the medium of the rope T, substantially as herein specified.

The above specification of my improved cotton andhay press signed by me this 21st day of May, 1866.

J. W. CONWAY.

Witnessest T. C. VANNUYS, S. C. STEVENS.

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