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i t Leners Parmi No. 66,034, and .um 25,1867. i

IMPROVEMENT IN BEAN-FULLER.`

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, SYLVESTER W. MOORE, ol' Aihion, in the county oi' Orleans, and State of New YoriA 7 have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bean-Fullers; 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 specification.

' Figure l is a pla-n of my improved machine.

Figure '13, a vertical seetionof the same.

Figure 3, an ond View of a portion of the slotted roller for pulling the beans.

Figure 4, a diagram showing the arrangement for raising and lowering the slatted roller.

Figure 5, a. View of one of the shields Covering the sliding-bars.

Lilte'letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

My invention consists in an adjustable roller for pulling the beans, rovided with stationary and, sliding slats or bars, having projecting teeth, those of the ixed slats catching the beans,`and `those ofthe sliding slats shutting down and intermatching with the others for retaining a firm hold upon the stall-s. A It further consists in a peculiar' arrangement of parts for raising and lowering the slotted roller and. retaining it in` place s i inafter set forth.

'As 'represented in the drawings, A is a main frame, mounted on driving-wheels B B; and() is the axle, bent upward from the sides or" the frame, supporting the drivers seat- D. The inner sides ofthe Wheels are provided with spur-gears l 1, with which gear pinions 2 2, iig. 4, situated on the ends of a sha-ft, E. `The ends ofthe shaft rest in arms HH, which have their bea-rings on the axle C, so as to be concentric with the spurgears, and, therefore, keep the pinions and eognrheels 1 in gear to whatever height they may 'he raised. To the shaft E is rigidly fixed a roller, I, consisting of two heads a a, connected by lined slats or bars 6 which are hound tothe heads by encircling' rings e c, as clearly shown in figs. 2 and 3. In the spaces nl o?, between the rings and heads, rest movable slats ff similar in form to the others,and capable oi' sliding ineither direction. At suitable distances apart, to correspond with the rows to be pulled, the fixed slatsar with lixed teeth g y, pointing in the direction of the motion of the machine. The sliding hars are aire a ne" with teeth g y rat 'corresponding positions, but which point in the opposite direction. `l prefer to hinge or joint these teeth at it, so that when the bars are risinfr as at the right hand, fig. 2, the teeth will he thrown out or extended; .but when the bars are falling, as at the left hand, the teeth are thrown over or down The action oi' this arrangement will be readily understood. The roller revolves in' the direction oilthe arrow, hg. 2. The teeth g, projecting forward, catch the stalks of the hea-ns beneath the tops, and draw them from the earth. When the tixedlhars are in the position to begin to draw en the beans, Ytheysliding hars become so elevated as to fall of their own Weight, when theirV teeth g close and interrnateh, as shown at tlieri'ght hand, iig. 2, and in this'eondition the 'Deans are closely clasped and cannot, by any` possibility, get disengaged during the upward motion. 4As soon as the sliding hars reach the oppositefor donnine-line, at the left hand iig. ,2, they fall down of their own 1weight, thus releasing the stalks; and at the same time the hinged teeth drop or hang inward, thus leaving the outward passage open. The motion of the roller and ltheir ownweight will then cause the beans to be thrown outward and discharged on to an inclined board, K, when they are nally deposited on the ground, l A i The hinging or jointing of the teeth g so as to fall out of the way in coming ererfto allow an unimpeded discharge ef the beans, is of much importance, for otherwise the' heansmight cateli and` he carried Varound and clog the slats. The rollerds provided with ledges or guards t', extending from head to head, and so arranged that as the slats rest back, as in iig. 5, they fall in behind the said ledges, nhieheover their autel-surface. Thus, as the slats are carried around to the beans, they are shielded, and therefore are not liable to he pushed forward in Contact with the fixed bars by sticks or other obstructions before the proper time. These guards or shields are essential tothe proper Working of the hars. To the lower ends of the arms H H are attached eonneetingrods L L, passing forward and attaching in a similar manner to disks or crank-arms M M, secured to the ends of a shaft, This shaft is provided with a bail or "lever, O, Within reach of the operator, who, thro'wing it in opposite directions, can raise or Fall the pulling roller, as ivill be obvious on examination. To

`the shaft N is jointed e treedle, P, to turn freely; and to the forward end of this treedle is secured a cross-rod, Q, connecting et its ends with pewls'l l, which are pivoted et m. These pewls connect with ratchet-wheels n n,

mede fest to the shaft N. The front end of the treadle is made te everbalonce, und therefore lreep the pewls in engagement with 'che ratchet-Wheels, and thus retain the gathering-roller at any desired height in operation. But, at the seme time, the driver has it in his power to instantly edjusthigher or lower by simply pressing his foot on the treedle, which raises the pewls and gives him e free eontro'i of the adjusting movement of the roller by the use of his hands. I am not aware that this treedle movement has ever before been combined with the hencl movement for raising` and lowering the roller. Astoprod, '.lkis employed en each side to prevent the roller from being thrown beek too fu-r.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isl. The combination of the xed and sliding bars b f, armed with intermetehing teeth y y', operating Substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth.

2. Ringing or jointing the teeth g, in the manner und for the purpose specified. 3. The employment of the guides or shields z', in combination with the'sliding bars f, for the purpose set forth.

4. The arrangement of the treudle P, rod Q, pewls m, and ratchet-wheels 'n u, in combination with the disks or cranks M, connecting-rod L, and armsH, operating to adjust and retain the roller, as herein set forth.

In witness whereofl I have hereunto signed my name in the presenee'oi` two subscribing rvitnesses.

s. w1 Moose.

Witnesses R. Oseoop, J. A. DAVIS.

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