US702626A - Baling-press. - Google Patents

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11o. 702,626fs F. M. c HAPPELL'.

I BAUME PRESS'.

(Application medpce, 14, i901.)

y Patented June' 17, |902.

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,5a/1f A UNITED STATES PATENT GFFICE.

FRANCIS MARION -cI-IAPPELIQ, "or NEwNAN, GORGIA.

BALING-PRESS.

SPECIFICATION foamingpart of Letters Patent No. 702,626, dated June 17, 1902.

Application fnedoototer 14,1901. serai No. 78.610. (No model.)

ToA a/ZZ whom it may concern: y

Beit known that I, FRANCIS MARION CHAP PELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newnan, in the county of Cowetaand State of Georgia, have invented a new and useful Ealing-PressZ of which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improved baling-press adapted especially for baling hay, straw,and the like; and it consists inthe peculiarvconstruction and combination of devices hereinafter fully set forth and claimed. v

' In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is 'a side elevation of a baling-press embodying-` my improvements.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse sectional View of the-same. 1 Fig. 4 is a detail` top plan View of the pair of connected followers. Fig. 6 is a detail elevation ofk a modi fied form of the sweep-lever. 4 Fig-5 is a side elevation of a modified, form of myimproved press. Fig. I7 is a detail elevation of another modified form of the sweep-lever.

In the embodiment ofl my invention I provide a horizontal frame 1, which is rectangu lar in cross-section and comprises a pair of sills 2, a pair of plates 3, vertical studs 4, that connect the sills and plates, transverse. bars 5, that connect the sills, and similar bars 6, that connect the plates. Standards7 are also provided which connect the sills and platesV outer ends of the press-boxes are open. Doors;

13 are provided at the outer ends of the pressboxes to close the same. The inner Iends of the pressboxes are at4 some distance apart, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings. I employ tie-bolts 14 to connect the sills and plates together and strengthen the construcion of the press-boxes and their supporting- In each of the preSSrbOXes is a follower 15. The said followers are connected together :by longitudinally-disposed bars 16, so that the followers are adapted-for simultaneous operation.

One of the standards 7is provided with, a

bearing A17,'in which is journaled anioscillat- Y ingf shaft 18, that is formed or-provided with a crank-arm 19 at its inner end and a sweeplekver`20 at its outer end, which sweep-lever and crank-armiarejpreferably disposed'in the' same plane. The crank 21 of the crank-armis l connected by links 22,'to the followers. As herej shown, rthe said links are providedwithfeyes or'openiugs 23 'at their'innerends to receive the crank 21 and are provided attheir outer ends with openingsg24, open on their lower sides to' receive and engage pins v25, v.with

which the followersfare provided. It will be understood from the foregoing that by m'oving the'lever20 the followers'will be simulv taneou'sly operated in the press-boxes and that one of the followers will move outwardly in one of the-,press -boxes while the other moves inwardly, in y the oppositely-disposed press-box.

Transversely-disposed shafts 26 are jouri `naled in'bearings at the ends ofthe plates "3.v Each ofthe said shafts is provided at one'end Y with a drumy 27 and a crankj 28, bywhich it may be turned. .Suitable ropes, cables, or'.

chains 29 connect the sweep-lever 2O to lthe saidv drums, so` that by turning one of the said drums the said lever. may be moved f to impart the desired motion to the followers. It i will beunder'stood that owing vto the'leiigth ofthe said lever 20 and the size of the drums 27 the powerlof the press is very great, and

straw, or othermaterial into bales.

lower is being moved loutwardly in one of the press-boxes to form a'bale thereinV thedoor,

the same is adapted for readily pressing hay,

at the outer end of the opposite'lpressbox" may be opened to enable a previously-formed bale therein to be removed and,mater-ialgjforf.l

another bale to be placedin the 'said*pressi` box.l Hence the operation of my improved baling-press is practically continuous, a bale being formed in one of its boxes while the Ioo other -boX is being filled withpmaterialforanother bale.

To reduce friction and facilitate the operation of my improved press, I provide the followers on their under sides with antifrictionrollers 30, which travel on the bottoms of the press-boxes. To enable the length of the sweeplever to be varied, so that the same may exert any desired leverage in operation, I propose to make the said sweep-lever of two sections a b, the one movable on the other, the said sections being slidably connected together, either by the clips c here shown or by any other suitable means. This modified form of the sweep-lever is shown in Fig. 6 of the drawings.

In the modified form of my invention I substitute a sprocket-wheel L of suitable size for the sweep-lever, sprocket-wheels 27'a for the winding-drums, and endless chains 29 for the cords 29,the said chains connecting the said sprocket-wheels 27a to the said sprocketwheel 20. It will be understood that the cranks 28 in both forms of myinvention may be operated manually.

My improved baling-press is exceedingly cheap and simple, is strong,durable, and compact, may be readily assembled and disassembled, and is entirely efficient in operation.

In Fig. 7 of the drawings I show another modified form of the sweep-lever, in which the same is composed of two sections a b, slidably connected together by clips c. The sections a l? are preferably made of Wood, and the inner section ais secured at its inner ond to an arm CZ, that is made of iron or steel, is preferably a casting, and is keyed to the outer end of its shaft 18. Said arm d has flanges cf, that bear on opposite sides of the section dto strengthen the connection between the latter and the said arm. This construction of the sweep-lever enables the same to be compactly disposed for transportation and facilitates the setting np of the press.

Having thus described my invention, I claiml. In a baling-press, the combination of a pair of oppositely-disposed connected pressboxes, followers in the said press-boxes, a shaft journaled in a bearing disposed between said press-boXes, said shaft having a crank, connections between the latter and said followers, to move said followers simultaneously, when said shaft is oscillated, an extensible lever secured to the said shaft, independently revoluble power elements mounted on the said press-boxes and flexible connections between said power elements and the outer portion of said extensible lever, substantially as described.

2. In a baling-press, the combination of a pair of oppositely-disposed connected pressboxes, followers in the said press-boxes, a shaft jonrnaled in a bearing disposed between said press-boxes, said shaft having a crank, connections between the latter and said followers, to move said followers simultaneously when said shaft is oscillated, an arm secured to said shaft,an extensible sweeplever secured to said arm, independently-revoluble power elements mounted on the said press-boxes and flexible connections between said power elements and the outer portion of said extensible lever, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

FRANCIS MARION CI-IAPPELL.

Witnesses:

FRANK B. COLE, R. CAVENDER.

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