US727823A - Hay-carrier. - Google Patents

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No. 727,823. PATENTBD MAY 1.2, 1903. P. A. MYERS.

HAY CARRIER. APlLIUATION FILED 00115, 1902.

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PATENT OFFICE.

PHILIP A. .MYERS, OF ASI-ILAND, OHIO.

HAY-CARRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 727,823, dated May 12, 1903. Application filed October 16,1902. Serial No. 127,576. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PHILIP A. MYERS, a citi-' zen of the United States, residing at Ashland, Ashlandcounty, Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hay-Oarriers, of which the following is aspeciflcation.

My invention relates to a hay-carrier having reversible features; and it consists in the combination and arrangement of parts here-' inafter described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the invention. longitudinal sectional view of the same. Fig.

3 is an end view.. Fig. 4 is a bottom plan- 4 Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional viewon line 5 5 of Fig. 6.

through lugs 7, formed on the lower frame; This lower frame comprises alarge bell-mouth 7, which, as shown in Fig. 6, is of such size that the opening therein for the reception of the hoisting-pulley extends-from the periph ery of one rope-sheave to the other, the walls of the bell-mouth being flared laterally, as shown at 8. The wall of the bell-mouthadjacent to the pulleys flares in a direction lengthwise of the carrier and conforms atits lower part to the edge of the rope-sheave. As shown in Fig. 4, each side member of the lower frame hasan extension 9, lying close to the side of the rope-sheave and in which the j ournal-pin or connecting-bolt of the ropesheave is supported. This extension is connected with the flaring end wall 11 of the bell-mouth, and this flaring end'wall 11 forms a continuation of the flaring side wall 8 of the bell-mouth; From this construction it will be seen that the periphery of the rope- Fig.2 is a hoisting-pulley, whereby the said pulley willbe allowed a certain amount of swiveling action in a direction lengthwise of the carrier, and this construction, in connection with the large bell-mouth flaring in both directions longitudinally of the carrier, allows the hoisting-pulley to adjust itself in dragging a load into a full mow to suit the conditions and properly take the strain.

One feature of my present carrier is that the lower frame carrying the catches is adapted to swivel on the upper main frame in reversing. In order to carry out this reversible feature, the bell-mouth at its upper end is provided with a circular rim 16, connected therewith by means of a laterally-extending horizontal portion 17. The upper or main frame of the carrier is provided with a chan-' neled ring 18, embracing the circular rim of the bell-mouth, so that the said bell-mouth may swivel in the said ring.

It will be noticed that the catches are of th form heretofore used by me, having pivotal movement laterally of the carrier. These catches extend through slots 19 in the bellmouth and have their upper ends, which are adapted to engage the knocker, located within the circuit of the swiveled connection between 7 the parts. The upper ends of said catches are guided between flanges 20.

As will be seen in Fig. 1, the extensions of the lower frame have guide portions 21 extending over the rope-sheaves for the rope,and it is through the lugs on these guide portions that the two parts of the lower frame are riveted together.

It will be understood that the rope-sheaves have extended hubs reaching across from one side of the lower frame to the other sidethereof. These pulleys, as before stated, are journaled in extensions from the bell-mouth.

By making the upper and lower frame each of two side members, bolted together, it will be apparent that the parts of the carrier are easily assembled, and the carrier can be set up by an unskilled person.

I have provided a frame intended to afford the necessary strength, and to this end each upper side frameis made up of arms a, forked at their lower ends, curving upwardly and outwardly to hold the journals of the carrying-wheels. Between these journals an upper rod or strut b extends, the middle portion being horizontal, while its ends are downwardly inclined to the journals. From this angular strut braces c extend vertically to the curved arms, and these vertical braces are connected by a horizontal bar at. The lower frame has parallel arms 6 and fextending horizontally from its bell-mouth at each end of the carrier, the upper arm terminating in the upward and transversely curved guide for the rope, and the lower arm being in line with the journal of the rope-sheave. These arms are connected by a vertical bar g, and from the outer end of the lower arm an inclined bar it extends to the lower end of the bell-mouth.

I claim as my invention-- 1. In combination in a hay-carrier,a frame, a bell-mouth swiveled thereto,catches pivoted on the outer side of the bell-mouth and extending through the wall of the bell-mouth and having their upper ends within the rings forming the swiveled connection, substantially as described.

2. In combination in a hay-carrier with the upper and lower frames, the rings forming a swiveled connection between the said frames, catches pivoted on the outer side of the lower frame and extending with their upper ends within the rings, substantially as described.

3. In combination in a hay-carrier with the carrying wheels and frame, and a bell-mouth having end walls flaring in a direction lengthwise of the carrier and conforming to the periphery of the rope-sheaves, substantially as described.

4. In combination in a hay-carrier with car rying-wheels, rope-sheaves and a frame, and a bell-mouth having end walls flaring in a direction lengthwise of the carrier and conforming to the periphery of the rope-sheaves which peripheries form substantially continuations of said end walls from a.point substantially in the horizontal plane of the journals of the sheaves downwardly throughout the extent of the flared portion of the end wall, said bell-mouth having also laterally-flared por tions, substantially as described.

5. In combination in a hay-carrier, a twopart frame, a two-part bell-mouth swiveled thereto, and a catch pivoted on the outer side of each part of the bell-mouth extending through the wall of the bell-mouth and having its upper end within the ring forming the swiveled connection, substantially as described.

6. In combination in a hay-carrier, a twopart frame, a two-part bell-mouth swiveled thereto, each part of the bellmouth having a laterally-flaring wall and a part of an end wall which is also flaring in a direction lengthwise of the carrier, and rope-sheaves held between the two parts of the bell-mouth, the said flaring end walls conforming substantially to the peripheries of the rope-sheaves which peripheries form continuations of the said end walls between the two parts of the bell-mouth from a point substantially in the horizontal plane of the journals of the sheaves downwardly throughout the extent of the flared portion of the end wall, substantially as described.

7. In combination with the upper frame, a bell-mouth swiveled thereto, said bell-mouth having extensions with rope-sheaves journaled therein and with end walls conforming substantially to the peripheries of the said rope-sheaves from a point substantiallyin the horizontal plane of the journal of the sheaves downwardly throughout the extent of the said bell-mouth, substantially as described.

8. In combination, in a hay-carrier, an upper frame,carrying-wheels journaled therein, a lower frame having a bell-mouth with a rim connected thereto by a horizontal laterallyextending portion 17, said rim being supported to turn in a part of the upper frame, a rope-sheave and catch means, substantially as described.

9. In combination in a hay-carrier, an upper frame,carrying-wheels journaled therein, a lower frame having a bell-mouth with a rim connected thereto by a horizontal portion 17 which has guide means for catches, catches pivoted to the outer side of the bell-mouth and extending upwardly within the rim, and means for supporting the rim from the upper frame, substantially as described.

10. In combination, the upper and lower frames, swiveled together by means of a ring and rim, and a catch movable laterally in respect to the lower frame and through a slot therein and having its upper end extending up within the ring and rim, substantially as described.

11. A hay-carrier comprising carrying and rope wheels, means for sustaining the load and a frame comprising the upwardly and outwardly curved arms ct forked at their lower ends, a strut Z) connecting said curved arms and consisting of the horizontal and the inclined end portions, the vertical braces 0 between the strut and the curved arms and the horizontal bar (1 connecting the vertical braces, substantially as described.

12. In combination in a hay-carrier with I and a vertical bar connecting the horizontal v rope and carrying Wheels, means for sustainarms, substantially as described. :0 ing the load and a frame comprising a bell- In testimony whereof I affix my signature mouth, a pair of horizontal arms extending in presence of two Witnesses. therefrom at each end, the upper one of which PHILIP A. MYERS. extends upwardly and laterally to form a rope- Witnesses:

guide, an inclined bar between the end of the MILTON G. MILLER, lower arm and the lower end of the bell-mouth OTTO O. WALTON.

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