USRE1746E - Improvement in harvesters - Google Patents

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'UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.,

il yAXIiREW WHITELEY,()1 SPRINGFIELD, OHIO, ASSlGNIIL'BY MESN ASSIGN MENTS, OF JOHN J. WEEKS.

IMPROVEMEN`l lN HARVESTERS.

Speoilcntion formingv part ot' Letters Patent No. 11,735, dated Sepl'oinhor 2li, ISB-i; lil-issue No. l ,7.16, dhtml August 23, 1864.

l' ,'To all whomy it may concern: fulcrnni-pin, of, which is in front, nl and above Be it known thatJOIIN J. WEEKS, ot'Oyster the ngeis'as seen in Fig. 2 ol' the drawings; `Haydn the county ot'Queensa'nd State of New by making tenons on the rear ends ot' A' and Yoi-k, invented certain new and useful lni- A, a slot in the inner end ot' B2, into vwhich proveinciits'in Reaping,r and MowingMachines, the tenon on A' is inserted, Iand ay niortise in o t' which the followingi's 'a lull, clear,aiid exact B3, into which the tenon ot'A is inserted. The description, reference being had tol the acinner end of theiiiiger-bar D is placed in the l Icoinininyingdrawings and the letters of rei'erhed fornied in the niider side ol' the slice E, lence marked thereon, in whichand there confined by the serewboltsbb. .lhe "Figure-'1 is aplan ortopviewotmy improved benin B2 is extended ont troni the iunin part, of. f `machine. Fig.2isasideelevntionotfthesame, the frame, as shown in Fic. l ot' the drawings, -f showiiigin red lilies theaction ot' the lcver.`&o. and has connected to it, h ya niortisc and ten- Figa 3 is an under view ot' one of the fingers.` on and joint-bolt c the rear end ol' beam F, Fie. 4 is a side view ot' one ofthe tiiigerathe which runs angling inward and upward i'roin ,A 'cutter-bar being.;r ont transversely. Fig. 5 is a the outer end-ofthe linger-bar, to which it is i'ront view ot' fjonrngers and a portion ofthe attached by a screw-holt; which isv run np j lcnttenhar, the ends ol' the fingers being re-V through the divider (il, the finger-har D, and in oved. Fig. is a side view ot' the divider into or through the front end ot' said beam I". g and end view ofthe cutteibar and outer end To the upper side ot'beain F, ashortdistancc .fender- Fig. 7 is au niider side view ofthe in rear ot'tlie iigerl ar,is secured b v screnw f saine, the cutter-bar and cutter being in its bolts (which enables iL to he readil` removed) `..inncr rccipiocation; and Fig.' S is a detail the box d, in which thcjournalot' the trachshowing the `movement ofthe pendulum. clearer H is inadc t0 revolve by placing ilpoii The nature ot' thatpartof the invention hereits outer end the band-wheel c, which is driven inclainied will best be understood from vthe by the bandf, which is put in niotion by the f,,lollowingdesciiption and evplanations:` band\vlieel g, and backward by crossing,` the hat side of the machine which is at the bandf. leit hand when behind and facing itl call the lis the grain-wheel, whose axle J is about ,inner sdeand tliatat the right the outer in the saine .vertical plane with the axle K of side.` f the cutters driving-wheel L, which revolves i if. `The inain part of the-freine A., to which the in the boxes l: and li, and has cogs on its outer ,Xotherpai'tsoftliemachinearesecnrcihisi'oi'iiied Vside which inesh into a bevel-pinion, M, on by placing' three beams, A', A2, and A", par- `and near the i'ront end oi" a shalt, i, which is allel with each other and with the path they sustained by and revolves in the projecting fjareio move in, and at right angles thereto l end ot' N. .,lhree cross-beains, B, B', and B2, which are l 0n and near the rear rnd 'ol' shaft i, which 'jcontined together by iiiortises and tenons and is sustained in the bos j, is secon-ml the spur- 'liy screw-bolts, as follows: by making a inordriver 0, which nieshcs into. andl drives the v lise in A'Q and A3 near tlieirrear ends and a pinion l) on and near the renreiid ofthe crankienoii on each end ot'Brand inserting` the tenshaft which revolves in a box (seen aoFig. ,oils-into the inortses; by making, a niortise in 2) and has its i'routl end sustained b v and re,- iii By and a teiioii on the rear end 0i' A2 and volves in the downward-projectin;r end of Q, 'inscrtiingr ihe ieiion into the inortise; by einwhich is secured to the under side ot' A2. On bedding the size ot'AQAZ, and A into the niithe iront end ol' l; is secured atiy-wheel, R, der sido ofl (which is inadc wide for that; purinto which is inserted a. wrist-piii, I, to which pose) a su'oientdistance to hold the parts iii is coiiliiied in the proper manner vthe inner ,the same relative position, when lcoiiiined by endofthecnttersdi'iviiig-pitinanm. 'lheontei' Screwbol-ts, and also in the same nianiier a. end of said piti'nan has its connection with the short beaiinA, between which and A2 the rear cutter-bar Iu through thel inedinni ot' a penduvcndfot' the tongue() vibrates upon a horizont/al inni. S, asseen in Fifi' ot the drawingswlii h ot' the finger-bar, so as to'be slid backward Vwith ease and without dragging thel grass.

has i'ts upper end hinged at o to the upper end i have on the linger-bar holds the lingers much ot' a post, T, which is secured toAf, and has` upon its lower end the shoeE. lhe out-er end ot' the pitinanjm., it will beobservegl, is prevented from coming out oi'l the pendulum S. into which it is hooked by the post T. The pendulum S -is prevented from swaying from the post T, so

as to let theouter end of the pitma'n work out otit, by the coiled spring p, which has its upper end inserted into the beam A3 and its lower end into the pendulum S, f The lower end ot' the pendulum S is made forked, so as to form two cogs, q and gf, and below q a holding-pin,

fr, which worksin asmall slot in the cutterbar audfprevents the c ogs on the pendulum from slipping' endwise oli' ot' the cogs on the upper side of the cutter-bar when not otherl wise prevented from so doing. By having the 'pendulum thus connected lto thc cutterbar the cutter-intr is reciprocated across and through the slots ot' the shoe, fingers, and divider in stra-ight lines, as a rack is moved hy avibrati int,r pinion.

By having the shoe E constructed and con nected tothe fram'e Ain the manner shown by Figs. land 2 of the. drawings it will-be observed the shoe not only sustains the end of the uger-barat suoli a distance below the frame as to have the necessary open space between itselt', the frame, and the vertical plane in which the cutters driving-wheel moves for the cut grass, 85o.) to lic in without being dragged forward, and guides the inner end of the cutter-bar n across thetfingers and divider in straight lines, but also is extended forward. and upward in such a direction until connected to the frame as to slide freely over the cut grass when lying in .its road without dragging it, and backward and upward from the bottoni ""t'tt t t t t t tare the lingers, with horizontal slots in them corresponding with that in the shoe and with that in the divider G, as seen in Figs. 4 and 6 of the drawings, which also show their upper and lower parts the'proper distance apart to have each ofthe upper parts of the rearends ot' the lingers r st upon the upper side ot' the tinge'r-bartwheii the lower part of the finger isdriven into a. horizontal hole in the finger-bar, to which said upper 'parts eachgare secured by a. screw, as shown in Fig. l of the drawingsfwhich' alsoshows the braces over the cutter-bar extendingout from each side of the upper 'part/ot' the lingers until they meet centrally between them.

By constructing and connecting the lingers to the ringer-bar as shown it will be observe that there is no screw or bolt passed through the lower part'ot' the finger, which weakens it 'and makes it troublesome tb. vremove when broken or worn out, and which 4it is always troublesome to do, as it is not easy to know' where to make a hole in the finger-bar which will exactly agree as it should with that in the linger. It will he ohservedthat the width of bearingwbich'said upper -p'arts of the fingers more lirmly than when having no greater width ot' bearing on the. bar than the size ol" the Ipart which passes through the finger bar, and also that the braces coming together in front ot' the ting'trbar adds greatly to the strength of the lingers. 'lhczlower part ot' each tinger has notches in its edges,las seen in Fig. 3 ot' thedi-awings, for. preventing the standing crop from being crowded 'forward by the angle ol the cutters edges to the tingers edges.

n u n a n u n n -u are the several sections or cutters ot' which the cutteris formed, thesanic in number as tln fingers tand divider G, and the same distance between center wheniion the cutter-bar nr the points ot' tie fingers' ot' the cutter, as will be observed at Fig. 1 ot'- the drawings, are at the under side, whilethe edges ot" the others and even numbers are at the upper side, so that both the upper aswell as the lower parts ol' the lingers will each have I an edge of the cutter shearing against and cutting the gum and other clogging matter away trom them, which, it' not cutaway, would f impede the Tree play ot' the cutter and greatlyv injure the vaille ot the machine. v The edges ,ot' the cutter, it will be observed, are so formed by having them somcdistancc apart at their extreme rear as to be ground at the rear while on the bar. although the adjoining edges areone up and the other-down.

By having that portion ot` the divider G against which the crop is cut andA in front' thereof cfa. less width than the distance which the cutter is reciprocated the divider isdrwn.

into thc standing,r crop with less power ap'- plied than it can be when it is as wideor wider than thc( stance which the cutter is reciprocated. Said divider'also presses the standing crop down less than a widerdivider,and thereby causes that part ot' the crop cut against it to be cutmore nearly ot' the saine distance from the ground of that ,cut against one ot' the l ngers than it can4 be when the di vider is as wi'de as thel distance which thccu tter is reciprocated, and thus l terni said divider a narrow one; but it requires to be ot' about a cert-.1in width in orderto possess the greatest advantages, asit is necessary to have the outer edge ofthe outer cutter properly-protected when in its outer rc-v 'ciprocation. By having said narrow dividerot' a l,(giize'atcr width where the outer cutting-edge ot i Vthe outer section of the cutter passes 'over it than one-halt' the distance whiclithe cutter is `recip rccated, and vetot' much less width than and less pressed into the l .i i Imm z:

the distance which said cutter is reciprocated,

' the outercdge'ot' said outersectionistliercby properly protected when in itsouter reciprocation bythcoutercdgc ofthe/divider. By having that part of said narrow divider (l which isin rearol` the cuttingr part of theonteredge ofsaid outer section oi'ithecutterand in front of the tinger lmrextcnded as i'arinward as the outer end ot' said section is when in its inner reciprocation thcstandilig crop is prevented by that part ot said narrow divider in front ot the linger-bar from passing back ot'the cutting part ot' the outer edge ot said outer section ot' the cutter and impeding or stopping the cutters motion. By having theruppcr one oi' those parts of said narrow divideragainst which the crop is cut narrower than the. lower part, as seen in Fig. l ol" the drawings, where greater width isrequired forgiving the dividerst'rength and protecting the cutting part ot' the outer edge ofthe outer section ofthe cutter when in iisouter reciprocation, less clogging matter can collect on said upper part than would were -it as wide as the lower ot' said parts ofthe divider, and thereby the cutter will be 'aused to operate more freely and with less power applied than it could be were the upper ol said parts as wide as the lower. By having that part of said narrow divider Gr which crosses and is confined tothe finger-bar extended farther inward than those parts against which the standing crop is out, as seen in Figs. l and 7 ot' thedrawings, said dividerran be secured to the linger-bar much more tirm and rigidly than it can be when said part thereof which is secured tothe linger-bar is no ,farther inward than those parts against which thccropis out. ly having a portion ot' said narrow divider G. extended in rear of the linger-haritcau he better secured thereto than it could be were it not so extended.

By having harvesters cutters, and especially those for mowing, of the length of that hereln described, and therewith combined a divider, a portion of which is as low as the linger-bar, both oi those portions against: which the crop is cut ot' a less width than the length ota section ot' said cutter, and that portion next in rearol those portions against which the crop is cut extended as far inward as the outer end ot' said cutter is reciprocated, the grass cut by the outer section of the cutter is cut in a very perfect manner; but it will he observed that the utility ofthe combination of this cutter and divider depends very much upon the parts and their connections combined with them. Therefore a track-clearer was combined therewith, so constructed as to remove the cut from the uncut grass by a revolving motion,l v which removes it with less power applied,

leaves it more evenly spread ovcr thc ground, stubble than when otherwise removed.

U is a post, which is secured to Pand supports the t'ulcrum-pin o ot' the lever V, which has its t'ront cud connected to the rear end of the tongue C by a link-commotion, u', as seen iu :side view 2, and in rear off-thepo'st U a holdiiig-standard, W, which has vitsv lower end secured to A and its upper end curved to suit the arc which the iuortisc X `in`the lever through which it passes moves in, and also a series of holes, Y, iu its upper end, through the desired one ot which the attendant ofthe machine passes a pin, Z, above the lever V, so that the cutting apparatus will be free to rise and fall with the ordinary uinlulationsot' the ground when niwing, but prevented t'ron'i dropping into the deep I'nrrows or ditches when drawn over them.

lien the machine is used tor reapingr or is being moved from place to place the pin Z may be put through the hole a' iu the lever V, as seen in Fig. :5 ot' the drawings, but need not necessarily be done so, as the weight ol' thc frontend ol' the t'ramc and cutting apparatas thereto secured are always bearing the front end ot' the lever V down and thc handle end up to thc pin Z except when thel cutting apparatus is raised by passing over something` in its road.

By the con'iliinatiou ol' the lever V with thel 'ranic, tongue, cutting apparatus, and two supportingwheels of a harvesting machine which has its cutting apparatus run on the ground at times for mowing and rises and falls with the nndulations thereot, and at other times carried above it by the bearing of the tongue in the neck-yoke or its equivalent, and said two supportiiig-wheels without other support, the attendant ot'V the machine raises and lowers said cutting apparatus from and to the ground by operating upon and vibrating the handle end ot' the levcrV in the proper direction upon iis t'ulcrurn-pin a. This theattendant, as will be observed, can do when the machine isin operation, and thcrcforefraise said cutting apparatus over an obstruction which would he liable to break it it' not so raised, and when over the obstruction'lower it down again to the ground, so as to cut the grass, Sto., close to it; holding device for the handle end ot' the level' the attendant, as will be seen by reference to Fig. 2 of the drawings,is enabled to have said end ot' the lever hcld at such various positions as will hold the cutting apparatus at the dc-l sired heightI for moving the machine from place to place or for reaping, and when used for reaping to change the height of said appar ratus while thev machine is in operation so that it will cut .thecrop closer to theground where desired and farther l'rom it where desired without stopping tht'gmachine for so doing, as is often necessary at dilt'erent sides or parts of the same licld. f

Wherever thc words the short cutter herein described occur in the following claims they are to be understood as meaning a harvester-cutter which has a number ot' sections corresponding .to the number ot' lingers, including the divider, which are of a length on the bar corresponding to the distance the points or centers of the ngers are l'rom cach and by the aidy ot' theother and secured to a cutter-bar whose outer l NV,- aud piu Z, or Ytheir equivalents, substanend terminates with the outeriend ot' the outer l tially as herein shown and described, t'or the end section and is reciprocated across the purposes specied. shoe, lingers, -and divider in straight lilies, 5. The combination or arrangement of the and embracing no other feature than-those following parts orelements in ahnrvester: the named. Where the wordsthe narrow divider tongue C, fulcrum-pin a, traine A, a finger-bar herein described occurin the following claims with a traelcfclearer in rear of its outer end, they are to be understood as meaning a dithe driving-wheel L, grain-wheel I, post U, vider at the outer end or' a harvester lingen i'ulcrutn-piu c, lever V, and connecting-link zr, bar, a portion ofwhich is as low asthe inger- 0r their equivalents, for joint operation. bar, both of those portions against which the 6. The com binntion or arrangement of the crop is cut of a less width than the length of following parts or elements in a harvester: the .a section of the short cutter herein just detongue U, fulcrmu-pin a, freine A, shoe E,tlnL scribed, and that portieri next iu rear ot' those gentler U, track clearer H, driving-wheel L,- portions against which the crop is cut extendgrainwheel l, postv U, l'ulcrurn-pin e, lever V, ed as far inward as the outer end of said cutr connecting-'link w, holding-standard W', and `ter is reciproeted, and embracing no other piu Z, or their equivalents, substantially as features than those named, unless such other herein shown and described, for the purposes vfeatures-be specifically pointed ont. specified.

' From the foregoing description and expla- 7. The combination or arrangement ot' the nntions I believe that any one skilled in the Vfollowing parts or elements in a harvester: the art will be enabled to construct and use the short cut-terihezein described, the narrow diaforesaid invention. `videtmlrerein described, a nager-bar having That I claim under this patent as the ini in rear ol' its outer end n trackelearer, the ventiou of the aforesaid JOHN J. .WEEKS is tongue C, t`ulcruut-pin c. ftat1ieA,Wbeels L and l. The combination otfthe tongue C, tulcrunr- I, post U fulcrum-pin o, lever V, and conuec piu a, frame A, post U, t'ulcrum-pin @,lever. ing-link Iw, or their equivalents, i'or the-'pui- V, and connecting-link u', or their equivalents, poses speciiied.

substantially as herein shown and described, 8.l The combination or arrangement of the t'or the purposes specitied.. following parts or elements in a harvester: tite 2. The combiuationof'the tongue U,i'ulcruu1 short cutter herein described, the narrow` dihiu a, frame A, post U, fnlcrum-pin r, lever 'vider herein described, a linger-bar hnving \',.cotutectingliukw,holdiugstaudard W,and in rear ot' its outer end a track-clearer, the

pin Z, or their equivalents, substantially as tongue C,fulcruin-pin,fratne Aha'beelsL-.rud

herein shown and described, for' the purposes I, post U, fulcruui-piu r, lever V, connectingspecilied. ylink w, holding-post NV, and pin Z, or their 3. The combination of the tongue U, i'ulcrnmequivalents, for the purposes specited.

pin a, fraine A, finger-ba D, the open space il. The coustrnctionand connection ot the t herein described between the shoe E,the Framel sections of haWester-cutters to the cutter-intr nA, and the vertical platte in which the drivin sqch amauuer that each alternate section ing-Wheel L moves, the post U, fulcrum-pin tt, ofthe cutter will have its cutting-edges nt the lever V, and connectingdink w, or their equivflower side. while the other sections will have aleuts, substantially as herein shown and de.: 'their cutting-edges atthe uppery side, and the scribed, for the purposes specified. v adjoining edges be a sul'icieut distance apart i 4. Thecombiuation ofthe tongue (5,'fulcru1nat their rear ends to be ground while onthe pin a, frame A, linger-bar 1), the open space cutter-bar.

hereindescribed between the shoe E, Trame v ANDREW W'Hl'llidi l'. A, and the vertical plane in which the driv-l ln presence ofiug-wheel`L moves, the post U, fnlcrutmpin e, .THOMAS SCRIVENER, Jr.,-

lever V, contreating-linku fr, holdingstamlard It. D. O. SMrrn.

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