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(NoModeL) J. & F. H. WEEKS. Asparagus B uncher.

No. 233,051. Patented Oct. 5,1880.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN WEEKS AND FRANK H. WEEKS, OF BROOKLYN, E. D., NEW YORK.

ASPARAGUS-BUNCHER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 233,051 dated. October 5, 1880.

Application filed March 3, 1880. (No model.)

To all whom t't may concern Be it known that we, JOHN WEEKS and FRANK H. WEEKs, both of the city of Brooklyn, E.D., county of Kings, and State of New York, have invented a new Improvement in Asparagus-Ranchers, of which the following is a specification.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the improvement. Fig. 2 is a sectional side elevation taken through the line a; m, Fig. 1, and shown opened. Fig. 3 is the same view as Fig. 2, but shown closed. Fig. at is a sectional plan view taken through the line y y, Fig. 2.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The object of this invention is to furnish asparagus-bunchers so constructed as to gage the bunches, press the stalks together, and hold them while being tied.

The invention consists in constructing an asparagus-buncher of a bed-plate, an upright plate, two stationary jaws, and two movable jaws, and their operating mechanism, as will be hereinafter fully described.

'In the drawings, A represents the bed-plate of the machine, to one end of which is attached a vertical board or plate, B, to even the butts of the asparagus-stalks against when inserting them in the machine.

U is ajaw, the base edge of which rests upon the bed-plate A, and has lugs upon its opposite sides, to receive the screws that secure the said jaws O to the said bed-plate. D is another jaw, placed in the reversed position from thejaw O.

The bases of the jaws O D are made with offsets in the opposite directions, as shown in Fig. 4, so that the said jaws may be exactly opposite each other. The end parts of the bases fit between ribs formed upon the sides of the other parts of the said bases, to prevent the movable jaw from risingwhile being moved back and forth.

The jaws O D are curved forward, or made in semi-ring form, so that their points may meet, or nearly meet, when pushed together, as shown in Fig. 3.

Two pairs of jaws, G D, are used, which are pierced at such a distance from each other and from the vertical plate B as will properly support the stalks.

To the rear parts. of the bases of the stationary jaws G are attached pins E, which pass through slots in the forward parts of the bases of the movable jaws D.

To the outer ends of the pins E are pivoted the ends of bars F, the other ends of which are pivoted to crank-arms G, attached to the ends of a shaft, H. The shaft H passes through slots in the forward parts of the bases ofthe stationaryjaws O, and works in holes in the rear parts ofthe bases ofthe movablejaws D. The end parts of the rock-shaft H have shoulders formed upon them to keep the bases of the jaws O D close together as the movable jaws D move forward and back. To the shaft H is rigidly attached an arm, I, to serve as a lever-handle in operating the machine.

With this construction, by raising the handle I into an upright position, thejaws D will be drawn back, as shown in Fig. 2, so that the asparagus-stalks can be inserted into the circular space between the jaws O D and their butts evened against the upright plate B. The circular opening between the jaws O D serves as a gage for regulating the quantity to be put into each bunch. WVhen the proper quantity has been inserted the handle 1 is lowered, which forces the movable jaws D forward into the position shown in Fig.3, pressing the stalks together and holding them until the bunch has been tied.

With this machine the bunches will be made of uniform size, and the stalks will be held firmly while being tied, so that the stalks will not be bruised or cut by drawing them together with the strings, in the usual manner. Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A n asparagus-buncher constructed substantiallyas herein shown and described, consisting of the bed-plate A, the upright plate B, the two stationary jaws (J, the two movable jaws D, the two connecting-bars F, and the rock-shaft H, having crank-arms Gr and a handle, I, as set forth.

JOHN WEEKS. FRANK H. WEEKS. Witnesses 7 JAMES T. GRAHAM, O. SEDewIeK.

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