US414658A - Half to munroe funkiiouser - Google Patents

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CORN HARVESTER.

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R. s. EINER. RN HARVESTER.

No. 414,658. Patented Nov. 5, 1889.

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R R. RRINRRR. R CORN RARVRSTRR. Y No. 414,658. Patented Nov. 5, 1889.L

UNITED STATES Arent Price ROBERT' SAMUEL RINKER, OF RINKERTON, V-IRGNIA, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE- `HALF TO MUNROE FUNKHOUSER, OF SAME PLfUlE.

SPEGIFCATION forming; pari; of Letters Patent No. 414,658, dated November 5, 1889.

Application filed April E), 1889. Serial No. 306,503. lNo model.)

length to cuttwo rows-of standing corn as the machine progresses over the field, the said cutter-bar being arranged obliquely for the purpose of crossing it to engage only one hill or stand of corn at any one time, thereby causing less strain upon the Working parts of the machine than it the cutter-bar were so ari ranged as to engage tiro stands of corn simultaneously.

My invention further consists in mechanism for packing the corn into a shock of proper size and construction, for conveying the corn in an upright position from the cutting to the packing mechanism, and for dropping the shock When completed, all as will be hereinafter more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claims. I In the di'awings,Figure lis a top plan View of my improved corn-harvester. Fig. 2 is a trontview. Fig. 3 is a bottom View. Fig. 4 is a transverse vertical sectional View taken on the line :r of 1. Fig. 5 is a detail View of the mechanism foroperating the endless carriers. Fig. (5 is a detail view illustrating the operation of the dumping mechanisin. Fig. 7 machine.

The same letters refer to the same partsin all the ligures.

The. main frame of my improved corn-harvester is rectangular in shape, and consists, principally, ot the transverse front beam A and the rearwardly-extending parallel beams ll B and C C. The central beams B B are connected near their rear ends by a transverse beam E, in which is journaled the caster-wheel F, to support the rear end of the frame. A transverse beam G connects the longitudinal beams B B C G at a suitable distance from the front end ot the machine, and the outer bea-nis l5 and C are provided with is a perspective view of the bearings for a shaftor axle ll. the outer end ot which carries a supporting and driving wheel I of ordinary construction.

.l and K represent a pair ot beams extending from the longitudinal beam C on the opposite side of the frame, and meeting at the point L, Where they are secured together so as to form a triangular frame extending laterally from the main frame, the front beam J ot'- said triangular frame being'raised obliquely with relation to the front beam A. of the mainframe. Suitable bracesM M are employed to connect the oblique front beam J with theinner side beamCof the said main frame. A supporting-wheel N is mounted upon a suitable bearing 0 at the outer corner of the triangular frame .l K. The braces M, which connect the oblique front bar .l of the triangular frame with the side beams C of the main frame, are extended in front of the said bar J, so as to form brackets P, Which have suitable bearings or supports for the reciprocating cutter-bar Q, to which the sawtoothed sections of the cutter are suitably secured by means of bolts R, so as to be readily removable for the purpose of shocking'the same. rlhe'end of the cutter-bar is connected by the pitman with a crank l upon the front end of a shaft U, which is mount-ed in suitable bearings obliquely upon the main frame. Said shaft U is provided With a pinion V, meshing `with a spur-Wheel l upon the shaft lil, carrying the driving and supporting-wheel I, from which motion is thus transmitted to the said shaft U and to the cutter-bar.

The cross-bar G- of the main frame is provided with bearings for a series of vertical shafts carrying rollers X X X X, which are arranged in pairs, as shown. rlhe shafts, which.

are designated by letter Y, are provided below the said rollers with sprocket-wheels Z, which, as Well as the rollers, are securely mounted upon said shafts.

2 is a short vertical shaft mounted in a suitable bearing 4ad joining the outer roller-shaft Y. The former has a pinion which meshes with a beveled Wheel upon the rear end of the driving-shaft U. The shat't 2 is provided with a sprocket-Wheel e.

5 designates a sprocket-chain running over the wheels 4 Z Z Z Z in such a manner as to the front ends of said carriers.

cause the rollers of each set to rotate toward each other in the direction indicated by the arrows in Fig. 5 of the drawings.

6 designates a suitably-arranged guidepulley serving to direct the course of the chain 5.

The brackets P, which extend forwardly from the oblique front beam J of the triangular frame of the machine, are provided with bearings for the lower ends of a series of vertical shafts 7, of which there are four, arranged in pairs to correspond with the vertical shafts Y, j ournaled in the cross-beam G. The shafts 7 are provided with rollers X, and the upper ends of the shafts 7 are journaled in the front ends of the bars 9,the rear ends of which are provided with bearings for the upper ends of the shafts Y. The two central bars 9 are connected by cross bars or braces 10, and arched braces 11 connect the outer bars 9 in pairs, as shown, with the central bars 9. Vertical partitions 12 connect the top bars 9 with the frame upon which the said partitions rest, said partitions eX- tending between the rollers X a-nd X. Endless aprons or carriers 13 are stretched tightly upon the said rollers X and X', thereby constituting two pairs of endless carriers, the inner sides of which will be caused to travel rearwardly in the direction indicated by the arrows. rlhe front ends'of the endless carriers are extended in front of the cutter-bar of the machine, as will be clearly seon in the annexed drawings, and the said carriers extend obliquely from the oblique front bar J ot' the machine to the transverse bar G of the main frame.

The operation of that part of my invention which has been thus far described is as follows: When the machine travels over the field, the front ends of the endless carrierwill come into engagement with the hills or stands or two rows of corn, and, owing to their oblique arrangement, the stands of the two rows will be engagedl alternately by the said carriers and the stalks be severed by the reciprocating cutter, which is arranged directly in rear of It will thus be seen that the machine will at no time be subjected to the strain incident to cutting two stands of corn simultaneously, and also that the cutter does not come into engagement with the stalks until the latter have been taken hold of by the endless carriers, which serve to hold the stalks securely while being operated upon by the cutter. As soon as the stalks have been 'severed they are conveyed in an upright, position by the endless carriers t0 the packing-chamber, which will be presently more fully described. The arched braces 11 serve to connect thetop bars of the endless carriers in such a manner as not to interfere with the passage ofy the corn in an upright position, and the endless carriers ot each pair are placed sui'iiciently close t0- gether to take a rm hold upon the stalks ot' corn without creating excessive friction.

14 designates arms extending forwardly from the front ends of the bracketsP and.

connected by means of inclined braces 15 with the front endsot' the top bars 9 of the endless carriers. The inclined braces 15 are provided at their upper and lower ends with horizontal arms 16 and 17, upon the upper ones of which 16 are journaled drums 18, having pinions 19, meshing with beveled gears 20 upon the upper ends of the front roller-shafts 7 of the endless carriers. Drums or band-wheels 2l, journaled upon the arms 17 at the lower ends of the inclined braces 1-5, are connected by endless belts or bands 22 with the drums 16 at the upper ends of said braces, to which a rotary motion is imparted by the pinion and bevel-wheel 18 19, thereby causing the endless belts to travel in the direction indicated by the arrows. The endless belts 22 of each pair of carriers face each other, asvwill be seen clearly in Fig. 1 of .the drawings, the inclined braces 15 being arranged on the outer sides of said endless belts. The function of these devices is as the machine progresses over the ground to engage or intercept such of the cornstalks as may have fallen to the ground and raise them to an upright position, in which they are more readily operated upon by the cutter and which causes them to be taken hold of with absolute certainty by the front ends of the obliquely-arranged endless carriers, as has been already described.

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The rearwardly-extending central beams BB of the main frame are provided with upwardlyentendinginclined boards 23 28,the upper ends of whichA may be connected by means of suitable braces. 'lhe outer frame-bars C C of .the main frame are likewise provided with upwardly-extending inclined boards 24 24, which form the outer walls of the packingchamber, the inner walls of which are formed by the said' boards 23. It will thus be lseen that the packing-chamber consists of two separate compartments 25 25, the innerwalls of which are inclined toward each other. The front ends of the boards 23 of the inner walls of the packing-chambers are provided with longitudinal horizontal slots 2b'.

27 is a suitably -constructed triangular frame or slide, which is arranged between the inner walls of the compartments of the packing-chamber, and which is provided at its front ends with arms 2S, extending laterally through the slots 26`in the walls 23 of said compartments and having the packers 29 suitably attached to their outer ends.

30 is a vertical shaft, the lower end of which is journaled centrally in the cross-bar G of the main frame, and provided with a sprocket-wheel 3l, which is enga-ged and operated by the chain 5.. The upper end of said vertical shaft is journaled in the crossbar or brace 10, connecting the rear' ends of the longitudinal braces 9 of the endless carriers. The shaft 30 is provided with the crank 31', which is connected by the pitman IIO 32 with the front end of theslide 27, carrying the packers 29, to which a longitudinal `reciprocating motion will thus be imparted when the machine is in operation.

33 and 3l designate elastic arms or guides of suitable construction, which are attached, respectively, to the longitudinal upper braces 9 of the inner endless carriers and to the outer walls 2i of 'the compartments of the packing-chamber, at the upper edges ot said walls, said elastic guides being so constructed and arranged as to intersect the corn as it is delivered at the rear ends of the endless carrier and convey it into the compartments of the packing-chamber, where it is delivered at a point in rear of the reciprocating packers, which latter act upon the corn as it is being delivered int-o the said compartments and force it in a rearward direction in the latter.

35 designates a pin arranged vertically upon one of the top braces E) and adapted to support a spool 3G of binding-twine, which is carried from said spool transversely across the compartments ot the packing-chamber and to a pin 37 at the opposite top brace 9, where the end ot said twine is temporarilyT attached. It will be seen that as the corn enters the compartments of the packingchamber and is forced rearwardly therein by the action of the reciprocating packer it carries the twine in a rearward direction in such a manner as to cause itto encircle the shock which is being formed in the packing-chainbers, as will be presently more fully described.

'lhe bottoms 3S 38 ofthe compartments 25 of the packing-chamber are hinged to the under side of the outer longitudinal framebeams C C in the iollowing manner: To the under sides of the said frame-beams are secured the longitudinal wire rods 39, forming tracks upon which the friction-rollers 4:0 of the hinges 4l, may travel longitudinally, said hinges being suitably attached to the doors 3S, which are thereby connected to the said tracks. The longitudinal frame-bars B B are provided on their un der sides with the pivotcd catches 42, t-he horizontal arms of which are provided with friction-rollers 43, to support the inner ends of the doors 38 when the latter are closed, as will be seen in Fig. a of the drawings. The pivoted catches 42 are connected by rods or pitmen 44 with cranks 45, formed upon a shaft 4G, which is journaled transversely under the frame-beam G and provided its outer end, with an operating lever or handle 47,'by means of which it may be conveniently manipulated, so as to open or close the catches 42, as may be required. V

4S 48 designate a pair of bent arms or levers pivoted to the outer sides of the longitudinal frame-beams C and provided at their outer ends with eyes 49, encircling longitudinal rods 50, which are suitably attached to the under sides of the boards 38, forming the bottoms of the compartments o'E the packingchamber. The upper end of one of the bent arms or levers 4S is provided with an outwardly-extending arm 5l,which is connected pivotally with the lower end of a treadle-bar 52, mounted to slide vertically in a suitable platform 53, which is constructed upon the triangular frame .l K of the machine in rear of thel endless carriers thereof, and which during the operation of the machine is occupied by the attendant. The uppcrend of the bar 52 is provided with a step 55, and a spring 54, which is coiled around the stem or bar below the step 55, serves to force the said stem in ali upward direction, thus throwing the lever @t8 in an outward direction, as indicated by the arrow in Fig. t' of the drawings, and tending to throw the door 3S, connected with said lever, wide open. The arm 5l at the upper end of lever i8 is suitably connected with a similar arm 56, extending from the upper end of the opposite lever which will thus be operated by the links 5h" in precisely the 'same manner by the vertically-sliding step or treadle.

57 designates a shaft, which is journa-led transversely under the frame of the machine, directly below or in rear of the cross-bar G. Said shaft is provided near its ends with drums 5S, on which are wound ropes or chains 59, the rear ends ot which are suitably connected to the doors 3S, near the rear ends ot the latter.

The shaft 57 is provided with a pinion GO, meshing with a bevelwheel (il, which is mounted upon a vertical shaft 62, journaled iii-suitable bearings in the platform 53, and provided at its upper end with a crank or handle G3, by means of which it may be conveniently opera-ted by the attendant, who stands upon the said platform within con venient reach ot said crank or handle` L Y The doors 3S are provided on their outer sides,at their rear ends,with transverse cleats 6a, the object of which will be presently described. lt will be seen that by the construction herein described the doors 3S are hinged to the longitudinal frame-beams C C in such a manner as to enable them to travel longitudinally upon the lsupporting-rods 39, attached to said frame-beams. By operating the crank 63 the transverse shaft 57 will be rotated, therebycausing the ropes or chains 59 to be wound upon the drums 58, thereby carrying the hinged doors 3S in a forward di- IOO TIO

rection to the extremetront ends ot the lon gitudinal frame-beams C. of said hinged doors are meanwhile supported upon the rollers ot' the-pivotcd catches a?, which by their operating-levers are meanwhile held in the closed position indicated in Fig. 4 of the drawings. It will now be seen that when the machine is in operation and the corn is bein g delivered bythe endless carriers into the front ends ot' the compartments of the packing-chamber the lower ends of the cornstalks will rest upon the upper sides of The tree inner ends' the doors 3S and engage the cleats G4 at the rear ends of said doors, which latter will thus be forced in a rearward direction. As the corn is being forced rearward in the compartments of the packing-chamber by the operation of the reciprocating packer, it will be also understood that the hills or stands of corn will be delivered by the endless carriers alternately into the opposite compartments of the packing-chamber, and that, owing to the inclined positionV of said compartments with relation to each other, the upper ends of the cornstalks will be crossed diagonally or knit together, instead of being caused simply to abut against each other. To this feature of my invention I attachconsiderable importance, for the reason that it enables me tol construct an exceedingly compact shock, which, when secured by means of the binding-twine, will be in no danger of becoming separated from any cause whatever. The binding-twine, having been arranged in the manner previously described, will be carried with the corn in a rearward direction, so as to encircle the shock. Afterashock of sufficient size has been formed in the compartments of the packing-chamber the operation of the reciprocating packer may be temporarily suspended while the attendant removes the free end of the twine from the peg or pin 37, upon which it is supported, and, grasping the opposite end of the twine, brings the ends of said twine together and joins them by hand or by the aid of a suitable knotter, which latter, however, forms no part of my present invention and has not been illustrated in the drawin gs.

The mechanism for temporarily suspending the operation of the reciprocating packer may consist of a guiding-pulley 65, journaled to the outer end of an arm G6, extending laterally from the lower end of a vertical shaft 67, journaled in suitable bearings in the cross-bar G, and provided at its lupper end with an operating crank or handle 68. The reciprocating packer is, as already described, operated by means of the sprocketwheel 3l, which is mounted at the lower end of the vertical crank-shaft 30 and actuated by the sprocket-chain 5. It will be seen that by operating the vertical shaft G7 by means of the crank or handle 68 the pulleyT 65 at the outer end of the arm 66 of said shaft will be brought into contact with the sprocket-chain 5 and throw the latter out of engagement with the sprocket-wheel 3l, thus temporarily stop- 'pinglthe rotation of the shaft- 30, by which the reciprocating packer is operated without interfering with the operation of the remaining parts of the machine. NVhen the shock has been formed in the packing-chamber and the binding-twine has been knotted or tied, as above described, the shock is ready to be dumpedor dropped onto the ground. Care should be taken to arrange the bindingtwine a sut'licient distance above the ridge formed by the upper edges of the inner thus permittingthe doors toswin g downwardly and outwardly, as shown in Fig. 6 of the drawings, to the position shown in full lines in said ligure, in which position the said doors are retained by the action of the spring V54, coiled upon the vertically-sliding stem or treadle 52 below the step 55 of the latter. The shock now drops down onto the ground, where it remains supported, while themachine continues to pass in a forward direction, thus leaving behind it the shock, which escapes through the open rear ends of the cpmpartments of the packing-chambers. As soon as the shock has been cleared by the machine the attendant or operator rotates the shaft 57, thus winding the ropes or chains 59 upon the drums 58 of said shaft and drawing the-hinged doors 38 to the front end of the machine. The said doors are now ready to be closed, and this is accomplished by the operator simply stepping upon the treadle 52, which is thus operated against the tension of the spring 54 to throw the arms or levers 48 in an inward. direction toward each other, thereby closing the doors and bringing their free edges into contact with the under sides of the longitudinal beams B B of the main frame of the machine. The crank-shaft46 is now again manipulated, so as to close the pivoted catches 42 and bring the rollers journaled upon said catches under the free ends of the doors 38. The driving-chain 5 is now again brought into engagement with the sprocket-wheel 31 at the lower end of the vertical crank-shaft 30, operating the reciprocating packer, and the machine is now ready to form another shock in the packing-chambers in the same manner as above described.

It will be seen by reference to the foregoing description that the operation of the machine is continuous and uninterrupted, it lbeing only necessary to temporarily suspend the operation of the reciprocating packerfor4 the few moments required to tie and dump the shock and to allow the machine to clear the same. A i l The operation of my invention will be readily understoodzfrom the foregoing description, taken in connection with the 'drawings hereto annexed. The machine as it passes over the field operates automatically to raise such stalks of corn as may have been broken down to an upright position, to grasp the stands of corn while being operated upon by the cutting mechanism, to carry the severed stalks of corn in an upright position to the packing-chambers, and to pack the corn in the said packing-chambers in such a manner. as

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to interweave the upper ends of the stalks, thereby forming a very soft and compact shock which may be conveniently tied or secured by the attendant; and the machine is furthermore constructed in such a manner as to dump and discharge the finished shock without the slightest strain upon the machine or any eiort on the part of the operfV ator. The sliding doors which form the bottom of the compartments of the packing chamber are mounted upon friction-rollers at their free as well as at their hinged ends, and therefore are enabled to slide rearwardly while su pporting the weight oi` the shock without any excessive strain upon the machine and without great expenditure of power. It will finally be seen that owing to the inclined arrangement of the compartments of the packingchambcr with relation to each other the shock is constructed in such a manner as to leave a central longitudinal open passage which serves to admit air to the interior of the shock, the advantage of which in curing the corn is obvious. It will also be seen that the corn is discharged from t-he machine directly in' a rearward direction, and that any side draft or lateral strain is thereby avoided.

lVhile. I -have herein described the preferred construction of my improved cornharvester, I would have it understood that I reserve the privilege ot 'making any modifications in the construction and arrangement of details which may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of my invent-ion.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States- Y l. In a corn-harvester, the combination of the vertically-arranged endless carriers arranged in pairs, as described, the arms 'or brackets extending forwardly from the supports of the front ends of said endless carriers, the inclined braces extending upwardly from the front ends ot said arm or braces to the cap-pieces of said endless carriers, the laterally-extending arms at the upper and lower ends of said inclined braces, the drums journaled upon said upper lateral arms and provided with pinions meshing with bevelgears upon the upper ends of the shafts of the front rollers ot' the vertical endless carriers, the drums journaled upon the lateral arms at the lower ,ends of the inclined braces, and the endless belts orbands mounted upon the said drums at the upper and lower ends of said inclined braces, substantially as and for the purpose herein shown and specified.

2. ln a corn-harvester, the combination, with the rect., ngular main frame, of the triangular frame extending Obliquely and laterally from the same, the brackets extending forwardly from the oblique front beam of said triangular frame, the roller shafts mounted vertically in said brackets, atransverse beam connecting the longitudinal beams of the main frame, the roller-shafts mounted vertically in said transverse beam,

the endless aprons or carriers connecting the:

rollers upon the oblique front beam with those upon the transverse beam of the main fra-me, the .sprocket -wheels upon the rear roller-shafts, and a chain connecting the said roller-shafts with a sprocket-wheel actuated by intermediate gearing by the drivin g-wh eel of the machine, and the single obliquely-arranged cutterbar parallel to the oblique front side of the triangular frame, whereby by a single passage of the machine two rows of corn shall be cut, but only a single'stand at any one time, thus relieving excessive strain upon the cutting apparatus, substantially as and for the purpose herein setforth.

3. In a corn-harvester, the combination of the vertical endless carriers arranged ob liquely upon the frame, as described, the reciprocating cutter-bar ar anged in rear ot the front ends of said carriers, a shaft mounted obliqu ely upon the frame of the machine and geared to the driving-wheel of the same, a pitman connecting the reciprocating cutterbar with a crank on the front end of said shaft, and mechanism for comnuinicating motion from the rear end of said shaft to the rear roller-shafts ot the vertical endless carriers, substantially as set forth.

4. In a corn-harvester, the combination, with the cutting mechanism and the two sets of vertical endless carriers, ot' the packingchambers arranged parallel to each other at the rear ends of said endless carriers 'and comprising two separate chambers having their upper ends inclined toward each other, substantially as set forth.

5. The combination, with the packingchamber comprising the two separate compart ments inclined toward each other, of the longitudinally-reciprocating packer comprising a slide arranged between the inner walls. and having arms eic-Y of said compartments, tending through longitudinal slots 1n the said walls, and provided with wings resting upon the latter, and a pitman connecting said slide with a vertically-arranged cran k-shaf t geared to the operating mechanism ot the machine, substantially as herein set forth.

6. In a corn-harvester, the combination, with the cutting mechanism and the vertically-arranged endless carriers, of the packing-chamber composed of two separate inclined coml'iartments, the longitudinally-reciprocating packer, and the elastic guides connecting the rear en ds of the carriers with the said compartments ot the packing-chamber, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

7. The combination of the cutting mechanisniil, the vertically-arranged endless carriers, the packing-chamber comprising two separate inclined compartments, the longitudinally-reciprocatin g packer, the elastic guides connecting the rear ends of the endless carriers with the compartments oi' the packingchamber, mechanism for simultaneously operating' the cutting mechanism, the said endless carriers, and the reciprocating packer, and

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mechanism for temporarily suspending the operation of the latter while the operation of the remaining parts is not interfered with, substantially as set forth.

8. In a corn harvester, the combination, with the inclined compartments forming the packing-chamber, of the longitudinally-sliding hinged doors forming the bottoms of the said compartments and means for latching the same,.substantially as and for the pur-l pose set forth.

9. The combination,`with the compartments forming the packing-chamber, of the longitudinally-arranged tracks or guides at the lower outer edges of the same and the bottom doors having hinges provided with frictionrollers arranged to travel upon the said tracks or guides, substantially as set forth.

10. The combination, with the longitudinally-arranged tracks or guides, of the bottom doors of the compartments of the pack- 'ing-chamber, having hinges provided with rate compartments, the hinged longitudinallysliding doors forming the bottoms of said compartments, a transverse shaft journaled to the frame of the machine and provided with winding-drums, and chains connecting the latter with the rear ends of -.said longitudinally-hinged sliding doors, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

13. In a corn-harvester, the longitudinallysliding hinged doors forming the bottoms of the compartments of the packing-chamber, provided at their rear ends with transverse cleats, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

14. In a corn-harvester, the herein -described packing chambers or compartments arranged longitudinally with relation to the frame of the machine and having open rear ends, in combination with the longitudinallysliding hinged bottom doors having transverse' cleats at their rearends and mechanism for releasing the inner or free edgesof said hinged doors, substantially as herein set forth. f,

15. In a corn-harvester, the combination,

, with the longitudinally-sliding hinged doors forming the bottoms of the compartments of the packing-chamber and provided at their rear ends with transverse cleats, of the pivoted catches supporting the free edges of said levers in an outward direction, and a 1 step upon the upper end of the said treadle, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

17. The combination of the longitudinallysliding hinged doors forming the bottoms of the compartments of the packing-chamber and provided on their lower or outer sides with longitudinally-arranged track-rods, the levers having eyes that encircle the said trackrods, rods connectingthe said levers with a vertically-sliding treadle, and a spring arranged to force the said treadle in an upward and said levers in an outward direction, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

1S. The combination, with the longitudinally-arran ged inclined compartments constituting the packing-chamber, of the longitudinally-reciprocating packer, the longitudinally-sliding hinged doors provided with transverse cleats at their rear ends, mechanism for releasing the free edges of said hinged doors, and a spring arranged to force the said doors, when open, in an outward directi,on,s ubstantially as and for the purpose set forth.

19. The combination of the longitudinallyarranged inclined compartments constituting the packing-chamber, the longitudinally-reciprocating packer, the longitudinally-slidin g hinged bottom doors provided with transverse cleats at their rear ends, mechanism for opening and closing the said doors, and meansfor operating the said doors to move in aforward direction, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

20. In a corn-harvester, the combination of the cutting mechanism, the vertically arranged endless carriers, the longitudinal inclined compartments constitutingthepackingchamber, the longitudinally-sliding hinged doors forming the bottoms of said compartments, mechanism for operatingthesaid doors, the longitudinally reciprocating packer, a spool-holder, and a pin or peg arranged to hold the free end of the twine, substantially asl and for the purpose herein shown and specified.

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

ROBERT SAMUEL RINKR.

lVitnesses:

' J. H. TIsINGER, J. A. TISINGER.

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