US58517A - Improvement in machines for gathering clover-seed - Google Patents

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'Unrran Taras? PATEN'r, OFFICE.

DANlE K. lVERTMAN AND VILLIAM H. REINBOLD, OF OENTRALA, PA.

IMPROVEMENT IN MACHINES FOR GATHERING CLOVER-SEED.

specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 58,517, dated October 2,1866.

To all whomjt mag] concer'n:

Be it known that we, DANIEL K. VERT- MAN and WILLIAM H. REINBOLD, both of (Jentralia, in the county of Columbia, in the State `of Pennsylvania, have jointly inv'ented a new and useful Improvement in Clover- Stripping Machines; and we do hereby declare that the followingis afull, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same, reference being had to` the annexed drawings, making a part of this specifioation, in which- Figurel isa perspective view of the machine; Fig. 2, a plan view of the same, showing how the lexer is attached to the uppers; Fig. 3, a side elevation of the same; Fig. 4, an elevation view of the upper in its connection with the axle into which the teeth are set 5 Fig. 5, a section view of the teeth as connected with the axle; Fig. 6, a transverse section of one of the teeth on w a.

The nature of our invention consists in providin'g the stripping-machine with a lever, so attached to the uppers, holding the reel or fan, that it (the lever) will allow the teeth to be raised or lowered to accommodate themselves to the length of the clover to be stripped without being obliged to lower or raise the box or body itself of the machine.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use our invention, we will proceed to describe its construction and operation.

Similar letters will refer to similar parts throughout the whole description.

To constrnct our machine as the alreadyknown clover-stripping machine, and mainly composed of a main box or body, X X, open in front, and set on a swiVel-wheel, S, in lieu of hind Wheels, and on a set of fore wheels, SI R.

On axle m wc attach a sufficient number of teeth, a, of a pecnliar sha-pe, as shown in Figs. 4 and G. Said teeth are set apart as close as possible to each other, so as to allow but the width of a clover7s stem to be canght between, and each tooth is made independent from the other, made as shown in Fig. 5. They set on the square of the axle M, there held fast by a fitting plate of iron, K,wh icl1 is bolted tight on axle M by bolts O O, so that if during work a tooth breaks, by loosin g the neighborin gbolts it is easy to pull out the broken tooth, `set anew one-instead, screw the bolts tight, and set to work again.

Now the axle m is fixed and connected with the box, s') that it remains (the axle) independent of the box, the sides of which are simply placed or set on top of the axle, where it remains steady, by means of notches cut in appropriate places in the sides of the box to that effect.

Now in the space between Wheels S' R and sides of box are fastened onto the axlc nppers' a, shaped like a cross, the arms of which are placed length wise in the sense of the box. The front branch or arm receives and holds the axle of reel R'. The lower arm is fastened oii axle, as aforementioned, and the upper arm receives rod Z, which connects both uppers together.

N ow the remaining or back arm receives on both sides of box two levers, P, connectedtogcther on back of box by rod or handle Pl, said levers P and P' to be made either of wood or of iron, or of any suitable meta-l or' material.

Two pulleys, one driving, o, attached to wheel S' R on the right-hand side, and one driven, of, attached on axle or reel. Abelt, B, connects both pulleys, and when the machin goes ahead the belt` drives reel.

N ow it is obvious that by raising or lowerin g handle P' of lever P, we will act on axle m, and consequently on teeth set upon said axle,

and lower or raise said teeth, so as to accom- -modate their positions to the length of clover to be stripped.

It is also visible that any movement of lever .P does not affect in the least the respective positions of reel R' 5 that it remains constantly, as regards the set of teeth, in the same position, that the movements of the lever do not either act on box X, which remains constantly in properhorizontal position, whereas in other stripping-machines now in use, and on which we assert our invention to be a decided improvement, there is a lever placed crosswise on the rear of the box, which it elevates or lowers to accommodate the teeth then set on the front of the box to the length of the clover, said movement of box compelling to fix it on a heavy and costly frame on which the abovementioned movement may' be obtained as ful Havin g thus described our invention, what We olaim as our invention, and desire to. secure as such by Letters Patent of the United States, 18-

1. The peeuliar setting of teeth mo a 011 axle m, in the'manner and for the purpose above set forth.

2. The combination of lever P With uppers n, reel R', and axle m, when eonstrueted and operated in the manner and for the pnrpose above set forth and deseribed.

3. The independent connection of teeth and uppers and. lever from body or box of machine, allowing the teeth to -be worked irrespeetive of the box, as aforesaid set forth and deseribed, and for the pnrpose mentioned.

DANIEL K. WERTMAN. VILLIANH. REINBOLD. Wit'nesses:

HARMON FAURINGER, WILLIAM H. BEAM. i

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