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P. K. -DEDBRI0K- Ealing-Press No. 8,311.1 Y Reissued July 2,1878..

UNrrriD STATESPATENT OFFICE.

PETER K. DEDERICK, 0F ALBANY, NEN YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN BALIvNG-PRESSIES.

Speciiication forming part of Letters Patent No. 177,217, dated May 9, `1876; Reissue No. 8,311, dated.

-July 2, 1878; application tiled April 26, i878.

and illustrated in the drawinghereto attached,

inwhieh- Figure l is va perspective viewof my balingpress with the improvements herein described. Fig. 2 represents one of thei'older-bars detached.

The frame-work ofthe baling-press, to which my improvements are applied, may be constructed in any suitable manner, or as shown in the drawing. The bale-chamber, with its tying-slots, -and the traverser are essentially' the same as shown in previous patents granted me on this machine.

In the drawing, o is the traverser. (Seen through the opening in the side ot the pressboX.) Pivoted thereto, one in vertical line above the other, are two bars, B B, connected by a loosely-pivoted tic-bar, so that the bars,

in whatever relative position to thei'rame, al-

ways remain in lines parallel to each other. To each oi' these, at proper' distance from the traverser to form suitably-operating toggle' levers, is pivoted another bar, shown in the drawings as double, for greater strength/and efficiency of action. The lower and outer'ends of these double bars are pivoted to the posts or other suitable part of the frame. To the outer end of the lower bar B is attached a pitman, which, at its lower end, is connected with a crank, to which motion may be imparted by any suitable machinery. It is required that the parts be so proportioned to each other that when the crank reaches its lowest limit the toggle-bars shall be drawn down into a nearly or quite horizontal position, and the traverser pushed forward as t'ar as it need go. 0n either side of the press-box, and in rear of lthe bale-chamber, are two vertical slots or openings, fitted to receive folder-bars F. v One of these bars is shown more clearly in Fig. 2.

It is formed with a part', f', which projects into the press-box. This extension fis made in wedge-shape, and it is arranged in place in the box, as shown in Fig. l at F F. The wider edge of the projection is placed forward toward the bale-chamber, and the slope oi' the face is toward the traverser. These folderbars may move in guides, as represented, and may be 'flexibly held together by bars c a, which pass through the ends of the bars outside the box, and through the ends of semielliptical springs The depth ot' the prqiectionsf'f and theinclined face thereon are such, and the bars are so held together by the rods and springs, that l Instead of the semi-elliptical springs, ot' I course spiral or any other suitable springs could be employed.

The retainers, such have been previously patented by me in connection with this press, may be lattached back ot' the tblding-bars, to assist them in their operation.

E E are openings made in the sides ot' the press-box, through which the material to be baled isted.

The advantage ot' arranging these openings at the sides instead of on top, as in my former presses, is that it, enables a single attendant to stand upon the ground, bring the hay himself, and pitch it directly into the press-box, thus dispensing with the use ot' platform or scaffolding, and with the services of an assistant to pitch the hay upon said platform. The one attendant is also from his position enabled to tie oi' the bales as they are formed. ln fact, he is enabled to perform all the operations alone.

ln Vthe operation of this improved press power is applied to the levers by -means ot' the crank, as shown, or by any other vsuitable method, and the traverser moved back and forth. When drawn backward a t'orkful ot hay may be thrust through the open side-E ot' the box, andpressed forward by the traverser in its forward motion. Obviously the hay may be kpassed in on either' side of the box, an opening, E, being on each side. It is pressed by each stroke ofthe traverser past the foldthe blderbars move forward intothe er-bars, forcing them back, and entering into the bale-chamber.

As the traverser returns x by the action ofthe springs, and thus fold toward the center of the box'whatever of the hay or other material pressed may have overlapped the sides of the traverser, and, in addition to this, retaining the pressed material in place. This operation is continued nntila haie is formed of suitable size within the chamber, when the ordinary partition-follower of my continuous press maybe inserted through the side, and the operation repeated, and the bales tied and ejected in the ordinary manner.

Having thus described 1n y invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent vof the United States, is

1.` The parallel togo-les, operating' in connection with the frame, pitman, and crank, and the traverser of the continuous press, as and for the purposes set forth.

2. A proenmhent or horizontal balii1gprcss, having a feed-orifice at its side, in combination /with a reciprocating traverser, C, and bale-chamber A.

P. K. DEDERICK.

Witnesses:

E. A. ELLsWoRTH, WM. BLAoKsTocK.

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