Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-06-30
FARMERS REPOSITORY.
From the I.ynehtuyg IIsagisian.
NEW lNyESrinN

NV INVENTION.
n Ihreshing Jfochiae. Tor thre.h;n,
OF wheat and other small grain. az in .
'en'ed by the subscribed, aud dated
upon the model, MAY I, 1850. he
will only sketch the main prineiple. Of
''s acting powers. in order 20 prevent
antanght, halfway. and unprineiple,l
mechanics from infringing. s,eaI;ny. or
exalting themselves upon the skill and
iabors OF those TO which they belong.
lie makes this public explanation "l
his machine. VA order that the whole
country may bear evidence i'm sucpo,,
of has originality in said inveution.-
Specific atoms &c. have already gone IN
the Patent Office. and the model Will
be forwarded there immediately.
The principle of the aforesaid ma.
chine. consists in three acting powers.
upon the grain in the straw. The frs,
power are the two pairs more mr. les. !
OF huied feeding rollers. both pair.
turning inward 10 draw the straw from
the feeding apron through said rollers
TO the heaters, which rollers NAV be
round, indcntcd, or flutcd. and their
lengths may be from rs inches 60 :;
feet, (more or less and from 8 Ia 4
inches in diameter. according Ia ihs
size machine wanted. The second
power. are the three small heaters.
more or less) all Of which are placed
over the large beater, and closing next
to the futed feeding rollers. Their
length may be from I s inches 10 S feet.
(more or less, and their diameters NAV
be from inches 10 foot-eaeh heater
cylinder to be divided into parts
length ways, and bars Of iron OF the
same length. and from ga 10 . inches
by Sd al an inch, and rolled on 10 the
cylinders edgerays, which forms 1
beaters upon each cylinder Of the :
small heaters aforesaid. The third
power consists Of one large beater,
which operates in front of the feeding
rollers, and the three different powers
working from their centres, and revolv.
ing inward like tho feeding rollers, in
order to carry the straw forward, thro'
the machine with great velocity and
precision. The cylinder Of said large
beaten. to be divided into four equal
parts iengthways, and four wooden
heaters faced with sheet iron, from @
to 81 inches by To % inches-said
cylinder may be from IS inches To 5
feet long, (morc or less and from one
10 two feet IN diameter. The track Tor
the straw between the bottom aud ton
feeding rollers, points precisely 10 the
centre Of the large bcater, which knocks
the straw up, and the small heaters
abore-turnIDg inward, which knocks
the straw down upon the large bes.er.
and so on alternately, from the lower
To the upper beaters, with such extreme
velocity. that it keeps the straw in one
constant ilutter until il is delivered
through with great dispatch and aoeu.
racy, without the least injury To the
straw, or even to tho boards upon the
heads OF grain, and viii gci the grain
out perfectly clear either ,cef OF drp.
The beaters all combined, and when
IN full operation, strike upon every SO
feet OF straw per minute, eight thou sand
blows, &c. &c. The feeding rollers
are operated by small wheels. and
pully attached 10 the third. The beat
ers are all operated by belts and cords,
&c. &c.
Ills claims TO the above invention.
consist IN the first principle of from ,
TO pairs Of fluted rollers for feeding
the bcatcrs-onc large beater. AMI
from one TO SIX small beaters placed
over the large beaten, adjoining the
feeding rollers, &c. The second prin-
cIple consists ia from TO 4 pairs of
feeding rollers, all turning inward "a
the beaters. and from one to six pair.
of small bcatcrs like those before dc
scribed. and place the first pair close
TO the feeding rollers, and the balance
in range with the said rollers. the tops
Of all the bottom beaiers To be level
and horizontal with the tops Of the
bottom feeding rollers. All Of said
pairs Of small bedisrs, are placed pre-
cisely ia the same position Uf the feed.
ing rollers, only about half an inch
apart; also. all the netting and cloth
laprOns, and fans which conduct a.,
straw and grain TO their proper places
besides tanning out the dust, &c.
! Machines can be made upon either
principle. as desirable in his claims
bove. 50 that onc can be made Tor tw,
persons 10 operate, and may he carrie,
in horse cart from ono stack Ut craiI
to the other, and tbresh FROM 80 10 5,
bushels Of grain pcr day. Two horse
can thresh from 100 10 12J Bushels ne