IMPROVEMENTS IN BALE TIES AND BALE HOOP IRON
Year: 1876

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to William Robert Lake, of the Firm of Haseltine, Lake,
"
& Co., Patent Agents, Southampton Buildings, London, for the Invention of
'IMPROVEMENTS IN BALE TIES AND BALE HOOP IRON." A communication
from abroad by William Buck Hayden, of Columbus, Ohio,
America.
United States of
Sealed the 21st December 1876, and dated the 3rd November 1876.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION filed by the said William Robert Lake at the
. Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 3rd November 1876.
WILLIAM ROBERT LAKE, of the Firm of Haseltine, Lake, & Co., Patent
Agents, Southampton Buildings, London. "IMPROVEMENTS IN BALE TIES AND
BALE HOOP IRON." A communication from abroad by William Buck Hayden, of
Columbus, Ohio, United States of America.
This Invention relates to the combination of a tie-loop, as herein-after specified,
and iron bale bands or hoops, which are provided with transverse ribs or with trans-
verse knobs at the points where the strain comes, and which serve as retaining
devices, the said ribs and knobs being of metal homogeneous with the metal of the
bale hoop iron, and produced upon the same by any suitable process, such as rolling
or swaging.
It also relates to the improved bale hoop iron, formed either with transverse
retaining ribs or with transverse knobs on one of its surfaces, the said ribs and
knobs being of metal homogeneous with the metal of the bale hoop iron, and
produced upon the same by any suitable process, such as rolling or swaging.
It also relates to the combination of a clasp with the bale hoop iron, as herein-
after specified.
In the accompanying Drawing A represents a metal band or hoop, having trans-
verse ribs B formed on its under surface at proper intervals apart, either entirely
along the band or on a portion thereof, beginning near one end and terminating at
a proper distance, as found most desirable. These ribs may extend entirely across
the band, but I prefer to have the ribs B a little shorter than the width of the
band, and to provide them throughout the length of the band. These ribs embed
themselves slightly into the cotton or hay bale, and prevent the band or hoop
from slipping, and also serve as the retaining fastening in connection with the
loop.
The loop C, as shown in Figures 1, 5, 6, and 7, is a metal frame with three cross

page_text: bars a, b, c.
The top surface of the cross bar a (see Figure 7) is below the plane of
the bottom surface of the cross bar b, a distance equal to the thickness of the band,
less the thickness of the ribs B and the bottom surface of the eye d, formed of the
metal of the hoop by doubling around the cross bar c is on a plane with the top
surface of bar a, and a little below the plane of the bottom surface of bar b, as
shewn in said Figure.
The band or hoop A, and loop C, are made secure at the point where they are con-
nected together, as shewn in Figures 5, 6, and 7, either by welding, brazing, or
rivetting together the surfaces of the doubled portion. I prefer, however, to securely
connect this portion of the hoop to the bar c of the loop by means of a metal clasp f
applied thereto, in connection with ribs or knobs on the hoop, as shewn in Figures 8,
9, and 10. Figure 11 is a detached view of said clasp.
The band or hoop with loop C connected to one of its ends is placed around the
cotton or other bale in the usual manner, and the fastening end of the band or hoop
inserted on an angle through the eye of the loop, between the cross bars a and b, as
illustrated in Figure 5, until the rib b which is to form the lock or fastening gets
behind the bar a, when the cotton bale, being released from its compressor, the
parts are by the expansion of the cotton made to assume the condition shewn in
Figures 6 and 7, in which condition the rib B prevents the band from slipping out
of the loop C. It will thus be seen that with very simple means a perfect
fastening is provided, which fastening is very strong since its retaining device is
formed as a portion of the loop itself, without perforating the hoop. Furthermore,
the retaining rib which is thus locked to or in contact with the bar a of the loop, is
assisted in its work by the numerous other retaining ribs which are embedded into
the cotton or hay bale. The bands are also adapted for various sized bales, as
either the first, second, third, or any other proper one of the ribs near the locking
or outer end of the hoop may be used as the rib to bear against the front bar a of
the loop.
In the Drawing the ribs are shewn, formed of metal homogeneous with the
band metal, and without perforating the band. This construction avoids weakening
by rivet holes or perforations, and is preferable to welding or brazing the ribs upon
the band on account of its greater durability and cheapness.
Figure 4 is a diagram, shewing one means of making bale hoop iron, with the ribs
B thereon, the said ribs being produced upon one of the surfaces of the hoop by
means of rollers G, G¹, simultaneously with the manufacture of the bale hoop
iron.
In Figure 3 I have shewn bale hoop iron, having bosses or knobs B¹ on a line
transversely to the bale hoop A'. These bosses or knobs are made by swaging up
a portion of the metal composing the bale hoop iron by any proper machinery, and
without perforating the body of the hoop after the iron has been rolled or manufac-
factured; but they may be made simultaneously with the act of rolling out or
manufacturing the bale hoop iron. These knobs B¹ thus serve the same purpose as
the ribs B, and, like the ribs B, are of metal homogeneous with the metal of the
bale hoop iron.
.
Figure 8 shews bale hoop iron, having bosses or knobs B¹ thereon, and connected
to a loop C³, said Figure showing the same as it would appear if applied to a cotton
bale after its removal from a compressor.
Figure 9 shews a loop C¹ with bale hoop iron, having transverse ribs B, and with
the locking end of the hoop inserted in the eye of the loop just previous to
releasing the bale from its compressor; and Figure 10 is a view similar to Figure 9,
and indicates the position of the parts after the bale is released from the com-
pressor.
In Figures 8, 9, and 10, I have shewn one end of the hoop secured to the bar o¹
of the loop C¹ by means of a clasp f, applied in such manner as to firmly hold one
end of the hoop in contact with the body portion of the hoop, as shown, and also in
such manner as to have opposing knobs or opposing ribs (as the case may be)
securely locked against each other. The loop C₁ in these Figures having cross bars

page_text: al, b, c, is constructed with the bottom surface of its central bar 6', below the top
surface of its bar a¹, thereby giving a great leverage grip upon the locking or outer
end of the hoop when it is inserted in the eye of the loop and locked therein, as
indicated in Figures 8 and 10.
Having thus fully described the nature of the said Invention as communicated
to me by my foreign correspondent, and the manner of performing the same, I wish
it understood that I claim,-
First. The loop formed with cross bars, and constructed and arranged as
described, in combination with the band or hoop, provided with transverse retaining
ribs or knobs on its under surface, as above set forth.
Second. The loop formed with cross bars, constructed and arranged as described,
in combination with the band or hoop, provided with transverse retaining ribs or
knobs on its under surface, as set above forth.
Third. The clasp in combination with the bale hoop iron, having ribs or knobs,
as above set forth, and for the purpose described.
Fourth. The within-described bale hoop iron, formed with transverse ribs or with
transverse knobs on one of its faces, the said ribs or knobs being formed upon the
bale hoop iron by rolling or swaging, as above described.
In witness whereof, I, the said William Robert Lake, have hereunto set my
hand and seal, this Third day of November, in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and seventy-six.
Wª, KOB', LAKE, (L.S.)