A New or Improved Mode of and Means or Appliance for Tightening up the Ropes Securing Hay, Corn, Straw, and other Cut Crops or Goods on Wagons, Carts, and other Vehicles, and the like.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Aug., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 14th May, 1891-Accepted, 27th June, 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Mode of and Means or Appliance for Tightening
up the Ropes Securing Hay, Corn, Straw, and other Cut Crops
or Goods on Wagons, Carts, and other Vehicles, and the like.
1, JOHN MCGIE, of Swanieston, Houston, Renfrewshire, Farmer, do hereby
declare the nature of my invention to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to and comprises a new or improved mode of, and
means or construction of appliance or device for tightening up the ropes used for
securing or holding hay, corn, straw, and other cut crops or goods, on wagons, carts,
and other vehicles or the like; and which will be simple and portable and save
much time and trouble and be more safe and efficient than the hand labour heretofore
employed for this purpose.
The improved appliance under one arrangement consists of two light straight
side bars, rods, or frames, stayed or secured together about a foot or so apart. A cross
spindle would be mounted about the centre of these bars in open bearings screwed
or mounted on same, and the spindle would preferably be secured by cotter pins in
the bearings so as to be portably removed when not in use. On this spindle would
be secured or mounted a short drum or barrel of circular, conoidal, or other shape,
having also mounted on an eye or boss at its end four or other convenient number
of hand spokes or arms, and a disc piece or jam nut would be mounted behind this eye
to leave a clearing space for the rope being secured to one of the spokes as herein-
after described. A curved guard or guide plate or rail would be screwed or fitted
at the upper part of the bar frame to rest under the trams of the vehicle, and
for the rope to pass down between as hereinafter described. In using this
improved appliance the ropes would be taken under the frame of the vehicle and
round the hay or cut crop or goods on the wagon or vehicle and passed through an
eye or loop at one end, or the one end of rope might be attached to a fixed part
of the vehicle, much in the usual manner. The appliance would be set with its
top guide plate resting under the front trams of the vehicle, and the free end of
the rope would be passed through the guide plate under the trams, and hitched
round or portably attached to one of the hand spokes at the boss. The spokes
would then be drawn round by hand and the rope would coil itself on the drum
until the crop was sufficiently pressed down and tightened on the vehicle, when the
spokes would be let go or slackened and the rope released and drawn tight round
the trams and hitched or secured in a fully tightened up state in the usual manner,
or it could be secured in a grooved pulley, spiked fastener, or other device fitted on
the vehicle. Each rope would be secured in this manner, but they would be drawn
so tight by the improved appliance that no pressing down of the crop on the vehicle
by hand labour would be required, and two longitudinal ropes, one to each tram
would generally be sufficient for hay crops without any cross ropes.
It will be understood that instead of hand spokes being used for turning the
spindle and rope coiling drum, that a hand wheel or crank or other equivalent
turning device might be used; and that a toothed or ratchet wheel with retaining
pawl could be mounted on the cross spindle; and that the frame with its rope
winding drum may be otherwise temporarily secured to the shaft of the vehicle
round which the rope is to be fastened.
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page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Mode of and Means or Appliance for Tightening
up the Ropes Securing Hay, Corn, Straw, and other Cut Crops
or Goods on Wagons, Carts, and other Vehicles, and the like.
I, JOHN MCGIE, of Swanicston, Houston, Renfrewshire, Farmer, do hereby
declare the nature of my invention, and in what manner the same is to be
performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement in writing, reference being had to the accompanying sheet of drawings,
and to the letters and figures marked thereon, that is to say:―
My invention has reference to and comprises a new or improved mode of and
means or construction of appliance or device for tightening up the ropes used for
securing or holding hay, straw, cut corn and other crops or goods, on wagons carts
and other vehicles or the like; and which will be simple and portable and save
much time, labour, and trouble, and be more safe and efficient than the hand labour
or appliances heretofore employed for the said purpose.
And in order that my said invention and the manner of performing or carrying
the same into effect or practice may be properly understood, I have hereunto
appended an explanatory sheet of drawings, in which the same reference letters
are used to indicate corresponding parts in the figures where shown. Figures 1
and 2 on the accompanying sheet of drawings are respectively a side or end and a
front elevation of one construction or arrangement and combination of the parts of
my new or improved appliance shown in position as being applied for the purposes
of this invention as stated, under one of the trams T in front of a hay cart not
shown in the drawings.
Referring to these drawings:-The improved appliance under this arrangement
consists of two light straight side bars or rods A, A, in this case shown as made of
hard wood, stayed or secured together, about a foot or so apart, as a portable frame,
by a lower stay A' and upper guide plate stay A² the latter preferably made of
angle iron and screwed to the back and sides with an opening A3 on the top for
receiving, and staying the top of this frame to, one of the trams T of the cart, a
little distance in front of the box or framing of the cart carrying the hay, while
the lower ends of the frame rest on the ground at some distance angularly out
from below the tram. This portable frame A. A has mounted on its front or outer
side a cross spindle B, in open bearing blocks B¹ screwed or mounted on same near
the centre and the spindle B would preferably be secured by cotter pins B" in the
open bearings secured by chains to the side frame so as to be removable when not
in use.
On this spindle B would be secured or mounted a short drum or circular
barrel B of conoidal, or curved shape, having also mounted on an eye or boss of
this drum B2 at its end four or other convenient number of hand spokes or arms B³
and a disc piece and tightening screw nut B would be mounted behind this eye to
secure the whole on the spindle B and leave a clear space between the frame A and
the hand spokes B3 for turning these and leading the tightening rope C down to
the barrel and eye of the spokes 133. The curved guard or guide plate or
rail A, screwed and fitted at the upper part of the bar frame A. A is made wide
enough at the opening A3 for the rope C to pass down between it and the tram T
of the cart to the barrel B' and eye of the spokes B' as hereinafter described. In
using this improved appliance each rope C would be taken under the frame of the
vehicle to the back and up round and over the hay or cut crop or goods on the
wagon or vehicle and passed through an eye or loop at its one end or the one end
of rope might be attached to the back of vehicle much in the usual manner.
The appliance would be set with its top stay guide plate A resting under one of the
front trams T of the vehicle, and the free end of the rope would be passed through
the guide plate under the trams, and might be hitched round or portably attached
to one of the hand spokes B³ near the boss, or a turn or two taken round the

page_text: barrel B. The spokes would then be drawn or turned round by hand, as indicated
by the arrow Figure 1, and the rope would coil itself on the drum B' until the crop
was sufficiently pressed down and tightened on the vehicle, when the spokes would
be let go or slackened from the drum while being held tight at C' and the rope
released and drawn tight round the tram T and hitched or secured in a fully
tightened up state in the usual manner to the rope C above the tram, or it could be
secured in a grooved pulley, spiked fastener, or other device fitted on the vehicle.
Each rope Cwould be tightened and secured in this manner to the tram T on
opposite sides of the vehicle by removing and applying this portable appliance to
the opposite side and tram of the vehicle as described, but the ropes or cord C
would be drawn so tight by the improved appliance that no pressing down of the
crop.on the vehicle by hand labour would be required, and thus two longitudinal
ropes C, one drawn and tightened to each tram T, would generally be sufficient for
hay crops without any cross ropes.
It will be understood that instead of hand spokes B³ being used for turning the
spindle and rope coiling drum B2 that a hand wheel or crank or other equivalent
turning device might be mounted on the spindle B, for that purpose, either inside
or outside the frames A A; and that a toothed or ratchet wheel with retaining
pawl could also be mounted on the cross spindle, for preventing it from turning
backwards, when that was desired. And that the frame A, with its rope winding
drum B, 132, may be otherwise temporarily secured, as by clamps, to the shaft T of
the vehicle round which the rope is to be fastened.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
First. The general arrangement and combination of the parts of a portable frame
and winding barrel for connecting or coupling to the trams of hay carts or vehicles
for tightening up the ropes round the crops or other goods on such vehicles, all
substantially as herein described in reference to and shown in the accompanying
drawings.
Second. The construction and use of a portable frame and hand winding spindle
and barrel in connection with the trams of vehicles for tightening up the ropes over
crops or goods on and to these, substantially as herein described in reference to and
shown in the accompanying drawings.
Dated 13th day of May 1891.
W. R. M. THOMSON & Co.,
96, Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Agents.