Baling Press for Cut Hay and Straw.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 20th May, 1890
Complete Specification Left, 18th Feb., 1891-Accepted, 21st Mar.. 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Hand Baling Press for Cut Hay and Straw.
We, HENRY GOUDE, ROBERT HENRY GOUDE, and GEORGE GOUDE, of
Whittlesea, in the County of Cambridge, Mechanical Engineers, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to means for compressing cut hay and straw by
hand power applied through a crank.
The general arrangement of press is that of a frame rectangular on plan and in
elevation, and open at sides and ends.
The head is close boarded and about the head is mounted the machinery for
raising by the aid of chains a lifting table.
A portable platform is provided at one end of the press to enable a man con-
veniently to operate the crank.
The hay or straw to be compressed is first placed upon a false bottom which is
run out on the stack side of the press; when loaded to its maximum, or with any
smaller quantity, this false bottom is run back on to the lifting table in the press;
pressure, as desired, is exerted by means of the crank; the bale is tyed, the lifting
table lowered somewhat and the bale is then ready for delivery on the wagon, or
opposite, side of the press.
After removal of the bale the lifting table is allowed to descend at any required
speed without risk of jamming and the whole operation may be repeated.
The following is a more particular description: The hand crank is attached to a
driving shaft on which are keyed right and left worms actuating worm wheels
keyed to a pair of countershafts whose opposite ends are engaged by a shaft and
two pairs of equal bevil wheels; on each countershaft, between the bearings, is
mounted a double scroll drum having its largest diameter in the centre and tapering
outwards both ways; to each of these drums at points in their largest diameter is
attached a pair of twisted chains which lead down and are hung on to adjustable
hooks attached to the four corners of a lifting table guided vertically in rising and
falling by the four angle frames of the press, and maintained horizontal in its
descent by the equal bevil gearing hereinabove described.
Quick and controllable descent of the lifting table is provided for by carrying
the bearings of the driving shaft on short arms keyed to a lever shaft; the short
arm next the hand crank at platform end of press is continued diagonally down-
wards to form a hand lever which fitted with a spring catch rod working in
a notched quadrant; the act of raising the hand lever, drops the driving shaft,
throws the worms out of gear and brings into operation adjustable band breaks
exerting pressure on the periphery of each worm wheel.
The false bottom is grooved for tying needle and mounted on four or more
friction wheels or rollers working in grooves provided in the upper surface of
lifting table and in short lengths of portable sleepers hooked on at right angles to
the stack side of the cill frame; when the false bottom is run back into the press,
the friction wheels fall into depressions formed in the grooves in the lifting table,
in order to bring the applied surfaces of the lifting table and the false bottom into
general contact.
The head of the press is formed of close boarding corresponding with and grooved
for tying needle as the false bottom; the machinery for actuating the press is
mounted on and over the press framing in such a way as to leave the space between
the close head and the false bottom absolutely clear for the process of baling.
We illustrate our invention in the accompanying drawing.
Fig. 1 plan of press on line W—X.

page_text: Fig. 2 plan at head of press.
Fig. 3 section of press on line Y-Z.
Fig. 4 half elevation of press on stack side.
Like letters indicate similar parts in all figures:
A, lifting table.
a, bearers under same.
a', iron ends for chain hooks.
ali, grooves for friction wheels.
:
B, false bottom in position to receive cut hay or straw.
b, needle grooves in same.
61, friction wheels.
b, grooved sleepers.
C, portable platform.
c, hooks for same.
ci, hinged legs.
D, vertical frames.
d, cill frames.
d', head frames.
E, close boarded head.
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needle grooves in same.
F, crank.
f, driving shaft.
f, right and left worms.
G, countershaft.
9, worm wheel.
g', equal bevil wheels.
h, engaging shaft.
i, double scroll drums.
j, twisted chains.
K, chain hooks.
L, hand lever and spring catch rod with quadrant.
1, hand lever shaft.
', short arm.
m,
band break with adjusting screw.
For convenience of removal from place to place the press may be tilted on t
pair of shafts mounted on wheels, and the portable platform and sleepers stowed
the press.
Dated this Nineteenth day of May 1890.
HENRY GOUDE.
ROBERT HENRY GOUDE.
GEORGE GOUDE.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Hand Baling Press for Cut Hay and Straw.
We, HENRY GOUDE, ROBERT HENRY GOUDE, and GEORGE GOUDE, of
Whittlesea, in the County of Cambridge, Mechanical Engineers, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, to
be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention has reference to means for compressing cut hay and straw by
hand power applied through a crank.
The general arrangement of press is that of a frame rectangular on plan and in
elevation and open at sides and ends.
The head is close boarded and about the head is mounted the machinery for
raising by the aid of chains a lifting table.
A portable platform is provided at one end of the press to enable a man con-
veniently to operate the crank.

page_text: The hay or straw to be compressed is first placed upon a false bottom which is
run out on the stack side of the press; when loaded to its maximum, or with any
smaller quantity, this false bottom is run back on to the lifting table in the press;
pressure, as desired, is exerted by means of the crank; the bale is tyed, the lifting
table lowered somewhat and the bale is then ready for delivery on the wagon, or
opposite, side of the press: after removal of the bale the lifting table is allowed to
descend at any required speed without risk of jamming and the whole operation
may be repeated.
The following is a more particular description: The hand crank is attached to a
driving shaft on which are keyed right and left worms, actuating worm wheels
keyed to a pair of countershafts whose opposite ends are engaged by a shaft and
two pairs of equal bevil wheels; on each countershaft, between the bearings, is
mounted a double scroll drum having its largest diameter in the centre and
tapering outwards both ways; to each of these drums at points in their largest
diameter is attached a pair of twisted chains, (preferably of curb pattern, one of
each pair right handed the other left handed,) which lead down and are hung on to
adjustable hooks attached to the four corners of a lifting table guided vertically in
rising and falling by the four angle frames of the press, and maintained horizontal
in its descent by the equal bevil gearing hereinabove described.
Quick and controllable descent of the lifting table is provided for by carrying
the bearings of the driving shaft on short arms keyed to a lever shaft parallel to
the driving shaft; the short arm next the hand crank at platform end of press is
continued diagonally downwards to form a hand lever which is fitted with a spring
catch rod working in a notched quadrant; the act of raising the hand lever, drops
the driving shaft, throws the worms out of gear and brings into operation adjustable
band brakes exerting pressure on the periphery of each worm wheel.
An alternative arrangement for throwing the driving shaft out of gear having
for its object the provision of a staunch support for driving shaft when in gear
independently of the spring catch rod and notched quadrant is as follows viz.: "In
lieu of the short arm and combined lever and short arm, shown on the drawing left
with the Provisional Specification, a pair of horizontal short arms is provided, with
bearings for driving shaft at their outer ends, pivot holes at their inner ends
whereby the arms may be secured to pivots attached to the frame of the press, and
slots at about the middle of their length for eccentrics keyed to the lever shaft; the
necessary rocking motion is imparted to the lever shaft by a hand lever keyed to
the end thereof.
The false bottom is grooved for tying needle and mounted on four or more
friction wheels or rollers working in grooves provided in the upper surface of
lifting table and in short lengths of portable sleepers hooked on at right angles to
the stack side of the cill frame; when the false bottom is run back into the press,
the friction wheels fall into depressions formed in the grooves in the lifting table,
in order to bring the applied surfaces of the lifting table and the false bottom into
general contact.
The head of the press is formed of close boarding corresponding with and
grooved for tying needle as the false bottom; the machinery for actuating the
press is mounted on and over the press framing in such a way as to leave the space
between the close head and the false bottom absolutely clear for the process of
baling.
We illustrate our invention in the drawing left with the Provisional
Specification.
Fig. 1 plan of press on line W-X.
Fig. 2 plan at head of press.
Fig. 3 section of press on line Y—Z.
Fig 4 holf elevation of press. on stock side

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
:-
1. Providing a hand baling press for cut hay and straw in which the table is lifted
to compress the bale by machinery arranged over and about the head of the press
in such a manner as to leave the space between the close head and the false bottom
absolutely clear for the process of baling substantially as described in this
Specification and illustrated in the drawing.
2. The use of a pair of eccentrics on the lever shaft, substantially as described
in this Specification, in connection with a pair of slotted arms and a hand lever
for the purpose of throwing the driving shaft out of gear and for holding it.
staunchly in gear.
3. The use of a shaft, substantially as shown on the drawing, engaging the
ends of the chain scroll counter shafts by means of bevil gearing whereby the
lifting table is maintained horizontal when descending with the driving shaft out
of gear.
4. The use of curb pattern lifting chains, each pair to consist of one length
made right handed and one left handed, in order to counteract the tendency of
chains to slip on the scrolls and to suffer deformation of their links under stress.
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HENRY GOUDE.
ROBERT HENRY GOUDE.
GEORGE GOUDE.
HENRY GOUDE.
ROBERT HENRY GOUDE.
GEORGE GOUDE.