Improvements in Reaping Machines or Harvesters.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application; 17th Mar., 1899-Accepted, 6th May, 1899
[Communicated from abroad by DEERING HARVESTER Co., of Fullerton and
Clybourn Avenues, in the City of Chicago, State of Illinois, United States of
America, Manufacturers of Harvesting Machinery.]
Improvements in Reaping Machines or Harvesters.
1, HENRY HARRIS LAKE, of the Firm of Haseltine Lake & Co., Patent Agents,
45, Southampton Buildings, in the County of Middlesex, 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 relates to improvements in reaping machines or harvesters and
has for its object to so construct the side boards or dividers for separating the
corn stalks, that they may be folded when not in use so as to facilitate the trans-
port of the machine through gates and in other situations.
According to this invention the inner side board and that part of the outer side
board or divider which projects forwardly of the platform, are hinged to the
machine in such manner that while firmly held in position when the machine is
in operation they may be folded parallel to the width of the machine, or in a line
parallel to the line of draught, when the machine is mounted upon its travelling
wheels, with the result that the latter can be easily transported through gates of
ordinary width.
In order that the invention may be clearly understood and readily carried into
effect I will now proceed to describe the same more fully with reference to the
accompanying drawings in which:-
Figure 1 is a side view and Figure 2 is an end view in perspective, of part of
a reaping machine mounted upon its travelling wheels, showing my invention
applied thereto, and the relative positions of the side boards or dividers when
folded for transport.
Figure 3 is a plan of the platform of the reaping machine, the working positions
of the dividers being indicated in dotted line.
Figure 4 is a front elevation of the inner side board or divider, showing its
connections to the machine.
Figures 5 and 6 are respectively an elevation and plan showing on a larger
scale the joint or hinge connection between the two parts of the outer side board
or divider.
A is the platform of the reaping machine. B is the back part of the outer
side board or divider and B is the front part of the said side board or divider
projecting forwardly of the platform A. D is the draught pole arranged for
transport. E is one of the travelling wheels. F, F1, F2 are respectively part of
the elevator, the driving wheel, and part of the driving gear of the reaping
machine. G is the finger bar. 9 is a casting or extension which is attached to
the finger bar G by any suitable means and which is provided with a socket g¹.
g is a rod which is circular in cross section for the greater part of its length, has
its lower end situated in the socket gl and its upper end flattened, bent at a suitable

page_text: angle and bolted to the upper portion of the part B of the outer side board or
divider. H and K are eyes which pivot or turn on the rod 92 and are bolted to
the part B¹ of the outer divider. The upper part of the leaf or strap of the eye H
projects so as to form a catch h. B2 is a bolt one end of which is pivoted to the
part B of the outer side board or divider and which is adapted to engage with the
catch when the outer side board or divider is adjusted for work. L is a bar
forming the bottom edge of the part B1 of the outer side board or divider and N
is a bar which is connected to the forward end of the bar L by a jointing piece M
and which gradually diverges rearwardly from the bar L and carries the
dowels n n at its opposite end. is a bar. which has its end at one extremity
suitably attached to the machine is bolted to a projection g³ on the extension g,
and has its end at the opposite or forward extremity curved inwardly toward the
platform A. and are holes formed in the bar 6 for a purpose hereinafter ex-
plained. O is a clasp pivoted to the bar b.
C is the inner side board or divider connected by the hinges c, c¹, to part of the
main frame c². is a brace one end of which (not shown) is loosely connected to
the frame of the machine and the other end of which is in the form of a hook and
adapted to engage with an eye at the forward end of the divider C.
When the machine is required for work, the part B¹ of the outer side board or
divider projects forwardly and is secured in position by the dowels n, n' on the
bar N which engage with the holes 162 in the bar b, and the clasp O which is
turned down so as to clamp the bars N and b together and prevent the accidental
escape of the dowels n, n' from the holes 61 62. The inner side board C projects
forwardly and is secured by the brace 3, the hooked end of which engages with the
eye at the forward end of said board.
When the machine is prepared for transport the clasp 0 is turned up on its
pivot so as to release the bars N and b, and the part 1 of the outer side board is
turned on the hinges H and K into the position shown in Figure 1. When in
this position the dowel n engages with the extremity of the inwardly curved end
of the bar b (see Figure 6) and prevents the said part B₁ of the outer side board
accidentally falling into its working position. The brace is disengaged from the
inner side board Cand the latter then turned into the position shown in Figure 1.
When again required for workng the dowel n is disengaged from the curved
end of the bar b (the bar N being capable of a sufficient amount of spring to permit
this) and the part 11 of the outer side board or divider and the inner side board
or divider C are turned into their projecting positions, the dowels n and n¹ again
engaging with the holes b' 62, the clasp O being turned down over the bars N and b,
and the hook on the brace ³ engaging with the eye in the side board or divider C.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed, as communicated to me by my
foreign correspondents, I declare that what I claim is:-
1. A reaping machine or harvester having its side boards or dividers adapted
to fold in a line parallel to the draught when the machine is transported, for the
purpose specified."
2. A reaping machine or harvester having its side boards or dividers constructed,
arranged, and operating substantially as described with reference to the accom-
panying drawings, for the purpose specified.
HASELTINE, LAKE & CO.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.; Agents for the Applicant.