IMPROVEMENTS IN BALE FASTENINGS AND to be as follows :- IN APPLIANCES FOR USE IN CONNECTION THEREWITH
Year: 1884

page_text: Specification was, upon the 10th day of April 1890, Amended under
Sections 18 to 21 of the Patents, Designs, and Trade Marks Act, 1883.
I HINGSTON LINDON of Liverpool in the county of Lancaster do hereby declare
the nature of my said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN BALE FASTENINGS AND
to be as follows :-
IN APPLIANCES FOR USE IN CONNECTION THEREWITH
"
My invention is designed to avoid rivets or button holes in bales altogether and
yet produce a hoop available for use with the Egyptian or other cotton presses and
for other applications where now the buttoned and riveted ties are used, and thus
avoid the loss of one fifth part of the strength. I bend the ends of my ties over so
as to form at each end a small loop nearly cylindrical or of flat oblong shape,
preferably at the inside of the baletic. Over these two loops when in position on
the bale, I place a simple rectangular buckle with rectangular hole, just sufficient in
size to admit the loops, the loops projecting through. it. A U-shaped wire or bar
having one leg rather longer than the other, and both considerably longer than the
width of the tie, is next inserted with one leg in each loop and its ends projecting
out of each end of each loop against the buckle. Instead of a U-shaped forelock
two forelock pins might be used.
Till the insertion of the forelock, whether of U-shape or merely pins which are
used to lock the loops after they have been put through the buckle, the slightest
strain would suffice to withdraw the band from the buckle, but this is prevented
by the forelock. The joint might be undone by pulling the U piece out by means
of a pointed instrument and knocking the buckle off.
The apparatus I use for bending the hoops into the loop shape consists essentially
of a narrow trough or table upon which I lay the hoop end, a removable mandril
in two bearings and a surface having an eccentric movement about the axis of the
mandril for bending the end, and usually a fence to regulate the distance to which
the hoop end shall project. This can either be a simple hand tool or a machine tool
worked by hand or a power machine.
In its improved forin it consists--
1st. Of a stationary table long and narrow with stationary side plates and an
adjustable fence to enable the length of end to be bent to be accurately adjusted.
2nd. A rotary hollow shaft in bearings on each side frame.
3rd. A crank-pin on the shaft not circular but having a pointed edge nearest the
centre and flat sides forming a cam for bending the hoop the two checks of the
crank being preferably the cylindrical journals of the shaft in the side frames

page_text: 4th. A pointed mandril kept in place by a spring so as to project eccentrically
through the two circular cheeks which act as bearings, but capable of being
withdrawn entirely clear of one cheek and of the space between the cheeks by
cams or their equivalents hereafter mentioned.
5th. A crank handle to work the crank shaft or a rack and pinion, the rack
having a reciprocating movement given it by a crank and the crank being
adjustable in throw to regulate the travel of rack.
6th. Cams or intermittent gear worked by spur gearing from the rack or
otherwise and employed to draw out the mandril against the force of the springs
when the loop has been made, or in place of this a wedge shaped piece actuated by
the rack.
7th. A back plate adjusted by set screws or otherwise so as to exactly regulate
the length of the end of the band to be bent, and having a projection to catch the
end of the band and turn it over the crank to prevent the band end from slipping
as it winds round the mandril.
8th. Foundation plate.
The mode of action is as follows:
The end of the bale band is inserted as far as it will go on the crank pin until it
comes against the back plate, and the mandril is then shot into place and the crank
pin at the beginning of its throw with its edge pointing from the back plate and
ready to be brought round over the mandril till its point lies above it. The rack
is then propelled forward, the crank pin travels round over the mandril to the other
side bending the band round the mandril till the end of the band lies flat on the
hand itself. The rack is then reversed the mandril is drawn back out of the loop,
the band is then free and is removed, the mandril is then released by the cams and
flies back by the recoil of the spring, the crank completes its return semi-revolution
and is ready for a fresh bale band end.
Dated this twenty third day of January 1884
WM P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: I, HINGSTON LINDON, of South Castle Street Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster,
Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS
IN BALE FASTENINGS AND IN APPLIANCES FOR USE IN CONNECTION THEREWITH,"
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
My invention is designed to avoid the necessity of having holes in bale hoops or
fastenings for the insertion of rivets or buttons, a bale tie or fastening available for
use with the Egyptian or other cotton presses, and for other applications where
now the buttoned and riveted ties are used, and thus avoid the loss of one fifth
part of the strength of the hoop at its point of fastening consequent upon being
punched or bored. I bend the end of my ties over so as to form at each end a
small loop, preferably cylindrical, or a flat oblong shape, and on the inside of the
bale-tie. Over these two loops when in position on the bale I place a simple
rectangular buckle with rectangular hole just sufficient in size to admit the loops,
the loops projecting through it. A U-shaped wire or bar having one leg rather
longer than the other and both considerably longer than the width of the tie may
be inserted with one leg in each loop, and its ends projecting out of each end of
each loop against the buckle. Instead of a U-shaped fore-lock, two fore-lock pins
may be used and these in practice I find preferable.
Till the insertion of the fore-lock, whether of U shape or merely pins which are
used to lock the loops after they have been put through the buckle, the slightest
strain would suffice to with-draw the band from the buckle, but this is prevented
by the fore-lock.
The apparatus I use for bending the hoops into the loop shape consists essentially
of a narrow trough or table upon which I lay the hoop end-a removable mandril
in two bearings and a surface having an eccentric or concentric movement about
the axis of the mandril for bending the end, and usually a fence to regulate the
distance to which the hoop end shall project.
The complete invention is best described by aid of the accompanying drawings
in which
Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional elevation of the apparatus 1 employ for
bending the ends of the hoops.
Figure 2 a plan view of same.
Figure 3 an end elevation.
Figure 4 enlarged view of end of hoop as it leaves the machine.
Figure 5 section of bale-tie showing the position of ends of hoop when closed
down with its buckle and pins in place.
Figure 6 plan of figure 5.
A is a frame-work of wood or other material which supports the machine. B is
a fixed or stationary table long and narrow with guides or side pieces C at each
side between which the hoop to be bent is placed. D is a movable plate or spring
upon which the hoop rests, the plate D is pivoted or hinged at d and is raised by
means of a spring d₁ which keeps it in position shown when the machine is not at
work. The object of this movable plate is to guide the end of the hoop by keeping
it sufficiently high to clear the cam against which it would strike except for this
guide, as it is placed in the machine between the pin and the eccentric cam or
piece by which it is bent into the shape required. Under this spring elevated

page_text: plate, there is a sliding piece B¹ actuated by a cam which moves it forward and
back under the cam F, bending the hoop, so as to form a solid base against which
the hoop can be pressed by the revolving cam. In one hand machine this sliding
piece is moved by a spring into its position and moved back by the return action
of the cam F. E is a shaft carried in bearings E¹ in the side or guide pieces C.
This shaft is cranked or cut away eccentrically between the bearing E¹ as shewn,
F having a pointed edge. f nearest the centre and flat sides forming a cam by which
the end of the loop is bent, The two cheeks E of the crank being formed of the
cylindrical journals of the shaft E in the side frames C. Instead of being cut out
as above described, this cranked or eccentric cam may be formed by forging, or
attached to the shaft in any suitable manner. Through the shaft E and placed
eccentrically (though it might be placed concentrically if desired) is a mandril or
pin G which passes across between the guides C and clear of the cam F enters the
shaft E at the opposite side, it is round this mandril that the loop M¹ in the end of
the hoop is formed. G¹ is a guide pin passing for a short distance into one end of
the shaft E for the purpose of steadying and preventing the mandril G turning on
its axis. The mandril Ġ is held in normal position when in action by the spring g
pressing against the lower edge of the forked lever g¹ pivoted at 9. When the
loop on the hoop is formed, the mandril is withdrawn by the action of the cam H
on shaft E, which as it revolves comes in contact with a roller H₁ carried on the
end of the slide or pin h attached to the lever g¹, and forces the lever back until
the mandril G is drawn back clear of guide C and of the bent hoop between it.
As the cam H moves in a forward direction the roller H₁ passes to the inside of the
flange H of the cam H; when however the machine has completed its travel the
roller pushes the inclined edge of the cam which is hinged and passes. by it, and
when the reverse motion takes place rides over the incline and thus withdraws the
mandril. His a bracket carrying the slide pins h. G" is the head of the pins G
and G¹ with which the forked end of the lever g' engages. The fork is preferably
provided with friction rollers as shown. On the outer ends of the shaft E are
placed spur wheels I by which it is actuated, motion being conveyed through the
quadrants I carried on shaft J which is actuated by a lever or handle K. Jare
brackets or journals carrying the shaft J, and K¹ is a stop against which the handle
rests. L is a movable back plate or slide adjusted by the set screw L' to regulate
the length of the end of the band to be bent, it moves to and fro horizontally being
held in place by a small set screw 7 passing through each cheek Cand sliding in a
slot provided for the purpose. 71 are pins projecting from the slide L under
which the end of the band is caught to prevent it slipping as cam F is turned, and
until the mandril engages with the band to form the cylindrical loop at its end.
Instead of the projecting pins a pin running transversely may be used either
fixed in the guides Ŭ or carried by the slide L as preferred.
The mode of action is as follows:
The end of the bale band is placed upon the plate D and passed in between the
cam F and the mandril G until it comes against the back plate L with its extreme
end resting under the pins thereon, the cam F being at the beginning of its
throw in the position shown with its edge f pointing towards the back-plate L and
ready to be brought round over the mandril till its point lies above it.
The handle or lever K is then raised moving the quadrants in the direction of
the arrow, the cam F and mandril G being, turned with the shaft E, the cam
travelling round over the mandril, the edge of the cam coming in contact with the
hoop M at the point m and bending the portion between that and the extreme end
of the hoop which is held by the pins against the side of the cam, the further
movement of the cam and mandril carries the end of the band round the mandril
forming the cylindrical loop M' until the short end of the band from the point m
lies flat on the band M itself, the shape of the end of the band as it emerges
from the machine is clearly shown in figure 4. When the stroke is complete and
the end formed, the mandril is withdrawn by the action of the cam Ĥ on the

page_text: slide h, and lever gl as previously described, and the band released and removed,
the handle is then reversed and as the cam H is withdrawn from contact with the
slide the spring g returns the mandril to position and the cam F is brought back
ready to operate on a fresh bale-tie end. Both ends of the band are formed in a
similar manner. The end of the band does not lie closely against the band itself
as it is withdrawn from the machine owing to the spring in the material (though
it could be made to do so if desired), but this is an advantage as it acts as a spring
to hold the buckle N in position until the pin O be inserted through the cylindrical
loop M' and allow the pins to slide easily through the loop which is tightened on
them, and the whole held in the position shewn in figures 5 and 6. As soon as the
compressing pressure of the baling press is removed and the pressure of the bale is
brought to bear on the band the short or loose end of the loop cannot slip or come
undone as the pressure of the buckle held in place by the pins hold it firm. The
buckles turned in ends of the band are preferably placed on the inside towards the
bale, but could be placed on the outside.
It will of course be understood that I do not limit the invention to the exact
machine herein described, nor to the use of that machine as many details in the
construction of the machine may be altered, but I consider the design of machine
shewn to combine the advantages of being worked by hand, or by means of a
connecting rod from the quadrant to an eccentric or crank axle. It may be easily
attached to a power driven shaft. If desired the quadrants and gearing herein
shown may be dispensed with and the handle placed to operate directly on the
shaft E, or the handle may be removed and power applied by means of a rack with
reciprocating motion instead of the quadrants. Further the eccentric mandril may
be placed concentrically with the shaft E, though by so doing the size of the shaft
and its bearings must be increased, or the cam F be more cranked than it is shown,
which would enable a more simple method to be used in with-drawing the mandril
after the hoop is bent. But these are only matters of detail in construction which
may or may not be found better than those shown according to circumstances, or
to the material to be operated upon, but so far as I have at present tested the
machine, this I consider the best form.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is :-
1st. The improved fastening for bale ties which consists of the ends of the hoop
each bent over in a loop and projecting at an angle therefrom, in combination with
a buckle placed over the said projecting loops, and a pin or pins passing through
them, substantially as described and shewn.
2nd. A bale tie-or hoop with the ends bent into a loop in the position shown in
Figure 4, substantially as and for the purposes described.
3rd. 1st. The use and manufacture of a machine having a cam revolving round a
mandril, which mandril either revolves on a stationary axis or is eccentric revolving
round the same, and which may be withdrawn when required, substantially as and
for the purposes described.
4th 2nd. In a machine for bending or forming the looped ends of bale-ties, a pair
of guides and an adjustable abutment having a projection thereon, between which
guides and against which abutment and projection the hoop end is placed when
commencing the operation, in combination with a mandril and revolving piece
which bends the hoop end round said mandril.
3rd. A bale tie, or hoop, having each end thereof bent before use into a loop of the kind
herein before described, and each of the two loops, so formed, being made to project at
an angle, from the same side of the hoop, by means of one of the machines hereinbefore
described.
4th. A fastening for bale-ties, or hoops, consisting of the ends of a hoop, or band,
having each end thereof bent over into a loop, of the kind hereinbefore described, in

page_text: combination with a buckle, of the kind and size hereinbefore described, placed over the
said projecting loops and secured by means of a U shaped fore lock, or of pins, passing
through and projecting beyond said loops substantially as hereinbefore described and
shown.
Dated this and dose of 1001
V. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of 6, Lord Street, Liverpool,
Patent Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: I HINGSTON LINDON of Liverpool in the county of Lancaster do hereby declare
the nature of my said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN BALE FASTENINGS AND
IN APPLIANCES FOR USE IN CONNECTION THEREWITH "to be as follows:- .
My invention is designed to avoid rivets or button holes in bales altogether and
yet produce a hoop available for use with the Egyptian or other cotton presses and
for other applications where now the buttoned and riveted ties are used, and thus
avoid the loss of one fifth part of the strength. I bend the ends of my ties over so
as to form at each end a small loop nearly cylindrical or of flat oblong shape,
preferably at the inside of the baletie. Over these two loops when in position on
the bale, I place a simple rectangular buckle with rectangular hole, just sufficient in
size to admit the loops, the loops projecting through it. A U-shaped wire or bar
having one leg rather longer than the other, and both considerably longer than the
width of the tie, is next inserted with one leg in each loop and its ends projecting
out of each end of each loop against the buckle. Instead of a U-shaped forelock
two forelock pins might be used.
Till the insertion of the forelock, whether of U-shape or merely pins which are
used to lock the loops after they have been put through the buckle, the slightest
strain would suffice to withdraw the band from the buckle, but this is prevented
by the forelock. The joint might be undone by pulling the U piece out by means
of a pointed instrument and knocking the buckle off.
The apparatus I use for bending the hoops into the loop shape consists essentially
of a narrow trough or table upon which I lay the hoop end, a removable mandril
in two bearings and a surface having an eccentric movement about the axis of the
mandril for bending the end, and usually a fence to regulate the distance to which
the hoop end shall project. This can either be a simple hand tool or a machine tool
worked by hand or a power machine.
In its improved form it consists—
1st. Of a stationary table long and narrow with stationary side plates and an
adjustable fence to enable the length of end to be bent to be accurately adjusted.
2nd. A rotary hollow shaft in bearings on each side frame.
3rd. A crank-pin on the shaft not circular but having a pointed edge nearest the
centre and flat sides forming a cam for bending the hoop--the two cheeks of the
crank being preferably the cylindrical journals of the shaft in the side frames.
;

page_text: 4th. A pointed mandril kept in place by a spring so as to project eccentrically
through the two circular cheeks which act as bearings, but capable of being
withdrawn entirely clear of one cheek and of the space between the cheeks by
cams or their equivalents hereafter mentioned.
5th. A crank handle to work the crank shaft or a rack and pinion, the rack
having a reciprocating movement given it by a crank and the crank being
adjustable in throw to regulate the travel of rack.
6th. Cams or intermittent gear worked by spur gearing from. the rack or
otherwise and employed to draw out the mandril against the force of the springs
when the loop has been made, or in place of this a wedge shaped piece actuated by
the rack.
1
7th. A back plate adjusted by set screws or otherwise so as to exactly regulate
the length of the end of the band to be bent, and having a projection to catch the
end of the band and turn it over the crank to prevent the band end from slipping
as it winds round the mandril.
8th. Foundation plate.
The mode of action is as follows:
1..
The end of the bale band is inserted as far as it will go on the crank pin until it
comes against the back plate, and the mandril is then shot into place and the crank
pin at the beginning of its throw with its edge pointing from the back plate and
ready to be brought round over the mandril till its point lies above it. The rack
is then propelled forward, the crank pin travels round over the mandril to the other
side bending the band round the mandril till the end of the band lies flat on the
band itself. The rack is then reversed the mandril is drawn back out of the loop,
the band is then free and is removed, the mandril 'is then released by the cams and
flies back by the recoil of the spring, the crank completes its return semi-revolution
and is ready for a fresh bale band end.
Dated this tmánti

page_text: I, HINGSTON LINDON, of South Castle Street Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster,
Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS
IN BALE FASTENINGS AND IN APPLIANCES FOR USE IN CONNECTION THEREWITH,"
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :—
My invention is designed to avoid the necessity of having holes in bale hoops or
fastenings for the insertion of rivets or buttons, a bale tie or fastening available for
use with the Egyptian or other cotton presses, and for other applications where
now the buttoned and riveted ties are used, and thus avoid the loss of one fifth
part of the strength of the hoop at its point of fastening consequent upon being
punched or bored. I bend the end of my ties over so as to form at each end a
small loop preferably cylindrical or a flat oblong shape, and on the inside of the
bale-tie. Over these two loops when in position on the bale I place a simple
rectangular buckle with rectangular hole just sufficient in size to admit the loops,
the loops projecting through it. A U-shaped wire or bar having one leg rather
longer than the other and both considerably longer than the width of the tie may
be inserted with one leg in each loop, and its ends projecting out of each end of
each loop against the buckle. Instead of a U-shaped fore-lock, two fore-lock pins
may be used and these in practice I find preferable.
Till the insertion of the fore-lock, whether of U shape or merely pins which are
used to lock the loops after they have been put through the buckle, the slightest
strain would suffice to with-draw the band from the buckle, but this is prevented
by the fore-lock.
The apparatus I use for bending the hoops into the loop shape consists essentially
of a narrow trough or table upon which I lay the hoop end-a removable mandril
in two bearings and a surface having an eccentric or concentric movement about
the axis of the mandril for bending the end, and usually a fence to regulate the
distance to which the hoop end shall project.
The complete invention is best described by aid of the accompanying drawings
in which
Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional elevation of the apparatus I employ for
bending the ends of the hoops.
Figure 2 a plan view of same.
Figure 3 an end elevation.
Figure 4 enlarged view of end of hoop as it leaves the machine.
Figure 5 section of bale-tie showing the position of ends of hoop when closed
down with its buckle and pins in place. .
Figure 6 plan of figure 5:
A is a frame-work of wood or other material which supports the machine. B is
a fixed or stationary table long and narrow with guides or side pieces C at each
side between which the hoop to be bent is placed: D is a movable plate or spring
upon which the hoop rests, the plate D is pivoted or hinged at d and is raised by
means of a spring d' which keeps it in position shown when the machine is not at
work. The object of this movable plate is to guide the end of the hoop by keeping
it sufficiently high to clear the cam against which it would strike except for this
guide, as it is placed in the machine between the pin and the eccentric cam or
piece by which it is bent into the shape required. Under this spring elevated
plate, there is a sliding piece B¹ actuated by a cam which moves it forward and

page_text: back under the cam F, bending the hoop, so as to form a solid base against which
the hoop can be pressed by the revolving cam. In one hand machine this sliding
piece is moved by a spring into its position and moved back by the return action
of the cam F. E is a shaft carried in bearings E' in the side or guide pieces C.
This shaft is cranked or cut away eccentrically between the bearing E' as shewn,
F having a pointed edge of nearest the centre and flat sides forming a cam by which
the end of the loop is bent, The two cheeks E of the crank being formed of the
cylindrical journals of the shaft E in the side frames C. Instead of being cut out
as above described, this cranked or eccentric cam may be formed by forging, or
attached to the shaft in any suitable manner. Through the shaft E and placed
eccentrically (though it might be placed concentrically if desired) is a mandril or
pin G which passes across between the guides C and clear of the cam F enters the
shaft E at the opposite side, it is round this mandril that the loop M¹ in the end of
the hoop is formed. G¹ is a guide pin passing for a short distance into one end of
the shaft E for the purpose of steadying and preventing the mandril G turning on
its axis. The mandril G is held in normal position when in action by the spring g
pressing against the lower edge of the forked lever g¹ pivoted at g¹¹. When the
loop on the hoop is formed, the mandril is withdrawn by the action of the cam H
on shaft E, which as it revolves comes in contact with a roller H¹ carried on the
end of the slide or pin h attached to the lever g¹, and forces the lever back until
the mandril G is drawn back clear of guide C and of the bent hoop between it.
As the cam H moves in a forward direction the roller H¹ passes to the inside of the
flange H of the cam H; when however the machine has completed its travel the
roller pushes the inclined edge of the cam which is hinged and passes by it, and
when the reverse motion takes place rides over the incline and thus withdraws the
mandril. His a bracket carrying the slide pins h. G" is the head of the pins G
and G¹ with which the forked end of the lever g¹ engages. The fork is preferably
provided with friction rollers as shown. On the outer ends of the shaft E are
placed spur wheels I by which it is actuated, motion being conveyed through the
quadrants I carried on shaft J which is actuated by a lever or handle K. Jare
brackets or journals carrying the shaft J, and K' is a stop against which the handle
rests. L is a movable back plate or slide adjusted by the set screw L¹ to regulate
the length of the end of the band to be bent, it moves to and fro horizontally being
held in place by a small set screw 7 passing through each cheek C and sliding in a
slot provided for the purpose. I are pins projecting from the slide L under
which the end of the band is caught to prevent it slipping as cam F is turned, and
until the mandril engages with the band to form the cylindrical loop at its end.
Instead of the projecting pins 711 a pin running transversely may be used either
fixed in the guides C or carried by the slide L as preferred.
The mode of action is as follows:
The end of the bale band is placed upon the plate D and passed in between the
cam F and the mandril G until it comes against the back plate L with its extreme
end resting under the pins (11 thereon, the cam F being at the beginning of its
throw in the position shown with its edge f pointing towards the back-plate L and
ready to be brought round over the mandril till its point lies above it.
The handle or lever K is then raised moving the quadrants in the direction of
the arrow, the cam F and mandril G being turned with the 'shaft E, the cam
travelling round over the mandril, the edge of the cam coming in contact with the
hoop M at the point m and bending the portion between that and the extreme end
of the hoop which is held by the pins against the side f¹ of the cam, the further
movement of the cam and mandril carries the end of the band round the mandril
forming the cylindrical loop M¹ until the short end of the band from the point m
lies flat on the band M itself, the shape of the end of the band as it emerges
from the machine is clearly shown in figure 4. When the stroke is complete and
the end formed, the mandril is withdrawn by the action of the 'cam H on the
slide h, and lever g₁ as previously described, and the band released and removed,
the handle is then reversed and as the cam H is withdrawn from contact with the

page_text: slide the spring g returns the mandril to position and the cam F is brought back
ready to operate on a fresh bale-tie end. Both ends of the band are formed in a
similar manner. The end of the band does not lie closely against the band itself
as it is withdrawn from the machine owing to the spring in the material (though
it could be made to do so if desired), but this is an advantage as it acts as a spring
to hold the buckle N in position until the pin O be inserted through the cylindrical
loop M and allow the pins to slide easily through the loop which is tightened on
them, and the whole held in the position shewn in figures 5 and 6. As soon as the
compressing pressure of the baling press is removed and the pressure of the bale is
brought to bear on the band the short or loose end of the loop cannot slip or come
undone as the pressure of the buckle held in place by the pins hold it firm. The
buckles turned in ends of the band are preferably placed on the inside towards the
bale, but could be placed on the outside.
It will of course be understood that I do not limit the invention to the exact
machine herein described, nor to the use of that machine as many details in the
construction of the machine may be altered, but I consider the design of machine
shewn to combine the advantages of being worked by hand, or by means of a
connecting rod from the quadrant to an eccentric or crank axle. It may be easily
attached to a power driven shaft. If desired the quadrants and gearing herein
shown may be dispensed with and the handle placed to operate directly on the
shaft E, or the handle may be removed and power applied by means of a rack with
reciprocating motion instead of the quadrants. Further the eccentric mandril may
be placed concentrically with the shaft E, though by so doing the size of the shaft
and its bearings must be increased, or the cam F be more cranked than it is shown,
which would enable a more simple method to be used in with-drawing the mandril
after the hoop is bent. But these are only matters of detail in construction which
may or may not be found better than those shown according to circumstances, or
to the material to be operated upon, but so far as I have at present tested the
machine, this I consider the best form.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
1st. The improved fastening for bale ties which consists of the ends of the hoop
each bent over in a loop and projecting at an angle therefrom, in combination with
a buckle placed over the said projecting loops, and a pin or pins passing through
them, substantially as described and shewn.
2nd. A bale-tie or hoop with the ends bent into a loop in the position shown in
Figure 4, substantially as and for the purposes described.
3rd. The use and manufacture of a machine having a can revolving round a
mandril, which mandril either revolves on a stationary axis or is eccentric revolving
round the same, and which may be withdrawn when required, substantially as and
for the purposes described.
4th. In a machine for bending or forming the looped ends of bale-ties, a pair of
guides and an adjustable abutment having a projection thereon, between which
guides and against which abutment and projection the hoop end is placed when
commencing the operation, in combination with a mandril and revolving piece
which bends the hoop end round said mandril.