Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Aug., 1886.
Complete Left, 20th May, 1887.
Complete Accepted, 26th July, 1887
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We JAMES HORNSBY & JOHN INNOCENT both of Grantham in the County of Lincoln
Engineers do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
One part of our invention refers to binding sheaves or trusses and the object is to
make a better separation between the sheaf or truss that is bound and the part that is
not bound. It frequently occurs that some part of the unbound crop or straw is
entangled with the bound sheaf or truss and as the sheaf or truss is discharged
it draws a portion of the unbound crop or straw after it and thus makes a rough sheaf
or truss. Our improvement consists of passing a divider or dividers between the
bound and the unbound crop so as to hold the unbound crop in position and prevent
it following the sheaf or truss as it is discharged. This divider may be of any suitable
material and shape and placed in any convenient position also operated by any
convenient mechanism and may consist of gearing, cams, worms, chains, levers, &c.
We prefer for our own divider to be mounted over the crop to be bound (but it may
be mounted and operated on the under side). One type of divider consists of a
vibrating prong mounted on a spindle supported over the crop to be bound. The
normal position of this divider is nearly horizontal lying above the crop during the
binding operation. The needle passes the cord over the sheaf or truss and thus makes
a division between the bound and unbound crop and into this division or opening
made by the needle we pass the divider and cause it to travel away from the needle
towards the extreme end of the sheaf or truss and remain in that position while the
sheaf or truss is thoroughly separated from the unbound crop but we cause the
divider to return to its normal position by the time the sheaf or truss is discharged.
The novel feature of this part of our invention is causing a divider or dividers to pass
into the opening between the bound and the unbound crop, the spindle on which the
divider is mounted may be operated by any convenient mechanism, on the spindle we
prefer to mount a crank arm with a friction roller on the crank pin and operate it by
a waved cam. Or these dividers may be mounted on a pitch chain or band caused to
travel intermittently. The divider or dividers may be mounted at one or both ends

page_text: of the sheaf or truss as may be desired. We do not confine ourselves to the
mechanism described above but any other kind of mechanism may be used to effect
the same purpose. Another part of our invention relates to maintaining sheaf binding
harvesters in a proper position for cutting the crop as the machines travel along hill
sides. It frequently occurs when these machines are working on hilly or uneven
ground that the overhanging weight of the sheaf binder causes the opposite side of
the machine to be lifted off the ground and thus perhaps damage the machine or cut
the crop considerably higher than it is intended to cut it. To prevent this we place a
wheel on the side of the gear frame under the binder and we mount this wheel so that
it can be operated when required by the hand or foot of the attendant or driver. By
preference we mount a lever on a fixed axis attached to the gear frame, on the lower
end of this lever is an axle on which we mount a wheel. To the upper end of this
lever we connect a rod, cord, or chain: the opposite end of which is connected to a
hand or foot lover under the control of the driver. It will be understood that in
general work the machine is carried on two wheels, one wheel supporting the grain or
cutting side of the machine, the other wheel carrying the greater part of the weight
of the machine and acting as a drive wheel to the whole of the working parts.
A considerable part of the machine overhangs this drive wheel and it is under this
part of the machine that we place the extra wheel mounting it so that when it is
necessary for supporting the overhanging weight of the machine the driver or
attendant may bring this wheel into contact with the ground and thus support the
overhanging weight of the binder and prevent it overbalancing and lifting the cutting
side of the machine away from the ground. The novelty of this part of our invention
is so mounting a wheel and placing it under the control of the driver or attendant that
he shall be able when required to bring this wheel into contact with the ground thus
supporting the overhanging weight of the binder and keeping the cutting apparatus
working at its proper height. A foot or slade may be used in place of a wheel. We
would have it understood that we do not confine ourselves to the particular arrange-
ment above described as any other suitable arrangement may be used. Sometimes if
it is desired a wheel may be fixed in position in place of always being under the
control of the attendant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Harvesting Machinery, Sheaf Binders, and Straw
Trussers.
We JAMES HORNSBY and JonN INNOOENT both of Grantham in the County of
Lincoln, 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 :-
One part of our invention refers to binding sheaves or trusses and the object is to
make a better separation between the sheaf or truss that is bound and the part that is
not bound. It frequently occurs that some part of the unbound crop or straw is
entangled with the bound sheaf or truss and as the sheaf or truss is discharged
it draws a portion of the unbound crop or straw after it, and thus makes a rough
sheaf or truss. Our improvement consists of passing a divider or separator between
the bound and the unbound crop so as to hold the unbound crop in position and
provent it following the sheaf or truss as it is discharged.
Our invention is illustrated by the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1.
shows an end elevation of a Sheaf-binding harvester, only showing so much of the
machine as is necessary to explain our invention.
Fig. shows a plan of part of Fig. 1.
Fig. 2 shows an end elevation of another method of operating the divider or
separator, and Fig. 3 is a side view of the same.
Fig. 4 is a plan of another method of working the separator and Fig. 5 is a side
elevation of the same. Fig. 6 is a plan view of part of a harvester frame showing our
hillside wheel arrangement.
Fig. 7 is a side elevation of the same.
Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the drawings-
In Fig. 1 A. is the road or drive wheel and A' is the Gear frame. B is the platform
roller that drives the travelling canvas that conveys the cut crop to the elevators, B¹
which are operated by rollers B' conveying the cut crop to the binding platform, C,
where the sheaves are packed and bound and then discharged. As we have before
stated our object is to keep back the unbound crop when the sheaf is discharged, to
do this we by preference mount a separator D over the cut crop. During the time
the Sheaf is being packed or made, the normal position of the separator, D. is a
horizontal line or nearly so but just before the sheaf is discharged by suitable
mechanism the separator D is caused to pass downwards to a vertical line in the
opening made by the needle between the bound sheaf and the unbound crop.
The separator D remains in that position see Fig. 1 & Fig. 1ª until the sheaf is
discharged. By the operating mechanism the separator is then caused to rise so as to
be clear of the cut crop whilst the next sheaf is packed and bound.
The mechanism shown at Fig. 1 & Fig. 1ª consists of the separator D which may
be of any suitable shape or material mounted on and made fast with a spindle D
which is carried by a bracket D³ one end of the bracket D' is supported on the frame
tube D* which is over the Binder table. The other end of the bracket D* is carried

page_text: by the Knotter Spindle D'. On the spindle D' at the opposite end to the separator D
is a crank D' to which is secured a crank pin D with a roller D' upon it. This crank
is operated by a waved cam E which is mado fast to the spindle D', this spindle
makes one revolution to each sheaf that is bound and is so constructed that at the
proper time the separator is made to take the positions required to prevent the
unbound crop being discharged from the machine with the sheaf: one novel feature
of our separator is that we mount it in such a position that the separator when
operated passes in at the opening made by the needle between the bound and the
unbound crop thus ensuring a proper division.
We do not confine ourselves to the mechanism described for separating the crop as
other kinds of mechanism may be used if desired.
At Fig. 2 wo show another arrangement with bracket F mounted on D³ & D₁. The
separator F is mounted on a crank F and is carried round by it. The driving
mechanism may be intermittent gear one wheel with a suitable delay surface being
mounted on the spindle D working into a suitable pinion G. Another arrangement
is shown at Figs. 4 & 5. The separators H & H¹ being jointed to a pitch chain by
the arrangement shown the chain is caused to travel half its length for each sheaf that
is bound so that the separators H & H come into work alternately, and are mounted
in a proper position for the separators to pass between the bound and the unbound
crop at the opening made by the needle. The separators shown at Figs. 4 and 5 may
be operated by suitable gear.
Wo do not confine ourselves to mount our separator above the binding tablo C as if
it is desired it may be placed under the table.
Another part of our invention relates to maintaining sheaf binding harvesters in a
proper position for cutting the crop when the machine is working on hillsides with
the cutting side of the machine up the hill. It frequently occurs that when these
machines are working on hilly or uneven ground that the overhanging weight of the
sheaf binder causes the cutting side of the machine to be lifted off the ground and
thus perhaps damage the machine or cut the crop considerably higher than it is
desired. To prevent this we mount a wheel I on a bracket J, the bracket J is free to
vibrate on the fixed arm K which is secured to the frame-work of the harvester under
the Binder.
A cord or chain L may be connected to the lever J at one end the other end being
connected to the foot lever M which is mounted in any position so that the attendant
may conveniently operate it when required. If desired a hand levor may be used
in place of the foot lever M. When working on level ground the wheel I may travel
lightly over the land or if desired a stop may be placed so as to keep it just clear of
the land, but when working on a hillside with the cutting side of the machine up the
hill, the attendant may place his foot on the lever M and bring the wheel 1 in firm
contact with the ground and thus keep the cutting side of the machine down
to its work and not allow it to rise by the overhanging weight of the Binder. If
desired the wheel I may be fixed in position by a holt passing through the framework
of the harvester and one of the holes in the bracket J. At Fig. 6 we show in dotted
lines another method of mounting the wheel I by making the axis on which the
wheel I is mounted fast with a bar N which is jointod alongside the frame work of
the machine and by fixing a horizontal lever to the bar N at the opposite end to the
wheel and connecting the horizontal lever to the foot or hand lever, the attendant
when desired may bring the wheel I in contact with the ground, or if desired the axis
of the wheel I may have a vertical stem that is free to work up or down in a fixol
guide and by any convenient mechanism placed under the control of the driver so
that he may hold the wheel in position and prevent the cutting side of the machine
rising from the ground, or a foot or slade may be used in place of the wheel I.
We do not confine ourselves to the exact details shown-The novelty of this part
of our invention is so mounting a wheel and placing it under the control of the driver
or attendant that he shall be able when required to bring the wheel into contact with
the ground thus supporting the overhanging weight of the Binder and keeping the
cutting apparatus working at its proper height.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we claim is :-
First In a harvesting and sheaf-binding machine a sheaf separator so mounted
that the separator shall commence its operation or travel at the opening made by the
needle between the sheaf to be bound and the unbound crop thus ensuring a correct
division.
Second-In a harvesting and sheaf-binding machine the devices for separating the
bound from the unbound crop and preventing the unbound crop following the sheaf.
when it is discharged as shown and described with reference to Figs. 1. 1 2 3 4
and 5 of the drawings.
Third In a harvesting machine mounting an auxiliary travelling wheel arranged
under the control of the attendant for the purpose specified as shown and described
with reference to Figures 1 6 and 7 of the drawings.
JAMES HORNSBY.
JOHN INNOCENT.