Improvements in Hay Collectors.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Apr., 1899-Accepted, 2nd June, 1899
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Hay Collectors.
I, CHARLES HAMBLIN, Carpenter, Wheelwright, etc., of Highbury, Coleford,
Bath, Somersetshire, 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 for improvements in hay collectors relates to machines of the
class in which a double rake is trailed along the ground, so that one set of teeth
catch the hay, a handle being operated when a load has been collected by which
the teeth are caused to catch in the ground thus upsetting the rake and bringing
the other set of teeth into use for the next operation. The object of this invention
is to facilitate the pulling of the machine by the horse or the like, and to cause
it to adjust itself more readily to inequalities of the ground. This arrangement is
intended to supersede the usual method of fitting slides to the rake.
And in order that this invention may be more clearly described, reference is had
to the accompanying sheet of illustrative drawings in which Fig. 1 is an elevation
of a hay collecting machine constructed according to this invention, and Fig. 2
is a plan of the same. Only so much of the machine is shown as is necessary for
the understanding of this invention.
:
The beam A is attached by means of the bars B and suitable connections to the
harness of the horse pulling the machine, the beam A being pivoted so as to
permit of its revolution. The beam A is provided with the two sets of teeth C C¹
and constitutes the rake used in these machines. On the beam A brackets a are
attached by means of bolts al preferably arranged to pass right through the beam A.
These brackets a support pivots a² on which rollers D can rotate. Stay rods E
extend from the brackets a to teeth bars on each side. The operating handles F F
are fitted loosely on the beam A so that they are not affected when it is turned.
Catches ff on the handles F F engage normally with the adjacent tooth C or C¹.
but sufficient play is allowed to permit of ready disengagement with the catches ff.
Metal plates are preferably fitted on the teeth C C with which the catches ff.
engage to allow for wear and to strengthen them.
In operation, the teeth Care inclined downward sufficiently to catch the hay,
the beam A being supported by the rollers D which run along the ground.
When the rake is full the handles F F are operated to incline the teeth C.C so
that they catch in the ground and the hay is upset. The teeth escape from the
catches ff and are turned over so that the teeth C¹ are brought into use for the
next operation and so on.
By this invention the pulling effort of the horse is greatly reduced owing to
the rollers I). Also the wear of the teeth which engage with the catches ƒ`ƒ is
reduced by the metal plates, c.c¹.
The stays E in the event of rough ground being met with act to a certain
extent to guide the rollers D over said rough portion without being materially
hindered thereby. The provision of the rollers D also facilitates pulling back by
the man in charge as is sometimes required in working.
I would have it understood that I make no claim to the teeth and means for

page_text: upsetting the rake, which are common to machines of this class but only as
set forth in the claims.
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:-
(1) In a hay collecting machine, of the class in which a beam drawn by a horse
or the like, double sets of rake teeth and means for tipping said rake teeth so that
the hay thereon is upset and the rake teeth turned over, are employed, a double
set of brackets and rollers mounted therein to facilitate the pulling of the machine
substantially as described and for the purposes specified.
(2) In a hay collecting machine of the class described brackets a a, rollers D
mounted therein, inclined stays E, and metal plates cc substantially as described
with reference to the drawings, and for the purposes specified.
Dated this 30th day of March 1899.
GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, London, Agent for the Applicant.