Purposes, and for Drying Hay.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Sept., 1886.
Complete Left, 20th Nov., 1886.
Complete Accepted, 5th Jan., 1887.
Purposes, and for Drying Hay.
I, THOMAS SCOTT WINTER, of 2 Gordon Street, South Shields, in the County of
Durham, Surveyor and Builder do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The object of my invention is to furnish a contrivance, which will serve to dry hay
more quickly and easily than the methods now employed, and which will also with
slight modifications serve for fonces, sheep-folds, tables, and similar purposes.
For this purpose I have an ordinary frame consisting of two or more longitudinal
bars firmly fastened together by cross bars. This frame may be constructed of wood
or metal or a combination of these materials. The two extreme longitudinal bars are
fitted with sockets into which the corresponding bars of another frame may be fitted.
I am thus enabled to use a frame of any length or form, and I employ it either in a
vertical or horizontal position.
.
The frame is supported horizontally by legs fitted to projections on the bars and
fastened by springs when in use. These legs can be removed from the frame, or folded
along the bars and secured by springs or bands.
For hay drying purposes the legs are fixed in position and the frames with the legs
on stretched upon the ground. In this position the longitudinal bars do not touch the
ground, so that a current of air can pass beneath the hay which is placed upon the
frame.
When used for fencing, the frame is placed so that the transverse bars are vertical.
To secure the frame in this position a stake is driven into the ground through clasps
fitted to the frame.
When used as tables, the frames are elevated by fitting the legs into the projections
and securing them with springs as before described.

page_text: A Frame or Appliances Adapted for Fences, Stalls, Tables, or similar
Purposes, and for Drying Hay.
I, THOMAS SCOTT WINTER, 2, Gordon Street, South Shields, in the County of
Durham, Surveyor and Builder 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:-
The object of my invention is to furnish a contrivance, which will serve to dry hay
more quickly and easily than the methods now employed, and which will also with
slight modifications serve for fences, sheep-folds, tables and similar purposes.
I have an ordinary frame consisting of two or more longitudinal bars firmly fastened
together by cross bars. This frame may be constructed of wood or metal, or a
combination of these materials. The two extreme longitudinal bars are fitted at one
end with sockets, into which the corresponding bars of another frame may be placed.
I am thus enabled to extend my frame to any length, and I can employ it either in a
vertical or horizontal position.
The frame is supported horizontally by legs fitted and secured to the frame by a
hook and staple, and if necessary kept in the vertical position by a spring.
For hay drying purposes the frames with the legs vertical are stretched over the
ground so that a current of air can pass beneath the hay which is placed upon the
frame.
When used for fencing, the frame is placed so that the transverse bars are vertical.
To secure the frame in this position poles are driven into the ground, which poles pass
through staples attached to the frame.
In order to show how my invention may be carried into effect, I furnish drawings,
in which similar letters represent corresponding parts in all the figures.
Fig. 1 is a view of one frame arranged for drying hay.
Fig. 2 is a view of the leg (and hook E attached.
Fig. 3-is an enlarged view of the hook E.
Fig.
represents two frames joined together to serve as a fence.
Fig. 5 is a vertical section of the leg Cattached to the frame.
Fig. 6 is a section of the spring G.
Fig. 7 is a plan of the plate H fitted on to the transverse bar B with an aperture h,
through which the spring catch G passes.
A is the longitudinal bar.
B is the transverse bar.
C is the leg.
Dis the socket fixed on the longitudinal bar.
D is the staple for holding the pole when the frame is vertical.
E is the hook.
is the shank of hook.
F is the pole.
G is the spring catch.
y is the shank of spring catch,

page_text: is the aperture in H.
I is the staple in which the hook E catches.
The leg C may be constructed of similar materials to the frame.
The sockets, shanks of hook and spring catch, and plate may be fastened to the frame
by screws or nails.
To attach the leg to the frame, the hook E is inserted in the staple I, and then the
leg is brought under the frame so that the spring catch G enters the aperture h of the
plate H, and secures the leg in position. The hook E cannot be taken out of the staple I
till the spring catch G is released from H.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my invention and
in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is :
A frame with appendages for extending and supporting the same, horizontally and
vertically, substantially as described and shown in the drawings.
W. H. MUNNS,
Agent for the Applicant,