IMPROVEMENTS IN MOWING AND REAPING MACHINES
Year: 1885

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SAMUEL BRASSINGTON BAMFORD of the firm of Henry Bamford & Sons of
Uttoxeter, in the County of Stafford, Agricultural Implement makers, do hereby
declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN MOWING AND REAPING
MACHINES to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an arrangement of appliances for the purpose of lifting
the Finger bar parallel or nearly so with the ground. Also for holding up the bar
when travelling.
This consists in fitting on the lower end of the hinge bar close to the main-shoe
a bracket carrying a bolt, and over this is pivotted a right-angled lever with a
long and short arm: The long arm being attached to the lifting chain and the short
arm projecting downwards and coming in contact with one end of the bolt, the
other end of the bolt being in contact with the main shoe at a point below the
hinge.
When the lifting chain is brought into action, the short arm of the right-angled
Tever presses the bolt against the main shoe, which is then locked and lifted
together with the finger bar in a position parallel or nearly parallel with the
ground.
When the chain is slackened, the main shoe is again free to revolve on its hinge.
On the end of the bolt nearest to the hinge shoe, I also fix a projection and on
the top of the joint of the main shoe a corresponding notch is made..
When the hinge bar is turned up in a vertical position for the purpose of
travelling, the action of the chain and lever forces the bolt, out, and the projection
at the end of the bolt engages in the notch on the main shoe thus locking it and
the finger bar in a vertical position for travelling..

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SAMUEL BRASSINGTON BAMFORD of the firm of Henry Bamford & Sons of
Uttoxeter, in the County of Stafford, Agricultural Implement Makers do hereby
declare the nature of the invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN MOWING AND REAPING
MACHINES 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 an arrangement of appliances for the purpose, of lifting
the finger bar parallel or nearly so with the ground. Also for holding up the bar
when travelling.
This consists in fitting on the lower end of hinge bar close to the main shoe a
bracket, carrying a bolt and over this is pivotted a right angled lever with a long
and short arm, The long arm being attached to the lifting chain and the short
arm projecting downwards and coming in contact with one end of the bolt, the
other end of the bolt being in contact with the main shoe at a point below the
hinge.
When the lifting chain is brought into action the short arm of the right angled
lever presses the bolt against the main shoe which is then locked and lifted
together with the finger bar in a position parallel with the ground.
When the chain is slackened the main shoe is again free to revolve on its hinge.
On the end of the bolt nearest to the hinge shoe, I also fix a projection and on the
top of the joint of the main shoe a corresponding notch is made.
When the finger bar is turned up in a vertical position for the purpose of
travelling, the action of the chain and lever forces the bolt out, and the projection
at the end of the bolt engages in the notch on the main shoe thus locking it and
the finger bar in a vertical position for travelling.
The manner of carrying out my invention will be understood by reference to the
annexed drawings.
Figures 1, and 2, show the finger bar A, hinge shoe B, and hinge bar C, of a
Mowing Machine.
On the hinge bar C I fix a bracket D, carrying a right angled lever E and
bolt F.
The right angled lever E is connected by a lifting chain G to the usual lifting
lever of the Machine.
This lever E has a long arm, attached to the lifting chain G, and a short arm
projecting downwards and touching the end of the bolt F, the opposite end of the
bolt F is in contact with the hinge shoe B at the point H which is below the
hinge I.
When it is necessary to raise the finger bar from the ground by means of the
lifting chain G, The action is as follows:-The first effect of tightening the chain G
is that the short arm of the lever E presses the bolt F against the hinge shoe B,
and locks the hinge bar joint I. The chain G is then raised and lifts the finger
bar A from the ground in a nearly parallel position, the joint I which is locked by
the bolt F preventing the outer end of the finger bar dropping.

page_text: The end of the bolt nearest to the hinge shoe B has a projection J and on the
top of the joint of the shoe a corresponding notch K is made.
When the finger bar A is turned up on its hinge I in a vertical position for
travelling, the chain G on being lifted forces the bolt F out and its projection J
engages with the notch K in the hinge shoe B thus locking it and the finger bar A
in a vertical position for travelling.
When the finger bar A is in its usual position on the ground; and the chain G
slackened, the joint I is then unlocked, and the finger bar A is free to rise and fall
when passing over the surface of uneven ground.
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
The use of a right angled lever and bolt in, connection with the finger bar of
Mowing and Reaping Machines for lifting the same parallel or nearly so with the
ground, and holding it in a vertical position when travelling as herein described.
Dated this 6th day of October 1885.
SAMUEL BRASSINGTON BAMFORD.