AN IMPROVED INSTRUMENT OR MACHINE FOR DRAWING TOGETHER AND SECURING THE ENDS OF HOOPS OR BANDS AROUND BALES OF COTTON OR OTHER MER- CHANDISE.
Year: 1873

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to William McNabb, of Foulden Road, Stoke
Newington, in the County of Middlesex, for the Invention of "AN
IMPROVED INSTRUMENT OR MACHINE FOR DRAWING TOGETHER AND SECURING
THE ENDS OF HOOPS OR BANDS AROUND BALES OF COTTON OR OTHER MER-
CHANDISE.
"
Sealed the 17th April 1874, and dated the 21st October 1873.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said William MºNabb
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on
the 21st October 1873.
I, WILLIAM MCNABB, of Foulden Road, Stoke Newington, in the
County of Middlesex, do hereby declare the nature of the said In-
vention for "AN IMPROVED INSTRUMENT OR MACHINE FOR DRAWING TOGETHER
AND SECURING THE ENDS OF HOOPS OR BANDS AROUND BALES OF COTTON OR. OTHER
MERCHANDISE," to be as follows (that is to say) :-

page_text: Secondly. Constructing a combined instrument or machine for pulling
together, and also punching or indenting the ends of hoops or bands, so
that the ends of the said bands may be secured or fastened together
with or without the employment of pins or cotters.
The instrument or machine consists of a frame provided with sliding
bars worked by a rack and pinion motion in connection with tightening
clips or claws taking hold of the ends of the band or bands, and pulling
the same around the bale, in connection with which an arrangement of
plates and guides carrying one or more sets of punches or dies is also
employed for perforating the bands brought together by the action of the
sliding bars and tightening clips aforesaid; by the above arrangement
the instruments or machine required for pulling up the hoops can be con-
structed and employed seperately as first described, or in combination
with the punching apparatus subsequently referred to.
:
The action of the instrument or machine is as follows:-Having
passed the hoop or hoops around the bale, with the machine in position,
the claws are first caused to take hold of the ends of the hoop or hoops
and are pulled together by a rack and pinion movement actuated by a
lever or other equivalent means, which thereby tightens the band or
bands around the bale in position to be operated on by the dies for per-
forating the ends of the hoop or hoops, after which the machine is
relieved from the band or bands ready for commencing operations as
before; the instrument or machine being constructed so as to operate on
one or more hoops or bands at a time as before referred to.

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WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her
Letters Patent bearing date the Twenty-first day of October, in the year
of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-three, in the
thirty-seventh year of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and suc-
cessors, give and grant unto me, the said William McNabb, Her
special licence that I, the said William McNabb, my executors,
administrators, and assigns, or such others as I, the said William
McNabb, my executors, administrators, and assigns, should at any
time agree with, and no others, from time to time and at all times
thereafter during the term therein expressed, should and lawfully might
make, use, exercise, and vend, within the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland, the Channel Islands, and Isle of Man, an Invention
for "AN IMPROVED INSTRUMENT OR MACHINE FOR DRAWING TOGETHER AND SECURING
THE ENDS OF HOOPS OR BANDS AROUND BALES OF COTTON OR OTHER MERCHANDISE,”
upon the condition (amongst others) that I, the said William McNabb,
my executors or administrators, by an instrument in writing under my,"
or their, or one of their hands and seals, should particularly describe and
ascertain the nature of the said Invention, and in what manner the same
was to be performed, and cause the same to be filed in the Great Seal
Patent Office within six calendar months next and immediately after the
date of the said Letters Patent.
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said William McNabb, do hereby
declare the nature of my said Invention, and in what manner the same
is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement, and the Drawings therein referred to (that is

page_text: clips or claws for taking hold of the ends of the bands and pulling the
same around the bale, in connection with which an arrangement of
plates and guides carrying one or more sets of circular punches
is also employed for perforating the bands brought together by the
action of the sliding bars and tightening clips aforesaid; by the above
arrangement the instrument or machine required for pulling up the hoop
can be constructed and employed seperately as first described, or in com-
bination with the punching apparatus subsequently referred to.
And in order that my said Invention may be more fully understood
and readily carried into effect, I now proceed to describe the same by aid 1
of the accompanying Drawings, reference being had to the letters and
figures thereon marked (that is to say) :—
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Fig. 1 represents a side elevation of my improved instrument for
taking hold and drawing together the ends of bale hoops to be after-
wards perforated and secured together as required; Fig. 2, top or plan 1
view of same; Figs. 3 and 4, corresponding views showing modifications
of the above as employed by me for tightening several bands or hoops
(around bales of cotton or other merchandise) at one operation.
Fig. 5, a plan view of a compound instrument for perforating or
indenting the ends of bale hoops brought together by the tightening 2
clips aforesaid.
:
Fig. 6, end elevation of one of my improved cutting apparatus; Fig. 7,
side view thereof; Fig. 8, plan of same.
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Fig. 9, transverse vertical section showing relative position of upper
and lower circular dies; and Figs. 10, 11, 12, and 13, detail views of a
parts of punching apparatus.
! In cach Figure the same letters of reference denote similar corres-
ponding parts.
A, A, clips or claws working on spindle A¹ for griping and taking
hold of the ends of the bale hoops B and B', so as to be drawn tightly
together and overlaped in manner shown; C, C, crank or lever for
actuating the clips through the medium of a rack and pinion movement
D and E working through a connecting band or collar F, Figures 1
and 2; G, G, winch handle or lever carrying the pinion wheel, by the
rotary action of which the clips through the medium of the two racks
are caused to tightly impinge upon the band G', ropes, or chains for

page_text: suspending the machine in front of the bale whilst in operation; H, H,.
Figs. 3 and 4, shows a continuous rod or bar for enabling several sets of
instruments to be employed and receive motion by the hand lever in
gear with outside racks D. and pinions Ę aforesaid; I and I', circular
dies fitted within the body of the cutting instrument for perferating the
hoops by the vertical pressure exerted between the jaws; J, J, link
coupling for opening and closing the jaws or cheeks of the cutting
instrument to receive or disengage the band or hoop; K, K, the cheeks
or jaws carrying the lower dies; L, L, bed holding in position the upper
circular dies within the frame M of the machine in such manner as to
act conjointly with the lower dies and prevent any laterial movement of
the jaws or cheeks whilst punching the bands; N, lever giving pressure
to the jaws through the medium of a fixed cam N¹ and connecting pins
and staples O and O', by which the raising and lowering of dies and
operation of punching is effected; P, P, hook or eye for suspending
the punching machine direct from the spindle H of the drawing-up
apparatus.
The action of the instrument or machine is as follows:-Having
passed the hoop or hoops around the bale, with the machine in position,
the claws first take hold of the ends of the hoops and are then pulled
together by a rack and pinion movement actuated by a lever or other
equivalent means, which thereby tightens the band or bands around the
bale so as to be operated on by the direct pressure of the dies in per-
forating the ends of the said hoop or hoops, after which the machine is
relieved from the band or hoops by the opening of the cheeks of the
instrument, and again put in operation by the closing of the same ready
for commencing operations as before. The instrument or machine thus
constructed being made to operate on one or more hoops or bands at the
same time as before referred to.
In conclusion to the foregoing description I would here briefly note
that the form of the clip or claw and mode of actuating the same by
means of the rack and pinion may be otherwise varied, or receive such
other modification as in practice may be found necessary.
And I would further note, that the ends of the said hoop may be
drawn together by a screw or by means of a rope and pulley or lever in
combination with any number of claws corresponding to the hoops, or
used for pulling up one end of the hoop only as required, and the said

page_text: claws or clips carried on intermediate bars or spindles arranged in a line
with the hoops to be drawn up.
And I would lastly note that the machine can be constructed to
prepare one or more indentations in the ends of the said hoop at the
same time, and varied in form with the punch or dies, and the angle at
which they are required to be set.
Having now fully described and ascertained the nature of this my
said Invention and the manner in which the same is to be performed
and carried into effect I would have it clearly understood that I do not
by any means intend to confine myself to the precise details herein-
before set forth and described, as the same may be otherwise varied
without departing from the general principle of this. my said Invention,.
nor do I claim as new and of my said Invention the exclusive use
of the several parts, combinations and arrangements herein-before
described and set forth, except when the same are employed in and
for the purposes of my said Invention which I hereby declare to
consist,―
Firstly. In constructing and employing clips or claws actuated by
racks and pinions or other intermediate gear for drawing together the
ends of bale hoops and subsequently fastening the same as required.
· Secondly. Forming the cutting or perforating instruments with
opening or sliding jaws or cheeks fitted with revolving circular dies for
perforating the ends of bale hoops and employing the same seperately
or conjointly with the tightening clip machinary aforesaid, substantially
in the manner and for the purposes herein-before set forth and described.
In witness whereof, I, the said William McNabb, have hereunto
set my hand and seal, this Twentieth day of April, in the
year of
our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-four.
Witness,
B. F. WEATHERDON,
Law Chambers,
Chancery Lane.
W. MYNABB.. (L.S.)