Apparatus for Loading Vehioles with Hay.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Sept., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 18th June, 1889-Accepted, 3rd Aug.,
:1.889
Apparatus for Loading Vehioles with Hay.
I, ARTHUR HENRY BLUNT, of Pool House, Belton, near Loughborough Leicester-
shire, Land and Engineering Surveyor do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
(a) is any vehicle upon which a frame (b) is firmly fastened (c) are frames
standing on edge on frame (b) to which they are firmly fastened and are fastened
to one another where they meet at corners. (d) is.a hook of which there are two in
number which hook the machine to the vehicle. The whole machine stands on,four
wheels (e) and (f) the shafts of which do not revolve with the wheels. To,one,of
the wheels (f) a cog-wheel (g) is fastened which turns the smaller cog-wheel and two
pulleys of equal diameter on the shaft (i)-the shaft, pulleys and cog-wheel all
turning together when the machine is in motion. The smaller cog-wheel is at one
extreme end of the shaft (i) and the pulleys are as near to the ends of it as .con-
venient. There are also two other pulleys of equal diameter fastened firmly on the
shaft () the shaft and pulleys revolving together when the machine is in motion by
the two straps (k), one to each pair of pulleys. The straps have holes at-equal
distances apart and the two pulleys on the shaft (2) have projections on their circum-
ferences at the same distances apart which work into the holes of the straps when
the machine is in motion. The two straps are connected by horizontal bars with cross
pieces at their ends placed at requisite and equal distances apart and move with the
straps round the pulleys when the machine is in motion. Each bar has as many hay-
carriers (1) screwed into it as there are spaces between the tines of the rake (m)
between which they move when the machine is in motion. There are two expansion
rods (n)-one to each pair of pulleys, the upper ends of which are connected to the
shaft () and their lower ends to the shaft (i) about which they are free to move.
Each expansion rod consists of two-parts, upper and lower, the upper part is screwed into
a cylinder (o) which contains a spiral spring which exerts itself against both upper
and lower parts of the rod and which consequently keeps tho said straps 'round the
pulleys from becoming slack. (p) are brackets fastened to the upper parts of the
expansion rods and to the cylinders (o) to the ends of which two plates (9) are fastened
one between one pair of pulleys and one between the other pair of pulleys and nearly
in contact with the pulley straps, and are intended for the cross pieces at the ends. of
the carrier bars to butt against when pressed backwards by the weight of the hay
which they lift. (r) is a channel through which the hay is conveyed to the overflow
at (t) from the rake (m). The rear side of the channel (7) consists of as many long
bars of metal (u) each of the same shape and length as there are tines in the rake
and the tines of the rake are fastened to their lower ends by movable joints so as to
be free to rest on the ground. The bars (u) are curved round at their lower
ends and pierced by the shafts (v. E) where they terminate. Their upper ends
are curved round to the front side of the channel and pierced by a rod (0). The
-lower part of the front side of the channel is fastened by a rod to the carriage (A).
(2) is a continuation of the overflow (t) which prevents hay from falling to the
ground between the machine and vehicle. (B) and (C) are struts. There are two
bends at (D) and -(z) in the channel -each of which is at any distance along the
channel but the one must be considerably higher than the other. (y) is a bar of
which there are two in number and are connected at their extremities to the pulley
shaft () and by a rod (2) at the said higher bend of the channel about which they
are free to move.

page_text: The way in which the machine loads the vehicle with hay is performed as
follows:-
As the hay lays on the ground the horse in the shafts of the vehicle is led forward
drawing after it both the vehicle and the machine hooked to it. The wheels turn
round and the rake rakes up the hay; the hay-carriers (1) rise up between the tines
of the rake and lift the hay from them carrying and forcing it up the channel to the
overflow (t) where it falls over into the vehicle. When any carrier has reached the
first or lower said bend of the channel it then commences to draw out or leave it and
has completely left it when it arrives at the height of the second or higher said bend
of the channel. Thus does the machine work and load the vehicle with hay.
Dated this 11th day of September 1888
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Apparatus for Loading Vehicles with Hay.
I, ARTHUR HENRY BLUNT of No. 45, Rowena Crescent, Battersea, London, S. W.
Land and Engineering Surveyor 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 :—
(a) is any vehicle upon which a frame (b) is firmly fastened. (c) are frames standing
on, edge on frame (b) to which they are firmly fastened and are fastened to one another
where they meet at corners. There are two hooks (d) the one on the one side and the
other on the other side of the apparatus to connect the apparatus to the vehicle. The
whole apparatus stands on four wheels outside of the carriage (A) two of which
are called
and two are called (f). The ends of the shaft (W) pass through
the wheels (e) around which they are free to turn, and the ends of the shaft (v)
pass through the wheels (f) around which they are free to turn. The shafts (W)
and (v) are rigidly fastened to the carriage (A) and either may be solid or hollow-
if hollow the two wheels (e) may be connected by a spindle passing through the
shaft (W) and the two wheels (f) may be connected by a spindle passing through
the shaft (v). One or both of the wheels (ƒ) may have projections on their cir-
cumferences and one of them has on its inner side a cog-wheel (g). A shaft
called () passes through the sides of the carriage on which two pulleys of equal
diameter and a cog-wheel are rigidly fastened. The pulleys are inside the carriage
and the cog-wheel outside of it and in contact with the cog-wheel (g) by which it
and the two pulleys and shaft (i) are made to turn. On a shaft called (1) are two
pulleys of equal diameter. There are two straps called (k) one of which passes
round two pulleys on shafts (i) and (j) and the other round the other two pulleys
on shafts (i) and (j). The straps (k) may be made of any suitable material
and constructed in any way so as to make a suitable belt, and they have
holes through them at equal distances apart and the two pulleys on the shaft (i) have
projecting pieces on their circumferences at the same equal distances apart which work
into the holes of the straps when the pulleys turn round. The two straps (k) are
connected by horizontal bars with cross pieces at their ends placed at requisite and
equal distances apart and move with the straps round the pulleys when the pulleys
turn round. Each bar has or may have as many hay carriers called (1) screwed or
otherwise fastened into it as there are spaces between the tines of the rake called (m)
between which they move when the pulleys turn round. The holes through the
straps (), may consist of metal or other suitable material and the cross pieces to
the carrier bars may or may not have friction rollers at their ends which roll on the
plates (g) when pressed against them through or not through the said holes of the
straps by the weight of hay which may be lifted on the hay-carriers (l). If there are
no friction rollers the ends of the cross pieces will themselves slide on the plates (y).
The cross pieces have their inner sides for a part of their length commencing where
they join the cross bar of the same curvature as the pulleys they move round
on as

page_text: shewn in the case of the one represented as moving round the pulley on the shaft (j)
in the drawing. There are two expansion rods (n) the upper ends of which are
connected to the shaft () and their lower ends to the shaft (i) about which they are
free to move. Each expansion rod consists of two parts, upper and lower; the upper
part is screwed into a cylinder called (o) which contains a spiral spring which. exerts
itself against both upper and lower parts of the rod and which consequently keeps
the said straps round the pulleys from becoming slack. There are brackets called (p)
fastened to the upper parts of the expansion rods (n) and to the cylinders (o) to the
ends of which the two plates (9) are fastened and they are nearly in contact with the
pulley straps and are intended for the cross pieces at the ends of the said carrier bars
to roll or slide on as has been already explained. (r) is a channel through which
the hay is conveyed to the overflow at (t) from the rake (m). The rear side of the
channel (r) may consist of as many bars (u) made of metal or other suitable material
each of the same shape and length as there are tines in the rake (m) and the tines
of the rake are fastened to the lower ends of the bars (u) by movable joints so as to
be free to rest on the ground by their weight and may be produced underneath the
shafts () and (v) sufficiently far as to be out of the way of the hay carriers & bars
and at their terminations rigidly fastened in sets of two or more tines to each set so
as to secure firmness. The bars (u) are curved round at their lower ends underneath
the shaft (i) and pierced by the shafts (v. E.) where they terminate; and means will
be provided such as bosses, rings, or otherwise to keep them at their proper distance
apart. Their upper ends are curved round to the front side of the channel and
pierced by the rod (10). The lower part of the front side of the channel is fastened
by a rod to the carriage (A). (c) is a continuation of the overflow called (t) which
prevents hay from falling to the ground between the apparatus and vehicle.
(B) and (C) are struts. There may or may not be two bends in the channel as
at (D) (.). There are two bars called (y) connected at their extremities to the
pulley shaft (j) and the rod (z) at the higher bend of the channel about which they
are free to move.
The way the apparatus loads the vehicle with hay is as follows:-It is firstly
fastened to the vehicle by the hooks called (d). When they are drawn along the
wheels of the apparatus turn round and the rake rakes up the hay, the hay carriers (1)
rise up between the tines of the rake and lift the hay from them carrying it up
to the overflow (t) where it falls over into the vehicle. When any hay carrier has
reached the lower said bend of the channel it then commences to draw out or leave
the channel and has completely done so when it arrives at the higher said bend of
the channel. Thus does the apparatus work and load the vehicle with hay.
The drawings referred to in this Specification are those which were left with the
Provisional Specification.
The shaft (W) is that which the wheels (e) turn round on.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
1. Any modification of the combination and arrangement of parts which essentially
consists of or contains a complete construction of this apparatus as specified or shewn
in the drawings, and which may work in a similar manner.
2. Any modification of the combination and arrangement of parts which essentially
consists of or contains a complete construction of the hay channel as specified or
shewn in the drawings.
3. Any modification of the construction of the bars as specified which form the rear
side of the hay channel.
4. Any modification of the arrangement of parts as specified by which the hay
carriers move between the rakes or bars of the rear side of the hay channel.
5. The connection of rakes with the lower parts of the bars of the rear side of the
hay channel.

page_text: 6. The connection of hay-carriers to bars connected to pulley straps as specified
or shewn in the drawings.
7. Any modification of the construction of the crosspieces of the thay carrier bars
as specified or shewn in the drawings.
A. H. BLUNT.