Improvements in Sheaf Binding Harvesters.
Year: 1896

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Sheaf Binding Harvesters.
We, GEORGE KEARSLEY and EDWARD KING, both of The British Iron Works,
Ripon, in the County of York, Engineers do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to arrange an attachment in front of the frame of
self binding harvesters in such a manner that the cutting apparatus cannot plough
into the ground when the machine crosses furrows or other uneven ground.
It consists essentially of a frame, mado preferably triangular shape and provided
at the apex with a suitable casting to carry a wheel; the base of the said frame being.
attached to the harvester by hinged joints to allow the front of the harvester to be
elevated or depressed as required.
The wheel is carried by a fork of the swivol or castor pattern, the upper end
of the fork being fitted into a socket in the casting, placed at the apex of the
triangular frame, and one end of the pole is attached by a single bolt to the casting,
leaving the other end of the pole free to swing up or down without affecting the
height of the cutting apparatus.
The lever and coupling rod for tilting the cutting apparatus are of the ordinary
pattern but instead of connecting the ends of the coupling rod to the pole as is usually
done we fasten them to a suitable bracket on the triangular frame, thus, when the
harvester is tilted or the binding mechanism is moved backwards or forwards
the weight falls upon the front wheel instead of on the pole, this latter having nothing
but its own weight to carry.
Wo do not confine ourselves to any particular location for either the wheel or
frame as they may be placed in any suitable position in front of the harvester. Wo
sometimes dispense with the frame and place the wheel directly under the pole,
having first divided the pole, and fitted it with a suitable hinge, to enable it to rise
and fall: or, we have an independent frame to carry the wheel and attach the pole
direct to the harvester in the manner now usually employed the tilting lever being
connected to the independent frame.
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GEO. KEARSLEY.
EDWARD KING.
Improvements in Sheaf Binding Harvesters.
We, GEORGE KEARBLKY and EDWARD KING, both of The British Iron Works,
Ripon, in the County of York, Engineers, 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 this invention is to arrange an attachment in front of the frame of

page_text: self binding harvesters in such a manner that the cutting apparatus cannot plough
into the ground when the machine crosses furrows, or other uneven ground.
It consists of a frame, made preferably triangular shape, and provided at the apex
with a suitable casting to carry a wheel, the base of the said frame being attached to
the harvester by hinged joints to allow the front of the harvester to be elevated or
depressed as required.
The wheel is carried by a fork of the swivel or castor pattern, the upper end of the
fork being fitted into a socket in the casting, placed at the apex of the triangular
frame; and one end of the pole is attached by a single bolt to the casting, leaving the
other end of the pole free to swing up or down without affecting the height of
the cutting apparatus.
The lever and coupling rods for tilting the cutting apparatus are of the ordinary.
pattern, but instead of connecting the ends of the coupling rods to the pole as is
usually done, wo fasten them to a suitablo bracket on the triangular frame, thus, when
tho harvester is tilted or the binding mechanism is moved backwards or forwards the
weight falls upon the front wheel instead of on the pole, this latter having nothing
but its own weight to carry.
We do not confine ourselves to any particular location for either the wheel or frame,
as they may be placed in any suitable position in front of the harvester. We
sometimes dispense with the frame and place the wheel directly under the pole, having
first divided the pole, and fitted it with a suitablo hinge to enable it to rise and fall;
or, we have an independent frame to carry the wheel, and attach the pole direct to
the harvester in the manner now usually employed, the tilting levor being connected
to the independent frame.
To enable our invention to be fully understood we will describe the same by
reference to the accompanying drawings in which:-
Figure 1 is a plan of part of a harvester having our improvements applied
thereto; and
Figure 2 is a side elevation of the saine showing the front wheel.
Figures 3 and 4 are plans illustrating modifications of our invention.
In Figures 1 and 2, a is the triangular frame and is the casting placed at its
apex and arranged to carry the swivel fork c, and wheel d. e and el are the jointed
connections by which the frame is attached to the harvester, and is the single bolt
connecting I one end of the pole to the casting b by means of suitable plates.
The tilting lever g and the coupling rods g' are connected to a suitable bracket h
placed on the triangular frame: therefore when the tilting lever is elevated or
depressed the front part of the harvester is free to riso or fall by means of the jointed
connections e and e.
In the modification shown in Figure 3 we dispense with the triangular frame, and
carry the wheel by an extension piece j, placed immediately behind the pole.
This extension pieco is fitted with a socket to carry the swivel fork c and the
wheel'd. The pole being fastened to the extension piece by a single bolt is free to
rise and fall and the tilting rods g' are connected to the extension piece in the same
manner as in Figures 1 and 2.
In the modification shown in Figure 4 the triangular frame is not used, and an
independent carriage & is omployod to carry the fork c and wheel d. This carriage
may be of any desired form or length and is attached to the harvester by hinged
connections 1. The tilting rods g' are attached to the carriage k, and the pole being
connected to the frame of the harvester by a hinged bolt m is free to swing up or
down, without affecting the height of the cutting apparatus.
Having now particularly desoribed and ascertained the naturo of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is:
1. In sheaf binding harvesters a loading wheel attached to the front of the
machine, to carry the weight when tilting, or, when working on uneven ground,

page_text: substantially as described and illustrated in the several figures of the accompanying
drawings.
2. In sheaf binding harvesters the combination of the hinged frame or carriage,
the leading wheel, and the hinged pole, substantially as described and illustrated in
the several figures of the accompanying drawings.
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GEORGE KEARSLEY.
EDWARD KING.