Improvements in Apparatus for Lifting and Loading Cut Crops.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 20th May, 1899
Complete Specification Left, 20th Feb., 1900-Accepted, 24th Mar., 1900
Improvements in Apparatus for Lifting and Loading Cut Crops.
I, THOMAS EAGLE MARTIN, of Barmer Hall, near King's Lynn, in the County
of Norfolk, Farmer and Machinist, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
My invention relates to improved apparatus for lifting or elevating hay or
other like crop from the ground and delivering it on to a wagon or cart.
My improved apparatus, which is adapted to be applied in front of, at either
side, or at the rear of the cart or wagon to be loaded and to be moved along either
by the horse which draws the cart or the like or by an independent horse, com-
prises a frame adapted to run upon suitable wheels and carrying an inclined
endless platform or apron or other desirable form of elevating device adapted
to be driven from one or more of the wheels of the apparatus through the medium
of suitable gearing. The framing carrying this endless apron is at its front end
brought as near as possible to the ground and at its rear end extends over the
wagon or cart to be loaded.. In front of the endless platform is arranged a series
of inclined bars or fingers the forward ends of which are designed to pass beneath
the hay or the like lying upon the ground so that as the implement is caused to
advance the hay or the like will be caused to slide up the said fingers until it
reaches the endless platform, apron or the like when it will be carried upwards
and delivered into the cart or wagon.
The framing carrying the said apron is provided with screws, racks, ropes,
chains or the like whereby the rear end may be raised or lowered according to
the height of the cart or wagon to be loaded.
When the cart is loaded to the desired extent the loading apparatus is detached.
Steering apparatus is provided or caster wheels or the like are arranged to
cause the apparatus to travel in the same direction as the cart or wagon and to
facilitate turning. I also arrange a guard for preventing the wind from acting
against the material as it drops from the elevator.
In some cases the elevator is formed with a movable head and otherwise so
arranged that it may work in any position relatively with the cart or wagon.
nd the 20th day of May 1899.
Improvements in Apparatus for Lifting and Loading Cut Crops.
I, THOMAS EAGLE MARTIN, of Barmer Hall, near King's Lynn, in the County
of Norfolk, Farmer and Machinist, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
Price R71

page_text: and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:-
My invention relates to improved apparatus for lifting or elevating hay or
other like crop from the ground and delivering it on to a wagon or cart.
My improved apparatus, which is adapted to be applied in front of, at either
side, or at the rear of the cart or wagon to be loaded and to be moved along either
by the horse which draws the cart or the like or by an independent horse, com-
prises a frame adapted to run upon suitable wheels and carrying an inclined
endless platform or apron or other desirable form of elevating device adapted
to be driven from one or more of the wheels of the apparatus through the medium
of suitable gearing. The framing carrying this endless apron is at its front end
brought as near as possible to the ground and at its rear end extends over the
wagon or cart to be loaded. In front of the endless platform is arranged a series
of inclined bars or fingers the forward ends of which are designed to pass beneath
the hay or the, like lying upon the ground so that as the implement is caused to
advance the hay or the like will be caused to slide up the said fingers until it
reaches the endless platform, apron or the like when it will be carried upwards
and delivered into the cart or wagon.
The framing carrying the said apron is provided with screws, racks, ropes,
chains or the like whereby the rear end may be raised or lowered according to
the height of the cart or wagon to be loaded.
In the accompanying drawing,—
Figure 1 is a side elevation of apparatus for lifting and loading cut crops
constructed according to the invention:
Figure 2 is a plan thereof.
a is the main frame of the apparatus, the said frame being mounted upon
wheels b, b and being designed to be applied to the front, either side or rear of
the cart or wagon which is to be loaded with the crop by means of the apparatus:
in the drawing the apparatus is shewn as being adapted to be pushed forward
by the horse drawing the cart or the like to be loaded, although it will be obvious
that the apparatus could be driven by an independent horse if found more con-
venient. c is the portion of the frame carrying the endless platform or apron d,
the said apron being of ordinary construction and being conveyed over the guide
pulleys d, fitted to the said frame c. This frame is hinged at its lower or
front end to the lower or front end of the main frame, the hinge being formed
by the cross shaft e which is mounted in bearings in brackets f, f secured to
the lower or front end of the main frame a, and around driving wheels on which
shaft the endless apron passes. The shafte has keyed upon its ends, which pro-
ject beyond the brackets f, two pulleys, one of the said pulleys, that is to say,
the pulley g being driven from a pulley h upon one of the wheels 6 through the
medium of thc crossed belt i and the other pulley, that is to say, the pulley j
being adapted to drive, by means of a crossed belt, a pulley keyed upon a
shaft mounted in bearings in the upper part of the brackets f, f, as clearly
shewn, and carrying a feed roller for feeding the hay or other crop on to the
endless apron d as hereinafter described. With this arrangement it will be
obvious that as the apparatus is moved forward the shaft e is rotated from the
wheel b and actuates the apron d and through the medium of the belt rotates
the feed roller.
1, are the inclined bars or fingers, the said fingers being secured to a frame "¹
which is pivoted at 12 to the lower front part of the brackets f, f.
m, m are curved racks which are secured upon the underside of the movable
frame c on either side thereof and engage pinions m¹, m¹ keyed upon a trans-
verse spindle m² mounted in brackets m³ fixed to the frame a. n is a worm
wheel which is mounted upon one end of the said shaft m², the said worm wheel
engaging a worm n¹ mounted in a bracket secured to the main frame a and
having a handle by means of which it can be rotated so as to turn the spindle

page_text: and thereby raise or lower the movable frame e to adapt it to the height of the
cart or wagon to be loaded.
To load a cart or wagon in front or on either side the apparatus is applied thereto
in a suitable position and moved forward by the horse attached to it. The
movement of the apparatus causes the fingers to gather up the cut crop which
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slides up the inclined plane formed by the said fingers and passes on to the
endless apron d, the roller assisting the upward feed movement. The hay or
other material then passes up the elevator and is delivered into the cart or wagon
in the usual manner. When the cart is loaded to the desired extent the loading
apparatus is detached.
Steering apparatus may be provided or caster wheels or the like such as o, o
may be provided actuated by a suitable lever to cause the apparatus to travel
in the same direction as the cart or wagon and to facilitate turning. A guard
can also be furnished for preventing the wind from acting against the material
as it drops from the elevator.
In some cases the elevator may be formed with a movable head and be other-
wise so arranged that it may work in any position relatively with the cart or
wagon. Furthermore, the collecting fingers can be dispensed with and the hay
or other material collected and drawn beneath the feed roller by the moving
apron.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said in-
vention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
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1. In apparatus for lifting and loading cut crops, the combination of a carriage
carrying an inclined frame having rollers upon which is mounted an endless
travelling apron receiving motion from one of the wheels of the carriage, and
of lifting fingers which, as the carriage is caused to travel, enter beneath the crop
and direct it to a position where it is caught by the elevating apron, substantially
as hereinbefore described.
2. In apparatus for lifting and loading cut crops, the combination of a main
frame mounted upon suitable wheels, of a movable frame hinged to the front
lower end of the main frame, of means for adjusting the hinged frame, of an end-
less apron or band mounted upon the movable frame, of means for actuating the
said apron, and of fingers or the like secured to the front lower end of the main
frame, substantially as, and for the purpose, hereinbefore described.
3. Apparatus for lifting and loading cut crops consisting of the parts com-
bined, arranged and operating, substantially in the manner hereinbefore described
and as illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
1000
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.