Year: 1885

page_text: I CHARLES LEWIS STROBEL residing at 508 North Hiland Avenue Pittsburgh
in the County of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania in the United States of
America, seek leave to amend the specification of Letters Patent, No. 13,285
of 1885, as shown in red ink in the copy of the original specification hereunto
annexed:
My reasons for making this amendment are as follows:-
That it was found necessary to alter the American Patent and therefore it was
thought best to alter the English to correspond.
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AH DINO TTIN
AMDODEL
Patent No. 13,285 of 1885,
DECISION..
I hereby grant leave to the said Charles Lewis Strobel to amend the said
Specification in the manner proposed, with the exception of the insertion of the
words "longitudinally moving" before the word "edging" in the proposed new
7th claim.
I further allow the word "all to be inserted before the word “ 'substantially"
in the said claim. ·
DECISION..
I hereby grant leave to the said Charles Lewis Strobel to amend the said
Specification in the manner proposed, with the exception of the insertion of the
words "longitudinally moving". before the word "edging" in the proposed new
7th claim.
I further allow the word "all to be inserted before the word "substantially"
in the said claim. ·

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I CHARLES LEWIS STROBEL residing at 508, North Hiland Avenue, Pittsburgh,
in the County of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, in the United States
of America, 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
My invention relates to the manufacture of eye-bars and similar bars or articles
having enlargements at the ends or intermediate between the ends with a smaller
shank or body between such enlargements. Heretofore these bars have been made
by die forging, by upsetting, and by what is known as the "Kloman" method of
rolling. In die forging as heretofore practiced an iron bar of proper section for the
shank or body is employed, the end of the bar with piling pieces added being
heated to a welding heat & forged to the shape of the head or enlargement within
a die, the metal being spread and welded within the die. This is only applicable
to iron bars, as steel cannot be so treated. In this die forging the metal is
weakened and its fibre disturbed and dependence must be put upon the welding of
the parts which may be imperfect. In upsetting the metal at the end of a bar of
proper section for the body is heated & driven back to form the head.
This is found to be injurious to the metal as it practically destroys the fibre when
iron is so treated and the repeated heating necessary causes a partial discarbonation
and consequently weakening when the steel is so treated. In the Kloman method,
the billet or pile is reduced in thickness in suitable reversing rolls which operate
only on the central portion thereof, the rolls being reversed and forced nearer while
the billet is within the rolls. The shank or body is thus rolled to the proper
'section and length, and thickened portions are left at the ends of the bars for the
formation of the enlargements, the thickened ends being subsequently reheated and
forged to the proper shape of the bead under a hammer. The, rolling by this
method is difficult as the rolls must be reversed suddenly and exactly at the proper
point on the bar, both the machinery and the bar rolled being thereby exposed to
violent shocks and strains, and the operation requiring very heavy rolls which
must press together on reversing with considerable power and permitting but a
slow motion thereof. Iron eye-bars of short length have also been formed by cross-
rolling the metal at the ends of the alab, reducing these parts in thickness and
spreading them to the breadth necessary for the heads, this being done between
rolls having collars or enlargements at their ends the slab being passed bodily
through the rolls with side edge foremost and both ends reduced simultaneously.
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The slab was then elongated by rolling lengthwise in the ordinary manner and
the heads were completed by the ordinary means such as forging or shearing. This
manufacture more nearly approaches my invention than those above referred to,
but it is objectionable, because, in the first place, the cross rolling of the end
destroys the fibre and weakens the metal to such an extent that the head on an

page_text: eye bar so made will always be weaker than the body or shank, especially in
iron, and because, in the second place, different parts of the slab are rolled at
different times as to cause uneven tooling, thereby creating injurious internal
strains in the metal, and this condition is made worse by. the heating of the
enlargements at the ends subsequent to the rolling of the bars to form the heads to
finished shape, all of which is particularly injurious in steel. The process is also
only applicable to short bars. In all the methods of manufacture above referred to,
it is found that when the ends of the bar are heated and worked while the body
is cold, this causes a weakening of the neck, when this heating and working end,
especially in steel, for which material internal strains are set up so injurious to the
strength of the finished bar, that it is necessary to anneal the entire bar to restore
it to its normal condition, this annealing operation being necessarily a slow process
and requiring long and expensive furnaces.
The object of my invention is to overcome these difficulties in the manufacture
of these eye bars, and to provide apparatus for rolling the bars to the exact length
required as well as finish the bar by edge rolling it between the heads. It consists
essentially in forging on a billet or alab enlargements of approximately the finished
shape of head and then reheating the blank so formed and rolling it to the
required length and finished form, of a bar without subsequent reheating, the
metal of the bar being thus brought to its final shape while the entire bar is in an
uniformly heated condition and consequently the formation of these injurious
strains is entirely avoided. It also consists in apparatus for rolling the heated
blank to the required length and finished form of bar, having reduced rolls and a
guage located in the course of the bar rolled, and adapted to indicate the length
of bar. It also consists in making this gauge apparatus longitudinally movable
with the bar, so that the bar when pressing against the end piece thereof may carry
the gauge with it and the length be indicated no matter what may be the position
of the bar on the feed table. It also consists in combining with the reducing rolls
edging rolls and apparatus for advancing or permitting the retraction of the edging
rolls to permit the passage of the heads or enlargements on the bar. It also
consists in the construction of the apparatus for operating these edging rolls. It
also consists in certain details of construction hereinafter specifically set forth.
To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention I will describe
the same more fully referring to the accompanying drawings in which :-
Fig. 1, is a longitudinal central section of the rolling mill employed in practicing
my invention.
Fig. 2, is a horizontal section on the line x, x, Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is an enlarged top view showing part of the housings and rolls.
Fig. 4 is an enlarged cross section on the line y-y-Fig. 1, the horizontal rolls
being omitted,
Fig. 5, is a vertical central section of the apparatus for operating the edging
rolls.
Figs. 6 and 7 are detail views of such parts.
Fig. 8, is a perspective view of the gauge.
Fig. 9 is a longitudinal section of a rolling mill illustrating another form of
gauge.
Fig. 10, is an enlarged detached view of the lever apparatus for operating the
edging rolls.
Figs. 11, to 18, illustrate the bar in the different steps of manufacture of the
eye-bar; fig. 11, being a view of an ingot; and fig. 12 of a bloom or pile from
which the slab or billet shown in fig. 13, is rolled.
Figs: 14, 15 and 16, illustrate the blanks having the enlargements formed
thereon, and
Figs. 17 and 18, are finished bars.
Like letters of reference indicate like parts in each.
The bar is formed of iron, or from steel of proper carbon, the ingot or bloom, if
steel; and pile if iron such as shown in figs, 11 and 12, being reduced to the slab

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or billet, t, shown in Fig. 3, in suitably grooved rolls. The billet formed should
be of proper weight so as to produce a bar of proper width, thickness and length
when finished as hereinafter set forth and this can be easily attained in the practical
manufacture thereof. The billet, t, is of substantially the same width desired for
the body or shank, v, of the finished bar, its thickness being so chosen that the
enlargements can readily be made, and being generally a little more than twice
the thickness of the finished bar. The ends of this billet are heated & the eye bar
heads, su¹, are forged thereon between suitable dies for producing the shape of
head desired, thus forming the blank, u, illustrated in Figs. 15 and 16.
Where the material is iron I prefer to form the enlargements by die forging
direct from the billet, but where steel is employed I consider it preferable to
spread the metal and shape the enlargements as shown at, u³, Fig. 14, on the
anvil, under a steam hammer, preliminary to finishing them by die forging, as
this gives an opportunity for chipping should cracks show along the edges of
the enlargements, and but a low heat is required for finishing the enlargements
within the die.
By the term "die forging" I of course include shaping the heads in any suitable
manner under a hammer or press with the employment of dies. The pin holes, w,
may be rough punched during the forging of the heads.
The same manipulation will also be found advantageous in working large iron
..billets or in forming blanks having large heads. The blanks, u, formed from the
billet is placed in a furnace and heated as a whole to a proper rolling heat, and
then reduced and elongated between horizontal rolls until brought to the proper
length for the finished bar, when if the weight of the slab was correct it will also
-be reduced to the proper thickness. Where the heads or enlargements of the blank
are left thicker than the finished bar they are also reduced in the last passes in the
rolling of the blank and so are also surface finished compacted and worked during
the rolling so that the metal or the entire bar receives substantially the same
amount of work, be it under the hammer or press in forming the blank from the
slab or billet or in the rolls after the blank is heated. In rolling the blank, to bar
it will gain slightly in width, and the edges will be a trifle rounded, but this is
not objectionable, & if desired, the edges can be rolled square by suitable edge
rolling between the heads or enlargements as hereinafter fully described. The pin
holes, d, in the finished bar can be drilled and bored by suitable tools in the
ordinary manner. Where an intermediate head or enlargement is to be formed
on a bar as at, u³, Fig. 18, it may be accomplished in the manner above set forth,
the metal of the billet between the ends thereof being spread and die forged, thus
forming the central enlargement in the blank, Fig. 16, and the blank subsequently
reheated and rolled to the proper length. These eye bars can be made in the
manner above described with the ordinary rolls, steam hammer, or press & forging
dies heretofore in common use, & for this reason I have not considered it necessary
to illustrate the slab rolls, or forging apparatus, but in forming the bar by this
method it is essential to provide means for accurately rolling the bar to length, as
the bar is substantially finished when leaving the rolls & a slight variation in
length might render the bar useless. It has also been found desirable to edge-roll
the bar between the heads to prevent too great lateral spread and impart a neater
finish thereto. For these reasons as before referred to I have illustrated in Figs. 1
to 10 the apparatus employed for this purpose.
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In said figs. A, A, are the ordinary adjustable horizontal plate rolls mounted in
the housings, A¹ A¹, these rolls being operated in the ordinary manner which it is
unnecessary to describe herein.
Extending out on each side of the housing are the feed tables, B, B¹, having the
series of idle rolls, b thereon on which the bar is supported during reduction from
the blank to the finished eye bar.
Extending above the housings, A¹, from end to end of the apparatus is the
bar, b¹, from which is hung on each side of the housing by suitable rods or
chains, b³, the measuring gauge, C, this gauge in the form preferred consisting of

page_text: the frame, c, having cross bars, c¹, to which the chains, 63, are connected, and at
the forward end the finger or pin, c², which extends down a short distance in front
of the rolls, A, and indicates the centre of the head when the bar is finished.
Secured to the frame, c, is the adjustable end piece, C¹, of the gauge apparatus,
this end piece extending down from the frame in the course of the eye bar on the
feed table, so that when the eye bar strikes this end piece, the finger, c², will
indicate at the end next to the rolls whether the bar has been rolled to the
proper length. As the gauge, C, is adapted to move longitudinally with the bar
when it strikes the end piece it is evident that as soon as the bar ceases moving
the gauge will indicate the length of the bar and it is not necessary to place
the bar in any particular position to measure its length. The end piece, C¹,
is adjustable on the frame c, in any suitable manner, in the apparatus shown,
the end piece being secured to the side bars of the frame by set screws, c³. The
end piece is adjusted on the frame so that the length from the end pieces C³, to
the finger, c, corresponds to that from one end of the finished bar to the centre of
the head of the opposite end. Instead of the swinging gauge hung from above the*
housings other equivalent forms of longitudinally moving gauges may be employed,
that shown in Fig. 9 being suitable for the purpose. In this case the end piece is
mounted on rollers travelling on a track on the feed table and has connected
thereto wire ropes or chains which carry marks indicating the proper length of bar
and the end of the eye bar comes against and carries this end piece with it along
the feed table the length of the eye bar to be formed. The mill is provided with
side or edging rolls, D, D¹, one set on each side of the horizontal rolls, A, these
rolls acting to edge roll the eye bar during its reduction and so form square edges
and prevent the spreading of the bar, while at the same time they guide the bar in
the passage through the reducing rolls.
As the heads of the eye bar must pass between these edging rolls it is evident
that means must be provided for permitting the opening of the rolls to allow the
bar to enter the reducing rolls and for applying the pressure of the rolls quickly so
that they may press up on the edge faces of the body as soon as the head passes
between them.
To accomplish this, the edging rolls may be operated by any suitable power, that
illustrated being hydraulic pressure. Each edging roll is mounted in a bearing, d,
having at its rear a piston or plunger, d, which enters a cylinder, d', formed within
the housing, A¹, the varying surfaces of the piston & cylinder being suitably packed.
The bearings, d, of the rolls are provided with the guide lugs, e', at diagonally
opposite corners, these guide lugs fitting over and sliding on the cross bars, e,
which extends across between the housings, A¹ A¹ and so form strong supports for
the edging rolls which are guided in their movement by the cylinders within the
housings & by these supporting cross bars.
As the bars pass through the lugs at the diagonal corners of the bearings they
extend across above & below the course of the eye bar, & they have the further
advantage of shedding any scale falling on their surface so that there is no liability
of the side rolls being clogged thereby. The pressure cylinders, d², of the rolls
communicate through any suitable valve apparatus with a pipe carrying hydraulic
pressure, one form of valve apparatus suitable for the purpose being shown in
Figs. 5 and 6, the rotary valve, f, being mounted in a valve chamber f¹, communi-
cating through the passage, f, with a supply, through the passage, f³, with the
exhaust and through the passage, f, with the cylinder, d².
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This valve, f, is opened automatically by the eye bar as it passes back and forth
through the rolls in the following manner.
Bolted to the housings are the brackets, g, having on their inner faces the hori-
zontal dove-tailed "ways" on which are secured the hangers, g³, these having set
screws, g³, to secure them in position on the "ways."
At the base of each hanger, g², is the bearing, 91, the two bearings, g*, supporting
the shaft, h³, to which the drag, h, or, h¹, is secured, this drag in its normal position
hanging down in the. course of the eye bar as it passes over the feed table and

page_text: being raised by and resting on the eye bar (its two positions being shown in
fig. 1.) and so imparting a partial rotation to the drag shaft.
On the drag shaft is secured the spring clutch, i, having the handle, ¹, this
clutch engaging with the lever, k, which is mounted on the drag shaft, the lever
being thus connected to the drag shaft by means of the clutch and moving
with it.
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On the same horizontal plane as the drag shaft and directly above the edging
rolls is the shaft, m, which is journaled in the housings, A¹, the ends of the shaft
extending through the outer faces of the housing. Secured to this shaft, m, is the
lever, l, and at the top of the levers, k, and, are mounted sleeves, k, l, through
which sleeves the bar, n, passes, this bar being fastened therein by suitable set
screws, and through this bar, n, and the levers, k, l, the motion of the drag shaft, h³,
is imparted to the shaft, m.
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The drag shaft is supported from the brackets having slides or "ways" and the
rod, n, is secured in the sleeves of the levers, k, l, by set screws, to permit the
adjustment of the drag shaft toward or from the edging rolls in the direction of
the length of the apparatus, so that the apparatus may be employed in rolling bars
having different sizes of heads.
This is accomplished by unscrewing the set screws, binding the hangers to the
"ways" and the bar, n, to the lever, k, and adjusting the drag shaft and its
connections to the proper position, in which it is again held by the set screws.
From this shaft, m, motion is imparted in any suitable manner to the valve, f,
whereby the edging rolls are operated, that shown being a toothed segment, m',
secured at the end of the shaft, m, meshing into a toothed segment, m³, on the end
of the stem of the rotary valve, f.
When the eye bar passes under and raises the drag this turns the drag shaft, h³,
and through the levers, k, and, l, and bar, n, imparts the same motion to the
shaft, m, which through the segments, m³, m³, turns the valves, f, and so opens
communication between the supply passages, f³, and cylinders, d', and the water
under pressure, forces out the edging rolls, D, or D¹, against the edges of the eye
bar passing through the rolls. The apparatus remains in this position until the eye
bar permits the drag to fall when motion in the opposite direction is imparted
thereto and the valve, f, opens communication between the cylinder, a³, and
exhaust passage, f³, releivings the cylinders, d², and pistons, d', from pressure so
that the heads or enlargements on the eye bar may press back the rolls and pass
between them.
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The drag shaft is provided with the hand lever, p, for operating the valve
apparatus and edging rolls independently of the drag, this being necessary in some
cases as hereinafter described. When this hand lever is employed the clutch, i, is
drawn out of connection with the lever, k, the shaft, h³, turned to raise the drag
out of the course of the eye bar, and the clutch again thrown into connection with
the lever, k. It is also necessary to withdraw the edging rolls for some purposes,
such as when entering or withdrawing the blank or finished eye bar, and for this
purpose I have provided hydraulic apparatus at the end of the cylinders, d², this
consisting of the cylinder, r, having a piston or valve, r¹, therein, said piston being
connected by the rod, s, with the piston or plunger, d', forming part of the bearing
of the roll bearing, d. The rod, n, passes through suitable stuffing boxes in the
cylinders, d² & r, and is bolted to the cross brace, s', of the piston, d. Communi-
cating with the cylinder r, is the pipe, 3, hydraulic pressure being employed
through this pipe to operate the piston, rl in withdrawing the roll.
Instead of hydraulic pressure for operating the edging rolls other equivalent
pressure such as steam, pneumatic, spring or lever pressure may be employed
for advancing or retracting them.
The blank, u, is first formed from the slab, t, as above described & is then placed
in a suitable furnace & heated as a whole to a rolling heat, and it is then fed to the
reducing rolls, A, A, over the feed table, B. To permit the bar to pass under the
drag, h, the operator disengages the clutch, i, from the lever, k, & by means of

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the band lever, p, on the drag shaft raises the drag, h, out of the course of the
blank, which is then fed forward until caught by the rolls.. As soon as the blank
passes the drag it is lowered by the operator & the drag shaft connected to the
lever, k, so that the apparatus is in position to operate automatically. As the
blank passes out on the opposite side of the rolls, A, A, onto the table, B¹, after
the head, u, passes the side or edging rolls, D¹; D¹, it strikes against & raises the
drag, h¹, & through the levers, k, l, bar, n, & other apparatus before described opens
communication between the hydraulic supply & the cylinder, d, so by hydraulic
pressure advancing the edging rolls, D1, D¹, which press upon the edge faces of the
body of the blank between the heads, u', & edge roll the body thereof preventing
greater lateral spread than is desirable & truing the corners of the bar.
pressure and rotation of the horizontal rolls, A, A, forces the blank or bar through
them into the position shown in figs. 1, 2 and 3, but as the edging rolls are simply
idlers the bar is not carried farther, and upon the reversal of the mill the bar is fed
from this position back to the horizontal rolls, and after the head, u¹, passes the
edging rolls, D, D, on the opposite side it strikes the drag, h, and raises it, so,
through the apparatus above described, advancing the edging rolls, D, D. As the
bar is fed through by the rolls, A, A, its rear end is withdrawn from the drag, h¹,
permitting the drag to drop and thus through the apparatus above described
operating the valves, f, to relieve the edging rolls, D₁, D¹, from the hydraulic
pressure; and as the head, u', at the rear of the bar is drawn through these rolls it
presses them back out of its course, the pistons, & being forced in this way back.
into their cylinders, d³, as shown in fig. 2, the edging rolls, D' D', being thus left
in position to permit the entrance of the head, u¹, of the bar upon the reversal of
the apparatus. The operation is continued in this manner the apparatus being
operated automatically through the drags, h, and, h¹, to edge roll the body of the
bar between the head- until the bar is reduced to the desired thickness and brought
to the required length. As the bar approaches the required length its forward end
strikes against the end piece, C³, of the measuring guage, C, and the exact length
of the bar is then indicated by the finger, c³, so that after each pass the exact length
of the bar is shown and the operator can by increasing or decreasing the pressure of
the reducing rolls in the last pass or passes roll the bar to the exact length
required. As the guage, C, is capable of longitudinal movement with the bar it is
evident that the length of the bar is indicated as soon as its end strikes the end
piece of the bar and that no time is lost in adjusting the bar for measurement this
being important in the rapid reduction of the blank to finished bar.
When the bar is finished, the operator disengages the clutch, i, from the lever, k,
and through the lever p, raises the drag, h, out of contact with the bar and then
connects the clutch and the lever, k, so that he can operate the valve mechanism
through the hand lever, p. He then turns the valve so as to relieve the edging
rolls from hydraulic pressure, and, by means of the pistons, 71, within the auxiliary
cylinders, r, he withdraws the edging rolls, so that the finished bar may be
withdrawn.
Where it is desired to roll a bar having a head or similar enlargement between
the heads, the automatic apparatus cannot be employed to advantage, as the
pressure of the edging rolls cannot be relieved for the passage of the intermediate
head. In such cases the apparatus is operated by the hand levers, the drags being
raised out of the course of the eye bar on the table as above described.
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In rolling eye bars having larger or smaller heads the drag is adjusted in the
manner above described froin or toward the edging rolls according to the size of the
head, so as to operate the valve apparatus at the proper instant, either in applying
or relieving the hydraulic pressure of the rolls.
The finished bars, shown in figs. 17 & 18, are formed substantially free from
strain, as the entire bar is heated previous to finishing the rolls, and any internal
strains caused in the metal by heating the portions spread in forging the enlarge-
ments are thus removed, avoiding the necessity for any necessity for any annealing.
of the finished bar, and forming a bar of equal strength throughout, the material in

page_text: the necks or enlargements, so often found weak and imperfect when made by the
methods heretofore practiced, being equally strong with the body or shank.
An ordinary heating furnace less than one half the length of the annealing
furnace heretofore employed is sufficient for the purpose.
The entire surface of the bars will also be rolled in finishing as does the edges
between the enlargements and consequently a bar of even thickness and finished
surface and edge faces be obtained, the edges of the enlargements being finished in
die forging. I am also enabled to provide a bar made from a single slab and
having one or more heads or enlargements at or near the center thereof, such bars
with intermediate heads being exceedingly desirable for bridge construction or
other structural work. Such bars have not been produced from a single slab or
piece of metal previous to my invention.
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
1. The hereindescribed method of making bars having eyes or similar enlarge-
ments thereon, consisting in die forging on a billet or slab enlargements of
approximately the finished shape of head, reheating the blank so formed and
rolling it to the desired length & finished form of bar.
2. In combination with reducing rolls, a gauge located in the course of the bar
. rolled and adapted to indicate the length thereof, substantially as and for the
purposes set forth.
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3. In combination with reducing rolls, a longitudinally moving movable gauge
located in the course of the bar rolled and adapted to indicate the length thereof,
substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
4. In combination with reducing rolls, a gauge located in the course of the
bar-rolled and having an end piece against which the end of the bar strikes,
substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
5. In combination with the reducing rolls, A, A, the gauge device C, having
the finger, c³, and adjustable end piece, C', substantially as and for the purposes
described.
6. In apparatus for rolling eye bars and like bars the combination with the
horizontal reducing rolls, of edging rolls, and apparatus to relieve the pressure
of said-rolls-to-permit the passage of the enlargements of the bar, substantially-as
set forth edging rolls of a drag located in the course of the eye-bar and connections
between the drag and apparatus for adjusting said rolls, substantially as and for
the purposes set forth.
7. In apparatus for rolling eye bars, the combination with of the edging rolls
of a drag in the course of the eye-bar and connections between the drag and
apparatus for advancing said edging rolls, mounted in bearings and provided with
pistons or plungers, valve apparatus for operating the same, a drag in the course
of the eye-bar and connections between said drag and valve apparatus all substan-
tially as and for the purposes set forth.
8. The combination with the edging roll of the bearing d, having the piston
er plunger, d', the cylinders, d', within the housings,-and-valve-apparatus for
operating the same, substantially as and for the purposes-set forth.
9. 8. The combination of the housings, the cross bars, e and the roll bearing, d,
having guide lugs, e, at diagonally opposite corners fitting over said cross bars,
substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
+e. 9. The combination of the housings having the cylinders, d³, therein, the cross
bars, e, and the roll bearings, d, having the pistons or plungers, d³, fitting in the
cylinders, and the guide lugs, e¹, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
++. 10. The combination of the housings having the cylinder, d³, therein, the roll
bearing, d, having the piston or plunger, d', the auxiliary cylinder, r, and the
piston, 1, connected to the piston, d, substantially as and for the purposes set i
forth

page_text: +2. 11. The combination of the shafts, h³, m, levers, k, l, longitudinal bar, n, the
edging rolls, and valve apparatus for operating them, substantially as and for the
purposs set forth,
3. 12. The combination of the drag shaft, the drag, h, & hand lever, p, con-
nected thereto, the lever, k, mounted thereon, and the clutch, i, substantially as and
for the purposes set forth.
14. 18. The combination of the edging rolls, the drag, connections between the
drag and the apparatus for operating the edging rolls, and apparatus for adjusting
the drag towards or from the edging rolls, substantially as and for the purposes set
forth.
+5. 14. The combination of the housings, the horizontal ways, g¹, the hangers
supported and adjusted thereon, the drag shaft mounted in said hangers, and the
drag, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
16. 15. The combination of the housings, the shaft, m, mounted therein, and
carrying the lever, l, the horizontal ways, g¹, the hangers supported and adjustable
thereon, the drag shaft, the hanger, the lever, k, and the bar, n, adjustably secured
to said levers, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
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W. P. THOMPSON & BOULT,
Agents.

page_text: I CHARLES LEWIS STROBEL residing at 508, North Hiland Avenue, Pittsburgh,
in the County of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, in the United States
of America, 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 :-
My invention relates to the manufacture of eye-bars and similar bars or articles
having enlargements at the ends or intermediate between the ends with a smaller
shank or body between such enlargements. Heretofore these bars have been made
by die forging, by upsetting, and by what is known as the "Kloman" method of
rolling. In die forging as heretofore practiced an iron bar of proper section for the
shank or body is employed, the end of the bar with piling pieces added being
heated to a welding heat & forged to the shape of the head or enlargement within
a die, the metal being spread and welded within the die. This is only applicable
to iron bars, as steel cannot be so treated. In this die-forging the metal is
weakened and its fibre disturbed and dependence must be put upon the welding of
the parts which may be imperfect. In upsetting the metal at the end of a bar of
proper section for the body is heated & driven back to form the head.
This is found to be injurious to the metal as it practically destroys the fibre when
iron is so treated and the repeated heating necessary causes a partial discarbonation
and consequently weakening when the steel is so treated. In the Kloman method,
the billet or pile is reduced in thickness in suitable reversing rolls which operate
only on the central portion thereof, the rolls being reversed and forced nearer while
the billet is within the rolls. The shank or body is thus rolled to the proper
section and length, and thickened portions are left at the ends of the bars for the
formation of the enlargements, the thickened ends being subsequently reheated and
forged to the proper shape of the head under a hammer. The rolling by this
method is difficult as the rolls must be reversed suddenly and exactly at the proper
point on the bar, both the machinery and the bar rolled being thereby exposed to
violent shocks and strains, and the operation requiring very heavy rolls which
must press together on reversing with considerable power and permitting but a
slow motion thereof. Iron eye-bars of short length have also been formed by cross-

page_text: rolling the metal at the ends of the slab, reducing these parts in thickness and
spreading them to the breadth necessary for the heads, this being done between
rolls having collars or enlargements at their ends the slab being passed bodily
through the rolls with side edge foremost and both ends reduced simultaneously.
The slab was then elongated by rolling length wise in the ordinary manner and
the beads were completed by the ordinary means such as forging or shearing. This
manufacture more nearly approaches my invention than those above referred to,
but it is objectionable, because, in the first place, the cross rolling of the end
destroys the fibre and weakens the metal to such an extent that the head on
an eye bar so made will always be weaker than the body or shank, especially in
iron, and because, in the second place, different parts of the slab are rolled at
different times as to cause uneven tooling, thereby creating injurious internal
strains in the metal, and this condition is made worse by the heating of the
enlargements at the ends subsequent to the rolling of the bars to form the heads to
finished shape, all of which is particularly injurious in steel. The process is also
only applicable to short bars. In all the methods of manufacture above referred to,
it is found that when the ends of the bar are heated and worked while the body
is cold, this causes a weakening of the neck, when this heating and working end,
especially in steel, for which material internal strains are set up so injurious to the
strength of the finished bar, that it is necessary to anneal the entire bar to restore
it to its normal condition, this annealing operation being necessarily a slow process
and requiring long and expensive furnaces.
The object of my invention is to overcome these difficulties in the manufacture
of these eye bars, and to provide apparatus for rolling the bars to the exact length
required as well as finish the bar by edge rolling it between the heads. It consists
essentially in forging on a billet or slab enlargements of approximately the finished
shape of head and then reheating the blank so formed and rolling it to the
required length and finished form, of a bar without subsequent reheating, the
metal of the bar being thus brought to its final shape while the entire bar is in an
uniformly heated condition and consequently the formation of these injurious
strains is entirely avoided. It also consists in apparatus for rolling the heated
blank to the required length and finished form of bar, having reduced rolls and a
guage located in the course of the bar rolled, and adapted to indicate the length
of bar. It also consists in making this gauge apparatus longitudinally movable
with the bar, so that the bar when pressing against the end piece thereof may carry
the gauge with it and the length be indicated no matter what may be the position
of the bar on the feed table. It also consists in combining with the reducing rolls
edging rolls and apparatus for advancing or permitting the retraction of the edging
rolls to permit the passage of the heads or enlargements on the bar. It also
consists in the construction of the apparatus for operating these edging rolls. It
also consists in certain details of construction hereinafter specifically set forth.
To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention I will describe
the same more fully referring to the accompanying drawings in which :-
Fig. 1, is a longitudinal central section of the rolling mill employed in practicing
my invention.
Fig. 2, is a horizontal section on the line x, x, Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is an enlarged top view showing part of the housings and rolls.
Fig. 4 is an enlarged cross section on the line y-y—Fig. 1, the horizontal rolls
being omitted.
Fig. 5, is a vertical central section of the apparatus for operating the edging
rolls.
Figs. 6 and 7 are detail views of such parts.
Fig. 8, is a perspective view of the gauge.
Fig. 9 is a longitudinal section of a rolling mill illustrating another form of
gauge.
Fig. 10, is an enlarged detached view of the lever apparatus for operating the
edging rolls.

page_text: Figs. 11, to 18, illustrate the bar in the different steps of manufacture of the
eye-bar; fig. 11, being a view of an ingot; and fig. 12 of a bloom or pile from
which the slab or billet shown in fig. 13, is rolled.
Figs. 14, 15 and 16, illustrate the blanks having the enlargements formed
thereon, and
Figs. 17 and 18, are finished bars.
Like letters of reference indicate like parts in each.
The bar is formed of iron, or from steel of proper carbon, the ingot or bloom, if
steel;
and pile if iron such as shown in figs. 11 and 12, being reduced to the slab
or billet, t, shown in Fig. 3, in suitably grooved rolls. The billet formed should
be of proper weight so as to produce a bar of proper width, thickness and length
when finished as hereinafter set forth and this can be easily attained in the practical
manufacture thereof. The billet, t, is of substantially the same width desired for
the body or shank, v, of the finished bar, its thickness being so chosen that the
enlargements can readily be made, and being generally a little more than twice
the thickness of the finished bar. The ends of this billet are heated & the eye bar
heads, s u, are forged thereon between suitable dies for producing the shape of
head desired, thus forming the blank, u, illustrated in Figs. 15 and 16.
Where the material is iron I prefer to form the enlargements by die forging
direct from the billet, but where steel is employed I consider it preferable to
spread the metal and shape the enlargements as shown at, u², Fig. 14, on the
anvil, under a steam hammer, preliminary to finishing them by die forging, as
this gives an opportunity for chipping should cracks show along the edges of
the enlargements, and but a low heat is required for finishing the enlargements
within the die.
By the term "die forging" I of course include shaping the heads in
any suitable
manner under a hammer or press with the employment of dies. The pin holes, w,
may be rough punched during the forging of the heads.
The same manipulation will also be found advantageous in working large iron
billets or in forming blanks baving large heads. The blanks, u, formed from the
billet is placed in a furnace and heated as a whole to a proper rolling heat, and
then reduced and elongated between horizontal rolls until brought to the proper
length for the finished bar, when if the weight of the slab was correct it will also
be reduced to the proper thickness. Where the heads or enlargements of the blank
are left thicker than the finished bar they are also reduced in the last passes in the
rolling of the blank and so are also surface finished compacted and worked during
the rolling so that the metal or the entire bar receives substantially the same
amount of work, be it under the hammer or press in forming the blank from the
slab or billet or in the rolls after the blank is heated. In rolling the blank to bar
it will gain slightly in width, and the edges will be a trifle rounded, but this is
not objectionable, & if desired, the edges can be rolled square by suitable edge
rolling between the heads or enlargements as hereinafter fully described. The pin
holes, d, in the finished bar can be drilled and. bored by suitable tools in the
ordinary manner. Where an intermediate head or enlargement is to be formed
on a bar as at, u³, Fig. 18, it may be accomplished in the manner above set forth,
the metal of the billet between the ends thereof being spread and die forged, thus
forming the central enlargement in the blank, Fig. 16, and the blank subsequently
reheated and rolled to the proper length. These eye bars can be made in the
manner above described with the ordinary rolls, steam hammer, or press & forging
dies heretofore in common use, & for this reason I have not considered it necessary
to illustrate the slab rolls, or forging apparatus, but in forming the bar by this
method it is essential to provide means for accurately rolling the bar to length, as
the bar is substantially finished when leaving the rolls & a slight variation in
length might render the bar useless. It has also been found desirable to edge-roll
the bar between the heads to prevent too great lateral spread and impart a neater
finish thereto. For these reasons as before referred to I have illustrated in Figs. 1
to 10 the apparatus employed for this purpose.

page_text: In said figs. A, A, are the ordinary adjustable horizontal plate rolls mounted in
the housings, A¹ A', these rolls being operated in the ordinary manner which it is
unnecessary to describe herein.
Extending out on each side of the housing are the feed tables, B, B¹, having the
series of idle rolls, 6 thereon on which the bar is supported during reduction from
the blank to the finished eye bar.
Extending above the housings, A¹, from end to end of the apparatus is the
bar, 6, from which is hung on each side of the housing by suitable rods or
chains, 62, the measuring gauge, C, this gauge in the form preferred consisting of
the frame, c, having cross bars, c', to which the chains, 63, are connected, and at
the forward end the finger or pin, c2, which extends down a short distance in front
of the rolls, A, and indicates the centre of the head when the bar is finished.
Secured to the frame, c, is the adjustable end piece, C₁, of the gauge apparatus,
this end piece extending down from the frame in the course of the eye bar on the
feed table, so that when the eye bar strikes this end piece, the finger, c³, will
indicate at the end next to the rolls whether the bar has been rolled to the
proper length. As the gauge, C, is adapted to move longitudinally with the bar.
when it strikes the end piece it is evident that as soon as the bar ceases moving
the gauge will indicate the length of the bar and it is not necessary to place
the bar in any particular position to measure its length. The end piece, C³,
is adjustable on the frame c, in any suitable manner, in the apparatus shown,
the end piece being secured to the side bars of the frame by set screws, c³. The
end piece is adjusted on the frame so that the length from the end pieces C³, to
the finger, c³, corresponds to that from one end of the finished bar to the centre of
the head of the opposite end. Instead of the swinging gauge hung from above the
housings other equivalent forms of longitudinally moving gauges may be employed,
that shown in Fig. 9 being suitable for the purpose. In this case the end piece is
mounted on rollers travelling on a track on the feed table and has connected
thereto wire ropes or chains which carry marks indicating the proper length of bar
and the end of the eye bar comes against and carries this end piece with it along
the feed table the length of the eye bar to be formed. The mill is provided with
side or edging rolls, D, D¹, one set on each side of the horizontal rolls, A, these
rolls acting to edge roll the eye bar during its reduction and so form square edges
and prevent the spreading of the bar, while at the same time they guide the bar in
the passage through the reducing rolls.
As the heads of the eye bar must pass between these edging rolls it is evident
that means must be provided for permitting the opening of the rolls to allow the
bar to enter the reducing rolls and for applying the pressure of the rolls quickly so
that they may press up on the edge faces of the body as soon as the head passes
between them.
To accomplish this, the edging rolls may be operated by any suitable power, that
illustrated being hydraulic pressure. Each edging roll is mounted in a bearing, d,
having at its rear a piston or plunger, d¹, which enters a cylinder, d², formed within
the housing, A¹, the varying surfaces of the piston & cylinder being suitably packed.
The bearings, d, of the rolls are provided with the guide lugs, el, at diagonally
opposite corners, these guide lugs fitting over and sliding on the cross bars, e,
which extends across between the housings, A¹ A¹ and so form strong supports for
the edging rolls which are guided in their movement by the cylinders within the
housings & by these supporting cross bars.
As the bars pass through the lugs at the diagonal corners of the bearings they
extend across above & below the course of the eye bar, & they have the further
advantage of shedding any scale falling on their surface so that there is no liability
of the side rolls being clogged thereby. The pressure cylinders, d², of the rolls
communicate through any suitable valve apparatus with a pipe carrying hydraulic
pressure, one form of valve apparatus suitable for the purpose being shown in
Figs. 5 and 6, the rotary valve, f, being mounted in a valve chamber f¹, communi-

page_text: cating through the passage, f, with a supply, through the passage, f³, with the
exhaust and through the passage, f, with the cylinder, d³.
This valve, f, is opened automatically by the eye bar as it passes back and forth
through the rolls in the following manner.
Bolted to the housings are the brackets, g, having on their inner faces the hori-
zontal dove-tailed "ways" on which are secured the hangers, g³, these having set
screws, g³, to secure them in position on the "ways."
At the base of each hanger, g², is the bearing, 9*; the two bearings, g*, supporting
the shaft, h³, to which the drag, h, or, h¹, is secured, this drag in its normal position
hanging down in the course of the eye bar as it passes over the feed table and
being raised by and resting on the eye bar (its two positions being shown in
fig. 1.) and so imparting a partial rotation to the drag shaft.
On the drag shaft is secured the spring clutch, i, having the handle, ¹, this
clutch engaging with the lever, k, which is mounted on the drag shaft, the lever
being thus connected to the drag shaft by means of the clutch and moving
with it.
On the same horizontal plane as the drag shaft and directly above the edging
rolls is the shaft, m, which is journaled in the housings, A¹, the ends of the shaft
extending through the outer faces of the housing. Secured to this shaft, m, is the
lever, l, and at the top of the levers, k, and, are mounted sleeves, k, l, through
which sleeves the bar, n, passes, this bar being fastened therein by suitable set
screws, and through this bar, n, and the levers, k, l, the motion of the drag shaft, h³,
is imparted to the shaft, m.
The drag shaft is supported from the brackets having slides or "ways" and the
rod, n, is secured in the sleeves of the levers, k, l, by set screws, to permit the
adjustment of the drag shaft toward or from the edging rolls in the direction of
the length of the apparatus, so that the apparatus may be employed in rolling bars
baving different sizes of heads.
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This is accomplished by unscrewing the set screws, binding the hangers to the
ways" and the bar, n, to the lever, k, and adjusting the drag shaft and its
connections to the proper position, in which it is again held by the set screws.
From this shaft, m, motion is imparted in any suitable manner to the valve, f,
whereby the edging rolls are operated, that shown being a toothed segment, m¹,
secured at the end of the shaft, m, meshing into a toothed segment, m², on the end
of the stem of the rotary valve, f.
When the eye bar passes under and raises the drag this turns the drag shaft, h³,
and through the levers, k, and, l, and bar, n, imparts the same motion to the
shaft, m, which through the segments, m³, m³, turns the valves, f, and so opens
communication between the supply passages, f³, and cylinders, d², and the water
under pressure, forces out the edging rolls, D, or D¹, against the edges of the eye
bar passing through the rolls. The apparatus remains in this position until the eye
bar permits the drag to fall when motion in the opposite direction is imparted
thereto and the valve, f, opens communication between the cylinder, d², and
exhaust passage, f³, releivings the cylinders, d², and pistons, d¹, from pressure so
that the heads or enlargements on the eye bar may press back the rolls and pass
between them.
The drag shaft is provided with the hand lever, p, for operating the valve
apparatus and edging rolls independently of the drag, this being necessary in some
cases as hereinafter described. When this hand lever is employed the clutch, i, is
drawn out of connection with the lever, k, the shaft, h², turned to raise the drag
out of the course of the eye bar, and the clutch again thrown into connection with
the lever, k. It is also necessary to withdraw the edging rolls for some purposes,
such as when entering or withdrawing the blank or finished eye bar, and for this
purpose I have provided hydraulic apparatus at the end of the cylinders, d², this
consisting of the cylinder, r, having a piston or valve, r1, therein, said piston being
connected by the rod, 8, with the piston or plunger, d, forming part of the bearing
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page_text: of the roll bearing, d. The rod, n, passes through suitable stuffing boxes in the
cylinders, d&r, and is.bolted to the cross brace, 81, of the piston, d. Communi-
cating with the cylinder r, is the pipe,, hydraulic pressure being employed
through this pipe to operate the piston, r' in withdrawing the roll.
Instead of hydraulic pressure for operating the edging rolls other equivalent
pressure such as steam, pneumatic, spring or lever pressure may be employed
for advancing or retracting them.
The blank, u, is first formed from the slab, t, as above described & is then placed
in a suitable furnace & heated as a whole to a rolling heat, and it is then fed to the
reducing rolls, A, A, over the feed table, B. To perinit the bar to pass under the
drag, h, the operator disengages the clutch, i, from the lever, k, & by means of
the hand lever, p, on the drag shaft raises the drag, h, out of the course of the
blank, which is then fed forward until caught by the rolls. As soon as the blank
passes the drag it is lowered by the operator & the drag shaft connected to the
lever, k, so that the apparatus is in position to operate automatically. As the
blank passes out on the opposite side of the rolls, A, A, onto the table, B¹, after
the head, u, passes the side or edging rolls, D¹, D¹, it strikes against & raises the
drag, h, & through the levers, k, l, bar, n, & other apparatus before described opens
communication between the hydraulic supply & the cylinder, d³, so by hydraulic
pressure advancing the edging rolls, D', D', which press upon the edge faces of the
body of the blank between the heads, u¹, & edge roll the body thereof preventing
greater lateral spread than is desirable & truing the corners of the bar. The
pressure and rotation of the horizontal rolls, A, A, forces the blank or bar through
them into the position shown in figs. 1. 2 and 3, but as the edging rolls are simply
idlers the bar is not carried farther, and upon the reversal of the mill the bar is fed
from this position back to the horizontal rolls, and after the head, u³, passes the
edging rolls, D, D, on the opposite side it strikes the drag, h, and raises it, so,
through the apparatus above described, advancing the edging rolls, D, D. As the
bar is fed through by the rolls, A, A, its rear end is withdrawn from the drag, h¹,
permitting the drag to drop and thus through the apparatus above described
operating the valves, f, to relieve the edging rolls, D¹, DI, from the hydraulic
pressure; and as the head, u¹, at the rear of the bar is drawn through these rolls it
presses them back out of its course, the pistons, d' being forced in this way back
into their cylinders, d, as shown in fig. 2, the edging rolls, D¹ D¹, being thus left
in position to permit the entrance of the head, u¹, of the bar upon the reversal of
the apparatus. The operation is continued in this manner the apparatus being
operated automatically through the drags, h, and, h, to edge roll the body of the
bar between the head until the bar is reduced to the desired thickness and brought
to the required length. As the bar approaches the required length its forward end
strikes against the end piece, C¹, of the measuring guage, C, and the exact length
of the bar is then indicated by the finger, c³, so that after each pass the exact length
of the bar is shown and the operator can by increasing or decreasing the pressure of
the reducing rolls in the last pass or passes roll the bar to the exact length
required. As the guage, C, is capable of longitudinal movement with the bar it is
evident that the length of the bar is indicated as soon as its end strikes the end
piece of the bar and that no time is lost in adjusting the bar for measurement this
being important in the rapid reduction of the blank to finished bar.
When the bar is finished, the operator disengages the clutch, i, from the lever, k,
and through the lever p, raises the drag, h, out of contact with the bar and then
connects the clutch and the lever, k, so that he can operate the valve mechanism
through the band lever, p. He then turns the valve so as to relieve the edging
rolls from hydraulic pressure, and, by means of the pistons, r, within the auxiliary
cylinders, r, he withdraws the edging rolls, so that the finished bar may be
withdrawn.
Where it is desired to roll a bar having a head or similar enlargement between
the heads, the automatic apparatus cannot be employed to advantage, as the
pressure of the edging rolls cannot be relieved for the passage of the intermediate

page_text: head. In such cases the apparatus is operated by the hand levers, the drags being
raised out of the course of the eye bar on the table as above described.
In rolling eye bars having larger or smaller heads the drag is adjusted in the
manner above described from or toward the edging rolls according to the size of the
head, so as to operate the valve apparatus at the proper instant, either in applying
or relieving the hydraulic pressure of the rolls.
The finished bars, shown in figs. 17 & 18, are formed substantially free from
strain, as the entire bar is heated previous to finishing the rolls, and any internal
strains caused in the metal by heating the portions spread in forging the enlarge-
ments are thus removed, avoiding the necessity for any necessity for any annealing
of the finished bar, and forming a bar of equal strength throughout, the material in
the necks or enlargements, so often found weak and imperfect when made by the
methods heretofore practiced, being equally strong with the body or shank.
An ordinary heating furnace less than one half the length of the annealing
furnace heretofore employed is sufficient for the purpose.
The entire surface of the bars will also be rolled in finishing as does the edges
between the enlargements and consequently a bar of even thickness and finished.
surface and edge faces be obtained, the edges of the enlargements being finished in
die forging. I am also enabled to provide a bar made from a single slab and
having one or more heads or enlargements at or near the center thereof, such bars
with intermediate heads being exceedingly desirable for bridge construction or
other structural work. Such bars have not been produced from a single slab or
piece of metal previous to my invention.
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
1. The hereindescribed method of making bars having eyes or similar enlarge-
ments thereon, consisting in die forging on a billet or slab enlargements of
approximately the finished shape of head, reheating the blank so formed and
rolling it to the desired length & finished form of bar.
2. In combination with reducing rolls, a gauge located in the course of the bar
rolled and adapted to indicate the length thereof, substantially as and for the
purposes set forth.
3. In combination with reducing rolls, a longitudinally moving gauge located in
the course of the bar rolled and adapted to indicate the length thereof, substantially
as and for the purposes set forth.
4. In combination with reducing rolls, gauge located in the course of the bar
rolled and having an end piece against which the end of the bar strikes, substan-
tially as and for the purposes set forth.
5. In combination with the reducing rolls, A, A, the gauge, C, having the
finger, c, and adjustable end piece, C³, substantially as and for the purposes
described.
6. In apparatus for rolling eye bars and like bars the combination with the
horizontal reducing rolls, of edging rolls, and apparatus to lieve the pressure of
said rolls to permit the passage of the enlargements of the 1 substantially as set
forth.
7. In apparatus for rolling eye bars, the combination with edging rolls of a
drag in the course of the eye bar and connections between the drag and apparatus
for advancing said edging rolls, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
8. The combination with the edging roll of the bearing d, having the piston or
plunger, d, the cylinders, d³, within the housings, and valve apparatus for
operating the same, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
9. The combination of the housings, the cross bars, e and the roll bearing, d,
having guide lugs, el, at diagonally opposite corners fitting over said cross bars,
substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

page_text: 10. The combination of the housings having the cylinders, d³, therein, the cross
bars, e, and the roll bearings, d, having the pistons or plungers, d', fitting in the
cylinders, and the guide lugs, c¹, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
11. The combination of the housings having the cylinder, d, therein, the roll
bearing, d, having the piston or plunger, d', the auxiliary cylinder, r, and the
piston,, cont:ected to the piston, d, substantially as and for the purposes set
forth.
12. The combination of the shafts, h³, m, levers, k, l; longitudinal bar, n, the
edging rolls, and valve apparatus for operating them, substantially as and for the
purposes set forth.
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13. The combination of the drag shaft, the drag, h, & hand lever, p, connected
thereto, the lever, k, mounted thereon, and the clutch, i, substantially as and for
the purposes set forth.
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14. The combination of the edging rolls, the drag; connections between the drag
and the apparatus for operating the edging rolls, and apparatus for. adjusting the
drag towards or from the edging rolls, substantially as and for the purposes set
forth.
15. The combination of the housings, the liorizontal: ways, g¹, the hangers
supported and adjusted thereon, the drag shaft mounted in said hangers, and the
drag, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
16. The combination of the housings, the shaft, m, mounted therein, and
carrying the lever, l, the horizontal ways, g¹, the hangers supported and adjustable
thereon, the drag shaft, the hanger, the lever, k, and the bar, n, adjustably secured
to said levers, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
Dated this 3rd day of November 1885.
W. P. THOMPSON & BOULT,
Agents.