IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINES FOR STUFFING HORSE COLLARS
Year: 1877

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Alexander Melville Clark, of 53, Chancery Lane, in the
County of Middlesex, Patent Agent, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN
MACHINES FOR STUFFING HORSE COLLARS." A communication from abroad
by Benjamin Franklin Grayson, junior, of Luray, in the County of Page, State
of Virginia United States of America.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Alexander Melville Clark at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 20th August 1877.
ALEXANDER MELVILLE CLARK, of 53, Chancery Lane, in the County of Middlesex,
Patent Agent. "IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINES FOR STUFFING HORSE COLLARS."
[A communication from abroad by Benjamin Franklin Grayson, junior, of Luray,
in the County of Page, State of Virginia, United States of America.]
The object of this Invention is to furnish an improved machine for stuffing horse
collars, which will enable the work to be done much more rapidly than when they
are stuffed in the old way, and which shall be simple in construction and convenient
in use.
The following is a description of the machine:-Upon a bed plate is attached an
upright framing. The forward part of the frame is the higher, and to its top is
attached an inclined bar, to the projecting forward end of which is pivoted a pulley
to receive a rope, to the forward end of which, or to a short strap attached to said
end, is buckled or otherwise adjustably attached a hook, upon which is hung the
collar to be stuffed. The rope passes back beneath the inclined bar, and its rear
_end is wound around and attached to a large pulley or drum on a shaft, the journals
of which revolve in bearings in the rear part of the frame. To this pulley or drum
is also attached the rear end of a rope, which passes over a pulley pivoted to the
upper forward part of the frame. To the forward end of this rope is attached a
carriage, the wheels of which move up and down in ways in the forward part of
the frame. To the forward part of the carriage is attached a hopper to receive the
straw or other material with which the collar is to be stuffed. The bottom of the
hopper is formed of a short endless belt, which is provided with teeth to take hold
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page_text: of the straw and carry it forward into a recess into the forward part of the carriage.
To the forward side of the hopper at the entrance to the recess in the forward part
of the carriage is attached a small arm or plate to prevent the said recess from
being clogged. The endless belt passes around rollers pivoted to the carriage, and
upon one of the journals of which is placed a pulley connected therewith by a pawl
and ratchet wheel, so that it may carry the rollers and belt with it when turned
forward, but may be turned back without moving the said rollers and belt. Around
the pulley passes a strap, one end of which is attached to the end of a coiled or
other spring, the other end being attached to the carriage. The other end of the
strap is attached to a segmental pulley, which has a projecting arm formed upon it
to strike against a stop attached to the frame every time the carriage moves upward
to operate the feed belt, and which is drawn back to its former position by the
spring as soon as it is released from the stop. To the forward part of the bed plate
is attached the lower end of a rod, the upper end of which is forked and passes up
through a hole in the forward end of the carriage to take the straw from the carrier
belt and force it into the collar. The rod should be provided with a guard to
prevent it from carrying out too much straw at a time. To the shaft of the large
pulley or drum before mentioned is attached the end of a rope, which is wound
around said shaft in the opposite direction from the ropes, and to its other end is
attached a weight, before referred to, large enough to overbalance and raise the
carriage and its attachments. To the weight is also attached the end of a lever,
which is attached to a rock bar pivoted to the frame. To the other end of the lever
is attached the end of a short rope, the other end of which is attached to a foot
lever or treadle. The inner end of the treadle is attached to a rock bar pivoted to
the lower rear part of the frame, and its forward end projects into such a position
that it can be conveniently reached and operated by the operator with his foot.
In using the machine the workman hangs the collar to be stuffed by one end
from the hook, and places the straw or other material in the hopper. He then
takes the collar in his hand and holds its open lower end over the hole in the
forward part of the carriage, and presses the treadle down with his foot. The
movement of the treadle raises the weight, and allows the carriage to descend by
its own weight, the workman drawing the collar down with it. As the carriage
descends the forked rod forces the straw into the collar, which is drawn down upon
it. As the workman raises his foot from the treadle the weight descends and raises
the carriage, the ascent of which operates the feed belt, and feeds more straw into
the cavity of said carriage ready to be forced into the collar as the carriage again
descends. In this way a collar can be quickly, easily, and thoroughly stuffed.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Alexander Melville Clark in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
19th February 1878.
ALEXANDER MELVILLE CLARK, of 53, Chancery Lane, in the County of Middlesex,
Patent Agent. "IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINES FOR STUFFING HORSE COLLARS."
A communication from abroad by Benjamin Franklin Grayson, junior, of Luray,
in the County of Page, State of Virginia, United States of America.
The object of this Invention is to furnish an improved machine for stuffing horse
collars, which will enable the work to be done much more rapidly than when they
are stuffed in the old way, and which shall be simple in construction and convenient
in use.
The Invention consists in the combination of the carriage, the hopper, the endless
toothed belt, the rollers, and the stationary forked rod with the frame; in the
combination of the pulley, the pawl and ratchet wheel, the strap, the spring, the
armed segment, and the stop with the feed belt and rollers, the carriage, and the
frame; in the combination of the rope and pulley, the pulley and shaft, and the
rope and weight with the carriage and the frame; in the combination of the pulley,
rope, and hook with the pulley and shaft, the rope and weight, and the frame; and
in the combination of the lever, the rope, and the treadle with the weight and the
frame, as herein-after fully described.
:
Figure 1 of the accompanying Drawings is a vertical longitudinal section of the
improved machine taken through the line x, x, Figure 2; Figure 2 is a front view
of the same, part being broken away to show the construction.
Figure 3 is a detail view of the feeding device.
Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.
A represents the bed plate of the machine, to which is attached the frame B. The
forward part of the frame is the higher, and to its top is attached an inclined bar C,
to the projecting forward end of which is pivoted a pulley D to receive a rope E, to
the forward end of which, or to a short strap attached to said end, is buckled or
otherwise adjustably attached a hook F, upon which is hung the collar to be stuffed.
The rope E passes back beneath the bar C, and its rear end is wound around and
attached to a large pulley or drum G on a shaft H, the journals of which revolve in
bearings in the rear part of the frame B. To the pulley or drum G is also attached
the rear end of a rope I, which passes over a pulley J pivoted to the upper forward
part of the frame B. To the forward end of the rope I is attached the rear end of
a carriage K, the wheels of which move up and down in ways in the forward part
of the frame B. To the forward part of the carriage K is attached a hopper L to
receive the straw or other material with which the collar is to be stuffed. The
bottom of the hopper L is formed of a short endless belt M, which is provided with
teeth to take hold of the straw and carry it forward into a recess in the forward
part of the carriage K. To the forward side of the hopper L at the entrance to the
recess in the forward part of the carriage K is attached a small arm or plate l' to
prevent the said recess from being clogged. The endless belt M. passes around
rollers N pivoted to the carriage K, and upon one of the journals of which is
placed a pulley O connected with the journal of the roller N by a pawl and ratchet
wheel P, so that it may carry the rollers N and belt M with it when turned forward,
but may be turned back without moving the said rollers and belt. Around the
pulley passes a strap Q, one end of which is attached to the end of a coiled or
othor spring R, the other end being attached to the carriage K. The other end of
the strap is attached to a segmental pulley S, which has a projecting arm s formed
upon it to strike against a stop T attached to the frame B every time the carriage K
moves upward to operate the feeding belt M, and which is drawn back to its former
position by the spring R as soon as it is released from the stop T. To the forward
part of the bed plate A is attached the lower end of a rod U, the upper end of

page_text: which is forked, and passes up through a hole in the forward end of the carriage K
to take the straw from the carrier belt M and force it into the collar. The rod U
should be provided with a guard to prevent it from carrying out too much straw at
a time. To the shaft H of the pulley or drum G is attached the end of a rope V,
which is wound around said shaft in the opposite direction from the ropes E, I, and
to its other end is attached a weight W, large enough to overbalance and raise the
carriage K and its attachments. To the weight W is also attached the end of a
lever X, which is attached to a rock bar Y pivoted to the frame B. To the other
end of the lever X is attached the end of a short rope Z, the other end of which is
attached to a foot lever or treadle A¹. The inner end of the treadle A¹ is attached
to a rock bar B¹ pivoted to the lower rear part of the frame B, and its forward end
projects into such a position that it may be conveniently reached and operated by
the operator with his foot.
In using the machine the workman hangs the collar to be stuffed by one end
from the hook F, and places the straw or other material in the hopper L. He then
takes the collar in his hand and holds its open lower end over the hole in the
forward part of the carriage K, and presses the treadle A' down with his foot. The
movement of the treadle A' raises the weight W, and allows the carriage K to
descend by its own weight, the workman drawing the collar down with it. As the
carriage K descends the forked rod U forces the straw into the collar, which is
drawn down upon it. As the workman raises his foot from the treadle A' the
weight W descends and raises the carriage K, the ascent of which operates the
feeding belt M, and feeds more straw into the cavity of said carriage, ready to be
forced into the collar as the carriage again descends. In this way a collar can be
quickly, easily, and thoroughly stuffed.
Having described the nature of the said Invention and the manner of performing
the same, I declare that what I claim as the Invention to be protected by the
herein-before in part recited Letters Patent is,—
1st. The combination of the carriage K, hopper L, endless toothed belt M,
rollers N, and the stationary forked rod U with the frame B, substantially as herein
shown and described.
2nd. The combination of the pulley O, the pawl and ratchet wheel P, the strap Q,
the spring R, the armed segment S, s, and the stop T, with the feed belt and
rollers M, N, the carriage K, and the frame B, substantially as herein shown and
described.
3rd. The combination of the rope and pulley I, J, the pulley and shaft G, H, and
the rope and weight V, W, with the carriage K and the frame B, substantially as
herein shown and described.
4th. The combination of the pulley, rope, and hook D, E, F, with the pulley and
shaft G, H, the rope and weight V, W, and the frame B, substantially as herein
shown and described.
5th. The combination of the lever X, the rope Z, and the treadle A' with the
weight W and the frame B, substantially as herein shown and described.
In witness whereof, I, the said Alexander Melville Clark, have hereunto set
my hand and seal, this Nineteenth day of February, in the year of our
Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight.
CIT ADIZ
A. M. CLARK. (L.S.)

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Alexander Melville Clark, of 53, Chancery Lane, in the
County of Middlesex, Patent Agent, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN
MACHINES FOR STUFFING HORSE COLLARS." A communication from abroad
by Benjamin Franklin Grayson, junior, of Luray, in the County of Page, State
of Virginia, United States of America.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Alexander Melville Clark at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 20th August 1877.
ALEXANDER MELVILLE CLARK, of 53, Chancery Lane, in the County of Middlesex,
Patent Agent.
'IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINES FOR STUFFING HORSE COLLARS."
[A communication from abroad by Benjamin Franklin Grayson, junior, of Luray,
in the County of Page, State of Virginia, United States of America.]
The object of this Invention is to furnish an improved machine for stuffing horse
collars, which will enable the work to be done much more rapidly than when they
are stuffed in the old way, and which shall be simple in construction and convenient
in use.
The following is a description of the machine:-Upon a bed plate is attached an
upright framing. The forward part of the frame is the higher, and to its top is
attached an inclined bar, to the projecting forward end of which is pivoted a pulley
to receive a rope, to the forward end of which, or to a short strap attached to said
end, is buckled or otherwise adjustably attached a hook, upon which is hung the
collar to be stuffed. The rope passes back beneath the inclined bar, and its rear
end is wound around and attached to a large pulley or drum on a shaft, the journals
of which revolve in bearings in the rear part of the frame. To this pulley or drum
is also attached the rear end of a rope, which passes over a pulley pivoted to the
upper forward part of the frame. To the forward end of this rope is attached a
carriage, the wheels of which move up and down in ways in the forward part of
the frame. To the forward part of the carriage is attached a hopper to receive the
straw or other material with which the collar is to be stuffed. The bottom of the
hopper is formed of a short endless belt, which is provided with teeth to take hold

page_text: of the straw and carry it forward into a recess into the forward part of the carriage.
To the forward side of the hopper at the entrance to the recess in the forward part
of the carriage is attached a small arm or plate to prevent the said recess from
being clogged. The endless belt passes around rollers pivoted to the carriage, and
upon one of the journals of which placed a pulley connected therewith by a pawl
and ratchet wheel, so that it may carry the rollers and belt with it when turned
forward, but may be turned back without moving the said rollers and belt. Around
the pulley passes a strap, one end of which is attached to the end of a coiled or
other spring, the other end being attached to the carriage. The other end of the
strap is attached to a segmental pulley, which has a projecting arm formed upon it
to strike against a stop attached to the frame every time the carriage moves upward
to operate the feed belt, and which is drawn back to its former position by the
spring as soon as it is released from the stop. To the forward part of the bed plate
is attached the lower end of a rod, the upper end of which is forked and passes up
through a hole in the forward end of the carriage to take the straw from the carrier
belt and force it into the collar. The rod should be provided with a guard to
prevent it from carrying out too much straw at a time. To the shaft of the large
pulley or drum before mentioned is attached the end of a rope, which is wound
around said shaft in the opposite direction from the ropes, and to its other end is
attached a weight, before referred to, large enough to overbalance and raise the
carriage and its attachments. To the weight is also attached the end of a lever,
which is attached to a rock bar pivoted to the frame. To the other end of the lever
is attached the end of a short rope, the other end of which is attached to a foot
lever or treadle. The inner end of the treadle is attached to a rock bar pivoted to
the lower rear part of the frame, and its forward end projects into such a position
that it can be conveniently reached and operated by the operator with his foot.
In using the machine the workman hangs the collar to be stuffed by one end
from the hook, and places the straw or other material in the hopper. He then
takes the collar in his hand and holds its open lower end over the hole in the
forward part of the carriage, and presses the treadle down with his foot. The
movement of the treadle raises the weight, and allows the carriage to descend by
its own weight, the workman drawing the collar down with it. As the carriage
descends the forked rod forces the straw into the collar, which is drawn down upon
As the workman raises his foot from the treadle the weight descends and raises
the carriage, the ascent of which operates the feed belt, and feeds more straw into
the cavity of said carriage ready to be forced into the collar as the carriage again
descends. In this way a collar can be quickly, easily, and thoroughly stuffed.
it.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Alexander Melville Clark in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
19th February 1878.
«
ALEXANDER MELVILLE CLARK, of 53, Chancery Lane, in the County of Middlesex,
Patent Agent.
IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINES FOR STUFFING HORSE COLLARS."
A communication from abroad by Benjamin Franklin Grayson, junior, of Luray,
in the County of Page, State of Virginia, United States of America.
The object of this Invention is to furnish an improved machine for stuffing horse
collars, which will enable the work to be done much more rapidly than when they
are stuffed in the old way, and which shall be simple in construction and convenient
in use.
The Invention consists in the combination of the carriage, the hopper, the endless
toothed belt, the rollers, and the stationary forked rod with the frame; in the
combination of the pulley, the pawl and ratchet wheel, the strap, the spring, the
armed segment, and the stop with the feed belt and rollers, the carriage, and the
frame; in the combination of the rope and pulley, the pulley and shaft, and the
rope and weight with the carriage and the frame; in the combination of the pulley,
rope, and hook with the pulley and shaft, the rope and weight, and the frame; and
in the combination of the lever, the rope, and the treadle with the weight and the
frame, as herein-after fully described.
Figure 1 of the accompanying Drawings is a vertical longitudinal section of the
improved machine taken through the line x, x, Figure 2; Figure 2 is a front view
of the same, part being broken away to show the construction.
Figure 3 is a detail view of the feeding device.
Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.
A represents the bed plate of the machine, to which is attached the frame B. The
forward part of the frame is the higher, and to its top is attached an inclined bar C,
to the projecting forward end of which is pivoted a pulley D to receive a rope E, to
the forward end of which, or to a short strap attached to said end, is buckled or
otherwise adjustably attached a hook F, upon which is hung the collar to be stuffed.
The rope E passes back beneath the bar C, and its rear end is wound around and
attached to a large pulley or drum G on a shaft H, the journals of which revolve in
bearings in the rear part of the frame B. To the pulley or drum G is also attached
the rear end of a rope I, which passes over a pulley J pivoted to the upper forward
part of the frame B. To the forward end of the rope I is attached the rear end of
a carriage K, the wheels of which move up and down in ways in the forward part
of the frame B. To the forward part of the carriage K is attached a hopper L to
receive the straw or other material with which the collar is to be stuffed. The
bottom of the hopper L is formed of a short endless belt M, which is provided with
teeth to take hold of the straw and carry it forward into a recess in the forward
part of the carriage K. To the forward side of the hopper L at the entrance to the
recess in the forward part of the carriage K is attached a small arm or plate l¹ to
prevent the said recess from being clogged. The endless belt M passes around
rollers N pivoted to the carriage K, and upon one of the journals of which is
placed a pulley O connected with the journal of the roller N by a pawl and ratchet
wheel P, so that it may carry the rollers N and belt M with it when turned forward,.
but may be turned back without moving the said rollers and belt. Around the
pulley O passes a strap Q, one end of which is attached to the end of a coiled or
other spring R, the other end being attached to the carriage K. The other end of
the strap Q is attached to a segmental pulley S, which has a projecting arm & formed
upon it to strike against a stop T attached to the frame B every time the carriage K
moves upward to operate the feeding belt M, and which is drawn back to its former
position by the spring R as soon as it is released from the stop T. To the forward
part of the bed plate A is attached the lower end of a rod U, the upper end of

page_text: which is forked, and passes up through a hole in the forward end of the carriage K
to take the straw from the carrier belt M and force it into the collar. The rod U
should be provided with a guard to prevent it from carrying out too much straw at
a time. To the shaft H of the pulley or drum G is attached the end of a rope V,
which is wound around said shaft in the opposite direction from the ropes E, I, and
to its other end is attached a weight W, large enough to overbalance and raise the
carriage K and its attachments. To the weight W is also attached the end of a
lever X, which is attached to a rock bar Y pivoted to the frame B. To the other
end of the lever X is attached the end of a short rope Z, the other end of which is
attached to a foot lever or treadle A'. The inner end of the treadle A¹ is attached
to a rock bar B¹ pivoted to the lower rear part of the frame B, and its forward end
projects into such a position that it may be conveniently reached and operated by
the operator with his foot.
In using the machine the workman hangs the collar to be stuffed by one end
from the hook F, and places the straw or other material in the hopper L. He then
takes the collar in his hand and holds its open lower end over the hole in the
forward part of the carriage K, and presses the treadle A' down with his foot. The
movement of the treadle A' raises the weight W, and allows the carriage K to
descend by its own weight, the workman drawing the collar down with it. As the
carriage K descends the forked rod U forces the straw into the collar, which is
drawn down upon it. As the workman raises his foot from the treadle A' the
weight W descends and raises the carriage K, the ascent of which operates the
feeding belt M, and feeds more straw into the cavity of said carriage, ready to be
forced into the collar as the carriage again descends. In this way a collar can be
quickly, easily, and thoroughly stuffed.
Having described the nature of the said Invention and the manner of performing
the same, I declare that what I claim as the Invention to be protected by the
herein-before in part recited Letters Patent is,―
1st. The combination of the carriage K, hopper L, endless toothed belt M,
rollers N, and the stationary forked rod U with the frame B, substantially as herein
shown and described.
2nd. The combination of the pulley O, the pawl and ratchet wheel P, the strap Q,
the spring R, the armed segment S, 8, and the stop T, with the feed belt and
rollers M, N, the carriage K, and the frame B, substantially as herein shown and
described..
3rd. The combination of the rope and pulley I, J, the pulley and shaft G, H, and
the rope and weight V, W, with the carriage K and the frame B, substantially as
herein shown and described.
4th. The combination of the pulley, rope, and hook D, E, F, with the pulley and
shaft G, H, the rope and weight V, W, and the frame B, substantially as herein
shown and described.
5th. The combination of the lever X, the rope Z, and the treadle A' with the
weight W and the frame B, substantially as herein shown and described.
In witness whereof, I, the said Alexander Melville Clark, have hereunto set
my hand and seal, this Nineteenth day of February, in the year of our
Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight.