Improvements in Apparatus for Collecting and Loading Hay and such like Material.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Mar., 1891
Complete Specification Left. 16th Dec., 1891-Accepted, 23rd Jan., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Collecting and Loading Hay and
such like Material.
I, ARTHUR HENRY PHILIP BLUNT, of 23 Rowena Crescent, Battersea London
S.W., Civil Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This apparatus has two crank shafts fixed horizontally each having one or more
cranks, and the cranks of both shafts are connected by connecting rods which carry
horizontal bars, which have hay carriers fastened to them, which when put into
motion by the revolution of the crank shafts pass into an uptake hay channel with
an upward motion, raising the hay up the channel as it is raked up from the ground
by the rakes, after which they withdraw from the hay-channel, and descend again
as the revolution of the crank-shafts continue-which actions are repeated during
each revolution of the crank shafts. To ensure that the crank-shafts shall both
revolve at the same time and in the same direction, there are two pulleys fastened
to them round which a belt passes, so that when motion is given to the one crank
shaft the belt will communicate motion to the other crank shaft at the same time and
in the same direction. The apparatus is driven by two or more driving wheels on
a shaft by means of pulleys and belts, or other friction wheels fastened to the
driving wheel shaft, and one of the crank shafts, which shafts may be placed in
front or in rear of the rakes; but if the crank shafts are fixed in front of the hay
channel the friction wheels will be pulleys and will not be cog-wheels. Another
modification of the means for driving the apparatus is to have the crank shafts
fixed in front of the rakes and hay-channel and to fix the driving wheels on to the
lower-crank shaft. More than two driving wheels are preferable to two only
because they will assist the rakes the more easily over obstacles on the ground and
for this reason it is also preferable to place them near the points of the rakes and
before them.
There may also be one or more wheels on a shaft to support the apparatus when
standing on the ground; but it is preferable for the apparatus when collecting hay
to stand on the driving wheels only and in this case it may be well for the apparatus
to be balanced in order that there shall be no tendency for the lower part of the
apparatus to move too far forward or backward as might be the case if it were not
balanced.
If the driving wheel shaft is fixed in front of the rakes, the apparatus may
be balanced by inclining the apparatus so that the top of it shall lean over to the
front side of the driving-wheel shaft but if not so inclined, it may be balanced
otherwise. The up channel of the apparatus has an overflow at the top of it which
may be situated so as to deliver the lay before or behind the apparatus as desired.
The apparatus will have suitable fastenings so as to attach it to a vehicle, and it
may be attached to one side of a vehicle so that the vehicle may not move over the
hay, or it may be attached behind a vehicle or in front. Some of the hay carriers
pass between the rakes, so as to clean them of hay and so prevent hay or other
material raked up clogging them and they may be made of suitable strength and
shape in order to effect this.
The apparatus may be provided with change pulleys or other friction wheels for
the purpose of driving the apparatus more quickly or slowly. The apparatus is
fastened to or supported by suitable framework.
The apparatus as above, acts in the following manner:- -When it is drawn along
with the vehicle to which it is attached, the driving wheels turn round and com-
municate motion to the crank-shafts, pulleys, connecting rods, horizontal bars, and

page_text: hay carriers, the rakes rake up the hay: and the hay carriers pass through the
spaces in the hay channel and raise-the hay up the channel to the overflow from
whence it falls into the waggon. Horizontally held pivotted supports for the hay
may be fitted in the up channel to prevent the lifted hay falling back; the supports
are arranged only to lift upwards and to return only to the horizontal.
The rakes may be jointed in the prong part and held in proper position by spring
which will admit of the prong bending back if it catches against any obstacle.
Dated this 17th day of March 1891.
FREDERIC PRINCE,
Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Collecting and Loading Hay and
such like Material.
I, ARTHUR HENRY PHILIP BLUNT, now of Edge Street, Kensington, London, W.
Civil Engineer, 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 :-
This invention relates to an apparatus proposed to be attached in front of or
hey field with the waggon to pick up the bay
as it moves and load it into the waggon. Parts of the invention can be advan-
tageously used in stationary elevators. To enable my invention to be properly
understood I will proceed to fully describe the same with aid of the accompanying
drawings.
PICA
Day
as it moves and load it into the waggon. Parts of the invention can be advan-
tageously used in stationary elevators. To enable my invention to be properly
understood will proceed to fully describe the same with aid of the accompanying
drawings.
Figure 1, is a side elevation of one arrangement of my apparatus.
Figure 2, a plan of same.
Figure 3, an end view of same.
Figure 4, a slightly modified arrangement of Figure 1.
Figure 5, a side elevation of a vertically acting modification of Figures 1 and 4.
Figure 6, a plan and
Figure 7, an end view.
Referring to Figures 1, 2, 3, and 4. A is side frame of apparatus, the bottom
and top of which is of sieve construction being formed of a number of straight
bars B arranged to form an uptake or passage for the hay. C a support to A, and
in Figure 4 to portion of moving parts. D bearing wheels for the apparatus. At
the bottom of apparatus and held just off the ground are the collecting hay forks E
which rake up the hay as the apparatus travels to feed the elevating arrangement.
These forks E are pivotted or made (not shown in drawings) in any known
manner to give way to obstructions when meeting same on the hay field but to offer
sufficient resistance to collect the hay. The elevating arrangement consists of a
number of forks F and F attached to a carrier frame G given a parallel curvilinear
or circular motion by means of cranks G', on axle G revolved by pulley G' by
belt from pulley G, on bearing wheels D. The motion given to the forks F and F
is to travel upwards gradually lifting out of the hay coming backwards free of the
hay and entering into it again; the forks F' being those that first pick the hay
from forks E. The curvilinear or circular path of the points of the forks
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and F is shown by the dotted rings. By this way the hay collected at bottom by
the collecting forks E is gradually worked up the inside of A when it falls over the
top into the waggon. To give the fork carrier G a parallel motion in its curvi-
linear or circular action it is connected by linked arms H H H and H to a bar H*.
In Figure 4 this arrangement for parallel motion is not used but the same result is
obtained by connecting the carrier G to two cranks G and G, the latter being
revolved from pulley G' by belt G' and pulley G on axle of crank G. J, bar
attachment for conuecting apparatus to waggon, the part J' being of spring
character to elastically connect the apparatus to waggon to compensate for uneven

page_text: ground. Referring to Figures 5, 6 and 7 which show a vertical arrangement of
apparatus. Within the sides A are the double set of bars B, to form an uptake for
the hay, bending round at bottom as shown by dotted lines in Figure 5. F' and F*
the bottom forks in this arrangement being of slightly different shape to the forks F1
shown in views 1, 2, 3 and 4. The circular or curvilinear parallel motion previously
described is also given to the forks in this arrangement and by either the same
means previously described that shown in the drawing being as for Fig. 4. To
retain the hay as it is being lifted when the forks F are withdrawn out of it a series
of pivotted forks K are arranged to come into the path of the hay; these forks
rest normally at the horizontal but lift up with the hay, and on the withdrawal of
the forks F, fall back with the hay to their normal position thereby supporting the
hay from dropping back. The top of inside of frame A is fitted with guide bars L
to deflect the uprising hay down the chute M which may be on either side, from
whence it falls into the waggon. N bar connection to waggon.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is.
1. In elevating apparatus for the purposes stated giving to the lifting forks a
circular or curvilinear parallel motion for the purposes stated, substantially in the
manner herein before described and illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
2. In an elevating apparatus for the purposes stated the combination with an
uptake for the hay and lifting forks of the sustaining forks K.
3. In a travelling elevating apparatus for the purposes stated the combination
with lifting forks given a circular or curvilinear parallel motion and an uptake for
the hay of collecting forks E.
4. The travelling hay collecting and elevating apparatus constructed and
operating substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated by the accom-
panying drawings.
Dated this 16th day of December 1891
FREDERIC PRINCE,
1, Quality Court, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for Applicant.