New or Improved Means to be Employed in Making Haycocks.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Jan., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 25th Oct., 1889-Accepted, 30th Nov., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
New or Improved Means to be Employed in Making Haycocks.
I SAMUEL WOODY Cleverton Somerford Parva Chippenham Wilts Retired no
occupation do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
No. 1. A common Slide with platform such as used by Farmers to haul farm
implements.
No. 2. Platform removed from (No. 1) leaving two paralol sides braced together
and open at the tail end with a pair of shafts attatched to front for horse also a pair of
wheels one each side of frame wheels raised or lowered by a lever. When the wheels
are out of gear it forms a slide-with paralel bars inside frame with intervals between
resembling a gridiron chains are attatched to bars in front and fastened to n roller
with ratchet and lever similar to the coulters of a corn drill tail of frame paralel bars
rest on a cross piece which rest on carriers and pin'd on on the frame is placed a
raised hollow frame or cage front represents half folding gates the other half (behind)
when closed represents a hollow frame.
When collecting, the hay is thrown into the hollow cage, man or boy inside levels
the hay when full to top of frame, a spike is thrust down the centre, the top of hay-
cock stands above level of frame, a swivel with four cords, a pin attached to end of
each cord. The maker gets down by steps in frame, the wheels are thrown out of
gear, the cross piece at tail is thrown off leaving the haycock on the land.
The gates are thrown open, the horse moves on withdraws the gridiron, leaving the
laycock behind, cords strained down, short spikes thrust into haycock, to prevent
wind blowing it about.
Dated this 19th dow of January 1889
SAMUEL WOODY.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
New or Improved Means to be Employed in Making Haycocks.
I SAMUEL WOODY of Cleverton, Somerford Parva, Chippenham, Retired, no
occupation 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 new or improved means to be employed in making large
haycocks.
Its object is to economize labour and at the same time perform the operation more
efficiently and neatly, the present system of first making the hay into a number of
small cocks which are carried on poles to the desired place and there disposed so as to
form a large cock being dispensed with.
According to my invention all the hay requisite to form a large cock, may be
transported at one operation to the desired spot, and readily deposited there in the
form of a perfect haycock without disturbance.
The apparatus employ for carrying out my invention, consists essentially of a
carriage mounted on runners, or wheels, and provided with an adjustable bottom or
platform composed of longitudinal bars with spaces between them, means for lowering
such bottom or platform until it touches the ground, and raising it again when
required, and a cage or holder for the hay, open at the top and bottom, and so con-
structed that its rear portion may be readily opened out to permit the exit of
the lay.
1 will now proceed to describe my invention more particularly and the manner in

page_text: which it is to be performed, baving reference to the accompanying drawings, in which
similar letters refer to similar parts in all the figures.
Fig. 1, represents in elevation an apparatus embodying my invention.
Fig. 2, is a plan thereof.
Fig. 3, is an end view thereof looking from the back.
A, is the carriage composed of runners a a, braced together at the front end by the
tie bar b, and curved brace c, and open at the rear end.
If desired these runners may be mounted upon wheels d (indicated in dotted lines)
the axes e of which should preferably be mounted in adjustable bearings, as shewn,
so that the carriage may be lowered to the ground if desired, either by means of
adjusting screws g as illustrated or by a suitable arrangement of levers. The carriage
may thus be drawn either upon its runners a a, or upon the wheels d as desired.
B. is the adjustable bottom or platform of the carriage, composed of a series of
longitudinal bars h h disposed between the runners a and beneath the tie bar b and
brace c.
The rear ends of these bars h rest upon a supporting rod i, held in place by
the binged levers k, which are maintained in position by suitable chains l, or otherwise.
The front ends of these bars are preferably connected by a cross piece m and
suspended by the chains 4, secured to the roller o mounted in the bearings p, and
provided with a convenient handle, and a ratchet and pawl as shewn--9, 9, 9, are
uprights, here shewn as secured respectively to the runners a a and the tie bar b, these
uprights support the cage or holder for the hay, here shewn in the form of a
trumented cone, open at the top and bottom, and preferably constructed of staves",
connected by metal hoops s; this cage or holder is divided vertically at the rear and
sides, and hinged ou each side at t, as shewn, which arrangement permits its rear
portion to he opened outwards into the position shewn in dotted lines in fig. 2-u is
à cross piece secured to the front ends of the runners a, to which the shafts ware
attached.
I will now describe the manner in which my invention is performed.
The bay is cast into the cage or holder C, and well stamped down until the same is
full, the bottom or platform B being in its raised position clear of the ground and
supporting the hay beneath; the apparatus is then drawn upon its runners or wheels
to the spot where the haycock is to be placed, the bars & forming the bottom or plat-
form B, are then lowered to the ground by rotating the roller o so as to unwind the
chains supporting the front ends thereof, and by releasing the hinged levers & which
hold in position the rod i supporting the rear ends thereof, the hinged sides of the
cage or holder C, are then opened outwards into the position shewn in fig. 2, and the
apparatus is drawn away leaving a haycock of proper shape upon the ground. In
order to prevent the haycock from being blown about by the wind, a spike may be
thrust into the top thereof, to which ropes are attached, provided with pegs at their
other extremities, which are thrust into the sides of the cock so as to strain the ropes
tight over the hay, in the well known manner.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The general combination and arrangement of parts, constituting new or improved
means, whereby all the hay required for a large haycock may be transported in proper
shape at one operation to the desired place, and then removed from its carriage
without disturbance, and left upon the ground, by lowering the platform supporting
it, and withdrawing the apparatus substantially as specified.
2. The combination of a carriage open at its rear end, an adjustable bottom or plat-
form for supporting the hay, means for raising and lowering such bottom or platform,
and a cage or holder for enclosing the hay, so constructed as to permit the exit
thereof when the apparatus is withdrawn, all constructed and arranged substantially as
specified.
3. The combination with a carriage A consisting of a frame open at its rear end, of
an adjustable bottom or platform B composed of longitudinal bars, supported at one

page_text: extremity by a cross bar i held in position by hinged levers k, and at the other end
by chains n, secured to a roller o, provided with a ratchet and pawl and a convenient
handle, and a cage or holder the rear of which is so constructed as
to open
outwards on hinges t, all constructed and arranged substantially as specified and
illustrated.
Dated this 25th day on Uctober 1889
Jetober
S. WOODY.
By E. P. Alexander & Son, Fels. Inst., P.A.,
19, Southampton Buildings, W.C., Agents.