AN IMPROVED "BUTTER" AND MECHANISM FOR OPERATING SAME IN HARVESTERS
Year: 1884

page_text: HUTVUSLOTS.
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I WILLIAM MCINTYRE CRANSTON of 36 Worship Street, Middlesex, Engineer
do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for "AN IMPROVED "BUTTER"
AND MECHANISM FOR OPERATING SAME IN HARVESTERS A communication from
abroad by Walter A. Wood of Hoosick Falls, State of New York, United States of
America to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an improved "Butter" and to mechanism for operating
the same, and consists in fitting projecting blades, fingers or strips to the inner
face of the board, termed the Butter in a harvester to catch the butts of the straws.
Said Butter is mounted vertically on a disc by a pin set eccentrically to the discs
centro of rotation so as to cause the board (Butter) to slide to and fro on edge,
said board being guided from its opposite end or near thereto by means of an eye
and rod or other appliance fitted for the purpose. The motion of this end of the
board is limited and moves eccentrically and the action is, to force the butts of the
grain straws up level with each other before the bundle or sheaf is tied.
H. GARDNER,
166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved "Butter," and Mechanism for Operating same in
Harvesters.
I WILLIAM MCINTYRE CRANSTON of 36 Worship Street, Middlesex, Engineer do
hereby declare the nature of the said invention for "AN IMPROVED "BUTTER" AND
MECHANISM FOR OPERATING SAME IN HARVESTERS" A communication from abroad
by Walter A Wood of Hoosick Falls, State of New York, United States of
America 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 improved "Butter" and to mechanism for operating,
the same and consists in fitting projecting blades, fingers or strips to the inner
face of the board termed the Butter in a Harvester to catch the butts of the
straws. Said Butter is mounted vertically on a disc by a pin set eccentrically to
the disc's centre of rotation so as to cause the board (Butter) to slide to and fro on
edge, said board being guided from its opposite end or near thereto by means of an
eye and rod or other appliance fitted for the purpose.
The motion of this end of the board is limited and moves eccentrically and the
nction is to force the butts of the grain straws up level with each other before the
bundle or sheaf is tied.
The invention will be well understood by the annexed drawings in which at
Figure 1 is shown in perspective that portion of a Harvester where the straws arc
delivered from between the endless aprons A, B, on to the receiving board C and
on which the "butter" D operates. The Butter D is, according to this invention
provided with blades, fingers or strips E on its working face as more particularly
indicated in the plan views Figures 2 and 3 for engaging between the butt ends of
the straws to knock them up level with each other and at the same time to
advance them on to the board C leaving room for the successive straws fed by the
aprons A, B, to be operated upon in like manner.
The Butter D has at its back a plate F provided with two eyes G, H, to set it in
a vertical position on the pin I this being on the disc J at the required distance
from the discs centre for the necessary "throw" action of the Butter.
The disc J is mounted on a pintle K in the socket L attached to an arm M of
the machine as at Figure 4 and a bevil pinion N on the pintle K is geared into by
the wheel P which is driven by the sprocket Q as shown at Figure 5 for communi-
cating the necessary rotation from some rotating shaft of the machine.
The tail end R of the Butter D is provided with a rod S loosely fitting an eye T
said eye being on a bar U projecting from the arm M to carry it.
The disc is rotated in the direction of the arrows Figures 1, 2 and 3 and
carries the pin I round with it, this causes the inner end V of the Butter to move
in a circle over the disc whose edge is within the receiving board C so as to gather
the "Butt ends of the straws within the fingers E at the same time to knock or
butt them up level and to move them on the board C away from those then
being delivered by the aprons A, B. The tail end R of the Butter D is supported

page_text: by the connection of its rod S, eye T and bar U and its action leaves the butt ends
of the straws uniform previous to the straws being gathered into sufficient quantity
to form a bundle or sheaf.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
1. Providing Butters of Harvester Machines with blades, fingers or strips E on
the working face as and for the purpose described and substantially as shown on
the annexed drawings.
2. Arranging a Butter on a Harvester Machine so that one end partakes of a
circular reciprocating action as and for the purpose described and substantially by
the mechanism set forth and shown.