IMPROVEMENTS IN HAYMAKING MACHINES
Year: 1884

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION,
1. HENRY BAMFORD one of the Firm of Henry Bamford and Sons of Leighton
Ironworks, Uttoxeter, in the County of Stafford, Agricultural and Horticultural
Implement Manufacturers do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN HAYMAKING MACHINES to be as follows:-
My Invention relates to and consists of Improvements in Haymaking Machines,
and has special reference to the Class of Haymaking Machines which has a curved
Hood affixed or placed over the revolving Forks of the Machine-the object of this
Hood being, when the Machine is at work, to prevent the cut grass being thrown
about anywhere except behind the Machine. These Hoods are usually constructed
of ordinary flat sheet Iron, and are strengthened by one or more iron ribs running
inside the Hood from top to bottom. My Improvement consists in making the top
part of this Hood of Corrugated Sheet Iron, instead of flat sheet iron. By making
this top part of Corrugated sheet Iron the Hood is stiffer and stronger, and no ribs
or stays are required, consequently the Hood is much lighter in weight. By my
Improvement. the. Hood can be made of a much thinner metal than is now used;
and this will further reduce its weight without impairing its utility.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
I HENRY BAMFORD one of the Firm of Henry Bamford and Sons of Leighton
Iron Works, Uttoxeter, in the County of Stafford, Agricultural Engineers, do
_hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN HAYMAKING
MACHINES 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 and has for its object Improvements in Haymaking
Machines, and has special reference to the class of Haymaking Machines with
a curved hood affixed or placed over the revolving Forks of the Machine-The
object of this hood being when the machine is at work-to prevent the cut grass
_being_thrown about anywhere-except behind-the machine.
These Hoods are usually-constructed of ordinary sheet. Iron and are strengthened-
by one or more Iron ribs running inside the Hood from top to bottom.
My improvement consists in making the top part of the hood of Corrugated Iron
instead of flat sheet Iron. .
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By making this-top-part of Corrugated Sheet Iron, the hood is stiffer and stronger 1
and no ribs or stays are required, consequently the hood-can-be-made-much lighter
in weight and thinner-metal can be used without impairing its utility.
In the accompanying drawings Fig. 1. is a perspective view of the hood-of-my
improved Haymaking Machine.
A. is the draw frame of the Haymaker on which is fixed the hood-B-C, shews-2
the corrugated portion of the hood, with section of the same at D.
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
The construction of Haymaker hoods with the top portion made of corrugated 2
Iron or other metal as shewn in the annexed drawings and as herein described.
Also the construction of the same if made of any kind of sheet Iron or metal that
is stiffened by having depressions on its surface.
Dated this Twenty ninth day of April 1885.