IMPROVEMENTS IN HARVESTING MACHINES
Year: 1875

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Georgo Laseltine, of the "International Patent
Office," Southampton Buildings, London, Doctor of Laws, for the
Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN HARVESTING MACHINES."-A commu-
nication from abroad by Waldron Yates Selleck, of New York,
United States of America.
Scaled the 6th October 1875, and dated the 14th April 1875.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said George Haseltine at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on
the 14th April 1875.
I, GEORGE HASELTINE, of the "International Patent Office," South-
ampton Buildings, London, Doctor of Laws, do hereby declare the
nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN HARVESTING MACHINES,”
a communication, to be as follows
According to the first part of my Invention I provide an improved
arrangement of binders' seats and tables for harvesters for the purpose of
facilitating the work of binding the grain, and the said Invention
relates to,―

page_text: Secondly. The combination of the said table with a movable and
adjustable binder's seat.
Thirdly. The means and devices employed for carrying these features
of the said Invention into practical operation.
In practising the said Invention I provide an inclined scat standard 5
secured at its lower end to the side or end of the harvester in front of
the
grain receptacle. A bent or angular arm connects the said binder's
seat with the table. The upper section of this arm forms an angle to a
horizontal portion, which is secured to the under side of the seat by a
bolt and nut. Its inclined part is adjustably connected to the lower 1
section by a slot and bolt, and fits between two flanges formed upon the
sides of the said lower section to prevent_lateral displacement.
A boss is formed upon the under side of the upper section, and adapted
to receive a conical projection formed upon a socket adjustably con-
nected to the upper end of the standard by a slot and set screw. By 1
this construction the seat is allowed to swing freely in any horizontal
direction, and to carry the binder's table with it in its movements.
A pin affixed to the socket at the base of the said projection enters a
recess in the lower end of the boss The pin and shoulder of the recess
limit the horizontal movement or swing of the seat and table. The table 2
1s supported and guided by a horizontal segment affixed to the seat
standard, and having its front edge beveled slightly to fit against a
shoulder in the under side of the scat arm. By this means the table is
supported vertically, and guided in its horizontal movements.
By adjusting the upper section of the seat arm and the socket upon 2
the scat standard, the seat is moved vertically nearer to or further from
the table to accommodate different binders, or to allow a binder to
change his position without removing or disconnecting the table from
the segment
The table and scat may be adjusted independently of each other to 3
change their respective positions as circumstances require.
By the employment of the swinging seat and swinging table the seat
always fronts the table, and the binder is enabled to perform his work
with less effort than is required to turn first to the receptacle and then
to the binder's table, as in the machines commonly employed.
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page_text: The table is swung under the receptacle to receive the grain, and then
swung outward beyond the end of the receptacle for binding the gavel.
My Invention also comprises the following improvements, namely:-
The employment of a grain receptacle made of two or more pieces
hinged together and to the frame of the machine, by means of which
construction the receptacle may be so folded out of the way as to afford
easy access to the interior for the purpose of raising and lowering the
machine for oiling the parts, or for similar objects.
Also, the employment of adjustable binders' scats, the standards of
which are adjustably pivoted to the frame of the machine, so that the
position of the binder with regard to his distance from the binder's table
may be varied at pleasure, and so that the scats may be turned in close
to the machine when passing through gates and the like.
Also, pivoting the binders' seats to their standards to allow the binder
to turn from the grain receiver to his table to bind a bundle more readily
and with loss strain and fatigue.
Also, adapting the binder's seat for vertical adjustment upon its
standard, and so connecting the standards of the binders' scats by rods or
otherwise that the binders will be always kept apart and not interfere
with each other in the operation of binding.
And, lastly, in the construction and combination of various parts of the
machine
The fingers or guards are secured in the ordinary manner to the finger
bar The fingers are beveled along their sides next the standing grain,
while their opposite faces are straight, so that the grain may fall
obliquely upon the rake apron, which moves over the platform and
conveys the grain to the elevator The binder's seat standards aro
pivoted at their inner ends to the frame of the machine to regulate the
distance of the binder from his table. The scats are pivoted to the
standards by a bolt passing through an eye on the standard. This con-
nection allows a binder to turn his seat horizontally
If desired the seat standards may be permanently secured to the
frame. The seats are placed above the level of the binders' tables.
A pin projecting from the under side of each seat extends beside the
said eye, which is cut out slightly to receive it between shoulders. By
this provision the rotation of the seats is limited to a greater or less

page_text: degree, and the seat will be stopped as it fronts the binder's table. The
eye is formed upon a slotted plate attached to the outer end of the scat
standard by bolts passing through slots, and provided with nuts on their
inner ends. By this construction the plates are adapted for longitudinal
adjustment of the height of the-seats with respect to the binders' tables.
It will thus be seen that the binders' seats have a vertical adjustment as
well as the two horizontal adjustments.
Slotted sockets are attached to the inner ends of the scat standards by
bolts passing through the slots, and stirrups or foot rests are pivoted at
their inner ends to the sockets to permit the binder to more securely
retain his position in the seat as the machine moves over the field, and to
brace him in the seat so that he can bind with more facility A rod
connects the standards of the seats for the purpose of keeping the
binders separate, so that they shall not jostle each other in the per-
formance of their work by being thrown together when the machine is
in motion.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent,
filed by the said George Haseltine in the Great Seal Patent Office
on the 14th October 1875.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, GEORGE
HASELTINE, of the "International Patent Office," Southampton Buildings,
London, Doctor of Laws, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her
Letters Patent, bearing date the Fourteenth day of April, in the year of
our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-five, in the thirty-
eighth year of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors,
give and grant unto me, the said George Haseltine, Her special licence
that I, the said George Haseltine, my executors, administrators, and
assigns, or such others as I, the said George Haseltine, my executors,
administrators, and assigns, should at any time agree with, and no
others, from time to time and at all times thereafter during the term
therein expressed, should and lawfully might make, usc, exercise, and
vend, within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the
Channel Islands, and Isle of Man, an Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN

page_text: said seat and table The upper section F of this arm forms the angle,
and its horizontal portion is secured to the under side of the seat by a
bolt and nut g. Its inclined part is adjustably connected to the lower
section I by the slot and bolt h, and fits between two flanges formed
upon the sides of the lower section I to prevent lateral displacement.
If desired the angular arm may be made in one piece, but for con-
venience of construction I prefer to make it in two parts, as above
described.
K is a boss cast or otherwise formed upon the under side of the upper
section, and adapted to receive a conical projection L formed upon a
socket M adjustably connected to the upper end of the standard by a slot
and set-screw n. By this construction the seat is allowed to swing freely
horizontal direction, and to carry the binder's table with it in its
in
any
movements.
o is a pin affixed to the socket M at the base of the projection L so as
to enter a iccess in the lower end of the boss K The pin and shoulder
of the recess limit the horizontal movement or swing of the seat and
table, and prevent their being turned too far upon either side of the
standard. The table is supported and guided in its movements by a
horizontal segment Q affixed to the seat standard, as shewn, and having
its front edge beveled slightly to fit against a shoulder in the under
side of the section 1 of the seat arm. By these means the table is sup-
ported vertically, and guided in its horizontal movements.
By adjusting the section F of the seat arm and the socket M upon
the seat standard, the seat is moved vertically nearer to or farther from
the table to accommodate different binders, or to allow a binder to
change his position without removing or disconnecting the table from
the segment Q. The table is therefore guided and supported under all
circumstances respective of the distance between it and the seat.
The table and seat may be adjusted independently of cach other to έ
change their respective positions as circumstances require
By the employment of the swinging seat and swinging table the seat
always fronts the table, and the binder is enabled to perform his work
with less effort than is required to turn first to the receptacle and then
to the binder's table, as in the machines commonly employed.

page_text: Figure 8 is a perspective view of one of the scat standards. ·

page_text: Figure 9 is a perspective view of a seat detached from its standard.
Figure 10 is an elevation showing the upper end of a seat standard
Figure 11 shews the method of pivoting the seat standards to the
frame of the machine.
In these Figures A is the frame of the elevator, to which the finger 5
bar B is attached, and C is one of the fingers or guards secured in the
ordinary manner to the finger bar. The fingers are beveled along their
sides nearest the standing grain, while their opposite faces are straight,
so that the grain may fall obliquely upon the rake apron which moves
over the platform and conveys the gram to the elevator G. W, W, are 1
the binders' scats, and X, X, their standards, which are pivoted at their
inner ends to the frame of the machine, as shewn at Y, Y. This adjust-
ment is designed to regulate the distance of a binder from his table, so
that he may perform his work to the best advantage. The seats are
pivoted to the standards by a bolt on the under side of each seat passing
through an eye Z on the outer end of each standard. This connection
allows a binder to turn his scat horizontally into such positions as shall
enable him to do his work with the least fatiguċ or strain.
If desired the seat standards may be permanently secured to the
frame. The scats are placed above the level of the binders' tables, this
being the position best calculated to afford the binders the greatest
facility for the performance of their labors with the least effort.
A is a pin projecting from the under side of each seat so as to extend
beside the cyc Z, which is cut out slightly to receive it between the
shoulders 6¹, b¹, as shown. By this provision the rotation of the seats is
limited to a greater or less degree according to the distance between the
shoulders b¹, and the arrangement is such that cach seat shall be stopped
as it fronts the binder's table, thereby forming a steady support for the
binder while at work. The eye Z is formed upon a slotted plate C¹
attached to the outer end of the scat standard by bolts passing through
slots, and provided with nuts on their inner ends. By this construction
the plates are adapted for the longitudinal adjustment of the height of
the seats with respect to the binders' tables. It will thus be seen that
the binders' scats have a vertical adjustment as well as the two horizontal
adjustments.

page_text: Eighth. In combination with the pivoted binder's seat the stop and
the shoulders upon the eye, so that the binder's seat shall turn or swing
upon its standard and be stopped as it fronts the binder's table, as above
described, for the purpose specified.
Ninth. The adjustable slotted plate constructed with an eye for con- 5
necting the binder's seat and its standard, as above described, for the
purpose specified.
Tenth The binders' seats having their pivoted swinging standards con-
nected above the pivotal points by means of a detachable rod, as above
described, for the purpose specified.
Eleventh. Hinged or pivoted stirrups or foot rests on the seat stan-
dards, as above described.
Twelfth. Hinged or pivoted stirrups or foot rests made adjustable
on the seat standards, as above described, for the purpose specified.
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Thirteenth The binders' seats pivoted to the outer ends of their 1
standards made vertically and horizontally adjustable, and combined
with the adjustable stirrups or foot rests, as above described, for the
purposes specified.
In witness whereof, I, the said George Haseltine, have hereunto
set my hand and seal, thus Thirteenth day of October, in the year 2
of our Lord One thousand cight hundred and seventy-five.
Witness,
HY. JAB. NoONE.
GEORGE HASELTINE. (L.S.)