AN IMPROVED PRESS FOR HAY, STRAW, RAGS, OR OTHER BULKY OR COMPRESSIBLE SUBSTANCES
Year: 1885

page_text: WAV
I HERBERT Churchill CAPEL, of 34 Arminger Road, Shepherds Bush, in the
county of Middlesex, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
AN IMPROVED PRESS FOR HAY, STRAW, RAGS, OR OTHER BULKY OR COMPRESSIBLE
SUBSTANCES, to be as follows:-
My invention principally relates, to those light presses, for Hay, Straw, Rags, or
other bulky or compressible substances, which usually consist, of a wooden box,
properly strengthened; with doors on two opposite sides at the top, to allow of
the discharge of the finished bale; and a top and bottom platen; each strengthened
or supported, by a strong beam, extending a short distance beyond the sides of the
box; said beans being connected together, by chains, or bars outside the box in
such a way, that when the levers are worked, the bottom platen is raised and the
bale compressed: vertical slots being out in the sides of the box, to allow of the
free upward movement of the beam supporting the bottom platen-And my
invention, has for its object, improvements in the construction of these presses, that
will enable, the box to be readily opened or uncovered for filling, and the bale or
cake, to be more easily compressed, and discharged.
For this purpose, I connect, to two opposite sides of the top platen, one or more
bars, supports, or radius pieces; which pass down, outside the sides of the box,
preferably vertically, and are hinged in their length, or rest on, or are connected by
suitable joints to, other parts of the press; at such a distance from the top of the
press, that the top platen, still rosting on and being firmly connected to, the said
rods or supports; can be readily moved to one side, when required, to allow the box
to be filled,
I sometimes slide on, or otherwise keep in contact with, the said bars; which
may be plain, or have projections on one or more sides, two or more grippers or
clutches; so constructed, that while they will slide freely when pushed up, they
will unless prevented, grip, or hold firmly onto the bars, when pulled down: all of
which grippers or clutches, I connect, directly or by means of a link or links, to
the bottom platen; one or more on both sides of the press being connected through
two or more points at one end of each of two or more levers-Thus when the
evers are worked, the bottom platen will be raised; and the bale compressed:
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page_text: preferably, I have one rod, with two clutches on it, on each of two opposite sides
of the press, and I connect the two clutches, by means of links of different lengths,
to two loose rivets, near one another in one end of a lever; and between these two
rivets, I rivet, another link, which I also connect by an eyebolt, to the beam_
supporting the bottom platen: I thus obtain a double acting lever, or one, that
raises the bottom platen by both its up, and down stroke: I sometimes fasten the
doors of the box, by means of V, wedge or conical recesses in, or projections on, the
doors, fitting corresponding projections on, or recesses in, the sides of the box;
which I hold together, by means of bolts or retainers; and as I hinge, one, or both
of the two sides of the box, at or near the bottom of the box; the slacking or
removal of the bolts, or retainers, allows, both the doors, and sides, to move out-
ward, and relieve themselves instantly, of the pressure exerted on them by the
bale and I sometimes construct the top platen, or bottom platen, or both, so that
they can oscillate, or rock, on the bean which supports thein; for the purpose of
the more ready discharge, of a cylindrical, or other shaped bale when made.
Dated this eighteenth day of March Eighteen hundred and eighty five (1885).
I, HERBERT CHURCHILL CAPEL of 51 Charlwood Street, Victoria S.W. 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:
My invention principally-relates, to those light presses, for Hay, Straw, Rags or
other bulky or compressible substances, which usually consist, of a wooden box,
properly strengthened; with doors on two opposite sides at the top, to allow of the
discharge of the finished bale; and a top and bottom platen; each strengthened or
supported, by a strong beam, extending a short distance beyond the sides of the
box; said beams being connected together, by chains, or bars outside the box, in
such a way, that when the levers are worked, the bottom platen is raised, and the
bale compressed: vertical slots being cut in the sides of the box, to allow of the
upward movement of the bean supporting the bottom platen.
And my invention, has for its object, improvements in the construction of these
presses, that will enable, the box to be readily opened or uncovered for filling, and
the bale or cake, to be more. easily compressed, and discharged.

page_text: For this purpose, I connect, to two opposite sides of the top platen, one or more
bars, supports, or radius pieces; which pass down, outside the sides of the box,
and are hinged in their length, or rest on, or are connected by suitable joints to,
other parts of the press; at such a distance from the top of the press, that the top
platen, still resting on and being firmly connected to, the said rods or supports;
can be readily moved to one side, when required, to allow the box to be filled :
I sometimes slide on, or otherwise keep in contact with, the said bars; which may
be plain or have projections on one or more sides, two or more grippers or clutches;
so constructed, that while they will slide freely when pushed up, they will, unless
prevented, grip, or hold firmly onto the bars, when pulled down; all of which
grippers or clutches, connect, directly or by means of a link or links, to the
bottom platen; one or more on both sides of the press being connected through
two or more points at one end of each of two or more levers-Thus when the levers
are worked, the bottom platen will be raised, and the bale compressed: preferably,
I have one rod, with two clutches on it, on each of two opposite sides of the press,
and I connect each pair of clutches by means of links of different lengths, to an
eyebolt in the beam supporting the bottom platen, one directly, and the other
through two points in one end of a lever-I sometimes fasten the doors of the box,
by means of V, wedge or conical recesses in, or projections on, the doors, fitting
corresponding projections on, or recesses in, the sides of the box; which I hold
together, by means of bolts or retainers; and as I hinge, one, or both of the two
sides of the box, at or near the bottom of the box; the slacking or removal of the
bolts, or retainers, allows, both the doors, and sides, to move outwards, and relieve
themselves instantly, of the pressure exerted on them by the bale.
The drawing represents a light box press with my improvements-Fig. 1 is a
front elevation, Fig. 2 a side elevation, and Fig. 3 a plan-Same parts are indicated
by same letters in all the views.
A is the top platen consisting of a strong wood beam a and cross pieces a¹.
B is the bottom platen consisting of the strong wood beam 6 and the cross
pieces b¹.
C. C. are two iron rods, hinged at D, which pass through, and are firmly attached
to, the top platen, and to the bottom frame E.
F. F. FF are four iron grippers which move up quite freely, but hold tightly
to the rods when pulled down by the wedging of the weighted cam pieces f-The
two upper grippers F. F. work between the forks of two iron lever sockets G. G. to
which they are pivoted at f¹.
The lever sockets G. G. are connected by links H. H to eyebolts in the projecting
ends of beams of bottom platen B, F F are also connected by links HH to the
same eycbolt.
I. I. are the ends of two long wood levers, which fit into the iron
sockets G. G.
J. J. are two doors pivoted at ♫¹, and consisting of strong boards j, supported by
the crosspieces j'.
K. K. are two sides of the box, which are pivoted at K¹, and consist of strong
boards supported by the crosspieces k².
L. L. L. L. are four retainers working on bolts attached to crosspieces ¹-The
two upper crosspieces have V recesses as shown in Fig. 3 cut into thom, into
which corresponding V projections on ¹ fit, these being held tightly by the
retainers L. L. L. L.
M. M are parts of the two sides of the box, of which the doors J. J. are the
other parts, they are loosely connected at m to the sides K. K. so as not to prevent
their free movement outward.
To fill the press the top platen is pulled to one side as shown dotted in Fig. 2,
and when replaced the bale is compressed by working the levers I. I. up and down,
the retainers L. L. L. L. are then pushed up, thus allowing the doors J. J. and
sides K. K. to relieve themselves of the pressure exerted on them by the spring of

page_text: the bale, so that when it has been secured and the bottom platen lowered by lifting
the cam pieces of the bale drops out.
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
1st The box pressos of the type to which my improvements relate, the supporting
of the top platen by means of hinged supports, to enable the said top platen to be
readily moved to one side, to allow of the easy filling of the box; substantially as
set forth.
2nd In box presses of the type to which my improvements relate, the supporting
of the top platen by means of hinged supports, to enable the said top platen to be
readily moved to one side, in combination with devices to raise the botton platen,
in which the said supports are used to sustain the pressure.
3rd In box presses of the type to which my improvements relate, the raising of
the bottom platen, by means of levers and clutches working up stationary bars.
4th In box presses of the type to which my improvements relate, the fastening
of the doors of the box by V wedge or conical joints, held together by means of
retainers.
5th In box presses of the type to which my improvements relate, the hinging of
one or both of the two sides of the box at or near the bottom of the box, as and
for the purpose set forth.
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Dated this Seventeenth day of December 1885.