Improvements in Presses for Baling Hay, Straw, and other Materials.
Year: 1894

page_text: ∙Date of Application, 25th May, 1894
Complete Specification Left, 23rd Feb., 1895-Accepted, 23rd Mar., 1895
Date of Application, GULII May,
Complete Specification Left, 23rd Feb., 1895-Accepted, 23rd Mar., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Presses for Baling Hay, Straw, and other
Materials.
We, JAMES HAROLD HOWARD and EDWARD TENNEY BOUSFIELD, both of
Bedford, in the County of Bedford, Engineers, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to baling presses of the kind described in the
Specifications of Letters Patent No. 5207 of 1879 No. 1104 of 1881 and No. 449
of 1891 in which a piston or ram is moved to and fro in a compressing chamber
having an opening through which the materials to be baled are fed.
When working baling presses of the kind above referred to, it is necessary to
place a dividing piece termed a "follower" in the chamber when sufficient material
has been put in to form a bale. This operation of putting in a follower, which is
repeated as the work proceeds when each bale is formed, is usually performed by
hand and is attended with danger to the attendant.
By our improvements the "follower" is placed in a frame or slot which is fixed
on the framework, the bottom edge of the "follower" resting upon a movable ledge
where it is retained, until at the proper time the ledge is withdrawn, either by the
attendant or automatically from a moving part of the machine, when the follower
drops through the guiding slide into the right position in the feeding chamber
whereby the danger above referred to is avoided.
In order to prevent the follower when dropping from the frame into the press
from falling toward the piston the said frame is placed at an angle sufficient to
ensure the top edge of the follower falling towards the bale.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicants.
Improvements in Presses for Baling. Hay, Straw, and other
Materials.
We, JAMES HAROLD Howard and Edward TENNEY BOUSFIELD, both of
Bedford, in the County of Bedford, Engineers, 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 baling presses of the kind described in the
Specifications of Letters Patent No. 5207 of 1879, No. 1104 of. 1881 and No. 419
of 1891 in which a piston or ram is moved to and fro in a compression chamber
having an opening through which the materials to be baled are fed.
When working baling presses of the kind above referred to, it is necessary to
place a dividing piece termed, a "follower" in the chamber when sufficient material
has been put in to form a bale. This operation of putting in a follower, which is
repeated as the work proceeds when each bale is formed, is usually performed by
hand and is attended with danger to the attendant.
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page_text: By our improvements the "follower" is placed in a frame or slot which is fixed
on the framework, the bottom edge of the "follower" resting upon a movable
ledge where it is retained until at the proper time the ledge is withdrawn by the
attendant, or automatically from a moving part of the machine when the follower
drops through the guiding slide into the right position in the feeding chamber,
whereby the danger above referred to is avoided.
In order to prevent the follower when dropping from the frame into the press
from falling toward the piston the said frame is placed at an angle sufficient to
ensure the top edge of the follower falling towards the bale.
To enable our invention to be fully understood we will describe the same by
reference to the accompanying drawings, in which
Figure 1 is a side elevation of a baling press having our improvements applied
thereto; and,
Figures 2, 3 and 4 are respectively a front elevation, a plan and a side elevation
drawn to an enlarged scale of the frame in which the followers are placed, a
follower being represented in position in Figures 2 and 4.
a indicates the framework, b the compression chamber, and c the piston, all of
which parts are of ordinary construction.
d is the frame into which the dividing pieces or followers are placed and from
which they are allowed to fall into the compression chamber b; the said framing
.consisting essentially of a front plate e and a back plate united by webs g, g and
provided with flanges h, h by means of which the said frame d may be secured to
the framework a of the press, sufficient space being left between the plates e, f to
allow of the dividing pieces or followers d being inserted between them and sliding
therefrom into the compression chamber.
Any suitable means may be provided for retaining the followers in the frame d
and releasing them therefrom at the desired moment.
In the drawing we have represented a plate i mounted upon a shaft carried in
bearings formed upon the plate e, the said plate i being provided with a ledge k
which normally projects into the space between the plates e, f so that a follower d
will rest thereon. On one end of the shaft j is fixed a lever by means of which
the plate i may be oscillated in order to move the ledge k from beneath the
follower and allow the latter to drop, a spring m. being arranged in conjunction
with the lever in order to normally retain the said ledge in the position to support
a follower, n, n are stop pieces formed upon the bosses by means of which the
plate i is fixed to the shaft j; the said stop pieces when the plate i has been moved
the required distance to release the follower impinging against the plate
n, n¹ are stop pieces for limiting the forward movement of the plate i when the
follower is released.
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e.
o, o are guide-rollers mounted above the webs g, g and serving to prevent the
followers from jamming between the said webs as they fall into the com-
pression box.
It will be noticed that the frame d is as hereinbefore stated inclined towards the
discharge end of the press in order that the followers as they drop into the feeding
chamber shall fall so that their upper ends will rest against the bale.
It will be obvious that with the arrangement herein before described the
attendant can, when a bale of the desired size has been formed, allow a follower to
fall into the compression chamber without having to introduce his hand as was
necessary heretofore.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that. what we
claim is :-
1. The combination with a baling press of the kind hereinbefore referred to of a
guide-frame into which the dividing pieces or followers can be inserted and from
which they can be allowed to drop into the feeding chamber, substantially as

page_text: 2. The combination with a baling press of the kind referred to, of a guide-
frame adapted to receive dividing pieces or followers, the said dividing frame being
arranged in an inclined position and provided with means for retaining the dividing
pieces therein and releasing them therefrom at the desired moment substantially as,
and for the purposes, specified.
3. The combination with a baling press of the kind hereinbefore referred to of a
guide-frame constructed, arranged and operating substantially as hereinbefore
described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 20th day of February 1895.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicants.